Chapter 56: The Great Transformation (Catching Bugs) Humans on the roadside cannot be casually...

After several hours of sound sleep, Bombber slowly woke up from his deep sleep.

He buried his face in his arms and rubbed it for a few times, then squinted his eyes and enjoyed this moment of free time.

After a while, Bombbel stretched his body. In the process of stretching his muscles, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly, and he looked in a good mood.

[Looks so happy—did you dream of something good last night?] The system couldn't help but tease him when it saw him like this.

"Hehe, I don't know either." Upon hearing this, Bomburbell subconsciously touched the pendant on his ear and immediately gave a silly smile. "I felt a little uneasy when I first fell asleep. I kept feeling like something was tickling me. It was really itchy..."

"But then—I seemed to taste a familiar flavor in my dream? Sweet and crunchy, hmm... a lot like the honey fruit from a bug nest!"

[Really…] Upon hearing this, the system subconsciously reviewed last night's surveillance footage, but the biological infrared sensor didn't show any abnormalities, so He didn't take it too seriously.

Seeing the host's enthusiastic expression, 030 tentatively said, "Shall we begin today's mission?"

"Okay, let me go to the lake to wash up first." Bombbell responded obediently.

After getting dressed, he rubbed his still dazed face vigorously, then walked briskly towards the lake.

The moment he stepped out of the hive, a thin plant seedling at the entrance of the cave trembled slightly, but it did not arouse anyone's vigilance.

"030, I've already planned all the tasks for today," Bomburbell said, counting on his fingers as he walked forward, his ice-blue eyes sparkling. "Wait a minute, we'll first check the area within 20km of the nest, and then we'll go collect food for the next week..."

[Hmm?! Okay…]

Hearing this staggeringly large number, the system felt its scalp tingle as if it were nonexistent. While answering, it simultaneously began to multitask, preparing for the event, fearing it would be unable to help again, as before.

Bombbel didn't notice the system's distraction at all. He turned around in a circle with great interest, then flapped his wings and landed lightly on the rugged steep slope. The stone pendant on his earlobe swayed with his movements.

The breeze blew gently, gently caressing the honey-colored hair of the bumblebee-type army insect, and the pair of furry antennae hidden in the hair trembled slightly.

His originally neat hair instantly became messy, but also a bit more casual.

As they moved forward, Bombbell's mouth kept chattering like a chirping sparrow. He pointed ahead and said excitedly, "We're here, 030, look, look, I'm telling you..."

But before he could finish his words, the soldier bug suddenly shut his mouth as if he had been cast under a silencing spell because of something he saw.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to be silent. The air that was just filled with cheerful words was now eerily quiet. Only the breeze blowing from the depths of the darkness still slowly swept through the vegetation by the lake, making a slight rustling sound.

The system, busy collecting data, did not notice Bombbel's abnormality for a while. After a long time, it realized that the atmosphere had become a little strange - why did this little chatterbox suddenly become so silent?

At this moment, 030 heard Bombbell's voice asking in a vague voice: "Um, am I dreaming? Why do I feel like there is a human lying there..."

[Huh?] Upon hearing this, the system subconsciously looked down the steep slope:

A humanoid species was stuck deep in the mud by the lake. From Bombbel's direction, only his inky black hair and the slender and beautiful arm like a lotus root exposed from his protective suit could be vaguely seen.

The humanoid creature lay on the ground, motionless like a lifeless puppet, seemingly in a coma.

Before he could react to this unexpected news, he heard a soft "pop" sound and Bombbel fell straight to the ground.

【What are you doing……】

The system was a little confused by the host's strange behavior, but Bombbell was very confident: "Hide!"

Although his voice was low, his tone was filled with unconcealable excitement: "Human, it's a human! Ahhhh what should I do, what should I do? This is the first time I've been so close to a human... Oh no, I haven't even washed my face yet!"

Before he could finish his words, Bombber hurriedly reached out and plucked a bunch of brightly colored flowers, and held them in front of his face in an attempt to cover up his appearance.

But within a second, he couldn't resist his curiosity anymore and carefully revealed the upper half of his face, his ice-blue eyes filled with excitement.

...Is this the point?

Finally regaining consciousness, 030 muttered helplessly to himself in his consciousness. He then diligently scanned the suspicious creature:

A human male, seemingly young and middle-aged, with missing tonsils, appendix, coccyx, and other physiological parts. Combined with the characteristics of his clothing, it is reasonable to speculate that he must be a pioneer produced by the "mother nest"...

The individual's current vital signs are basically normal, with a slightly low body temperature and no obvious external injuries. His energy loss is 50%, and the radiation contamination level is 50%—hiss, so balanced...

Although all the tests showed no problems, 030 was inexplicably wary, as he always felt that something was strange.

"030, he must be human, right? Right, right!"

After receiving a positive response from the system, the tentacles on Bombbell's head suddenly jumped up straight, and then kept wagging back and forth in the air like the tail of an excited puppy.

His honey-colored eyelashes drooped like two rows of petals, but they couldn't hide the irrepressible fiery light flashing in his eyes. "So how is he now? Is he okay in every way? When are we going to rescue him?"

Seeing Bombbel's joyful and eager expression, the system remained rational and calmly reminded him:

[He's fine. However, I suggest the host observe carefully for a while. Don't act rashly before fully understanding the situation, to avoid unnecessary trouble.]

"Oh, okay..."

Hearing this, although Bombbel was a little reluctant to leave, he still obediently stopped trying to get closer.

While waiting, he nervously adjusted his clothes, trying to make himself look more appropriate and friendly.

Then, Bomburbelle carefully hid the pair of moving tentacles on his head between his hair, as if this would make him appear less out of place.

After doing all this, the army worm still stared at the lake, its eyes revealing obvious curiosity and desire.

Time passed by bit by bit, Bombbel's palms gradually became sweaty, and his heart beat faster and faster involuntarily.

He seemed to be so nervous that he had no way to vent his feelings and could not help biting the leaf in his hand. The bumblebee thought silently in his heart:

It’s almost time to make a move…

It’s almost time to get started…

The tentacles lurking below curled up impatiently in the water, and the same thoughts kept circling in his mind.

Huai Mi now looks very miserable. Half of his body is stuck in the mud, and his body is covered with mottled mud, from the top of his head to the corners of his clothes, nothing is spared.

The protective suit that was found in the swamp was already corroded and tattered, and was torn to pieces by the tentacles for camouflage. Now it was hanging pitifully on Huai Mi's body, which made him look even more harmless.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the fresh breath of Bumblebell's body close at hand. The sweet smell was like an invisible hook, tickling his heart and almost wearing out his patience.

The bunch of flowers on the shore could no longer hold back and began to stir.

The branch that Bombbell held in his hand and bit slowly approached the throat of the prey involuntarily. At the same time, the fluff on the leaves silently released a misleading smell, which contained some hidden toxin.

“A-choo——”

As if something had gently tickled the tip of his nose, Bomburbelle couldn't help but sneeze loudly. This sudden movement broke the already fragile silence.

The next second, a pool of strange-looking slime tentacle monster suddenly emerged from the bottom of the lake, pouncing towards the humans by the lake with its fangs and claws bared!

The tentacles of this giant creature are plump and thick, covered with densely packed tiny silver needles, and the transparent and thick mucus contains murderous intent.

In the blink of an eye, the tentacles had already wrapped around Huai Mi's calf, effortlessly dragging him towards the center of the lake.

In this situation, Bombbel couldn't afford to hesitate for a moment. Without waiting for the system to speak, he rushed out like an arrow!

With a crisp sound of clothes being torn, Bombber successfully snatched Huai Mi, who was about to fall into the center of the lake, from the monster's hands like a cicada escaping from its shell.

Fearing that humans would suddenly wake up and expose his abnormality, Bombber did not choose to transform into an insect. He did not dare to fight, and after repelling a wave of attacks, he quickly rushed towards his hive.

What he didn't notice was that after he snatched the person away, all the tentacles instantly lost the desire to attack. They symbolically squirmed a few times in the direction of the prey's escape, and then quietly retracted into the lake.

[Host! You're being reckless. You can't just pick up a human from the street and take him home—]

Facing the system's chatter, Bombbel secretly stuck out his tongue, thinking it went in one ear and out the other. His mind and eyes were now filled with this "house bug" in his hand that he had finally gotten.

After returning to the hive, Bombbel finally had the energy to take a closer look at the person in his arms, but was surprised to find that Huai Mi's eyes had opened at some point and were now staring at him without blinking.

"Are you awake?"

Looking at the pair of dark, inorganic eyes, Bombber didn't feel anything was wrong. He pursed his lips, feeling a little uneasy, but still greeted them warmly:

"Hello! Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you—um, is there anything I can help you with?"

Hearing this, Huai Mi slowly tilted his head, his dark eyes staring straight at Bombbel's opening and closing lips, as if he was looking at something extremely tempting.

After a long while, he slowly uttered two words from his lips: "Okay, I want..."

His voice was hoarse and long, and the endings of his words were drawn out very slowly, as if the speaker was trying hard to restrain something.