21: Chapter 21 Killer Bees? A Laborer!

Ling Feng, the young master of The Consortium.

The first antagonist arrived faster than imagined.

However, it didn't exceed Lin Mo's expectations.

Once conflicts of interest are involved, various forms of resistance inevitably appear.

First place in the City Siege Hunt not only symbolizes a guaranteed admission spot to the best university, but also comes with high rewards.

Furthermore, its prestige is very high, making it a great promotional billboard in itself.

If someone from The Consortium obtained this first place, they could generate massive advertising revenue through their operations.

Precisely because Lin Mo had overwhelmingly crushed the first place spot, he had entered The Consortium's field of vision.

Logically, after they investigated Lin Mo, they discovered Su Xiaoli's anomaly.

Fortunately, the Alliance's control over professional levels had always been very strict.

In a place like Shimmering City, the peak of the 1st Transition was already the ceiling.

Anyone without official Alliance status who exceeded the 1st Transition would be subjected to layers of interrogation and surveillance, and they could not stay for long.

Those at the 2nd Transition could enter neighboring cities like Morning Light City and Blue Light City at will.

But if you want to enter Shimmering City, sorry, no can do.

Unless you are a local and retired, or you have family members living here long-term, only then is it possible to apply for long-term residency.

Therefore, Qin Lan, a peak 5th Transition Epic-grade Mage, could be considered the 'heavens' of Shimmering City without exaggeration.

But even if it's only the peak of the 1st Transition, they are still very strong; Lin Mo didn't know if he could win.

The peak of the 1st Transition is a full Level 90!

Every time a professional transitions, the levels required to advance increase by 30 levels.

From 0 Transition to 1st Transition, one only needs to go from Level 0 to Level 30, but from 1st Transition to 2nd Transition, one needs to reach a full Level 90!

The level gap changed from 30 levels to 60 levels.

By extension, from 2nd Transition to 3rd Transition, one must raise their level by a full 90 levels to reach Level 180 to transition!

From 3rd Transition to 4th Transition requires an increase of 120 levels, reaching Level 300!

Consequently, the strength gap between each transition is enormous!

Ninety-five percent of people in this world will never even touch the edge of the 3rd Transition in their lifetime.

The 1st Transition is equivalent to an ordinary university student from his past life.

The 2nd Transition is equivalent to social elites, PhDs, or small business owners.

Slaying a peak 1st Transition as a peak 0 Transition was no easy feat.

It was roughly equivalent to a middle schooler slaying a graduate student.

Even if they were going to act tomorrow, they would first have to find a way to get Qin Lan away; otherwise, no matter how many came, they would just be fodder for her.

An active-duty peak 5th Transition Epic-grade Archmage of the Alliance was nothing to joke about.

Even if Qin Lan was really lured away, Lin Mo wasn't afraid.

Peak 1st Transition, huh?

Let me see what you're made of.

Lin Mo shifted his gaze to the two bottles of monster attracting incense in his hand.

Whether he could create a miracle in one day tomorrow would depend on these two bottles of monster attracting incense!

monster attracting incense!

Let me see your limits!!!

...

The next morning.

The air in the Heifeng Hunting Camp still carried a bone-chilling cold.

Most freshmen were still in the hall organizing their gear, forming teams, and buying potions.

Lin Mo walked alone into the mist-shrouded wilderness.

He needed to find a type of monster with a very high attack frequency that never tired.

Then, he would use the monster attracting incense to gather them together, maximizing his experience farming speed!

An hour later.

"Hiss— Rustle—"

Amidst the thick purple-black poisonous miasma, Lin Mo stopped in his tracks and looked up.

Thirty meters ahead was a dead giant tree so thick it would take a hundred people to encircle it.

Hanging from the canopy was a dark purple beehive as large as a small hill.

On the surface of the hive, giant bees the length of a forearm were constantly entering and exiting through dense holes.

Their abdomens flickered with a heart-palpitating, ghostly blue cold light.

A flash of realization crossed Lin Mo's eyes.

As a high school student with top-tier academic scores, he recognized what kind of monster this was at a glance.

[Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bee]

[Level: 25]

[HP: 1000]

[Strength: 5]

[Constitution: 100]

[Spirit: 5]

[Speed: 1000]

[Traits: Extremely high attack frequency. The stinger carries 150 points of True Damage and injects neurotoxin (deducts 5 HP per second, lasts 30 seconds, stackable).]

This was a monster that school teachers often emphasized.

It was also the monster with the highest mortality rate among professionals who encountered them.

The stats of this monster didn't look strong, and individually, they weren't particularly outstanding.

But what made them terrifying was that they were social creatures.

A single nest of Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees contained at least tens of thousands of them!

Furthermore, they possessed ridiculous True Damage and a poison-stacking mechanism.

Even though they were only Level 25, the survival rate for professionals below Level 50 who encountered them was zero to this day!

There was even a Level 108 2nd Transition professional who, through a moment of carelessness, died under their swarm!

A smile curled at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth.

"Sorry, but my Block mechanism happens to counter you perfectly."

Lin Mo licked his lips.

"Magic Needle Bees, huh? All of you, come work for me!"

He picked up a large rock and violently hurled it at the hill-sized beehive!

...

Two thousand meters up in the sky.

Qin Lan's body jolted, nearly making her fall.

"This kid is seeking death again!"

Those were Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees!

The most notorious social magical beasts around Shimmering City!

Known as the slaughterers of low-level professionals.

The mortality rate for rookie professionals in Shimmering City had always remained high, and 80% of those casualties were caused by Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees!

Their strength and health weren't high, but even a Level 40 or 50 Heavy Knight would be instantly killed the moment they stepped into their territory!

Because their primary means of attack was True Damage that ignored armor and poison damage that could stack layers!

You can Block physical damage, but can you Block True Damage?

Even if you can Block True Damage, can you Block thousands upon thousands of stacked layers of poison damage?

If the toxins of ten thousand Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees hit him at once, that would be millions of points of True Damage, plus millions of points of poison damage!

Even a 3rd Transition professional might not be able to withstand it!

"Damn it! This kid better not have overplayed his hand!"

Qin Lan gripped her spatial item, staring intently at Lin Mo, prepared to forcibly rescue him if things went south.

...

At the same time.

In a decaying swamp mire, a full thousand meters downwind from Lin Mo.

A piece of "dead wood" slowly opened its eyes.

That was the top scout of the Night Owl Squad, codenamed "Black Crow."

Level 90, peak of the 1st Transition, Shadow Stalker.

Strings of ghostly green data were rapidly flickering across his tactical goggles.

Beep.

The low, raspy voice of Captain Xiao Yi came through the encrypted earpiece:

"Black Crow, confirm position status."

"Captain, everything is ready."

Black Crow zoomed in the focus of his goggles.

Then, his breathing hitched for half a second.

"Captain..."

Black Crow's voice carried a sense of absurdity.

"The target... seems to have lost his mind."

"Speak clearly!"

"He walked right under the nest of the Death-Dealing Magic Needle Bees."

Black Crow swallowed hard, his fingers digging into the mud.

"And he even threw a rock at it, then just stood there in front of the hive!"

The other end of the earpiece fell silent.

After a full three seconds, Xiao Yi finally spoke in disbelief:

"Magic Needle Bees? You mean those rookie-killers that deal both True Damage and poison damage?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Yi was silent for a moment, then let out a cold laugh.

"What a fool who doesn't even know how to spell the word 'death.' Even we wouldn't dare provoke those monsters."

"Captain, what should we do? Young Master Ling wants him alive."

"The Alliance people won't let him die."

"He probably had a conflict with the Alliance people, so he's intentionally acting suicidal."

"I see!"

"Cut the chatter and keep a close eye on him."

"The moment Qin Lan leaves this area, relay the message immediately."

Black Crow cut the communication and lay prone in the muck.

He had seen plenty of idiots, but this was the first time he'd seen someone actively seeking death like this.

Through his goggles, he watched the scene ahead with leisurely interest.

"Buzz buzz buzz—!"

A riot erupted.

That giant rock was like a stone thrown into a boiling crater, causing the hot magma to erupt violently!!

The hill-sized beehive trembled violently.