Venomous Bee King (Bonus Chapter 8)

"What???"

After clearing out a swarm of poisonous wasps, while everyone was reloading, I replied to Zhao Yihang's WeChat: "What's going on? Share this Moments hers with me."

"OK."

Shortly after, Zhao Yihang forwarded one of Lu Xiaobei's videos.

In the video, Lu Xiaobei, dressed in an ethereal dress, is squatting on a cobblestone path, giving various commands to a small dog wagging its tail.

"Ding Han, sit down!"

"Ding Han, wag your tail!"

"Ding Han, stand up!"

"Ding Han, bark!"

For a bite to eat, the little dog had no scruples or shame, and actually did everything the instructed.

After watching it, my brain was so congested with blood that I almost fainted.

This presumptuous fellow.

"That's a bit much..."

I frowned and said, "Zhao Yihang, please reply to this for me, saying that the person involved strongly protests."

"OK!"

As a result, a minute later, Zhao Yihang sent a screenshot of his Moments.

After he mentioned the party's strong protest, Lu Xiaobei replied with "Protest invalid, go cool off somewhere else."

"Ding Han, what exactly is going on between you and her?"

Zhao Yihang, "Why don't you just add her back on WeChat?"

"You think I didn't want to? She blocked me across the entire internet, okay?"

"I see..."

Zhao Yihang sent a trembling emoji and said, "Since that's the case, I won't get involved anymore, lest the boss gets annoyed and blocks me too."

"Okay, fine."

I asked, "How are you now?"

"Just muddle along. Creek City is under reconstruction, and our school will reopen as usual after the Lunar New Year."

"That's good. Study hard, don't waste your time, go have some fun."

"Damn it..."

Zhao Yihang sent a resentful emoji. "Why do you and the boss both treat me like a tool? Um... Ding Han, I have a question for you. Are you still in contact with that girl who drives the white Bentley?"

"Have."

I said, "I met with her yesterday."

"I envy you. Are you in Huaining City now?"

"Um."

"When I have time to travel to Huaining City, will you host me?"

"We'll talk about it when you get here."

"All right..."

Zhao Yihang lost interest and didn't continue the conversation.

They advanced steadily inside the stinging bee hive.

Ahead, in an experimental hall, a constant buzzing sound filled the air. Countless venomous bees swarmed around the hall, and a huge beehive hung from the ceiling, its sides covered with venomous bees.

"Wow, there are so many..."

Cai Cai craned her neck to take a look and said, "If we try to fight them head-on, we might not be able to withstand it. With so many poisonous bees, if they all swarm at us, we'll most likely be wiped out."

"We have to kill them; the dungeon guide requires clearing all monsters."

I frowned and said, "Let's block the door. We'll use the method of shooting down the information pods to make them fight each other. The door to this hall isn't very big. Ruolin, hold up the shield and block the front. Cai Cai, you guys use your firepower to seal off the space above. I'll take turns firing at the information pods."

OK!

Cai Cai asked, "Are there any alternative plans?"

"Have."

I nodded. "If the operation fails, throw a smoke grenade and escape along the way we came, engaging in skirmishes and fighting."

"OK!"

So, everyone quickly got ready. Zhang Ruolin placed a dark blue shield at the entrance of the laboratory, while I positioned the Roarer on top of the shield, and the other three provided cover fire.

The next second, bursts of fire began, three shots at a time, the sound of "rat-a-tat-tat~~rat-a-tat-tat~~" echoing endlessly. Accompanying the bursts of fire were information pods landing, with pheromones rising into the air from within them. In an instant, the entire hall descended into chaos, with countless poisonous bees fighting each other, leaving a bloody mess.

Soon after, the entire hall was emptied, and the dead bees scattered all over the floor were converted into our Experience Points.

"Looks like I really do need to check the details of the dungeon."

Zhang Ruolin sighed, "If we didn't utilize the information capsule's settings, it would be almost impossible to easily deal with the poisonous bees in the entire hall. If we tried to force it, we would all either be killed or seriously injured."

Let's go.

I picked up the Roarer and said, "Let's go up to the next level. We need to speed things up."

"Um!"

It was around 11 p. m.

Finally, after many trials and tribulations, and with Cai Cai and Fatty's ammo almost exhausted, we finally reached the top floor of the Stinger Hive dungeon map.

The top floor was a huge hall, covered by vines and plants. At the center stood a giant beehive, crawling with poisonous bees. And in the very center of the beehive, a deep red embryo was slowly wriggling, about to emerge from its cocoon.

"Be careful, that's most likely the boss!"

Cai Cai marked the embryo.

How do we fight?

Zhang Ruolin frowned. "There are too many poisonous bees, at least three or four hundred. If the BOSS is triggered at this time, the risk of wiping out the entire party will be quite high."

"We really can't act rashly..."

I looked at the beehive and suggested, "How about this... the four of you retreat outside first, and I'll try to clear out the smaller monsters using the tactic of shooting down the information pods. Once the boss emerges from its cocoon, you can come back and fight with me."

"Boss, is this okay?"

Cai Cai said, "How about I stay and provide fire support for you?"

"Need not."

I shook my head. "I have 640 armor and 23,000 health right now. It's not that easy for me to die. Just do as I say."

"Cai Cai, let's back off."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Follow Ding Han's instructions."

"Good!"

Cai Cai readily agreed and retreated while clutching her Submachine Gun.

I glanced up at the enormous hive, then loaded the Roarer with a full magazine. The next second, I aimed at the poisonous bees with information sacs around the hive and started firing in bursts, "bang bang bang~~ bang bang bang~~", instantly destroying seven or eight information sacs!

"Buzz--"

A swarm of poisonous bees is attacking!

Step Slash!

After shifting five yards in an instant, he raised his gun and shot down three more information pouches in a flash!

The number of venomous bees is increasing, they're everywhere!

"Boom!"

Explosive Charge!

A burst of energy stuns a swarm of poisonous bees, leaving them stunned in place. I turn around and continue firing until the entire magazine is empty. As I switch magazines, countless poisonous bees swarm in, looking ferocious and terrifying!

"Boss, watch out!"

In the Team Channel, Kou Mei's exclamation came through.

I remained completely calm, pulled out two smoke grenades and threw them out to block the smoke!

The next moment, I continued firing upwards, and one by one, information packets fell to the ground like ripe pears. In the blink of an eye, this triggered infighting among the swarm of poisonous bees. So, after I ran around the hive three times, almost all the poisonous bees were caught up in the infighting, squeaking and screaming, and turned into countless white beams of experience that flew towards the five members of the team!

"Squeak~~~"

Just then, the deep red embryo at the center of the hive finally burst open, and a giant poisonous bee the size of a millstone emerged from it, flapping its wings and soaring high, its head tinged with purple.

[Venomous Bee King] (Purple BOSS)

Level: 35

Attack: 850-1200

Defense: 400

Qi and Blood: 500,000

Skills: [Poison Sting Attack Lv8] [Charge Lv8] [Great Windmill Lv8]

Details: The Venomous Bee King a mutated form born within the Stinger hive. It possesses incredibly strong physical strength and has evolved a terrifying venom within its body. Once Poison Sting Attack, the chances of survival are slim!

"The BOSS has emerged from seclusion, let's go!"

Not far away, Cai Cai, Zhang Ruolin, and others rushed over.

Be careful, everyone.

I switched to my Explosive Gun and confronted the Venomous Bee King, frowning as I said, "The Venomous Bee King has a Poison Sting Attack; we must avoid this attack, or it could be quite fatal!"

"Attack first!"

"Um!"

The next moment, locking onto the head of the Venomous Bee King, he raised his hand and used a Tian Gong Kai Wu Armor Penetration- Explosive Gun Technique, then unleashed a barrage of bullets. With each volley of Armor Penetration rounds, the queen bee's head trembled violently as it was pierced repeatedly, and countless damage numbers soared into the sky!

"1497!"

"1536!"

"3066!"

"1512!"

"1488!"

The distance was too close, the Headshot rate reached 100%, and all hits dealt three times the damage. When a critical hit was triggered, the damage increased to six times, emptying the magazine in a few seconds and causing the Venomous Bee King's health bar to drop by more than 70,000!

High damage output is one of the secrets to quickly defeating bosses in Star Abyss.

As for a war of attrition, most players can't afford it. At this stage, most players have low defense and low health, and they simply can't withstand the ravages of the Purple BOSS. The Light Priest is a heavily armored and violent class that can't heal at all. The only way to recover health in this game seems to be through healing items, so the only way is to kill quickly!

"Buzz~~~"

Suddenly, the Venomous Bee King pounced, her stinger raised high, poised to strike downwards!

"Ding Han, watch out!" Zhang Ruolin shouted urgently.

Actually, I've been paying attention all along. While switching magazines, I suddenly activated the Step Slash and charged forward to the left. With a "thud," a big MISS popped out behind me. At that moment, a cooldown bar for Poison Sting Attack appeared below the BOSS's health bar. This skill would be off cooldown in 11 seconds!

"Go all out!"

Raise the Explosive Gun, aim at the BOSS's head, and quickly pull the trigger. Taking advantage of the few seconds of Armor Penetration effect left by the Tian Gong Kai Wu, I emptied the magazine, dealing over 80,000 damage!

At this point, with the added damage from Cai Cai, Ruolin, and others, the BOSS's health bar was down to only 40%!

In just ten seconds, our team's output was terrifying!

"Squeak squeak~~~"

The Venomous Bee King howled violently, its body pounding wildly against Zhang Ruolin's shield. In an instant, Ruolin's health bar visibly decreased. Then, wisps of wind energy rose from the Venomous Bee King's body!

[Please note, the Venomous Bee King (Purple BOSS) is about to activate her skill "Great Windmill Lv8"!]

"Holy crap, Ruolin, watch out!"

Cai Cai hurriedly pressed her face against the BOSS to attack, but it was no use. The body of the Venomous Bee King had begun to spin like a top, forming a wind energy field around it. Cai Cai, Ruolin, and Fatty's health bars were already decreasing!

"Boom!"

Zhang Ruolin was no novice. She immediately appeared behind the BOSS with a 5-yard Explosive Charge. Unfortunately, a large "Resistance" sign appeared above the Venomous Bee King's head, and she was not affected by the stun effect of the Explosive Charge!

"This is bad!"

Cai Cai was shocked. "The Explosive Charge Judgment Priority is not high enough!"

Don't panic!

The next second, I was already close, a purple longsword appearing in my hand. My entire arm trembled suddenly, and a chill ran through it. Cosmic Frost swirled around the blade, sweeping across and landing directly on the BOS's abdomen. Instantly, a wisp of frost spread rapidly!

As expected of an S-rank skill, the Judgment Priority of "Cold Star Piercing Bone" is much higher than that of the B-rank "Explosive Charge"!