The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse-Chapter 591 - 487 I Have Intelligence to Report
Chapter 591: Chapter 487, I Have Intelligence to Report
Chapter 591: Chapter 487, I Have Intelligence to Report
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Like ancient warriors’ skeletons, riding on tall, dessicated equine bones.
Their bones, amid the surrounding white snow bathed in sunlight, emitted a ghastly pale glow.
In their hollow eye sockets flickered ghostly blue flames, as if a troop had marched straight out of Hell.
The skeleton cavalrymen charged fearlessly into the horde of zombies, knocking over swathes of them, their rotting bodies skewered on lances and hoisted high.
Screams and the pounding of hooves intertwined, creating a gruesome and eerie tableau.
Skeleton cavalry?
Survivors behind the walls stared wide-eyed at the skirmish on the battlefield.
In everyone’s eyes shone terror and disbelief.
Zombies alone had already turned the world into this nightmare.
And now, a mysterious group of skeletons had appeared.
They seemed even more ferocious.
“What do we do? These skeletons are even tougher than zombies.”
“Damn! Now we’ve got everything.”
“We’re done for, all of us are finished.”
If it were just zombies, relying on the walls and some prepared traps, they might have won.
But if their enemies were to be these ferocious skeletons, they would surely not survive.
Not to mention the cavalry—just take those Skeleton Flying Dragons circling in the sky.
If they decided to bomb them as they did the zombies, no one would survive.
Humans’ greatest advantage against these undead creatures used to be their intelligence.
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Now, humans might not have any advantage at all.
On the battlefield.
After several rounds of charges by the cavalry, there were no zombies left standing on the road.
Some zombies, with bodies maimed and crawling, also had their heads crushed one by one under the hooves.
Then, the cavalry squad regrouped, all hollow eye sockets turning towards the wall.
All the survivors’ heartbeats pounded like drums.
They just felt a chill down their spines.
But then, the cavalry neatly turned around and left the way they had come.
The Skeleton Flying Dragons in the sky also turned around and left the area.
“They’ve left; they’re gone.”
“Looks like they haven’t noticed us.”
“I remember someone mentioned on the radio that survivors in other regions have awakened the superpower to control skeletons.”
“How could that be possible, controlling skeletons, and even bringing forth Flying Dragons?”
Whew~whew!
Just as the survivors let out a sigh of relief, the sound of a car engine approached from afar.
The discussion ceased, and they looked towards the noise.
They saw a convoy escorted by skeleton cavalry, quickly driving towards them.
Leading the convoy was a truck with an exaggerated battering ram.
On the left and right were off-road vehicles armed with machine guns and armored vehicles with cannons protruding.
Approaching swiftly.
“Crap, the skeletons have a modernized army.”
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In the direction of the convoy.
Xiao Xiao, responsible for reconnaissance, flew back from the front and directly entered its body.
The images from the service area up ahead were also shared.
Seeing this scene.
Wu Heng was also surprised that a group of survivors had managed to stay alive here.
“Tell the convoy to slow down. There are some survivors in the service area up ahead. When we arrive, you go and find out the situation,” Wu Heng instructed.
Qi Hancai, who was at the wheel, was slightly stunned.
“Here?”
“Yeah, there should be about twenty or more people.”
“Okay, got it,” Qi Hancai nodded, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said, “There are survivors at the front service station. Prepare to slow down and stop, but don’t get off the vehicle immediately until we’re sure they pose no danger.”
“Roger that!”
“Roger that!”
Replies came through the walkie-talkie one after another.
Wu Heng released Xiao Xiao again to continue its surveillance of the surroundings.
Yesterday, Wu Heng and Qi Hancai had traveled by train overnight to Xinfu City.
After some discussion, they had set a plan to head to the provincial capital city today.
They had not chosen the train.
After all, the provincial rescue team was in control of the other end of the railway, and taking the train would have required negotiations in advance.
Besides, they wanted to keep the trip to the military factory low-key until everything was in order to be announced.
Moreover, they needed to maintain open transportation between cities to move various supplies.
So they chose the highway.
On their way, with the Flying Dragons and cavalry clearing the path, the convoy hardly ever stopped, making good progress.
But just as they were about to leave the highway, they discovered the survivors in the service area.
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The convoy stopped at the roadside outside the service area.
They could faintly see eyes peeking out from atop the wall.
Qi Hancai picked up the vehicle’s loudspeaker and said, “We’re from the Xinfu City base. We’re passing through and would like to have a chat. Come on out!”
The loudspeaker’s volume spread quickly.
The survivors inside the base shivered, looking around to see if they had drawn any zombies’ attention.
At the same time, they cursed inwardly, calling these people mad.
At a time like this, they still dared to holler through loudspeakers.
“Brother Chuang, I remember now. The base in Xinfu City has a superpowered man who can control skeletons. They even had a dispute with the provincial rescue team over supplies a few days ago,” someone mentioned.
Next to him, a man with a full beard and rugged features furrowed his brows, “Are you sure it’s them?”
“Xinfu City, able to control skeletons, it’s definitely them.”
“So what are they doing here?” The man called Brother Chuang kept his eyes outside, noticing that the other party had no intention of leaving, with fully armed armored vehicles, and said to someone nearby, “Tell them, we can talk, but let’s meet halfway.”
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“Ah, okay!”
A man wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket ran out from the heavy door that opened just a crack.
He yelled from not far away, “Our boss said, if you want to talk, let’s talk at a location that’s neutral for both sides.”
Qi Hancai got straight out of the car, accompanied by her protective skeleton and two other members wearing stab-proof vests.
They walked to the middle ground between both parties.
Meanwhile, three people came out from the service area and approached.
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Wu Heng sat on the truck.
He confirmed there were no problems and that discussions had already started among both sides.
He then got out from the other side.
Commanding the skeletons, he began cleaning up the battlefield.
The bodies of the evolved zombies were dragged together.
He released the Bone Manipulation Skill, transforming all into skeletons, and collected the collected corpse cores into his space ring.
Next, he continued down the road unleashing [Corpse Battlefield] to transform all the remaining bodies.
Skeleton after skeleton stood up, staggering towards the position of the convoy.
There were also quite a few transformed skeletons.
The trucks they brought out couldn’t take on so many skeletons.
His gaze swept over the entire road.
Searching for some trucks or lorries that could be driven away, to load up the newly transformed skeletons.
Just then, Qi Hancai came over from behind.
She said directly, “I’ve just had a chat with them, the shelter has over twenty people who have gathered together. Their leader used to be a lorry driver, and when the zombie outbreak occurred on the motorway, they were trapped here.”
“A lorry driver? What kind of goods was he hauling?”
“From the capital city to various places,” Qi Hancai answered.
Wu Heng thought for a moment and then said, “As a lorry driver, does he know more about the various road sections?”
Qi Hancai’s eyes lit up, “Are you saying he might know the situation at the factory?”
“Yeah, take me to talk to him. If he’s been all over the place, surely he knows something.”
“Alright.”
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Outside the service area, there was a small guard pavilion.
In the cramped space, two groups of people sat opposite each other.
Wu Heng, Qi Hancai, and a few skeleton attendants on one side, while on the other side sat three people, led by a man in his forties with a long beard and protruding jawbones.
“This is our leader,” said Qi Hancai to the people opposite her. “And this is Liu Chuang, the leader of the Pingxiang Service Center.”
“Hello Leader, we often hear about your shelter on the radio,” Liu Chuang said with earnest enthusiasm after observing the other side.
“Hmm, the base run by Leader Liu is also quite well-built.”
“Compared to yours, it’s far behind,” Liu Chuang said with a laugh.
Wu Heng continued, “What’s the future development direction for your shelter?”
“Development direction…” Liu Chuang echoed, muttering to himself before replying, “First we get through the winter. There’s a lot of land on both sides of the highway that we plan to cultivate to sustain the lives of our people. Nothing much beyond that.”
Wu Heng’s eyebrows lifted slightly.
It seemed that the other party planned to run their base on their own.
Without saying more on that topic, he continued, “Were you previously engaged in freight business?”
“Didn’t study much, just hauled some goods to scrape by,” Liu Chuang replied.
“Do you know about some of the routes and locations in Yangtong City?” Wu Heng asked directly.
Yangtong City was the capital of their province.
With a dense population, it was also the best-developed city in the province.
“I’ve been all over Yangtong City, tell me what you want to know,” Liu Chuang responded.
“Sanwu Industrial Group.”
Liu Chuang’s smile faded and his eyebrows furrowed. After some shuffling, he said, “Heard a bit about it, but never delivered goods there.”
“We want to go there. Is there a convenient route we could take?”
“You want to go there?” Liu Chuang sounded surprised but quickly regained his composure and said, “I do know a road… it’s specifically built for transporting goods to these special factories. The road is clear, and there aren’t any residential areas along the way.”
With that, he paused his speech.
His gaze rested on the few people opposite him.
“Draw it out for us, we can give you 20 kilograms of food. If you are willing to guide us, and we find the location, we’ll pay you five bags of 50 kilograms of food each,” Wu Heng offered.
Liu Chuang’s expression turned stiff, and his two subordinates instinctively swallowed hard.
Food was becoming increasingly precious as winter approached.
After a slight hesitation, Liu Chuang said, “I’ll go with you, but once I see the place, I want to come back.”
“That’s fine, come with us!” Wu Heng stood up.
Liu Chuang immediately said, “I need to leave some instructions behind, just wait for me outside for a moment.”
Wu Heng nodded, “Make it quick.”
“Okay!”
Wu Heng and Qi Hancai returned to their group.
Members of the convoy hurried over.
“King, Sister Qi, we found two workable trucks.”
“Assign someone to drive them, to transport the skeletons,” Qi Hancai instructed.
“Mhm.”
After some rudimentary repairs, the two trucks were driven into the convoy, and all the newly transformed skeletons clambered into the trucks’ beds.
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Inside the service station.
Liu Chuang returned with his people.
His sidekick caught up to him with quick steps, “Brother Chuang, you’re really going with them? Beyond the highway is all zombies, is it worth the risk for us?”
“Damn, if I didn’t agree to go, he might just drag me there. That kid looks at people in a really intimidating way,” Liu Chuang cursed and then said, “Let the others know, you two are coming with me.”
“What? We’re going too?”
“Stop complaining, do you want the food or not?” Liu Chuang barked.
“Uh, alright!” The two left to pass on the message.
Liu Chuang then entered a room, pushed away the woman monitoring the radio, switched to a separate frequency, and said, “Is this the Provincial Rescue Team?”
“This is the Provincial Rescue Team, go ahead!”
“I’m from Pingxiang Shelter, we’ve made contact before. I have important information, I need to report to you.”
