Upon learning that the enemy consisted of fifty Bone Bees, Qi Ping's expression grew exceedingly grim.

[Bone Bee: Tier One high-level demonic insect, with outstanding defense due to its exoskeleton-covered body; its tail spike is highly poisonous, and its mouthparts are sharp...]

The Bone Bee was a genuine Tier One high-level demonic insect, far superior in strength to demonic insects like the Blood Armor Beetle, Blood Vein Locust, and Thorny Demon Spider.

Defense, attack, and poison were all exceptional, and its speed was also very fast.

More importantly, the Bone Bee's entire body was covered by a layer of white exoskeleton that provided such defense that even standing still, it couldn't be breached by a Tier One intermediate Golden Marrow Bee.

The rear of the Bone Bee was not a weak point either, as its tail spike was much more formidable than that of the Golden Marrow Bee.

Additionally, the Bone Bee was two to three times larger than a Golden Marrow Bee, with power and speed far exceeding it, and both front and back equipped with mouthparts and highly poisonous tail spikes that could deal lethal attacks, making its lethality extremely frightening.

Normal Golden Marrow Bees wouldn't last a moment under a Bone Bee.

The only weak point of the Bone Bee was its slightly fragile eyes, which the Golden Marrow Bees merely had a chance to break through.

Another tricky issue was that, being bees, they generally had strong resistance to each other's venom, especially Bone Bees, which were inherently highly poisonous, and surely had greater resistance to the venom of Golden Marrow Bees.

For the Golden Marrow Bees to win, they would need to fight as a group of at least twenty bees, risking their lives for a chance at victory.

Yet even so, Qi Ping estimated that in a battle between 1,300 Golden Marrow Bees and fifty Bone Bees, the loss could be at least 500, or even more than 1,000.

Qi Ping couldn't accurately estimate the specific numbers, given the vast disparity in combat power between Tier One intermediate and Tier One high-level.

"Damn it! Just one more day and my High-speed Ring-cutting Bees would have been ready!" Qi Ping was somewhat frustrated.

Currently, the High-speed Ring-cutting Bee organs were not fully mature, unable to form effective combat power.

"Why did this have to happen on the very last day before the High-speed Ring-cutting Bees were formed..."

Leaving now felt too unwilling for him.

Qi Ping had already made some guesses about what lay beneath the Blood Ginseng growth area.

There was likely something below that emitted a special signal every three days, summoning demonic insects, but Qi Ping couldn't determine whether this was a special mechanism or some kind of life form.

Regardless, once the area was overtaken by demonic insects, not only would the Spiritual Land likely be ruined, but what lay below might also bring unforeseen disasters.

And now, Qi Ping's High-speed Ring-cutting Bee legion was just one day away from initial formation...

Qi Ping had even gained 55 points of Druid experience over the past nine days.

[Druid Level: lv2 (83/200)]→[Druid Level: lv2 (138/200)].

Now, Qi Ping only needed 62 more points of Druid experience to advance to a Tier Three Druid and acquire the life-saving divine skill [Wilderness Transformation].

One Blood Ginseng had even been cultivated to a hundred years!

Qi Ping only needed to cultivate a fifty-year-old Flowing Light Grass to create another Bloodline Mutation Potion.

The Flowing Light Grass would take an estimated four to five more days to reach fifty years, allowing further transformation of the Golden Marrow Bee species at that time.

Leveraging the experience acquired from the transformed Golden Marrow Bee swarm, Qi Ping was certain he could directly advance to Tier Three Druid!

All this only required about a week!

If he were to leave now, finding a new Spiritual Land suitable for cultivating Blood Ginseng and Flowing Light Grass might entail untold difficulties and troubles.

Moreover, Qi Ping was quite interested in what lay beneath the Blood Ginseng, and as long as he could use [Wilderness Transformation] on the High-speed Ring-cutting Bees, any potential threat below would be minimized for him.

After all, how many could catch him with High-speed Ring-cutting Bees dispersed throughout the Cloud Mist Mountain Range?

Under such conditions, the opportunities that might exist beneath the Blood Ginseng might not be out of his reach.

But if the Bone Bees were allowed to invade today, everything would be ruined!

"In that case... let's do this!"

Qi Ping made a resolute decision and immediately summoned his sole High-speed Ring-cutting Bee.

This High-speed Ring-cutting Bee was the only first-generation genetric bee, which Qi Ping had intended to never send into battle under normal circumstances, given its unmatched strength as a first-generation mutation.

But now, Qi Ping had no choice but to use it; otherwise, even if all 1,300 Golden Marrow Bees joined the fight, it would likely be a narrow victory or even a defeat.

"Anyway, there are already 600 High-speed Ring-cutting Bees nearing maturity, with more drones being bred, so even in the event of an accident, it should be manageable..."

"Moreover, if the Golden Marrow Bees once again consume the Bloodline Mutation Potion, they might evolve into even stronger bee species!"

Confident of his plan, Qi Ping resolved that even if this first-generation High-speed Ring-cutting Bee perished, they must win this battle!

Qi Ping then turned to it and said:

"Soon, while the other bees distract the Bone Bees, seize the opportunity to swiftly sever their bodies or wings, and ensure your own safety, do not engage head-on!"

After deciding to involve the first-generation High-speed Ring-cutting Bee in combat, Qi Ping carefully instructed it.

The High-speed Ring-cutting Bee possessed the talents of [Blade Wings], [High-speed Cutting], and [Wind's Extreme Speed], excelling in speed and powerful cutting attacks.

Correspondingly, its defense wasn't particularly outstanding, although it was not bad, it wasn't sufficient to withstand a large number of Bone Bees.

Once encircled by Bone Bees, it would be in danger.

Therefore, using the ordinary Golden Marrow Bees to hold the Bone Bees and then having the High-speed Ring-cutting Bee leverage its extreme speed to ambush the defenseless Bone Bees would yield the best results.

"Buzz buzz... (Don't worry, boss, trust this bee, it'll be fine!)"

"Buzz buzz... (They don't seem as strong as they seem...) "

A bee, exuding a sharp aura and much larger than ordinary Golden Marrow Bees, confidently assured Qi Ping.

Eyeing the fifty Bone Bees with a murderous look, in the next moment, its body shot forward like a sharp sword!

As the High-speed Ring-cutting Bee approached, the entire Bone Bee swarm suddenly froze, their eyes fixated on the direction of the approaching High-speed Ring-cutting Bee, as if encountering a formidable enemy.

"The High-speed Ring-cutting Bee seems stronger than I imagined?"

Qi Ping paused slightly, seeing this scene.

It seemed he had underestimated the High-speed Ring-cutting Bee.

Thus Qi Ping seized the opportunity, ordering the Golden Marrow Bees to engage in groups of twenty without hesitation!

With the Bone Bees' attention partially drawn by the higher-level High-speed Ring-cutting Bee, it was the last chance for the Golden Marrow Bees to initiate battle!

Following Qi Ping's command, the Golden Marrow Bees immediately launched a massive assault on the Bone Bees using a special battle array!

The momentum created by engaging in a battle array way was far more impressive than when attacking chaotically!

At this moment, Qi Ping also activated the skill [Wild Heart]:

[Wild Heart: As the Beast King Druid, you can awaken the tenacious will and immense rage within your animal companions, granting them bonuses to will, attack power, and attack speed.]

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