87: Like moral blackmail?

More than being surprised that Wang Qiang, an E-Rank Hunter, would be swallowed whole by the monster with not even a bone left.

What the crowd didn't expect even more was...

Slowly raising their heads.

Covered by the monster's massive figure, its size in their eyes was entirely worthy of being described as 'covering the sky and blocking out the sun'.

"What, what the hell is this thing!" Someone screamed, backing away step by step, then lost their balance and fell onto the ground.

With all their attention on the monster, how could they have the energy to watch their feet?

The sand was incredibly hot from the sun's scorching, clearly transmitting through his pants, burning him so much that he quickly sprang up as if electrocuted.

"Look, it seems like the sand worm monster from movies, lurking underground, specifically eating people!"

"Hey! Don't you guys have skills? Hurry up and go deal with that damn thing, what are you waiting for?"

"Deal with your sister! If you want me to die, just say so!"

Several F-Rank Hunters became increasingly agitated after hearing someone wanted to push them forward to their deaths.

They weren't generous enough to sacrifice themselves to cover the retreat of these strangers.

The reason they were willing to step forward and admit to obtaining skills earlier was simply because they were influenced by Wang Qiang's words and the atmosphere.

And incidentally, to enjoy being worshipped and praised as heroes for a bit.

Now, when disaster strikes, everyone fends for themselves.

Whether they could survive was the top priority; they had no time to worry about others' lives or deaths.

"You bunch of cowards, how can you even call yourselves heroes or Hunters?" Seeing they were unwilling to fight the sand worm, complaints arose everywhere.

"Hey! Don't try that moral blackmail on me, I've never said I'm a hero, and the country hasn't given me a certificate or a Hunter identity. Like you, I'm just an ordinary person."

"Also, although I can't kill monsters, killing you guys is more than enough. You'd better not provoke me!"

Seeing a Fireball condense out of thin air in the other person's hand, the woman in business attire, who had just been complaining incessantly, instantly had her gaze soften.

"Don't just stand there! Run! It's coming towards us!" At this moment, someone shouted.

The crowd quickly snapped out of their daze, seeing that abyss-like large mouth was close at hand, capable of swallowing them at any moment.

They were terrified beyond belief.

However, the softness and fluidity of the sandy ground greatly reduced their running speed.

Among them were even sports students, who didn't gain much of a lead either.

"Help! Help!"

"Don't, don't eat me! I haven't showered in three days, I don't taste good!"

"Let me go, please, let me go!"

"Anyone, please save me, save me!"

...

Listening to the constant wails coming from behind, the sports student didn't dare to stop for a moment, nor dared to look, closing his eyes tightly and rushing forward headfirst.

Even though he knew the probability of surviving was minimal, he didn't want to surrender early. To put it bluntly, he was simply afraid of dying.

Boom!

Just then, a strong gust of wind violently struck from behind.

The sports student's foot slipped, and he rolled down the sand dune.

When he tried to get up and continue running, he found that one of his legs was already broken.

Then, the sand worm burst through the sand dune, yellow sand filling the sky, with constant quicksand.

Many people were sent flying into the air and scattered everywhere.

The sand worm opened its gaping maw, precisely letting over a dozen people fall into its mouth, straight to the stomach.

They were tragically melted by the powerful stomach acid, leaving not even bones behind.

"Cough cough cough!" Waving his hand in front of his eyes, the sports student was choking on the sand that had gotten into his throat, with more than half of his body buried by the yellow sand.

"Wait! Is that!!"

After their vision focused, the sports student and the crowd were so frightened by the scene before them that their sense of fear surged again.

A gigantic dragon, like black flames burning, filled their field of vision.

Compared to it, that sand worm actually appeared quite miniature.

The dragon's claw firmly grasped the sand worm's vulnerable spot, piercing the scales, sinking into the flesh, and hooking on.

No matter how the sand worm twisted its body, it couldn't break free.

"I remember this dragon, I saw it on the trending list before," someone recalled.

"You mean that video of the battle between two dragons?"

"Yes!"

"But how could it appear in the instance?"

After he said that, the remaining people gradually recalled that it was indeed true.

"Look quickly! On top of the dragon's head, there's a person standing!"

"A person?"

"Holy crap! It really is!"

Seeing this, a Youth quickly took out his Huawei phone and magnified the screen fifty times.

Then, expressing shock, he said, "Holy cow! Isn't that the guy who left by himself just now!"

"So, he's the Dragon Rider who's been causing a stir online! No wonder he didn't take this secret realm seriously at all. It wasn't arrogance, but confidence!"

"Since he has this ability, why didn't he use it earlier? He caused so many of us to die in vain, and we almost all lost our lives."

"That's right, with great power comes great responsibility. I really don't understand why all the good luck goes to people like him."

"If you had acted sooner, my son wouldn't have died! Give me back my son, give me back my son!"

...

Seeing that Chen Ming deliberately hid his strength, accusations continued.

"..." Chen Ming raised his hand, stopping the Calamity Dragon from its movement of preparing to bite off the sand worm's head in one go.

"You like moral blackmail, huh? I'll fulfill your wish." He clearly remembered every person who spoke.

Another wonderful use of S-Rank Super Memory.

Chen Ming always repays kindness with kindness and vengeance with vengeance.

Those dozen or so people who didn't see his saving them as an obligation and remained silent were controlled by Mind Control using the yellow sand, quickly condensing into semi-circular sand houses with no exits.

As for the other twenty or thirty people?

Chen Ming ordered the Calamity Dragon to release the sand worm, giving it back its freedom.

Bang! Boom!!

Its body, over fifty meters long, hit the ground heavily. The splashed yellow sand surged up over ten meters high like waves and then fell back down.

The sand worm did not have its hatred for Chen Ming surge because of this. Following its instinct, it attacked the dozens of people who had finally gotten a chance to breathe.

"Hey, hey, hey! What the hell is going on!"

"He, why did he release this monster?"

"Don't just stand there foolishly, quickly save us!"

"Save your ass, he clearly intends to kill us!"

"Seeing death and not saving, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

...

Seeing the sand worm swallow those people one after another, Chen Ming's conscience not only didn't hurt, but he felt completely at ease.

It's the apocalypse, where's the logic in letting oneself be angered.

Being a good person is hard, isn't it better to be a living King Yama?

Vengeance for grudges! Repayment for wrongs!

After the sand worm devoured the last person, it was again grabbed by the Calamity Dragon at its vulnerable spot and fiercely stepped on the ground.

The sand rooms collapsed one after another, and the dozen or so people saw the light of day again.

Before they could catch their breath, they saw a giant tail quickly sweep past above their heads. The strong wind brought sand and stones flying, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

After adjusting, they followed the direction of the low roar with their gaze.

The sand worm, being stepped on the ground, frantically twisted its head left and right, trying to attack and bite the Calamity Dragon.

The Calamity Dragon seized the opportunity, directly stepped down with a dragon claw, crushing the sand worm's upper jaw.

Immediately, it took the sand worm into the sky.

Grasping the vulnerable spot and the head with its claws simultaneously, it pulled outwards with force, tearing the head and body apart! Separating them!

With a gush, a large amount of blood poured down like a waterfall.