The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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The sharp beak pierced the weak point of the beast's claw joint, and a burst of golden sparks exploded at the point of impact.

"Agh!!" A painful roar came from the depths of the mist, and the beast's claws twitched violently.

But the next second, more mist gathered to repair the wound, and countless vines suddenly split off from the claw tip and wrapped around Han Ning's wings.

"The purification rune has failed!" Cheng Rui's purification orb struck the vines, only causing the black mist to churn slightly; it was of little use.

Splitting vines have entangled Han Ning's left wing, and corrosive energy is frantically eroding the Stardust Shield.

"boss!"

Seeing that Han Ning was entangled, Xu Ming rushed forward, his axe blade surrounded by blood energy, and slashed at the vines.

The black snakeskin armor was stained with the splattered corrosive liquid from the vines, and immediately hissed white smoke.

At the critical moment, the flower bud-like tentacles at the tail of the green stamen suddenly sprayed out pale green powder.

The moment the pollen touches the vine, its growth suddenly slows down.

"?"

"I'm fine, don't panic."

Han Ning was just testing the waters of this monster, but he didn't expect the others to react so strongly.

Through the Starry Sky Vision, he discovered that this aggregated beast claw was actually just an empty shell formed from several energy crystals.

This is completely unfounded.

His right claw ignited with condensed starlight, tearing apart the weakened vines.

"The weakness is in the lower middle..."

A glint of starlight flashed in Han Ning's eyes, and with a flap of his wings, a large patch of brilliant golden starlight ignited.

The spark shot out and transformed into a small, high-speed flying star-shaped osprey, heading straight for the core of the beast's claw.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, the putrid liquid gushed out like a waterfall.

The beast's claws paused briefly before being ignited by the sparks and disintegrated into a rain of black dust.

Most of the black mist was burned away by the starlight, revealing the scene behind it.

That wasn't a beast's claw at all, but a section of charred, cracked tree trunk that would take three people to encircle.

The bark was covered with swollen pustules and wriggling blood vessels, and six fist-sized, eerie green crystals were deeply embedded in the trunk three feet above the ground, arranged in a strange ring.

Black mist surged, attempting to mend the broken limbs and conceal the tree trunk.

Under the starry sky, the six crystals were like lighthouses in the night, and the trajectory of energy flow was clearly visible.

The big tree opposite seemed to sense Han Ning's gaze.

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the surface of all six crystals.

The crack opened, revealing something resembling an eyeball, silently watching Han Ning.

"Woo~wu~wu~"

In an instant, Han Ning felt an endless stream of cries from all sorts of creatures echoing in his brain.

Countless negative emotions exploded in his mind.

This caused him to stop abruptly.

"Cover the boss!" Vice President Zhao roared, steam billowing from his body as his giant axe trailed scorching white waves as it cleaved towards the thick tree trunk.

The axe blade cleaved into the abscess, and purplish-black, foul-smelling fluid splattered out.

The tree trunk trembled violently, and several thick, black vines, as thick as pythons, emerged from the mud, swirling towards Vice President Zhao with a whistling sound.

Xu Ming stepped forward, his iron axe glowing brightly red, and fiercely met the attack, forcefully striking one of the vines to relieve the pressure on Vice President Zhao.

"Buzz!" Yu Na's eyes blazed with dark blue flames, and an invisible spiritual spike pierced fiercely towards the six pulsating cores.

The eerie green light on the tree trunk suddenly paused, the blood flowing from the abscess seemed to slow down for a moment, and the gathering black mist also showed a noticeable delay.

"Gurgle!" The blue crystal's enormous compound eyes flashed at a high frequency, locking onto several nodes where the black mist was churning most violently.

Its transparent wings vibrated rapidly, and beams of visible ice-blue energy shot out, freezing the aggressive black mist that was about to condense.

"Buzz!" Brown Rock emitted a muffled buzz as its thick forelimbs slammed into the ground.

The swamp churned violently, and solid rock pillars rose from the ground, forming a barrier that blocked another wave of vines attacking from the side.

Green stamens danced rapidly in the air, their pale green healing pollen falling like a drizzle onto Vice President Zhao and Xu Ming, relieving the burning sensation caused by the black tide's corrosive effects.

Xiao Ba hovered beside Han Ning, a bright yellow shield constantly protecting him, keeping him alert for any sneak attacks from the shadows.

"Woo~"

The leader of the black mist tree spirits let out a deafening roar, a sound like countless withered branches being snapped at once, mixed with the sharp cries of an infant.

The six core green lights shone brightly, constantly radiating a strong spiritual impact containing negative emotions.

The abscesses covering the tree trunk swelled wildly, and large amounts of purplish-black viscous sap sprayed out like a high-pressure water gun, indiscriminately covering everyone.

The air was filled with a nauseating, sweet, rotten smell.

Yu Na's face was tense, and she released her spiritual energy to resist the negative spiritual energy leaking from in front of Han Ning.

Chairman Wu manipulated the colorful bubbles, expanding them to their limit and enveloping the people closest to him.

The bubbles rippled violently, hissing as they were corroded by the liquid, and their light quickly dimmed.

Ah Long's water blade barrier met the liquid, and the water blade was quickly stained purplish-black.

"Such a powerful mental shock." Han Ning finally snapped out of his daze.

With the raptor transformed, his molten gold eyes were weakened to the limit.

Chapter 190 Suppression

The Star Vision enhances perception, but doesn't significantly improve mental resistance.

"Interrupt it! Concentrate your firepower on the core at the top." Han Ning spread his broad wings, and a gale arose.

"Wow!"

The cry of an eagle, capable of piercing gold and splitting rocks, echoed throughout the forest.

Han Ning transformed into a black shadow enveloped in starlight, rushing straight to the top of the tree trunk.

The highly condensed azure airflow at the edge of the wings was compressed wildly, forming two enormous azure wind blades.

"Cover the boss!" Vice President Zhao shouted, his giant axe slashing repeatedly, creating bursts of violent wind pressure that attracted even more vines.

Xu Ming's eyes were also red as he wielded his iron axe, creating a screen of light to desperately block the attack coming from the side.

Just as Han Ning was about to collide with the core at the top, a crack suddenly appeared in that core.

A beam of extremely concentrated dark green death light shot out silently yet with lightning speed, aiming straight for Han Ning's heart.

"Coo!!!" At this moment, Xiao Ba, who had been following behind, let out a sharp insect chirp.

Its plump body burst forth with unprecedentedly dazzling golden light, and an incredibly thick, bright yellow energy shield covered with hexagonal honeycomb patterns instantly condensed in front of Han Ning.

"Boom!!"

The dark green death ray struck the honeycomb shield.

A violent energy shockwave exploded out in a ring shape.

As if struck by a heavy blow, Xiao Ba's round body flew backward like a cannonball, its golden light dimming.

The honeycomb shield was riddled with cracks, but it ultimately did not break.

The death ray was forcibly refracted and deflected, grazing Han Ning's wingtip as it shot into the sky, piercing through a large patch of black mist.

It was in that instant of obstruction.

Without pausing, the massive wind blade formed by Han Ning's Storm Wings slashed into the crack at the top core under the precise lock of the Star Vision!

"Pfft~"

A dull thud, like the tearing sound of rotten wood being cleaved by a sharp blade, rang out.

The raging wind elemental power contained within the Stormwing, mixed with the surging star power within Han Ning's body, poured in through the crack in its core.

Wow~

Golden sparks erupted from within.

"Whoa!"

A shrill scream, a hundred times more piercing than before and filled with endless pain, rang out from inside the tree trunk.

The largest core at the top was covered with spiderweb-like golden cracks, and its eerie green light flickered wildly a few times before it exploded with a "bang".

It shattered completely into countless fragments burning with sparks.

As the main core shattered, the light from the other five cores suddenly went out, like candles being extinguished.

All the swollen pustules on the tree trunk shriveled up, and the gushing sap stopped abruptly.

The wildly flailing vines and roots, stripped of all their vitality, became stiff and then drooped limply.

On the charred trunk of the giant tree, only a huge, terrifying wound remained, with golden flames burning at its edges, from which wisps of black smoke rose.

Strong energy fluctuations remain at the locations of the six shattered crystals.

Han Ning transformed back into human form and landed on the muddy ground.

Green stamens had flown to Xiao Ba's side, and a large amount of emerald green pollen, like specks of light, merged into Xiao Ba's body, and its dim golden light was slowly returning.

The crowd snapped out of their shock, looking at the charred tree trunks that were now completely lifeless and the black mist that was gradually dissipating. They all felt a sense of exhaustion, as if they had survived a catastrophe.

After the six cores shattered, the remaining core fragments and the dissipated pure energy condensed near the wound on the tree trunk into six fist-sized, deep green crystals with what appeared to be flowing starlight inside.

In addition, there were many more scattered, fingernail-sized fragments of secondary crystals.

Chairman Wu and the others carefully collected the crystals and fragments.

The six largest crystals felt warm to the touch, containing immense life energy and a unique natural aura, completely different from the violent monster crystals of the past.