The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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An invisible vortex suddenly appeared around him.

Chaotic energy turbulence exists within a radius of 100 meters.

The residual heat radiation from the nuclear explosion, the dissipated dark psionic energy, the fluctuations of the seawater itself, and the energy dissipated from the dead parasites all converged madly towards him.

The radiation readings on both the detector on Deputy Director Luo's body and the detector on his body soared to an extremely dangerous level.

"Uh..." Han Ning groaned, his body trembling violently, his blood vessels bulging, and a silver-black light flowing wildly under his skin, as if he were about to burst at any moment.

This energy absorption was far too violent, exceeding the usual level.

"hold onto!"

Zheng Weiguo stood at the forefront, his dark red electric armor already damaged in many places, yet he still struggled to withstand the slapping of the giant whale's tentacles and the siege of the parasites.

Li Feng, Zhao Kai, and the others also fought with all their might, and each of them was injured, their blood staining the surrounding seawater red.

Time seemed to become incomparably long.

A few seconds later, Han Ning's eyes were completely filled with destructive silver-black energy.

He held his hands loosely in front of his chest, compressing all the terrifying energy he had absorbed into a ball of extremely unstable, dark silver-black star flame that distorted the surrounding space.

"Get out of the way!"

He let out a low growl and thrust his hands forward.

The silver-black starfire transformed into a roaring tiger, tearing through the seawater. Wherever it passed, all matter, whether seawater or the remaining parasites, was decomposed and annihilated.

At the core of the energy torrent, containing a chilling sense of stellar annihilation, it crashed towards the head of the charred giant whale.

The giant whale seemed to sense a deadly threat, letting out a silent roar as its massive body writhed desperately, and the last black light gathered on the sharp horn on its forehead in an attempt to resist.

But all is in vain.

The dark silver dragon-shaped energy collided with the giant whale's head without any hindrance.

The deafening explosion that was expected did not occur.

Instead, a low, resonant sound of a millstone crushing beans echoed.

Under the horrified gaze of everyone.

The whale's incredibly hard head began to melt rapidly from the point of impact, revealing its neck and torso, which were also annihilating behind it.

Chapter 301 Black Beast

The massive whale body convulsed violently, and the parasites on its back turned to ashes amidst eerie hisses.

Ultimately, the entire forequarters of the giant whale disappeared completely, and the remaining torso sank into the deeper abyss.

Inside its body, a slightly smaller, silver-black source point, identical to the original source point, also appeared, but its light was much dimmer.

Han Ning's face was deathly pale, and he swayed precariously before being caught by Xu Ming beside him.

"No wonder it could withstand a nuclear explosion; it turns out there's a shrunken source point inside the giant whale," Li Feng remarked.

On the circular defensive line, everyone was covered in wounds and exhausted.

Underwater combat and the physical and energy expenditure involved.

Even a brief encounter in battle consumed a great deal of everyone's energy.

"Is it... over?" a Navy Awakener asked in a low voice.

"Maybe."

After obtaining Zheng Weiguo's permission.

Deputy Director Luo, along with technical personnel, carefully approached the dim source point to prepare for sampling.

Just as everyone was protecting Deputy Director Luo and his team as they descended into the water...

suddenly.

An aura of evil far more pure than any demonic creature before it emanated from the direction of the half-destroyed whale carcass.

The seawater distorted silently, and a blurry outline quietly emerged.

It was neither a fish-man nor any known water ghoul form; it resembled a humanoid shadow that had been forcibly pieced together, shrouded in black smoke.

Its head was covered by a helmet made from the skull of some kind of monster, and two dark crystals that constantly exuded black mist were embedded in its eye sockets.

It has a pair of limbs on each side of its body that resemble those of a human and are covered with fine black scales.

A bizarre, twisted appendage emerged from behind the shoulder blade, its end gripping a scepter made of pale white vertebrae and cast iron.

At the top of the scepter, a pulsating, dark red tumor emitted an ominous glow.

Until this figure appeared.

Han Ning was finally certain that the ominous feeling originated from this monster.

Without him even needing to remind them, the suffocating sense of oppression had already sent chills down everyone's spines.

Zheng Weiguo reacted extremely quickly, dark red arcs of electricity surging forth: "Probing attack by ranged unit."

The members of the Jiaolong team were seasoned veterans and remained calm despite the initial shock.

Several team members lifted the compact torpedo tubes mounted on the underwater armor.

boom! boom! boom!

Three miniature high-explosive torpedoes, trailing bright white tails, pierced the water and shot in a triangular formation toward the blurry shadow.

The humanoid monster's skull helmet turned slightly, and in response to the incoming attack, it gently swung the spinal scepter held by its third arm.

The fleshy growth at the top of the scepter shimmered slightly, and the seawater in front of it became viscous like gel, violently shaking.

Three miniature torpedoes entered this unusual body of water, their speed decreased sharply, and then they seemed to have hit an invisible, flexible shield, detonating silently. Most of the shockwave was absorbed by the seawater, making it impossible for them to get close.

"An energy deflection field? Or high-frequency oscillation defense?" Deputy Director Luo frowned. "It can alter the physical properties of local water bodies!"

Before the words were finished, one of the monster's main arms rose and pointed at a team member who had just launched a torpedo.

Black light gathered at his fingertips, and in the next moment, an extremely black ray shot out silently.

Wherever it passed, even the faint light left by the nuclear explosion was swallowed up; its speed was astonishing!

"careful!"

Li Feng, who had been on guard, suddenly pushed the teammate away when he saw this.

The dark rays grazed past the team members' diving armor.

The armor contact areas turned grayish, as if they had been corroded for thousands of years. They would shatter at the slightest touch, and the internal arms would instantly wither and die.

"Ugh!" The team member groaned in pain as Li Feng quickly dragged him back to the rear of the formation.

“It shares the same energy source as the origin point.” Zheng Weiguo’s expression was solemn.

This monster not only has a bizarre defense, but its attacks are also extremely vicious.

"We can't let it continue its attack; everyone must restrict its movements!"

"Leave it to me." Ah Long, who could manipulate water, was the first to respond, pushing forward with both hands.

He manipulated the water with all his might, trying to create huge whirlpools and turbulence around the monster to disrupt its spellcasting.

As soon as the water reached the vicinity of the monster, it hit an invisible barrier and slid away on its own, making it difficult to actually touch the monster.

It seems to have a natural control over the water flow.

Even worse than Ah Long.

Jiang Yuan transformed into a purplish-black vine tree-man, with countless vines tearing through the water and wrapping around the monster's lower limbs.

The monster's third arm, wielding a scepter, stirred the seawater once more.

A pale ripple spread out, and the vines it touched immediately lost their vitality, turning withered and fragile, breaking apart at the slightest struggle.

"Its energy can erode life force!" Jiang Yuan exclaimed, quickly retracting the damaged vines.

"Try a physical impact!" Zhao Kai roared, and a ring of energy appeared at the ends of his feet, which then exploded violently.

Its massive body charged out, and its giant axe rapidly grew larger as it swung.

Faced with this powerful and heavy blow, the monster finally moved.

With a swift movement, it glided sideways for several meters at a speed completely out of place in the high-pressure environment of the deep sea, easily avoiding the axe blade.

At the same time, the main arm extended out, its fingers inserting directly into the joint gaps of Zhao Kai's armor.

A black light flickered at the fingertips; if it were to be inserted firmly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Go away!"

Xu Ming attacked from the flank, knocking Zhao Kai aside, and at the same time, swept his battle axe to force back the monster's pursuit.

The monster's attack missed, but without stopping, it swung its scepter again, sending another ray of decay toward Xu Ming.

Snapped!

The red lightning flashed, but was extinguished by the electric light shot out by Zheng Weiguo.

"Its attack is too strange; we can't take it head-on!" Xu Ming retreated, feeling troubled.

This monster is like a ghost from the deep sea, fast, with a strange defense and attacks with multiple vicious effects, making it difficult to know where to start.

Han Ning was somewhat exhausted from releasing the power of cataclysm earlier, and was being protected by the others as he quickly recovered his life force and spiritual energy.

"Cover me! Try using our newly developed 'Deep Sea Binding Rune Array'!" Cheng Rui shouted into the communication channel.

Lin Qianqian, Yu Na, Jiang Rui, and several other members of the Biyun Study Group immediately stepped forward, took out several fist-sized pieces of ink-fragrant wood engraved with complex runes from their equipment boxes, and threw them in several directions around the monster.

Cheng Rui outputs his mental energy.

"Array activation!"

Several rune components simultaneously lit up with a ghostly blue light, connecting with each other to form a huge three-dimensional rune array that enveloped the monster.

Within the array's area, the seawater solidified, generating immense binding power.

This rune array technology is primarily derived from Popota and was specifically designed for this underwater operation.

The monster's movements suddenly froze, as if it had sunk into a quagmire, and the surrounding black mist stopped flowing.