The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Worried that the fighting there was too intense, Han Ning still sent Xuebing over to secretly support Xu Ming and his men.

……

Xu Ming led the Bee Knights at high speed across the forest, heading south towards the highland outpost.

From afar, one could hear the muffled explosion and faint roar coming from that direction.

As they drew closer, a horrific scene came into view.

"It's actually a black snake?!"

Xu Ming's expression changed when he saw the scene below.

The black snake, which hadn't been seen for a long time, had unexpectedly joined the battle.

The only good news is that those enormous sea monsters are gone.

The high ground outpost, built on a steep cliff, was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but now it seemed to be being frantically battered by dark green tides from three sides.

The once sturdy rock and log walls have collapsed in many places, and flames and black smoke billow and rise between the buildings.

The dense, monstrous tide of monsters, like a swarm of ants, assaulted every section of the still-intact defense line.

The sounds of roars, explosions, cannon fire, clashing weapons, and the angry shouts and dying cries of humans blended together.

Ahead of the army of water corpses lay an endless legion of black snakes.

These monsters had completely lost their reason, seemingly driven only by a primal urge to kill, crashing against the dilapidated defenses of the highland outpost wave after wave.

The entire mountain was almost covered by ordinary black snakes, like locusts, endless and impossible to kill.

Their sole purpose was to exhaust the defenders' strength and ammunition.

The defenders had no choice but to unleash their firepower on these cannon fodder.

Bullets and energy beams tore apart one black snake after another, splattering mangled limbs and slime everywhere, but these monsters seemed endless, continuing their charge over the corpses of their own kind.

Several gaps in the wall were already filled with the corpses of black snakes and their still-wriggling remains, forcing the defenders to fight and retreat.

Following the Black Serpent Legion came the Water Corpse Army.

Their numbers are significantly fewer, but their individual combat strength is at least at the Black Stone level.

Furthermore, the water ghoul's attacks are highly layered.

At the forefront were a large number of fearless ordinary water ghouls, who used their bodies to wear down the defenders' stamina and ammunition.

Mixed in among them were many elites covered in bone armor, possessing astonishing strength, who braved the firepower and wreaked havoc on the fortifications.

Further back, some special individuals capable of remotely spraying corrosive water arrows or venom hid behind their companions, constantly launching deadly parabolic trajectories to suppress the defenders on the wall.

There are even some shadowy, incredibly fast assassin-type water ghouls that can always find loopholes in the defenses and break in to create chaos.

The Awakened Ones at the Highland Outpost fought with extreme tenacity, relying on the remaining fortifications to resist step by step. Various abilities flashed continuously, and each flash was often accompanied by the flying limbs of water ghouls.

Moreover, they not only have Awakened Ones, but also firearms that Han Ning and his group never possessed.

Several trucks loaded with rockets were parked at the foot of the hillside on the other side, unleashing a barrage of fire at the water ghoul army across the mountain.

Boom boom boom!

Rockets were launched one after another, falling towards the water ghouls.

Each explosion takes away several, or even a dozen, water ghosts, as well as countless black snakes.

Deputy Leader Qian's silver armor was particularly eye-catching. He was engaged in a fierce battle with a water ghoul that was nearly 2.5 meters tall and covered in green.

"Jie Jie!"

The water ghoul casually pulled out two sharp bone spikes from behind its back and waved its hands wildly.

Dozens of dark green lines of fire burst forth.

"Drip drip!"

Deputy Leader Qian's energy cannons roared continuously, his missile pods on his back were completely empty, and his armor was covered with dents and corrosion marks, but he still fought to the death and roared as he gave orders.

Wang Jianshe's figure was active in various parts of the defense line. His mental energy barrier kept flashing, deflecting deadly ranged attacks. His face was as pale as paper, obviously due to great exhaustion.

But there were too many black snakes, and they seemed endless, not to mention the troublesome water ghosts.

The defenders' operational space was constantly being compressed, resulting in heavy casualties, and they were on the verge of being completely overwhelmed.

"Knights, spread out and attack freely. Prioritize eliminating ranged units and the elite commanders. Ignore the Black Serpent." Xu Ming's voice resounded throughout all the Bee Knights via the mental network.

"Roar!" the knights responded with a battle cry.

The next moment, the blow came!

The Crystal Bee Knights launched the first attack, unleashing beams of icy light at the special water ghouls that were spewing venom and water arrows.

The extreme cold instantly freezes them, making them stiff and even causing them to burst.

The Rock Armor Bee Knights swooped down like a bomber squadron, their rune-inlaid battle axes and spears slashing fiercely into the densest area of ​​the bone-armored elite water ghouls.

Xu Ming took the lead, the black light on his giant axe tearing through the air, directly splitting an elite water ghoul who was swinging a bone hammer at the wall in two, weapon and body.

The Treasure-Hunting Bee Knights circled around the perimeter, their invisible mental shockwaves spreading like waves, causing the water ghouls in various areas to fall into chaos, become dazed, and even attack each other, greatly disrupting their offensive rhythm.

The Flower Bee Knights nimbly weaved through the gaps, showering beams of healing light upon the heavily wounded and fallen defenders atop the wall, or quickly restoring the strength of exhausted warriors.

This sudden air support caught the water zombies completely off guard.

Especially for those ranged units and elite troops that were given special attention, the offensive became noticeably chaotic and disjointed.

"It's Biyun's people, they've arrived!" Deputy Leader Qian's spirits lifted upon seeing the newcomers.

"Go away!"

Qian Zhen increased the power of the cannon and blasted the water zombie that had pounced on him.

Looking up at the swarms of bees and knights soaring and bombarding in the sky, and especially seeing Xu Ming's ferocious and domineering Black Iron-level combat power, his eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

"It's not Zhao Kai, it's another Iron-level Awakened..."

He knew that Han Ning's forces were strong, but he didn't expect them to be this strong!

The strength of the Biyun Cluster far exceeded his expectations.

"Brothers, reinforcements have arrived! Biyun's brothers have come to support us, hold on!" Qian Zhen shouted.

However, the commanders behind the army of water zombies would obviously not allow the battle to develop in this way.

A low growl came from behind the army of water ghouls.

Immediately, the water ghouls changed their formation again.

All the ordinary water ghouls and black snakes that were still attacking stopped their attacks and suddenly, very unusually, retreated and contracted their formation.

However, they did not go far away, but quickly converged on several points.

What's even more chilling is that the various water ghouls, clearly leaders, and dozens of exceptionally thick black snake leaders, mixed in with the horde of monsters, have gathered together.

The black serpent leader that Han Ning and his group fought so hard to kill back then is now being sold here like it's a wholesale commodity, one after another, even cheaper than the elite black serpents.

"*（&%￥#）"

They all struck bizarre poses, muttering strange syllables.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of pitch-black mist emanated from the bodies of these monsters.

Above them, the mist formed a constantly rotating and expanding black energy vortex.

"What are they doing?!" Deputy Chief Qian looked at the strange vortex with suspicion and uncertainty.

Xu Ming controlled the Rock Armor Bee to rise rapidly, instinctively sensing something was wrong, and shouted sharply, "All units retreat, avoid that area!"

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As soon as he warned, the black vortex suddenly contracted inward, then unleashed an indescribable suction force.

Rumble!

Far below in the mountain valleys and ravines, the turbulent waters, influenced by the aura of the Black Tide, seemed to be lifted up by an invisible giant hand, transforming into several incredibly thick, turbid water dragons mixed with ice shards and gravel, soaring against gravity and rushing straight towards the high ground outpost.

At the same time, the already raging winds and hail in the high sky seemed to be summoned, and rushed madly towards the black vortex, forming several terrifying tornadoes that stretched from the sky to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Faced with this sudden, catastrophic attack, the highland outpost's defenses became extremely precarious.

The powerful water dragons and raging tornadoes almost completely ignored the physical defenses set up on the high ground outpost.

Several awakened individuals who couldn't dodge in time screamed as they were swept into the air, only to be torn apart or smashed into a bloody pulp in the blink of an eye, leaving a trail of blood mist.

"Retreat! Retreat completely! Abandon the outer defensive line!"

Deputy Leader Qian's eyes widened in fury. The thrusters on the back of his silver armor burst forth with a dazzling light as he narrowly avoided the sweeping water dragon, the sound echoing across the battlefield.

The surviving Awakened Ones were already terrified by this scene of natural disaster.

Upon hearing this, they retreated even more desperately to the inside, causing chaos in the scene.

At this moment, Zhao Kai's fifty-man ground force finally attacked from the flank.

"Deputy Chief Qian, we've arrived. Chief Han said we'll follow your orders." Zhao Kai's expression changed upon seeing the situation before him.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao. Just help our people retreat; there's no need for them to make any more unnecessary sacrifices."

Qian Zhen looked at the slowly approaching tornado and the water columns crashing everywhere with a sense of despair.

"Everyone, cover the others' retreat!" Zhao Kai roared, his iron-gray body expanding as he slammed his giant axe heavily onto the ground.

Behind him, forty-nine Great Blackstone-level Awakened Ones simultaneously unleashed their energy without hesitation, their various colored lights merging together in an attempt to construct a joint defense.

However, faced with this terrifying attack that unleashed the power of nature, their defenses were as flimsy as paper.

boom!

A tornado swept past, and the defensive line formed by the crowd couldn't hold for long.

Two Awakened Ones at the Great Black Stone level stumbled and were nearly swept into the tornado.

Fortunately, Zhao Kai reacted quickly and pulled them back, then ordered the main force to retreat.

Even so, more than ten Biyun warriors were still struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting blood and flying backward.

The murky water, mixed with ice and stones, crashed violently into the battle line, breaking several more people's bones and tendons.