The criminals quickly noticed their bodies becoming weaker. Their limbs lost strength completely.

One after another, they collapsed helplessly onto the floor again.

Fear immediately spread through the chamber.

No one knew what would happen next. That uncertainty terrified them even more.

At that moment, Su Mo spoke calmly.

"Act Three: Luxurious Shower."

He turned toward Leng Shuang.

"Shuang, start the rain."

The next moment, the fire sprinkler system installed throughout the underground chamber activated at once.

But what poured down wasn’t water.

Golden droplets began raining from above.

At first, the criminals looked confused.

Then a rich, sweet fragrance slowly spread through the underground chamber.

The thick smell of blood gradually became covered by a heavy, sugary aroma.

Honey...?

An enormous amount of honey.

Nearly a full tonne of it.

Golden liquid poured continuously from the sprinklers above, soaking the criminals, the blood-covered floor, and almost every corner of the underground chamber.

The sticky honey clung to their skin, hair, clothes, and wounds.

Some criminals trembled violently as realisation slowly appeared in their eyes.

"No..."

"W-What is this for...?"

"What are you trying to do to us now?!"

Their fearful voices echoed through the chamber while golden honey continued dripping endlessly from above like a sweet nightmare.

"Do you want to give them a honey shower before sending them away, Su Mo?" Zhang Xulin asked curiously. Then she added in a nostalgic tone, "Miss Yang used to love honey showers when she was little. I always wanted to try one too."

Yang Qingxi’s eyelids twitched slightly.

She slowly glanced toward Zhang Xulin from the corner of her eyes.

At this moment, she seriously felt there was a need to deal with Sister Xulin’s loose mouth someday. Otherwise, all her childhood stories would eventually be exposed in front of Su Mo.

Sure enough, Su Mo’s eyes immediately brightened with interest.

"Oh?"

He looked toward Yang Qingxi.

"Miss Yang liked honey showers?"

[No wonder she smells sweet all the time.]

[And feels delicious too. Hehe~]

A faint blush instantly appeared on Yang Qingxi’s cheeks.

This shameless bastard’s inner thoughts were becoming more and more outrageous.

She resisted the urge to kick him directly off the balcony.

Meanwhile, Su Mo smiled meaningfully.

"Still," he said slowly, "I believe Sister Xulin won’t want a honey shower anymore after today."

Zhang Xulin blinked in confusion. "Huh? Why?"

At first, she did not understand what he meant.

Then, her expression froze.

The atmosphere inside the underground chamber suddenly changed.

Tiny rustling sounds began echoing from all directions.

Countless black dots started appearing from cracks in the walls, corners of the floor, ventilation gaps, and underground holes.

Then more and more appeared continuously.

Millions of ants swarmed out like a living tide.

The black mass spread rapidly across the floor and walls before charging toward the honey-covered criminals below.

The sweet smell filling the underground chamber suddenly became horrifying.

Zhang Xulin felt goosebumps spread across her skin instantly.

"I think..." she muttered stiffly, "...I might have entomophobia now."

Leng Shuang swallowed hard while staring at the terrifying ant swarm. "M-Me too..."

Even as an experienced killer, she felt chills at the sight of this scary scene.

This wasn’t just a few insects. It was an overwhelming, living ocean of ants.

Du Wuchen and Gao Xufan also stared with widened eyes. The scene before them felt even more horrifying than horror movies.

Below, the criminals had already started screaming in panic.

"No! NO!"

"Get them off me!"

"AHHHHH!"

Because their bodies were weakened by the gas, they could barely move properly. All they could do was desperately struggle while countless ants crawled over their sticky, honey-covered bodies.

The sweet golden honey that smelled pleasant moments ago had now become bait.

Yang Qingxi watched the ant swarm carefully.

Then her expression became strange.

’Wait... these ants are being controlled by Su Mo.’

Her gaze shifted toward the enormous amount of honey covering the chamber.

’Then what was the point of using so much honey?’

’Was it to feed the ants better... or...’

At that moment, Su Mo’s inner voice answered her question naturally.

[With this much honey, the ants shouldn’t complain about the humans tasting bad.]

Yang Qingxi stared at him speechlessly.

So this bastard really used honey just to improve the flavour...?

What kind of terrifying thought process was that?

Meanwhile, below, the criminals’ terrified screams echoed endlessly as the black swarm completely engulfed parts of the underground chamber like a living nightmare.

The criminals screamed one after another as the ants completely swarmed over them.

This time, however, Su Mo did not activate the healing technique.

The pain became real in the truest sense.

Every bite from the ants felt like their flesh was being slowly peeled away, piece by piece. The criminals could clearly feel the tiny jaws tearing into their skin while thousands more crawled across their bodies.

The fear alone was enough to make some of them collapse mentally.

Huo Jie, the bald, muscular man, roared loudly while slapping at the ants covering his face and body.

"GET OFF ME!"

His voice was filled with panic for the first time since entering this nightmare.

But the moment he opened his mouth, a stream of ants rushed inside instantly.

"Mghhh—!!"

Huo Jie fell to the floor, violently choking and coughing while trying desperately to spit them out.

That horrifying scene made the nearby criminals feel their scalps turn numb from terror.

Lu Shixun was among them.

At this moment, his entire heart was filled with regret.

If he had known things would end like this, he would rather have rotted inside prison forever than followed Ye Chen to escape. Even dying there would have been a relief.

"Please!"

"Please spare me!"

"I surrender! I surrender!"

He shouted desperately toward the ceiling.

Unfortunately, no one answered him.

His begging disappeared into the underground chamber like a stone sinking into the sea.

The only thing surrounding them was despair.

Meanwhile, the ant swarm continued growing larger.

Millions became billions.

Then even more.

The black tide spread endlessly across the chamber walls and floor as if every ant from the surrounding region had gathered here under Su Mo’s command.