NOVEL NEXT Chapter 84, Encircling the Necromancer
Chapter 84, Encircling the Necromancer
After a brief chat with Madam Slater, they bid each other farewell.
He headed straight back to the crowded district, not lingering outside.
It was a bit late when he returned today, and the tavern was crowded with customers at this time.
The place was chaotic, full of rough men, so he just made himself a bowl of instant noodles.
Now that his Constitution was high, he wasn't worried about the lack of nutrition in such things.
As he ate his noodles, notifications kept popping up.
【Gained Experience +2.】
【Summoned Creature - Skeleton Warrior, Experience +3.】
【Gained Experience +2.】
【Summoned Creature - Skeleton Warrior, Experience +5.】
【Gained Exp...】
Since returning to Blackstone Town, his experience gain hadn't stopped.
It was likely the Big-Head skeleton, leading the skeleton squad to clear out zombies in the vicinity.
He had considered this method before.
But the other Soul-infused skeletons didn't have the same effect; ordinary skeletons couldn't execute commands at all.
Now the Big-Head skeleton could handle it.
And it was working well.
It felt like sitting at home counting money.
It also freed him from having to follow the skeletons into battle every day.
When he gets the chance, he'll have to create more Big-Head skeletons to lead squads out for monster hunting.
After finishing his noodles, Wu Heng continued practicing the Gray Eagle Sword Technique.
He repeatedly swung his longsword, completing each movement.
.........
Zombie World, Auto Repair Shop.
The doors and windows were sealed, making the room a bit stuffy.
“Are the people from Xiao Dong’s Auto Repair Shop still there?”
A voice came through the radio frequency, asking.
Wang Ke, who was sitting at the table, turned to look at Li Yahong.
The latter frowned, took the microphone, and asked, “This is the auto repair shop, what do you need?”
“They’re still alive...”
“Damn, they’re still alive.”
“Those skeletons weren’t summoned by them, were they?”
“Shut up, they can hear us...”
The radio buzzed with noisy discussions.
You could hear the surprise, and the discussion about the skeletons.
After a few seconds of silence, the other side asked again, “Did you see the battle between the skeletons and the zombie horde today?”
Li Yahong and Wang Ke exchanged glances.
Besides them, others must have seen what happened.
“We saw it, but it was a bit far from us,” Li Yahong replied.
“Do you know where those skeletons came from? I mean, was it a superhuman ability?”
The two were a bit surprised.
These people must not have been too far from the battle and might have seen something.
Li Yahong thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know, we were too busy hiding to investigate.”
But they didn’t dare to say too much about this, since they were surviving under the protection of the skeletons. Without the other party’s permission, they didn’t dare to speak freely.
The other side fell into a brief silence again.
“Those skeletons are dangerous, be careful.”
“Thanks, we’ll be careful.”
Then the other side continued, “Do you have enough food?”
Li Yahong immediately became alert. In these times, food was as valuable as gold. Who asks if you have gold?
“What do you want?”
“If you have food, we can trade,” the other side said directly.
The two refuge points weren’t far apart. If they agreed, they could make some trades or exchanges.
“What do you have to trade?”
“I have medicine, we can trade for that. In this situation, medicine is indispensable.”
“We don’t need it.”
The other side hadn’t expected such a straightforward refusal and fell silent again.
Then they asked, “What do you need?”
Li Yahong was amused and said, “You think about it and contact us again.”
Silence returned on the other side.
Just as Li Yahong was about to put down the microphone and leave, the radio crackled back to life.
“This is the South City Prison. If you have food, we can trade.”
Li Yahong felt that they shouldn’t talk about food, so she quickly changed her tone, “We don’t have much food either.”
“We can trade for guns, rifles or sniper rifles.”
Li Yahong was startled.
But she still said, “If we find enough food, we’ll contact you for a trade.”
“Alright!”
.........
The next morning, Wu Heng got up.
After breakfast, he headed to the Zombie World.
In the middle of the community was an even larger pile of corpses.
The battle with the zombie horde yesterday had left all the bodies piled here.
Wu Heng glanced at it and immediately cast 【Battlefield of the Dead】.
A large number of skeletons stood up and joined the ranks on the side.
He downed two mouthfuls of potions and continued casting spells to increase the number of skeletons.
In another magical world, he was probably the most well-supplied necromancer when it came to soldiers.
Around noon...
Li Yahong arrived.
She immediately said, “Someone asked about the skeletons on the radio yesterday. It seems they saw them fighting zombies.”
“Did they find out anything?”
“No, they just asked if it was a superhuman ability. I said I didn’t know and didn’t bring it up again.”
“Good, don’t reveal anything for now.”
Li Yahong continued, “Someone also wants to trade food. They said they’d trade for rifles.”
Hearing this, Wu Heng turned to her and asked, “Where?”
“South City Prison.”
“That’s a bit far, we’ll talk about it later.”
“Alright!”
Li Yahong left, and Wu Heng returned to the community to continue converting the corpse pile.
.........
In the afternoon, he returned to Blackstone Town.
Just as he stepped out of the gate, he saw a letter under the door crack.
It said there was a mission at the Adventurer's Guild.
“Another mission?”
It seemed that since the last mission involving the Divine Punishment Sect, the Fourth Squad hadn’t been assigned any tasks.
He made another bowl of noodles to fill his stomach, then began packing what he needed into his backpack.
He filled his magazine and brought plenty of spare magazines.
Once everything was ready, Wu Heng took Barson and left his residence, heading to the Adventurer's Guild.
As he entered the hall, the other three squads were already gathered there.
It seemed like another group action.
Wu Heng saw the Fourth Squad's position and walked over directly. Otruluk and Kavina were standing nearby waiting, while Yuli was nibbling on something, leaning against the wall and looking around.
“Captain, are we staying behind?” Wu Heng asked as he approached.
Otruluk frowned slightly, understanding what he meant by staying behind.
He then said, “We’ll follow the Deacon's orders; we don’t know what the mission is yet.”
“Alright,” Wu Heng said, standing to the side to wait.
Yuli came over and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
“We’re short on people, so we might stay behind.”
“But like last time, wasn’t staying behind even more dangerous?”
Wu Heng paused, “That’s true.”
Soon, Deacon Yazde and Deputy Deacon Slater walked out from the side.
The squad members stopped chatting, and the hall instantly quieted down.
The Deacon said, “Blackstone Town received news of a necromancer sighting. We need to work with the guards to eliminate them. No need for prisoners.”
Everyone was stunned, with a few glancing back at Wu Heng’s group.
It seemed like they were watching his reaction.
Wu Heng kept his gaze straight ahead, not looking at anyone else.
What does another necromancer have to do with me? I follow the law.
The Deacon waved his hand, and everyone followed him outside.
There was no mention of leaving anyone to guard the Guild.
It seemed there were other arrangements.
The squads regrouped with the guards outside and set off together.
.........
Night fell as the group marched out of the town.
They headed towards a secluded manor to the east.
As they approached their destination, the group slowed down, and a ranger in leather armor emerged from the dark forest.
He whispered, “The target is inside and hasn’t left.”
Slater’s expression was stern as she whispered, “They didn’t notice you, right?”
“Don’t worry, they definitely didn’t notice me,” the ranger patted his chest, promising.
Because of Yuli, Wu Heng was following closely.
Hearing their conversation, he had a bad feeling.
Slater nodded and went back to brief the Deacon and a few guard commanders.
She soon returned.
She directly ordered, “Attack, surround them, leave no survivors.”
The group moved instantly, rushing toward the manor ahead.
