The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 520: Chapter 429, The Veteran Pirates All Know

Wu Heng shifted his gaze to the location Qi Hancai had pointed out.

The local military district’s position was near the southern edge of the city, already considered to be at the end of the map.

If they were to go from the station beneath their feet, it would be akin to traversing the entire city.

The zombies along the way would likely take some time to clear.

“For now, we have temporarily determined these two important areas. If there’s any special place later on, we’ll continue to gather information,” Qi Hancai said.

Gold and weapons were the most needed items at the moment.

The rest of the shops and some stuff could be collected while clearing zombies along the way.

“Hmm, let’s first map out the route to the gold store. The military district is a bit far,” Wu Heng said.

Qi Hancai nodded and roughly traced a route with her hand along the roads outside the station, “This route, once cleared, can also allow other shelters to exchange supplies through it, which would save a lot of trouble.”

Both the station and the commercial street were rather important places.

The main road was connected, just follow the road to get there.

“That’s fine,” Wu Heng agreed with the plan and continued to ask, “How many solid iron bullets have been prepared?”

Qi Hancai rolled up the map and answered, “We have transported over 300 boxes so far, and the train will continue to bring more.”

With the addition of the Magic Furnace, the production efficiency of solid iron bullets had also increased.

Once made, they would be packed into wooden boxes according to specifications.

One thousand per box.

This made it convenient for transportation and calculating quantities.

Three hundred boxes of solid iron bullets were completely sufficient for the upcoming battle.

They hadn’t even fought a battle this well-equipped before.

Once their position stabilized, they could order a few more Magic Furnaces to increase production efficiency.

“Next time the train comes back, bring a few Skeleton Hounds over,” he said.

“Okay,” Qi Hancai nodded.

After discussing the future plans.

Qi Hancai took Wu Heng downstairs for a walk.

Apart from the waiting hall they initially occupied, the ticket hall, and temporary office rest area, all were arranged accordingly.

Processing and resting areas were separated, and the survivors were also allocated different tasks in various places according to their skills.

The completion of modern construction fully met their usage needs.

After making a round and confirming there were no areas needing changes.

He then returned to his room.

He opened the boundary door and went back to Gold and Silver Island.

…

Gold and Silver Island.

After dinner, Wu Heng trained in the courtyard with two maids.

Recently, the training in swordsmanship had reduced quite a bit compared to before.

It wasn’t because he had become complacent.

Instead, the recent missions required going out to sea, spending days and nights on deck, not conducive to training.

As a Mage who knew some close combat skills, it was a kind of trump card.

When facing ‘Kerim,’ the opponent hadn’t expected him to draw a sword and chase him down.

Therefore, it was better to keep these abilities hidden from others as much as possible.

He held the [Instructor] Longsword in his hand and carried out one swordsmanship movement after another.

Compared to the beginning, he now executed these movements more smoothly.

[Swordsmanship Specialization has been raised to (Intermediate).]

During the fifth round of practice, the system prompt appeared.

Swordsmanship specialization had finally reached the intermediate level.

Though it didn’t seem high, for swordsmen or warriors, it often took years of practice to achieve this level.

The corresponding level was also above ten.

For Wu Heng who started practicing halfway and was a Mage by nature, reaching this level in a short time was satisfying enough.

He wiped his sweat and put away the Special Item in his hand.

After catching his breath and waiting for the two maids to finish their training as well, they went back to the room together to rest.

…

The next day, Zombie World.

On the main road leading to the commercial street.

Abandoned vehicles were piled up causing congestion, ruined buildings resembling rubble, glass shattered to pieces, and walls covered with claw marks and bloodstains.

A dense throng of zombies surged from the surrounding alleys onto the main road, forming a black wave. With snarling fangs and claws, they chased a fleeing Skeleton Hunting Dog.

On the other side, the Skeleton Army formed a tight phalanx.

Wu Heng stood behind the skeletons, watching the dark swarm of corpses stampede across the snow-covered ground rapidly toward him.

He added another layer of the mask to counteract the spreading stench.

He said to the side, “Let the Skeleton Flying Dragon go out!”

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!

The Skeleton Flying Dragon flew out headfirst into the sky.

It reached above the mass of corpses.

Dense solid iron bullets fell like a torrential downpour.

Covering the entire roadway from above.

Boom boom boom~!

Explosions erupted in clusters, and thick smoke billowed.

The dragon returned.

The sound of explosions drew even more zombies, continuing to gather on the road.

The horde reformed once again.

Trampling over the scattered limbs and flesh, they ran wildly again.

“The dragon is changing its magazine,”

Qi Hancai’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.

At the back of the group.

Dozens of people were busy reloading the Skeleton Flying Dragon’s magazine.

After a flurry of activity, the Flying Dragon took to the skies once more, returning to hover over the hordes of zombies.

The Solid Iron Bullets were dropped again.

The sounds of explosions rang out once again.

Once the road was cleared, another large group of zombies converged.

However, this time they were much more sparse than the previous two times.

The Skeleton Flying Dragon made four consecutive trips.

When the shock dissipated and the thick smoke cleared,

it revealed a road full of scars: piled-up cars wrecked and collapsed, some walls of buildings barely standing as fractured ruins.

On the road, full of potholes and strewn with flesh, scattered zombies with incomplete bodies still moved towards this side.

“Skeleton Flying Dragon, pause,” Wu Heng spoke into the walkie-talkie, then ordered the forces ahead, “Skeleton Army, advance.”

Rustle~!

The Skeleton Army advanced.

Clearing the zombies along the way.

…

The last zombie was impaled into a pretzel shape.

The whole world became completely quiet.

The cold wind howled, diluting the odors of the surroundings considerably.

The skeletons began to clean up the battlefield, collecting special bodies.

Several modified trucks and buses also drove into the street, and a large number of survivors disembarked, beginning to scavenge and transport goods from the surrounding shops.

Even clothing stores, or general goods stores.

Within the newly established base, they were all materials that could be used.

Wu Heng opened his panel to take a look.

[Level: 15 (117573/195000)]

This morning, he had pushed all the way from the station to here.

The effect was still significant.

The experience points had increased by more than 70,000, which was almost terrifying.

At most, after two or three more waves of zombies, he would be able to level up to 16.

At that moment.

Several special bodies were dragged over.

Among them, there were two, one a Big Guy zombie and one a Crawler, both second-level Mutated Zombies.

There were also nearly two hundred more Evolved Zombies.

However, the bodies of the Evolved Zombies were torn apart, many reduced to just heads or upper torsos.

It was a sad sight.

[Bone Manipulation Skill] was used, and skeletons were transformed out of the bodies.

In total, two second-level Corpse Cores and 75 first-level Corpse Cores were obtained.

After packing everything away,

he continued along the road, unleashing [Corpse Battlefield], a mass of skeletons rising from the flesh under their command to start cleaning up the battlefield and clearing the road.

Once the transformation from end to end was completed.

A dense throng of skeletons now crowded the entire road.

With the current number of skeletons, it was enough to ensure the safety of the newly constructed shelter.

After the skeleton transformation was finished,

Qi Hancai came over with a few people.

Each person carried a backpack in their hand.

“These are the gold we scavenged from a nearby gold store, totaling about one hundred and fifty-sixty kilograms,” she said.

Wu Heng’s heart leapt with joy.

It seemed that the gold stores in Anhui City were better-stocked than his own region.

There was such a haul.

“Alright, hand it to me,” Wu Heng gestured to place the items on a nearby step.

After the carriers left, Wu Heng stored away the goods.

Qi Hancai then said, “This area would take days to scavenge thoroughly. We need to arrange for the Skeleton Army to guard it. Once we’ve scavenged enough, we can open it up for the other shelters to come through this route and trade goods.”

“That works, I’ll have Big Head coordinate with you and arrange for it. We can also take in some other survivors,” Wu Heng replied.

“Understood.”

The two chatted for a while.

After handing over the area to Qi Hancai, he returned to the station by car.

He opened the boundary door from his room and went back to Gold and Silver Island.

…

Back at his residence,

he had just descended the stairs when Mini informed him that the Pirate Mistress had sent a message.

Philippa had only left two days ago, and she already had news again.

He went up to the third-floor room.

After checking the radio’s logbook to confirm that the other party really had sought him out, he picked up the receiver and asked, “Philippa, are you there?”

“Yes,” Philippa’s voice came through, “What were you up to this morning?”

Wu Heng said, “I went to take care of some work. Is there something urgent?”

Philippa excitedly said, “I’ve come across some information about pirate maps.”

“So soon?”

“I just asked around and got some, not sure if it’s accurate or not,” Philippa’s tone became hesitant.

“Let’s hear it!”

After a pause, Philippa spoke again, “It’s said that the old pirate groups, including the Hand of the Demon you killed, all believe in the existence of the Pirate King’s treasure and have always been searching for it according to the maps.”

They all believe?

That implies it might be real then.

“I didn’t find any such map on the body of the Captain of the Hand of the Devil,” Wu Heng said.

“How would I know that? Maybe he didn’t keep it on his person. Keep listening to what I have to say,” Philippa went on, “Until the appearance of the blank envelope, the old pirate groups stopped searching for the treasure and began to act according to the instructions in the envelope.”