The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Deep within the thick fog, several massive and blurry steel silhouettes appeared and disappeared against the gray-white background; these were the shadows of large port machinery.

"Egret Harbor...we have indeed arrived at Egret Harbor safely!"

"It's only been less than an hour, right? That's so fast..."

The instant I saw the port.

Most people showed expressions of joy.

Only a few vice presidents remained calm.

The flame of hope ignited in everyone's heart.

The key to survival seems to be right in front of us.

Vice President Wang was surrounded by people, a faint smile on his face, seemingly quite pleased with everyone's compliments.

"Hang in there, everyone, we're almost there. There's a spot ahead with a better view, where you can see the entire berth area." His voice was a little hoarse.

"Stay alert, we're almost at the monster-infested area Old Wang mentioned!"

Seeing that everyone was relaxed, Chairman Wu couldn't help but remind them, and then asked Vice Chairman Wang,

"Old Wang, how much longer until we reach the real core area?"

"We'll be there soon."

Following the direction indicated by Vice President Wang, the group trudged forward, their steps uneven.

The further they went, the deeper the water became, eventually reaching above the chests of the awakened ones.

People had to switch from wading to swimming.

The psychic awakener in charge of reconnaissance warily observed the situation underwater.

"This is it."

Vice President Wang suddenly stopped swimming and pointed to a relatively open area of ​​water surrounded by half-submerged containers and collapsed concrete walls.

"Standing on that concrete block provides the best view; beyond that, you'll find areas where monsters congregate."

At this time.

Lin Qianqian, who had been silently following behind Vice President Wang, suddenly frowned.

His gaze was fixed intently on the surrounding waters.

Almost simultaneously, the expressions of several Awakened individuals in the team responsible for reconnaissance changed drastically.

"No, there's a monster!"

"Go back, go back!"

"Hehehe... Hahahaha!"

Their screams were drowned out by Vice President Wang's sudden burst of sharp, piercing laughter.

The laughter was manic and distorted, completely unlike any sound a human could make.

Vice President Wang's originally gentle and humble face was now exaggeratedly scrunched up, his mouth stretched to his ears, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

His cloudy eyes were covered with spiderweb-like blood vessels as he stared at the astonished crowd, laughing maniacally.

"Wang Jiaming, are you fucking crazy?!" The burly Vice President Zhao was both shocked and furious.

"Wow, wow, wow~"

His response was a continuous, dense sound of water breaking from all directions, like a sudden downpour.

The murky water instantly boiled.

From the depths of the thick fog, a strange, elusive object, radiating an eerie blue, purple, and red glow, rapidly drifted towards the area…

"Control Wang Jiaming, everyone evacuate!" Chairman Wu's deep, angry roar echoed through the crowd.

……

"Roar!"

Snowcake's long tail slammed into the water, creating turbulent waves that forced a volcanic crab, which was trying to sneak up from the side, to reveal itself.

The giant crab had just raised its rapidly spinning drill pincers.

A juicy tomato was precisely smashed into its mouth, which was wide open as it screeched.

"Gulp!" The massive body of the Spiral Armored Crab shuddered, instinctively swallowing.

next second.

"Pfft~"

Thick, blood-red mist gushed from the cracks in its shell and its compound eyes.

The mist was almost tangible, carrying a strange odor that made even a snow cake want to shake its head in annoyance, and it enveloped the vortex crab in a writhing red mist cocoon.

"Gah... rustle... rustle..."

Inside the fog cocoon, the vortex crab emitted a muffled, drunken hiss, its drill-like pincers drooping limply.

Its thick body swayed in the water, as if all its bones had been removed.

Han Ning is already somewhat familiar with this series of operations.

With a thought, a dozen vines burrowed into the red mist, taking advantage of the crab's unpreparedness, and slipped into the exposed joints.

Puff puff!

The dull sound of vines churning insides rang out.

The crab, which had been so aggressive just moments before, suddenly crashed into the water with a loud thud and lay motionless.

"Huh...huh..."

Han Ning breathed slightly, hovering on the murky water, and withdrew the spiritual power that had released the vines.

Even with the "cheat code" Red Mist Tomato significantly reducing the difficulty of killing, the continuous high-intensity combat and control still consumed a considerable amount of his spiritual energy.

[Spiritual Power: 12/25]

[Druid Growth Progress +85] (Current Lv4, 597/600)

[Mental Strength +0.1] (Mental Strength: 1.5)

[Swamp Crocodile Lizard Growth Progress +17] (Currently 178/200)

[Vine Technique (Advanced) Proficiency +10] (Currently 82/500)

Looking at the number "597/600" on the panel, a glint of light flashed in Han Ning's eyes.

Since entering the fog zone, he has used the red fog tomatoes to kill 4 vortex crabs.

He only needs 3 more points, and one more weakest crocodile lizard, and he will be able to break through to Lv5.

But before they knew it, they had arrived at the area where they had encountered swarms of volcanic crabs the day before.

“Han Ning…” Yu Na’s weak voice came from the side.

Han Ning turned his head to look.

Yu Na's face was pale, a trace of blood still wet on the tip of her small nose, and the blue spiritual barrier around her had become extremely thin, as if it would shatter at any moment.

However, compared to yesterday, the halo surrounding her had solidified from pale blue to deep blue.

She was slightly out of breath, and her originally indifferent "disdainful face" revealed joy.

"Thank you... I feel like my abilities have improved by a whole new level, but... my mental energy is almost depleted." Her tone when speaking to Han Ning had also become much more intimate.

Although he was only a support, he received more energy from drinking soup with Han Ning than he had ever done in any previous hunt.

"I see……"

Han Ning nodded, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding white mist.

We've penetrated nearly 400 meters into the fog, where swarms of volcanic crabs could appear at any moment.

He himself only had 12 points of spiritual power left, and Yu Na was able to hold on until now purely by replenishing the energy from killing monsters.

"I'm only three points away from breaking through. There's no need to risk it here. I can just go back and kill a couple of crocodile lizards and I'll be able to break through..."

"Let's stop here for now."

Han Ning made a decisive decision.

Chapter 52 The Path of the Druid - The Society

Return to Biyun Resort.

Standing in the passageway leading to the guest rooms, Yu Na hesitated, her cheeks flushed, and thanked Han Ning again before running away like a rabbit.

"This girl is a little bit arrogant..."

Han Ning smiled and went to Xu Ming's room, handing him the materials he had obtained earlier from hunting the vortex crab.

"boss!"

As Xu Ming carefully stored the snow-white crab meat, he spoke.

"Boss Lin's exploration team has been out for more than two hours."

"Oh? It's been more than two hours already?"

Han Ning nodded, indicating that he understood, and didn't pay much attention to it.

After resting for a while and eating some food, my spiritual energy was mostly restored.

Han Ning then set off again with the snow cakes.

This time, he did not venture deep into the foggy area, but instead chose the relatively safe waters outside the resort.

In the murky water, Xuebing spotted a lone adult crocodile lizard.

As the water level recedes and rises, the crocodile lizards roaming nearby have grown to an average size of about 2 meters.

After a while.

"Awooo..." The crocodile lizard let out a painful hiss and lost its life under the strangulation of the vines.