Chapter 437: The Siege

That beautiful blonde woman who descended from the sky is called Jinfa Kelisi; her talent is Turning Stones into Gold, and the Pet Beast she has contracted is called the Geng Metal Killer Bee Queen.

That is why so many killer bees follow her around.

Having contracted the Bee Queen is equivalent to contracting an entire family of killer bees.

Worker bees, drones, and the queen bee are all under the control of Jinfa Kelisi.

She and the mohawk-haired man are the right-hand men of Zhishen Dashi.

As for the last old man, he is called Tufang, and his talent is Earth Element Mastery.

This talent allows Tufang to communicate freely with earth-attribute Pet Beasts.

He is the trump card Zhishen Dashi has hidden in the shadows, always appearing as a good-natured old man.

"You all are really bold, daring to hijack the director of our Bureau," the mohawk-haired man clamored.

"Don't force me to act, otherwise if I go crazy, I will start a massacre," Jinfa Kelisi said without any courtesy.

"A misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding. Everyone, let's not fight yet; let's communicate clearly first," Tufang put on the appearance of a good-natured old man, though the smile that didn't reach his eyes betrayed his current thoughts.

Ye Bai directly took out the Qilin Token, and a giant Qilin dharma image appeared in mid-air.

The moment that giant beast appeared in mid-air, everyone was so suppressed by the pressure emanating from the Qilin that they couldn't lift their heads.

The earth element energy coiled around the Qilin dharma image shook the entire Bureau base violently.

"A misunderstanding—can you still call this a misunderstanding now?"

Ye Bai said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

The Qilin dharma image had already appeared; now it remained to be seen how many people would risk committing a great taboo to attack Ye Bai.

After all, this represented the Qilin Marshal.

"Moxi, Kelis, this dharma image is fake."

"Hurry up and attack these three; they are undercover agents sent by the enemy."

Zhishen Dashi shouted at the two of them while enduring the sharp pain in his chest.

Kelis hesitated for a moment; after all, Ye Bai represented the Qilin Marshal, and if she burned bridges, her only outcome would be to flee Yan Country.

But Moxi did not hesitate at all; he directly commanded his Armored Wild Boar to charge at Ye Bai.

"It's fake, it's all fake, everyone follow me and charge!"

The earth trembled under the iron hooves of the Armored Wild Boar; its entire body was covered in bronze-colored scales, and each scale plate collided with the others during the charge, splashing out dark red Mars.

From a distance, the Armored Wild Boar looked as if it were wrapped in a layer of flame armor.

The people who had originally been circling around Ye Bai all scrambled away in terror.

Only Blue Phoenix and Zhang Lingxue remained standing in place, motionless.

Seeing Moxi make a move, Kelis gritted her teeth and stomped her foot: "Forget it, since Moxi has already attacked, there is no need for me to hold back."

"Even if they are the real Twenty-Eight Mansions, they must give us an explanation, rather than controlling the director the moment they enter the Bureau."

"Forget it, I will capture you first, and then negotiate with the Qilin Marshal."

"After all, we have sweated and bled for the Bureau; there is no need to kill us all with one blow!"

The Armored Wild Boar's assault was very fast, and the screeching of its tusks cutting through the air made people's eardrums ache; many people suffered Bleeding from their seven orifices and began to convulse violently on the ground.

"It seems that besides the Sprint, this guy also releases a low-frequency sound wave when its tusks rub against the air,"

Ye Bai thought to himself while rubbing his chin.

"Guangming Nüshen Die, Holy Light Protection & Holy Light Illumination."

Watching the convulsing Pet Beast Masters, Zhang Lingxue could not help but take action.

The holy light fell upon the Pet Beast Masters, and they felt a warm current flowing through their bodies.

Before long, they recovered.

"Quickly find a safe place to hide."

Zhang Lingxue urged.

Ye Bai, meanwhile, stood with his arms crossed, watching the Armored Wild Boar charging toward him.

Its four hooves landed on the ground, emitting a sound like "thump-thump."

This sound was like a majestic war song, boosting the power of the Armored Wild Boar.

Its axe-like tusks flashed with a blinding, intense light, growing brighter and brighter.

"Armored Wild Boar, charge! Don't care if they are the Twenty-Eight Mansions or not, just do it."

"Everyone charge! The law does not punish the masses; who told them to imprison our director."

"Even if the Qilin Marshal blames us, we have our reasons!"

Moxi clamored.

Kelis rolled her eyes at Moxi; this guy was really good at inciting others.

If the people in front of them were truly the Twenty-Eight Mansions, organizing and inciting others to attack the Twenty-Eight Mansions would definitely result in a life sentence in prison.

However, they were all grasshoppers on the same string now, and they had no choice but to attack; capturing them could be considered a bargaining chip for negotiating with the upper echelons of Yan Country.

Just as the rusty, fishy wind was about to hit their faces, the Shadow under the Armored Wild Boar's feet suddenly boiled.

Ink-colored shadows mixed with black Hell fire shot up into the sky.

The black tusks of the Nether Hell Wolf were the first to spring out from the shadow.

The massive Nether Hell Wolf appeared, its eye sockets flashing with deep blue pupils, and sharp teeth protruding from its lower jaw.

In the blink of an eye, the entire body of the Nether Hell Wolf was covered in pitch-black Hell fire.

The Armored Wild Boar was scorched by the Hell fire, emitting a burnt stench.

The Armored Wild Boar let out a roar of shock and anger, its four hooves braking hard and plowing sparks into the bluestone floor.

But it was already too late; the Nether Hell Wolf had already pounced on the Armored Wild Boar and knocked it to the ground.

Only a loud boom was heard, the ground shook violently, and the Armored Wild Boar slammed into the ground.

The sharp wolf claws had already pierced through the scale armor on its back, stabbing into the body of the Armored Wild Boar.

Asphalt-like Shadow material was eroding through the gaps in the scales; this was the power of Shadow controlled by the Nether Hell Wolf.

This kind of Shadow power possessed corrosive properties.

The bronze scales hissed as they corroded, just like a piece of red-hot branding iron being pressed onto them; streaks of black smoke rose from the Armored Wild Boar's body, drifting into the air and spreading out.

"Armored Wild Boar!"

"Are you okay!"

Moxi seemed extremely worried about the state of the Armored Wild Boar.

From his perspective, he could see that the Armored Wild Boar's incredibly hard bronze scales were like paper in front of this Shadow creature.

At this moment, the Armored Wild Boar let out a miserable howl.

The Armored Wild Boar's scales burst open in response, and dark red plasma mixed with bone fragments splattered onto the ground.

The Nether Wolf seized the opportunity to open its mouth, a faint blue light cluster lit up deep in its pitch-black throat, and blue flames poured out from its mouth.

These flames spread instantly, covering the entire Armored Wild Boar.

The Armored Wild Boar felt the agony of being burned by the raging fire; it suddenly scrambled up from the ground and charged fiercely toward the distance.

When Moxi saw the location the Armored Wild Boar was charging toward, his pupils contracted sharply.

"No, Armored Wild Boar, that is the place where the No. 6 Indescribable Object, the Meidusha statue, is imprisoned; do not enter the range of the statue."

Moxi shouted loudly at the Armored Wild Boar, worried that his Pet Beast would be turned to stone by Meidusha.

But the Armored Wild Boar's body was covered in Hell fire, and the intense stinging pain coming from its body did not make the Armored Wild Boar listen to Moxi's words; instead, it charged toward the Meidusha statue with a fierce look on its face.

There was an altar there, and deep within the altar crouched a snake-haired stone carving; when any living creature entered within three zhang, the scales would sound like living snake scales, emitting a faint, spell-like noise.

At the same time, the statue's eyes would gradually open; at this moment, it was still possible to escape.

Once the eyes were completely open, they would emit two blinding, grayish-white rays of light.

Wherever the light passed, the ground would calcify into gray-white at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all living creatures would turn into stone statues.

And the weakness of the Meidusha statue was also very simple: it could only petrify one Pet Beast at a time, and it required an interval of one hour before it could continue to use Petrification.

Originally, a large number of mirrors were arranged around the Meidusha statue to prevent Meidusha from turning people or Pet Beasts into stone.

But in the violent earthquake just now, the mirrors had shattered one after another, losing their function of keeping Meidusha in check.

At this moment, the Armored Wild Boar raised its head, and its gaze made direct contact with the Meidusha statue.

Marble patterns appeared directly in its pupils and immediately spread outward, followed by the stiffening of its limb joints, and finally, its entire body turned into gray-white rock of the same material as the statue.

"Oh, no, my Armored Wild Boar."

If a Pet Beast petrified by Meidusha could be fed a Petrification potion and treated, it was possible for it to come back to life.

But after the Armored Wild Boar was petrified, it did not stop; instead, like a cannonball, it slammed directly into the Meidusha statue.

Under the violent impact, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the Meidusha statue, and the Armored Wild Boar's body also fell to pieces.

Bright red blood seeped out from the stone, and soon formed a pool of foul-smelling liquid.

"No!"

Moxi felt the contract break; there was only one possibility for this, which was that the Armored Wild Boar had completely died.

"Moxi, don't get excited yet, immediately summon the next Pet Beast."

Zhishen Dashi shouted loudly while panting heavily.

At this moment, his heart was aching more and more.

"What exactly did you do to me, why can I barely breathe."

Zhishen Dashi glared viciously at Ye Bai, just like a ferocious, starving wolf.

"Aren't monks supposed to be compassionate? Why do you give me the feeling of a bandit?"

Ye Bai did not answer Zhishen Dashi's question, but instead teased him a little.

"Rest assured, I put something good inside your heart."

"Of course, I won't kill you; your sins will be handed over to the high-level officials of the Yan Country to be displayed."

"You will live until the day of the verdict."

"Only by then, your reputation will be completely ruined."

Ye Bai said with ill intent; to be honest, he didn't have any good feelings toward Zhishen Dashi, but rather more disgust.

A perfectly good Bureau had been turned into a foul mess by Zhishen Dashi, which really made Ye Bai feel very angry.

The Bureau was a very important department of the Yan Country, shouldering the important mission of researching Indescribable Objects.

Now what Ye Bai saw were corrupt high-level officials, unenterprising middle-level staff, and bottom-level workers who accomplished nothing.

All the shortcomings were covered up by false reports.

"Kuimulang, be careful, those Golden Killer Bees are rushing over."

Blue Phoenix reminded from the side.

Each of these Killer Bees was one meter tall, golden all over, and made a buzzing sound in the air.

Myriad-Change Butterfly immediately stepped forward, and it turned into a Flame Butterfly.

The surrounding temperature began to rise quite a bit, and it stood in a tense standoff with the Geng Metal Killer Bees.

When the Geng Metal Killer Bee hovered by flapping its wings, its imperial copper-colored compound eyes refracted cold, sharp light, its body was streaked with dark gold patterns, and the barb at the end was like a poisoned dagger, with purple venom seeping out from it.

The translucent wing membranes vibrated at high speed, emitting a buzzing sound like metal scraping.

Its gaze fell on the Myriad-Change Butterfly, which was surrounded by raging flames; the raging flames were reflected in its compound eyes, along with the sound of wings flapping unhurriedly.

The air was disturbed by the raging fire and appeared distorted.

The surrounding temperature began to rise rapidly.

The Geng Metal Killer Bee suddenly felt its body temperature rising rapidly.

"Not good, Killer Bees, attack the Pet Beast in front of you immediately."

Kelis could feel the unease in the hearts of the Killer Bees, and she issued the order directly.

With a buzz, the Killer Bee flew high into the air, raised its sharp, scissor-like mandibles, and dove rapidly downward.

The wind it stirred up was like streaks of Wind Blade, rushing out in all directions.

The Myriad Change Butterfly split off a Clone, its butterfly shadow dividing into three afterimages as it scattered directly.

The Killer Bee's tail needle pierced through one of the Clones, and the venom corroded charred holes into the Clone's wings.

The red light in the Killer Bee's compound eyes surged, the vibration frequency of its wing membranes suddenly doubled, and the ring-shaped air wave that exploded when it broke the sound barrier sent gravel within a five-foot radius flying; it had begun to get serious.

A buzzing sound came from the air.

The Geng Metal Killer Bees turned into streaks of light, beginning to engage the Myriad Change Butterfly in the air.

From time to time, a Killer Bee would have its wings sliced off by the Myriad Change Butterfly and fall from the sky.

Its massive bee needle was covered in cracks.

These Killer Bees twitched on the ground, and before long, they had no breath left.

"Watch out!"

Zhang Lingxue shouted suddenly, and the True Light Goddess butterfly descended from the air, casting Holy Light Protection.

A milky white light shield enveloped Ye Bai, and at this moment, a Bee King, one size larger than the average Geng Metal Killer Bee, appeared.

Its thick tail needle pierced into the milky white light shield, leaving a three-inch-deep dent; it was just a hair's breadth away from the Poison Needle piercing Ye Bai's brain.

"That was close, that was close."

Zhang Lingxue breathed a sigh of relief; she had been keeping a sharp lookout in all directions just now, fearing that Ye Bai would be ambushed.

Fortunately, she had noticed this, otherwise the Bee King might really have pierced through Ye Bai's head.

In fact, even if the True Light Goddess butterfly hadn't acted, the Candle Dragon God was already prepared to strike.

An immortal sword suddenly emerged from the void, emitting a blindingly bright light and splitting into more and more Clones.

Seeing Ye Bai wave his hand, these immortal swords whistled as they charged out directly.

The Geng Metal Killer Bees fell from the sky like raindrops.

Their wings were sliced off by the immortal swords, and a huge gash appeared between their brows.

If someone were to pick them up now, they would discover that they were nothing but a layer of skin left.

(End of this chapter)