136: Most expensive mercenary

Chen Ming has various means to deal with monsters.

Furthermore, the Teleport skill can not only teleport him but also others, or tens of thousands of Undead Legion.

Close his eyes, then open them again.

The scene Chen Ming saw before him suddenly changed.

From the sky, he overlooked the entire city, long since deserted, which was utterly silent.

Large sections of buildings had collapsed, and there were still many traces of explosions and burning.

The vehicles parked on the road were either crushed flat or ignited, burned down to just black shells.

At this moment, a gigantic White Tiger was lying on the ruins, napping, its left paw resting on its right, looking very relaxed.

Length? Chen Ming estimated it was forty to fifty meters long, not counting the tail.

Aside from its size, there was almost no difference compared to a White Tiger seen in a Zoo.

Perhaps being more wild counted for something.

Chen Ming's thoughts moved, zooming in on the scene. Looking closely, he could see streaks of lightning patterns flickering around it.

When striking a collapsed stone wall, it would leave a large area of black burn marks, indicating considerable power.

If this were a regular person, they would definitely be electrocuted until they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!

Closing his eyes, then opening them again, the scene before Chen Ming returned to the Fushan Residence villa.

He took out his phone and searched for Manwan District.

Through text news, Chen Ming learned that the Thunder Tiger had appeared some time ago.

The Eagle Faction had invested a lot of manpower and equipment but were still unable to do anything to the Thunder Tiger, suffering heavy losses themselves instead.

Out of necessity, they could only announce a full evacuation, leaving an empty city for the Thunder Tiger to entertain itself.

There was also a proposal by a congressman in the national assembly to build a hundred-meter high wall around it, which had to be thick and completely insulated, to trap the Thunder Tiger as much as possible until the Eagle Faction produced a Hunter powerful enough to deal with it.

This proposal was unsurprisingly rejected, with an approval rate of less than 10%.

The reason was simple: the cost in time, manpower, and material resources... was simply unbearable.

"Building walls again? How obsessed are the Eagle Faction people with building walls?" Chen Ming quipped.

Additionally, there was also a proposal by a congressman to seek help from Great Xia, contact him, and offer a large sum of money to request the elimination of the tiger.

This large sum of money could be food resources, or various high-tech weapons the Eagle Faction could provide, fighter jets, artillery shells, warships...

Seeing this, Chen Ming had a flash of inspiration, "Since they're going to be fleeced anyway, why not fleece them a bit more?"

Chen Ming checked the Eagle Faction's background and drew up a list.

The strongest combat aircraft carrier, ten warships, three advanced fighter jets, ten armed helicopters, a thousand artillery shells, one transport aircraft, plus one high-precision satellite.

Since it was their first "cooperation," Chen Ming felt he should be a bit more polite and not ask for too much.

Afterwards, Chen Ming handed this list to Zhao Qian, who was responsible for relaying it to the Eagle Faction.

Whether they agreed or not was entirely up to them.

However, if they didn't agree, Chen Ming had already teleported an Undead there in advance, ready to wake up the A-Rank Strange Beast Thunder Tiger that had eaten its fill and fallen asleep.

When doing business, being too upright is definitely not going to work.

Chen Ming couldn't possibly give up a high-level treasure chest and a high-level Strange Beast Undead just because the Eagle Faction didn't agree to cooperate.

Therefore, even if he had to press their heads down, he would make them agree.

This was telling them that besides cooperating and accepting the conditions he offered, there was no other choice!

On Zhao Qian's side, he watched a small teleportation gate open out of thin air before him, and a piece of paper floated down from inside.

His mood was complex.

Only after seeing the teleportation gate close did he react.

He reached out and picked up the paper, taking a look.

After reading it, he could only say: With strength, you can truly do whatever you want!

If they were reluctant to part with these weapons and equipment, the losses incurred once the Strange Beast went out of control would be even more unbearable.

Thinking of Great Xia, which hadn't spent a penny but successfully closed the S-Rank teleportation entrance, Zhao Qian was incredibly Rejoice that Great Xia had such a powerful expert!

Not daring to delay, he immediately conveyed Chen Ming's agreement to help, as well as the cost for his assistance, to the Eagle Faction.

As for whether the Eagle Faction would agree, he truly couldn't reach that far and was powerless, as it was their internal affairs.

He could only wait patiently.

In the Eagle Faction Congress, upon hearing that Chen Ming was willing to act and eliminate the Thunder Tiger, a group of people cheered and shouted that they were saved.

But when the hiring list provided by Chen Ming was announced, all sounds came to an abrupt halt.

...

The congressmen who were smiling moments ago were now full of worry, their moods complex.

"This is too much! Calculating it, wouldn't we have to spend billions, tens of billions, just to get rid of that Strange Beast?"

"Billions? The aircraft carrier he wants alone costs more than that, and at this stage, money is useless. The value of those weapons is several times higher; they are priceless!"

"Besides this, do you have any other better solutions?"

"Build a wall."

"Shut up and stop talking!"

"So, why don't we take out a billion worth of artillery shells and take a gamble on whether they can kill that tiger? If that doesn't work, we can just use nuclear weapons anyway, since all personnel have already been evacuated."

"This is indeed a viable option."

...

In the end, after a vote.

Less than 20% of the people voted in favor of hiring Chen Ming at an exorbitant price.

"Is that so? That's truly a shame," Chen Ming said, but there wasn't a hint of regret on his face.

At the same time, he gave an order to the Undead hidden in the Thunder Tiger's shadow, providing a wake-up service.

The Goblin Archer nocked an arrow onto its bowstring, aimed at the Thunder Tiger's rear end, and shot with full force.

"Roar!!"

After a successful hit, the Thunder Tiger, which had been sleeping soundly and peacefully just a second ago, suddenly opened its eyes wide and leaped from the ground.

Its body crackled with terrifying lightning power, capable of destroying heaven and earth!

With just a residual wave of power, it destroyed the Goblin Archer, forcing it to return to the Shadow World.

The technician responsible for monitoring the Thunder Tiger had only gone to the restroom for a moment; who would have thought he'd return to see this scene?

Scared, he didn't even bother to put on his headphones, and immediately rushed to report to his superiors.

Chen Ming once again conjured an Goblin Archer, shifted his perspective to it, and took control of this body.

Popping out from the Shadow Gate, it gave the Thunder Tiger a sinister smile.

The Thunder Tiger clearly recognized that the Goblin Archer was the culprit that had caused its rear end to be burning and aching until now.

The arrow alone certainly wouldn't have had that much power; it was thanks to the poison coated on the Goblin's arrowhead.

Coupled with it being such a sensitive area, even though the Thunder Tiger was an A-Rank Strange Beast, it couldn't avoid some torment...

Boom!

Raising its head, opening its mouth, it spat out a world-destroying lightning bolt towards Chen Ming.

Seeing this, Chen Ming quickly pulled his head back and hid in the Shadow Space.

From a world of darkness, he spied on the Thunder Tiger's every move.

Its attack wasn't powerful enough to break the rules and affect the Shadow World.

Just as the Thunder Tiger thought it had eliminated its enemy, got into position, and was about to lick its rear end to alleviate the pain.

Chen Ming immediately popped out, and following the same method, shot the arrow already nocked onto the bowstring, hitting the same spot again, fiercely drawing its aggro.