Hollow Knight: Hallownest

The first stop for Bumblebee after leaving the City of Tears was the mushroom spores scattered freely in the air, the pink fungi growing abruptly in groups of two or three, and the numerous mushrooms spread everywhere, replacing the stones to bear the weight.

And the unique feeling coming from under your feet.

In her impression, the earth has always been a symbol of hardness and heaviness, and has nothing to do with the word "softness". However, in the land of fungi, it seems that no matter how hard something is, it will be clinged to by the unique softness here and become a part of them.

"That'll take a little longer." Bumblebee muttered.

Because the texture of the stone wall mushroom was loose and soft, it was difficult to fix the bone needle she had thrown out. She was startled by the sudden loss of strength, which slowed down her pace. She could only walk step by step along the route. Fortunately, the distance to the next destination was not far.

Just like that, after temporarily taking the scenery in, Bumblebee started running again, waking up many mushroom warriors along the way, but the latter did not react too much, just a stern look in their eyes, and then fell silent again.

This situation continued until there were fewer and fewer mushrooms in Bumblebee's eyes and the spores floating in the air became thinner and thinner. Suddenly, a strange sound came into her ears.

That dry and hoarse voice sounded very much like the rustling sound of insects gnawing near the nest, but it also contained a different kind of comfort. The combination of the two made the bumblebee in the dim environment feel a chill on his back.

"Who?!"

Bumblebee stood still, holding up his bone needles in a defensive posture, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.

Is there a bug stalking her?

No, if that was the case, there was no way she would not have noticed it at all, unless the gap in strength between the two sides was too big. If they wanted to harm her, they should have done it earlier, and would not have dragged it on until now.

Could it be that he was sent by my mother or the king to follow me?

This idea was rejected as soon as it came to mind. Who would make strange noises to attract attention while tracking someone?

After thinking it over, Bumblebee finally couldn't stand the silence around him anymore. Just as he was about to open his mouth and scold again, the sound just now came from the darkness again. Under the blessing of the atmosphere, it sounded like the wailing of a vengeful spirit.

This time Bumblebee heard the source of the sound clearly and moved towards it carefully.

After turning around one dark corner after another and climbing up the stone steps, she finally saw an unusual place.

A cave, to be exact—a cave with a faint glow.

“Mululu…”

The dull voice came again, and Bumblebee narrowed his eyes slightly, looking to the side of the light to determine its source.

It was an insect with half of its body hidden in the shadows. It was holding something long and thick in its hand and was biting it vigorously. After swallowing it, it made the same strange sound as before, as if it was unconsciously expressing satisfaction from enjoying the delicious food.

Seeing this, Bumblebee breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally settled, and he walked towards those "stone pillars".

She just needed a break.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, the chewing sound in the distance stopped immediately. Seeing this, Bumblebee also stopped abruptly and his pupils shrank slightly.

He's there, staring at me?

The insect hiding in the shadows remained motionless, like a strange stone statue, forcing Bumblebee to grasp the bone needle again.

The stalemate between the two sides did not last long. After a few breaths, the insect raised its hand and started eating again, as if nothing had happened.

How weird... Bumblebee frowned, turned around and was about to leave. Rather than taking a short rest, staying away from unknown dangers was a necessary action to move forward.

"I smell you, come sit here."

The Leg Eater shrugged his nose, and then started eating the food in his hand.

In fact, the first smell that rushed into his nostrils was not the smell of Bumblebee, but Geo, the very tempting Geo.

It had been a long time since he had smelled something that made him so hungry.

"who are you?"

Bumblebee stood there, staring at the Leg-Eater vigilantly, without moving a step.

"I'm a businessman, so of course you shouldn't have any bad ideas about my baby. If you treat me badly... you will definitely regret it." The Leg Eater muttered while chewing his food.

merchant?

Bumblebee had a questioning look on his face. The little space next to the Leg-Eater could be taken in almost entirely at a glance, and it was empty. How could he be a businessman?

Thinking of this, she wanted to turn around and leave again, but this time the Leg-Eater became anxious.

"Don't go! Give me Geo and I'll show you something good!"

Bumblebee turned a deaf ear and pretended not to hear anything.

"You greedy little bastard! Look behind you! I won't take your Geo!"

The Leg Eater was furious. He waved one hand and took out a few shiny objects from behind with the other hand, which attracted Bumblebee's attention.

She felt that those stone-like objects actually flowed with extraordinary power.

The bumblebee approached cautiously with the bone needle in hand. After a few steps, its eyes suddenly widened, and even its limbs spread out, and it quickly retreated.

She stared at the ground in horror, then moved her eyes up to the Leg-Eater's hand.

Those are not stone pillars, they are clearly the corpses of insects without limbs!

And in the hand of the bug who called himself a businessman, was holding a leg of the corpse that was sitting under him, with some remains of its body!

A feeling of nausea suddenly surged up from the bottom of his heart, making Bumblebee's expression extremely ugly.

"Don't be surprised. These are robbers who tried to rob my treasure. They deserve it."

The Leg Eater waved its barbed forelimbs and spoke angrily.

"How do I know if you're crying thief?"

Hearing this, the Leg Eater stood up, placed the amulet on the still warm "stone pillar", and stepped back a dozen steps.

"What a greedy little bastard! In this case, will you be able to leave Geo to me with confidence?"

This was the first time he had taken the initiative to compromise to this extent. There was no other way. This was a big customer and he might be able to gain a lot. If it were the past when he met a bug who wanted to see the treasure without paying Geo, he would definitely not mind giving him a few blows.

Seeing the other party give in, Bumblebee walked forward carefully, still holding the bone needle at his side so that he could be ready to fight at any time.

"Look...Look, if you want it, give me more Geo, give me more Geo..."

Three skin care masks reflecting light were lying there quietly. Bumblebee leaned over, picked up the one that looked like countless masks rolled up together, and held it in his hand.

In an instant, a warm current rushed from her palm to every part of her body. The sudden change almost made her throw the amulet in her hand away.

When Bumblebee calmed down and felt the changes in his body, he was shocked again!

"Why did my body, my life, suddenly grow?"

“This thing…what is this thing?!”