The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Buzz~"

Blue Crystal and several other bees wanted to step forward and help the humans.

"No need."

But Han Ning stopped him. He stood in the water, his eyes gleaming with golden light, taking in the condition of each team member.

We haven't even really entered the forest yet. If the team members collapse here, there's basically no point in going in.

"Goo~~"

Xiao Ba, the bees, and Han Ning gathered together, but did not make a move.

But everyone else suffered.

"There's something wrong with the black fog."

Chairman Wu observed the swirling mist around him and expanded the bubble's radius to 2 meters.

The sight before him made his pupils shrink.

There were no teammates, no trees, only a bizarre sight of writhing, dark roots intertwined.

Swelling animal carcasses floated in the puddles, and the air was filled with a nauseatingly sweet and fishy smell.

"A hallucination?" Chairman Wu immediately realized the nature of the fog, which was very similar to the foggy area from before.

"Ugh... Ugh..."

A suppressed groan came from the side front.

Chairman Wu looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Jiang Yuan was tightly hugging a strange tree with a twisted trunk and purplish-black bark.

His eyes were closed, his face was flushed, and his body trembled slightly as strands of deep purple energy surged wildly into his body along the vines.

With each surge of energy, Jiang Yuan let out an indescribable sigh of satisfaction.

He looked like he was in pain, yet also enjoying it.

“Xiao Jiang…” Chairman Wu immediately manipulated the bubble to float over.

The moment the bubble touched Jiang Yuan, his body trembled violently, and the vines that were wrapped around him shone with a brilliant purple light.

"Rustling sound~ Rustling sound~"

Several other strange, purplish-black trees around him seemed to be activated, their trunks glowing with light, and more dark purple energy flowed into Jiang Yuan's body like streams.

“These trees are polluting him.”

Yu Na's voice pierced through the mist, and a ghostly blue flame flickered around her, dispelling the illusory fog as she appeared in Chairman Wu's sight.

"Help him quickly."

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Just then, Vice President Zhao and eight other people rushed out from the mist.

"We've found a tree hollow, come with me!"

Yu Na stared at Jiang Yuan, who was being bound and played with.

A ghostly blue light emerged from the tree branches.

The branch suddenly pulled back.

Vice President Zhao quickly picked up Jiang Yuan.

With everyone working together, Vice President Zhao cleared a path with his giant axe, Yu Na disrupted the fog with her mental energy, President Wu protected the others, and the rest of them resisted the constantly rushing vines, fighting and running, enduring the corrosive effects of the dense fog, and brought Jiang Yuan, who was in a dazed state, into the tree hole.

Unlike other large trees that are sprawling and menacing, this tree seemed completely dead, without the slightest movement.

The entrance to the tree cavity is located at the base of the large tree, naturally concealed by gnarled roots and vines.

The interior space is relatively dry and spacious, isolating most of the dampness, cold, and fog.

Although the vines were no longer entwining him, the blood vessels under Jiang Yuan's skin bulged out one by one, turning into an eerie deep purple.

Just as Vice President Zhao dragged him into the tree hole, a strange thing happened outside.

"Giggle...giggle..."

A tooth-grinding scraping sound came from deep within the tree trunks from all directions.

Those gnarled and twisted strange trees suddenly cracked open, revealing the deep purple woody fibers that were constantly wriggling inside.

Countless roots shot out from the water, piercing straight into the entrance of the tree hole!

"Block the door!" Vice President Zhao roared, steam erupted, and the three-meter-tall giant's body blocked the entrance, swinging his giant axe in a tight, impenetrable manner.

The roots struck the axe, shredding them into countless fragments, while a thick, purplish-black liquid splattered onto the steam armor with a hissing sound.

"This sap can corrode my steam armor." Vice President Zhao's expression changed, and he swung his axe even faster, forcibly shredding the first wave of roots into dust.

The tree hollow was narrow and cramped, and everyone was crammed together.

Chairman Wu waved his hands rapidly, and the colorful bubbles expanded, filling the entire tree hole, isolating some of the seeping mist, and temporarily blocking the tiny roots that were crawling out from the cracks in the hole walls.

"Brother!" Jiang Rui looked at the strange purple patterns under her brother's skin, tears welling up in her eyes, but there was nothing she could do.

"Something's not right outside." Lin Qianqian, who was guarding the edge of the cave, drew her bow to its fullest extent, and pointed her arrow directly at the churning black mist outside the cave.

"The fog is getting thicker... no, something is moving in the fog..."

Halfway through his sentence, dozens of dark figures silently appeared from the thick, almost ink-like black fog.

These dark shadows are not plant roots, but rather strange shapes formed by the condensation of the mist itself.

They have no physical form, are strange and bizarre, and do not resemble human figures.

The dark figure, carrying a chilling malice, ignored physical barriers and pierced directly through Vice President Zhao's axe-wielding shadows, surging towards the tree hole from all directions.

“It’s a mental attack.” Yu Na pursed her lips, her eyes turning into dark blue vortexes, and a powerful mental field spread out.

The leading shadowy figures were torn apart by the mental shock, their movements becoming blurred and their speed decreasing sharply.

But more and more shadowy figures followed one after another, continuously overlapping with the mental impact. Yu Na groaned, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Cheng Rui".

Xu Ming shouted loudly and stood back to back with Cheng Rui.

Xu Ming swung his iron axe, hacking at the thin misty shadows that tried to bypass the mental impact. Each strike felt like cutting into a sticky swamp, and the red light on the axe blade quickly dimmed.

Cheng Rui held a grayish-white energy stone in each hand, and condensed a highly compressed white energy ball in his fist, which he then pushed forward.

"Purification Impact!"

A blinding white light exploded, like a miniature sun bursting in ink.

The misty shapes swept by the white light quickly evaporated and dissipated, clearing out a large area.

However, the white light also took a huge toll on Cheng Rui; his face turned deathly pale, and he swayed.

"Watch out for your head!" Li Kun suddenly shouted, slamming his hands down on the ground.

Above the tree hole, the thick fog had somehow condensed into a giant claw dripping with black liquid, which viciously grabbed at the top of the colorful bubble.

The bubbles were violently pulsating, almost bursting.

"Boom~"

Li Kun unleashed his earth-elemental abilities, causing a thick rock dome to form on the top of the tree hole, which withstood the blows of the black mist's claws.

Gravel fell in a flurry, and the roof was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

"Pfft!" Li Kun spat out a mouthful of blood, the backlash from his ability almost making him unable to stand.

The first wave of fierce attacks was narrowly thwarted by the team members in their own unique ways.

"Giggle...giggle..."

The chilling friction sound rose higher, no longer a single root or misty shadow.

It was as if all the dark purple trees in the forest were trembling violently.

Large chunks of bark peeled off, revealing an even deeper purple light inside.

Countless roots sprouted from the ground, tree trunks, and even from vines hanging from mid-air.

Some continued their fierce attack on the tree hole, while others wove a giant net in the air that covered the entire field of vision, swooping down on the tree hole.

Outside the big tree, Xiao Ba's short fur shone slightly, and a bright yellow spherical shield resembling a honeycomb structure appeared around Han Ning.

Any root that passes by will subconsciously avoid the shield.

At the same time, the thick, impenetrable black mist poured into the tree hole from every crevice.

The fog contained strong spiritual pollution and corrosive energy, and Chairman Wu's seven-colored bubble light dimmed rapidly.

The air inside the bubble became icy cold and carried a nauseating odor.

"I can't hold on any longer." Chairman Wu clenched his teeth, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and the edges of the bubbles began to ripple.

"Open it for me!" Vice President Zhao roared, swinging his giant axe with all his might at the purple net that was covering him.

The axe blade sliced ​​into the viscous network, producing a piercing tearing sound. Large sections of roots snapped off, and purplish-black sap spilled out, corroding the steam armor with a hissing sound and sending up white steam.

The net was so thick that the broken section was instantly filled by even more roots, and the downward pressure only slowed down slightly.

Lin Qianqian fired arrows in rapid succession, the bloodthirsty red light exploding into corrosive pits on the giant net, but it was a drop in the ocean.

Ah Long's expression was tense. High-speed flowing water walls appeared around the crowd, blocking some of the flying vines and mist.

Cheng Rui gritted his teeth and condensed an energy ball once more.

"Pfft!"

Several exceptionally thick roots suddenly burst out from the side of the tree hole while Vice President Zhao was restrained by the giant net and President Wu was unstable in the bubble.

The target is Jiangyuan, who is struggling painfully.

"Watch out!" Xu Ming and A Long roared and pounced at the same time.

Xu Ming blocked with his iron axe, and with a loud clang, the axe blade was knocked out of his hand by a purplish-black root, and his arm was instantly fractured by the shock.

Ah Long's water streamer got tangled in another one, but that one was incredibly strong, and the water streamer broke off inch by inch.