The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Leader, abandon those ordinary people, we can't hold on any longer..." A blood-soaked Awakener, radiating Black Stone-level power, shouted in a trembling voice.

His dragon-lizard-like vertical pupils swept over the desperate faces behind him, then looked at his wounded brothers who were still fighting to the death beside him. The immense pain almost tore his heart apart.

Abandoning the outer perimeter means that the companions left outside and those who couldn't be taken away in time will surely die.

But if we don't evacuate, everyone might die here...

At this desperate stalemate, high in the sky, several small dots, almost hidden in the leaden-gray clouds, quietly hovered.

Han Ning took in the devastation of the Iron Tigers' encampment below.

"Xiao Ba, you and the other bees, as fast as you can, prioritize rescuing those awakened individuals and ordinary people who can still move, and get them off the ground. Be careful to avoid attacks!"

Han Ning's mind stirred, and he spoke to Xiao Ba and the other bees.

"Cuckoo!"

"Buzz!"

Four bees responded one after another, leading more than thirty worker bees as they swooped down from the sky.

Below, just as the dragon tore a water ghoul to shreds with its claws, seven or eight more pounced on it.

Several golden lights flashed, and Treasure-Seeking Bee Xiao Ba, accompanied by two worker bees, rushed over, its sharp stinger piercing the eye socket of a water ghost.

Meanwhile, several other worker bees used their slender yet powerful claws to grip the folds of scales on the dragon's back.

"Huh?!" Feilong felt his body lighten as he was lifted off the ground.

On the other side, Chen Hu roared and knocked over an enemy, only to be entangled by more water ghosts, his fangs held tightly.

A streak of pure white cold air swept by, and the Crystal Bee Blue Crystal sprayed out freezing cold air, freezing the water corpse's arm that was holding Chen Hu's fangs hard.

Chen Hu suddenly shook his head, sending ice shards and bits of flesh flying. Then, several rock bees took the opportunity to support his heavy body and pull him upwards with all their might.

Similar scenes played out throughout the entire defensive line, with bees working together to forcibly drag exhausted survivors off the brink of death.

The sudden arrival of reinforcements caused the water ghouls' offensive to pause slightly.

At that moment, Han Ning made a move.

The Starry Osprey's broad wings burst forth with a dazzling interplay of silvery-white and golden-red starlight.

"Stormwing!"

He drank in his heart.

Countless energy feathers burning with starlight poured down like a torrential rain on the surging army of water zombies below.

Boom! Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The hot wind and shockwave swept through, and the dozens of water ghouls at the front were set ablaze before they could even scream.

The water ghouls further back were blown away by the scorching storm, their scales quickly turning black and curling up as they howled in pain.

Under the cover of this blazing storm, countless tiny spores, invisible to the naked eye, silently spread through the hot wind.

These spores either come into contact with the bodies of the water ghouls or are inhaled through their respiration.

Those water ghosts that were not directly burned suddenly became stiff and sluggish, as if they were drunk. The bloodthirsty red light in their eyes became scattered, and they swayed in place one after another.

Then he collapsed to the ground with a thud, his body twitching occasionally before falling silent again.

The moment the two sides made contact, hundreds of water ghouls fell down like wheat being cut down.

"This... Brother Long, is Chief Han even human?"

"N-no...I don't know, but I guess so?"

This devastating scene left the Iron Tigers, who were being dragged upwards by the bees, dumbfounded, almost forgetting their own injuries.

This fierce attack did not defeat all the enemies.

At the very back of the water ghoul army, the slender water ghoul, standing on the deep blue water and dressed in seaweed clothing, finally moved.

It let out a sharp, long hiss and suddenly grabbed forward with both hands.

In an instant, the air in front of it distorted violently, and a large amount of water vapor gathered wildly, instantly forming a wide, thick, and surging wall of water.

This wall of water acted like a flowing barrier, forcefully blocking the core impact of the Stormwing and the subsequent surge of spore clouds.

The sparks collided violently with the water wall, erupting into a large amount of hissing white steam.

The remaining three or four hundred water ghosts gave a unified command, abandoning their pursuit of the ascending bees and awakened beings, and fearlessly charged towards Han Ning, who was suspended in mid-air.

In the front row, countless ferocious figures leaped up, their sharp claws gleaming coldly, trying to drag the giant star-colored osprey down.

In the back row, nearly a third of the water zombies stopped and raised their claws, aiming at Han Ning.

Huhuhu~

The air was thick with the smell of the sea.

A pungent, dark green stench filled the air, and columns of water, tinged with blue and dark green, condensed between their claws.

Like Master Roshi releasing his Kamehameha, it shot straight into the sky and hurtled towards Han Ning's head.

Han Ning's original intention was to provide a rescue. Now that his goal had been achieved, he had no desire to get surrounded and entangled with the strange, high-level water zombie.

He didn't know how many enemies there were, nor did he want to get bogged down in a fierce battle here.

After all, these people were not his companions, and there was no need for him to put himself in danger to save them.

Faced with the surging tide of enemies, he flapped his wings and rapidly rose into the air, easily avoiding the first wave of leaping attacks and water jet bombardment.

At the same time, its entire body shone with a brilliant emerald green light.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

Countless thick, strong, and sturdy emerald green vines shot out from under his wings and flew towards the ground.

These vines bypassed the obstacles and entangled the survivors who had not yet been evacuated due to insufficient bee numbers.

"Hold on tight!" Han Ning shouted to the survivors.

The next moment, the vines retracted, quickly lifting the bound people off the ground one by one like fishing rods.

He rescued as many survivors as possible, and then saved some ordinary people.

However, manpower was limited, and the enemy's attacks came in waves, making it impossible to rescue more people.

Chapter 254 Serious

Nearly a third of the people were left behind.

"There's no other way, let's go!"

Han Ning took one last look at the towering, surging wall of water below and the cold-eyed high-level water ghoul behind it, then stopped.

With its wings whipping up air currents, it dragged dozens of people bound by vines and joined the swarm of bees that had completed their rescue mission in the air. Like an octopus flying through the air, it swayed the dense vines below and fled in the opposite direction from the gathering area.

The flying dragon, sitting on Xiao Ba's back, stared intently at what was below.

He watched helplessly as his companions, who had not been able to be taken away in time, were swallowed by the dark green tide, and closed his eyes in anguish.

Instead of returning directly to the gathering area, Han Ning directed the team to fly in an arc towards the Mushroom Forest.

Upon entering the mushroom forest, the dense spores obscured the view in mid-air.

Han Ning lowered his altitude and landed in a clearing in the woods.

The vines loosened, and the rescued person was gently placed on the ground covered with soft humus.

In an instant, suppressed sobs and cries of pain filled the forest.

The survivors of the Iron Tiger settlement, who had lost their homes, were unable to accept this reality for a time.

They all looked bewildered, as if they hadn't quite recovered yet.

After all, from the attack to being forced into exile, only a few hours have passed.

They so wished this was just a nightmare...

Feilong slid down from Xiao Ba's sorrow, staggered a few steps, and leaned against a huge purple mushroom stem, his expression indescribably sad.

Chen Hu slumped to the ground, panting heavily, his fangs still stained with blood, his body covered in hideous wounds.

Li Qingshui lay on the ground, like a dead fish.

Han Ning reverted to human form, glanced at the group of still-shaken Iron Tiger survivors, remained silent for a few seconds to give Feilong some time to process his thoughts, and then asked:

"Dragon Leader, what are your plans next?"

Feilong raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his face a mixture of pain and confusion.

He opened his mouth:

"Arrangements? Tiehu... is gone."

He looked around at the hundred or so brothers who remained, all of them wounded and with dejected eyes.

As a leader, he had experienced a lot.

As he spoke, Feilong forced himself to calm down and replied in a hoarse voice:

"For now, we can only take it one step at a time, find a new shelter to settle down in first, and then plan our next steps."

Chen Hu slammed his fist into the ground, sending dirt flying: "Damn it! I have to get revenge!"

"Revenge? What will we use to avenge him?" a weak Iron Tiger Awakener asked.

“Those monstrous things can find us once, and they can find us a second time. Sooner or later, we're all going to die.”

After saying that, he simply lay down on the ground like a coward, staring blankly at the sky where spores were flying, having given up all hope.

Han Ning had not yet come up with a good solution for settling the remnants of the Iron Tigers' settlement.

The caves in the Biyun gathering area have limited capacity, and after accommodating the teachers and students of the Agricultural and Forestry University, there is not much space left.

Most importantly, even if they are taken in, the group in the Iron Tiger settlement has a certain level of strength and is not a group of survivors like those from the Agricultural and Forestry University who have no fighting ability. They are an unstable factor.

Han Ning was not comfortable letting them live with Bi Yun's people.

If you don't want to stay in the cave, staying in the windbreak forest cleared by the bees outside would be fine...

This way, we can have an extra helper to keep watch.