The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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A dozen or so elite black serpent monsters, noticeably larger and more ferocious, rode the waves, charging in from all directions.

The massive walls of waves were menacing, threatening to engulf the fleet completely.

Han Ning's eyes were cold. Facing the oncoming giant wave and the disgusting snake shadows swimming nearby, he didn't even use his beast form.

His thoughts moved slightly.

Chi chi chi~

Countless vines covered with faint frost-white patterns burst forth from the void around him.

Fine ice crystals condensed on the surface of the vines, emanating a bone-chilling cold. The moment they touched the wave wall, the cold air spread.

The wave wall that swept in from directly in front was frozen into an ice wall, standing still in place.

The remaining vines continued their momentum, their tips splitting into sharp crystalline forks, and then bursting open with a "crack".

puff puff~

Countless sharp ice shards covered the sky and pierced the heads of several elite black serpent monsters behind the wave wall.

The tough skulls were like paper in front of the ice shards, turning their heads and bodies into sieves.

With a flick of the vine, several energy crystals shimmering with a ghostly blue light were pulled out from the shattered snake corpse and retreated back to Han Ning's side.

Druid growth progress +15

Druid growth progress +16

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On other ships, fierce fighting was also taking place.

"Left side, three o'clock position, squirting melon, prepare to launch!"

"Block them, don't let them get close to the ship's side."

The Awakened roared, relying on the ship's gun hull and the firepower of the gourds to frantically repel the black serpent monsters that were trying to climb aboard.

Deep blue water jets continuously sprayed out from the squirting cucumber fruit, weaving together a dense network of firepower.

Each time the water arrow hit, it was accompanied by a large amount of black serpent monster blood splattering.

Lin Qianqian stood beside the mast of a catamaran, her compound bow drawn to its full extent. An arrow, wreathed in a shimmering white light, flew from the bowstring and precisely struck the eye socket of an elite black snake that was attempting to ambush the ship's hull from underwater.

On another ship, Vice President Zhao transformed into a steam giant, his bulging muscles spewing out scorching white steam as he wielded a thick iron anchor, smashing a black serpent monster that leaped onto the deck away.

Under the relentless onslaught of the snakes, the fleet was tossed about violently like leaves in a storm, and its speed inevitably slowed down.

The ship was rocking violently, which made it uncomfortable for ordinary people huddled inside the cabin.

"Ugh! Ugh!"

In an instant, some ordinary people who had never been on a boat before couldn't bear the rocking and vomited.

The awakened ones on the ship are unaware of all this yet.

"Stay calm, don't panic." Chairman Wu was still directing the spraying of the watermelons while stabilizing morale. "Maintain good formation and stay close to Mr. Han's boat."

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"Quick, block it! A huge wave is coming soon!"

The awakened ones exclaimed in surprise.

Their boats are not afraid of six-meter-high waves.

If the waves are allowed to crash in, the swarm of black snakes will surely take advantage of the momentum and launch a massive attack on the ship.

The ship can withstand one or two, or even five or six, seven or eight, or dozens of collisions.

But once you're entangled by a swarm of snakes, you'll experience hundreds or even thousands of impacts and bites in an instant.

No one can guarantee that the ship won't be bitten by the black snake's sharp teeth.

Will I be corroded by the venom in their mouths?

Or perhaps they'll be dragged to their deaths here.

The water-element awakeners each used their own methods to control the water flow and block the oncoming waves.

Seeing this, Ah Long leaped out of the ship, and a wave suddenly appeared beneath his feet, lifting him up into the sky.

"Waterspout!"

He roared, his eyes flashing with a light blue gleam.

He manipulated the surrounding floodwaters, turning them into roaring water dragons that crashed into waves in three other directions.

Wow!

The water jet collided with the wall, splashing up a large amount of water.

The momentum of the wave was abruptly interrupted.

Ah Long landed on the deck, panting heavily.

"Well done, Brother Long!"

“Indeed, Ah Long’s water control techniques have become even more adept in this environment.”

The awakened ones were thrilled to see this.

With everyone's joint efforts, the elite black snakes that had attacked were killed one by one, and energy crystals were extracted.

The fleet struggled through the waters littered with snake carcasses and continued sailing northeast.

However, the speed of the fleet's voyage was greatly affected.

The water was stained dark red with snake blood, and the floating debris and the constant influx of new snakes made the journey extremely slow.

The black serpent monsters seemed endless.

Moreover, they no longer organize large-scale attacks; instead, like maggots clinging to bones, they emerge in groups of three to five hundred from underwater and from the shadows of floating objects.

They used venomous spitting as cover for each other, like moths to a flame, to try to approach the ship, then climb the gunwale and destroy the hull.

Everyone can see it.

The snakes' purpose was clear.

That would slow down the fleet's speed and exhaust the crew's energy.

"Several hundred more are coming from the left."

"Damn it, the squirting melon is recovering."

"Watch out underwater!"

On each ship, shouts, screams of superpowers being unleashed, and the hissing of snakes rose and fell.

The awakened ones, relying on the ship's gunwale and the gourds placed at the bow and stern, continuously thwarted the swarm of snakes.

In this intense battle, ordinary awakened individuals are highly focused, and their potential is squeezed to the limit.

The current situation is not entirely bad for them.

Even the most ordinary black snake, when divided by those around it, still has a tiny amount of energy flowing into its body.

The continuous battles made many people feel the surging power within them becoming clearer, and their movements becoming more and more fierce.

"Haha, Brother Yu, I feel stronger again!" Ah Cai shouted excitedly as he smashed an approaching black snake away with a crowbar.

"Don't get distracted, look behind us!" Brother Yu shouted from not far away, while his insect wings flapped frequently, scattering large amounts of crystalline powder.

All the black snakes covered by his powder slowed down and became drowsy.

Han Ning stood at the bow of the Wind Chaser sailboat, clearing away obstacles in front of him to keep the boat moving forward.

The harassment from the snakes was nothing to him; a few vines were enough to clear the area.

But the snakes' relentless, moth-to-a-flame-like, fearless pursuit made him very uneasy.

The leader of the four-armed black snakes has not yet appeared.

Moreover, he always felt like he was being watched.

He suddenly turned his head and looked to the right front of the fleet, at a stretch of water shrouded in the shadow of a half-submerged high-rise building.

The water was black, covered with a lot of construction debris, and apart from the churning waves and the occasional snake head that appeared to emerge, there seemed to be nothing there.

Just a moment ago, that disgusting feeling of being watched returned.

Han Ning remained serious and made no sound.

He simply heightened his senses to the extreme and carefully observed his surroundings.

The snow cake also transforms into an underwater radar, sensing things simultaneously.

5km, 6km...10km...

The fleet struggled to navigate 5 kilometers amidst constant attacks from the snakes.

During this time, the black snakes relentlessly harassed their ships.

Even the relatively strong vice presidents couldn't help but show signs of fatigue.

Gradually, the fleet entered an area that resembled a water forest.

The once bustling residential area is now reduced to towering buildings, standing like tombstones in the torrent of water.

Some buildings were tilted and half-submerged in the water, revealing their broken ruins.

Some buildings stubbornly remain unchanged, with the water submerging the lower floors and the windows of the upper floors wide open like countless dark, gaping eyes.

"Egret Garden, the most densely populated high-rise residential area in northern Egret City, we have arrived at the northeastern area of ​​the city ruins."

Upon seeing these towering, densely packed buildings, many people used the markings on the exterior walls of these buildings to determine their location.

Through the images transmitted naturally, Han Ning knows that the cardinal directions of Bailu City are exactly the same as the cardinal directions of this world, so there is no need to refer to any additional directions.

After passing through more than a dozen buildings, it sailed for another hundred meters.

"Look ahead." Someone pointed northeast, their voice tinged with excitement.

Further away, the outline of a continuous mountain range appeared in the rain.