With a boom, a massive swarm of Red Crimson Bees surrounded the Defense Pod as it raced forward.
After all, those on the ground could not outrun those in the air. Even though both men were Xiantian Masters and incredibly fast, pushing the Defense Pod slowed them down. More importantly, the Red Crimson Bees had entered a berserk state.
The Queen Bee in the hive had been frightened, and every Red Crimson Bee had received her order: pursue the intruders without regard for anything else and destroy them at all costs. Under those circumstances, the two old men naturally could not outrun the Red Crimson Bees.
Fortunately, the two of them were quite capable. With the Defense Pod and their respective domains assisting them, the Red Crimson Bees could not attack them for the time being.
However, the two old men were sprinting toward the lake. There were no shrub-lined passages there to block the Red Crimson Bees' encirclement. If they had continued fleeing through the shrub passages, the Red Crimson Bees would have had no way to surround them.
Unfortunately, they were now heading toward the lake. There was nothing in the sky or on the ground to obstruct them, so in their berserk state, the Red Crimson Bees naturally caught up midway and surrounded the Defense Pod.
Although the two old men were Xiantian Masters, they could not expend all their Xiantian power resisting the Red Crimson Bees' attacks. After all, if they could not evade the bees, they might have to hide in the lake. At the very least, bees feared water—that was common knowledge.
But they had no idea whether the Strange Beasts in the lake would attack them once they entered the water. Therefore, they had to preserve some Xiantian power to deal with the