My System Arrives 3 Years Earlier, But the Deities Haven't Come Yet

"Damn it," Zeng Shen muttered as he watched the small bees swarm toward the hornets, nearly cursing out loud.

It was clear that the queen bee had no intention of surrendering.

Without delay, Zeng Shen ordered the hornets to kill any bees that dared to attack them.

The twenty hornets, leveraging their size and sharp mandibles, swiftly dispatched the bees attempting to drive them away.

In an instant, bee corpses began to fall to the ground, but more bees charged forward fearlessly, attacking with bites, kicks, and punches.

Yet none could withstand the hornets' strength, falling quickly in battle.

This brutal confrontation between bees and hornets resembled a war between two species, or even two nations, with a tragic intensity.

Zeng Shen realized that without his intervention, this would be a one-sided massacre in nature—a complete annihilation of the bees by the hornets.

After observing for a minute, Zeng Shen intended to command the hornets to enter the hive and force the obstinate queen bee out.

However, just then, as the bees realized they couldn't harm the hornets, they ceased their attacks.

Instead, they began to swarm around the hornets, enveloping them in a tight ball.

Whenever a bee was killed, two more would fill the gap.

In seconds, the hornets were immobilized by the sheer weight of bees clinging to them, struggling to move.

"Not good," Zeng Shen exclaimed, recalling how he nearly suffocated under similar circumstances with the bees earlier.

Realizing the danger, he no longer underestimated the bees. Concentrating, he invoked a powerful aid:

"Healing Spell, Potential Empowerment."

Suddenly, a pale white and a soft red light appeared, swiftly enveloping the hornets.

The hornets, invigorated by the spells, grew two to three times their original size, fully restored.

Freed from the bee swarm, the hornets launched a fierce counterattack with their enlarged bodies, hard exoskeletons, sharp mandibles, and dagger-like legs.

Bee corpses littered the ground again, unable to withstand the hornets' renewed onslaught.

No bee could hold back the massive hornets.

The twenty hornets, like giant war machines, slaughtered the bees attempting to encircle them.

Meanwhile, they continued conveying Zeng Shen's message to the queen bee—surrender, and the bloodshed would cease.

Relieved to see the hornets unharmed, Zeng Shen issued new commands.

Following his orders, the hornets drilled ping-pong ball-sized holes in the hive with their powerful jaws and legs, advancing toward the queen bee.

Soon, Zeng Shen saw a slightly larger bee, escorted by swarms, forced out of the hive by the hornets.

"Finally, the queen bee has emerged," Zeng Shen laughed, casting an Eye of Insight at her, only to be stunned.

[Insect Species: Explosive Bee Queen]

[Qualification: Lord]

[Fourth Tier: 0/100000]

[Name: Not Named.]

[Skill: Not Activated.]

[Believer: No Faith.]

[Mood: Agitated, Angry]

[Analysis: Among 100,000 explosive bees, a lord-level explosive bee queen may emerge.]

"How is this queen an exotic beast?" Zeng Shen wondered, puzzled, speculating further.

"Could there be two queen bees in this hive?"

"Unlikely."

"A hive can't have two queens."

Unable to comprehend, Zeng Shen checked his phone and realized that perhaps the explosive bee queen hadn't reached the time to be born.

Only when an old queen is about to die does the swarm construct new royal cells for the next queen, where fertilized eggs are laid to develop into new queens as the old one dies.

Thus, this explosive bee queen might have survived the energy burst, growing into a fourth-tier queen.

If so, the current ruler of the Wasp Tribe must be this explosive bee queen.

No wonder the system warnings hadn't mentioned a tribe leader; none existed.

Perhaps this was a unique symbiosis of exotic beasts and intelligent species.

Amused by the revelation, Zeng Shen saw the queen's nature as beneficial.

Taming her would allow him to command the entire swarm.

Focusing his mind, Zeng Shen cast taming spells repeatedly at the explosive bee queen.

After numerous attempts, a notification finally sounded.

[Congratulations to the host, successful taming, pet explosive bee queen acquired, generic follower +1.]

"Finally tamed," Zeng Shen sighed with relief, ordering the hornets to exit the hive and commanding the explosive bee queen to instruct her swarm to submit and cease attacks.

The queen's wings buzzed gently as she sent the signal.

The swarm, nearing chaos under the hornets' assault, halted instantly.

Zeng Shen watched as a soft white light spread from the hive toward him.

[Congratulations to the host, under the explosive bee queen's command, all Wasp Tribe members are now your followers, generic followers +871.]

"Only 871 bees became intelligent species out of such a large hive? That's too few," Zeng Shen mused, casting an Eye of Insight at a glowing bee.

[Intelligent Species: Wasp Tribe]

[Qualification: Common]

[Second Tier: 0/1000]

[Name: Not Named.]

[Skill: Not Activated.]

[Believer: Generic Follower (provides 1 faith point daily)]

[Mood: Confused]

[Analysis: All worker bees are female, possessing slender bodies and beautiful faces but unable to reproduce normally.]

Grateful for the unexpected support, Zeng Shen continued to strategize his next steps.

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