Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

Witch Aiko returned once again. This was the 13th time she went inside, but thankfully, the [Jaws of ####] was easily supplied with energy, and it didn’t cost her all that much.

That allowed her to go there without any risk, since she could always just use it and get away with it.

This allowed Witch Aiko to bother the bees so much that they eventually gave up attacking her.

This was now Aiko’s new home! With delicious honey everywhere, she could eat as much as possible!

Nodding her head happily at this painless exchange, Witch Aiko was slurping that honey into her stomach, gaining a lot of Vitality in exchange.

It went so well that she managed to achieve her 15M Vitality, and it still kept climbing slowly!

Witch Aiko was satisfied with her slurping and nodded her head gently. If she were not so scared of the bees, she would even sleep in here, but that was unfortunately not the case. She was still too worried to be stung by them, since she could see and had to mend those holes in her Cauldron.

’Thankfully, my Cauldron didn’t shatter. Otherwise, by now, I would be full of holes...’ Witch Aiko shivered as she used [Jaws of ####] to get out of that place.

Her Cauldron didn’t need repairs, so she just slept with Nüwa again.

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’She is back here?! How many times will she visit?!’ At this point, the Empress was completely flabbergasted. That Fox visited so many times that even she started to think that she was part of her nest!

’Dangerous! Too dangerous!’ The Empress frowned, but when she saw that Fox happily enjoyed the lowest garbage honey, she was quite... conflicted.

She didn’t want to hurt the obviously starving Fox, but at the same time, she couldn’t keep her around. The Beasts would storm inside very soon, making it difficult for her to survive, as this place would be overrun by Beasts.

The Empress gently shook her head. The next time she would invite her for some Royal Crimson Honey as a farewell gift...

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Moon Aiko separated from that lazy serpent easily, since she was cool. Today, she was aiming for 20 million Vitality!

It is quite a huge number, but there should be enough honey inside that nest to facilitate this growth~!

Moon Aiko turned into Witch Aiko and immediately dashed outside. Today, Nüwa was not talkative at all, like something bad was supposed to happen, but that was impossible, no?

Nüwa was protected by Chang’e, so there shouldn’t be anything happening to her...

Witch Aiko shook her head. For some reason today, some bees were following behind her.

This puzzled Witch Aiko, but soon they tried to guide her somewhere.

”I should follow you?” Witch Aiko tilted her head, and the bees, while being primitive, nodded their heads.

It didn’t seem that they were all that intelligent, but they could still understand basic human speech.

This made Witch Aiko happy, since she didn’t need to use ’bzzz’ ’bzzz’ as her main way of communication.

Walking with them, they crossed some kind of line, and the honey changed in colour and smell. It was even more delicious than before, but Witch Aiko suppressed her urges.

There might be something even more delicious deeper inside, so it was better to hold on for the time being.

Witch Aiko nodded at her genius, and soon she was proven correct! Even deeper inside the nest, the honey was of even higher quality than before!

Aiko naturally salivated uncontrollably. She really, really wanted to take a bite, but she knew she shouldn’t.

This was not her place. She was probably allowed to eat that low-quality honey, but it might prove impossible with this one.

’I don’t want to be stung...’ Witch Aiko shivered as she obediently walked alongside those bees deeper inside.

Most bees were about half the size of Aiko, while warrior bees were about 1.2 times the size of Aiko.

However, in front of her was something that was 1.8 times bigger than Aiko.

”You have come.” A soothing voice came from the old Empress.

”You have guided me here.” Witch Aiko gently nodded her head, but her saliva poured like waterfalls.

She couldn’t control it at all, making it even difficult to talk!

The Empress giggled. ”You can eat from that storage.”

The overly large bee guided Aiko, making her incredibly happy.

*lick*

[You have recovered 1,000,000 Vitality.]

Witch Aiko choked on it, not expecting that single lick would be so precious!

”Take your time, nobody will steal it from you.” The Empress shook her head. This Fox was really cute and silly, making her think about that strange serpent that liked to indulge in sweets.

*Sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurp*

Witch Aiko immediately turned into a vacuum cleaner and just slurped and slurped into her stomach.

”...” The Empress was a little speechless. ’She definitely has an appetite comparable to that serpent…’ She was flabbergasted that the little Fox didn’t stop even after her stomach inflated.

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The Beasts outside stirred awake. It was almost time to start the great siege and go after the Crimson Bees. Their honey was precious, but whoever ate the Empress would be able to easily progress through Beast Ranks like they were made out of tofu.

Everyone was here for that, and nobody was willing to yield or compromise!

The Beast waited patiently for the signal, until-

*ROAR!*

It was time for battle.

All Beasts immediately dashed towards the grand nest, and that’s where the first battle took place.

The Beasts fought each other to determine hierarchy, but a few others just ignored this and sneaked in.

There they were, greater by normal crimson bees that were trying to sting them to death.

The infiltration was not smooth at all, as the Beasts were slowed down by the narrow passages and sticky tunnels.

The Beasts slowed down significantly, and some even started to tear apart the nest since those guys were simply too big to fit into the small tunnels.

The Beast managed to get past the normal crimson bees, but they were immediately stopped by the crimson bee warriors.

Those bees were too sturdy and difficult to deal with, and their stingers hurt like a bitch, making the other Beasts unwilling to press on.

They were trying to find someone who could tank those crimson bee warriors while the others killed them off!

...

It didn’t take too long for someone like that to appear, but even he was overshadowed by someone else.

A certain pseudo-human led a powerful Beast to destroy that nest and capture all the resources for them.

”It’s unfortunate there are no cute Beasts around.” One Elder said.

”You and your tastes, as long as it has a hole, everything is alright.” Another snorted at him.

They were the ugly Elders who were trying to capture the Crimson Honey and give it to the Delegation for further protection and seats!

This island was too small for them, and they wanted to make it to the mainland, where they would be able to directly indulge in many beauties!

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The nest shook, interrupting Aiko.

”You should go now...’ The Empress said weakly. Her body would die soon, and her daughter might get killed by them, but at least this Fox would survive...

”What’s happening?” Witch Aiko tilted her head.

”Invaders are destroying my nest, since I grew weak.” The Empress replied briefly.

”Oh...” Witch Aiko nodded her head. It would be a shame not to take anything with her, but...

’Why take the honey when you take the honey-making part~’ Witch Aiko hummed inside her mind.

”I can take you to somewhere safe.” Witch Aiko smiled from ear to ear, since she enjoyed too much of that honey. ’I can also fix her body since I have reached over a billion Vitality~!’ She was quite happy about that part.

”We can’t escape from here. I have noticed that your movement ability only chooses you as the target. You won’t be able to take us out.’ The Empress shook her head. ”Moreover, once they get the whiff of me, they will pursue us. It’s not safe.” She shook her head.

”Why are you being so stubborn?!” Witch Aiko was flabbergasted at how to deal with this situation.

She didn’t understand why that bee was so pessimistic!

”I can fix you up, so come with me!” Witch Aiko declared, and the bee giggled.

”Yes, yes, you are cute like her.” The Empress laughed.

”Mother?” A new Empress hatched, making the old Empress sentimental...

”Yes, dear child... try to escape-” They had such a touching moment, but...

”Right! Can you stop?!” Witch Aiko would have none of that! She would take both of them and escape.

”Seriously!” Witch Aiko huffed in annoyance, startling both of them. ”If you would just listen, I could explain what would happen, but not any more!” She snorted at them.

”You!” Witch Aiko pointed her paw at the old bee. ”Get in the tail!”

Witch Aiko turned into Sun Aiko for bigger tails and stashed that old bee inside.

”M-mother?!” The new Empress was shocked when the Fox turned towards her, and she yelped, trying to run away.

”You, get in the tail!” Sun Aiko snorted again and stashed the new bee into her tails too.

”Hmpf.” Sun Aiko huffed when the nest suddenly exploded.

Sun Aiko felt something sharp hit her, and she coughed up blood. No, rather, she was almost split in half if not for her Cauldron, which shattered!

’Ugh, what the fuck!’ Sun Aiko cursed openly as she felt her stomach being opened and ’breathing’.

’Fuck...’ Sun Aiko immediately activated the [Jaws of ####] before a second hit might hit her!

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”There was a Fox inside.” The first Elder frowned. Why did she have to disappear?!

”Stop chasing the Foxes. I understand you are frustrated since the Demonic Foxes disappeared, but we can get them back later.” The second Elder snorted at him as he ploughed through the nest.

But then he was stunned.

”I-i-its gone!” The second Elder panicked.

”What is gone?” The first Elder was confused.

”The Crimson Bee Empresses are gone!” The second Elder panicked.

”What?!” The first Elder shouted loudly. He couldn’t believe his ears! If they didn’t obtain those Crimson Bee Empresses’ corpses, they would be dead meat!