Chapter 129: No Survivors

Chapter 129: No Survivors

"Sister Hong, there's a mutated zombie at the repair shop."

This one sentence made everyone in the convoy tense up.

Wu Heng stuck his head out, avoiding the large bus blocking his view ahead, and looked toward the repair shop.

From a distance, he saw a giant humanoid zombie crawling along the outer wall of the repair shop on all fours.

Its pale skin, slender limbs, and oversized claws.

It was like a humanoid gecko, clinging to the wall.

The massive claws kept tearing at the window.

As Wu Heng looked at it, the mutated zombie also noticed the convoy.

It gave the window a few more hard tugs, then leaped off the wall and charged straight at the convoy.

"It's coming, it's coming, what do we do, damn!" came Qiangzi's panicked voice over the radio.

He was driving the lead vehicle, now unable to stop, with the mutated zombie charging ahead.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Li Yanhong also anxiously looked at Wu Heng.

"Tell Qiangzi to stop the car. None of you should get out," Wu Heng said.

Li Yanhong grabbed the radio and said directly, "Convoy, stop the vehicles. No one gets out, under any circumstances, stay in the cars."

Screech~!

The sound of brakes filled the air.

The gecko-like mutated zombie, seeing the convoy stop, became even more excited, speeding up its approach.

Its footsteps thudded heavily.

Once the vehicles had fully stopped, Wu Heng ordered, "Let the skeletons disembark and eliminate the target."

Clatter~!

A large number of skeletons leapt out of the vehicles, forming a line around the convoy.

This time, Wu Heng hadn't brought all the skeletons, only Big Head Skeleton, Bagdong, and other Level 5 and above skeletons—over a hundred that had basic souls.

The charging gecko zombie suddenly halted its advance when it saw the skeletons appear.

It watched cautiously, then began to slowly retreat.

Clatter~!

The skeleton squad disembarked fully, weapons in hand, launching a charge.

The gecko zombie turned its head and began to flee.

It then leaped into the air, landing on the outer wall of a building, quickly climbing several meters, and looked back to see if the skeletons could follow.

Bang~!

A deafening gunshot rang out.

'Crossbow One,' standing on top of the vehicle, pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit the zombie in the back of the head.

The massive force caused its head to slam into the wall.

It fell from the height directly.

A skeleton orc wielding a battle axe and a humanoid skeleton with a spear rushed toward the spot where it fell.

The gecko zombie quickly got up, shook its head, a little disoriented.

Then, before the skeletons could surround it, it began climbing the wall again.

Bang~! Bang~!

Two more gunshots rang out, with bullets hitting the zombie's back and lower back, causing a spray of foul blood.

It fell off the wall for the second time.

The bullets couldn't kill it, but the firepower was enough to disrupt its movements.

This time, the skeletons were ready below, swarming it quickly and surrounding it.

Their weapons slashed and stabbed down.

The zombie struggled violently, its immense strength flinging some skeletons away.

But more skeletons clung tightly to it, hacking and stabbing relentlessly.

Eventually burying the mutated zombie under their onslaught.

[Gained experience +35.]

[Summoned Creature – Skeleton Beast Warrior gained experience +10.]

The experience gain confirmed the zombie had been killed.

The skeletons returned, dragging the zombie's body, which looked as if it had been coated in white flour, behind them.

Wu Heng reopened the vehicle door and said, "The zombie is dead. You guys can come out now. Organize things and see if there's anything around worth taking."

"Got it!"

Li Yanhong and the others disembarked.

The repair shop's doors opened, and Wang Ke and the others rushed out.

Wang Ke immediately threw herself into Li Yanhong's arms, "Sister Hong, I thought I was going to die here."

Li Yanhong patted her head, "You're not going to die. We're going to live for a long time."

"Sister Hong, are you wearing perfume? You smell so good."

"Nope!" Li Yanhong pinched her cheek. "How did the zombie get here?"

"It came from the building materials market over there."

The group talked as they walked into the repair shop.

Wu Heng also returned to his district with his army of skeletons.

There had been no changes in the district.

Inside the alchemist's room, the previously shot 'Jia Yingying' had recovered.

She was looking out the window.

Wu Heng opened the door, "You've recovered?"

"Yes, thank you for saving me." Jia Yingying made a bowing gesture.

"It's nothing. Let your brother take you home."

Wu Heng had the skeletons escort her out. Outside, Jia Zheng was waiting with a joyful expression.

He bowed three times toward the district and then left with his sister.

Wu Heng inspected the district and reorganized the patrols of the skeleton squad.

......

Rentham City.

In the lower city district, inside a dimly lit room.

Smoke filled the air, with a strong sweet scent lingering.

This was the smell of hallucinogenic potions, a substance in this world that could make people feel excited and euphoric.

Standing in front of a desk were several middle-aged men, clad in leather armor, swords at their waists, exuding a fierce and menacing aura.

Across from the desk sat a burly, bearded man.

The boss of the 'Spikes Gang' in the outer district, the butcher 'Roch.'

A man infamous in human cities for his foul reputation, who had fled to 'Rentham City' to rebuild his gang and continue his underground activities.

"Boss, the location has been scouted, and he's only got two attendants with him." one of them said.

Roch opened a light purple potion and drank it.

A sickly sense of pleasure crossed his face as he said, "Have the brothers get ready. We move tonight. Leave no survivors. Bring all the bodies back."

Hearing this, the others in the room nodded, "Understood, boss."

They then immediately left.

At this moment, a curvaceous, seductive woman slowly walked out from a room on the side, leaning against the desk, speaking softly, "We shouldn't interfere with the Guild's affairs. If they find any leads on us, we won't have a good ending."

Roch opened another potion and drank it, saying, "Do you think 'Fisher' isn't afraid? I guarantee you, once the target is dead, the person investigating this matter for the Guild will still be 'Fisher.' He'll just find some scapegoats from the wanted list. They won't trace it back to us."

The local gangs didn't want to provoke trouble with the Guild's internal strife.

But with someone cleaning up the aftermath and a hefty reward to be earned, they were willing to take the job.

Fisher was the captain of Squad Eight. Compared to a gang member like himself, Fisher was more afraid of the situation being exposed. He would certainly take action to cover it up and ensure the investigation didn't continue.

The rookie captain who had just arrived in the city? There was no need to worry about any follow-up investigations.

Plus, this connection with Fisher would benefit the gang's future development.

The woman, understanding the implications, thought for a moment and said, "Fisher won't turn around and sell us out, will he?"

"Well~!" Roch laughed loudly. "Fisher isn't trustworthy, but this situation is too serious. He wouldn't dare do that."

As he spoke, he pulled the woman into his arms, his hands roaming freely under her clothes.

The woman's breathing grew heavier, and she playfully whispered, "Come rest with me."

Roch paused, coughed lightly, and said, "Let's skip tonight. Focus on the operation."

The woman pouted and swayed her hips as she turned and left.

......

Inside the district.

Wu Heng cast [Raise Skeleton].

[Summoned creatures exceed the caster's limit, instability increases...]

Then, a giant humanoid skeleton slowly rose.

It was still on all fours, moving like a gecko.

[Skeleton Terrorclaw (Level 13)]