Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Armed Swarm

“Join one of the sides?”

Wang Wu pondered, but the previous scene showed him that joining would only make him cannon fodder.

If those two giant eagles were two Great Demons, it would be fine, but what if they were only scouts for a Great Demon?

Of course, one must also consider the nature of this war—is it a life-and-death struggle between two Great Demons, a routine conflict, or merely a battle over territory?

Or perhaps, this is a real killing competition held by both Great Demons to select Little Demons with greater growth potential?

“I can’t join, my small body can’t take this kind of strain. Regardless of the war’s outcome, I would not benefit from it.”

“But is this something I can simply choose not to join?”

“I need a perfect hiding spot.”

“Hide for a bit, and after this war ends, think about other things.”

Thinking of this, the first place Wang Wu thought of was that rock crevice—what a splendid hiding place it would be, if only he could dig a little deeper…

Too bad.

He internally dismissed this idea and thought about perhaps digging a hole on the ground?

But he immediately dismissed it again.

Things won’t be that simple.

Did those two giant eagles drop flags and summon a large number of Little Demons for fun, or to strengthen their force?

Would they do something with no benefit, being full and having nothing better to do?

Then what exactly are these Little Demons for?

They can’t be used for frontal combat; one stamp would kill them all.

But what if they’re used for searching, reconnaissance, or sentry duty?

Wang Wu could imagine thousands or tens of thousands of Little Demons searching everywhere, not even sparing an ant hole.

Hide?

Where to hide.

Just because you think you can dig a hole, huh.

What’s the use of deploying an array, in front of these Little Demons naturally adept at digging, do you really think you won’t leave a trace?

His Level 5 Concealment may hide him from the giant eagle’s gaze, but when an ant army passes by, he would have nowhere to hide.

“This is a three-dimensional, comprehensive, systematic warfare model, leaving no retreat for oneself, nor for the enemy!”

Thinking of this, Wang Wu felt quite desperate, digging and hiding was not worth considering.

“Is joining the only choice for me?”

Just as he was thinking this, Wang Wu suddenly heard a buzzing sound; it was an Armed Wild Bee Squad flying over from a distance of tens of meters.

“Damn!”

Wang Wu silently cursed, because the bush he chose for concealment this time was ideal in many aspects, but the only wrong thing was the presence of a dozen small wildflowers here, with a faint fragrance, not too noticeable, nothing special for other Little Demons.

But he didn’t expect to encounter this Armed Wild Bee Squad here, a total of twenty bees, wobbling straight towards this bush.

Wang Wu had no time to leave, only hoping his Level 5 Stealth Talent would be strong enough.

In an instant, this Armed Wild Bee Squad flew into the bush, their flying speed very fast, and Power also strong, evident from the buzzing of their wings, comparable to an engine.

At this moment, six Armed Wild Bees descended, collecting from the petals in an orderly manner. It’s worth mentioning that their wings still gently vibrated, providing significant lift; otherwise, the fragile small flowers couldn’t bear their heavy bodies.

One must admit, these flower thieves surely know how to be gentle!

Just as Wang Wu thought this, a flash of Danger Perception passed in his mind, and the next second, he felt a buzzing on his back, getting stung seven or eight times.

Discovered?

How was he discovered?

Wang Wu was baffled, but he could only run, clutching his head, out of the bush, his back burning with pain that penetrated to his core.

And it was only at this point that the relevant information slowly arrived.

“You’ve encountered an Armed Bee Swarm!”

“Due to your bloodline and the natural hostility of the Armed Bee Swarm towards bear-like life forms, your Level 5 Stealth Talent is suppressed. When the distance between you and the bees is within twenty meters, your chance of being detected increases by 50%!”

“You’ve been attacked by an Armed Venomous Bee, suffering 20 points of stinger damage. With your Defense of 9, you are immune to this stinger damage.”

“You’ve been poisoned by bee venom, injected with toxin, enduring 5 points of bee venom damage.”

“You’ve been attacked by Armed Venomous Bees ×19, exempted from all stinger damage!”

“You’ve been poisoned by bee venom, injected with toxin ×19 times, enduring a total of 95 points of bee venom damage!”

——

“Damn! This bee venom can infinitely stack damage?”

Wang Wu was stunned, but he didn’t run anymore; what’s the point of running now. In mere seconds, his body was already numb and swollen, the pain was soul-wrenching.

Meanwhile, the twenty Armed Wild Bees were still frenziedly piercing him.

These wild bees weren’t like honeybees that die after a single sting; they can sting repeatedly.

Thankfully, their internal bee venom is indeed single-use; once depleted, there’s no more.

Wang Wu was already paralyzed where he was, unable even to kill an Armed Wild Bee to take it down with him, only able to watch as this Armed Bee Swarm arrogantly flew away.

Damn, too brutal.

Wang Wu’s consciousness was still intact, but his body was truly uncontrollable.

A few Mantis Blade Masters could easily—well, maybe they couldn’t kill him either.

But if he encountered his mortal enemy, the White Rat, he would definitely be doomed.

Dazed and confused, he didn’t know how much time had passed when he suddenly felt himself being moved, something small dragging and carrying him, no way, could this have triggered a rescue event?

But he quickly realized that no such luck was awaiting him; he was being moved as a corpse. But which type of Little Demon was it?

Wang Wu figured out soon enough because he was lifted off the ground and into the air—it was spiders.

A dozen Black Spiders, each as big as a washbasin, were busy. When did they tie him up like a rice dumpling and were now carrying him onto a large tree?

Come on, do you have eyes? I’m not dead yet!

But it doesn’t matter whether he’s dead or not to these Black Widow Spiders. What matters is that this is food, and his flesh must be delicious, just like when he once ate a Scorpion Priest, at least worth a hundred points of Spiritual Qi.

Thinking this, his vision started to fade until he found himself hoisted forty feet above ground, secured to a sturdy branch like dried sausage.

On this tree, there were dozens of dried sausages like him.

Crap!

Wang Wu remembered: this was a large tree previously about a hundred meters from his concealment spot, over thirty meters tall with a huge canopy and thick trunk, requiring at least five people to encircle.

Such a tree was undoubtedly a great ecological habitat. For this Black Spider Race to occupy it showed their family’s power.

Soon, Wang Wu saw nothing. However, his Level 5 Danger Perception allowed him to clearly distinguish the tracks of the black widow spiders.

Of course, only within a range of over twenty meters.

Within this perception, an exceptionally large black spider, at least as large as a round table for five, crawled towards him, its strong limbs manipulating him like a toy, examining Wang Wu, then producing an inexplicable rustling sound, seemingly pleased with the quality of this meat.

The next second, the large Black Widow Spider bit into Wang Wu—not a bite, but an injection of some indescribable liquid.

Wang Wu’s sensation was like downing three pints of strong liquor, instantly knocking him out.

Before he completely lost consciousness, he vaguely saw a few lines of information.

“You’ve been attacked by a Widow Spider. With 9 points of Defense, you are immune to this attack damage.”

“You are injected with spider venom, your flesh and innards will turn into a delicious liquid in 72 hours. You will be made into an Upper Grade Spider Daughter Red.”

“Due to your perfect Resistance to ordinary snake venom and the large amount of bee venom present in your body, the three toxins are neutralizing each other, potentially causing unknown changes…”

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