Ye An

Zam stood at the window, staring at the swarm of bees besieging the city lord's mansion through the window glass, with an extremely gloomy expression.

In the hall on the first floor, the businessmen and guards gathered here were noisy, and there was no silence for a moment.

Some merchants complained softly that they should not covet the benefits promised by Zam, and now they are stuck here and cannot advance or retreat.Unless the swarm voluntarily leaves, they will never leave the castle for half a step.

Previously, a businessman discovered that the bee colony would rest at night, so he plucked up the courage to organize a team and tried to slip away at night.Not wanting to be discovered by worker bees, a group of more than 20 people were all surrounded by mutant bees.

The screams spread into the City Lord's Mansion, and everyone was terrified, but no one dared to approach the windows and gates to see what happened to the team, let alone save people.

When it was dawn, someone finally mustered up the courage to go to the window, and was immediately taken a breath by the scene not far away.

On the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion, there were more than 20 corpses lying in disorder, each of them had a grim expression and their bodies were distorted, and they had already stopped breathing.

Bees are flying over the square, the number is more than the previous few days.

Some gophers came out from the corner of the square, bit the dead, and dragged them far away together.

Instead of attacking the gophers, the bees continued flying around the castle, apparently determined to trap everyone.Unless a miracle happens, the swarm will never retreat.

This discovery made everyone despair.

If someone in the city is willing to help, they rush out at the risk of their lives, and there may be hope of escape.But they and the residents of the city have already torn their skins apart, and they will fight to the death when they meet, not to mention helping, Jincheng people count as one, and I wish they could die.

In desperation, everyone felt resentful and all turned towards Zam.However, Zam's strength is so powerful that they cannot deal with it at all.

The resentment keeps accumulating, reaching a certain limit and overwhelming the fear, and there will inevitably be great chaos in the city lord's mansion.

While everyone was clamoring and complaining, seven or eight servants came in with a large wooden tray and put the barbecue and wheat cakes on the long table.

The aroma of the food wafted, mixed with the spicy seasoning, arousing everyone's appetite.

The quarrel came to an abrupt end, and the merchants and guards rushed to the long table together, ignoring any decency, grabbing the barbecue and wheat cakes with their bare hands, while pushing away the people around them, stepping on the palms of those who fell to the ground, amidst the screams and curses, Grab the food, don't care about it being hot, and put it in your mouth with big gulps.

The city lord's mansion is rich in reserves, with a lot of meat and grains.However, there are too many people seeking asylum, and the food is consumed and cannot be replenished. Except for Zam's confidants, others can only rely on robbing if they want to eat.

As time passed, the number and standard of meals dropped again and again, from three meals a day to two meals a day, and then to one meal a day.

Everyone bit the seemingly tempting, but actually had a sour smell, and forced themselves to swallow it even though they kept retching.

The strong taste of the seasoning is to cover up the spoilage of the food. However, no matter how good the servant's craftsmanship is, he can't make the spoiled food fresh.

The businessman and the guards resisted the discomfort in their stomachs, and ate the looted food as fast as they could, and everyone was gobbling it.

They didn't suspect at all, they couldn't find a way to force the swarm back, and when the food ran out, they would all starve to death here.After all, all the mice in the city lord's mansion have been caught, and now they can't even see a shadow.

As for the centipede hiding in the dungeon, let alone not being able to catch it, even if they could catch it, they would not dare to speak.

The servants packed up the wooden trays and exited the hall as quickly as possible.Even if their stomachs are empty and their eyes are black with hunger, they dare not stop for a moment.

These merchants and guards are like trapped animals, no one knows when they will lose their minds.

Just three days ago, two maids brought hot water. They slowed down a bit. When they were carried out by their companions, they were already two dilapidated and cold corpses.

When the older maid cleaned them up, she found that they were not only tortured, but also had several cuts on their bodies, and there were even tooth marks around the wounds.

This discovery shocked the servants, and they looked at each other in fear, knowing what had happened.

Fear and fear shrouded everyone's hearts. They didn't want to die, let alone suffer the same fate.

But what should they do, how can they save themselves?

Just when everyone was panicking, a group of black ants appeared in the corner of the kitchen.

These ants are very large, with a pair of sharp claws on their heads, showing their identity as soldier ants.

Black ants stalked the stained ground without anyone noticing.Their goal is the storage room, crawling in through the cracks of the door, shaking their tentacles with each other, and spreading the powder on the hind legs and belly to the ingredients and seasonings.

The action of the ant colony is very cautious, crawling over all the existing ingredients, making sure that there are no omissions, and then returning along the original road.

The servants lamented their fate, and their hearts were full of horror. No one noticed the changes in the kitchen and storage room, let alone knew that a group of black ants had visited.

On the outskirts of Jincheng, Ye An and his party met Xiao Yun smoothly.

In addition to the rescued Gerald, there are eight more adult pandas in the team.The little panda that was taken away before hung on Ye An's lap, and would not let go no matter what.In the end, a female panda couldn't see it and grabbed it by force, so Ye An could move freely.

After the team reunited, Uncle Qiang and the others checked Gerald's injuries, and after confirming that there was nothing serious, they brought out hot broth for Ye An and the others to replenish their strength.

Everyone sat around the fire, filling their stomachs and explaining what happened.

Gerald ate up most of the pot of broth, wiped off the grease from his mouth, and told the story of when Zam entered the Golden City, how he was assassinated, and what happened in the city.

He recalled every detail and tried to leave nothing behind.

"That man can release black energy, I suspect that his whole body is covered with poison." Gerald gritted his teeth.

Regarding the identity of the Zam mutant, Ye An had already learned from Uncle Qiang, and Xiao Yun had also learned about it.It's just not as detailed as Gerrard has mastered.After all, he once faced Zam in person and was plotted and tortured by the other party.

"There is a big commotion in the city, I think we can contact the city residents." Gerrard suggested.

Whatever Zam's ultimate goals, Jincheng suffers from it.The anger and hatred of the city residents continued to escalate. If the swarms left, the angry crowd would inevitably rush into the City Lord's Mansion and tear the people inside alive, even if they had to pay a huge price.

Ye An and Xiao Yun exchanged glances and accepted Gerrard's proposal.

"I will contact the queen bee and let the bee swarm avoid the city residents. However, if they have other intentions and attack the bee swarm during the operation, I will not guarantee that they will survive." Ye Anchou said at the beginning.

"I understand." Gerald nodded.

"Also..." Ye An was about to continue, but was suddenly interrupted by a flying pigeon.

The homing pigeon circled above his head, folded its wings and landed on his shoulder.

There was a rustling sound from the bamboo forest, and a large group of black ants appeared outside the camp. The soldier ant leading the way supported his upper body, shaking his antennae above his head, and passed the feedback information from his fellow ants to Ye An.

Knowing that the operation went well, Ye An was overjoyed, and informed Xiao Yun and Gerald of his arrangement, and the next step was to wait patiently.

"Three days, it only takes three days, and the bee colony can leave." Ye An smiled and held up a soldier ant.The ferocious mutated ant was lying on his palm, its smooth carapace was like a gemstone, glides through the luster in the firelight.

"Three days?" Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows.

"In three days, there will be a 'surprise' in the City Lord's Mansion." Ye An laughed.

In a sense, this is the inspiration he got from that banquet, and it can be regarded as repaying him in his own way.