The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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“That He Yu… he’s gone…” Aya gasped for breath, her voice filled with intense anger.

"It ran away?" Feilong's mouth gaped open, momentarily incredulous.

Are even Iron-level experts this shameless?

“I woke up in the morning and found him…” Aya stopped mid-sentence, realizing there were other people around.

"That damned beast took our deposit and ran away."

With Aya on his back, Chen Hu's forehead veins bulged. Looking at Aya's angry and resentful expression, his face flushed with anger. He opened his mouth wide, making a gurgling sound in his throat, unable to speak for a long time.

Feilong's face was grim, and his expression was unpleasant.

Chapter 214 was cancelled.

what's the situation?

As the leader of a gathering area, does this dragon not even have this much sense of vigilance?

This is how he survived in that environment...

Just by listening to their conversation, Han Ning was able to roughly piece together what had happened in his mind.

Aya was nothing more than a "sugar-coated" agent sent by Feilong to accompany He Yu.

Using a beautiful woman as a weapon is a common tactic to win someone over, which is perfectly normal.

But Han Ning didn't expect that Feilong had no backup plan.

In a post-apocalyptic world, can you still trust a stranger without reservation?

Is Feilong too young, or is there some inside story he doesn't know?

"What happened to He Yuge?"

As a fellow participant in the challenge, Han Ning has the right to inquire.

His words seemed to possess a magical power, his calm voice reaching their ears.

The three of them gradually calmed down, and their expressions softened.

"I'm sorry, Chief Han, I didn't expect this to happen."

Feilong sighed, first apologizing to Han Ning, then taking out a tissue and handing it to Aya, whispering a few words of comfort to him, which was considered an admission of guilt.

"So what are you planning to do?" Han Ning asked.

"We can't find a stronger candidate right now, so we have to let Ah Hu go. He's also a Great Black Stone level Awakener."

Feilong composed himself, his face regaining its calm.

“Chief Han, you are stronger than He Yu, and the opponent only has one Black Iron level expert. We are not without a chance of winning.”

"Three people will participate in the challenge, and only two of them need to win."

"Well... alright, let's go over there first." What else could Han Ning say? He could only try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.

The group entered the core area of ​​the duel. On this open space on the mountaintop, there were already no fewer than 30 people who had come to watch the fight.

"Flying Dragon, you've finally arrived. The duel is about to begin, so hurry over there."

A bald, middle-aged man saw Feilong and quickly waved to him, pointing to the middle.

"I understand, thanks."

After weaving through the crowd, the group arrived at the center.

At this moment, there were already about ten people standing here.

Deputy Chief Qian was talking in a low voice to a bald man who looked to be about the same age as Feilong.

Not far away, there stood several men and women whose demeanor was completely different from that of Deputy Leader Qian and the others.

When Feilong saw a strong figure among the group, his eyes revealed an uncontrollable rage.

“He Yu…”

He clenched his fist, but ultimately held back and didn't go forward to argue.

The other side has a large number of people and is powerful; if he goes up, he will only humiliate himself.

He Yu, on the other side, also saw Fei Long and his group. He seemed to know he was in the wrong, so he turned his head away slightly, looking guilty.

"Scorpion, did you do this to He Yu?" Fei Long asked the young man next to Deputy Leader Qian in a cold voice.

"Huh? What are you talking about? What He Yu? I don't know him at all." Scorpion shrugged with a faint smile.

He was wearing a trench coat and, apart from being bald, was quite handsome, probably around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old.

"What happened?" Deputy Leader Qian asked gently, noticing Fei Long's pale face.

"Deputy Chief Qian, He Yu and I had agreed to participate in the duel..." Fei Long suppressed his anger and briefly explained He Yu's situation to Deputy Chief Qian.

"What evidence do you have?" Deputy Chief Qian patted Feilong on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down, and continued.

"If you have any difficulties, the challenge can be rescheduled, and I will try my best to create a fair environment for the challenge."

“Evidence…” Feilong opened his mouth.

Chen Hu, who was next to him, immediately handed him an A4 sheet of paper with more than a dozen lines of text written on it, and a large thumbprint at the end.

"Here's the proof."

Vice President Qian took the paper, glanced at it for a moment, then turned to look at Poison Scorpion and asked, "What's going on?"

"Mr. He Yu has decided to join us at the last minute. We at Wanghu are willing to pay three times the penalty for breach of contract. Feilong, do you have any questions?"

Scorpion glanced at the paper, his expression unchanged.

"Damn it, Scorpion! I'd rather die than allow any of you people from Wanghu to join the exploration!"

Feilong hadn't spoken yet.

Chen Hu, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back his venomous face. He clenched his fist and was about to punch the other man in the face.

"Ahu!"

Fortunately, Feilong shouted and pulled the excited Chen Hu back.

"Flying Dragon, do you want to continue the battle? I can give you a few more days to prepare, out of respect for the vice president," Poison Scorpion said sarcastically from the side.

"No need for a next time, we'll help you win this battle." Standing behind Feilong, Han Ning gently patted the former's shoulder.

"Okay, I believe you. No need to reschedule, let's fight now!" Feilong nodded vigorously.

"Since you've chosen to fight, please move to the edge of the arena. I will act as the temporary referee for this match." Deputy Leader Qian waved to the two people beside him.

Upon hearing this, Han Ning patted Feilong on the shoulder again and walked to the edge of the field with Xuebing.

At the same time, three other participants also walked up to them.

Han Ning glanced at them and noticed that these three people exuded remarkable abilities; they were clearly all experts.

"Please send one person from each side to the arena to begin the mental strength competition and determine the order in which the participants will fight," Deputy Leader Qian announced loudly from the steps.

Han Ning learned this from Fei Long's introduction.

Similar challenges are common between settlements.

After all, this method can quell grievances and reduce human casualties, and can be considered one of the ways to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence.

The awakened individuals in various settlements have developed a relatively mature set of rules for challenging each other to battle.

Simply put, it involves two awakened individuals using their mental power to attach themselves to a target object and control its trajectory. The side that reaches the agreed-upon requirements first wins.

Then decide whether to send people first or later to gain the initiative and then target them.

In the context of the game, this translates to gaining the advantage of banning (BP).

For example, in a coin toss, players compete for control of the coin as it falls, trying to determine whether it lands heads or tails.

Or you can control a small ball and move it to a designated area for both sides, and so on.

Upon hearing Deputy Leader Qian's words, Han Ning and Fei Long began to speak in hushed tones.

Feilong said, "My mental strength is definitely not as strong as yours. Chief Han, you should go into battle."

"All right……"

As the only Iron-level Awakened in the team, what else could Han Ning say?

He walked straight to the center of the uneven ground.

A dozen seconds later, another person walked over from the opposite side and stood about five meters away from him.

The combatant on the other side was about 31 or 32 years old, male. Although he was in his prime, apart from his relatively normal face, the rest of his body showed a shriveled appearance due to muscle atrophy.

After a moment of silence, the man opposite spoke first: "My name is Luo Zhen. It's a pleasure to fight you. I will enjoy your blood."

Chapter 215 Blood-sucking

The man named Luo Zhen bowed deeply to Han Ning in an exaggerated manner.

"Are all the people outside like this, acting a bit mentally unstable?"

Having encountered He Yu, Poison Scorpion, and Luo Zhen in succession, Han Ning was becoming somewhat unsure about the mental state of the Awakened Ones outside.

"interesting."

Han Ning silently cursed in his heart, but maintained a calm expression on his face, as if he were watching a circus clown.

However, according to intelligence, the strongest group in the Wanghu gathering area should be their leader, Poison Scorpion.

Instead of engaging in a battle of wits, the Scorpion sent out someone he'd never heard of before...

"There's something fishy!"

"Moreover, there's a high probability that this person has the strength of the Black Iron level!"

Han Ning frowned, noticing something amiss, and his expression became very serious.

What he could think of, Feilong, who was off the field, could also think of.

"It's not a scorpion... So where did this Luo Zhen come from? The intelligence is wrong."