Tyron was in the outer spring, soaking along with the others while absorbing the natural energy in the air. Soon, he arrived at a bottleneck and couldn't absorb any more energy. There were also others like him who were stopped at the bottleneck. However, Milo, Kai, and Walker were quite lucky to break through to the next realm. “I finally reached the A-rank class. This is great.” Walker had an expression of excitement on his face. Kai and Milo also spoke out. “I've been stuck at the B-rank bottleneck for so many years. Who would have thought this golden opportunity would come by?” “Yeah. It would be great if we could come here every day.” Kai had a look of longing on his face as he stared at the dense energy around him. He wanted to absorb them all, but his body was too full to do so. “Should we report the location of this place to the higher-up. It will be very beneficial if the hall can produce stronger mercenaries with the help of this place.” Gael suggested. “That's a nice suggestion. I bet to say that we will be rewarded with a lot of honor points if we report this location to them.” Tyron didn't join their conversation and just watched as the two discussed among themselves. Once they were done soaking, they all climbed out of the hot spring. The tiredness from their earlier battle had been washed away, and now, their bodies were brimming with energy. It was still afternoon, so there was still time for them to continue their journey. “Let's get going,” Tyron said. He didn't expect that they would leave too soon, so the tent they set up wasn't used at all. After packing up, they all left.At the hot spring mountain, an earth-shattering change was taking place. All the natural energy in the area began to gather in one spot, forming a circle of energy. Once the entire energy was gathered, they immediately vanished into thin air. The place that was once filled with energy was now barren like a desert. If Tyron had known that such an earth-shattering change would take place here, he wouldn't have brought out the news to the higher up, saving him from an embarrassment in the future. Unfortunately, this clueless man continued to lead his team around the forest in high spirits. … 'Buzz, buzz, buzz.' Despite standing far away, the loud buzzing sound filled everyone's ears. In the distance, several flying bees almost as big as a watermelon could be seen floating outside the hollow of a big tree. Their wings continued to make a loud buzzing sound as they moved about, working. =========== [Golden Honey Bee Worker] Class: A Characteristics: Gathers in Crowds. When Enraged, They Will Chase Their Opponents Down And Sting Them With Their Sharp Stingers. Skills: Honey Production, Intoxicant Stingers. Elemental Weakness: Fire Elemental Attacks. Physical Weakness: Weak Defense at The Waist. ===========Sylvia had long noticed that all the beasts they'd met on the road so far had been A-rank beasts. It seems like the deeper they venture in, the higher the class of the beasts they will meet. Now, back to the scene. There were thousands of flying A-rank bees before them. With just their eleven numbers alone, fighting against them doesn't seem to be a feasible plan. Even though Ian had the S-rank Huji they could rely on, they can't just let the young dragon face all the enemies by himself, right? So what's the plan? Should they take a detour or not? Jose finally asked the question in Sylvia's mind. “Boss, are we going to attack them or not?” “Of course.” Tyron didn't hesitate in replying. “Put on your safety wear, everyone. We are going to attack the bees' nest.” Sylvia took out the safety wear from her ring and put it on. To outsiders, the safety wear looks like a normal raincoat that has no sort of defense. But despite how weak it looks, the dress was made from the wings of several A-rank flying beasts. It's both waterproof and capable of defending against the attack of A-rank beasts. Gael didn't waste any time. After putting up the coat, he launched several balls of flame at the working bees. Although none of them died under his attack, this was enough to cause panic among the colony. 'Buzz, buzz, buzz.' The buzzing sound became louder.Gael continued to shoot out fireballs. But since the Poisonous flame bird beast was just a B-rank monster, the fire wasn't enough to cause great damage to these A-rank bees. Apart from their outer skin, which showed signs of burn, the rest of their bodies were still intact. The panic Bees soon detected Gael's location and flew over in anger. No matter how powerful you are, being chased by thousands of enraged Bees would surely make your skin crawl. Sylvia made her move. Numerous wind blades appeared out of thin air and launched straight at the incoming bees. 'Phiish.' The bees were instantly slit at their waist. Blue blood covered the ground as they fell dead. 'Buzz, buzz, buzz.' The surrounding sound became even louder. Tyron signaled towards Ian, who was next to him. Receiving the hint, the latter nodded. So when Tyron dashed into the horde of bees, Ian closely followed behind him. Of course, this wasn't a suicidal act. A wind shield immediately emerged, protecting both Tyron and Ian as they moved forward. Tyron hurriedly headed for the huge tree where the nest of the bees was situated. As he got there, he began to put the golden honeycombs into his ring. With the size of the bees just as huge as a watermelon, it's no wonder that their honeycombs would also be huge. Ian stood beside Tyron, protecting him from the incoming bees.The bees couldn't resist Ian's attack and died. But their charge didn't lessen a bit. Knowing that their queen was still inside the hive, there's no way they would dare to stop their attack. Hence, the force on Ian's side began to grow. Several times when he was almost out of energy, Ian would take out the restoration drink from his storage ring and gulp it down. Once a bit of his energy had been restored, he would resume back to fighting against the bees. While Tyron was taking out the honeycombs, his hands weren't idle either. As there were still some bees left inside the tree, he had to spare some time to take care of them first, before resuming back to his task. 'Huff! Huff! Huff.' The sound of heavy breathing, followed by a loud thud, floated into Tyron's ears. He wasn't the only one who heard it. Ian, who stood next to him, also detected the strange sound. When they both looked to where the sound was coming from, they saw a huge bear heading towards them in excitement. It didn't seem to care about the appearance of the two-legged humans inside the forest and rushed towards Tyron, who was holding a honeycomb in his hand. Tyron, who saw the bear heading his way, had a serious expression on his face. He immediately took out a sword from his ring with his other hand and slashed at the incoming beast. The bear didn't expect that it would be attacked, so it wasn't able to dodge in time. “Eeeh!” It cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Tyron didn't want the loud cry of the bear to alarm other beasts nearby and immediately finished it off. After storing the body of the bear away, he went back to his task. However, his heart appeared a bit troubled when he thought about how silly the bear looked from the moment it appeared. How can such a clumsy beast reside in the inner area of the wilds? Something seems off. Or could it be that it’s a beast cub that had wandered away from its mother? No. That can't be. Tyron shook off this thought. He knew how beasts were very tight against their cubs. They wouldn't let them wander away unless… “F*ck. Run!” “Roooaaarrr!!!!”