The story of the black silk female knight

The only high priestess to have had a male lover was Elana, whose lover was a knight-errant like Valensa's father.

"Understand?"

Seeing Valensa's look of sudden realization, Elanfiel smiled and continued:

"As far as I know, the Church of the Sun has several saints who were born to those favored by God after receiving special divine blessings... In essence, they are the daughters of the Sun Goddess and those favored by God."

So, in order not to anger that goddess, Valencia, you'd better not get pregnant with other people's children... even if it's another woman's child.

"Your child with Tia, let Tia have it in the next life."

"...Understood, thank you for your guidance, Sister Ailanfeier."

Valensa nodded with a wry smile, then gently hugged Tia again.

"I'm sorry, darling... I was hoping to spare you the pain of childbirth, but it seems you'll have to be the one to give birth to this child."

"It's okay, actually I'd also like to experience the process of nurturing life myself."

Tia smiled and shook her head, seemingly unconcerned.

"OK OK……"

Seeing that Valensa and Tia seemed to want to start showing affection in front of her, Elanfiel quickly clapped her hands twice:

"I've taught you the techniques for childbirth and given you all the necessary advice... Shouldn't this matter be considered closed? Do you have any further questions?"

"Hmm...it's gone." x2

Valensa and Tia exchanged a glance and shook their heads together.

The questions that needed to be asked had already been asked in the witch's little class earlier. Elanfiel explained each question in great detail. Even Valensa, who hadn't studied much magic theory, felt that she understood it almost perfectly. As a magical genius, Tia naturally had even less of a problem.

"Alright, let's talk about something else next."

Ailan Feier chuckled:

"Tia wants to experience the power of a witch firsthand, so she hopes I can take her to watch a battle of the Radiant Rank up close, is that right?"

This is pretty simple for you too... So, is there any material you're specifically looking for in the Witch's Forest? Anyway, you're fighting monsters anyway, so I can help you with one more thing.”

"Thank you so much, Sister Alan Fei'er!"

Valensa was overjoyed.

Four materials are still missing from the special pheromone solvent. Two of them are in the Witch Forest, and the Gourmet Association doesn't have them in stock. Valensa had planned to come to the Witch Forest to try her luck herself, and now that a top-tier expert like Elanfiel is helping her, it's even better.

"I wonder if you could help me with the royal jelly from the Demon-Devouring Bees and the ribeye steak from the Blue Giant Rush Bull?" Valensa asked tentatively.

"Demon-devouring bees and blue-gray giant charging bulls..."

Ailanfeier pondered for a moment:

"These two kinds of monsters are nothing to me, but the breeding rate of the Blue Giant Bull seems to be a bit too slow to keep up with the hunting speed of you human gourmets. It is very rare now, and even I don't know where to find this kind of monster."

However, if you go to a market, there are many people who hunt and sell ingredients in the Witch's Forest. Among them, some may know the whereabouts of the Blue Giant Rush Bull, or even have a Blue Giant Rush Bull ribeye steak. You can try to trade with them yourself.

As for the demon-devouring bees… that's easy. I happen to know the location of a beehive, so I'll use that place to let Tia experience the power of a witch.”

. . . . .

Having just returned from the Harmonizing Witch, Elanfiel didn't rush off. Instead, she spent the night cuddling with her little apprentice and also let Valensa and Tia have a good time together. The next morning, after eating a meal prepared by Valensa, she set off again.

This time, four people went together, and they all rode on Elanfiel's flying carpet.

Along the way, Valensa and Tia were mostly enjoying the scenery, while Elanfiel took the opportunity to tutor her little apprentice, telling Tribes what a demon-devouring bee was.

The Demon-Devouring Bee is a classic example of a monster whose strength is dramatically enhanced by living in a colony.

A single Demon-Devouring Bee is not very strong, with a strength of only Pearl level and a danger level of barely Lighthouse level.

Its size is roughly the same as a kitten, and it has an extremely sharp tail stinger. In its burst mode, it can fly at supersonic speed for a short time. Overall, it is very similar to the Winged Falcon that Valensa fought in the first stage of the War Academy entrance exam. Both are fast and have high burst speed, but are fragile.

In addition, the Demon-Devouring Bee can also enhance its stinger attack by absorbing various elemental magic in the surrounding environment.

For example, during thunderstorms, the stinger of a demonic bee can be injected with a large amount of lightning to shock the target, while demonic bees living near volcanoes can add fire damage to their stingers.

However, the Demon-Devouring Bee does not have the ability to store elemental power in its body for a long time. It can only absorb nearby elemental power to fight enemies in battle according to the environment at the time. It can even absorb the aftershocks of enemy spells and then return them by stinging with its tail.

Overall, a single Demon-Devouring Bee is the kind of monster that would be very dangerous for a Pearl-level cultivator to fight alone, but a Lighthouse-level cultivator could easily defeat.

These monsters might be a nightmare for many novice adventurers in the Farron Wilderness, but they're nothing in the Witch Forest... The monsters here can be described as 'pearls are everywhere, lighthouses are nothing'.

However, this is only the combat power of a single Demon-Devouring Bee. If it were a complete Demon-Devouring Bee swarm, that would be a completely different story.

In a complete demon-devouring bee swarm, in addition to thousands of ordinary demon-devouring bees, there will also be a queen bee capable of using the domain.

If we compare the Queen Bee alone with other Radiant-rank monster lords, she would be just as vulnerable.

It could even be said that the queen bee herself has no combat ability; she can only produce ordinary demon-devouring bees and construct domains.

What's truly terrifying is the coordinated operation of the entire swarm... The queen bee's domain can create all sorts of virtual environments, while allowing thousands of demon-devouring bees to absorb elemental power to strengthen their stingers.

For example, when a swarm of bees faces a powerful Balrog, the queen bee will open her domain, turning the environment into a sea or an ice field, causing all the stinger attacks of the demon-devouring bees to be inflicted with ice and water attribute damage, thus applying a concentrated attack that is effective against the Balrog.

Similarly, if the enemy is an ice demon that is weak to fire, the queen bee can transform the environment within her domain into a volcano or a desert, giving the bee swarm a targeted enchantment.

It is precisely because of this tactical style that the Demon-Devouring Bees, despite their individual strength being mediocre, can reach the level of Moon-level danger when they have a complete swarm.

In other words, most Star-level players can only be defeated or flee in disarray after encountering the Demon-Devouring Bee Swarm, and only Moon-level players can confront the swarm head-on.

Valensa wanted royal jelly from the swarm of demon-devouring bees, which is the queen bee's food. It is usually only found in the hives of demon-devouring bees, and to collect it, one must face an attack from the entire swarm.

That's why this ingredient is extremely expensive and rare. Even the Food Association's food points can't buy it now; you have to come to the Witch's Forest to try your luck.

Even with Valensa's current strength, facing the swarm of demon-devouring bees head-on would still be very dangerous.

Although the queen bee of the Demon-Devouring Bee can only open her domain, it is precisely because of this that her domain is far stronger than the domains of other Radiant-Rank monsters.

When the domains of two Radiant-rank monster lords overlap, the stronger domain will completely cover the weaker one... Valensa was not confident that she could outmaneuver the Demon-Devouring Bee Queen in a domain battle, nor was she sure she could fight against thousands of greatly enhanced ordinary Demon-Devouring Bees while losing her domain.

What kind of magic will Elanfiel, the Witch of Destruction and one of the nine witches of the Witch Forest, use to defeat the swarm of bees?

Valensa was also very curious about this.

After flying on the flying carpet for about two hours over the Witch Forest, Elanfiel suddenly took control of the flying carpet and began to descend and slow down.

Have we arrived?

Valensa was jolted awake and immediately used her mental powers to greatly enhance her senses, carefully searching her surroundings.

Soon, the buzzing sound of the bees flapping their wings reached Valensa's ears. She looked carefully in the direction from which the sound came and easily found the swarm.

Unlike most bees that prefer to build their nests in trees, the hives of the Demon-Devouring Bees are built directly on the ground, just like human houses.

It was something that looked a bit like a pineapple, about seventeen or eighteen stories high, and its surface was covered with round holes like rocket launcher units.

The swarm was highly alert, and since Alanfeel hadn't made any effort to hide while controlling the flying carpet, Valensa and the others had likely already been discovered by the swarm.

More and more demon-devouring bees emerged from the hive, forming a battle formation above it and sending increasingly louder warnings to Valensa and her companions with the flapping of their wings.

As they got closer, Tribes and Tia could clearly see the beehive and the swarm of bees.

Tia was alright, though her face was a little pale, and she quietly tightened her grip on Valensa's hand.

Tribes's expression completely changed, and she quickly hid behind Elanfiel, pleading in a voice tinged with a sob:

"Master...Master, there are so many bees, they're so scary!"

"It's okay, don't be afraid."

Ailan Fei'er calmly patted the heads of her little apprentice and future wife:

"Didn't you see those little bees buzzing and trembling? Actually, they're more afraid of me."

After saying that, without caring about the speechless expressions on her little apprentice's face, Ailan Feier continued to control the flying carpet to approach the hive.

When they were about 1300 meters away from the hive, the swarm of bees that had gathered above the hive finally moved and rushed towards Valensa and her companions.

At the same time, the surrounding environment suddenly changed... The lush green forest and the bright sun disappeared together, turning into a gloomy desert.

"Ugh..." x2

Both Tia and Tribes, who were physically weaker, let out a soft moan and couldn't help but clutch their chests, seemingly having a moment of difficulty breathing.

Even the flying carpet that was originally flying smoothly under Alan Feier's control suddenly became like an airplane that had stalled due to engine failure, swaying in the air and being forced to land after flying less than 200 meters.

Snapped!

Just as Valensa was about to hug Tia and heal her with divine magic, Elanfiel snapped her fingers in a very casual manner.

Crimson magic enveloped everyone instantly, and although they were unable to continue flying, they landed quite smoothly on the ground. Tia and Tribes, who had been a little out of breath, recovered immediately.

"An environment with thin air and doubled gravity? Quite clever Queen Bee, this move can really put the weak little witch at a great disadvantage."

After everyone had regained their footing, Elanfiel chuckled and glanced at Tia and Tribes in turn:

"Unfortunately, such tricks won't work on me... and the swarm's truly dangerous attack is only just beginning."

Whoosh whoosh!

Ding Ding Ding!

Almost as soon as Elanfiel finished speaking, countless swift shadows descended from the sky, shooting towards the crowd like cannonballs, but they were all blocked by Elanfiel's crimson magic.

Despite the seemingly futile attack, the swarm of bees showed no sign of giving up. They transformed into cannonballs, descending from the sky and launching supersonic dives with their stingers, relentlessly attacking the hordes of demonic bees.

"...Their attack power is constantly increasing!"

Valensa did not rely entirely on Elanfiel's protection; she was also on high alert, so she quickly noticed something amiss with the demon-devouring bees and her expression changed slightly.

"Yes, because these demon-devouring bees are constantly strengthening themselves by absorbing elements from the environment."

Alan Fei'er maintained a very relaxed expression:

"In this environment where the air is thin and gravity is doubled, the earth element is quite concentrated... The demon-devouring bees are constantly increasing their weight by absorbing the earth element, so their dive attacks are getting stronger and stronger."

"That's quite a clever choice... My destructive magic has no weaknesses and can't be countered by any elemental forces. On the contrary, this kind of physical attack that continuously increases weight at the same speed is most effective. The Queen Bee's judgment is quite accurate."

"Then Master, you...?"

Upon hearing that the enemy had chosen the most correct method, Tribes couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"It's fine."

Ailanfeier patted her little apprentice's wife's head, her face full of arrogance:

"This level of attack is far from the defensive limit of my magic shield. Even if I stand here without moving, I can exhaust the entire swarm to death."

"But..."

After boasting to her little apprentice's wife, Ailan Feier changed the subject:

"Today I'm here to show Tia some witch magic and to help Valensa collect royal jelly from the demon-devouring bees, so I won't be using this method. Everyone, follow me."

So the four of them continued on foot toward the hive, enduring the supersonic dive attacks of thousands of demon-devouring bees, which were like a barrage of cannon fire from a ship.

Although Alanfeel appeared very relaxed, and the surrounding magic shield remained undamaged, Valensa was still very cautious, always prepared to face the swarm of bees if the magic shield broke.

However, Ailanfeier was not exaggerating. Until she entered within 100 meters of the hive, the attacks of the demon-devouring bees were completely ineffective.

Even though many demon-devouring bees crashed into the magic shield and shattered into pieces, it only caused a few magical ripples, like a stone falling into water, without causing the shield to break in the slightest.

"All right."

Elanfiel didn't continue forward. Instead, she looked up at the beehive for a moment before turning to Tia with a light laugh:

“Tia, if you were a Star Sage now, how would you defeat the swarm of bees, based on the Sage's philosophy and fighting style? Any Sage spell will do.”

"Can any sage spell be used?"

Tia lowered her head and pondered for a moment before answering:

"The Demon-Devouring Bee Queen's domain is very powerful, but its own combat strength is not strong, so the correct approach should be to first use large-scale spells to eliminate the swarm."

"Yes, this general idea is correct."

Ailanfeier smiled and nodded, then said:

"So what large-scale spell will you choose? Don't forget that the Queen Bee can change the natural environment within her domain at any time, using elemental attributes to significantly reduce the power of your spells. In addition, the Demon-Devouring Bees have the innate ability to absorb elemental magic, so ultimately, no matter what kind of Star-level spell it is, the damage effect will not be ideal."

And don't even think about using your own magic to outlast the Queen Bee's domain... Many fools have tried that before, and ended up as corpses around the hive.

"Ah this..."

Tia frowned:

"Then I'll concentrate my magic power to break through one point and destroy the hive directly! The queen bee must be inside, and it's not that strong. A full-force attack from a Star-level Sage spell will definitely kill it!"