The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Chairman Wu personally oversaw the process, directing staff to repackage and label the fresh fruits and vegetables and large quantities of honey products stored in the warehouse, and then recount them.

If a protracted war breaks out, food is a very important resource.

Professor Ye and his team carefully inspected the drinking water reserves and reinforced their seals.

Learning within the forging area.

The study group members used metal ores and monster leather collected in the mountains to quickly craft simple breastplates and arm guards, inscribing them with basic Protoss runes, striving to provide necessary protection for more combat awakeners.

The more we prepare, the fewer people we might die in war.

At the main entrance and defensive fortifications, Ah Long, who was in temporary command, meticulously inspected every reinforcement point and directed the combat team members to drive sharpened and reinforced logs into the rock peaks at the cave entrance.

At this time, the entrance to the cave in the settlement area had been reinforced with layers of fortifications.

Originally, this was a cave entrance located on a cliff.

On the cliff face below the cave entrance, huge boulders were placed, waiting for the water zombies to climb up and smash them down.

The entrance area was surrounded by layers upon layers of traps.

Furthermore, numerous wooden attack fortresses have been built around the forest where the outer bees live, making it easier to snipe the awakened water ghouls from inside the fortresses.

It can be said that the area surrounding the Biyun settlement has now been transformed into a small military fortress.

indestructible!

This is a comment from Zhao Kai.

Han Ning watched the group busily preparing for battle without disturbing them.

He walked to the escape route cleared by the rock beetles.

The cave originally had no escape route, but considering the possibility of monster attacks, Han Ning specifically asked Xuebing and Yanjia Bee to open a passage that could accommodate everyone to escape in case of danger.

Beyond the passage lies the direction leading to the forest to the north of the mountains.

He walked to the back, transformed into a star-shaped osprey, and sprayed a large number of spores along the hill where the cave was located.

The dense powder of spores, centered on the cave, was blown outwards by the strong winds.

These spores are similar to dog urination, marking locations with scent imprints.

If a large force of water ghouls approaches and the ghouls become infected with spores, he can know immediately.

Suddenly, his communicator came through with an urgent call mixed with electrical current and the sounds of fighting.

"Zzz... Chief Han, it's Flying Dragon!" Flying Dragon's slightly panting voice rang out.

"We've been ambushed on our way back. A small group of water ghosts are approaching. We don't have many of us and can't afford any more casualties. We're requesting backup!"

"Reinforcements are on their way. Hold on, they'll be there soon." Judging by the time, the Bee Knights should be arriving soon.

"Okay, we'll try our best to stick with it."

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At the edge of the Mushroom Forest, the battle is at a stalemate.

About a hundred dark green water ghosts surrounded about a hundred humans carrying packages of various sizes in a sparse forest.

"Hiss..."

They lay prostrate on the ground like a group of venomous snakes, coldly watching Feilong and the others.

The dragon roared, its green scales and sharp claws tearing open the throat of a water ghost, spraying out dark green blood.

Chen Hu had transformed into a berserk wild boar, his tusks knocking down an enemy, but he also suffered several more corrosive wounds.

Li Qingshui's fish mouth opened and closed continuously, rapidly spraying water to disrupt the enemy's movements, and its head and cheeks were stained with blood.

The awakened members of Iron Tiger stood back to back, protecting ordinary people under constant harassment from the enemy, and slowly approached the direction of the Azure Cloud Gathering Area.

"Brother Long, when will Chief Han's reinforcements arrive?" Chen Hu shouted, snorting heavily.

"Hold on, Chief Han said he'll be here soon!"

With a flick of its claws, the dragon unleashed a transparent shockwave, sending several approaching water ghouls flying.

Though he said that, his heart sank slightly.

This group of water ghosts is much more troublesome than expected.

Suddenly, the trees on the flanks shook violently, and more roars erupted! Nearly a hundred water ghouls surged out of the shadows, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust, and their attack intensified abruptly.

This is not a small reconnaissance team at all; it is clearly a vanguard reconnaissance force of several hundred!

"Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!" Feilong's heart sank completely.

The circular formation was shaken to the point of collapse by the impact, and the two awakened individuals on the outer edge were dragged down in an instant, their screams abruptly ceasing.

An atmosphere of despair began to permeate the air. The remnants of Tie Hu's troops were already exhausted, and their defensive line was on the verge of collapse in the face of these monsters.

At this critical moment.

hum!

A high-frequency buzzing sound rapidly approached from high altitude, tearing through the raging winds.

Dozens of streaks of light swooped down like fighter jets.

"Water ghouls have been spotted! Protect the survivors in the Iron Tiger settlement!"

Leading the way was the Crystal Bee Knights, led by Xiaoyu. They soared across the sky at incredible speed and were the first to arrive at the battlefield.

All members of the Crystal Knights pulled their crossbows.

shhhhhh!

The crossbow bolts fired arrows, and the icy blue rays shot by the swarm of bees covered the water ghouls below.

"Jie!"

The water ghoul, which was launching a fierce attack, suddenly froze, frost forming on its body, and its offensive stalled.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy shadow fell over the battlefield.

Xu Ming's Rock Armor Bee Knights arrived a step too late.

The large, brownish-brown bees swooped down like meteorites, while the burly men on their backs brandished runic battle axes and spears, using the momentum of the descent to smash into the enemy ranks!

boom!

"Kill!" Xu Ming's giant axe, glowing faintly with black light, cleaved a frozen, large black stone-level water corpse in two.

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The knights followed closely behind, hacking and stabbing with axes and spears, instantly tearing several large gaps in the water ghouls' formation.

"It's Chief Han's men!" Fei Long's eyes lit up when he saw the newcomers.

The arrival of the new force ignited everyone's fighting spirit, and the remaining awakened ones unleashed their last strength to launch a counterattack.

The aerial attacks continued.

Xiao Ba's treasure-hunting bee swarm hovered around the perimeter, while Yu Ge and the others on his back released an invisible mental shock, causing many water zombies to clutch their heads and howl, unable to organize an effective attack.

The green-stamened flowers and swarms of bees moved nimbly, their emerald green healing light scattering to alleviate the injuries of the wounded in the Iron Tiger's territory.

The Bee Knights have joined.

The battlefield situation has changed.

Although the water ghouls still had a numerical advantage, they were thrown into chaos by the air attacks and ground counterattacks.

"Hiss... Jie!!!"

The commander among the water ghouls kept glancing at the swarms of bees flying in the air and his men dying rapidly in front of him, and began to recall the water ghouls scattered outside.

The Venomous Water Ghouls, skilled in ranged attacks, were the first to huddle together, attempting to organize a ranged attack, but their water arrows were either deflected by mental interference or forcefully scattered by the Rock Armor Bee Riders.

However, the ferocity of the water ghouls should not be underestimated. They quickly adapted, and some powerful individuals began to attack the low-flying bee riders, while the corrosive water arrows became more concentrated.

The battle reached a stalemate again, only the roles of offense and defense had reversed.

"Dragon Chief, don't panic, we're coming!"

A loud shout came from behind the distant mountain valley.

boom! boom! boom!

The heavy, orderly footsteps, like the beating of war drums, rapidly approached from afar.

After the Bee Knights.

Zhao Kai's imposing, towering figure smashed through the sparse trees blocking his path, and with a swing of his giant axe, a burst of intense white steam erupted from his body.

He suddenly leaped into the air, like a meteorite, carrying immense force, and plummeted towards the area where the water ghosts were gathered.

The aura of the Black Iron grade is surging forth.

Zhao Kai didn't even need to swing his giant axe; the impact of the fall alone shattered the bones of several water ghosts that couldn't dodge in time.

"Brothers, clean up the battlefield, leave no one alive!" Zhao Kai roared, his body shimmering with an iron-gray luster as he swept his giant axe out.

A violent gust of wind howled past, steam hissed, and cut the two water ghosts that were about to pounce in half.

The twenty Great Black Stone-level Awakened behind him charged into the enemy ranks like wolves and tigers. These were the true elite of the Azure Cloud Gathering Zone's combat team, perfectly coordinated and equipped with melee weapons enhanced by Origin Clan runes.

Its power is even greater; with each flash of the weapon, a water zombie will surely fall.

"Turn around, prepare for the second concentrated charge! All brothers of the Rock Armor Squad, attack with me!"

In the air, Xu Ming gently pulled the reins of the rock bee beneath him, leading the knights to fly into the air, adjust their formation, and dive again.

This time, instead of attacking in a dispersed manner, they concentrated their attacks on several key nodes of the water ghoul formation.

Upon breaking through to the Black Iron level, Xu Ming, an ordinary person, began to see a faint black light appear on his giant axe, which was originally red.

As he gathered energy, the black light grew increasingly intense.

With the blessing of the "Sharpness" rune of the Origin Clan, the axe blade can easily cleave through the skin of a large black stone-level water ghoul without much effort.

shhhhhh!

The axe blade cleaved through black energy lines, which then spread from Xu Ming's body.