I’m Really Scared
Chapter 175: Wait, We're On the Same Side!

The mudslide continued to surge, engulfing everything in flames, while beneath it, the outline of a gigantic creature began to rise.

Decaying sludge and countless corpses slid off the creature, flowing like a waterfall. Its limbs stretched out, far larger than Guan Shan had imagined.

The so-called fifty meters was its curled-up size. Fully extended, it was a nightmarish behemoth, blotting out the sky.

Due to the mudslide, they couldn't see the full form of the "Queen Bee."

But it was enough to understand why the villagers of Baihe Village worshipped it as the "Bee God." Their primitive belief now seemed strangely justified...

"Drone Bee One," who was about to leave, halted, his pupils contracting as he witnessed the apocalyptic scene.

He was momentarily stunned but quickly realized—

The "Queen Bee" had indeed gained consciousness, as Guan Shan had said! "I used every method to test if it had consciousness or could communicate, and the answer was always no. Now I'm told it hijacked a consciousness from elsewhere?"

"Drone Bee One" didn't find this amusing.

Because it meant the "Queen Bee" was no longer a toy he could manipulate but an unpredictable time bomb.

He couldn't imagine a being he'd experimented on for over a decade feeling anything but hatred towards him.

Unless it had Stockholm syndrome...

"Drone Bee One" raised his arm again, rotating the firing mechanism and aiming at the "Queen Bee."

The waving limbs rose from the swamp, with Guan Shan and his companions hanging onto them.

The "Queen Bee," emerging from the swamp, had saved them! "Why does Guan Shan seem so confident? Why would the 'Queen Bee' save them? ... The answer is clear. The hijacked consciousness is the 'President Li' who was killed by Ba Dian and the others."

"Drone Bee One" thought clearly, "Why? First, she visited the village seven years ago, so the 'Queen Bee' is more familiar with her. Second, her consciousness might be more stable, making her a suitable 'pilot.'"

"Heh, my tool, now aiding Guan Shan."

"Drone Bee One" showed a conflicted expression. He couldn't kill the "Queen Bee."

Because the "Queen Bee" was his foundation, and he hadn't replicated its blood's effects. If it died, the production of "Ascension Candy" would be doomed.

In other words, Guan Shan now had an ally and a hostage.

"Damn..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

"Drone Bee One" fired several times at Guan Shan's group.

But the other limbs blocked the glass tubes, which burst with elemental powers—crystallizing, cutting like invisible blades, or exploding.

These powers only disabled a few of the "Queen Bee's" limbs, causing no significant harm.

The creature was simply too massive...

When a creature's size transcends limits, qualitative changes occur. Its physiological properties alter, making deadly weapons to ordinary beings mere annoyances to it.

Or rather, this was a true "panspirit creature."

Guan Shan swayed in mid-air, climbing up the limb. Once steady, he saw one glass tube shatter, creating a black rift in the air.

Guan Shan's pupils contracted, "Teleportation?!"

"Correct."

"Drone Bee One," originally on the cliff, emerged from the rift, using small thrusters to float, and hacked into their communication channel again, "You're lucky. Seems I've truly lost today."

Guan Shan watched him warily, chuckling, "Maybe it's not my luck, but your fate to die here today?"

If he hadn't come, but President Li still became the "Queen Bee's" consciousness, "Drone Bee One" would still turn against the "Queen Bee."

But without Guan Shan drawing attention and providing those puppets as food, the "Queen Bee's" consciousness might not have awakened so quickly, or it might have been discovered and controlled by "Drone Bee One" before fully awakening.

The outcome was uncertain.

The "Queen Bee" swung its limbs at "Drone Bee One."

"Drone Bee One" shattered them with an air cannon, then, amid the blood mist and flesh, looked at Guan Shan with a strange smile, "For Espers, death isn't always the end."

Guan Shan had drawn his Glock and Demon Blade.

"Drone Bee One" nonchalantly extended his hand, "My previous offer still stands. I admire you. One day, you'll find the Special Security Group dull and incompetent. When you do, you're always welcome."

An open invitation to defect! Guan Shan didn't hesitate, "In your dreams!"

Though lacking benefits, where else could he find a job that legally paid 200,000 yuan a month? Ways to get rich quick are often written in criminal law.

And "Drone Bee One" was the best example. His organization was on the verge of collapse, he was on the run, yet he had the audacity to recruit? Moreover, the simulator activated whenever someone posed a threat to Guan Shan. Staying with the Special Security Group, only enemies triggered it. Joining "Death Hive," even teammates might.

It could trigger a massacre...

The "Queen Bee," seemingly enraged, swung its limbs madly at "Drone Bee One."

"Drone Bee One" merely glanced up, "I hope next time, I hear your decision to join us."

Then, he raised his hand, pointing the barrel at his temple.

"He's committing suicide?!"

Guan Shan froze, recalling the simulator's note about "puppeteer, or puppet."

"Drone Bee One" controlled puppets, so he might also be controlled.

"Damn, could he really be a robot?!"

With this thought, Guan Shan's first instinct was to shoot "Drone Bee One" in the head and mark him with [A Kiss from Red Lips].

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The gunshot echoed simultaneously.

In Guan Shan's vision, the mechanical zombie's head shattered like a watermelon, revealing a familiar device—a glass vial filled with blood.

[Experience +230000]

An unprecedented number appeared, leveling Guan Shan up twice.

[lv.17→lv.19]

[Current Experience: 61600/100000]

[Current Health: 11079]

[Final BOSS defeated]

[Simulation ending. Scene will be destroyed. Please exit promptly]

[Countdown: 00:59]

Guan Shan felt [A Kiss from Red Lips] mark disappear as the main body died, but reappear faintly to the southeast!

But the distance was so far, beyond its range, making the exact location unclear.

Guan Shan broke into a cold sweat, "He's alive! Damn, how cautious is he... Was he always using a substitute remotely?"

"Rumble..."

A helicopter's roar suddenly came from above.

Guan Shan looked up to see the belated Sun Han, in battle gear, descending swiftly, landing before them, and reaching for the giant "Queen Bee."

Her movements were seamless, but Guan Shan widened his eyes, shouting, "Wait, we're on the same side!!!"

"?"

Sun Han paused, momentarily confused, her ability already activated.

"Damn!" Guan Shan, holding Lin Shuman and Bian Jie, used his teeth to tear a page from [One Hundred Years of Solitude]!

"Boom!!!!"