The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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These vines, composed entirely of deep blue liquid energy, are incredibly agile, wrapping around each newly sprouted water-spraying melon.

Han Ning manipulated the vines, lifting up the squirting cucumbers and positioning the tops of the fruits against the surging swarm of snakes. Then, the water-flowing vines branched out and tapped the petioles of the cucumbers.

"Gulu~"

The fruits at the top of more than a dozen squirting cucumbers swelled to their limit, and a violent water-based energy rapidly accumulated within the fruits.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

A terrifying shriek echoed throughout the entire arena.

More than a dozen condensed, deep blue water jets shot out from the top of the squirting melon fruit.

A dazzling blue streak of light flashed across the crowd almost simultaneously in all directions, from front to back and left to right, covering nearly 360 degrees.

Boom~

The water jet violently pierced the swarm of snakes.

A large, black snake that was trying to leap into the air to bite was hit in the head by a water arrow.

The skull shattered like a fragile eggshell.

Red, white, and black charred bits of bone and rotten flesh were splashed out radially backward.

The headless, mangled body was propelled backward by the residual force of the water arrow, crashing heavily onto three or four of its kind behind it.

The same scene is playing simultaneously in different directions.

Water jets shot into the underwater swarm of snakes that were surging densely on the surface.

The water surface exploded, sending countless broken snake bodies and chunks of flesh and blood soaring into the sky, turning the area a dark red.

"Snap~ Splash~"

Just one volley!

The densest encirclement of snakes was like a bloody, mangled vacuum, as if erased by an eraser.

"hiss!!"

The elite black serpent monster, witnessing its swarm of snakes being slaughtered in droves, let out another deafening hiss.

Wow~

The water surface ripples.

One after another, black snakes swam in from afar, fearlessly filling the gaps torn open by the water cannons, and lunging at Han Ning and the others who were surrounded in the center.

"Never mind the small fry, Mr. Han can suppress them, let's go!" Chairman Wu and the others were taken aback by the destructive power displayed by the squirting melon.

But they quickly realized what was happening.

Suppressed by the squirting melon, their eyes blazed with fury as they charged toward the elite black serpent.

At this moment, Han Ning transformed into a merciless watermelon-spitting frame.

The vines held up the squirting gourd, constantly changing direction.

"Gurgle~ Gurgle!"

The dark blue fruits at the top of all the squirting melons swelled up at the same time.

A second wave of radial water jets was launched.

Wherever the water arrows passed, blood and flesh flew everywhere!

[Druid growth progress +1, current Lv7, 682/4000]

[Druid growth progress +1, current Lv7, 683/4000]

...

On the panel, the experience points kept refreshing.

Although it's only 1 point, the sheer number of snakes makes up for it.

Just a few seconds!

Under the barrage of water cannons, the second wave of hundreds of black serpent monsters were all riddled with holes.

A large area around the elite black serpent monster was cleared out.

It was left all alone, coiled on the ruins, with only a few black serpent monsters around it that had managed to avoid the water arrows.

At this moment, Chairman Wu, Lin Qianqian, Vice Chairman Zhao, and others had just bypassed various obstacles and rushed to the front of the elite black snake monster.

"hiss!!"

The elite black serpent monster involuntarily crawled back a little distance.

With its limited brain, it couldn't possibly have predicted that its black snakes wouldn't even last a minute.

They were all blasted through by the strangely-looking creatures in front of them.

What was originally a hunt has now turned into a counter-hunt.

It wanted to retreat.

But the furious Chairman Wu and his entourage would not allow it to escape.

"Monster, die!"

The surging energy fluctuations completely engulfed it.

Chapter 127 Insufficient Numbers

Inside the original office area of ​​the office building.

The survivors silently parted to make way for the bodies covered by plain white curtains, a sense of sorrow spreading silently through them.

Chairman Wu suppressed his emotions and said in a hoarse voice, "Clear out a place, and we... will send Lao Xie and the others off on their final journey."

A relatively open space on the third floor of the office building was temporarily set up as a solemn mourning hall.

Several desks were pieced together and covered with a clean white cloth that could be found.

The remains of Lao Xie and several other awakened individuals who sacrificed their lives were placed side by side on it.

Several jars held lit white candles, their faint flames illuminating the sorrowful faces of the people.

Chairman Wu walked to the bodies of the deceased, his gaze slowly sweeping over each face covered by a white sheet, finally settling on Old Xie's unrecognizable skeleton.

He took a deep breath, his voice trembling uncontrollably:

"Everyone..."

"Today, with heavy hearts, in this solemn and respectful occasion, we deeply mourn our comrades who tragically perished in battle: Xie Sheng, Chen Juncai, Xu Yi..."

"Just a few hours ago, in order to cover their comrades' retreat and to send us a warning, they gave Xiaoyu their chance to live..."

"Their sacrifice was not in vain. It is because of their sacrifice that we have a relatively safe environment. Their blood will not have been shed in vain, and we will all remember their contributions."

"Please, everyone, never give up on living. We must help each other and strive to live on, including their share. This is the best way to honor their sacrifice."

Finally, Chairman Wu faced the bodies of the three fallen members of Lao Xie's team and the four members of another team, a total of seven bodies, and bowed deeply three times.

Behind him, Vice President Zhao, Lin Qianqian, Yu Na... all the members of Biyun Resort present, regardless of age or strength, bowed deeply to the bodies of Lao Xie and the others.

After bowing, people began to step forward one by one.

Han Ning took the small white flower that the girl next to him had simply folded from a white tissue and handed it to him.

Goodbye, Lao Xie.

He recalled Lao Xie's hearty laughter and placed the flowers in front of Lao Xie's body.

Given the scarcity of supplies, is it necessary to hold a memorial service?

Han Ning actually agreed with Chairman Wu's approach.

It is because of the great sacrifices made by the awakened ones that others can understand how precious it is to be able to live well in this world.

At this point, only 83 people remained as survivors in the entire office building, including ordinary citizens.

……

After the memorial service, in front of everyone, the bodies were cremated nearby.

That night, Han Ning, Chairman Wu, and several vice presidents of the association sat around the desk.

Vice President Zhao looked worried and couldn't help but sigh:

"Sigh, the number of members in our Awakened Association is decreasing. Four more have died today."

"The probability of ordinary people awakening is too low, and it is almost impossible to make up for it."

"Old Wu, should we try to contact survivors in other settlements and try to recruit them?"

He spoke his mind.

“We’re not stable yet. If we rashly recruit more people, it might cause internal chaos.” Some people have a different opinion.

"Most importantly, the snakes did not give us time to become stronger. In recent days, the density of the snakes has increased significantly."

"Normally, it's just ordinary Awakened Ones who die, but I never expected that even an Awakened One like Lao Xie, who is at the vice president level, would die today."

“Should we change our hunting strategy?” another person asked.

"Overall, the team's strength ceiling has increased, but the number of people has decreased sharply again. If only we had more firearms, ordinary people could also go out hunting." Vice President Zhao sighed again.

"I have an idea."

Han Ning, who had been sitting silently to the side, finally spoke up.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look.

Without saying a word, Han Ning moved the squirting melon onto the table.

After the recent battle, everyone already understood how terrifying this thing was.

A blue squirting melon plant, a squirting melon with fruit as large as a cantaloupe...

This tiny thing can actually fire terrifying water jets comparable to machine guns.

"Could it be... that Mr. Han intends to give it to us?"