I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 617 Heading into the Thunder Tree Grove, Leveling Up by Grinding Monsters Begins

Along the way, they encountered several more groups of dragons.

They followed the scent, but when they saw Jiang Chen, they were all terrified.

Jiang Chen gave them no chance to escape; they all became victims of the headless knight's sword.

A thought began to form in Jiang Chen's mind: perhaps he could sweep across the entire Fenglei Continent, slaughter all the dragons and abyss demons, and drive them out.

However, this thought was nipped in the bud as soon as it arose.

While this would greatly improve the safety of humans in the lower dimensions, it is not necessarily a good thing for humans.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

Humans need to grow stronger in battle so that they don't lose their fighting spirit.

The thunder grew louder and louder, and lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, a thunderclap in a clear sky.

The lightning bolts roamed through the air, striking down from time to time.

The lightning struck the lightning tree and was absorbed by it.

The Thunder Tree grows stronger by absorbing lightning.

Jiang Chen had arrived at the area where the Thunder Tree was located, and as far as the eye could see, there was the endless Thunder Tree mountain range.

The Thunder Mountain Range is the largest and most abundant mountain range on the Thunder and Lightning Continent, boasting the most thunder trees.

Millions of thunder trees live here.

No one knows how many bosses are inside, or how strong they are. Furthermore, there are many other monsters within the Thunder Tree grove.

They coexist with the thunder trees without interfering with each other.

This place is deserted, and no one wants to come here.

Thunder Trees don't attack on their own initiative, but these monsters do.

If you get entangled with a monster, it will be very troublesome.

If you accidentally use an area-of-effect attack and provoke the Thunder Tree, it could be fatal.

The Thunder Trees attacked in droves, and few professionals could withstand them.

However, it is relatively safer than Feng Hua. As long as you are lucky enough and don't go too deep, you can escape.

If you've already ventured deep into the Thunder Mountain Range, then you're on your own.

Jiang Chen flew about a hundred miles into the Thunder Mountain Range and then stopped moving, remaining high in the sky and looking down at the Thunder Trees below.

Thunder trees vary in height; the shorter the tree, the thinner its trunk, while the taller the tree, the thicker its trunk.

The different thicknesses and heights of the trees also indicate that the grades of the trees are different.

Normally, the taller and thicker the material, the higher its grade.

This is recorded in the documents, and it's information that everyone knows.

Jiang Chen observed carefully and discovered something different.

"Thunder trees are numbered in the tens of thousands, and each ten thousand thunder trees will form a small area. The division of this area is not obvious, but you can actually see it if you look closely."

Jiang Chen muttered to himself as he noticed that the Thunder Tree grove was also divided into separate areas, each separated by several tens of meters.

And some monsters can be seen living in these intervals.

If the entire Thunder Mountain Range were considered a country, then these areas would be cities within that country. Each city is clearly distinct.

There are exactly 10,000 Thunder Trees in one area, and among them, there is one that is extremely thick and is the leader, a world-class BOSS.

Judging from the aura it emitted, Jiang Chen roughly estimated that it was around level 80.

Jiang Chen continued to gaze into the depths, and flew towards the heart of the Thunder Mountain Range.

This place is now completely deserted, a world of lightning and thunder trees.

Even the wind flower cannot survive here.

Jiang Chen observed along the way and saw many different pieces of information.

The Lei trees live in clusters of tens of thousands.

After exceeding 10, an even larger thunder tree will emerge, becoming the leader of these 10 thunder trees. The area comprised of these 10 thunder trees is like a province within a kingdom.

"If it seems so, there should be a true king among the Thunder Trees, who rules over all the Thunder Trees."

"And this king should be in the center of the Thunder Mountain Range."

Jiang Chen looked toward the center of the Thunder Mountain Range, and his soul power spread outwards.

Just then, a thunderclap lit up the sky in the distance.

The entire Thunder Mountain Range lit up, and Jiang Chen saw countless electric snakes spreading from afar like a spider web.

Space was distorted, as if it were about to be torn apart.

Jiang Chen watched with awe and thought, "Such astonishing lightning! It's already very close to the god level."

After the lightning spread across the sky for hundreds of miles, a bolt of lightning connected heaven and earth and crashed down. Within the lightning, Jiang Chen saw an enormous lightning tree.

The Thunder Tree stands at the very top of the mountain range, connecting heaven and earth, standing tall and fearless despite being struck by lightning.

"This is the king of the Thunder Trees!"

Jiang Chen immediately recognized the other party's presence. Although he lacked detection techniques, he could roughly guess the other party's level.

At least level 88, possibly even level 89, but not god-level.

It did not possess any divine aura.

Moreover, the closer one is to this King of Thunder Trees, the more powerful the Thunder Tree becomes.

Using the lightning, Jiang Chen also saw a group of BOSS-level lightning trees.

Not just a few trees, but a whole batch.

These Thunder Tree BOSSes act as guards, protecting the King of Thunder Trees.

Lightning continued to strike it, then spread into the ground.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. The lightning disappeared after entering the ground.

"Could there be something strange underground?"

Jiang Chen sensed something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Since seeing the structure of the Thunder Tree grove, Jiang Chen had a strange feeling that the Thunder Trees were not like plants, but more like animals.

Most plants don't form such a pattern; it's just too orderly.

Based on the information currently available, the Thunder Tree possesses a certain degree of innate intelligence and some simple rules of governance.

Dividing regions by country, province, and city—that's not something a plant would do. Just then, a sharp cry rang in my ears.

A thunder eagle, streaked with sparks and lightning, flew out from the thunder tree grove and swooped straight down.

A flash of fire appeared in Jiang Chen's hand.

Skill: Soul Burn.

Thunder Eagle plummeted to the ground with a scream.

This Thunderhawk wasn't high-level, only around level 75, and it wasn't even a BOSS. It was almost instantly killed by Soul Burn.

It crashed back to the ground, followed by a cacophony of screams.

The thunder trees seemed to riot, with a large number of thunder eagles taking off and swooping down on Jiang Chen.

It's true what they say: one person's actions have stirred up a whole bunch of trouble.

Jiang Chen originally came to the Thunder Mountain Range to fight the Thunder Tree, so naturally he would also fight the monsters in the mountain range.

The undead legion appeared in the air, and before the headless knight could unleash his charge skill, the skeleton archmage and skeleton archer had already taken the initiative.

Elemental explosion, soul-slaying.

Elemental attacks and soul attacks are launched simultaneously.

The Thunder Eagles that had taken flight were immediately brought down like raindrops.

They crashed into the thunder trees, still carrying the aura of elemental chaos, the flames from the explosion not yet completely extinguished.

These flames then spread to the thunder tree grove.

The branches of the thunder tree swayed, shooting out bolts of lightning.

Click!

Lightning exploded in the air with a deafening roar.

Like a signal, the Thunder Tree grove was moved in one direction, and the entire Thunder Mountain Range suddenly came to life.

Standing high in the sky, Jiang Chen witnessed an astonishing scene.

He finally understood why this mountain range was called the Thunder Mountain Range. The mountain range, over a thousand kilometers deep and hundreds of kilometers wide, instantly transformed into an ocean of lightning.

All the thunder trees moved in unison, shooting out a sky full of lightning.

Jiang Chen and the undead army were instantly engulfed by lightning.

Jiang Chen's immunity to electric elements allowed him to ignore lightning attacks.

But the undead legions were different; they were constantly injured by the lightning.

The undead legion benefits from Jiang Chen's passive skill "Elemental Resistance," reducing all elemental damage received by up to eight times.

Even if each bolt of lightning doesn't cause much damage, their sheer number makes them incredibly powerful. The principle of "many ants can kill an elephant" applies equally to the undead army.

The Thunder Mountains contain over a million Thunder Trees, and at least a third of them are currently attacking him.

The density of the lightning was astonishing, turning into a sea of ​​lightning.

Jiang Chen could see nothing but lightning.

Following the wind and flower, Jiang Chen once again experienced the thrill of being overwhelmed by sheer numbers. The undead army traversed the sea of ​​lightning, charging downwards.

The Skull Throne appears.

This time, Jiang Chen changed his strategy, summoning three Skeleton Kings in groups of 3 skeletons.

The Skeleton King's skills have a cooldown time. Summoning three Skeleton Kings allows for three consecutive rounds of skills, resulting in a wider attack range.

The Skeleton King, composed of 3 skeletons, is more than enough to deal with ordinary Thunder Trees.

The three Skeleton Kings separated and traversed the sea of ​​lightning. Thanks to their powerful attributes, they were able to withstand the lightning for a period of time.

Both the Godslayer and Elemental Riot skills can perform area-of-effect attacks.

They lock onto targets at maximum range; each Skeleton King's skill can cover a radius of three thousand meters.

The skill is activated, launching an indiscriminate attack on all enemies within a three-thousand-meter radius! The White Bone Sword slashes out, severing the lightning.

Streaks of sword energy pierced the earth, sweeping across the thunder trees.

Countless thunder trees within the strike range were instantly cut in half.

Plant-type monsters have strong vitality, but that alone is not enough to kill them.

Elemental chaos followed immediately, and with a deafening roar, a large number of lightning trees were destroyed by their roots.

A white light suddenly rose from Jiang Chen's body.

A single strike yields a massive amount of experience, instantly reaching level 73.