Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

When Wang Yi arrived at the Starry Gate of the Minshan Insect Bridge, Li Dianwei had already made most of the arrangements.

In fact, Wang Yi was also a little curious about whether he, with his status as a half-step extraordinary being, could still step into the Starry Gate.

After trying it out, Wang Yi discovered that the Star Gate did not reject him.

It seems that the Star Gate's limitation on magical life is mainly reflected in magic power.

Upon entering the Minshan Bridge, Wang Yi saw that the originally severely damaged Minshan base had been simply repaired, but the traces were too obvious and not refined, indicating that not much manpower had been invested.

Due to the existence of the queen bee egg case, the Minshan base has not yet been regularly garrisoned. After all, no one knows whether a high-level thinking queen bee will suddenly hatch from this egg case, which would be a ticking time bomb for the Candlelight Army.

In fact, Chu Zhaoding kept the queen bee egg case for two reasons: first, to see if it could hatch, and second, to keep a fresh research specimen, since Wang Yi would still need several years to become a high-level mage.

As things turned out, things didn't go as planned. Hua Jing swallowed the original Queen Bee Magic Crystal directly, so Chu Zhaoding naturally wouldn't let them study the egg case anymore. Wang Yi had also condensed his soul power, greatly accelerating his advancement to a higher level, so it was better to just let Wang Yi take it away.

Whether or not we conduct research is irrelevant; Hua Jing and his bunch of good-for-nothings won't produce any significant results anyway.

Stepping back onto the empty base, Wang Yi headed straight for the spot where he had previously placed the queen bee egg case.

pat.

Wang Yi landed in the cave he had dug, his azure wings on his back dissipated, and he walked step by step into the depths until he saw the queen bee's egg case.

Over the course of a year, the surrounding environment hadn't changed much, except that a thick layer of dust had settled on the egg case, making it look grayish and the once firm outer layer now looked much drier and less rounded.

When Li Dianwei assigned the mission, he specifically emphasized that no one was allowed to approach the egg sheath. Only a few mid-level squads were deployed around the egg sheath to prevent monsters from appearing out of nowhere from getting close to it.

Even when a healing mage occasionally comes to cast healing spells on the egg sheath to replenish its life force, they try to maintain the greatest possible distance, casting the spell from afar and then running away.

The teams that were originally guarding the queen bee's egg cases have all withdrawn now, leaving only Wang Yi, a mage, on the entire Minshan Insect Bridge to prevent any accidents.

Wang Yi stepped forward, brushed the dust off the egg case, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Little one, have you grown bigger?"

I vaguely remember that this egg case was about two to three meters long before. Now, although the surface looks dry, it seems to have grown a lot bigger overall.

Looks like he's had a lot of medical magic; he's had a second growth spurt.

The loose soil made Wang Yi's nose itch a little, so he raised his right hand and fanned it in front of his face. Then he took out the Crimson Blood Halberd from the void. The halberd was covered with a dark golden luster. He gestured with it horizontally and vertically, preparing to dissect the queen bee's egg case.

puff!

Wang Yi's Crimson Blood Halberd pierced directly through the outer shell of the egg sheath. Just as he was about to make a horizontal slash, a sudden change occurred.

Wang Yi's Crimson Blood Halberd seemed to be stuck, unable to move.

"She gave birth!" Wang Yi wasn't too surprised.

Amidst the violent trembling of the queen bee's egg case, Wang Yi's body erupted with golden light, bathed in flames, and dragon scales emerged.

boom!

The queen bee's egg case suddenly burst open. Wang Yi thought he would be drenched in a disgusting, sticky liquid, but to his surprise, the inside of the burst egg case was dry and empty.

No, that's not right either. A curled-up queen bee appeared. It stretched out its tail and abdomen, shook its wings, and its two thousand legs stuck Wang Yi's crimson halberd. Countless compound eyes reflected Wang Yi's rapidly expanding body, and then it let out a piercing buzzing sound.

Wang Yi frowned slightly. A massive mental shock, accompanied by the buzzing of the Queen of Thought Bee, surged into his mind. He had expected it to hurt, but now it seemed... it was nothing special.

It felt like a gentle breeze on my face; it was pleasant and quite comfortable.

What does it mean to be half a step beyond the ordinary?

Then, Wang Yi, in his dragon form, leaned back slightly, relaxed his brows, and exhaled fiery breath: "The last time I saw you, Bai Bai, you were just a fleshy worm. Now you've grown up, become a monster, and you don't recognize Bai Bai anymore? Have you forgotten that Bai Bai hugged you when you were little!"

squeak······

The Queen of Thought Bees chirped again, but this time there was no mental shock.

Of course it remembered Wang Yi, otherwise it wouldn't have stopped accumulating power and hatched directly from the egg.

Over the course of a year, it fully absorbed the life force within the egg case, and then secretly spun a cocoon within the egg case, transforming into the adult queen bee.

To avoid being discovered, the Queen of Thought Bees suppressed her bloodlust and did not lay a hand on a single human. Unexpectedly, she suddenly saw this guy again today.

boom!

The Queen Bee swung her two front legs, lifting Wang Yi up and then flinging him away.

Wang Yi crashed headfirst into the rock wall beside him. The shockwave and the sound of the impact sent rocks tumbling down and dust billowing everywhere.

With one dragon claw gripping the edge of the shattered cave, Wang Yi emerged unharmed, clutching the Crimson Blood Halberd in his other claw. He grinned at the Queen of Thought Bees, revealing his sharp dragon teeth.

"You're much more lively than your mom."

That's for sure. This Queen Mind Bee is a high-level magical beast, over three meters tall. Although her tail and abdomen take up half of her body, she doesn't reproduce, so her body is smooth and flat, and her agility is naturally unaffected.

Seeing Wang Yi crawl out of the cave, the Queen of Thought Bee flapped her wings and flew directly out of the cave.

Wang Yi would never let the Thinking Bee Queen go. Although it certainly couldn't escape the Minshan Insect Bridge, it would be troublesome to find it once it got lost.

Moreover, Wang Yi would never again ask the soldiers of the Candlelight Army to help him search, as the Queen Bee's mental domain was far more terrifying than that of the Mind Worm, the Illusion Butterfly, and the Light-Swallowing Fly.

With a leap, Wang Yi directly intercepted the Queen of Thought Bees, slashing down with his Crimson Blood Halberd as if it were a short stick.

The Queen Bee flapped her wings, nimbly moved to the side, dodging the halberd, and at the same time bent her tail and abdomen, fired a shot straight at Wang Yi's face.

A dark luster swept over him, and Wang Yi quickly raised his left arm to block.

puff!

A half-meter-long, jet-black spike pierced through Wang Yi's left arm, eventually getting stuck between his ulna and radius bones, and stopped in front of his face.

The sharp tip of the thorn was only two or three centimeters away from Wang Yi's vertical pupil.

"Armor-piercing tail sting." Wang Yi was naturally very familiar with the magic of the Queen of Thought Bee.

The armor-piercing effect of this tail spike was indeed remarkable. This was the first time Wang Yi had encountered magic that could penetrate his dragon scale defense so easily.

Fortunately, the Queen Bee herself does not possess any stubborn toxins.

Whoosh!

Upon seeing that Wang Yi was injured, the Queen of Thought Bees immediately condensed a jet-black, armor-piercing tail stinger and attacked, this time targeting Wang Yi's chest.

clang!

Wang Yi swung his halberd to deflect the armor-piercing tail spikes, then swung the Crimson Blood Halberd back into the mouthparts of the Thinking Bee Queen.

The Queen of Thought Bees snapped its massive mandibles shut, clamping down on the Crimson Blood Halberd. However, the immense force contained within it caused it to lose its balance, and no matter how much it flapped its wings, it could not stop its body from moving backward.

Wang Yi used the Leap again. This time, he accurately appeared on the back of the Thinking Bee Queen and stomped down.

boom!

The queen bee's shell cracked open, and Wang Yi stomped it to the ground, smashing it into the rocks.

Wang Yi half-squatted on the back of the Thinking Bee Queen, his arms hanging down to grab the base of her wings, and suddenly tore them apart.

As the Queen Bee struggled in vain, her two pairs of translucent membranous wings ceased flapping completely.