110: Dryad

At that distance and height, the fact that Chen Ming could see that tree already said a lot.

Chen Ming walked out of the courtyard gate, looking at the towering tree in the distance, located in the city center. Currently, it was very calm and showed no signs of anything unusual.

He summoned the panel function, switched to the world chat channel, and selected the regional chat channel.

From here, he could find out what was happening faster.

【Damn it, which son of a b*tch fished this thing out!】

【Sinner! You are Jiang City's eternal sinner, and you must be nailed to the pillar of historical shame!】

【I'm really down on my luck to encounter this guy】

【Fortunately, the Special Ops Soldiers arrived quickly, otherwise, I would have really been done for there】

【What's the point of you guys cursing so fiercely? Maybe that guy is already dead】

Seeing that no one was explaining the situation, Chen Ming proactively composed a message and confirmed sending it: 【What happened? Is it related to that tree?】

【Living in the suburbs? Run quickly, while there's still time. That's not a tree, it moves! It can sweep away several buildings with a casual swing of its roots】

"Tree Demon?"

Chen Ming had fought against this kind of monster many times in the game. It was a classic, essential element.

However, a body size this large was rare, even in the game.

"With this size, giving only a Gold treasure chest wouldn't make sense."

"Could it be that it meets the drop standard for a Platinum-grade treasure chest?"

Chen Ming analyzed.

He was not in a hurry at all.

No one would compete with him for the monster, and there was even less reason to take such a big risk to snatch the monster.

They didn't get treasure chests from killing enemies, nor could they extract skills from Undead.

Below his feet, the Gate of Shadows opened.

As the Calamity Dragon emerged from it, Chen Ming's line of sight rose accordingly.

He mounted it directly.

Boom!

The Calamity Dragon unfurled a pair of massive black wings large enough to cover the sky and sun, spreading its wings to ascend.

It carried Chen Ming and flew towards the Tree Demon.

Chen Ming wanted the treasure chest, and he also wanted this Tree Demon's Undead!

He decided to plant it next to Dushan Villa.

This guard would be dozens, even hundreds of times safer than a stationary machine gun!

As the distance grew shorter, coupled with being high in the sky and having an excellent field of view.

Chen Ming could see clearly that thousands of tree roots were breaking through the pavement, spreading out in all directions like giant pythons.

They were tightly wrapped around buildings.

Clearly, the Tree Demon wanted to take root in Jiang City for a long time.

Bang! Boom!

Explosion sounds reached his ears.

Chen Ming looked in the direction of the sound. An escaping SUV was caught by the tree roots, tightly wrapped, and its frame was severely deformed.

This not only caused the driver and people inside the car to be crushed to death, but also caused the fuel tank to rupture. Upon encountering a spark, it instantly exploded, completely eliminating any possibility of survival.

In contrast, that tree root was completely unharmed.

"Under such power, it didn't even leave a mark? It's really thick-skinned and tough."

Chen Ming murmured to himself.

The Calamity Dragon stopped and did not continue forward, maintaining a safe distance.

It was worried that if they got any closer, Chen Ming would be attacked by the raised, twisting vines and roots that looked like octopus tentacles, and be pulled into danger.

Evidently, the Calamity Dragon underestimated the Tree Demon's attack range.

Thick vines and roots, like spears and arrows, shot towards them densely.

Seeing this, the Calamity Dragon immediately opened its maw and spewed black Dragon Flame, shaking its head from side to side, building a wall of fire, furiously burning and neutralizing the Tree Demon's offensive.

It was clear that the Tree Demon was afraid of fire.

After some vines and roots were burned to ashes, it quickly retracted them.

It beat the ground forcefully, trying to extinguish the fire this way.

Seeing that the flames showed no sign of going out, and were burning even faster under the effect of the wind.

There was no other way, it had to retract the roots and vines, burying them underground, and only then did it successfully extinguish the Dragon Flame.

"That is... the Undead Monarch!"

"So the internet wasn't joking, he really is from our Jiang City!"

"Jiang City is indeed a place of outstanding people. I heard that a few hundred years ago, several great generals came from here, commanding tens of thousands of troops."

"Tens of thousands? That's nothing compared to him, he has hundreds of thousands of Undead!"

"So, are we still running?"

"Running? Do you think that tree can defeat him?"

...

Chen Ming's performance on the Asian African Latin American Island earlier was simply too shocking.

As a result, the moment everyone witnessed him appearing riding the dragon, their hearts, which had been in their throats and restless, instantly became as still as water.

They knew the savior had arrived!

Their admiration and reverence for Chen Ming were beyond words.

There were countless people who regarded him as their life goal and wanted to follow him.

They only hoped that before death, they could reach even a thousandth or ten-thousandth of his strength.

The official authorities of Jiang City were also watching Chen Ming's every move through drones.

In the office, a group of people sat around a table.

"What should we do? Should we intervene?"

"Intervene? Take a good look at how big that monster is. Is this something we can intervene in?"

"Yeah, a single armor-piercing round hit it, and it couldn't even break the skin."

"I knew supporting nationwide fishing wouldn't be a good thing. Look, how long has it been? Sigh!"

"The Star Alliance has already sent an order, telling us to do our best to search and evacuate the civilians in that area. As for that monster, it is entirely up to him to handle."

"Star Alliance? Could it be that he decided to join us?"

"No, he refused."

"Refused! Were the conditions not enticing enough?"

"Commander Zhao stated that with his strength, he could be promoted directly to Nine-Star Hunter, enjoy the highest level of treatment standards, and become a national-level Hunter!"

"Directly to Nine-Star?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, their pressure doubled.

They knew very well that Chen Ming's refusal to become a Nine-Star Hunter was not due to arrogance; on the contrary, it was because he was confident enough.

They were certain that his confidence was far more terrifying than what they had seen and heard!

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to become a "national-level" Hunter.

The weight of these three words is heavy, no matter where you are.

It means that as long as Chen Ming agrees, in addition to top-tier treatment, he can also use a portion of national power!

Would someone who can refuse such a thing lack confidence?

Currently, the Star Alliance has a very high say within Great Xia, occupying major seats. Since it was their order, those conservative individuals had to obediently shut up to avoid inviting trouble.

They quickly dispatched personnel to carry out search and evacuation plans.

This was solely to allow Chen Ming to fight the monster without restraint, free from miscellaneous matters.

If Chen Ming knew their thoughts, he could only say they were overthinking it.

Chen Ming would not be indecisive or put himself in a difficult position for the sake of a few people's lives or the opinions of others.

At this moment, in his eyes, nothing was more important than eliminating the Tree Demon, obtaining the dropped treasure chest, and extracting its Undead.

Without hesitation, while the Calamity Dragon continuously spewed Dragon Flame to block the Tree Demon's frequent attacks for him, he directly triggered the SSS-grade Skill:

Calamity of Mad Worms!