The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Liu Feng surveyed the situation and said urgently to Zhou Wan:

"I'll deal with the big one, you find a way to kill the small one."

"Do it!"

After saying that, he shot off like an arrow.

He rushed to the chainsaw that had fallen to the ground due to the crocodile lizard's violent shaking and picked it up.

Without hesitation, it turned and pounced on the crocodile lizard that was tightly bound by dozens of frenzied vines.

The giant crocodile lizard seemed to sense a deadly threat and tried its best to open its huge mouth, which was entangled by vines, to bite Liu Feng who was rushing towards it. However, it was firmly restricted by the vines and even the movement of opening its mouth was very difficult.

Liu Feng's eyes were fierce. Ignoring the crocodile lizard's movements, he raised the buzzing chainsaw and pressed it down hard on the still-bleeding wound that Lu Minghu had just cut open!

"Pfft! Crack! Sizzle!"

The piercing noise of the chainsaw instantly drowned out the monster's roar.

The high-speed rotating saw teeth collided violently with the tough scales, muscles, and bones.

"Go to hell!"

In an instant, crimson beast blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing onto the walls, ceiling, and Liu Feng's fierce face.

Blood and flesh fragments mixed with scattered bone chips flew everywhere amidst the roar of the chainsaw.

"Ow!"

Severely injured, the giant crocodile lizard let out a piercing scream and began to struggle violently with its massive body.

On the other side, Zhou Wan drew a new arrow from her quiver, gripped the end of the arrow tightly with both hands, and pressed all her strength and weight onto it, forcefully stabbing it into the little crocodile lizard's wide-open yellow vertical pupil.

"Pfft!"

The sharp alloy arrowhead pierced the relatively fragile cornea without any hindrance, penetrating deep into the eyeball.

"Hiss!" The little crocodile lizard shuddered, and then its entire body convulsed violently as if it had been struck by a high-voltage electric shock.

At the same time, the terrifying force of the two crocodile lizards' dying struggles was entirely applied to Han Ning, who was controlling the vines.

"Humph……"

Han Ning groaned, momentarily unable to maintain the vines' hold.

He felt as if his brain was being pierced repeatedly by countless red-hot steel needles, and his body was being pulled by two giant elephants.

His spiritual energy poured out like a floodgate had been opened, his face turned deathly pale in the blink of an eye, blood oozed from his nostrils, and his vision blurred, with stars flashing before his eyes.

The spiritual power on the panel dropped sharply from [6/15] to [1/15].

"Hurry! Hurry! I... can't hold on any longer!" Han Ning's voice was hoarse as he desperately held on to the vine with sheer willpower.

at this time.

"I...come..."

Chen Yan, who had been knocked away by the giant crocodile lizard, staggered to his feet and walked towards the crocodile lizard.

He spread his arms and used his good right arm and injured left arm to tightly grip the crocodile lizard's thick neck.

With Chen Yan's help, Han Ning and Liu Feng's pressure was greatly reduced, and the latter pressed down and pulled the chainsaw sharply.

"Snap—Sizzle!!"

Amidst the sickening cracking of bones and the tearing of muscles, the crocodile lizard's ferocious head was finally completely severed.

Nearly half of the head drooped at an odd angle, with only half a bloody skin barely connecting it.

Those yellow, vertical pupils, the size of ping-pong balls, gradually lost their fierce gleam, and the strength of their struggle gradually disappeared.

Almost simultaneously, the little crocodile lizard, whose brain had been shattered by Zhou Wan, also went limp, with only its tail twitching slightly in a nervous manner.

At this moment, Han Ning, who had been maintaining the release of vines, slightly raised his head, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

His previous experience of gaining energy from killing baby crocodile lizards told him that these monsters would likely release energy that could nourish their bodies after they died.

With so many people, what if this energy is distributed according to the rule of finishing off the last person? Wouldn't that benefit others?

Han Ning used his last bit of spiritual power to silently control the two vines, which pierced the eyeballs of the large and small crocodile lizards respectively.

puff!puff!

A faint sound of flesh being pierced rang out as the tip of the vine penetrated deep into the eyeball, following the pathway of the optic nerve, and drilled into their brain, stirring it forcefully!

The giant crocodile lizard's massive body twitched violently, then fell completely silent.

The little crocodile lizard's last nerve reflexes also came to an abrupt end.

Just as the two crocodile lizards completely lost their life force, a strange change occurred.

Two streams of energy, of different sizes and radiating a soft, pure blue light, emanated from the corpses of the two crocodile lizards, one large and one small.

The largest one was as big as a ping-pong ball, shimmering with a light blue halo.

The smaller one was about the size of a marble, and its light was slightly dim.

The two energies did not fly directly towards Han Ning as they had last time, but instead suddenly split apart in mid-air.

The large blue light cluster suddenly split into five.

The largest of the clusters, about half the size of the original cluster of light, sank into Han Ning's chest.

A smaller clump flew towards Chen Yan, who was covered in blood.

Two more swarms, roughly the same size, were fired at Liu Feng, who was leaning on a chainsaw and panting heavily, and Zhou Wan, who had just pulled out an arrow covered in brain matter.

The smallest stream, like a creek, drifted towards Lu Minghu, who remained unconscious in the wood shavings pile in the corner.

The small blue light cluster also split into five smaller streams of light, which, in roughly the same proportion, entered the bodies of the five people respectively.

After entering Han Ning's body, the two orbs of light merged into one.

A warm current, far larger than the one that surged from the depths of Han Ning's body when he killed the baby crocodile lizard last time, welled up.

Where the warm current passed, the intense pain in my brain caused by the depletion of my spiritual energy was relieved.

The feeling of emptiness, as if the body had been drained, gradually disappeared.

Lines of illusory text automatically appeared in Han Ning's field of vision.

[Druid level increased, Lv2 → Lv3, current progress 1/300]

[Spiritual power limit increased from 15 to 20]

Current Spiritual Power: 11/20

[New Awakening Skill: Tree Skin Technique]

[Tree Skin Technique (Beginner): Forms a layer of tough, woody skin on the body, providing additional protection; Current proficiency 1/100]

"It's been upgraded again..."

Han Ning, like everyone else, showed a surprised expression.

However, what surprised him was the increase in level.

The others were clearly killing a crocodile lizard for the first time, and they were all surprised that the crocodile lizard could separate into energy orbs after it died.

"This...what is this?"

Chen Yan flexed his left arm, his eyes wide as he watched the lingering blue light on his body slowly dissipate. He then looked at Han Ning and Liu Feng, and exclaimed in surprise:

"I feel my body is recovering."

After the battle, he was no longer as indifferent as before.

"Obviously, killing monsters will give you those orbs of light, just like gaining experience and leveling up by fighting monsters." Liu Feng turned off the chainsaw, sat down to the side, and carefully sensed the changes in his body, speaking in a low voice.

"It feels like my body is soaking in a hot spring, it's very comfortable."

"Killing monsters and gaining energy... what kind of rule is this? This world... is very strange." Zhou Wan's eyes were complicated.

"Who cares about the rules!"

Excitement gleamed in Liu Feng's eyes.

"It can make you stronger and save your life, so it's a good thing. I really need to come out and try to gather intelligence. How can I know such a secret if I stay in the room all the time?"

"So here's the question: how exactly are the orbs of light distributed after a monster dies?" Zhou Wan asked, frowning.

Chapter 16 Fetal Movement

"Perhaps whoever puts in the most effort gets the most light orbs? Han Ning put in the most effort, so he got the most," Chen Yan said thoughtfully.

Liu Feng shook his head:

"No, according to you, Minghu caused more damage to the giant crocodile lizard than Zhou Wan, so why did Zhou Wan receive more energy than him?"

Didn't these people notice their injured comrade in the corner...?

Han Ning was speechless for a moment, but then spoke up to remind him:

"I don't know. We'll discuss this when we get back. Go check on Minghu's situation."

"Oh right, how's Minghu doing?!"

The other three, upon hearing the reminder, also realized what was happening and walked over to Lu Minghu's side.

Lu Minghu was hit on the shoulder by the crocodile lizard's saliva, leaving a large, bloody hole in his right shoulder, with blood flowing everywhere. He immediately passed out.

Even with the energy cluster nourishing him, his face remained pale, and he looked like he was exhaling more than inhaling.

The good news is that the bleeding has stopped.

Zhou Wan quickly examined Lu Minghu's body and analyzed:

"There was a lot of bleeding, but there didn't seem to be any major injuries elsewhere."

"It's not safe to stay here for long. The smell of blood is too strong and could attract more monsters at any time."

Liu Feng glanced around and said,

"After bandaging Minghu's wounds, let's head back. We've all suffered quite a few injuries, but we've already gained a lot today."

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Wan immediately put down her compound bow, quickly took out a waterproof first-aid kit from her backpack, and said: