CHAPTER 530: CHAPTER 329: FIREPOWER FROM ALL SIDES, READY TO ERUPT

August 14th, 0:00, deep into the night, a camouflaged fighter jet tore through the clouds near a deserted island north of Osaka, Japan.

The sea was surging, waves pounding the empty beach in layers, shells glinting in the moonlight.

"I’m off, you two take care."

Urushibara Ryuri gave a slight nod, bidding farewell to Kalina and the Father of Puppets inside the cabin as she secured her parachute backpack.

Then she lifted her foot and kicked open the cabin door of the fighter jet. With a bang, the fierce wind burst in, lifting Kalina’s long hair and the Father of Puppets’ oversized coat, but luckily these two were oddities, having no temper.

"Can’t you treat the jet doing your bidding a bit kinder?" came Garfield’s grumbling over the headset, to which Urushibara Ryuri smirked indifferently and was the first to leap off the top of the jet.

In the roaring wind, her hair was blown high, and as she lifted her head, she could see the moonlight. In the girl’s clear, glass-like pupils, reflected a bright moon suspended high in the night sky.

With a bang, a huge parachute opened behind her, and she swayed downward toward the beach.

As Urushibara Ryuri descended, she overlooked the land from afar, the moonlight giving the deserted island a bewitching and eerie aura, like a blooming poppy.

No vegetation, no forests, thousands of Light-Eating Bees sleeping on the barren sands. Heavy breathing, the hum of vibrating wings, the rustling sounds spread in all directions.

After a while, Urushibara Ryuri successfully landed. Upon touching down, she immediately unfastened the parachute, kneeling with one knee on the cold sand.

Soon, it was about to rain heavily, and the tide was rising, the waves washing over the beach. The moist sand grains flowed back into the sea with the ebb and flow of the water,

Meanwhile, part of Garfield’s drone swarm had flown over from afar, circling above her, projecting surveillance images of the island onto the beach.

The projection image surrounded Urushibara Ryuri, the blue glow illuminating her delicate jawline.

In fact, Urushibara Ryuri’s superpower allowed her to have the vision of the marked target.

But to get an overview of the situation, she needed the drone projections created by Garfield to easily see dangers outside the marked target’s vision.

After all, some dangers always hide beyond human sight. Only by being vigilant enough and observing comprehensively can she safely bring the Rainbow Wing members back to the island edge before deadly danger arrives.

Urushibara Ryuri’s superpower was of utmost importance within Rainbow Wings. Without her, the death rate of the past few classes would have been a whole level higher.

And most importantly, she had strong self-preservation abilities, able to hide herself in an "independent space" when necessary, keeping any enemy from finding her location.

"Preparation complete, we can start." At this moment, Urushibara Ryuri calmly reported over the communication channel, her sight locked onto the battlefield images returned by the drones.

She muttered, "First, annihilate all worker bees in all directions of the island."

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Meanwhile, on the eastern side of the island.

Alexandra, codename "Princess," Rainbow Wing’s 7th member, was rapidly descending from a red and blue camouflaged fighter jet.

Like a moth to a flame.

Below her feet was a multitude of bees, densely packed, a nauseating mass, like thousands of centipede legs writhing in the sewers.

In the next instant, a giant sphere resembling a moon formed beneath Alexandra’s feet.

Her shoes stood atop the "Moon," and the silver-white bun on her head gleamed under the moonlight.

From afar it looked as though there were two moons in the sky, one round, one crescent.

Alexandra stood on the full moon, looking down with interest at the Bee Race resting on the ground.

Meanwhile, the previously dark land suddenly illuminated with an unnatural crimson glow.

Alexandra stood on that miniature "Moon," as a giant sun slowly rose behind her.

At this moment, bright, red light radiated from the sun, spreading eastward over the deserted island, engulfing the ubiquitous moonlight, engulfing the island’s shadows, finally erupting in a dazzling and dangerous radiance.

This was Alexandra’s superpower—"Sun and Moon Together." She could control the powers of "Sun" and "Moon."

The former aimed to create a red sun, raising surging flames wherever the light spread;

The latter aimed to create a full moon, which wouldn’t scatter its brilliance, but would cast a solitary beam of moonlight, immobilizing any enemy caught in it for a short period.

Armed with this unique and powerful ability, Alexandra was virtually invincible on the battlefield, winning numerous victories.

At this moment, sunlight, like a blaze, scattered from the red sun, burning away darkness below.

The Light-Eating Bees on the island’s eastern side all lifted their heads, their stingers parted, raising their arms—they thought day had come, and thought the sun brought them their nourishment, so instinctively, they wanted to feast on the sunlight.

"Don’t you love to feast on sunlight?" Alexandra crossed her arms, the sun’s massive shadow shining splendidly behind her, "—Have your fill."

In that instant, the scorching stream of light poured down like a waterfall.

In the moment the Light-Eating Bees instinctively lunged at the light source, what they inhaled was layer upon layer of raging flames. Their shells cracked and charred in the high heat, and the charred insect corpses fell like rain.

On the barren sands, a towering fire ignited, every grain of sand seeming to burn fiercely.

In just a matter of moments, thousands of Light-Eating Bees were incinerated in an instant. The eastern side of the island fell silent, leaving only the sounds of smoldering air and sand.

"Boring..." Alexandra brushed back the silver-white strands near her ear, revealing her gemstone earrings.

She stood on the moon, silently surveying her surroundings.

At this moment, the other three personnel responsible for exterminating the worker bees on the island’s west, north, and south sides also descended from the warplanes. They fell from the sky, each facing the scattered worker bees alone.

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On the island’s west side, a pink-haired girl in a Russian military uniform put on a flying backpack and dropped from the warplane. Jet streams sprayed from the metal thrusters of the backpack, lifting her to hover mid-air.

In the next moment, over a dozen massive floating artillery pieces rose behind her, like a peacock fanning its tail.

Armor-piercing shells, missiles, even laser beams—each artillery piece fired different types of projectiles, weaving a colorful and intricate net of firepower.

The artillery fire exploded like fireworks on the west side of the island. Armor-piercing shells tore through the bee swarm’s formation, high-explosive missiles pulverized the surrounding rocky mountains, and intense laser beams turned the Bee Race to ashes in an instant.

The ground on the west side of the island trembled under the continuous explosions.

"So dirty..." Jiushijiu frowned, watching the worker bees’ bodies splatter into black pus and blood, thinking only of getting back to take a bath sooner.

"The little brat’s still as ruthless as ever," Urushibara Ryuri quipped with a smirk from afar.

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At the same time, a sharp tearing sound of space suddenly emanated from the island’s south.

Oda Ehgo descended from the sky, drawing a black tachi from his waist, slicing through the night sky. A ten-meter diameter black void appeared, absorbing the bee swarm with a siphoning force.

The Light-Eating Bees twisted as they were drawn into the time-space rift, vanishing into the void before they could even cry out in despair.

Oda Ehgo’s figure plummeted straight to the ground, raising a massive cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, the elderly warrior, vibrant with vitality, stood with his black kimono fluttering in the fierce wind.

He exhaled, lifting his gaze as all the worker bees on the south side spread their wings, roaring as they surged towards him like a black flood, thickening the very air.

Yet, Oda Ehgo showed no fear, his presence expanding like a shadow. Swinging his blade while advancing, the dark void engulfed the surrounding Light-Eating Bees, forcefully clearing a path for him.

Where the elder passed, not a blade of grass survived, yet his black kimono remained spotless.

"The worker bee cleanup is progressing smoothly, only the north remains." Urushibara Ryuri continued surveying the various surveillance screens.

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On the island’s north side, Kalina adjusted her goggles and leaped from the warplane, assuming a sprawling posture as she eagerly descended towards the Bee Race underground. Her white coat flared, yet couldn’t conceal her nearly maniacal grin.

In the next moment, Kalina unleashed her superpower—"Polar Domain"—in midair.

In merely an instant, a polar illusion enveloped the entire north side of the island.

Kalina’s Polar Domain could be a "desert," a "glacier," or even a "volcano," "deep sea," all determined by the "elements" of the surrounding environment.

On the deserted island, largely a stretch of yellow sand, Kalina’s Polar Domain naturally became a vast, boundless desert.

Thousands of Light-Eating Bees were instantly swept away into the Polar Domain, disappearing from the island.

Sandstorms howled and swirled, forming a violent whirlwind that rapidly engulfed its surroundings.

The Light-Eating Bees frantically spread their wings in the desert, attempting to struggle, but the massive sandstorm loomed like the reaper, its suction like a reaper’s chains, piercing from the storm’s depths to pin the escaping Light-Eating Bees into the quicksand.

Kalina stood atop a sand dune, her white robe billowing in the storm, like a vulture spreading its wings.

"Extermination complete." She licked her lips, "Next up is the hive, my Queen Bee... my Queen Bee, you must let me dissect you personally."

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As the fires of battle ignited across the Deserted Island, four camouflage warplanes closed in on the floating hive at the island’s center—a grand, brightly lit palace.

The cabin doors of the four camouflage warplanes opened simultaneously, and the Rainbow Wing Members stood at the edge, gazing down at the golden hive.

At this moment, only two Bee Princes guarded the hive entrance. Judging by their appearances, they were the Great Bee Lord—"Qiao" and the second Bee Prince—"Guli."

Garfield glanced at the tablet and said, "The third Bee Prince seems to have gone to Osaka."

At this time, surveillance footage from Osaka, Japan, showed complete chaos at the Osaka port.

Enormous mutant Light-Eating Bees spread their wings, wreaking havoc on the buildings under the night moon, causing lights to dim one by one—this entire ordeal instigated by the third Bee Prince "Cameron," who could create enhanced versions of the Light-Eating Bees using human corpses.

At the hive entrance, Qiao folded his arms, raising his head high, his golden eyes coldly fixating on the figures in the warplanes.

Guli grinned excitedly, veins bulging on his forehead, muscles rippling on his purple body, lifting the giant hammer on his back.

"They’re coming, Guli," Qiao said expressionlessly, "Each is a formidable opponent; don’t underestimate them."

"Of all times, Cameron ran off to play in the human city now," Guli said.

"No matter," Qiao said slowly, "Malvite is guarding the Queen Bee. We’ll try our best to keep most of the invaders outside the hive, and whatever’s left, it will handle."

With that, he unfurled his distinctively angular hexagonal wings, grabbed Guli’s shoulder, and leapt up, charging towards the four camouflage warplanes circling above the hive.