Chapter 754 - 454: Giant Hive in the Underground Depths

Chapter 754: Chapter 454: Giant Hive in the Underground Depths

It was common knowledge that while the arrogant Tiger Bees of the wilderness were ferocious and venomous, their pupae had restorative properties that could enrich the blood, benefit the kidneys, slow aging, and prevent illness.

So, the moment Lin Li saw the Tiger Bee swarm appear, an idea had immediately popped into his head.

He would track the swarm back to its hive, get some pupae, and bring them back to help Su Yue, who was having health problems, recover her strength.

Seeing Lin Li confirm his suspicion, the leader of the Exotic Beast Hunter squad smiled and said.

"Tiger Bee hives are underground. It would take you a long time to dig one out by yourself.

You helped us out just now, so we’ll help you dig up the hive. That way, you can get the pupae much faster..."

"..." Lin Li fell silent after hearing his words.

He thought for a moment. ’The man has a point.’

’Digging up an underground hive alone would definitely take a while.’

’With more people helping, it would save both time and effort. Plus, they were trying to return a favor, so there was no reason to keep refusing.’

"Alright, thank you all then," Lin Li said, nodding to the leader of the Exotic Beast Hunter squad and his companions.

"Don’t mention it. We’re just returning the favor for your help earlier!" the Exotic Beast Hunters said, smiling.

"I’ll go clear out the remaining Tiger Bees first. You all wait here."

"Alright, go on ahead!"

Lin Li turned and walked toward the distant thicket where the Tiger Bees were swarming, while the Exotic Beast Hunters stayed put and watched.

"BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ..."

As Lin Li approached the thicket, the remaining Tiger Bees flew into a panic. They swarmed out of the hive, gathering together, ready to defend their home to the death.

"FWOOSH."

Lin Li chuckled as he watched the swarm pour out of the hive, a meager force of only two or three hundred.

"I nearly wiped out your entire massive swarm earlier. Now there are only a handful of you left, and instead of running, you’re thinking of fighting back?"

The moment he finished speaking, a faint golden Spiritual Light flared in his hand, and a Fireball two meters in diameter instantly coalesced.

"BZZZZZZ..."

The remaining Tiger Bees were truly fearless when it came to defending their hive. Seeing Lin Li conjure the Fireball, they didn’t flee. Instead, they charged forward as if death meant nothing to them.

"BOOM..."

The final outcome was unchanged by the Tiger Bees’ death-defying charge. When the raging Fireball exploded, it annihilated the last few hundred of them.

A fragrant, charred aroma filled the air. If one didn’t know it came from the scorched Tiger Bees, they might have mistaken it for some delicious delicacy.

The Exotic Beast Hunters, who had been waiting off to the side, walked over as soon as they saw Lin Li eliminate the final threat.

"Let’s get started! First, we’ll clear out this thicket..." the squad leader said to his companions. Then, everyone rolled up their sleeves and began hacking away at the large thicket with their weapons.

Many hands made for quick work. In no time, the 150-to-160-square-meter thicket was completely cleared away.

"Hey, look at this..." an Exotic Beast Hunter with thick, bushy eyebrows shouted, having spotted something.

"This must be the entrance to the hive," the squad leader surmised, looking at the hole, which was about the size of an adult’s fist.

Someone, impatient to dig up the Tiger Bee hive and get a look, urged, "Let’s hurry up and start digging!"

Lin Li saw that the Exotic Beast Hunters, ready to help him dig, were about to use their own weapons to break ground. He considered it for a moment, then spoke up to stop them.

"Hold on."

"What’s wrong?"

Just as the Exotic Beast Hunters were about to start digging, they heard Lin Li’s call to stop. They turned to look at him, their faces full of confusion.

"Don’t use your Spiritual Weapons to dig. Use these tools instead," Lin Li said. With a thought, he retrieved several hoes and shovels that he had previously ordered online and stored on his Mysterious Small Island.

"Uh..."

The Exotic Beast Hunters all stared, stunned, at the hoes and shovels that had materialized out of thin air. The same thought surfaced in all of their minds.

’No way! This fellow Hunter with a Storage Space Superpower actually keeps so many hoes and shovels in there? Isn’t he worried about them taking up space?’

Lin Li had been able to pull out so many hoes and shovels at once because he had bought them during an online sale. The store was running a "buy more, get more free" promotion with a huge discount.

He figured that as his cultivation broke through to higher and higher levels, the area of the Mysterious Small Island would also grow larger and larger.

When that time came, if he wanted to use farm tools to cultivate land, he’d be dealing with a vast area, and the tools would inevitably wear out.

So why not take advantage of the sale and stock up?

Thus, after a bit of online shopping, Lin Li had ended up with a pile of hoes, shovels, and other farming tools on his Mysterious Small Island.

Seeing the Exotic Beast Hunters staring dumbfounded at the tools he’d produced, Lin Li just smiled. Without saying anything more, he picked up a shovel and started digging.

Although the Exotic Beast Hunters wanted to make a sarcastic comment, they remembered that even though he was young, he was a bona fide cultivation genius at the Second Order High Rank.