Chapter 86: Jungle Bloodbath (2)

  Nicholas's eyes were endless purple, and a swarm of purple crystal bees flew in the sky, chasing after a spear that was flying quickly on the ground. On the head of the spear was a bee king the size of a human head, which had been pierced through its abdomen but still hadn't died, struggling futilely. As the spear approached the military camp, it suddenly took off from the ground and flew towards the soldiers defending against it, an officer-like guy deftly blocked this spear, and then was met with a group of angry purple crystal bees, a great battle between humans and purple crystal bees thus mysteriously unfolded.

  Nicholas's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he knew what had happened, although he didn't understand the "Earth Concealment" technique unique to the poor way. He still guessed the answer - he and his legion were schemed by the poor way! This was a conspiracy of retreat and defeat, but ironically, he couldn't explain it to Zijin Bee, and could only watch as the invincible legion he had brought out walked towards destruction!

  This was an absolutely asymmetrical war, or perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a massacre. The 20th army faced billions of purple crystal bees and didn't even have the qualifications to resist. Ordinary soldiers would die instantly if stung by just one bee, and even high-ranking gold-level generals could only withstand a few more stings before being overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of purple crystal bees. Some soldiers did think of jumping into the river, although they had already learned from their guides that there were terrifying man-eating fish in the water. However, compared to the unbeatable purple crystal bees, they preferred to try unknown dangers. Those who acted quickly jumped into the river as soon as the bees attacked, and within a minute, thousands of people had entered the water. But less than a minute later, new circumstances emerged, and they screamed as they desperately jumped out of the water. However, their bodies usually had large chunks of flesh missing when they emerged from the water, and many still had grotesque fish hanging from them. When these fish fell off, they always took a large piece of torn-off flesh with them in their mouths.

  In the blink of an eye, the entire camp turned into a hell on earth. 200,000 people were shouting and running around, until they fell to the ground after being poisoned. Some ferocious warriors, even with their bodies covered in purple crystal bees, were still waving their swords non-stop! The horses and men who had not been affected by the bees immediately ran in the direction away from the swarm of purple crystal bees. However, even if they rode horses, it was impossible for them to fly faster than the purple crystal bees. Moreover, the road conditions here did not allow them to gallop wildly, and soon they were overwhelmed by the endless purple tide! The soldiers who were fleeing in all directions before my eyes, where was the shadow of the strict discipline of the Blue Wolf Army? They had completely become a group of headless flies. It seems that even the most elite troops have their moments of rout when facing an overwhelmingly powerful enemy!

  Like this, the mainland's most powerful legion, Lanzhu Xianlei, lost all 200,000 of its elite troops! They only resisted for less than an hour and only obtained a few tens of thousands of low-level Purple Crystal Bees. What a heroic tragedy!

  This time, my plan of action is as follows: first, I use the Earth Escape Technique to sneak into the old nest of the Purple Crystal Bees, find a Purple Crystal Bee King, and stab it with a spear from underground. The spear stands upright, half in the ground and half above, wearing the Purple Crystal Bee King as bait. I'm afraid they won't all come out, so I deliberately hold the spear and make several rounds in the old nest of the Purple Crystal Bees until I attract all of them. Only then do I rush out, bringing them straight to Nicholas's military camp, and throw the spear with the Purple Crystal Bee King on it at their formation.

  I, as the planner of this event, couldn't bear to see that miserable scene. So, I slipped away. I returned to the old nest of the Purple Crystal Bees, and now there are very few Purple Crystal Bees here. I couldn't waste this rare opportunity, so I activated my stealth technique and searched for the nest of the Purple Crystal Bee King in the beehives on the mountain valley. The hierarchy of these Purple Crystal Bees is strict, with different levels of bees eating different levels of honey. It's not easy to get in here! Next time, I'll find 200,000 substitutes to die instead! Of course, I wouldn't want to find ordinary goods; at the very least, I'd need to find the honey that the Purple Crystal Bee King eats. After my tireless efforts, I finally found dozens of huge beehives, each as big as a human head. The ordinary Purple Crystal Bees are only fist-sized, but these hives were enormous! The honey inside was also sweeter than anywhere else. Without hesitation, I took away ten kilograms of honey, one kilogram per bottle. I also found an exceptionally large beehive, much bigger than a basketball, and the honey inside was completely transparent with a thin layer of white mist on top that wouldn't dissipate. Haha, this must be the exclusive honey of the Purple Crystal Bee Emperor! In every place where the Purple Crystal Bees gather, there can be many bee kings, but there can only be one bee emperor. This time, I was a bit greedy and took away more than half of the honey from the Purple Crystal Bee Emperor's old nest, filling up one bottle. After finishing, I quickly began to slip away. The number of Purple Crystal Bees at the valley entrance had clearly increased, and I couldn't rely on my stealth technique anymore. If even a single bee touches me while I'm using stealth, it's all over! Otherwise, I would have come to take the honey long ago. Now, I can only use the Earth Escape Technique to escape!

  "This plan of mine is really too sinister! Even I have to say so myself! Alas, how pitiful that I, who claim to be a high-minded person, am now creating such slaughter. However, if I didn't do this, once they broke in, the number of dead would definitely exceed 200,000. Even if they didn't provoke the civilians in my territory, the people along their marching route might not be able to escape, because only this way can they ensure the secrecy of their surprise attack. And once they successfully attacked the Zhuque Army, who knows how many more will die? Following the principle of 'if friends don't die, I won't die', I can only inconvenience them by doing this. Who asked them to come here looking for trouble?"

  The next morning, the exhausted Poor Dao faction troops cleaned up the battlefield, collected the bodies and buried them. I couldn't bear another plague! A few days later, a piece of news that made me extremely surprised came - Mr. Nicolas Cage was not dead! At the same time, nearly 2000 people were still alive, including two sons of Nicolas Cage, but most of them were unconscious.

  Haha! It's really great! Nicholas Cage is indeed lucky! After asking the winged messenger who delivered the message, I found out that Nicholas Cage...

  His guards were piled on top of his body, layer by layer. Although the Violet Crystal Bees were fierce, they wouldn't flip over corpses, so Nicholas didn't suffer any more attacks except for the initial few stings. The other survivors were in similar situations. I quickly ordered that all captives be well taken care of and not mistreated, to be treated like nobles! And had Wing send a small bottle of Violet Crystal Bee honey, which was incredibly effective at treating the bee's venomous wounds.

  A few days later, I received the news that Nicholas Cage had arrived. To show my sincerity, I personally went to the outskirts of the city to pick him up. On the roadside outside the city, I saw this legendary commander for the first time! He was a handsome middle-aged man, but from his depressed eyes, some fatigue could be seen. His military uniform was clean and tidy, spotless, and it could be seen that he was a meticulous person.

  The other side has just suffered a great defeat, with 200,000 of their men dead. As the culprit behind this disaster, it's truly awkward for me to show my face now. You think I can still smile? The other side has just lost so many people, and if I were to smile again, it would be inappropriate! If I don't smile, then on our first meeting with a senior, you can't possibly expect me to put on a cold face, right? Because of this, I was troubled for a long time, until finally I remembered an extraordinary guy, and only then did I know what to do! Heh heh! That extraordinary person is Liu Bei!

  "Uncle! I, your humble nephew, have no choice but to resort to this inferior plan, causing you to lose so many of your men. It's a sin that deserves death!" The poor monk said with a sobbing tone, kneeling down and paying respects to Nicholas Cage.

  "Haha! Get up quickly!" Nicholas didn't wait for me to kneel before helping me up, and instead comforted me by saying: "In the heat of battle, there's no room for sentiment. Besides, I'm the one who should be blamed for bullying you, my younger brother! If anyone is at fault, it should be me!"

  Nicholas's demeanor alone was enough to win over everyone present!

  "Good! You're indeed Nicholas Cage!" Carlow said: "With your magnanimity, the title of the greatest general on the continent is yours for the taking!"

  "Unworthy!" Nicholas smiled wryly: "What kind of crap is this 'First General' business, I'm just a prisoner now! And who's this?"

  "Carlo!" Carlo himself politely said

  "It's actually the famous 'Sword Saint of Wrath'! I apologize for the disrespect!" Nicholas exclaimed in surprise.

  "He's just a martial artist!"

  "Alright! Let's go in first and talk later!" The poor Taoist interrupted.

  "Haha! Alright! I'd love to see what other surprises this little guy has in store for me!" Nicholas said generously.

  In the conference room of the city hall, all the big shots in my territory had arrived, and I introduced them to Nicolas Cage one by one.

  "Haha! I feel like I'm not a prisoner, but rather an visiting official?" Nicholas Cage said with a wry smile: "You're making such a big fuss, I don't think I can take it as a prisoner!"

  "Uncle is overthinking, on my one mu and three fen land, your identity is absolutely not a prisoner!"

  "Haha! So that means I can leave anytime I want!"

  "Ah!" Now it's my turn to smile wryly: "You want to leave, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble for intercepting you. What if the king accuses me of secretly communicating with the enemy? You wouldn't be so heartless as to frame your younger cousin, would you?"

  "Haha! You still have him in your eyes?"

  "Of course! My young nephew has always been loyal and patriotic! He is even more devoted to Your Majesty, heaven can bear witness!" The poor Taoist swore solemnly.

  "Haha! That's the best joke I've ever heard!" Nicholas laughed and said, "Are you so loyal that you would slaughter hundreds of nobles to show off to your king?"

  " Misunderstanding! This is a complete misunderstanding! It's some malicious people who are sowing discord between me and Your Majesty! Although Your Majesty has some misunderstandings about me, my loyalty to you will never change!"

  What's depressing for me is that after I finished speaking, everyone who heard it turned around and started vomiting nonstop! What the heck! Did they all take the wrong medicine or something?! I was just looking for an excuse to keep Nicholas here, did they have to go that far?!