bee colony
Each knight and bounty hunter was facing attacks from more than three basilisks, completely unaware of the giant basilisk that suddenly appeared.
"later!!"
The knights in the distance saw the giant serpent monster emerge and shouted a warning to those below the wall, rushing towards them at top speed.
However, the basilisk was very fast, and those in the distance could not catch up in time. Those under the wall could feel the oppressive feeling coming from behind and even faintly smell the fishy stench from the basilisk's mouth.
They knew they should run, but the basilisk in front of them blocked their way.
The person closest to the basilisk was Soraya, who was always treating the wounded at the front.
"Lord Jane!!" Some people couldn't help but close their eyes. The only ones who could save people from the giant serpent monster were Olsen and Kelly, and the two of them were being dragged through the forest.
Those who witnessed this scene assumed that Soraya, the healing mage, would be swallowed whole by the giant snake.
But no accident happened. With a "snap," Soraya lashed the giant serpent monster with her left hand while using her right arm to hold the wounded man and escape the monster's attack range by using the recoil from the whip hitting the serpent.
The giant serpent monster felt pain and struggled in agony, its tail rising high and then falling back down, sweeping across the people around it.
After placing the wounded in a safe place, Soraya charged at the giant serpent monster with her whip, and with the help of the knights and bounty hunters, eliminated most of the snakes that had entered the enclosure.
Outside, Olsen and Kelly were holding off the highest-level basilisk. Under the combined attacks of the two, their control over the swarm of snakes gradually weakened, and the speed at which the swarm gathered slowed down.
Seeing that the predicament inside the wall had eased somewhat, some of the bounty hunters jumped out of the wall and attacked the scattered snakes outside.
"Raise the earthen wall higher," Sorea said while healing the endless stream of wounded.
She stared intently into the depths of the forest, her expression grave. Sorea had a feeling that this beast tide might not just be a snake tide.
As the sun rises, the snakes begin to recede.
Upon seeing this, everyone except Soraya cheered. Some knights even put down their swords and lay on the ground, panting heavily.
Sorea frowned; she clearly sensed something was wrong. The snake tide had receded, but Olsen and Kelly still hadn't returned.
Realizing this, she warned the crowd, who were visibly relaxed and basking in the afterglow of their ordeal: "This beast tide won't end so quickly, everyone stay alert."
Sorea's words paused the revelry for a second.
A louder rebuttal rang out: "How could that be? The last beast tide ended in an hour, and this one has already lasted a whole night, so it should be over by now."
The speaker was Alice, who rushed back immediately upon hearing that the snake tide had receded. She desperately wanted to see Jane, the healing inscription mage with no offensive capabilities, die in the beast tide last night.
Alice never expected that Jane would stand unharmed before her.
"Lord Jian, you are worrying too much. I think there should be no danger for the time being. We brought some food, so let's all get some rest."
Alice gave a sweet smile to the exhausted warriors on the scene. She saw the knights and bounty hunters who gathered around to thank her with bread. She looked at Soria with the eyes of a victor, and Alice desperately hoped to see Jane's frustrated expression.
Sorea was completely oblivious to Alice's provocation; she was focused on using her mental powers to probe the depths of the forest.
She suddenly realized that Olsen and Kelly, who had been fighting the demigod-level basilisk under her mental gaze, had completely disappeared without a trace.
Sorea also discovered that within the forest range covered by her mental energy, there were no other living beings besides plants.
Something's not right, this is very wrong.
Sorea felt a cold sweat break out on her back. In this situation, having nothing at all was the most terrifying thing.
"Velderien, what's going on here? There's nothing here!" Sorea saw the Forest God approach her and immediately grabbed him, pulling him to a secluded corner to ask him questions.
As she asked Veldrian, she stared intently into the silent forest, fearing that something might suddenly appear and overwhelm them.
Veldrian shook his head and placed his index finger on Solaya's lips:
"Aya, I'm sorry, I can't get involved in this matter, and I can't give you even the slightest hint."
Solaya became even more nervous listening to Verdrien's words. Even when their relationship was at its most strained, Verdrien had never told her no.
"Why."
Veldrian turned to look at the forest: "Aya, you're too young. You've never even experienced a beast tide. Beast tides are absolutely forbidden for gods to interfere with, neither good gods nor evil gods. That's all I can tell you."
Upon hearing Verdrian's words, countless thoughts flashed through Solaya's mind. Suddenly, one thought popped into her head, but before she could grasp it, she broke out in a cold sweat even more.
I can't think about this anymore, I'll die.
Solaya desperately suppressed the thoughts in her mind, trying to think about things completely unrelated to the beast tide, until Veldrian patted her, and she felt herself come back to life.
Veldrian stepped forward and pulled the swaying Sorea into his arms: "Darling, take a deep breath and don't think about it anymore."
Sorea felt like she had lived a very long time, but in Veldrian's eyes, only a few seconds had passed.
No one knew better than Veldrian what Sorea had just touched upon something she shouldn't have known.
His original intention was to make Solaya truly aware of the danger and seriousness of the beast tide, but he did not expect that Solaya, knowing the danger of the matter, would still dare to follow His line of thought and think further.
Veldrian patted Solaya on the back, feeling endless regret. He hadn't expected that his consciousness would be swayed by human emotions after entering this body, and that he had actually said things he shouldn't have said at all.
While Soraya was recovering, Veldrian's consciousness temporarily returned to his body, and he used his divine form to raise his head and look into the depths of the forbidden sky.
After regaining her senses, Sorea immediately pushed Verdrian away to keep a distance from Him, and her action also brought Verdrian back to his senses.
“Aya, leave with me. I can’t use any of my powers here. It’s too dangerous for you to be here,” Veldrian urged Solaya.
Sorea scoffed at this: "Everywhere is dangerous. I was almost assassinated in my own home last time. It is here that I have the opportunity to become stronger."
"The prerequisite for becoming stronger is that you can protect yourself. You can't even move your right hand right now, so how can you protect yourself!"
Veldrian had never felt so powerless. He wanted to give Solaya the greatest freedom, but he didn't know why Solaya's right hand was immobile and why he couldn't protect her here.
Solaya pushed Veldrian aside and walked ahead, but then she stopped. "I'm very busy. There are many people who need my treatment. You should leave here and go somewhere safe."
After saying that, Sorea continued walking forward with long strides.
She saw Hugh and Henry reach the foot of the wall.
"Lord Hugh, aren't you supposed to arrive in a few days?" Soria heard Alice's sweet voice as she approached.
Hugh stopped in his tracks after hearing the question: "Has anything strange happened here?"
"No."
"have."
Alice and Sorea spoke at the same time.
Hearing the different answers, Hugh looked at Soria: "Jane, what did you find out?"
Sorea told Hugh that she couldn't find Olsen and Kelly and that there was no living creature in the forest.
Hugh and Henry's expressions turned serious.
Alice sensed the tense atmosphere and was about to find an excuse to leave when Hugh spoke up: "Alice, immediately arrange for the logistics to leave the front lines."
Upon hearing Hugh's order, a wicked thought popped into Alice's mind. She instinctively glanced at Soria, then immediately lowered her head and said "Yes," before quickly going to inform the others.
Sorea ignored Alice, and she never imagined that someone she had hardly ever spoken to would harbor such great malice towards her.
Upon hearing that there was danger again, Alice sent word to her friends and subordinates to leave.
Because neither President Olsen nor President Kelly were present, Alice kept the news of the logistics personnel's evacuation a secret.
Without any hesitation, Alice left behind the logistics team, including those who had argued with Soraya on her behalf, Soraya's friend Veldrian, and the children.
A logistical retreat means something is about to happen for the front lines of the battlefield, but Alice's retreat was not communicated to everyone, leaving most people completely unaware and unprepared.
Hugh and Henry were originally trying to get the people of the Iron Kingdom and the Empire of Life to quickly send the divine knights, high priests and mages. When they learned that the beast tide was coming to the front line, they contacted Olsen immediately but received no response. So they left at sunrise and rushed to the front line.
Just as Sorea and the other two were exchanging information, a buzzing sound came from the horizon.
Upon hearing the sound, Sorea instinctively looked up and immediately shouted for the crowd to clear:
"The swarm of bees is coming! Quickly, activate the defensive magic circle!!"
Hugh and Soraya noticed the arrival of the swarm of bees at the same time and quickly ran to the wall. They saw a small group of people lying on the ground who hadn't reacted when they heard Soraya's voice, and they raised a defensive rune array for them.
Sorea and Henry also raised their magic circles in response to Hugh's movements.
The three of them were very fast, but the swarm of bees was also very fast. Some of the bee monsters entered the magic circle before it was raised and began to sting people everywhere.
"I told Alice to order the logistics to retreat, didn't you hear me? What are you all doing here, not moving an inch?"
Seeing that people were being stung by bee monsters inside each of the rising magic circles, Xiu immediately started scolding them loudly.
After slaying the bee monsters inside the magic circle, the other mages, except for the inscription mage who raised the magic circle, began to use their power to kill the bee monsters outside the magic circle.
In an instant, flames, water, and sand were all directed at the bee monster outside, and soon the swarm of bees was wiped out.
Seeing the temporarily disappeared bee swarm, the magic circle was gradually dispelled, and only then did someone have time to answer Hugh's question.
"No, we haven't heard any news about the logistics evacuation! There are still logistics personnel here."
Hugh's eyelids twitched as he listened. He scanned the entire scene with his mental energy and saw that many of the people being protected by the hunters and knights were indeed from the logistics department and the medical department.
Upon hearing that the logistics personnel had not completely evacuated, Sorea immediately searched for Veldrian in the crowd.
Veldrian was also searching for Solaya. After the two locked eyes, Veldrian, with his greedy, bloodshot eyes, headed toward Solaya.
Veldrian and Greedy Blood Eye were firmly protected under a magic circle the moment the swarm arrived. Veldrian was unharmed, but Greedy Blood Eye's eyes were swollen after being bitten by the bee monsters, and he could no longer see clearly.
Sorea looked at the Greedy Blood Eye with a strange expression. The Greedy Blood Eye could sense the gazes of those around it.
"Laugh if you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, bursts of laughter rose and fell around him.
Greed suppressed his anger. If it weren't for Veldrian holding him back and preventing him from using any power, he wouldn't be in his current state.
After Soraya finished laughing and saw that He was alright, she and Hugh immediately had the inscription mages take turns casting a giant defensive array that could accommodate everyone to prevent the next wave of bee monsters from arriving.
The larger the magic circle, the more power it requires; ten ninth-level inscription mages can only support the magic circle for fifteen minutes.
Just as the mages who were casting the giant magic circle were changing to a second group, the swarm of bees appeared again.
Just as everyone was on high alert, a large number of bees were shot down outside with a sword.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
