The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Xu Ming reacted quickly, immediately swinging his iron axe to cut off several roots near his feet.

Jiang Rui, who had practiced martial arts, reacted even faster, dodging the attack in advance and flicking his wrist with his self-made spear tip.

The upward momentum of the roots was forcefully halted.

"Lower your head!" Lin Qianqian's cold shout drowned out the sound of the wind.

An arrow wrapped in dark red runes grazed Jiang Rui's scalp and accurately embedded itself in the water.

slap~

The runes exploded with red light, and the roots shattered instantly.

Some of the tree spirits whose bodies had been set ablaze by Yu Na shook their trunks wildly, sending burning branches and sparking bark crashing down on the team.

Chairman Wu's colorful bubble contracted inward, isolating most of the flame fragments from the outside.

However, even the best-laid plans can go awry. A burning, sharp wooden splinter pierced through the weakest point on the edge of the bubble, heading straight for Cheng Rui's face.

"Freeze!" Li Kun slapped the ground with both hands, and a sharp stalagmite broke through the soil in front of Cheng Rui's feet, narrowly missing the trajectory of the wooden spike.

A splinter grazed Cheng Rui's earlobe, drawing a thin line of blood.

Cheng Rui's face turned pale, and the purification sphere he had half-condensed in his hand almost collapsed. He gritted his teeth and held on, and the white light suddenly spread, temporarily forcing back the black mist that was taking the opportunity to surge in.

On the other side, Vice President Zhao's massive steam-powered body withstood the burning vine roots as he swung his giant axe in a wide arc, bracing against the onslaught, and cleaved towards the thickest trunk of a tree demon.

"Break it off!" The axe blade embedded itself deeply into the tree trunk, and purplish-black sap gushed out like a fountain.

"Woo~"

Dozens of thin, hair-like purple vines shot out from the wound that the tree demon had been cleaved open, entangling Vice President Zhao's giant axe and arm.

The vines, covered in barbs, frantically absorbed his steam energy, causing the light on the giant axe to visibly dim.

"Old Zhao!"

Seeing this, Ah Long changed the shape of the water flow in front of him, turning it into a high-pressure water jet that slashed at the purple vines.

The water blade sliced ​​into the vines, making a low, wet sound.

In Yu Na's eyes, the ghostly blue flames surged, and the severed vines burst into flames, which rapidly spread along the vines toward the tree demon's body.

The tree spirit's voice grew increasingly pained, and it was forced to release Vice President Zhao. The severed vine fell into the water, still writhing.

Jiang Yuan seized the moment when the tree demon was slowed down by the intense pain, wrapped his vine-like arms around its trunk, and tightened them tightly.

The bark cracked and sputtered under the immense force.

At the same time, he roared at Lin Qianqian:

"Sister Qianqian, fire the arrow."

Lin Qianqian drew her bow to its fullest extent, and three rune arrows were released from the bow in a triangular formation, striking the spot Jiang Yuan had indicated.

The runes on the arrow exploded in a series of bursts, blasting a huge hole in the trunk of the tree demon that attacked Vice President Zhao, and damaging its energy core.

This tree spirit has temporarily lost its fighting ability.

The other tree spirits continued their fierce attacks.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Chairman Wu's forehead. The colorful bubbles fluctuated violently under the continuous physical and mental impact, and the speed at which the halo flowed was getting faster and faster, which obviously consumed a lot of energy.

Yu Na's ghostly blue flames were extremely lethal to the tree demon, but the tree demon's dying counterattack was also the most ferocious after it was ignited, forcing her to frequently move her position and rapidly depleting her mental energy.

"We'll be worn down if this continues!" After breaking free of his restraints, Vice President Zhao became even more ferocious. His giant axe, leaving afterimages, cleaved a tree demon in two, but the steam armor was already covered with corrosion marks of varying depths.

"Ah Long, let's go big and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Ah Long understood immediately, leaped backward, and plunged his hands into the murky water.

"Rise!" With his low roar, the surrounding water flowed as if stirred by an invisible giant hand, spinning wildly and rising to form a huge whirlpool water prison with a diameter of more than ten meters.

The water prison swept up the remaining seven or eight tree spirits along with the mud and debris, and the rapidly spinning water cut their trunks like countless sharp blades.

The trapped tree spirit struggled frantically, its branches and vines lashing against the water's walls with dull thuds, but it could not break through.

"It's now!"

Lin Qianqian gave a clear shout, and three specially made arrows burning with a bright white light were nocked onto the bowstring.

The arrows left the bowstring, transforming into three dazzling white beams that precisely struck the center of the water prison vortex.

boom!

The blazing white light, mixed with the raging torrent of water, exploded with a deafening roar.

The powerful shockwave completely shattered the water prison. The tree spirit trapped inside disintegrated instantly under the extreme heat and pressure of the water flow, and the burning fragments scattered like meteorites.

The swamp was blasted into a huge crater, and murky mud mixed with the remains of the tree spirit fell like rain.

The aftershocks of the explosion made everyone's eardrums ring.

The team members, all wounded and panting heavily, warily surveyed the scorched mud that had been briefly cleared.

The air was filled with the smell of burning.

"Pooh!"

Vice President Zhao spat out a mouthful of bloody foam mixed with mud, his body supported by the giant axe, his steam armor riddled with corroded pits.

Chairman Wu removed the colorful bubbles, wiped the sweat from his brow, and directed, "Those with minor injuries, go find the energy core."

Scattered among the charred remains of the tree spirit were dark green crystals, each a size larger than a walnut, their surfaces still shrouded in lingering mist.

Ah Long, Xu Ming, and others who were less seriously injured picked up the fallen energy crystals from among the remains of the dead tree demon.

There are more than a dozen scattered pieces, enough for one for each person.

"Boss, what should we do with these crystals?"

Chairman Wu looked up and around, but couldn't find Han Ning, so he shouted.

"You can handle it yourselves."

Han Ning's voice came from within the black fog.

"One for each person, just absorb it directly." Chairman Wu grabbed two crystals and distributed them to the others.

Each person received a crystal and began to absorb it.

Just as everyone was absorbing energy.

hum~

The fog in the entire Black Fog Forest froze for a moment.

The water on the ground suddenly rippled out in concentric circles.

The thick black mist rolled back into the depths of the forest, and heavy footsteps echoed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

An indescribable sense of oppression swept over everyone's heart, like an invisible hand gripping their throat.

"Buzz~"

"Gu!!"

On the other side, Han Ning, Xiao Ba, and three other bees keenly sensed the strong sense of threat coming from ahead.

"Coo coo coo!" Little Eight waved its limbs, constantly issuing warnings to Han Ning.

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"Okay, I understand." Han Ning said, indicating that he understood after hearing Xiao Ba's hurried explanation.

This terrifying aura likely belongs to a leader-level monster in this Black Mist Forest.

Even they felt extremely wary.

But Han Ning sensed from the aura emanating from the other party that they were actually alright.

It might be too powerful for Hachiko and the others, but it's just right for him.

So he did not back down.

"Woo~"

A strange sound wave, like the cry of a baby, came from the depths of the black mist.

This sound wave contains a peculiar power.

Sweeping across the sound wave, Chairman Wu's colorful bubble burst, blocking the way. Vice Chairman Zhao, who was holding an axe, was forced to take three steps back before regaining his footing.

Han Ning and the four bees appeared in front of Chairman Wu and the others without anyone noticing.

"Boss!" When everyone saw Han Ning, their tense expressions immediately eased.

"Prepare for battle," Han Ning said, offering only a brief reminder.

"Coo~" Xiao Ba's warning chirping grew louder and louder, and the four bees formed a diamond-shaped defensive formation.

Yellow, brown, green, and blue—four different honeycomb energy shields, nested together in layers.

The thick fog churned violently.

A rotting beast claw, formed from tattered vines and the remains of various monsters, emerged from the mist and slammed down towards the heads of the crowd.

Vice President Zhao emitted steam, and a giant axe appeared on his head.

Brown rocks struck the ground simultaneously, and thick earthen walls rose from the ground.

The rotting beast's claws smashed through the earthen wall, their force undiminished.

"boom!"

The shockwave from the collision of the axe blade and the beast's claw sent three team members flying.

Chairman Wu promptly threw out bubbles to wrap around his flying companion, but he himself was so shocked that blood gushed from his mouth and nose.

Lin Qianqian shot out three arrows, the red light of the runes on the arrowheads exploding on the back of her claws, leaving only shallow scorch marks.

Han Ning's body twisted and swelled, his broad wings whipping up a storm.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the shape of a star-shaped osprey.