Su Xiao stepped toward the honeycomb. The tiger bees around him swarmed forward, their sharp stingers oozing venom. Tiger bees had no barbs on their stingers, which meant they would not die after stinging an enemy, unlike honeybees.
"Tamissa may be even more eager to obtain the black scales."
"Ta... Tamissa."
Afria's voice trembled inside the honeycomb, showing just how much she feared Tamissa. Tamissa had evolved more perfectly, and could even control some of the powerful abilities of the Ancient Elves. Afria, by contrast, was only a half-baked version.
"Don't go looking for Tamissa. She'll kill you..."
Queen Bee Afria stopped halfway through her sentence because she sensed the blood aura Su Xiao released. In an instant, Queen Bee Afria realized one thing: Tamissa would not kill the human outside the honeycomb, because the auras of the two were of the same type.
"You are... someone sent by Tamissa? Has she decided to kill me?"
The honeycomb opened, and Queen Bee Afria knelt on the ground with her head lowered. She did not even dare resist Tamissa's orders. The consequences of resisting would be more than mere death.
"I'm very interested in your books..."
Before Su Xiao could finish, Queen Bee Afria suddenly spoke.
"Without the black scales, I won't give you the Ancient Elf books. Not even if I die."
Queen Bee Afria was timid yet stubborn. One could imagine how thoroughly she had infuriated Tamissa for the Tiger Bee Lord to decide to half-exile her.
"Afria."
Su Xiao crouched down and looked at Queen Bee Afria with a smile, placing one hand on her head.
"If you could replace Tamissa, what would you do?"
Su Xiao spoke beside Afria's ear. At that moment, Afria felt as if a demon were whispering beside her ear, tempting her to