Stuck in a Chinese novel

[Death Qi +1]

[Death Qi +1]

[Death Qi +1]

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[Death Qi +37]

Wei Jun wasn't very ecstatic about this notification. That big explosion with so many things used and all he obtained was 37 points of Death Qi which meant he only managed to kill 37 bumblebees.

Wei Jun looked at the bodies of the bees as he, along with his party, entered the beehive. Wei Jun could see many burnt corpses, many intact while many were divided into so many pieces that it was hard to count.

Still, he stored everything in his inventory and he could just have his team clean them up later and then divide them.

"Don't use any of your Qi from beyond this point, understood?" Wei Jun said.

While everyone was left puzzled at such an instruction, they agreed anyway because Wei Jun was the one who had been keeping them fed and rested for the past two days.

In such a situation where they didn't know how long they would be stuck in the gate, no one would even share a drop of water yet Wei Jun had brought in enough food to last all of them a month and he didn't hold back on giving it to them.

Wei Jun was also relieved that such a small amount of food made them trust him. He wasn't very optimistic about this approach but they were all quite gullible. Given that the youngest amongst them was just a thirteen-year-old cultivator, Wei Jun was worried there might be tantrums or stubbornness among them but he still followed the system's advice and it worked.

Another thing Wei Jun was worried about was the number of bees inside the hive but according to the system, there would be more than 100 at max. Even that was a stretch and Wei Jun was asked to expect less.

Now in a usual situation, that wouldn't have been great since these monsters were the source of his Death Qi but at the current moment, Wei Jun was relieved that the number was less because he himself wasn't confident in killing such a big number without Qi and using Qi in this environment was attracting every monster to him.

'Turns out it isn't that good of a limit,' Wei Jun said inwardly.

[That's what equality is]

The system replied like a wise old man which Wei Jun couldn't help but admit was right. Even in his case, equality was applied.

Whereas others could raise their stats by hundreds upon activating the Qi armament, Wei Jun would only get a set number of stat point increases and even that was followed by a limit of a cooldown.

But compared to others, it was much more stable and wasn't connected to his condition. It meant it wouldn't run out even if his health ran down or the same with his Qi.

Once activated, and have consumed Qi, the skill wouldn't deactivate until time ran out, regardless of Wei Jun's mental condition.

Not only that, the amount of Qi used was also very low compared to others. Where others could only activate their skill once, or twice at best, Wei Jun could do the same thing by at least four times with his current Qi amount.

Wei Jun turned to look at the thirteen-year-old kid and couldn't help but shake his head. He was also a reason why he was willing to treat them well.

'If my brother found out I mistreated children…' Just thinking about it ran shivers down his spine. His brother wasn't a harsh person but when it came to his morals, Wei Jun wasn't a younger lovely brother anymore but the younger brother in need of strict guidance.

And the amount of injuries Wei Jun incurred in those strict sessions still left him with chills of fear.

"There's something up ahead," Lin Ruan whispered which Wei Jun had noticed himself. But that was the thing. Wei Jun and Lin Ruan noticed it at the same time even though Wei Jun was more vigilant.

It meant whatever was ahead was intentionally making its presence known. As Wei Jun kept moving because he couldn't see since he couldn't apply Qi to his eyes, he appeared in a clearing where there was a scene that scared the girls and boys alike.

"I'm gonna be sick," Lin Ruan said while a girl even puked in the corner.

In the clearing was a giant bee who was getting some attention from what looked like a male bee.

[It's the mating season from the looks of it]

[You're lucky]

'Lucky?' Wei Jun couldn't help but ask because he wasn't feeling very lucky seeing two monsters get some with an audience present.

[In mating season, all bees are attracted to the queen bee]

[You kill queen bee, they all come at you]

[But if you leave her and kill the others one by one, they wouldn't even bat an eye at you]

[And I doubt the queen would be willing to interrupt her happy time when some commoners die]

'You think?' Wei Jun felt like he could see the happy expression on the queen bee's face and it made him all the more disturbed.

"I can't stay here," Lin Ruan whispered again.

Wei Jun could sympathize with her situation but the situation was too good for him to just ignore.

The presence Wei Jun felt before wasn't someone intentionally making its presence known to them.

No, it was the queen bee giving a free invite to the cave of happiness.

Wei Jun sighed and took out two bee stingers from his inventory. He counted at least forty above bees. He wasn't going to let this situation get out of hand even if he had to witness that scene which made him sicker.

"Take them out." Wei Jun said to Lin Ruan who was more than happy to receive that command and finally stopped covering the eyes of the thirteen-year-old and took his, along with everyone else out.

Once they were gone, Wei Jun got to work.

It was true. As the system said, the bees were so distracted by the scent released from the queen that they couldn't even sense someone penetrating their heads.

One, two, three, for, and so on. Wei Jun killed almost thirty-five bees in a row and now there were only five bees a little bigger than others and the queen herself remained.

[Those are queen's guards]

[They're also what you could call her husbands]

[She wouldn't remain quiet if any one of them died]

'Why didn't she bat an eye when I killed the rest?' Wei Jun asked.

[Look at the ceiling]

[Look at the eggs]

[There are millions of them up there out of which, hundreds of them have a chance of being born]

[However, the guards only have the chance of being born once a century or even a millennial]

[They're much more precious than random bees who have a small shelf life anyway]

Wei Jun nodded and sighed.

It seemed like a fight was inevitable.

[Skill 'Qi armament' has been activated]

[Skill 'Qi empowerment has been activated]

[All physical stats +40]

Wei Jun let his presence known. He looked at the bee, the queen bee, who was also kind of looking back at him because she didn't have eyes but she could still see him thanks to Wei Jun's Qi, still enjoying herself, without caring even a bit about him.

"Now that pisses me off," Wei Jun said out loud.

The meaning in the bee's imaginary eyes was clear. He wasn't her opponent.

Wei Jun jumped high up and aimed for one of the guards who turned around, not lost like the other bees before it, and shot a mouthful of saliva at Wei Jun while he was still midair.

[Qi discharge]

Wei Jun used five points of Qi discharge to propel himself to the left to dodge that attack and used it once again to propel himself back to the guard bee.

The guard bee was slightly taken aback but it didn't panic. Instead, it shook its wings as strong pressure fell on Wei Jun which was purely from the powerful wave of the guard bee's wings.

Still, his charge was only slightly thwarted as he extended his palms behind him and used Qi discharge to propel himself forward.

Just like that, in just a few seconds, he was almost above the guard bee when he felt his senses tingle.

Wei Jun immediately let twenty points of Qi from his feet and propelled him towards the ceiling, just in time to dodge another wave of venomous saliva.

[Your opponent is not just one]

Only one guard was busy mating with the queen. Four were still free.

And unlike the queen's consorts who were usually jealous of each other…

[They're also brothers]

Wei Jun saw that there were four bees who were attentive to him. Wei Jun thought that even if they didn't have eyes, they all had their eyes on him.

A threat that Wei Jun wasn't so sure about facing alone but…

[It's exhilarating, isn't it?]

'It is,' Wei Jun replied as he created a spike using [Qi construct].

[Well, that can't be helped]

[That madness comes with the Smith bloodline, after all]