The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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It was this half-step retreat and brief hesitation that put Han Ning in a very dangerous situation.

With the front line breached and no one providing cover, the giant lizard's gaping maw was almost within reach, and a stench of heat assaulted their senses.

"That bastard!"

Han Ning saw through Chen Yan's little tricks clearly.

The situation was critical, and he didn't have time to settle accounts with the other party.

In his haste, he could only weave a few relatively thin layers of vines in front of him to create a barrier, then silently recited in his mind:

"Tree Skin Technique!"

The green light flowed rapidly across Han Ning's body, condensing into a layer of brownish-green, wrinkled bark.

boom! Click!

The vine-covered netting was easily torn apart.

In that brief moment, Han Ning only had time to pull his head out of the giant lizard's jaws.

But a jagged bone spur, like a short spear, grazed his left arm from the edge of the monitor lizard's lower jaw.

scoff!

The wrinkled bark was torn apart, and blood spurted out instantly.

Han Ning felt a heart-wrenching pain in his left arm, as if the bones had shifted.

He was thrown off by the enormous impact and crashed heavily into the slanted shelf behind him, where he was completely buried by the falling goods.

"Stop it!" Liu Feng roared, using all his power to control every object he could to smash it into the giant lizard's head and eyes.

Zhou Wan's arrows rained down on the monitor lizard's relatively vulnerable eyelids and mouth.

Chen Yan and Lu Minghu then seemed to wake up from their daze and, gritting their teeth, rushed forward.

Their attack was effective.

Distracted by the harassment from the other four, the giant lizard temporarily spared the buried Han Ning and turned its head away.

Chapter 22 Conflict

Amidst the ruins, Han Ning struggled to push away the debris pressing down on him, the excruciating pain in his left arm causing his vision to blur.

He gritted his teeth and used his still-functioning right hand to cast the [Rejuvenation Spell]. A faint green light covered the deep, bone-revealing wound, barely stopping the bleeding.

"Luckily... I had the Tree Skin Technique protecting my body, otherwise that monster would have severed my entire arm..."

Han Ning recalled the terrifying power of the giant lizard, which was something he was not capable of resisting in his current state.

With the protection of the Tree Skin Technique and the hemostasis provided by the Rejuvenation Technique, he has only suffered minor external injuries and still retains his fighting ability.

However, Han Ning did not make a move immediately.

He leaned against the cold shelf, panting, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield.

Chen Yan and Lu Minghu dodged and weaved in a sorry state as the giant lizard attacked them.

Liu Feng and Zhou Wan stood a little behind, desperately trying to help the two people in front of them.

It looked like a big fight, but in reality, it was just four people running away with their heads in their hands, with no chance to fight back.

This monster... they can't defeat it!

"We can't win, we can't win at all. I'll cover you. Minghu, take Han Ning and get out of here!"

Liu Feng, who was in the audience, also understood the situation.

Seeing Chen Yan covered in blood, he quickly used his ability to move a large wooden plank to temporarily block the giant lizard's view.

The two at the front seized the opportunity and, under Liu Feng's cover, retreated from the front line.

As Chen Yan passed by Han Ning, he didn't look back and rushed towards the mall entrance.

Lu Minghu hesitated for a second, gritted his teeth, and dragged the seriously injured Han Ning out of the ruins.

Liu Feng repeatedly used his telekinetic powers to block various obstacles in his escape route.

Zhou Wan shot an arrow to distract the giant lizard's eyes.

The five fought and retreated, and fortunately the giant lizard wasn't very fast, so they managed to escape the abandoned shopping mall in a sorry state.

Fearing the monitor lizard might charge at them, they didn't linger and waded through the puddles, swimming towards the residential area in one go.

……

Back in the relatively safe apartment building, the atmosphere turned icy.

Han Ning let Zhou Wan bandage his wounds, his gaze coldly fixed on Chen Yan, and said:

"There was nothing under your feet, so why did you fall at that critical moment?"

The monster's target wasn't Chen Yan at all, and Chen Yan was right next to the monster's body at the time, yet the monster didn't make a single move.

It should be noted that his original role was to use his strong physique to draw fire for his teammates.

Chen Yan, somewhat unable to meet Han Ning's gaze, gasped for breath and tried to explain:

"That monster was too fierce! I... I was so terrified I didn't have time to help you..."

"Too late? You probably have no intention of helping at all."

"What do you mean?!" Chen Yan jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on. "Didn't we rescue you in the end?!"

"help me?"

Han Ning's tone became unusually calm.

"Did you save him, you bastard? Weren't you the first one to run away, cowering with your balls in your shell like a dog?"

Upon hearing Han Ning's direct insults, Chen Yan's face immediately darkened.

"Don't make false accusations. Who could react in that situation? You think you were the only one who did the most work? When I was at the front..."

"I'm making baseless accusations? Try saying that again!"

Han Ning narrowed his eyes, and before Chen Yan could finish speaking, a thick, dark green vine suddenly shot out from his hand.

"not good!"

The other four people present changed their expressions drastically upon seeing this.

Liu Feng's eyes flashed with a fluorescent light as he reached out and grasped the vines.

Lu Minghu leaped into the air and struck the vines.

Zhou Wan stood aside, observing coldly.

A hint of panic finally appeared on Chen Yan's face, and he quickly dodged to the side.

Due to interference from Liu Feng and Lu Minghu, the vines' trajectory shifted slightly, but their momentum remained undiminished, striking Chen Yan.

puff!

The tip of the dark green vine pierced directly into Chen Yan's left shoulder.

Droplets of blood dripped from the thorns of the vines.

Chen Yan twisted his face, gripped the vine, and with all his might, pulled it out little by little.

Meanwhile, the other three surrounded Han Ning to prevent him from attacking again.

"Enough, Han Ning, spare his life for my sake." Liu Feng looked directly into Han Ning's eyes, a pleading look in them.

Han Ning snorted and dispersed the vines.

After a two-second silence, Liu Feng continued:

"Old Chen, apologize to Han Ning. It was indeed your fault before."

"Who the hell is he? If I hadn't transmigrated here, I could have easily called a few of my brothers to beat this guy to death."

Chen Yan clutched his bleeding shoulder, his face dark with resentment as if he'd heard a joke.

"I'll be blunt, it's either him or me from now on, Feng-ge, the choice is yours!"

"You!" Liu Feng's expression twisted for a moment. He looked at Han Ning, then at Chen Yan, and was about to speak.

At this moment, Han Ning suddenly spoke up:

"You don't need to make a decision anymore, I'm leaving the team."

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. Leveling up? Ha... You guys can level up yourselves."

He noticed Liu Feng's hesitation.

It was clearly that idiot Chen Yan who pulled the strings.

Liu Feng was still hesitant.

He turned and left without even looking back.

Liu Feng didn't stop him and watched Han Ning leave.

Only after Han Ning's figure completely disappeared from the room did Liu Feng frown and say:

"Han Ning is angry right now. I'll go to him personally to apologize later."

“He is very strong. Without him in our team, our hunting efficiency will be greatly reduced.”

Chen Yan sneered:

"Why bother with him? Without him, although our hunting efficiency will decrease, we can consume more energy."

"Moreover, our strength has improved a lot in the past few days, so hunting some small crocodile lizards should not be a problem."

……

The cold security door clicked shut behind me, completely shutting out the faint sounds of arguing and torrential rain coming from the corridor.

Inside room 803, only the monotonous sound of raindrops hitting the glass and the "rustling" sound of snow cake scales rubbing against the floor as it crawled around were heard.

"hiss?"

Snowcake seemed to sense its owner's low spirits. It moved closer to Han Ning's feet and gently rubbed its cool head against his calf.