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Apocalypse: Mad Necromancer’s Troops

【A false Necromancer lacks troops and is hunted down by others.】 【A true Necromancer commands countless skeletons and becomes a ruler in their own right.】 After obtaining the Dual-Portal, Wu Heng discovered that the original world was overrun with zombies. When the plan to become a profiteer failed, a new plan for survival began. Wu Heng chose to become a 'Necromancer.' Can't summon the undead in another world? The entire apocalyptic planet is a source of troops. Can't survive in the zombie world? Then I'll live and learn skills in another world. From that point on, the world witnessed an undead army equipped with modern weapons. Natural disaster looms, with millions of skeletons. Undying bone dragons, undead kings. (Dual-Portal + Necromancer + Magic + Fantasy World + Undead Plague.)

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Chapter 172: I Have a Portrait

Chapter 172: I Have a Portrait

 

The battle lasted for about half an hour.

 

The building gradually became quiet, with all the skeletons on standby, filling the courtyard.

 

Wu Heng, along with Li Yanhong and several skeletons, got out of the vehicle and walked over.

 

First, he retrieved the incense burner from the corner of the wall.

 

Then, he directly entered the courtyard.

 

The corpses had already been hacked into pulp, with their death being quite tragic.

 

It was hard to tell which one was the long-haired leader and which were the ordinary underlings.

 

The bodies were a bloody mess, barely recognizable as human.

 

Wu Heng glanced at the corpses.

 

Then he led the group into the building at the back.

 

The building was filled with various disordered household items, looking like a cluttered warehouse.

 

But there was no shortage of supplies collected.

 

Grains, oil, rice, and flour, as well as a large amount of bottled water and snacks.

 

It seemed most of the village's loot had been plundered by these people.

 

No wonder they all looked so well-fed.

 

They still had the energy to rob everywhere.

 

"Have people search this place. Load whatever we can take onto the trucks. Tonight, we'll rest here, and leave at dawn tomorrow." Wu Heng said as he looked around.

 

These supplies were a good harvest, enough to sustain the base for a long time.

 

Li Yanhong nodded and immediately went to instruct people to start moving the supplies.

 

Qiangzi and the others got off the vehicles and started loading the items.

 

Li Yanhong returned and said, "They said they'd rather stay in the trucks. The building is not as clean as the vehicles."

 

"Alright, then let's stay in the trucks!"

 

"Okay!"

 

Everyone started to get busy.

 

After finishing the looting, they checked the vehicles again in the dark.

 

Then, they all returned to their respective vehicles to rest.

 

......

 

The next day at dawn.

 

The convoy drove out of the village, heading back to the market outside the village along the original route.

 

They began looting the stores on both sides.

 

Li Yanhong, Qiangzi, and the others started raiding a knitwear store and a small supermarket. The housing prices around the village were cheap.

 

The store areas were also quite large.

 

Some were stores in the front, with small warehouses in the back.

 

The supplies were no less than what they had found in the city, and they kept loading everything onto the trucks.

 

Wu Heng, along with several skeletons, entered a rural credit union.

 

Bloodstains covered the ground, mixed with flyers for financial products.

 

He roughly found the location of the warehouse.

 

He pulled out a bronze key, opened the door, and walked in.

 

The safe deposit boxes were opened, containing paper documents, cash, and some items resembling commemorative coins.

 

He had no idea what they were for.

 

He only found two 10-gram gold bars.

 

He pocketed the gold bars and continued searching the upstairs offices.

 

In two of the rooms, he found some tea, alcohol, and cigarettes, which he grabbed and carried downstairs.

 

Seeing Wu Heng come out.

 

Li Yanhong finished giving some instructions and walked over, saying, "There are a few warehouses, it might take until noon to finish loading everything."

 

Wu Heng handed her the alcohol and cigarettes, saying, "Move as much as possible. If not, we'll come back again."

 

Even though they could take the supplies, the corpses still needed to be brought back.

 

These were his sources of soldiers, after all.

 

Supplies kept the survivors alive, but the soldiers were his foundation.

 

"Alright!" Li Yanhong responded.

 

The two stood together, chatting casually about other things.

 

......

 

Meanwhile, at the gathering place in the village.

 

Thump thump thump~!

 

A person rushed back hurriedly and entered the base.

 

He then quickly headed towards a room without stopping.

 

He directly pushed open the door, panting, and said, "Yang Zhi... Yang Zhilong and his group..."

 

Yang Zhilong was the leader of the northern shelter.

 

The two groups had often fought over supplies, and deaths were common.

 

But the other side clearly had more men, and they were constantly at a disadvantage.

 

Upon hearing the name Yang Zhilong.

 

Everyone in the room stood up in unison, gripping their weapons tightly, their expressions serious.

 

"Did they attack?" someone asked.

 

"No, it's not that. Their base is gone."

 

"Gone?" Everyone frowned, trying to understand the meaning.

 

"Yes, gone. The gates were wide open, half the walls were torn down, and nothing was left. No people either." The messenger tried to explain.

 

The few people listening all showed confused expressions.

 

In one night, the shelter was gone?

 

How was that possible?

 

"A horde of corpses?" Someone thought for a moment and said.

 

The messenger shook his head, "Doesn't look like it. I didn't get close, just took a look from a distance through the open gates."

 

"Stop guessing, let's go take a look together."

 

A few people grabbed their weapons and called over some others in the courtyard.

 

After leaving, they quickly headed toward the northern shelter.

 

When they arrived, they were even more shocked.

 

Sure enough, the entire area was deserted.

 

The once heavily fortified walls were empty, with black scorch marks from a fire.

 

The gates were wide open, with several holes punched through the sturdy iron plates.

 

As if they had been hit by artillery.

 

Everyone's eyes widened; seeing it was even more impactful than hearing about it.

 

It didn't look like an attack by a horde of corpses.

 

"Let's go inside and take a look."

 

Nervously, the group entered the building and started investigating carefully.

 

It was desolate inside, with part of the building collapsed.

 

"All the supplies are gone, nothing was left behind."

 

"Taking the supplies means it definitely wasn't done by a horde of corpses or mutated zombies."

 

The group discussed in low voices.

 

They recalled what might have happened the day before that led to such a disaster for the northern shelter.

 

"Could it be the group that took Yang Dama away?"

 

The others thought of this too, their eyes widening a bit more.

 

"Maybe we should have gone with them when they left."

 

"Stop thinking about it. Let's search around and see if there's anything useful left."

 

"Alright."

 

The group scattered and started looting the place.

 

It wasn't necessarily food or supplies they were after.

 

The motorcycles in the courtyard and some leftover weapons could still be repurposed.

 

......

 

As dusk approached.

 

The convoy returned to the prison fully loaded with supplies.

 

Everyone happily came out to greet them, eagerly helping to unload the trucks.

 

Wu Heng returned to his office building.

 

He handed over the six newly obtained Level 1 corpse cores to several alchemic skeletons.

 

The alchemic skeletons respectfully took them and sealed them in organ jars.

 

Zzz~!

 

The walkie-talkie buzzed, and Li Yanhong's voice came through.

 

"I'm coming over."

 

Wu Heng turned to Barson and said, "Bring her in."

 

Barson went downstairs and returned shortly with Li Yanhong.

 

Li Yanhong seemed to have applied light makeup and had a faint fragrance on her, her gaze somewhat evasive as she stood there.

 

"Did you want to see me?"

 

"Yes, this is for you." Wu Heng handed her a bottle of strength potion.

 

Li Yanhong raised an eyebrow and curiously examined it.

 

"What is this?"

 

"Didn't you say last time you wanted to take a corpse core? This is a potion developed from corpse cores, so you don't need to worry about the virus inside." Wu Heng sat down and explained.

 

A corpse core potion without side effects?

 

The main base probably hadn't developed this technology yet!

 

Li Yanhong held the potion, feeling a bit incredulous.

 

"Afraid I'm trying to harm you?" Wu Heng joked.

 

"No, just surprised." Li Yanhong opened the bottle and drank it all in one go.

 

Her throat moved as she swallowed the entire potion.

 

Then, the next second.

 

Li Yanhong's body began to turn red, and she started trembling slightly where she stood.

 

This scene startled Wu Heng.

 

He quickly stepped forward and supported her.

 

"Alchemic One." Wu Heng called out.

 

Alchemic One came over from the neighboring room.

 

After glancing at Li Yanhong's condition, it turned and left.

 

Wu Heng was stunned, just about to question its attitude.

 

Li Yanhong's symptoms started to disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she returned to normal, still leaning against him without getting up.

 

Wu Heng asked, "How do you feel?"

 

Li Yanhong replied, "My muscles hurt a little, like after running 3000 meters in school. It's really painful."

 

"It'll get better gradually. This means your muscles are improving."

 

"Did I awaken any abilities?" Li Yanhong asked.

 

Wu Heng glanced at her, "Do you feel stronger in any way?"

 

"Not really."

 

"This is a Level 1 corpse core, so the chance of awakening an ability is low. Give it some time. When you have a chance to take a Level 2 corpse core, you might awaken something." Wu Heng explained.

 

Li Yanhong glanced at him cautiously, "Thank you. I feel like you treat me better than my dad does."

 

"Ahem! You can call me that privately if you want."

 

"You~!" Li Yanhong raised her hand as if to hit him, but then lowered it, "Well, that depends on your abilities."

 

"Make sure to rest well after going back. Tomorrow, arrange for the convoy to bring back all the corpses along the way." Wu Heng said.

 

"Okay, thank you." Li Yanhong stood up.

 

Wu Heng nodded, "By the way, don't tell anyone about the potion. Not even your subordinates, or it'll cause a lot of trouble."

 

"I know." Li Yanhong nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Should I mention the corpse cores?"

 

"You can talk about the corpse cores. Just say you took one and luckily succeeded."

 

"Alright, I'll head back. The vehicles need to be serviced tonight."

 

"Alright."

 

As she was leaving, Li Yanhong quickly leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before turning and running off.

 

Wu Heng stood at the door, watching her silhouette fade away.

 

Then he used the portal to return to Rentam City.

 

......

 

The next day.

 

Rentam City, the guild's cell.

 

"Captain, Captain, sir, please ask the guild to release me. I have nothing to do with this!"

 

As soon as he entered the dungeon.

 

A burst of wailing and crying came from a cage on one side.

 

The once high-spirited leader of the 'Scorpion Claw Gang' was now disheveled and covered in weeds.

 

He had been locked up for three days already.

 

He looked like he had lost a lot of weight.

 

Wu Heng sat on a wooden bench outside the cage and looked at him, asking, "Haven't you thought of anyone these past few days?"

 

"It must be... another gang framing me, definitely!" the man continued to shout.

 

"Have your men found anything?" Wu Heng continued to ask.

 

Keeping this guy locked up wasn't really useful.

 

But he couldn't just let him go.

 

At least not until there was a clear conclusion.

 

The man sat down on the grass mat and said, "I had my men question the bystanders that day one by one, but we still haven't found anything."

 

Creak~!

 

At that moment, the dungeon door was pushed open.

 

A guard entered with someone dressed in obvious gang attire.

 

Seeing Wu Heng sitting there, the guard greeted him, "Captain Wu Heng, this person is a member of the Scorpion Claw Gang. He wants to see the prisoner."

 

"Alright, I'll handle this." Wu Heng said.

 

The guard nodded and left.

 

The gang member stood cautiously to the side.

 

He didn't speak for a while.

 

The gang leader in the cage said, "What is it? Speak up!"

 

The underling said, "Boss, we questioned everyone about that day, but most of them..."

 

"Cut the crap and get to the point," the leader scolded.

 

The underling swallowed his words.

 

He quickly said, "One by one, people pointed to a suspicious individual. He doesn't live near our territory."

 

"What does he look like? Do you know?" The Scorpion Claw Gang leader pressed.

 

"We had someone draw a portrait based on descriptions." As he spoke, he pulled out a scroll.

 

He opened it, revealing the image of a middle-aged man with a square face and a long beard.

 

The Scorpion Claw Gang leader looked at it, frowning, "I've never seen him."

 

Wu Heng glanced at it too.

 

Suddenly, it seemed familiar to him.

 

He studied it carefully, and his brow instantly furrowed.

 

Blackstone Town, a squad leader—Arnell.

 

He had come to Rentam City too?

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