Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 6 Demon Tree Jungle, Dark Demon Tree

The stars in the sky gradually disappeared, and the dawn illuminated the boundless forest.

The squad maintained their formation, remaining completely isolated from each other, and stepped into the inner ring of the dark forest.

The first thing that catches the eye is a severely corroded road sign.

The words "Magic Tree Jungle" on the road sign were no longer legible, but there were many crooked small characters carved below them, which should have been from the former apprentices.

"Dark Tree, proceed from here, each round consumes two lives."

"I brought two zombies with me when I went there, and I brought three back. Unfortunately, one of them can't walk on its own."

"Welcome to the land of evil, living nourishment."

You know what, these adventurers have a pretty good mentality, probably because those who can come back here to carve words are all survivors.

Next, Xiao Shiyi clearly entered a state of high alert.

He carefully put on the wrist guards, moved the short sword to the side and front of his belt, gripped a three-shot crossbow tightly in his right hand, and held a long swallowtail sword in his left hand, occasionally slicing through some bushes blocking his way.

Chen Mo struggled to traverse the dense forest. This kind of pristine jungle without roads is a challenge even for experienced hikers, let alone a clumsy and adorable college student who is lazy and only loves to walk.

As for Xiaobai.

The poor skeleton had tripped over the tree roots under the withered leaves several times. Each time it fell, a clanging sound came from its tightly enclosed chest cavity, making Chen Mo's heart race for a while.

Later, Chen Mo had to support his summoned creature and use his own feet to pave the way for Xiao Bai.

Chen Mo always felt that this necromancer, who spent all his time cleaning up after skeletons, had taken a slightly off-track path.

They walked for a while, then rested for a moment, and continued like this until the sun was almost high in the sky. Finally, they approached the lair of the Dark Demon Tree.

The terrain ahead suddenly changed.

Normally, in a dense forest, the sunlight is blocked by the leaves, and it would be impossible for lush weeds to grow on the ground. However, there is an almost circular gap in the trees in this area, as if someone had dug a hole a hundred meters in diameter in the forest.

The grass on the ground was fine and soft, looking like a thick green carpet surrounding the big tree in the middle.

Xiao Shiyi signaled everyone to stop. Next, they would begin the battle according to the strategy.

Legend has it that the Dark Tree is a corrupted form of the Night Elves' ancient war tree. This creature is hard-bodied, slow-moving, and incredibly strong. Its most distinctive feature is that it can repeatedly regenerate from this corrupted land, making it impossible to eradicate completely.

Certain parts of the magic tree can be dug up to obtain good materials, which can be used to make spellcasting tools or carve small magic ornaments. With this income, its ability to regenerate has become an advantage, so it was imprisoned by Black Crow Castle and turned into a private monster-farming area.

The strategy is actually quite simple: zombies are the natural nemesis of the Dark Magic Tree. Their speed and reaction time are just a tiny bit faster than the Dark Magic Tree, allowing them to flank and attack from behind.

It's a tough-skinned animal anyway, so getting hit a couple of times occasionally isn't a big problem.

Zombies don't have to worry about unsightly scars.

Skeletons are no match for it; a single blow from the magic tree results in a comminuted fracture.

Under the command of Captain Little Golden Retriever, Chen Mo's Little White, Ellie's Skeleton, and Little Eleven formed an equilateral triangle around the grassland.

Once the battle begins, the magic tree will summon various wild beasts living in this jungle to come and reinforce it. The main task of the two skeletons and the scout is to take care of these minions.

The little golden retriever's bucket zombie stepped into the meadow.

The Dark Tree began to tremble.

Perhaps the roots of the magic tree were too deep, because when this guy slowly pulled two thick, root-covered "legs" out of the soil, the ground of the entire grassland seemed to tremble slightly.

The Dark Tree was indeed slow. The little golden-haired barrel zombie limped in from the side and back, and when it swung its sword straight down, the Dark Tree hadn't even turned around yet.

The demon tree let out a muffled roar; it was unclear where it got its vocal organs.

The howls of wolves echoed through the forest.

This is a pack of wolves infected and domesticated by the demonic tree. The demonic tree used this grassland to attract small herbivores, and then used the infected herbivores to attract carnivores, ultimately creating this group of enforcers. This dark demonic tree controls a pack of short-eared gray wolves.

A dozen or so grayish-brown wild beasts sprang out of the forest. These creatures, each about 1.5 meters long, with blood-red eyes and gaping maws, made Chen Mo involuntarily take a half-step back.

Little White thrust its spear forward, and the infected short-eared gray wolf seemed to have lost its instinct to dodge, its momentum undiminished, and it viciously bit into Little White's bone spear.

In this head-on clash, teeth against bone, hydroxyapatite against hydroxyapatite, neither gained the upper hand.

But Little White's whole body was hard, while the gray wolf's flesh was soft.

Little White's bone spear relentlessly pierced and stirred inside the gray wolf's cavity, causing the dying wolf to let out a desperate howl.

The battlefield was divided into inner and outer rings.

Inside, the little golden retriever's two summoned zombies pulled the dark magic tree back and forth. When the magic tree rushed towards one of the zombies at a speed of about 0.25 miles per hour, the zombies behind it would chase after the magic tree and hack and slash at its back.

The gleaming machete left deep marks on the tree bark. You might think it was cutting down a tree, but the tree seemed to be running away. Yet, it was undeniably a tree.

Unable to catch up with its target, the demon tree turned around with difficulty, only to transform into another zombie chopping vegetables on a cutting board.

It's roughly equivalent to two elderly men using canes ganging up on an even older man in a wheelchair.

Although the branches of the magic tree resemble long, giant hands, and occasionally, if it gets the chance, it can send a zombie flying several meters away with a single slap, it's useless; the zombie is resilient.

On the outer ring, Little Eleven's swallowtail blade danced like a butterfly flitting among flowers, already taking down four short-eared gray wolves. Skeleton Little White had just stabbed the second one, and now had three gray wolves hanging from its body. The sharp tearing and rubbing sounds made Chen Mo feel as if he could hear the sound of chalk sliding on the blackboard when he was a child.

A much larger-looking gray wolf nimbly circled into the inner circle, ran a few steps, leaped up, and pounced on the little golden retriever. However, it was punched away by Duo Gu, who was standing beside it to protect it, and rolled more than ten meters away.

The middle-aged soldier didn't even move a step.

Chen Mo knew very well that this guy was Little Golden Retriever's reserve team.

He wasn't there to deal with the magic tree; he was there to deal with himself.

As the demonic tree roared again and again, the wolf pack became increasingly frenzied, with more and more gray wolves rushing into the arena, only to scatter and fly away one after another.

The wolves' rage was useless; this time, a team with overwhelming force had arrived. The fate of the Dark Tree was sealed from the very beginning.

Until the tree crashed down, apart from a few rows of teeth marks on the skeletons and several dents left on the zombie's iron bucket, the entire group was unharmed.

The little golden retriever clapped its hands.

"Good job everyone, the mission was completed well, now it's harvest time!"

"Black-eyed one, go and dig out the heartwood of the Demon Tree."

"Ellie, there's a pond to the south, and there might be some great medicinal herbs nearby. Go check it out and collect them carefully!"

"Eleven, go and protect her, don't let any wild animals disturb Ellie's herb gathering!"

"Come on, come on, let's hurry up, we need to get back to Breeze Path before dark, let's get moving!"

"Quick!"

The little golden retriever's arrangement was quite thoughtful. It's clear that if he were on Earth, he would be a good candidate for class committee member in elementary school, head of the student council in middle school, and student union member in university.

Ellie walked into the forest without looking back. Little Eleven looked back a few times, but finally stamped her foot and quickly followed.

As for Chen Mo, his assigned task was to break open the demon tree and dig out the deep black part of its heartwood.

Chen Mo and Skeleton Whitehead lay face to face on the corpse of the Dark Demon Tree. Chen Mo chose to face Little Golden Fur, his short knife slowly slicing across the bark, his eyes fixed on Little Golden Fur and Duo Gu.

Watching the two herb gatherers disappear into the woods, the little golden retriever turned back, one corner of his mouth raised high, revealing a deliberately wicked smile.

"Poor little fellow, it seems you've accepted your fate!"

(End of this chapter)