CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: MIRE WASP

Beastmen truly live up to their name; they can rightly be called thick-skinned.

One of them had his neck half severed, yet he could still breathe heavily.

But what caught his attention the most was the red swelling on the opponent’s face, resembling a peach.

Lear curiously asked.

"What happened to the swellings on your body?"

The two decayed beastmen glared at him spitefully, initially intending to say nothing, but upon hearing this, their eyes suddenly flared with red blood veins.

"It’s all those damned Mire Wasps!"

The beastman with the half-severed neck rasped.

"The Mire Wasps have birthed a Queen Bee! Human, do you know the role of the Mire Queen Bee?"

"Eating the Queen Bee can enhance potential and activate Hero Talent!!"

"We were hunting the Queen Bee when those damned bugs killed our clan members..."

Speaking with a hint of satisfaction, he pointed behind him.

"Do you want to activate your talent? Go find the Mire Wasps; they are just half an hour’s journey in that direction..."

As he spoke, he let out a hloe hloe hloe, a laugh like air escaping from his throat, and then his body froze, his eyes wide open as he died.

The remaining decayed beastman heard this, seemingly understanding his companion’s idea, sneering repeatedly as he looked at Lear.

"That’s right, the Queen Bee of the Mire Wasps is a coveted treasure by everyone... If you want to take it, go find the Mire Wasps!"

There were three hundred of them, only a few dozen left!

If they hadn’t found a special method to disperse the swarm earlier, they would have been annihilated long ago.

They do not believe that greedy humans can resist this temptation... If they dare to go, they will certainly be met with even more furious retaliation from those Mire Wasps that have already been provoked!!

Obvious intent, immediately recognizable, Lear frowned slightly, turning to Haggs.

"What is the Mire Queen Bee?"

Haggs suddenly came back to his senses, speaking with some excitement.

"My lord... Mire Wasps are extremely fierce insects in the swamp, normally hunting and living alone, they don’t nest."

"It’s only with the birth of a Queen Bee that they gather together."

"The Queen Bee of the Mire Wasps is their leader, possessing extremely special power... Most extraordinary of all, they can enhance the potential of life, allowing people to activate Hero Talent, even if they have already awakened one talent, they can awaken a second!"

Speaking to this point, his face was full of excitement.

"This is not just a legend, but has been verified by many..."

Finishing his sentence, he added.

"After the birth of the Queen Bee of the Mire Wasps, they become extremely dangerous, not only do their numbers rapidly increase, but they become fiercer and more powerful. I have heard of swamps completely overtaken by Mire Wasps, outsiders unable to set foot!"

"These decayed beastmen are attempting to lure us!"

Lear nodded slowly.

Looking at the decayed beastman showing a smile of revenge, he smiled.

Using a borrowed knife to kill, these guys have started using their brains.

Continued interrogation, but besides information about Mire Wasps, the beastman said nothing.

Watching the opponent’s breath gradually disappear, Lear didn’t waste words, waving a hand for Haggs to deal with it directly.

Mire Wasps?

The decayed beastmen and Haggs with such expression, indeed piqued his curiosity.

Awaken a second talent...

He looked at his own blank Hero Talent, plunging into silence.

Speaking of which, he is still a Level 3 Mage Apprentice... Potential only 2 Stars, although there is an evolution level behind it, it’s always been at 1%, with no other movements.

Divine Power Remnant and Swamp Blessing are skills acquired after fusing Divine Format.

Not his own talents.

He is currently... still not a Hero unit.

Feeling slightly awkward.

The potential of this body is clearly limited, if not for acquiring Swamp Divine Format, he might never be able to condense the Seed of Magic in his lifetime, stepping onto the Extraordinary Path.

Quite a distance compared to a true genius like Firina.

If later he collects all the Divine Formats and Authorities, he might be able to make up for it.

For now, awakening a talent of his own, becoming a Hero unit, is undoubtedly valuable beyond words.

Even if he can’t use it himself, nurturing a hero or reinforcing Haggs once more would suffice.

As he pondered, the bodies had already been gathered together.

Lear’s eyes grew profound.

The Divine Format emitted a faint pressure, ghostly blue energy enveloping the bodies.

Strands of Life Energy were extracted, dispersing towards the surrounding Wetland Lizard-men.

These fifty-plus decayed beastmen turned into residue, their evolution level raised from 70% to 75%.

Increase by 5%.

The higher the level, the higher the Life Energy obtained. These beastmen evidently were stronger than the Half-Fishmen and Kelder Ratmen by more than a notch.

25% more, the Wetland Lizard-men can complete their advancement.

At this moment, Haggs excitedly approached with a blood-stained bundle, handing it over.

"Sovereign, in here are all Gold Coins!"

Lear took it with some surprise; the beastmen still stored these things?

Opening it up, a vast expanse of gold brilliance.

Scooping it with his hand, the unique sensation of metal transmitting.

At least a thousand gold coins in this bundle.

Where did these guys snatch it from?

"Anything else discovered?"

Haggs shook his head.

"Nothing else..."

Heavy gold coins in hand, Lear’s mood improved even more.

These decayed beastmen became trophies themselves, not to mention contributing over a thousand gold coins, not bad, very not bad.

If all the monsters in the swamp were so accommodating, the construction of Weilu City would be easy.

After cleaning up the battlefield, continuing exploration outward.

Eyes watching the direction described by the decayed beastmen.

Letting the Wetland Lizard-men ahead scout this direction first.

Regrettably, the Intelligence System still needed to refresh by the 10th, had there been any related intelligence on Mire Wasps, it would save a lot of effort.

Continuing deeper, traces of beastmen retreat in this direction remain, soon discovering a wild area slaughtered by decayed beastmen. It’s a group of previously encountered Half-Fishmen, roughly fifty.

Lear accepted the scattered corpses wide-eyed, allowing the evolution level to increase by another 1%.

Few are few, but accumulating slowly, eventually reaching a full state.

Passing through the fishman area, a marshy clearing with a pile of over 40 beastmen corpses appeared.

Their bodies covered in huge lumps, quite eerie.

Lear’s face lit up with a cheerful smile.

Gosh, it’s more like surveying the swamp than treasure picking.

Collect the bodies, extract Life Energy..... in one combo, the evolution level increased once more.

80%.

One step away from evolution!

Who doesn’t love freebies?

Comfortable.

Continuing along the path, ten minutes later, the front Wetland Lizard-men sounded an alert...

Lear promptly ordered everyone to restrain their breath, reduce their steps, cautiously advancing.

A moment later, passing through a haystack swamp area, an immense seventy to eighty-meter tall tree appeared at the horizon.

Around this enormous tree, the buzzing hum of countless wings was heart-wrenching.

Each body length exceeding thirty centimeters, bodies with slender waists, venomous stingers, black and yellow hues, giant wasps swirled around the tree.

The densely packed numbers formed wave after wave of dark tides, impossible to ascertain.

The central section of the tree was covered in a hive constructed of black mud.

Resembling a wasp city.

Just a glance could make one’s spine shiver.