The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Please move to the dorm rooms next door and clear the middle path."

"Give me ten meters."

No one dared to hesitate.

Under the threat of the vines, the crowd retreated rapidly like a tide into the dormitory doors on both sides, leaving a passage about ten meters long in the middle.

Zou Yu's expression was solemn, and he stood still, knowing that Han Ning's target was him.

"Whether you like it or not, I'll give you three seconds to prepare. After three seconds, I will launch an indiscriminate attack on you."

"Three." Han Ning began to count down.

The vines around him swayed faster, bringing invisible pressure to Zou Yu.

"You guy..."

Facing the calm-looking man in front of him, Zou Yu felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

The energy within his body seemed to flow faster due to the vines released by the other party.

"call!"

A pale blue flame suddenly ignited and spread rapidly in front of him, forming a blazing wall of fire.

The flames leaped, radiating a scorching heat—this was his awakened ability.

"Two." Han Ning didn't pause at all.

The pale blue wall of fire had just taken shape, and the flickering flames illuminated Zou Yu's serious face.

"one."

The moment the character "一" was written, the dozen or so still, dark green vines suddenly began to move.

"Boooooooooooooooo!!"

Transforming into streaks of dark green afterimages that tore through the air, their speed exceeded the limits of visual perception, shooting out like lightning.

puff! puff! puff! puff!

The pale blue wall of fire couldn't even hold out for half a second before being pierced through with more than a dozen holes.

The flames flickered violently, hissing and groaning, before being forcibly extinguished by an invisible force.

"This... is so fast!"

Zou Yu's pupils contracted, and his eyes reflected a series of dark green afterimages.

The solemnity on his face instantly turned into horror.

Every hair on my body stood on end.

Call ~

A breeze comes.

Blowing on his slightly long hair.

In the blink of an eye, the tips of more than a dozen dark green vines had quietly hovered less than ten centimeters above his body.

Chapter 69 Exchange of Interests

The dark green vines retreated to Han Ning's side, turning into specks of green light and dissipating into the air.

"I have no ill intentions."

"I just hope you can seriously consider my request," Han Ning said.

Zou Yu was panting heavily, his back soaked with cold sweat.

Just a moment ago, he almost felt death.

He had no doubt that if the other party had a single thought, he would already be a corpse.

He swallowed hard, trying to calm himself down.

"I...we need to discuss this internally."

"Okay," Han Ning nodded, "but only for ten minutes."

……

The drying area on the roof of the dormitory building.

Dense raindrops pounded against the roof, making a crackling sound.

Inside the dormitory building, almost all the survivors had gathered.

A group of awakened individuals, led by Zou Yu, stood in the middle of the crowd, each with a serious expression.

"That guy named Han Ning... his strength is terrifying."

Zou Yu's tone was very serious.

“My fire abilities couldn’t last even a second against him. If he wanted to kill any of us, it would probably only take him a moment to think about it.”

A burly Awakened One, his face grim, began to complain about Ah Jun:

"Jun, how did you manage to attract such a jinx? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

"I'm sorry... Teacher Zhang, I didn't mean it." Ah Jun lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"Alright, don't make things difficult for Ah Jun. He almost lost his life back then, why do you still care about him?"

A bespectacled, rather refined-looking boy next to him waved his hand and continued,

"Perhaps this is also an opportunity. If he is really strong, he might be able to help us get rid of the monsters on campus, so that we can obtain more resources and our personnel can be strengthened."

"Don't trust strangers too much..." The speaker was a woman wearing a black windbreaker, with an oval face, curved eyebrows and eyes, and a mature and sophisticated air.

She frowned and said:

"Do you know what he took those people away for? To farm, or to do something else? What if he was doing some... perverted experiment? In this world, you can't see into someone's heart, who knows what he's up to!"

These words made many people's faces even more unpleasant, especially several young female students, whose eyes revealed fear.

If that strange man takes them away...

The female students immediately conjured up some bizarre social stories about perverted abuse of female college students.

Zou Yu looked at the silent crowd and sighed helplessly:

"The key question is, do we have the right to refuse? The strength he has demonstrated has already shown his stance."

In the crowd, a young student standing on the periphery couldn't help but mutter a complaint: "It's all Ah Jun's fault! If it weren't for him..."

"Enough!" Zou Yu interrupted sharply. Although he was also annoyed, now was not the time for infighting.

He looked at the boy with glasses: "Xiao Luo, please continue."

The bespectacled man pushed up his glasses and lowered his voice:

“What I mean is, he wants an ‘expert in agricultural planting,’ not someone who has to be an Awakened.”

"What we have in abundance here are people who understand agriculture. Many of our students and teachers are from related fields. Rather than letting our precious awakened ones follow him, it would be better to..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

On the periphery of the crowd, some ordinary students who were merely observing the proceedings began to stir.

"Damn! Is Luo Cheng trying to use us ordinary people to gain benefits?"

"Why? Just because we're ordinary people?"

"That's so selfish..."

"Keep your voice down!"

"Everyone, please be quiet. That's not what Luo Cheng meant..." Zou Yu quickly pressed his hand down.

"So what does he—no, what do you mean?"

"We ordinary people do chores for you every day, and sometimes we even act as your..."

"That's it!"

Just as an argument was about to erupt, a slightly hoarse voice broke the volatile atmosphere:

"If Mr. Han really needs someone with expertise in agronomy, I can go."

Everyone was startled when they heard the familiar voice. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man with dark skin and wrinkles on his face slowly raising his hand in the corner.

"Professor Ye!" Zou Yu's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward. "Please don't be impulsive. This doesn't require your intervention."

Professor Ye waved his hand, a smile appearing on his face. His gaze swept across Zou Yu and the others, as if he saw through everything:

"No need to say anything more. I'm old. I don't have the ability to awaken anymore, and my physical strength can't keep up with you young people."

"Staying here won't really be of much help, except for consuming the food that everyone worked so hard to find."

“Since Mr. Han needs someone who understands agriculture, this old man still has some use.”

He paused, then said calmly, "Let me go. It's worth it to use me to fight for everyone's interests."

"Professor Ye, what are you saying!" a middle-aged male teacher hurriedly said.

"You are the apple of our Agricultural University's eye. How could we let you take such a risk? No matter how difficult things are here, we will never let you go hungry!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Ye, please don't think that way!"

"Let's think of another way..."

Professor Ye maintained a faint smile, seemingly aware of what these people were thinking, and remained silent.

Everyone tried to persuade them to stay, their words sincere, but how many of them were truly sincere and how many were forced by circumstances or to save face is unknown.

At this moment, Zou Yu, as the leader, spoke up: "Professor Ye, we understand your intentions, but this matter cannot be handled so hastily. Let's discuss it further; there will surely be a better solution..."

……

Da Da Da~

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

The hundred or so people who had just disappeared reappeared.