125: Old General: Please help me

Hearing this, Chen Ming closed the palm-sized Shadow Gate he had just opened at his feet.

Turning to look, although Chen Ming was seeing the person for the first time, he didn't feel unfamiliar.

Recently, this old gentleman frequently appeared on TV news.

Xu Zhenshan was originally a retired old general, but because he fished out the SS-grade skill Raging Battle Iron Fist, he rejoined the team and lived a second life.

Chen Ming noticed that Xu Zhenshan was wearing dark golden portable battle armor that was very light and thin, fitting closely to his body, not looking like something that could be manufactured with modern technology.

Looking at the material, rather than metal, Chen Ming felt it was more like the shell of some unknown monster, with traces of its origin.

At this moment, Chen Ming suddenly recalled that besides Xu Zhenshan, there was another official person who awakened an SS-grade talent. If he remembered correctly, the skill he awakened seemed to be called Master Forger.

Chen Ming was seventy percent certain that this set of portable battle armor was made by him.

There was still a thirty percent possibility that it was a reward Xu Zhenshan fished out through fishing.

Feeling Xu Zhenshan's scrutinizing gaze, Chen Ming stopped overthinking and replied, "General, you've misunderstood. I haven't joined the Star Alliance or become a professional Hunter."

"Is that so? That's truly a pity. If a top expert like you joined the Star Alliance, our Great Xia's voice and influence on the international stage would greatly increase," Xu Zhenshan said sincerely.

"General, you flatter me too much. I just have slightly better luck than others," Chen Ming said modestly.

Then he asked, "May I know why the General is looking for me? If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

He didn't plan to stay here for too long.

"Actually, I came here because I need your help. I heard from the Star Alliance that if we encounter difficult monsters, we can ask for your assistance, is that right?" Xu Zhenshan said directly, without beating around the bush.

"Need my help?" Xu Zhenshan's words piqued Chen Ming's curiosity.

For an old general with an SS-grade skill to travel a great distance to ask for his help, he knew without thinking that it must be related to the monster invasion.

Moreover, the difficulty of eliminating this monster far exceeded Xu Zhenshan's combat power limit.

"In a remote town in Beihai, someone fished out a dungeon portal that is at least A-Rank, possibly even S-Rank," Xu Zhenshan said, his brows furrowing involuntarily as he mentioned this matter.

Chen Ming knew without asking that he must have gone in and narrowly escaped death.

Having an SS-grade skill does not guarantee a 100% clear rate for an S-Rank dungeon, especially solo.

Not to mention, this is at the beginning of the apocalypse, where skills exist but basic attributes lag behind, coupled with a lack of experience fighting monsters, further increasing the difficulty of solo clears infinitely.

Within the Star Alliance, the quality of Hunters is uneven, mostly ordinary people who got lucky and fished up skills, lacking organization, discipline, and coordination.

Even with skills, no matter how high the skill level, they are still just a disorganized mob.

Forcibly entering the secret realm would not only be unhelpful but would instead become a burden.

"Where is the exact location?" Chen Ming asked directly, not wanting to waste time with pleasantries.

Finish the fight quickly, extract the Undead, and go home for dinner.

"Beihai, Xinghuan Town. If you're interested, I can use my authority to arrange a helicop..."

Halfway through his sentence, Xu Zhenshan was surprised to see a brilliant blue portal opening and expanding out of thin air before him.

It was slightly smaller than a dungeon entrance.

Xu Zhenshan recalled seeing on a recorded video before how Chen Ming rode an Undead Giant Dragon, arrived at an island tens of thousands of miles away from Great Xia through a portal, and led an Undead Army to slaughter over a hundred thousand Zombies.

'So that wasn't a one-time magic item, but a skill!'

'How many powerful, unknown skills does this young man still hide?'

Xu Zhenshan was both curious and envious.

After the SS-grade skill Raging Battle Iron Fist, he had fished more than ten times, with some gains, but nothing significant, mostly ordinary living supplies.

Therefore, he greatly yearned to be like Chen Ming, who could fish multiple skills, and these skills were stronger one after another.

After experiencing the boost brought by the SS-grade skill Raging Battle Iron Fist, Xu Zhenshan became obsessed with acquiring skills.

The more he couldn't fish them out, the more he wanted to.

Simply because this was currently the fastest way to improve strength, bar none.

"To avoid any misunderstandings or conflicts, I'd like to trouble the General to come with me," Chen Ming didn't forget to call Xu Zhenshan before leaving.

There were definitely a large number of Special Ops Soldiers stationed at the dungeon entrance to prevent the secret realm from losing control at any time and monsters from running out.

Although most of the time, even if a secret realm is open, there are no consequences if one doesn't challenge it.

However, some secret realms are different. If no one challenges and clears them for a long time, the monsters will lose patience and pour out of them, causing havoc in the city.

"Oh! Alright!" Hearing Chen Ming's words, Xu Zhenshan snapped back to reality and quickly followed.

Witnessing an old general like Xu Zhenshan, who possessed an SS-grade skill, still having to restrain his edge when facing Chen Ming, appearing like a kind and harmless old grandfather, the Special Ops Soldiers present were even more impressed by Chen Ming's power.

The Special Ops Soldiers present further understood Chen Ming's strength.

They developed a strong anticipation for the fishing count refresh after midnight.

Meanwhile, with Chen Ming and Xu Zhenshan.

The two had already stepped out of the portal.

'We're really in Beihai?!'

Although he had long understood the practical effect of the skill, when he actually arrived at the destination in just one second, an expression of shock still couldn't help but appear on Xu Zhenshan's face.

This skill was even more powerful and convenient than he had imagined.

'Could it be an S-Rank skill! How many S-Rank skills does he actually have?'

Curious, very curious.

Chen Ming didn't pay attention to Xu Zhenshan's undisguised observation of him, his gaze entirely focused on the huge dungeon portal a hundred meters away.

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"Is that a countdown?" Chen Ming was certain he wasn't seeing things.

"Yes! A countdown. If I'm not mistaken, once the countdown ends, the monsters that were originally inside will pour out and invade Great Xia," Xu Zhenshan said without reservation, stating his understanding.

"Highly likely." Now, Chen Ming finally understood why Xu Zhenshan would take the risk of coming to him and asking for his help to deal with the secret realm dungeon.

Compared to the hidden dangers and various uncertainties brought about by the continuous growth of the Undead Legion.

The sense of crisis brought by this dungeon before him was already imminent!

With the situation so urgent, who would have the mind to think about preventing future problems?

Once the monsters pour out, if Xu Zhenshan and the others can't stop them, it would be completely normal for hundreds of thousands, or even millions, to die. Relatively speaking, that would still be a better outcome.

Ordinary people, let alone facing the boss guarding the level, even against ordinary monsters, with their little combat power, would only be fodder.

"General, have you been inside?" Chen Ming asked.

"Yes!"

Xu Zhenshan's face was gloomy. "It was a nightmare-like experience! If it weren't for the time limit to leave the dungeon, I would most likely have stayed inside forever, just like the others."