Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

Heavy ion beam attacks are highly efficient.

The 1st Air Regiment had clearly been fully equipped with this new weapon. Its use at this time indeed had an immediate and effective result.

The same scene was playing out in different directions; the six-clawed bats were no match for the elite air force regiment. Faced with their various agile evasive and offensive tactics, all that could be seen was six-clawed bats descending from the sky, exploding in mid-air, and gray-black weapons flying off in one direction.

Undoubtedly, that direction leads to the location of the abyss passage.

In the operations command post, Yu Guanzhi couldn't help but smile at the sight. All the military spending he'd put in hadn't been in vain. The Air Force's First Regiment's first victory today truly made him proud.

However, his smugness lasted only a short time.

Suddenly, a dark cloud-like mass appeared ahead, sweeping across the sky. It couldn't possibly be a cloud, because clouds wouldn't travel that fast.

This overwhelming atmosphere was like a sandstorm.

The closest lead aircraft immediately zoomed in on its reconnaissance view and transmitted back a clearer picture.

When the generals in the command post saw the true nature of the black fog, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

It wasn't mist at all, but rather composed of fist-sized creatures that looked like bees.

Each of them shimmered with a metallic luster, was entirely black, and had six wings on their backs, each very small and as thin as a cicada's wing. Yet, they flew at an incredibly fast speed, emitting a soft buzzing sound.

"What is this thing?" Yu Guanzhi was stunned.

Those things looked like enlarged black bees; to put it simply, they were abyssal bees!

As the commander, Yu Guanzhi knew that there was no room for hesitation when giving orders on the spot, so he immediately gave the order: "Air Force 1st Regiment, retreat. First line of defense, long-range anti-aircraft guns, fire, ten-degree soul-guided rays, long-range coverage volleys."

On the front lines, which were already prepared, huge cannons extended and quickly adjusted their direction based on the coordinates transmitted back by the 1st Air Regiment.

Immediately following, accompanied by a series of dense booming sounds, thick beams of light shot out, thousands of them flying straight into the distance.

Upon receiving the order, the 1st Air Regiment immediately began its rapid retreat. Twenty-five squadrons drew graceful arcs in the air as they prepared to withdraw.

However, at that very moment, some of the giant bee-like abyssal creatures flying at the forefront suddenly changed.

Footage transmitted from the 1st Air Force Regiment showed a large patch of green light appearing behind the giant bees.

A closer look reveals that the green light emanates from their wings. As their six wings rapidly transform into green light and vanish, these giant bees instantly increase in speed, reaching supersonic levels almost instantaneously.

The air force regiment, which was turning around, had not yet fully accelerated and could not possibly return to supersonic speed in that instant. They were instantly covered by the swarm of giant bees that suddenly accelerated and whose bodies were flashing green light.

Buzz—buzz—!

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A series of buzzing sounds were transmitted clearly to the overall command center through the soul-guided communicator.

Inside the command center, all was silent.

The entire Air Force Regiment was wiped out...

Yes, in that brief period of time, the First Air Regiment, with its countless glorious histories and traditions, and as the absolute ace combat force of the Central Army Corps, was wiped out.

Not a single plane managed to break through the encirclement.

Yu Guanzhi clenched his fists almost instantly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

He never imagined it would turn out like this.

A tightness gripped my chest, and I pressed my lips together.

The 1st Air Regiment—that was our ace 1st Air Regiment. How could they... how could they just fall like that?

Just then, thousands of large soul-guided rays finally arrived on the battlefield, covering the "dark cloud".

But the dark clouds spread out in an instant, as if they had suddenly collapsed, scattering across the vast sky.

Of the thousands of rays, only a small portion actually covered the area, causing plumes of grayish-black mist to erupt in the air. But to the vast number of giant bees, this was merely a drop in the ocean, utterly insignificant. However, the fifty soul-guided fighters equipped with heavy ion rays failed to even detonate, utterly annihilated on the battlefield.

The price paid was far too high, to the point that even Yu Guanzhi found it somewhat unacceptable.

Deep within the abyss passage.

The Ghost Emperor laughed heartily, giving a thumbs-up. "Excellent! As expected of the Abyss Bomb Bee. The Bee Queen's methods are simply those of a king of swarm battles!"

At this moment, deep within the cave stood a dozen or so people. Apart from the Ghost Emperor, each of them possessed a different aura, yet all were incredibly powerful.

Upon hearing the Ghost Emperor's words, one of them said indifferently, "This is nothing but child's play. You haven't seen our true power yet."

The Lord of the Eighth Layer of the Abyss, the Bee Queen!

This Bee Queen also has a human appearance; in fact, all nine Abyss Emperors are humanoid.

The Bee Queen is ranked even higher than the Black Queen, which shows how powerful she is.

Unlike normal humans, this queen bee's eyes are extremely striking. Her eyes are at least twice the size of a normal person's, perfectly round, and shimmering green. Upon closer inspection, they are entirely composed of densely packed compound eyes, giving her a truly terrifying appearance.

Abyss Bomb Bee. It was originally called Abyss Destroyer Bee. The name "Bomb Bee" was actually given to it by the Ghost Emperor.

The most terrifying aspect of these Abyssal Bomb Bees is not their sheer numbers, but their command structure. Their command is simple: there is only one leader, the Queen Bee.

Simply put, each Abyss Bomb Bee is an eye of the Bee Queen, and could even be considered a part of her body. They are connected through special means.

The Queen Bee is female, just like the Queen Bee in the human world, and she controls the entire colony. Wherever her will goes, the bomb bees will react instantly.

The number of bomb bees is extremely large, and each individual is not particularly strong. They only have two abilities: one is to burn their own wings to generate instantaneous propulsion, reaching supersonic speeds in an instant; the other is to detonate themselves, unleashing terrifying destructive power.

In terms of individual combat strength, the Bee Emperor is even inferior to the Black Emperor, but in a group battle, even two Black Emperors leading all the Black Kings would not be a match for this Bee Emperor.

Even some tribes ranked higher than her were unwilling to fight her, simply because she was too...

(End of this chapter)