The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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hum~

The auxiliary diesel engine starts synchronously.

With a jolt, propelled by the immense force of the snow cake, the "Wind Chaser" sailboat shot off like an arrow, breaking through the water and breaking away from the mooring area, heading northeast—away from the resort and closer to the city center.

"Old Xu, try to avoid this area and go directly to the Yung Valley Business District. Stay alert, and contact me immediately through Xuebing if anything happens!"

Han Ning's voice pierced through the rain and reached Xu Ming's ears clearly.

"Received!" Xu Ming responded with sign language.

"Mr. Han, it's time for us to go too!" Chairman Wu hadn't brought anything with him, but had been directing the crowd. More than twenty Awakened Ones had gathered around him, while nearly forty ordinary people stood on the periphery, all with solemn expressions and weapons in their hands.

"Let's go!" Han Ning withdrew his gaze and no longer hesitated.

His scalp was starting to feel tight.

I seemed to faintly hear the sound of snakes moving around, but I didn't know if it was real or just my imagination.

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The crowd began to move.

Some people boarded several boats or speedboats that were confirmed to be safe.

Another group followed Chairman Wu and chose to evacuate by wading through the water.

The night was as thick as ink.

Only a few waterproof flashlights emitted beams of light that cast faint streaks through the dense rain, barely illuminating a small patch of water ahead.

Wow~

The icy rain kept seeping into my collar, taking away the last bit of warmth and making my teeth chatter.

Within the group were Awakened individuals of considerable strength, like Lin Qianqian. They were on guard, ready to fight at any moment.

Most of the survivors were ordinary people, including the elderly, women, and children.

Most of them carried luggage hastily wrapped in waterproof tarpaulins and plastic bags, which were their only remaining possessions.

The faces, pale from being washed by the rain, were filled with undisguised anger.

It is already difficult for ordinary people to survive in the apocalypse. Under the protection of the awakened, they managed to establish a small settlement that was barely enough to live in, and even found a ship to leave, seeing a glimmer of hope for survival.

But all of this was almost destroyed by someone using insidious and vicious means.

The culprits were not monsters, but their own kind.

A silent anger permeated the ranks.

...

Not long after Han Ning and the others left.

The waters where their boats had been moored suddenly began to boil without warning.

At first, only a few scattered bubbles rose to the surface, and then the water began to churn violently, as if countless large pots were boiling simultaneously underwater.

A dense hissing sound came from all directions, initially quite soft.

In an instant, the noise coalesced into a chilling, overlapping cacophony that completely drowned out the sound of the pouring rain.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

One after another, serpentine monsters covered in slippery black scales burst out of the water.

They twisted their thick bodies, their flat, shovel-like faces with gaping mouths that stretched to their ears, constantly hissing.

These monsters were densely packed, layer upon layer, covering the entire mooring area's waters like an oil spill.

The water surface was no longer water, but had become a "ground" covered with slippery scales.

The basilisks squeezed, entangled, and wriggled against each other, their scales rubbing together in a sickening "rustling" sound.

Their heads plunged frantically into the water, then jerked back up, their tongues flicking as they sensed the faint royal aura in the air.

The source of the bloody smell seemed to be in these waters, but the king who exuded the bloody smell had disappeared.

"Hiss!!"

The snakes seemed to be enraged; their hissing suddenly rose in pitch and became even more chaotic, violently churning the water.

Just then, the water in the center of the mooring area suddenly dipped, forming a huge whirlpool.

At the center of the vortex, a massive black shadow slowly rose.

Water cascaded down its body like a waterfall, revealing its ferocious true form.

This is a black serpent monster that is far larger than its kind, with a body length of nearly eight meters.

Two muscular, thick arms grow from each of its left and right shoulder blades.

At the ends of his two upper arms, he tightly gripped a knife-like weapon made from the bones of an unknown creature.

The enormous snake monster slowly turned its massive head, its vertical pupils sweeping over the few lonely, floating ships.

"hiss……"

A deep hiss rolled out from the depths of its throat, drowning out all the bastards' clamor.

"Hiss~ Hiss~ Hiss!"

The snakes received a clear command, and the previously chaotic swarm fell silent, then erupted into even more frenzied roars.

The closest sailboat was the first to be damaged.

Dozens of black snake monsters suddenly pounced on it.

They clung tightly to the hull with their slippery bodies, their sharp teeth gnawing furiously at the ship's frame.

The harsh scraping and cracking sounds were incessant.

The sturdy hull didn't break, but many of their teeth did.

But no matter how sturdy the ship is, it can't withstand a swarm of snakes.

This is just the beginning.

More basilisks swarmed toward the other ships in the anchorage.

Catamarans, fishing boats, and even the relatively sturdy Cheetah 40... were not spared.

"Bang! Boom!"

The hatch of a medium-sized sailboat was smashed open by several exceptionally large black serpent monsters.

They swarmed in.

Furniture was smashed, instruments were broken, glass was shattered... The entire ship groaned under the onslaught of the snakes, and the hull began to sink at a visible speed.

The four-armed basilisk leader watched all of this with indifference.

With a casual swing of its four enormous bone blades, it easily cleaved an approaching assault boat in two.

"hiss!"

It let out another cry, the sound piercing through the rain and echoing throughout the waters.

The swarms of snakes, now given orders, were no longer limited to destroying ships.

It began to spread towards the surrounding area of ​​the mooring zone, towards the direction of Biyun Resort, and towards the surrounding city ruins.

……

The team silently advanced northward for about one kilometer.

Suddenly, Han Ning's ears twitched slightly, his eyes flashed with golden light, and he turned to look in the direction behind him.

"Hiss hiss hiss... hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

A very faint hissing sound pierced through the rain and came indistinctly from behind them.

The sound was still far away, but the sheer density of it sent chills down my spine.

"What's wrong?" Chairman Wu's expression changed.

"It's a swarm of black snakes. The sound is still quite far away, and the direction... is definitely heading towards where we moored the boat before."

Han Ning listened intently for a moment, then said in a deep voice,

"They've been drawn here by the smell of blood and are gathering in that area. We need to hurry!"

Han Ning's words made everyone even more uneasy.

"Quickly, speed up!" Chairman Wu hurriedly shouted, worried that his voice would be heard by the distant snakes.

The crowd stirred, everyone gritting their teeth, carrying their luggage, paddling their arms and swimming wildly northward.

After advancing another hundred meters or so, the hissing sound behind them gradually became barely audible.

"They probably didn't catch up."

Han Ning listened intently, and his tense nerves relaxed slightly.

Chairman Wu breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes flashing with hatred:

"Our Biyun Resort suffered heavy losses this time, almost being wiped out. This grudge cannot go unavenged. Sun Wuyan must die. Mr. Han, what are your plans?"

"I think so too."

Han Ning took out the small glass bottle he had seized from the intruder from his inner pocket.

A few drops of reddish-black, viscous liquid flowed from the bottle.

"They want to use the King's blood to lure the black snakes to kill us." Han Ning's tone was icy. "Then we'll let them taste what it's like to be hunted down by a swarm of black snakes."

Chairman Wu's expression shifted, then he frowned:

“Sun Wuyan is powerful. We have eliminated two of his six-pointed star captains, leaving four, and he has dozens of awakened individuals attached to him. His power is still enormous. How should we cooperate with you?”

"A few of you come with me to find Sun Wuyan's lair."

"Once the target location is confirmed, a fast and intelligent awakened individual is needed to wipe away the 'royal blood' along the way and lure the black snakes there."