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Chapter 342: 283, I'll stay here first
Chapter 342: Chapter 283, I’ll stay here first
Boom, boom, boom~!
The second round of bombing fell, and dust rose again, filling the road ahead.
Roar~!
The remaining horde of zombies continued their attack, struggling forward.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~ clang, clang!
Rain of arrows and iron spears once again dropped like raindrops.
The number in the zombie horde was further reduced.
By the time they reached close to the Skeleton Spear Array, only about a thousand maimed zombies staggered forward.
The spears ceaselessly thrust forward.
After a brief conflict,
Every zombie in sight was killed.
The main thoroughfare returned to peace.
…
The autumn wind blew, and the dust gradually dispersed.
The road was pockmarked with dense holes, car tops dented, filled with bullet holes.
The splattered sand and stones shattered the glass of the shops on both sides.
The entire road was covered with bodies.
Limbs hung all around, and tainted blood gathered into streams.
The sky above was a swath of blood-red.
It was like a battlefield after a bombardment.
Qi Hancai, at the back of the team, stood there dumbfounded.
Unlike the shock brought by the last Skeleton Army, the recent battle instilled a sense of fear.
Even though killing zombies was the common goal of all survivors, the brutality before her made her uneasy.
How many Corpse Cores had King Yama consumed,
To develop his superpower to such an extent?
At the front of the team.
Wu Heng stood atop a scrapped car, glancing into the distance.
Confirming that the noise from the fight hadn’t attracted new hordes of zombies, he directly ordered, “Clear the battlefield!”
The waiting skeletons began moving again.
They started transporting bodies along the road, collecting the arrows and iron spears scattered everywhere.
Qi Hancai hesitated briefly, then walked through the skeletons and asked, “What should I do?”
Wu Heng glanced at her and asked, “Can you operate a forklift?”
“I can, just not very skillfully.”
“You don’t need to be skillful, just move the blocking scrapped vehicles after the horde has moved the bodies,” Wu Heng said directly.
Almost every section of the road was obstructed by scrapped cars.
The skeletons didn’t mind; they simply stepped over them and moved on.
However, according to Li Yahong’s plan, the whole road was also intended for other shelters to travel safely to the auto repair shop to trade goods.
It was better to be clear of obstacles.
That was also why they brought an extra truck this time, hauling a forklift.
“Okay!” Qi Hancai nodded and headed back.
Then she drove a forklift over and started pushing the scrapped cars to the sides of the road.
…
While the battlefield was being cleared,
Wu Heng checked his own attribute panel.
[Name: Wu Heng]
[Level: 11 (77853/100000)]
[Attributes: Strength 34, Agility 28, Constitution 37, Intelligence 34, Perception 22, Charm 27.]
[Proficiencies: … One-handed Sword Specialization (Basic), Swordsmanship Specialization (Basic) …, Arcane Training, Knowledge of Souls, Knowledge of Haunting, Magic Sensory, Arcane Echo, Scholar of Necromancy, Undead Adaptation, Spellcasting Acceleration.]
[Abilities: Greyhawk Swordsmanship (Beginner), Enhance Will, Soul Sense, Spellcasting Acceleration.]
[Skills: Bone Manipulation Skill, … Bone Armored, Corpse Cage, White Bone Transplant.]
As time passed, the specializations and skills he unlocked were increasingly numerous.
Not to say that he was outstanding, but he was far surpassing those of the same or even higher levels.
After all, only he had a panel, plus the ability to unlock skills by reading.
That’s a capability others don’t possess.
Level-wise.
He had reached level 11, and reaching level 12 required one hundred thousand experience points.
In the past, it might have taken years to level up.
But now, the bombing kills made by the Skeleton Flying Dragon made this number not so out of reach.
After two more battles, he would likely reach level 12.
Previously, one world faced an apocalypse while another restricted necromancy by law.
It was like struggling to survive, but now it has suddenly turned into a game of mowing down enemies and grinding for experience.
There was now a bit more anticipation for leveling up.
“The road is clear,” Qi Hancai said as she returned in a forklift.
Wu Heng nodded, then asked through the radio headset, “Qiangzi, how many iron bombs do we have left?”
“Two ammo boxes left, over two thousand rounds.”
“Hmm, follow the convoy and push on a bit further before nightfall,” Wu Heng directed.
Everyone got into their vehicles.
The Skeleton Army also continued to move forward.
After navigating through a certain area,
Zombies, mingling with skeletons, began to appear again.
…
As dusk approached,
Wu Heng glanced at his experience points.
[Level: 11 (89786/100000)]
He was about to reach level 12 soon.
The skeletons continued to clear the battlefield.
Wu Heng looked at the buildings on either side of the road, his gaze settling on a wedding hotel.
“I won’t go back. I will stay here to avoid the back and forth,” he said.
Li Yahong also glanced at the hotel, “Isn’t it a bit too rushed? Nothing’s ready here, and it might be inconvenient to live in.”
“Haven’t we always come this far in the past? The bus station is a bit far from here, and it takes too much time on the road.”
Li Yahong thought for a moment, “Then I’ll help you clean up the room, it’s easy to get sick if it’s not clean.”
“Alright.”
The two entered the hotel and chose an uninhabited room on the top floor.
The room had a somewhat complete set of living essentials.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Li Yahong helped with the setup and then continued, “I’ll leave a truck for you. If there’s any issue, use the radio to contact us.”
“That works. After you return, have them prepare more arrows and solid iron bullets,” Wu Heng said.
“Okay!” Li Yahong nodded and agreed, then looked up at him eagerly.
Wu Heng smiled, stepped forward, took her into his arms, and kissed her deeply on the lips.
Then he suggested, “How about asking Qiangzi and the others to wait a little longer?”
Li Yahong said softly, “Next time, when we have more time.”
“That’s fine then!”
“I’ll be leaving then. Remember to notify me if anything comes up,” Li Yahong said.
“I will!”
Wu Heng saw her out.
Once she waved goodbye, she boarded the bus, leading the other two vehicles back the way they had come.
Wu Heng’s gaze turned back to the still busy Skeletons.
Approaching a corpse, he held the ‘Spine Staff’ in hand and cast [Corpse Battlefield], causing various white skeletons to rise from the piles of dead and join the ranks.
After casting the spell several times, a large number of skeletons were added to the force.
[Skeleton Warrior (Level 3)]
Now, most of the transformed Skeleton Warriors were at level 3.
This indicated that the physical strength of the zombies corresponded to level 3.
The evolution of the zombies was much faster than that of the survivors.
“I wonder if a Corpse Core will appear once they evolve to level 5,” Wu Heng muttered to himself.
After rearranging the Skeleton Army,
he returned to his room in the hotel and then went back to Gold and Silver Island.
…
The next day, in the Steward’s Office,
Wu Heng took out a tablet and flipping through several wanted posters, he said, “This device is very useful for checking the wanted notices and recording various things, just right to assist in your work, Steward.”
Steward ‘Imilo’ was startled, then looked up at him and said, “Just tell me what you need!”
Wu Heng sat down on the opposite sofa, facing the noble elf Steward, and said, “About that corpse of a Bloody Hand Pirate, could you hand it over to me? Gold and Silver Island is in some danger, and I need some skeleton attendants.”
“Didn’t you already get the corpse of Shark Teeth last time?” Imilo asked.
Wu Heng continued, “I brought my family along, and while I can attend the association, home still needs some skeleton attendants to ensure their safety.”
Imilo nodded slightly, feeling there was some sense to what he said.
He glanced at the assistant nearby, “Write up a certificate and hand over the corpse to him.”
The assistant nodded and went to prepare the certificate.
Imilo looked at him again, “Your last two missions were quite impressive. I thought at first you had some special connections given your rapid advancement, but now it seems you indeed have some solid capabilities.”
The sudden mention of this made Wu Heng somewhat unsure of how to respond.
Then Imilo continued on his own, “There are indeed many unstable factors on Gold and Silver Island… from now on, after you kill a fugitive, the body is yours to dispose of, once it’s been examined.”