The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Its streamlined body barely creates any waves, its limbs glide swiftly, and its thick tail provides thrust like a propeller.

The murky water rushed towards Han Ning, carrying a fishy and earthy smell, and slapped coldly against his face.

Because he is now larger than a snow cake, part of his hindquarters has to be submerged in water, and he has to endure the friction between his body and the water surface, which is very uncomfortable.

He could only squint, trying to make out the blurry scenery in front of him.

[Animal Companion (Intermediate) Proficiency +1, currently 55/200]

Along the way, Xuebing skillfully avoided all obstacles, including leaning lampposts, half-submerged car roofs, and floating trash cans, without losing much speed.

The distance of several hundred meters was covered in just four or five minutes by Xuebing sprinting at full speed.

Ahead, a relatively open body of water appeared.

The terrain here is slightly lower.

On the murky water, one can vaguely see the roofs of several pavilions that are mostly submerged and the crooked crowns of ornamental trees.

This is the area with the lowest monster density leading to Egret Harbor, as confirmed by Han Ning multiple times – Blue Bay Park.

"Go to the right front, there's a public toilet there." Han Ning pointed to a square building not far away, where only the roof and part of the walls were visible above the water.

Xuebing understood, made a slight adjustment to its direction, and increased its speed instead of decreasing it, like a gray-white arrow released from a bow, accurately rushing towards the abandoned public toilet.

Upon getting close, Han Ning released his arms, used the momentum to leap upwards, and barely managed to grab the edge of the wet, slippery tiles of the public toilet with both hands.

He climbed onto the roof, where the water was shallower, in a somewhat disheveled state.

"Woo?"

Xuebing didn't follow. Instead, it silently lurked in the water, circled the public restroom once, and only after confirming that there was no danger did it quietly peek out from the other side and look at Han Ning with questioning eyes.

The roof of the public toilet is about ten square meters in size, covered with a thin layer of rainwater and bird droppings, and emits a faint smell of ammonia.

The view here is expansive, with relatively low-lying water all around, making it an excellent ambush point.

"Hold on."

Han Ning wiped the water off her face and took off her backpack.

He pulled out a package sealed with multiple layers of plastic bags and carefully untied it.

A stench of rotting flesh instantly filled the air.

Inside the bag were several raw chicken legs that had long since rotted and turned black.

"Hold it in your mouth." Han Ning held the chicken leg, which smelled strongly of decay, to Xuebing's mouth.

"Gulu gulu..."

The rice cracker deftly caught the bone in the chicken leg.

Rotten juice dripped from the corner of its mouth, spreading a small patch of oil on the murky water.

"Okay, dive down now and search the park for other crocodile lizards," Han Ning instructed again. "Then lure those creatures over here."

"hiss!"

Xuebing gave a muffled response, then, with a chicken leg in his mouth, he suddenly slammed his head down, his entire body submerged in the murky water.

Han Ning pressed his body against the roof of the public toilet as much as possible, focusing some of his attention on the snow cake.

Snowcake explores the surrounding area, with the public toilet as its center.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The raindrops pounded against the black raincoat, making a monotonous pattering sound.

Han Ning lay motionless on the edge of the roof, his right palm pressed against the tile.

Sudden.

A strong sense of alertness came from Xuebing's side.

In their perception, two relatively large black shadows, like sharks that have smelled blood, are rapidly approaching the location of Xuebing from the murky waters not far away!

"They're here!" Han Ning's heart tightened, and he immediately commanded Xuebing, "Go back quickly and lure them to the base of the public toilet wall."

"hiss……"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xuebing, with the rotten chicken leg in his mouth, hurried back to the public toilet.

At this moment, he was three or four hundred meters away from the public toilet in a straight line. The two crocodile lizards opposite him were larger and swam faster.

The distance between the two sides quickly closed.

Thirty meters... twenty meters... ten meters.

Just as the two crocodile lizards were about to rush towards Xuebing, their ferocious jaws opened, ready to snatch the rotting flesh.

The rice cake successfully returned to a position within five meters of the public toilet.

"Now's the time. Give way and dive down," Han Ning's message came through.

shhhhhh!

Twelve vines, each about three fingers thick, shot out from above the public toilet.

Six of the vines resembled precise lassos, wrapping around the limbs and long tail of the crocodile lizard charging at the front.

The other six claws twisted around the neck and abdomen of the crocodile lizard behind it.

"Roar!"

The crocodile lizard charging at the front was caught off guard, its limbs and tail tightly bound by the tough vines.

Its immense momentum was abruptly halted, and it let out an angry and terrified roar, twisting its body in an attempt to break free.

The grayish-white skin rubbed violently against the sharp thorns of the vines, making a "crunching" sound and splashing water.

[Vine Technique Proficiency +2, currently 184/200]

"Roar!!"

The other crocodile lizard reacted a little faster, whipping its head around and biting the vine the moment it reached it.

Click!Click!

The two vines snapped instantly!

But the remaining four vines, like maggots clinging to its bones, tightly wrapped around its neck and one of its hind legs.

It was temporarily trapped in place, and could only frantically scratch at the vines with its unbound front paws and violently lash the water with its tail.

"Snow Cracker, attack the one behind."

The one in the back is a bit smaller, so we'll eliminate the weaker one first.

"Ow!"

Almost the instant the vines entangled the target, Xuebing released the rotten flesh in its mouth as ordered, and its body sprang upwards like a spring.

Wow!

The water splashed open, and Xuebing's head burst out of the water.

Its yellow, vertical pupils locked onto the second crocodile lizard that was struggling frantically.

"Roar!" Snowcake let out a low roar that was completely different from its other two crocodile lizards.

Its powerful hind legs slammed against the slippery public toilet wall.

Using the momentum, he leaped into the air towards the crocodile lizard that was temporarily restrained behind him.

With a roar, it bit down hard on the crocodile lizard's relatively vulnerable neck.

puff!

The chilling sound of sharp teeth piercing flesh rang out.

The snow cake's sharp teeth were deeply embedded in the crocodile lizard's neck.

"Woo!!"

In an instant, dark red beast blood spurted out, staining the murky water red.

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"Ow!"

The bitten crocodile lizard screamed in agony, struggling to move its limbs in an attempt to fight back under the pressure of death.

But its body was entwined with layers of vines, so all its efforts were in vain.

"Roar!!"

The crocodile lizard's neck cracked with a chilling "crack" as it was subjected to the terrifying bite and tearing force of the snow cake.

Gradually, its struggles weakened at a visible rate.

"Good job!"

Seeing this, Han Ning manipulated the vine in his hand to reach into the eyeball of the smaller crocodile lizard and twisted its brain into a mess.

Meanwhile, the other crocodile lizard, which was entangled by six vines, also unleashed all its strength and was about to break most of the vines.

"Snow Cake, you kill it and finish it off, quick!" Han Ning shouted.

He wanted to test whether there would be a difference in the energy gained from finishing off the enemy himself versus finishing them off with a snow cake.

Xuebing abruptly released the second crocodile lizard, which had already fallen silent, and let its body sink to the bottom of the water.

Its yellow vertical pupils locked onto the first crocodile lizard, and with another burst of power from its hind legs, it pounced like a ferocious saltwater crocodile.

The large mouth, filled with sharp teeth, bit down hard on the crocodile lizard's relatively soft belly.

scoff!

The tough scales were easily torn apart by the snow cake's terrifying bite force, and the slippery internal organs and intestines were pulled out in an instant.

"Hiss..."

The first crocodile lizard remained imprisoned by Han Ning's vines until its death.

Its massive body convulsed violently a few times before going completely limp, with only its tail twitching slightly in a nervous manner.