"The sound in my ears was a constant roar, all the buzzing of the wasps' wings."
As he spoke, the boy couldn't help rubbing his ears, as if he could still faintly hear the sound from back then. "It was so loud."
"I was still some distance away from the wasps."
"I froze on the spot, too scared to move."
"I watched helplessly as this huge swarm of wasps flew right past me!"
"It was terrifying."
"Some luck you had."
Someone lifted their chin and gestured toward the lake. "The one who's really unlucky is the guy who's been stuck in the lake this whole time."
"Who knows how much longer he can hold on?"
"Where are the firefighters?"
"Why aren't they here yet?"
"There are way too many wasps."
"What did that guy do to attract so many wasps?"
"How can there be so many wasps at school?"
"How many nests did he disturb?"
The crowd erupted into animated discussion.
"It's so dangerous."
"If those wasps sting that boy, he's a goner!"
"I have a feeling that the moment he surfaces, he'll be torn to pieces."
"These wasps are really terrifying."
"Ah!"
A collective scream rang out, almost shaking the entire campus.
The boy in the water must have been unable to hold his breath any longer. He cautiously raised his head a little, only for the wasps to swarm down from above. The heart-stopping sight terrified everyone.
They didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the wasps flew back up to their previous height.
The boy quickly ducked back under the water.
Unlike the relieved expressions on everyone else's faces, Xiao Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the swarm above the lake. His brows lifted, and a faint trace of