The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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In the blink of an eye, the entire upper body of the Spiral Clam was completely transformed into a molten, glassy substance, with no trace of its original structure remaining.

He lost control of his lower body and collapsed into the floodwater, dying instantly.

"Ow!"

Without pausing, Snowcake swept its thick tail across, carrying a sharp wind pressure, and viciously struck another jellyfish that was trying to sneak up, sending water splashing everywhere and denting its translucent body.

【Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard, Growth Progress +20, Current 20/550】

【Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard, Growth Progress +15, Current 35/550】

...

"Wow...so strong!" The burly man in the camouflage vest couldn't help but gasp as he watched Xuebing clear out the remaining monsters like chopping vegetables.

The other awakened individuals were also stunned, and their pressure decreased dramatically.

Han Ning felt something was off.

After Xuebing killed the Spiral Crab and the Human-faced Jellyfish, the energy flow returning to his body decreased significantly.

[Druid Growth Progress +30] (Current Lv5, 781/2000)

[Druid Growth Progress +25] (Current Lv5, 806/2000)

"The attenuation is that severe?"

"When I was at Lv4, killing a single Spiral Crab would give me nearly a hundred progress points, but now it's only around thirty..."

However, the rice crackers are also around 20 yuan.

It's possible that the rice crackers didn't steal his "share," but rather that the total amount did indeed decrease.

Perhaps the energy gain from killing low-level monsters will decrease significantly as your level increases?

With improved energy quality, the energy of low-level monsters becomes scarcer.

Seeing the efficiency with which Xuebing was killing monsters, Han Ning felt relieved.

"If the quality isn't good enough, we'll make up for it with quantity. The two of us have become much stronger now, and our efficiency is on a completely different level than before."

【Tricolor Gem Crocodile Lizard, Growth Progress +12, Current 47/550】

[Druid Growth Progress +22] (Current Lv5, 828/2000)

...

Just as Xuebing was wreaking havoc and eliminating monsters.

"President Wu! Vice President Lin! Vice President Zhao?!"

From a certain direction in the battle area, a cry of surprise suddenly came from an Awakened One.

Hearing the exclamation, everyone instinctively turned their heads.

At the edge of the churning fog, several disheveled figures were helping each other, paddling through the murky water, and struggling to move towards them.

The leader was Chairman Wu, who looked dejected, with one arm hanging limply, and a comatose Awakened being on his back.

Lin Qianqian followed closely behind, her long hair, which had been tied back, now lay disheveled on her cheeks, and her windbreaker was torn in several places, revealing bandages soaked with blood underneath.

...

"President!" "Sister Qianqian!" "Old Zhao!"

"Quick, save them!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, the crowd erupted in excited shouts.

The awakened ones immediately surrounded them, hurriedly helping them to a relatively dry floating object. Those with healing abilities immediately began to check their injuries, treat their wounds, and offer them water and food.

Lin Qianqian sat down surrounded by the crowd, her gaze immediately sweeping over the crowd and landing on Han Ning, who was standing not far away.

"Sister Qianqian, it's so good that you're alright." Yu Na squatted down next to Lin Qianqian, looking like she wanted to hug her but didn't dare.

She leaned close to Lin Qianqian's ear and whispered, "If it weren't for Han Ning, we would all be dead today."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qianqian forced a smile onto her weak face and said sincerely, "Han Ning... Nana, thank you, thank you everyone, for saving us."

Han Ning looked at Lin Qianqian's slightly bright eyes and calmly shook his head: "It was just a small thing."

He can't exactly say, "It's mainly because you have a lot of people and can act as meat shields. And Boss Lin, your healer skills are really useful. It would be a pity if you died, right?"

Lin Qianqian didn't say anything more, but just smiled gratefully at Han Ning, then closed her eyes wearily, letting the others treat her wounds.

With everyone's emergency treatment and energy replenishment, the condition of Chairman Wu, Lin Qianqian, Vice Chairman Zhao, and the other survivors stabilized at a visible speed.

Around the same time, Xuebing also completely wiped out most of the remaining monsters in the vicinity.

It swam back, reeking of blood, and quietly lay down at Han Ning's feet.

Chairman Wu struggled to sit up, glanced around at the gradually calming battlefield, then looked at the faint outline of the massive port machinery in the distance, hidden deep in the fog, before finally fixing his gaze on Han Ning and speaking in a tone that sounded like "asking for advice" or "excuse me":

"Mr. Han Ning has almost completely cleared out the monsters on the perimeter..."

"Mr. Han Ning, should we take advantage of this time, before the monsters are scared away and regroup, to go to the berth area and see if the ship is still there?"

Chapter 61 Leveraging Professional Expertise

"can."

Han Ning nodded in agreement.

After a short rest, the group treated their injuries and replenished their fluids and food.

Those who were injured and unable to move were assisted back by their less seriously injured companions.

Chairman Wu and others were also seriously injured, but as the commanders, they did not choose to go back.

Instead, they regrouped the remaining Awakened Ones and cautiously advanced towards the berth area.

By the time we arrived, the water was already quite deep, with the surface reaching chest height in most areas.

Everyone was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities.

The churning white fog receded, and even though Han Ning had the Golden Eyes that allowed him to see further, the fog in the deeper parts remained thick and viscous, with very low visibility.

Clearly, the fog showed no signs of dissipating after the coral monster died.

The remaining monsters along the way have not completely disappeared.

Some lone spiral crabs, twisted human-faced jellyfish, and even a few giant leeches lurking in the mud at the bottom of the water still launched attacks fearlessly.

"Two spiral crabs at the three o'clock position!"

Something's coming up from underwater, watch out!

Yu Na's warnings sounded intermittently.

"Snow Cracker, clear the way!"

Han Ning gave the order.

"Hooo!"

Its three-colored crystal scales shimmered on its forehead, and it would occasionally emit an invisible spiritual shriek, which would make any monster that approached stiffen.

At times, it would open its mouth and spew out condensed beams of three-colored light, piercing through the monster's carapace or body.

The other awakened ones assisted Xuebing, desperately fending off threats coming from the sides and rear.

Enhanced fists and feet, jets of fire, high-speed water cannons, and other strange and unusual attack methods... the light of various awakened abilities flickered in the thick fog.

Finally, after passing through a body of water filled with floating container wreckage and construction debris, a more open area for ship mooring, which was the former dock, came into view.

On the murky water, boats of various shapes and sizes lay quietly at anchor.

Most of them were half-submerged in the water, with only part of the hull visible.

The ship was covered in silt, algae, and unidentified barnacle-like creatures, and looked dilapidated.

Some ships had broken masts, listed hulls, and some were even used as nests by huge aquatic creatures.

You can clearly see relatively large crabs crawling on the hull.

A leech with a slippery skin lay near the waterline of the ship, slowly wriggling.

There were even a few fish with ferocious mouths, very similar to the tuna we saw earlier, swimming along the side of the boat.

For nearly a month, no one paid any attention to this place, and it has become a monster's lair.

But in any case, when everyone saw these boats of all sizes...

Most people looked excited.

"Finally, we see ships..."

"It's saved!"

"..."

A low murmur arose in the group; the pent-up tension of the past few days seemed to dissipate somewhat upon seeing the ship.

As long as there are boats, it means that even if the city is swallowed by floods, they can still set sail and head towards places where there may be land.

Han Ning's gaze swept over the messy dock, his brows furrowing slightly.

His knowledge of navigation and ship models was limited to Xu Ming's previous descriptions, and he couldn't immediately tell which of these ships was usable or better.

"Chairman Wu, Boss Lin," Han Ning turned to the two who were directing everyone to clear out the remaining monsters nearby and said, "I have some things to attend to and need to go back. You two explore first."

"what?"

Chairman Wu was taken aback upon hearing this and was about to ask a question.

But they discovered that Han Ning had already swum far away, disappearing from the water's surface in a few strokes, at an astonishing speed.

"This..." Chairman Wu looked at Lin Qianqian and asked what was going on.

Ran away?

Lin Qianqian pondered for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly:

“I remember Han Ning has a friend who works in the maritime field. He’s just an ordinary person. When he goes back, it’s very likely that he’ll bring this friend over to help appraise the ship.”

"Oh, don't be so formal. There are many people in our team who work on ships. Why should he go back again?" Chairman Wu sighed.