When Ling Tian and Ah Li reappeared on the shore of the underground lake, they quickly found cover. It was a cave, after all, with rugged rocks everywhere.
Ah Li didn't hesitate, directly pulling out her Remington shotgun and opening fire towards Guters.
The deafening sound echoed throughout the cave. A dozen steel pellets struck the rock where Guters was hiding, sending sparks flying and making him quickly shrink back.
Guters was an ability user, true, but he was far from invulnerable. He immediately moved to a new position and fired two shots.
He didn't expect his bullets to harm Ling Tian and Ah Li, but he needed to create distance and buy time for the killer bees.
As the two sides exchanged gunfire, the swarm of killer bees arrived above Ling Tian and Ah Li.
Guters lacked night vision, but he could sense the information transmitted by the killer bees. They were in position and ready to attack the targets at any moment!
Guters, the Queen Bee, was overjoyed and immediately issued the attack order to his killer bees. However, at that very moment, something unexpected happened. Above Ling Tian, amidst the swarm of killer bees, another group of hornets suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
These hornets were slightly lighter in color than Guters' killer bees, but they were larger and far more numerous!
Guters' killer bees were 5-6 centimeters long, while these hornets that appeared out of nowhere were even about 8 centimeters long.
What was even more terrifying was that these hornets flew faster, were more agile, and incredibly fierce. They swooped down from mid-air towards Guters' killer bees, and their sharp mouths, like two large pincers, instantly bit off the killer bees' necks!
Guters was stunned because he sensed messages of fear from his killer bees, and he could feel his killer bees rapidly diminishing.
In less than a minute, Guters' hundreds of killer bees were completely annihilated.
In the silent night sky, although the buzzing sound of insect wings could be heard, Guters knew it wasn't the sound of his bees!
Guters was terrified. He fired several shots, emptying his magazine, then turned and ran. As he ran, he fumbled for a new magazine, but before he could chamber a round, he felt an excruciating pain in his wrist!
He cried out, and the gun fell to the ground. Before he could bend down to pick it up with his other hand, the pain struck again, and his other hand was also incapacitated!
At this point, Guters' hands hung limply as if they had no bones. His wrists had been attacked by a claw hammer!
It turned out Ah Li hadn't been idle. After emptying her gun, she had teleported through space to Guters' back, preparing for a sneak attack. Just as Guters was about to flee, Ah Li didn't hesitate, swinging the claw hammer at his wrists and disabling both his hands.
Immediately after, Guters felt a small hand grab his spine, and with a crack, his spinal cord was dislocated. The entire area below his neck went numb. Then, Ah Li, grabbing him by the collar, dragged him to Ling Tian.
"Meow, caught him! A useless fellow who only plays with bugs," Ah Li said dismissively.
Guters' spine was severed, and his neck down was completely paralyzed. He had fallen into despair.
"Who... who are you people? I have no enmity with you, why are you attacking me!"
"Mr. Guters, or perhaps I should call you the Queen Bee!
You dare to say you don't recognize me?
Do you forget that a few days ago you ordered your subordinates to ambush me and Auroracuit?"
"This... this must be a misunderstanding. I never did such a thing, someone must have framed me!" Guters dared not admit it. He still harbored a sliver of hope, like a drowning man clinging to any straw.
"Framed?
Mr. Guters, your repeated insults to my intelligence make me very angry!
When you attacked me that day, you were hiding in a car several kilometers away, directing operations via a drone in the sky!
Don't think I don't know, otherwise, how would I have found you here!
You were remotely commanding from over there, and I know exactly how you escaped afterward!" Ling Tian said with a mocking smile.
Hearing Ling Tian's words, Guters was completely plunged into despair. He knew he was truly finished; the other party knew everything!
"Alright, you should die now!" Ling Tian said, raising the weapon in his hand. Just then, Guters suddenly shouted.
"Wait!"
"What, do you have any last words?" Ling Tian looked at Guters' performance with amusement.
"Sir, I am willing to surrender to you.
I am a top assassin, I have over a hundred elites under my command, and hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. If you wish, my subordinates and I are willing to become your sharpest blade, and my wealth will also be yours!"
"Heh, no need. You are already crippled. Although I have the ability to make you whole again, I don't think it's necessary.
As for your subordinates, they have already preceded you, paving the way for you in hell!
And your base, your so-called Beehive, has been destroyed. Not to mention, your self-destruct system design is quite unique.
Oh, and your wealth, the things you accumulated, have already been taken by me!"
"Sir, that's not all my wealth. I still have a lot of money in my bank accounts. As long as you spare my life..."
"No need, I don't care about that little bit of money! You must die here today, and next year today will be your death anniversary!"
Guters was completely disheartened. He hadn't expected that the things he relied on were of no concern to the other party. However, he still managed to lift his head with his last bit of strength.
"I accept that you killed me, but I want to know, how did you kill my killer bees?"
"Fine, I'll satisfy you!"
Ling Tian said, snapping his fingers. Instantly, a beam of light shot out from his fingertips.
It was a simple spell, a light spell, illuminating the area within a radius of more than 20 meters centered on Ling Tian. At this moment, Guters' mouth hung open as he watched the hornets flying all around, completely dumbfounded.
"This... this is impossible..."
"Heh, don't think you're the only one who can control bee swarms, I can too. In fact, there are many people in this world who can do this. You can rest in peace now!"
The next moment, the sky full of hornets flew towards Guters.