The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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He did his best, but others also contributed by cooperating and providing cover.

Taking it all for himself would have a negative impact.

Zheng Weiguo and Colonel Pang are reliable people, and with them in charge, Han Ning is not worried about his spoils being stolen.

At this moment, the silver source point below continued to glow and slowly rotated.

It was just slightly dimmer than before.

"The source point was affected, but not significantly. It's very likely that this Brilliant Silver fragment was separated from it."

Zheng Weiguo put the silver fragments into a box and turned to the atomic fission group.

"Deputy Director Luo, it's your turn. Hurry up, we can't stay here any longer."

"Yes, we'll do it as soon as possible."

Deputy Director Luo immediately led two assistants, carrying professional equipment, and carefully approached the source point.

Han Ning, Zheng Weiguo, and others were scattered around, maintaining vigilance. Although the area seemed to be safe for the time being after a series of battles and nuclear explosions.

Deputy Director Luo's two assistants collected seawater and seabed sediments around the source point.

Finally, the main event begins: attempting to shift the source point itself.

He instructed his assistant to place a metal box about one meter directly below the source point.

The runes on the surface of the box glowed faintly in the deep sea, forming an invisible force field.

Deputy Director Luo placed his hands lightly on either side of the source point, muttering incantations as if he were mobilizing his spiritual power.

"This box...is something."

Han Ning's gaze was completely drawn to the metal box below the source point, which was shimmering with pale blue light.

It is evident that, in addition to them, other human settlements have also acquired a considerable amount of the heritage of otherworldly races.

In particular, the atomic fission team, composed of a group of scientists, is definitely 10086 times stronger than their Biyun Gathering Area in terms of the inheritance of extraordinary powers from other worlds.

The process was slow, and fine beads of sweat seeped from Deputy Director Luo's face beneath his waterproof helmet; it was extremely mentally taxing.

hum~

A pink light shimmered.

Sudden.

The dim source point began to tremble slightly, its rotation speed varying from fast to slow.

"The energy structure is more stable than expected...we need stronger guidance." Deputy Director Luo said briefly over the communication channel, panting.

A member of the Atomic Fission team, who was standing next to him and specialized in energy manipulation, immediately stepped forward, placed his hands on Deputy Director Luo's back, and transmitted his mental energy to him.

The two spiritual energies merged, transforming into an even more powerful guiding force that enveloped the entire source point.

hum...

The sound emanating from the source point became low and deep, and the silver-black light began to shrink towards the metal box below.

It's like injecting mercury into a mold; the light is stretched out bit by bit and absorbed into the largest central rune on the surface of the box.

The entire transfer process lasted nearly ten minutes. When the last ray of light disappeared into the box, the slowly rotating source point completely vanished.

The metal box trembled slightly, and all the runes on its surface shone brightly before quickly dimming and returning to their simple, unadorned appearance.

"Success!" Deputy Director Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Source transfer complete, sample collection finished!" he reported to Zheng Weiguo and Han Ning.

"Alright! Mission accomplished. All personnel, proceed with the pre-arranged evacuation!" Zheng Weiguo immediately issued the order.

The return journey was much easier than the way there.

The team maintained its formation and quickly ascended along the original route.

Along the way, they encountered the Black Rock-class crew members who had been ordered to remain at a depth of 924 meters; they were in good condition.

After regrouping, the team grew in size and returned to shore more safely.

Thanks to Han Ning's crucial burst of speed and swift elimination of the two strongest monsters, the operation to clear out the area deep within the nuclear explosion's epicenter miraculously resulted in no casualties. Furthermore, due to the immense power of the nuclear explosion, few monsters survived. This operation can be considered a great success.

Only a few people suffered minor injuries, but after simple treatment and nourishment from Han Ning's life-giving energy, they were fine.

The water above gradually became brighter.

They accelerated upwards, and the sound of water breaking echoed one after another as heads emerged from the water.

Breathing in the fresh air, everyone felt as if they had stepped into another world.

In the distance, the outlines of mushroom clouds can be seen gradually dissipating in two other directions.

Each team quickly counted its members, checked its equipment, and swam to the designated assembly point on the shore.

When they arrived at the shore, there were already people waiting to meet them.

The group helped each other climb ashore.

However, the relaxed atmosphere of surviving the disaster quickly dissipated when core members such as Han Ning and Zheng Weiguo arrived at the temporary command post.

The command post was located in a reinforced semi-underground bunker, with heavy guards at the entrance.

Han Ning, Zheng Weiguo, and Deputy Director Luo entered the command post and immediately spotted Colonel Pang standing in front of the central command board.

Colonel Pang's face showed no joy at the success of the mission; instead, it was shrouded in an unyielding gloom.

He frowned, staring at the markings on the sand table representing the three source points, his fingers unconsciously tapping the tabletop.

Da~da~da~

Hearing footsteps, Colonel Pang raised his head, his gaze sweeping over Zheng Weiguo and Han Ning as they entered. His eyes were unusually solemn, carrying an unprecedented severity.

"Old Zheng, Old Luo, Chief Han, you're back."

"What happened?" Han Ning and the others noticed Colonel Pang's expression and frowned.

Colonel Pang strode forward, not even bothering to inquire about the mission's outcome, but instead lowered his voice and said urgently, "The situation has changed; we're in big trouble."

The atmosphere inside the bunker suddenly became heavy.

"What trouble?" the people opposite asked in unison.

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Ning vaguely guessed what was going on.

Chapter 305 The entire army was wiped out

Thanks to his intervention, the Third Source Point Squad was able to complete their plan without any major incidents.

What about the other two teams?

Zheng Weiguo blurted out, "Did something happen to the other two source points?"

Colonel Pang nodded: "The other two source points have produced a powerful monster that we have never seen before."

His face showed a solemn expression that Han Ning had never seen before. He took a deep breath and said solemnly,

"We just received news that Squad 1 and Squad 2 have been almost completely wiped out."

"What?!" Even though they had already guessed it, Han Ning and Zheng Weiguo were still shocked when they heard Colonel Pang say it himself.

"We have just received the last intermittent communications from Squad 1 and Squad 2... They encountered an incomprehensible and powerful enemy, not a regular horde of water ghouls, but more like some kind of powerful individual."

He slid his finger across the tablet, bringing up several extremely chaotic audio waveforms.

"This is the last sound they sent back." Colonel Pang pressed the play button.

"Ah! Monster, monster."

"How can it move so fast?"

"Hemlock!"

"Calling headquarters, we've encountered an exceptionally powerful monster, they... Ah!!"

The audio was filled with desperate screams and teeth-grinding, creaking sounds, as if bones were being forcibly crushed.

"The two teams encountered almost the same situation: just one or two mysterious monsters tore through their entire defenses in a very short time, and communications were completely cut off within a dozen seconds."

"...We also encountered something similar. Those monsters could control the black tide energy and mental attacks, making them extremely difficult to deal with. If it weren't for Chief Han's timely intervention, our third team would probably have met the same fate."

"Old Pang, are there any survivors over there? Should we gather our remaining forces and go to provide support?" Zheng Weiguo asked.

Standing to the side, Han Ning was surprised but also relieved that no one from the Biyun gathering area had been sent to other teams.

People in other clusters suffered heavy losses, but they were unharmed.

Colonel Pang shook his head, his gaze passing over everyone as if piercing through the thick rock walls of the bunker, looking out at the turbulent, dark sea.

"It's too late..." His voice was hoarse.

"Based on the last point where communication was lost, they had already passed the clearing team and were moving in the direction of the mountains."

“I suspect…that group of monsters can read human memories, or know our location through other means.”

"I have ordered all remaining personnel stationed at the command post to enter a state of full combat readiness."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Woo~woo~woo~

A series of piercing alarm sounds suddenly echoed throughout the temporary base.

The red warning lights overhead spun wildly, casting flickering light on every tense face inside the bunker.

Almost at the same moment the alarm sounded, the heavy metal door of the bunker was pushed open, and a communications soldier, soaking wet, rushed in. Before he could even salute, he stood at attention and said:

"Report! The peripheral sonar array and energy sensors have simultaneously detected multiple ultra-high intensity energy sources rapidly approaching from the northwest and southwest directions, and are expected to arrive in 5 minutes."

Colonel Pang slammed his fist on the command platform with a dull thud, and said coldly:

"They're here!"

All eyes were on Colonel Pang, waiting for the supreme commander to give orders.

The last trace of hesitation on Colonel Pang's face vanished, replaced by a look of resolute determination.

His gaze lingered on Han Ning and Zheng Weiguo: