Chapter 218: Victorious Bee-Briefing
All hostiles defeated. Emergency purification successful.
Reward: Two random reward choices.
Belissar exhaled his breath.
“Great work everyone, the purification is over. Can someone let Tarwantrad’s monster know?”
Once he had ensured everyone had been informed of the victory, Belissar took stock of the damage. His eyes widened…and his face curled into a grin. Despite the rush to respond to a purification they weren’t expecting, no bees died today. The shade’s straightforward attacks had been easy enough to dodge in the open air of the Lava Field while the Fairy Grove itself assisted the defenders fighting there. The boar’s only special power was the cloak of fire around it, but said fire was less powerful than the salamander’s. Fire Resistant Bees did its job and they got away with only some light burns.
The worst of it was a digging soldier who mistimed her ambush from below and got stepped on. She managed to dodge well enough to avoid death but one of her pairs of wings was crushed. But, well, Belissar couldn’t bring himself to be too upset about it. The soldier herself was spinning about in joy as Beero arrived to welcome her into the hive of the fallen. If she was happy about it, he’d try to be too.
In the end, Belissar walked away with a smile. His Tower’s defenses had worked. The Dirt Tunnels, Lava Fields, and Fairy Grove hadn’t stopped the shade outright, but they bought all the time needed to figure out its powers and wear down its strength. Once the bees raised some assassins and built more wax golems, the defenses would work even better. He was confident now that they could hold the Hunger, even in an emergency, and had even gotten some rewards for the trouble!
Belissar’s smile dropped. Chief Rohsuak and Metsaitti had finished up the day’s talks with the sigmaka and returned, while Tarwantrad had arrived to check on him. They were now gathered after the victory celebration. All three had congratulated him but now looked concerned…which made Belissar concerned.
“Is something the matter?”