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A series of obscure spiritual energy fluctuations continuously emanated from her body.
Chairman Wu's eyes were closed, and from between the pores of his skin, a strange substance with a flowing iridescent halo was released.
These substances formed a completely transparent bubble, enveloping him inside.
Even more strangely, when several bubbles connected with each other and enveloped a small area, the light in that area was subtly distorted, the figures inside became blurry, and then disappeared completely.
Vice President Zhao's only remaining right arm tightly gripped a dark blue crystal, drawing energy from its interior.
The blood vessels under his skin throbbed from time to time, revealing dark red veins that resembled lava.
Ah Long is different from the others.
He was submerged in the floodwaters, his entire body melting away as if losing its outline, his body transforming into a blurry, twisted water-like human form, perfectly blending into the surrounding environment, making it difficult to even detect his breath.
Wind patterns spread out from Xiaoyu's legs, making his legs appear blurry.
With a stomp of his feet, the air currents beneath his feet lifted him into the air without any assistance.
Ah Cai held an energy crystal in one hand, his eyes fixed on a dagger floating on the edge of the deck.
His pupils contracted, and the dagger trembled slightly before slowly and shakily detaching from the deck and hovering in the air.
The crystal in Brother Yu's hand melted, turning into a stream of light that flowed into the insect wings on his back.
The enormous insect wings trembled violently, and the high-frequency buzzing became piercing.
The moment the light from the dark blue crystal merged in, the base of the insect wings bulged and tore open, and a pair of smaller, sharper new insect wings, shimmering with a cold metallic luster, extended from below the previous pair.
With all four wings flapping, his body left trails of afterimages in mid-air.
On the deck, the energy glowed and flickered like breathing.
Those ordinary awakened individuals who were originally stuck at the bottleneck trembled violently under the impact of a large amount of crystal energy, and the energy fluctuations around them became stronger.
"Buzz!" An awakened being skilled at creating ice spikes clenched his fists, releasing a chilling aura, and a dozen ice spears gleaming with a cold, eerie energy condensed above his head.
Another auxiliary awakened individual, who could only faintly sense the direction of airflow before, now closed his eyes to perceive it, and his face revealed ecstatic joy:
"I can sense areas much farther now; I can hear all the sounds carried by the airflow within 500 meters."
The energy fluctuations that rise and fall are like ripples on water.
More than twenty Awakened Ones unleashed an aura far exceeding their previous levels.
Among them, about 12 awakened individuals exhibited astonishing energy fluctuations.
Han Ning could tell at a glance that these people were in the stage of their first qualitative change in ability, equivalent to level 5 or above.
According to the hierarchy of Chairman Wu and his colleagues, he is at the vice-chairman level.
This means that Biyun Resort has gained 12 more Awakened individuals at the vice president level!
With these 12 people, the elite combat power of the entire Awakened team has been significantly enhanced.
With the addition of many members whose abilities have been significantly enhanced, the overall strength of the remaining fleet has improved by at least two levels.
Although they made a breakthrough, everyone wasn't in a good mood.
These crystals were obtained in exchange for the lives of their fallen comrades.
The battle was extremely fierce.
"Once we've rested, we'll continue our vigilance. Target: the mountains to the northeast!"
At that moment, Chairman Wu's voice rang out.
Chapter 153 Frenzied Absorption
As the situation gradually calmed down, Chairman Wu began to tally the casualties of the battle with his companions.
No one showed any joy because of their breakthrough in strength.
Even if there were any, it wouldn't be appropriate to express them given the current atmosphere.
"Boss, I'm sorry, we failed to hold the ship."
Xu Ming and Professor Ye walked up to Han Ning and said with deep remorse.
Han Ning left the boat with them to guard it, but the boat was sunk by a swarm of snakes.
This left the two of them feeling very frustrated.
Han Ning shook his head: "It's alright, as long as everyone is safe. Being alive is more important than anything else."
He could imagine that, faced with a swarm of snakes, it would be difficult for the three of them to hold out.
Those snakes are cunning; they specifically target stronger ships to weaken the fleet's fighting power.
But if they don't fight back, the boat will soon be capsized by the swarm of snakes.
So it's very uncomfortable.
Of the four ships that sank at Biyun Resort, three were targeted first by Bone Hammer Black Serpent because of their overwhelming firepower.
Each of them has an Awakened individual at the vice-president level overseeing them.
His gaze passed over the two of them and landed on Yu Na behind them.
Yu Na looked listless and seemed to be in a bad mental state.
"Yu Na, your abilities seem quite impressive."
Yu Na forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and said in a strained voice, "What's the use? We still couldn't hold the ship."
She felt guilty for not being able to protect the boat.
"Plans never keep up with changes, so don't blame yourselves too much. Go and rest first."
"Cough... I need to start absorbing energy too."
Han Ning coughed, signaling them to leave.
He found a relatively quiet corner on the boat and sat down cross-legged.
Awakened people passing by would naturally avoid him, making room for him in a quiet space.
Han Ning stretched his hand out of the boat and waved.
wow~
A huge head emerged from the water, and Xuebing curled its tongue, spitting out three fist-sized crystals.
This is the core of the three four-armed black snake leaders, containing surging energy far exceeding that of ordinary elite black snakes.
Now we have three four-armed black serpent leader energy crystals, plus many elite black serpent crystals.
The road ahead is uncertain, and we don't know what dangers lie ahead, so there's no reason not to improve our strength!
Han Ning picked up one and began to absorb the energy inside.
Druid growth progress +1000
Druid growth progress +1000
Druid growth progress +1000
...
Growth rate is soaring.
A powerful energy fluctuation spread out from Han Ning, making him even more unfathomable.
[Druid level upgraded to Lv9!]
[Unlock New Skill: Summon Battle Partner (Beginner)]
"Oh? A new skill?"
Feeling the knowledge about the new skill flooding into his mind, Han Ning examined it carefully.
[Summon Battle Partners]:
Druids harness the power of nature and communicate with its will, summoning natural creatures within a certain range that are willing to fight alongside them (current summoning range: 10 kilometers).
Summoning companions requires spiritual power, and the companion's duration and strength are affected by the Druid's level and spiritual power.
"Summon battle companions..." Han Ning's heart stirred; it seemed like a pretty good skill.
I just don't know if the creatures contaminated by the Kuroshio Tide can be summoned.
Han Ning felt that it probably wouldn't work.
This description clearly indicates that it's summoning nature's companions, not the Kuroshio creatures.
After breaking through to Lv9, Han Ning did not stop.
The energy from the three leader crystals hasn't been fully absorbed yet.
But at Lv9, he clearly felt that the energy he absorbed had decreased by about 10%.
This was within his expectations; the higher the level, the less effective the low-level energy crystals would be.
He continued to absorb.
Energy continuously flowed into his body.
Druid growth progress +900
Druid growth progress +900
Druid growth progress +900
...
Lv9 (10%)→ Lv9 (30%)→ Lv9 (60%)→ Lv9 (80%)…
When the light of the three leader crystals completely dimmed and turned into dust that slipped through his fingers, his growth progress stopped at Lv9 (7000/8000).
1000 points short!
Without pausing, Han Ning immediately grabbed a handful of energy crystals from another bag, representing ordinary elite black snakes.
These crystals were much smaller and had far less energy than the leader crystals.
He tried absorbing one and secretly exclaimed that it was indeed true.