connection in a single blow striking
only halfway through a resounding crash
echoed as the ancient tree shuddered
violently causing the hive to tilt
precariously to te that moment of
descent her heart raced and cold sweat
Beed on her forehead she had
underestimated the strength of the hives
connection the buzzing sound around her
intensified signaling that the nearby
Jade B's had detected the disturbance at
their nest after landing she leapt again
to strike however due to the hive's Tilt
the angle had shifted and her second
attempt also failed to fully sever the
connection she had no choice but to jump
once more the Jade bees had not ventured
far they lingered nearby and the time
she had wasted though only a few seconds
was enough for the bees to arrive
hearing the buzzing sound close at hand
she remained undeterred tilting her body
slightly to deliver one final strike
with a crack and a boom the immense Hive
plummeted crashing down onto the iron
Barrel below coal scattered across the
ground and smoke billowed into the air
as the pressure
erupted could not help but shut her eyes
and when she reopened them her vision
was clouded with blood vessels ignoring
the stings from the Jade B's attacking
her she waved her hands frantically in
front of her once she discerned the
hive's position she lunged forward to
embrace it however Misfortune struck as
the hive tumbled to the ground it rolled
slightly leaving the entrance facing
upward as she bent down to grasp The
Hive she came face to face with a pair
of glaring red eyes it was an oversized
Jade B its body now charred and gray
upon spotting gonon its mouth Parts
elongated and lunged toward her face
instinctively she looked up the mouth
part jabbed at her neck fortuitously
blocked by her lengthy Veil had it been
before the abrupt motion might have
caused her to lose her balance and fall
but now after considerable training and
Agility guin's attributes had
significantly improved her movement was
Swift and precise allowing her to
maintain her footing while
simultaneously seizing the attacking bee
with one hand with her other hand she
forcefully tore the Jade B apart
releasing a mixture of colorful fluids
quickly discarding the remains she
lunged forward to embrace the hive
however in that Brief Encounter she
found herself encircled by a swarm of J
bees the larger bees could not penetrate
her defenses but a small Jade be managed
to Sting the bridge of her nose just as
she looked up unlike the larger blood
sucking bees this little one could only
deliver a single lethal sting yet it was
significant the elite Jade B failed to
harm gonon but this tiny creature
succeeded successfully clinging to The
Hive gonion found she could not store it
in her systems backpacked a system
notification chimed item contains living
entities cannot be stored she barely
registered the message before activating
her teleportation knowing that if even
more Jade B's arrived and attacked her
vulnerable spots the situation would
become dire dizzy she found herself in a
new location her feet resting upon soft
sand shushu was nearby finally spotting
her eyes Al light with joy eek gonon
swiftly tossed The Hive aside exclaiming
step back both shei and shushu retreated
a few Paces the high rolled across the
Sandy ground coming to rest with its
entrance facing right jonon wielding her
watermelon knife prepared for the Jade
bees to emerge from within yet after a
considerable wait none appeared frowning
she refrained from approaching too
closely the system had clearly indicated
that living entities resided within the
hive shushu tilted its head in confusion
volunteering it declared I'll go take a
look stop gonon quickly interjected to
I'll check her armor was far more
comprehensive than shushu it was no
contest who should investigate