The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Sigh... We can't wait any longer. Didn't I just say... the monsters in the core fog zone are getting stronger almost every day?"

"The sooner we understand the situation, the more proactive we will be."

Lin Qianqian showed no disappointment or dissatisfaction; her tone remained calm.

"Whether you go or not is your freedom, and I respect your choice. It's just that I can't go to the foggy area with you today to get used to it."

"What about Yu Na? Is she going?"

Lin Qianqian understood Han Ning's meaning and replied:

“Yu Na isn’t going this time; she lacks practical experience. She’ll stay at the base. If you want to continue exploring the fog area, you can take her with you.”

"Understood." Han Ning nodded.

"That's settled then. I still need to prepare for the exploration." Lin Qianqian said no more, turned and walked towards the second floor, decisive and efficient.

……

In the morning, at the southern entrance of the fog zone, the depth was approximately 300 meters.

White fog billowed, reducing visibility to less than ten meters.

Han Ning and Yu Na walked cautiously through the thick fog, one in front of the other.

Snowcake swam at the front, its massive body half-submerged in the water, cautiously scanning its surroundings.

Yu Na was surrounded by a mental barrier that resembled ripples of water.

Considering that there were only 5 Red Mist Tomatoes, Han Ning didn't want to use them on ordinary mirages.

Moreover, without Lin Qianqian's energy replenishment, Yu Na's mental barrier could not be maintained for long.

So as soon as Han Ning entered the entrance, he drove straight in, penetrating deep into the 300-meter range.

"There is an abnormal disturbance in the water flow to the left front."

Yu Na suddenly warned in a low voice, her eyes shrouded in a layer of eerie blue light, as if they could pierce through the thick fog.

"It's very large...it's a spiral crab, alone, and it's approaching."

"Okay! Snowcake, attract its attention."

"Roar!" Snowcake let out a defiant roar, its thick tail slamming against the water's surface, splashing up a large spray of water.

Its massive body was no longer concealed; it accelerated and rushed toward the direction Yu Na indicated, deliberately creating a huge commotion.

It raised its paw and smashed a glass bottle containing diluted ink that Han Ning had prepared in advance.

The murky water began to surge violently.

Wow!

A transparent figure stained with ink broke through the thick fog and appeared ahead.

It was indeed a spiral crab.

This volcanic crab was even larger than the one they hunted yesterday, almost a meter long, like a miniature tank.

A pair of hard pincers spun at high speed, and dangerous electric sparks danced on the eel's tail.

"Swoosh!" The vortex crab was enraged by Snowcake's provocation, turned its pincers around, and a concentrated high-pressure water cannon shot out.

Xuebing was prepared; with a fatal roll, she narrowly avoided the water jet.

The water cannon grazed its scales and blasted into a half-submerged concrete pillar behind it, sending debris flying.

"Screech!" The attack failed, and the Spiral Crab opened its mouth, letting out an angry shriek.

At the same time, Han Ning made a move.

He releases the blessings of nature, briefly enhancing his spiritual perception and purification abilities.

[Nature's Blessing (Beginner) Proficiency +1, Current 33/200]

Before my eyes, the white body of the spiral crab was outlined by a ring of green light particles.

His right hand darted into his waist pouch with lightning speed, grabbed a red mist tomato, and wrapped it around his vines.

"go with!"

call out!

The vines entwined with the red mist tomatoes shot into the open mouth of the vortex crab with a whoosh.

The vortex crab's attention was completely drawn to the agile snow cake, and with the vines being thrown at an extremely fast speed, it only had time to instinctively snap its pincers shut.

Click!

The vine was severed by the sharp edges of the claws, but the bright red tomato inside, propelled by inertia, rolled into the wide-open mouth of the volcano crab.

"Gulp..." The vortex crab seemed to choke on the sudden "food" and instinctively made a swallowing motion.

The tomato rolled and tumbled into its body.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Just a second or two.

hum!

A thick, almost tangible, pale red mist billowed out from the open mouth, eyes, and every crevice of the shell of the vortex crab.

Like the red smoke dropped in PUBG, it doesn't take off; it just rolls around it.

“Squeak…ga?” The vortex crab let out a strange hiss.

Its body, covered with a thick, grayish-white carapace, began to flush with an abnormal reddish tinge at a visible speed.

Especially the joints and the relatively fragile abdominal carapace, which are as red as a cooked crab.

The rapidly spinning drill bit came to a stop without anyone noticing.

The electric sparks jumping on the eel's tail flickered violently due to the owner's emotions.

At this moment, it resembled a drunken strongman, swaying back and forth, its thick limbs haphazardly digging at the silt at the bottom of the water.

It tried to lift one of its front claws, but lost its balance and crashed sideways into the water with a loud thud, splashing up a huge wave.

Struggling to get up, but the movements were weak and powerless, with no coordination whatsoever.

"Hiss... Roar?" Even Xuebing was stunned, standing still with his yellow vertical pupils filled with confusion.

"What did you feed it?" Yu Na asked, her mouth slightly agape, clearly surprised.

"The effect is so strong? Looks like I won't need a single tomato." Han Ning himself was a little surprised.

The effects of these red mist tomatoes far exceeded his expectations.

Without further hesitation, he immediately manipulated the vines.

Chi Chi Chi!

More than a dozen vines shot out and burrowed into the crevices of the vortex crab's shell.

Throughout the entire process, the spiral crab remained completely unaware.

Puff puff puff!

Under Han Ning's precise control of spiritual power, the tough vine tips unleashed terrifying penetrating power, piercing through the weak points of the carapace without any hindrance and deeply embedding themselves in the relatively soft internal tissues of the vortex crab.

[Vine Technique (Advanced) Proficiency +2, currently 40/500]

The vortex crab seemed to have lost its sense of pain, only letting out a muffled, dreamlike whimper, and its body twitched symbolically a few times.

The vines that had burrowed into the body of the vortex crab writhed wildly.

[Vine Technique (Advanced) Proficiency +1, currently 41/500]

“Sou... Ga!”

Within seconds, the volcano crab completely collapsed and stopped moving.

The abnormal reddish tinge quickly faded, leaving only the cold, grayish-white carapace floating on the murky water.

The pervasive red mist gradually dissipated into the thick white fog.

Swish!

A blue-white orb, much larger than the one that had appeared when hunting ordinary vortex crabs, emanated from the corpse, splitting in two. The majority of the orb entered Han Ning's body, while a smaller portion flew towards Yu Na.

[Druid Growth Progress +105] (Current Lv4, 332/600)

[Mental Strength +0.15] (Mental Strength: 1.13)

[Swamp Crocodile Lizard Growth Progress +20] (Currently 91/200)

A rich, warm current spreads throughout the body, nourishing both body and mind.

Han Ning looked at the numbers flashing on the panel and felt the obvious increase in his mental strength. He couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Comfortable!"

"The effects of the Red Mist Tomato are too powerful, isn't it invincible?"

"Bah bah bah!"

Thinking of the previous guy who claimed to be invincible and had lost his ability to think, Han Ning immediately shook his head, trying to shake off the thought that had just occurred to him.

Chapter 51 Crazy

While Han Ning was hunting vortex crabs at the southern entrance, more than a dozen awakened individuals, including Lin Qianqian and Chairman Wu, had already entered the route leading to the core area of ​​Egret Port.

Deep in the fog, in a certain direction.

"Wow, Brother Wang, you're amazing! How did you discover this route?"

A stocky Awakened One gently patted Vice President Wang on the shoulder, his voice full of admiration.

“Yesterday our team was almost surrounded by those monsters in the northeast corner. The route you chose is as quiet as a morgue.”

Another awakened one chimed in:

"Thanks to Brother Wang for his help. He not only helped us find the way, but also the emergency exit. Look ahead, everyone... isn't that the shadow of the crane at the berth?"

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.