The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 139: Chapter 137, Five Corpse Cores_1

They returned to the residential complex.

Li Yahong parked the truck beside the road.

No need to unload the goods, when the caravan returns to the prison tomorrow, just drive it straight away.

This cuts out the hassle of loading and unloading goods.

The two stood at the entrance, quickly discussing tomorrow’s plans.

Li Yahong would lead the caravan and transport an initial batch of supplies back first, Wu Heng wouldn’t go back with her but he would arrange ‘Big Head Skeleton’ and some skeleton soldiers to go with her, to ensure the safety of the caravan.

The route to the prison had been treaded several times now.

The chances of encountering danger were minimal.

The arrangement of skeletons was also to avoid any wandering zombies or any unexpected situations.

Humans were too fragile, a virus or simple injury might take their lives.

The two stood together and discussed for a while, and confirmed their plan.

Li Yahong returned to the repair shop and Wu Heng led the skeletons back into the residential complex.

He ordered the skeletons to pile up the bodies they brought back together.

The bodies of the mutated dogs were placed separately.

Although this trip did not yield any level two mutated zombies, the killing of so many mutated dogs was a significant gain.

In terms of attribute enhancement, it was equivalent to a level two corpse core.

After several Bone Manipulation Skills, five skeleton dogs stood up from the shattered flesh.

They shook off the dirty blood splattering all around them.

By this point, the number of skeleton dogs and cats had reached 12.

Although not many, their lion size and animal speed provided a noticeable combat advantage.

Especially these greyhound-like skeleton dogs, they resembled tall, thin-legged horses.

Wu Heng even thought that he could let these skeleton dogs pull carriages, they would definitely be faster than horses.

He rummaged through the discarded flesh.

Took out five level one corpse cores and packed them in a plastic bag.

He glanced around, called over ‘Lieyi’, who was carrying a sniper rifle, and said, “You can train hunting dogs, right? Choose one, it’s yours.”

Lieyi stepped forward, pointing to one large greyhound-like skeleton dog.

“Alright, it’s yours now.”

Lieyi bent over, caressed the dog’s head, a faint white light spread over the entire dog.

The next moment.

The skeleton dog happily waved its tail and started circling around Lieyi.

The remaining skeletons were instructed to patrol according to the original plan.

Wu Heng walked straight into the alchemist skeleton’s room, handing him the five corpse cores.

As it seems now.

The number of alchemist skeletons was still insufficient.

Besides making potions from corpse cores, they also needed to produce regularly-used potions, such as healing potions and spirit potions.

Even tough skeletons don’t need to sleep, the dwarf skeleton was somewhat struggling to keep up.

Moreover, alchemists have some knowledge in healing, this was evident when we healed Jia Yingying’s gunshot wound.

Now that we have some money, it wouldn’t hurt to buy a few more alchemist’s bodies.

After explaining tomorrow’s plan to Big Head Skeleton, Wu Heng directly opened the boundary door and returned home.

He went to the ground floor for sword practice.

The system prompt also appeared.

[Swordsmanship Unlocked: Greyhawk Slash (Beginner).]

[Greyhawk Slash]: Quickly slash at a target up to 10 feet away, after hitting the target, the attack speed is increased by 5% and it disrupts the target’s spell casting or charging.

Done.

All’s well that ends well. After practicing for so long, I finally mastered a swordsmanship technique.

“Bawudong!”

Bawudong takes a step forward.

“Stand there and let me try out my swordsmanship.”

Bawudong walks to the other side of the living room, and Wu Heng tightly grips the ‘Silver Wing Water-Pattern Sword’.

The next second, his body darted forward like a foraging falcon, instantly closing the distance to ‘Bawudong’ with a swift slash of his iron sword.

Bawudong dodge sideways and caught Wu Heng’s sword-wielding wrist singlehandedly.

Damn it!

Just when he was about to revel in his coolness, his wrist got caught.

Bawudong let go of his grip, and Wu Heng elegantly sheathed his sword.

On second thought, not being able to defeat it was quite normal. After all, it was an elder of the Church of Divine Punishment in its past life. It would be strange if he, with his just-unlocked novice-level swordsmanship, could injure it.

However, the swordsmanship he had unlocked was definitely not weak, enabling him to close in on his opponent quickly and strike.

Apart from killing distant targets, if used skilfully, it could also serve as a getaway skill.

After sparring with Bawudong for a while, he went to bed.

…

The next morning.

Wu Heng got up early and first went to the Zombie World.

He had arranged for the escorted convoy to depart.

After watching the convoy leave, he returned to Lundham City.

Today’s weather in Lundham City was slightly overcast, with dark clouds covering the sky, as if a heavy rain could start at any moment.

Wu Heng prepared an umbrella in his Space Ring, stepped out of the door, and headed for the association.

By the time he reached the hall, several teams had already gathered to accept the assignments.

The Professional Association supported a fair number of teams and mercenaries.

He approached the front desk.

The staff member gave him a smile, “Good morning, Captain Wu Heng!”

Having spent a few days at the association, he had become a familiar face.

“Good morning,” Wu Heng responded with a smile, continuing, “I had won an intermediate item reward last time, I came to redeem it.”

The staff member checked her record book, “Captain, what type of reward would you like to redeem?”

The intermediate item reward was rather ordinary.

It could be exchanged for some lower-level scrolls, relatively exceptional weapons and equipment, as well as skill books.

Only when reaching the high-level item rewards would magic items or special items appear.

Scrolls were one-off items and not worth the cost. He didn’t need weapons either, as he killed his enemies with guns now.

Thus, skill books were more useful due to their feature that one just needed to read them to unlock skills, which suited him the most.

A mage’s skill book, please.”

Please wait a moment!”

Soon, the staff member came over with a few skill books. These were all low-level spells, such as ‘Acid Splash’, ‘Dancing Light Skill’, etc., all of which he had already unlocked.

After roughly comparing them.

He chose a book on the [Featherfall Skill].

(Description: Designate up to five falling creatures within the casting range to be under the effect of the spell. They will not receive any fall damage if they touch the ground before the spell ends.)

Featherfall was a supporting ability.

However, in critical moments, it could be a lifesaver.

Moreover, it wasn’t just for him. Up to five individuals could receive the spell at the same time.

It was a practical and strong skill.

Having confirmed his reward, Wu Heng left.

He crossed the corridor and headed to the team’s rest area.

Entering the lounge, aside from the Beastman Duke, there was a green-skinned female Beastman dressed in leather armor, with a dagger and quiver hanging at her waist and bow on her back.

“Good morning, Captain,” Duke greeted him.

Today, Duke was wearing different attire.

Aside from the usual flat plate armor, there were additional designs and patterns, making it look much more refined.

The helmet was especially noteworthy. It was all metal, and there was an extra layer of protection at the forehead, making it appear rather heavy.

Wu Heng nodded, “Morning, Duke. Who is this?”

“This is our new team member.”