Chapter 226: A Conversation with Bob
“Look over there, in the stone face. It’s a hole,” Cordellia said. “Based on the angle of this mountain, I almost didn’t see it, but the bee flies from there instead above the mountain.”
Max nodded and saw that she was right.
“But why is the queen out of that hole?” Fowl asked.
“It’s because the wasps are inside that space,” Max replied. “They have invaded it and the queen is here, eating and, I would assume, getting stronger.”
“How do we get across this space?” Batrire asked. “I think I can see the portal off on the other side.”
“We’re going to have to fight our way across it,” Tanila replied. “The bigger question is, how do we fight that many at once?”
No one said anything as everyone tried coming up with a plan that might work.
“We don’t. I’ll carry everyone and we’ll skip this spot. I don’t see any option for us winning this fight. Even if we tried to lure them down the path, we’d be severely outnumbered and the trail isn’t where we want a fight like that. They could surround us, pinch us in, and attack. With a queen bee, I’m guessing they would be smarter than usual.”
“So we are going to just skip the boss and all this experience?” Fowl asked, his voice sounding shocked at Max’s idea.