The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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The vertical pupils shimmered with a faint yellow light.

In an instant, a large patch of murky mud rose around the tree spirit that had fallen into the puddles.

The mud seemed to come alive, transforming into countless mud hands that enveloped the tree demon.

"Woo-wah~ woo-wah~"

The tree spirit had no chance to struggle; it could only cry out in terror a few times before all its branches and leaves were engulfed by endless mud.

Soon, it stopped making any sound.

"Ow~"

Snowcake stretched out its claw.

A dark green crystal flew from the front, was caught in its claws, and handed to Han Ning.

"Not bad, your control over the earth element is becoming more and more skillful."

This tree spirit is estimated to be around level 8. In the past, Xuebing could have defeated it, but not so easily, as if it were strolling in a garden.

"The first one." Han Ning tossed the crystal into the specially made leather pouch at his waist.

"Keep going, at this pace. Blue Crystal will pinpoint the tree demon's location, then Snowcake and I will kill it." Han Ning took the lead, stepping into the deeper and denser black mist.

Guided by the blue crystal.

Three new tree spirits soon appeared in my perception and vision.

They seemed startled by their companion's dying scream, and moved a little faster than before, waving their sharp, purplish-black branches as they tried to surround it.

"Snow Crackers, shake them open!"

"Boom!"

Another powerful seismic wave.

The three tree spirits staggered simultaneously, their core exposed.

Han Ning transformed into the form of a star-shaped osprey, flapping his wings to form a pair of storm wings created by the gale.

Two streaks of green light flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Puff puff!

Three muffled thuds that almost blended together.

"Heh!"

The piercing screams rose and fell, only to abruptly cease within seconds.

The three lifeless tree spirits collapsed heavily.

The vines reached out and precisely wrapped around the three dark green crystals.

"Coo coo...coo..."

Blue Crystal's compound eyes swept over the corpse on the ground, looking quite surprised.

It hadn't expected that this man and lizard would possess such formidable strength.

"Buzz!"

Soon, Lan Jing was startled by the rustling sounds coming from all around and immediately let out a warning scream.

“There are energy reactions in front, left wing, and right rear, with more than ten plants.”

Han Ning understood what Lan Jing meant.

The tree spirits here seem more alert than in the last area.

"Retreat, back the way we came, fighting as we retreat," Han Ning decisively ordered.

While the efficiency in killing monsters is decent, being surrounded by a large number of tree spirits is definitely not a wise move, considering that there are even more terrifying beings in the forest.

Snowcake immediately turned around, flicked its thick tail, and shattered a vine that tentatively pierced towards it from the side, clearing a path for Han Ning and Lan Jing.

Han Ning retreated while concentrating on sensing the surroundings.

Without turning his head, he flapped his Stormwing backward.

Two highly compressed air blades shot out like boomerangs, slicing through the thick fog and disappearing into the base of a tree spirit's trunk.

"Whoa!" After another short, sharp screech, the tree spirit collapsed to the ground.

The vines quickly coiled back around the crystal.

"Fifteen meters at the three o'clock position, two trees stand side by side."

"Roar!" Snowcake understood and slammed its forelimbs into the ground.

A shockwave swept across the area.

Taking advantage of their swaying, Han Ning unleashed his wind blades again, easily eliminating them.

The crystal has arrived.

One side retreated, while the other pursued.

The retreating side not only did not fall into a disadvantageous position, but instead killed more and more tree spirits.

One after another, the dark green crystals fell into the leather pouch at Han Ning's waist.

Five, ten, fifteen... The edge of the Black Mist Forest became Han Ning and Xue Bing's hunting ground.

Their unbridled killing of the tree demons undoubtedly attracted the attention of those terrifying beings deep within the Black Mist Forest.

"Woo~"

A low growl came from afar.

The roar carried an aura of intimidation.

"Continue, and finish this quickly," Han Ning said in a deep voice, glancing at the already bulging leather bag.

The commotion here was so loud that the heavy footsteps coming from the depths of the forest in the distance seemed even closer.

"Ow!"

The sounds of wind blades cutting through the air, sparks burning, tree demons screaming, and crystals crashing into the bag echoed in turn, like music playing on a loop.

When the 70th dark green crystal fell into the bag, Han Ning clearly felt that the density of the surrounding tree demons was decreasing and their attack frequency was slowing down.

"The threat targets within 200 meters have been largely eliminated. There is still a large amount of energy reaction in the distance, but it is still far away."

"It's almost time to go back." Han Ning's gaze swept across the churning black mist ahead, his starry vision extending.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said to Xuebing:

"About 50 meters to the left front, two tree spirits are moving slowly due to the terrain and haven't had time to get close yet."

He and Xuebing immediately changed direction and quickly approached.

The two tree spirits were indeed trapped in a low thicket submerged by floodwaters, their roots deeply embedded in the mud, making movement extremely difficult.

They seemed to sense the danger as well, waving their branches in vain.

"Thump!" Xuebing slapped the flood with both paws.

The mud swelled up and spread like a tide towards the two tree spirits, engulfing them completely.

The cyan wings behind Han Ning expanded, radiating dazzling light.

The gale gathered in the wings, then suddenly closed them together for a slash.

hum!

A crescent-shaped wind blade, more condensed and massive than any before, pierced through the air, forcibly pushing aside the black mist in its path, producing a sound like tearing cloth.

puff!puff!

The wind blades pierced through the exposed cores of both tree spirits without any suspense, their momentum undiminished, carving a deep trench in the muddy water in the distance before slowly dissipating.

The two dark green crystals were wrapped back by the vines and fell into the bag.

"Let's get out of here, this is no place to stay any longer." Han Ning weighed the heavy leather bag in his hand, the floodwaters beneath his feet already rippling.

Those terrifying beings are already nearby.

"Buzz buzz buzz~" Lan Jing's hair stood on end, constantly sending warnings to Han Ning.

"Retreat! Get out of here immediately!"

Without hesitation, Xuebing turned around, took big strides, and ran wildly along the way she had come.

“Woohoo!!”

A terrifying roar came from the depths of the forest.

But Han Ning was faster, quickly moving away from the core area and speeding towards the outer edge of the Black Mist Forest.

Chapter 197 is actually there.

Back in the cave area, Han Ning went straight to his resting place.

He closed his eyes and let his mind drift into nature.

"Great will of nature, may I ask how to obtain the essence blood of the Lava Lizard Dragon, which is required for its evolution?" Han Ning asked using his mental power.

After a while.

hum~

In the sea of ​​consciousness, a clear picture unfolds.

It was a canyon area filled with jagged black rocks, but at this moment, a thick layer of water had accumulated at the foot of the mountain.

Strangely, a large number of dark red vines, thick and gnarled, cling to the rock crevices and slopes in this area.

At the heart of these dark red vines, a dozen dark red figures moved slowly among the jagged rocks.

Their skin is dark red, rough and tough, covered with fine scales. Their bodies resemble lizards but are more robust. Their skull structure has a somewhat ferocious look like a dragon. You can even see the rudiments of jagged bone spurs on their backs. Their thick tails are slightly upturned.

The camera zooms out, and a large tree covered with red branches comes into view.

Its trunk is incredibly thick, and its branches twist and extend, also displaying a dark red color similar to metal.