Chapter 24 - Chapter 24: Chapter 24, Spear Array l

Chapter 24: Chapter 24, Spear Array l Translator: 549690339 | Two books were placed in front of him, and a brief introduction was given about them. Both spells seemed to be of the auxiliary type. One was to change the terrain, the other was to manipulate the environment to create smoke. It has to be said that in Black Stone Town, there aren’t many spells for Mages. No wonder that he, a freshly converted Necromancer, could enroll as a specialist. He considered his options carefully. The Fog skill did not seem too useful, or rather, it didn’t seem very effective against Zombies. Besides, the Poison Smoke Thunder could substitute for it. On the other hand, the Grease Skill, which mentioned difficult terrain, maybe somewhat useful. After understanding, he directly said: “I’ll choose this one.” The staff member nodded, recorded his choice, and completed the process. Wu Heng picked up the Skill Book and left. He returned to his residence. After a quick meal, he took out the Grease Skill he had exchanged in the morning. Based on the skill rankings, ‘Grease Spell’ was a notch above the ‘Acid Splash1. He hoped it could bring him a decent effect. However, Black Stone Town didn’t have many skills, and the Skill Books he had swapped for were clearly very old. Black Stone Town was just too remote. He heard that professionals could be transferred to other cities, should he consider applying for a transfer to a larger place? But this thought flashed by and was immediately dismissed. The skills were only secondary. As his level increased, he could convert more skeletons, which was much more advantageous. If he really moved out, the new environment might bring other problems. Learning a few new skills in a new environment didn’t seem to be a good deal. He must not rush. Calming his mind, he refocused his attention on the ‘Grease Skill’ Skill Book. He started browsing through it. Time passed bit by bit. When he finished the last page, the system prompt also sounded in his ear. [Unlock Skill: Grease Skill] Having successfully unlocked the skill, he closed the magic book. This exchange seemed not to be worthwhile. He was able to unlock it just by reading it once. He wondered if he could return the book now, saying that he had chosen wrong. He would ask Autruck when he got a chance. After unlocking the skill, he checked the time. He decided to bring Basson along and open the boundary door to the Zombie World. Arriving at the rooftop, rows of Skeleton Warriors stood erect. A few soul-bearing skeletons were also sitting on the bricks to one side. He checked and saw no problems. “Follow me downstairs,” Wu Heng ordered directly. The skeletons followed him downstairs and stopped at the stairway door on the ground floor. “You five, stand at the door, spears facing forward.” Wu Heng stood on the stairs and ordered the five skeletons equipped with spears. The five skeletons held their spears, standing rigidly in front of the door, forming a barrier at the narrow staircase. When the preparations were almost done, he turned to Skeleton Basson and said: “Open the main door and lure some zombies here, do not leave the residential area.” The zombies downstairs had already been cleared out once, but there were still quite a few zombies underneath the buildings inside the residential area. Basson nodded, opened the big door, and strode out. Soon the sound of frantic running and zombie roars echoed from outside. He peeked outside, and Basson was running back swiftly, followed by at least two or three dozen frenzied zombies. With their claws, they showed ferocious faces. The noise and roars attracted the attention of the zombies inside other buildings. Zombies trapped inside the rooms broke through the glass and jumped down from the upper floors amidst shards of glass. The number of zombies was quickly increasing. Basson was fast, always maintaining a certain distance from the zombies. When he arrived downstairs, he dived directly into the staircase, squeezing into the back of the skeleton team. And the zombies, with a series of roars, chased after them into the staircase like swarms of birds returning to their nests. Thunk! The sound of flesh and spearhead echoed, the first zombie to charge in wrecked directly on the forward-facing spears. Then, more and more zombies rushed in. The five spear-wielding skeletons began to attack. The spears in their hands incessantly pierced forward, boring through the zombies’ bodies. And the mindless zombies, fearless of pain, continued to surge forward. The narrow staircase restricted the zombies’ movements. And the spears kept thrusting forward, penetrating the zombies at the front. [Experience +6.] [Summoned Entity – Skeleton Warrior, Experience +5.] [Summoned Entity – Skeleton Warrior, Experience +5.] [Summoned Entity….] [Summoned Entity – Skeleton Warrior, level increased to 2, strength +1.] [Summoned Entity – Skeleton Warrior, level Increased to 2, physique +1.] The results were better than expected. All the experience concentrated on the five spear-wielding skeletons. Their levels rose to the second level in succession. Previously they had killed many zombies, but the experience was distributed among many skeletons. Those that fought at the front and killed the most had also died very quickly. Even after working for several days, only the sword-wielding skeleton had reached level 2. Now, it seems that when the number of enemies is not large and there is no danger, I can use this method to nurture some higher-level skeletons first. Numbers are important, but so is the level. Soon, the fight was nearing its end, five of the skeletons had all leveled up to level 2. The small doorway area was piled high with bodies. Wu Heng walked out from the back, began to use the Bone Manipulation Skill, and one by one, the skeleton warriors rose from the ground and joined the row of skeletons. The following work was a bit tedious. Transforming and recovering energy at the same time. Until late at night, he returned to Black Stone Town to rest. The next day, Wu Heng came to the Zombie World early. After transforming all the leftover zombie bodies from yesterday, he counted the number of zombies. Five level 2 skeletons, 172 level 1 skeletons. Skeletons with souls were Skeleton Basson, a level 7 Skeleton Rogue, Jianyi, a level 6 skeleton, Jianer and Nuyi, level 5 skeletons, along with Teddy, a level 5 Skeleton Dog. It didn’t seem like many, but when standing on the roof, they certainly seemed quite numerous. However, compared to the zombie horde that chased cars, there was still no comparison. Especially as there were all sorts of mutated zombies in the group of corpses. The premise of steady development is not to take risks recklessly. After counting the skeletons, he said, “We should go downstairs.” There was a rustling sound! The skeletons started moving, following together as they walked downstairs. Walking out of the stairwell, the downstairs was somewhat empty. “Forward!” Thump, thump, thump! The army of skeletons trudged forward with resounding steps, following the charge towards the direction of the building next door. When they reached the doorway of the first unit. Whoosh! As soon as it opened, two zombies lunged at them. Dodging sideways, the skeleton warrior behind swung a vegetable knife, killing the zombies. “You guys, follow Jianyi, clean the stairway of zombies.” Jianyi nodded, leading five skeleton warriors into the stairwell, headed upstairs. Wu Heng, on the other hand, continued to the second unit, and opened the door, “You guys follow Jianer and clean the stairway of zombies.” One stairwell after another was opened, and the skeletons entered in batches, cleaning the zombies in the stairwells. The progress was smooth, with no mutated zombies found. Soon, a whole building was cleaned, the bodies were carried outside to an open space. Wu Heng didn’t immediately start transforming them but continued on to the next building to clean it. The same process repeated, piling the bodies outside, while the spoils of war were directly moved back to the original residence. He returned to Black Stone Town. Wu Heng had Basen pack his bag and together they walked towards the market in the eastern part of the town. The market was still bustling, with hawking echoing throughout the area. Passing by several stalls, he heard more than one shouting the slogan ‘The boss ran away with his mistress, all items massively discounted’. Wu Heng brought Basen to an empty spot, took out a colorful mat and spread it on the ground, then took out one glass cup after another. Under the sunlight, the glass cups refracted beautiful light. Without him needing to hawk his wares, a crowd of people had already gathered around. “New stock arrived?” “Is it the same price as before?” Crowds were gathering, all eagerly asking questions. Wu Heng didn’t expect so many people to gather so quickly. He replied: “It’s the same price as before.50 copper coins each, to prevent malicious buying, each person can only buy three maximum.” “I’ll take one.” “I want one too…” The crowd surged forward, taking out money to buy these glass cups that were cheaper than those in the stores. Whether they recognized him, or just came to see what was happening with the crowd. Soon, his booth was surrounded by people. What a messy scene! Although it wasn’t sold out instantly like the first time, he had done decent business. With so many people and such affordable items, it didn’t take long for all the merchandise to be sold out. “I’m sorry! We are sold out. Wait for the next batch!” Wu Heng packed up his things, stood up and said. Those who didn’t successfully purchase sighed softly, saying they’d come earlier next time before they scattered. Wu Heng tidied up his things. He looked around the stalls. He didn’t see any selling long spears, which was a shame. The items in the market were much cheaper than those in the blacksmith’s shop. Having looked around, Wu Heng asked the fur merchant about prices before he left with his skeleton. There was a difference between rawhide and leather. The sold furs were completely different from the leather armors in the armor shop, there were probably several steps in between to process them. Since he didn’t know how to use them, he had just asked about the prices before leaving. But as soon as he left, two men came to the same stall. They asked, “What was that guy trying to buy from you just now?” The stall owner looked at the pair’s mean faces and hesitated before replying, “He asked about the price of the furs, seemed like he felt it was too expensive, so he left.” “Didn’t he say anything else?” “What else is there in my stall?” the stall owner retorted. The two men glanced at the stall owner again before getting up and leaving towards a distant place. It wasn’t until they reached a place with fewer people, that one of them said: “He’s the one who killed Basen, the items must be with him.” “That useless Basen.” The other man cursed, then asked: “Who was the guy by his side?” “I don’t know, but he lives alone.” “The guards have been cleaning up the Wolf Head Mercenary Group these past few days. Let’s find a time to go and avenge Basen and retrieve our items.” “Okay.”