Terrifying Bees

"Boss, these mutated bees are much more powerful than ants. They fly in the air and are very fast. Moreover, there are so many of them. If we fight them, we will obviously be courting death."

Chen Fei looked at the bees flying in the sky and said.

Yang Xiao pondered for a moment and realized that he might be able to handle one or two hornets, but with so many of them, he had no chance of dealing with the swarm.

On the distant ground of the playground, dozens of people who had been stung by the mutant hornets lay in agony, and these were all individuals whose bodies had not undergone mutation and were unable to resist the toxins of the mutant hornets.

The hornets realized that they were unable to attack humans within 50 meters of the Gene Store. They circled in the air for a while before turning to deal with the injured on the ground.

Thus, a terrifying scene unfolded in front of the thousands of students.

Dozens of hornets landed on one of the injured, opened their mouths, and began to suck the flesh and blood of the injured. A moment later, only a skeleton was left.

Then, the hornets immediately flew to another injured person.

Seeing this horrifying scene, more than a thousand students on the playground were terrified. The timid girls had already turned their heads away, unable to bear to watch anymore.

After more than ten minutes, the dozens of injured people lying on the ground were all sucked dry by the mutated hornets.

He had thought that the hornets would fly away after eating their fill. However, he did not expect that a portion of the mutated hornets would directly land on the ground far away to rest. The other portion continued to hover in the air, eyeing the people protected by the Gene Store.

The mutated hornet's action made everyone even more frightened.

"Boss, are we going to become food for the mutated hornets?"

Huang Wen looked at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao couldn't think of a good idea at the moment. If it was one or two hornets, he could still rush out and fight with his life, but how could he fight hundreds of them?

Fortunately, he had the protection of the Gene Store for the time being, so he did not have to worry about the hornets coming in.

Yang Xiao said to Chen Lu and the other girls, "Give me all the crystal coins in your hands."

Chen Fei and the others each took out two crystal coins and handed them to Yang Xiao. Yang Xiao took the crystal coins and walked towards the Gene Store.

Gu Bo saw Yang Xiao enter the shop and smiled.

"What, trapped by the hornets?"

"Yeah, these hornets are too annoying. The key is that they can fly. If they were on the ground like ants, I wouldn't be afraid."

"Did you come to me for help?"

"Of course. Do you have any long-range weapons, such as bows and arrows?"

"Of course, we have those. A basic bow with a range of 20 meters and +1 agility costs 5 crystal coins per set. Ordinary arrows are 1 crystal coin for a bundle of 10," Gu Bo explained.

Yang Xiao immediately asked, "Are there magic arrows?"

"Yes, there is. However, a basic bow cannot shoot magic arrows. Only an intermediate bow can shoot magic arrows."

"How many crystal coins does that intermediate bow cost?"

"10 crystal coins, magic arrows cost 1 crystal coin each."

Hearing this, Yang Xiao loosened his grip. There were only 8 crystal coins in there, which was not even enough to buy an intermediate bow, let alone arrows.

Gu Bo smiled and said, "Even if you have so many crystal coins now, you still can't use an intermediate bow."

"Hmm, why?"

Yang Xiao looked at Gu Bo in confusion.

"You have not completed the mutation of primitive genes yet. Once you finish the primitive gene mutation and continue to enhance your genetic potential, breaking through strengthened genes, then you will be eligible to use intermediate bows and magic arrows." 

Yang Xiao was stunned for a moment and asked, "That basic bow can kill mutated hornets?"

"With your current strength, you can barely do it. However, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. The basic bow can attack from a distance, but its lethality is far from as strong as the black sword in your hand."

Yang Xiao thought for a moment and dismissed the idea of buying bows and arrows. He returned to his tent.

Because of the deadly hornets surrounding the playground, no one dared to go out rashly. This made those who did not have enough food complain.

Yang Xiao, Huang Wen, and the others had nothing to do, so they sat in the tent and roasted ants. The energy provided by the meat of these mutated ants was stronger than that of the eels and black dogs in the past. The more than 30 girls could almost feel the electric current in their bodies.

People like Yang Xiao, Huang Wen, Chen Fei, and others who had already undergone genetic mutation accelerated the process of genetic mutation at this moment.

For two consecutive days, the hornets on the playground did not fly away, which made everyone very annoyed.

Xiao Zhe and Xu Hua arrived at Yang Xiao's tent.

"Yang Xiao, is there any way to chase away these hornets? If this continues, we will all be trapped inside and die. Moreover, the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for everyone."

Yang Xiao nodded and said, "Our food can last for a few more days. However, in a few more days, half of the people on this playground will probably starve to death."

"Yes, everyone is starving to death. It's not good for anyone. Let's think of a way to drive away these annoying hornets," Xu Hua said.

Yang Xiao glanced at Xu Hua and asked, "How's your bronze skin evolving?"

Xu Hua had been eating the meat of the mutated black dog and some mutated ants for the past few days. His bronze skin had evolved and become stronger.

"I naturally evolved to become stronger. Is there anything?"

"I do have a way to try, but I need your bronze skin to succeed." Yang Xiao looked at Xu Hua.

Xu Hua patted his chest.

"Tell me, as long as I can chase away those hornets, I'm willing to help."

Yang Xiao nodded and said, "I have one more condition. I will come up with the idea. If it succeeds, I want half of the genetic fragments dropped from killing the hornets."

Xiao Zhe and Xu Hua looked at each other and said, "As long as the method is feasible, it's no problem. It's better than everyone being trapped here."

"Alright then, tonight you guys send out 20 male students with genetic mutations. I will lead you guys to implement my plan."

"Alright, deal."

Xiao Zhe and Xu Hua turned around and left.

Huang Wen looked at Yang Xiao worriedly.

"Boss, if you cooperate with them, be careful not to get scammed."

"That's right!" Chubby added.

"Hehe, don't worry. It's already good enough that I didn't cheat them. How about this? Chen Fei, Chen Lu, Chubby, Dai Yun, the four of you are going out with me tonight."

Xiao Zhe and the others didn't know what Yang Xiao had up his sleeve, so they couldn't wait for the night to come.

Due to the thick fog, the daytime was hazy, and nighttime arrived two hours earlier than usual. 

Xiao Zhe and Xu Hua brought twenty young and strong students who had already undergone initial genetic mutation to Yang Xiao's tent.

"Yang Xiao, we are ready. What do we do now?"

Yang Xiao said, "Let me tell you my plan first. What do you think the hornets are most afraid of?"

Everyone was stunned. Someone said, "Of course. Hornets are most afraid of fire and smoke. In the past, we used fire to burn the hornet's nest."

"Yes, correct answer. I plan to use fire to deal with these hornets."