Inside the stone chamber—
Carrying the Queen Bee and the bee soldiers inside him, the Scarecrow walked into the poison gas room.
Inside, everything was covered in a vast green haze. From time to time, strangely colored bees flew past. Each one was about the size of a large southern cockroach.
And when they flew, they made a "whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!" sound, constantly brushing past the Scarecrow.
Quite a few bees simply landed directly on the Scarecrow's body. It made his scalp tingle. Even though he was now a scarecrow who feared no mosquitoes or insects, the fear he once had as a human was still there.
It was like an instinctive fear of these poisonous insects with long stingers and vicious-looking faces.
On top of that, their tails would occasionally release thick green gas.
It looked exactly like they were farting.
Even though the Scarecrow couldn't actually smell anything, he somehow always felt like he could smell something stinky.
It made his whole body uncomfortable.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The Scarecrow hurriedly hopped forward.
'Better hurry up, find the hive, finish the mission, and get out of this damn place!'
However, it was fine when the Scarecrow just walked in.
But the moment he started hopping, he immediately drew the attention of all the Fart Bees in the stone chamber.
Those Fart Bees instantly formed a formation midair and swept toward the Scarecrow. But when they began attacking him, they discovered that the Scarecrow simply couldn't be harmed.
Because that guy was nothing but a bundle of straw. Their stingers pierced straight through the straw on his body, without causing the slightest bit of damage.
Not only that, the guy looked completely unafraid of being stung, and not afraid of the poison gas either. That left the Fart Bees speechless.
They could only swarm madly onto the Scarecrow's body, trying to find a spot they could actually attack. And when the Scarecrow saw his face and body covered densely with Fart Bees, he felt like he was about to go insane.
Even though his whole body was immune to attacks, his eyes weren't.
'Come on!'
His eyes were still human eyes. If they got stung by a one-centimeter-long stinger, wouldn't he go blind.
["I'm done for! I'm done for! I shouldn't have taken this damn mission!"]
["That brat definitely knew what it was like inside and deliberately sent me in. What a bastard!"]
The Scarecrow muttered angrily.
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Meanwhile, outside, Ethan was happily inhaling farts when he heard the Scarecrow's muttering and casually said, "What now? You were the one who volunteered, wanting me to brag about your heroic deeds in front of the logistics lady later. Are you planning to be a deserter now?"
["Who said I'm going to desert!",] As soon as he heard that, the Scarecrow immediately dropped the idea of retreating, ["I'm not afraid of poison gas, but my eyes are afraid of bees. There are way too many bees here. I can't even open my eyes. What am I supposed to do."]
"Make a torch and light it up," Ethan immediately offered a solution, "I don't believe there's any bug that isn't afraid of fire."
["Master, I'm afraid of fire."]
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The Queen Bee sent a voice transmission, slapping Ethan hard across the face with her words.
"Uh…", Ethan froze for quite a while before saying, "Well then, Queen Bee, can you send a small soldier out to light a fire for this guy?"
["No!"]
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The Queen Bee gave Ethan another slap.
Just as God once said, when someone slaps your left cheek, you should offer your right cheek as well.
That way both sides stay balanced, same principle.
Feeling like both cheeks were finally even, Ethan asked, "Why not?"
["Master, the poison gas inside is flammable. If we spark even the slightest flame right now, it's very likely the entire cave will explode and collapse, so…"], The Queen Bee didn't continue, ["However, although I can't move forward personally, I can serve as Mr. Scarecrow's eyes. As long as he follows my directions, he'll definitely reach the hive."]
"This… that works too."
Ethan thought about it. It didn't seem like a bad plan.
So he transmitted to the Scarecrow, "The Queen Bee says she can be your eyes. Close your eyes and just hop according to my instructions."
["Got it, got it!"], the Scarecrow said impatiently, ["So which way do I go now? These bees are driving me crazy."]
"Queen Bee, how should he go? Tell me."
Ethan felt like he had become a channel switcher.
Because the Queen Bee and the Scarecrow couldn't communicate directly, he had to act as a relay station, passing messages between one insect and one not-quite-human.
And so Ethan turned into a radio host, constantly switching channels between both sides and acting as the messenger.
Queen Bee: ["South. Go forward fifty meters."]
"Got it," Ethan switched to Scarecrow channel, "South. Go forward fifty meters."
[Scarecrow: "Then what?"]
Ethan: "No idea. Let me ask."
[Queen Bee: "West. Go forward four meters!"]
"Okay," Ethan switched to Scarecrow channel, "West. Go forward ten meters."
["Ah, damn it!"]
The Scarecrow screamed miserably, ["I smashed my head! What the hell are you doing?"]
"That shouldn't have happened. I passed on the Queen Bee's words exactly as she said them," Ethan quickly contacted the Queen Bee, who said helplessly, ["Master, I said four meters, not ten meters. You got it wrong."]
"..."
Ethan pretended nothing had happened and continued asking, "So how should he go next?"
[Queen Bee: "Turn left. Walk straight for twenty meters and you'll arrive."]
Ethan switched channels again and relayed the instructions to both sides.
Finally, the Scarecrow arrived at the hive.
But he still didn't dare open his eyes. Instead, the Queen Bee personally led her soldiers and flew straight into their hive.
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After quite a while, the Queen Bee finally transmitted to Ethan, ["Master, it's done."]
["I've taken over the hive and become the new Queen Bee. These bee soldiers are now listening to me. I've ordered them all to return to the hive."]
["It's just that the poison gas here probably can't be cleared away in a short time. But I discovered that the door to the next stage seems to be right behind the hive. Master, can you come in?"]
Ethan glanced at his attributes.
[Poison Resistance Level 1 → Level 2, obtained title: Poison Seed!]
'What kind of weird title is that?'
Whatever. With this level of poison resistance, handling a few toxic farts should be more than enough, right?
"Shouldn't be a problem. Call all the Fart Bees back."
"I'm coming in right away."
Ethan once again stared at the red exclamation mark across the door.
[Poison Gas Room: The Fart Bees have returned to the hive. All that remains is a room full of poison gas!]
[PS: With your current poison resistance, you should be able to withstand the poison gas in the room. Although there will be some side effects, it's very beneficial for training your poison resistance.]
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