[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in":3,"chapter-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},358335,620,"Chapter 117: 116, you are reading a book here_1","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Chapter 117: Chapter 116, you are reading a book here_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second-level Mutated Zombie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world with such a dense population, second-level Mutated Zombies are quite rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the long time that has passed, Wu Heng has only managed to kill the ‘Big Guy’ and ‘Big Head Skeleton’, two types of second-level Mutated Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the broadcast, it announced more than just two types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of strange and peculiar Mutated Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least over five types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all summarized after being discovered and reported in various regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But encountering them is somewhat tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is it?” Wu Heng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the ‘Leaning River Community’ near the dam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also spotted by survivors?” Wu Heng continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, they said they saw it moving from a distance, guessing it’s a Mutated Zombie.” Li Yahong answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the type clarified?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No mention of it, I’ll ask when I go back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng thought for a moment, shaking his head and saying, “No need to ask, regardless of the type, we’ll need to go over there. Let’s check it out together tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yahong went back to the auto repair shop, Wu Heng went back to the community.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After issuing a few orders to the Skeleton, he returned to his dwelling in Lundham City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the boundary door, he returned to his newly decorated dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng felt quite satisfied with this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before the Zombie outbreak, he hadn’t possessed a three-story detached house like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary door still glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than Basen and Bawudong, four ‘Skeleton Ghost Hags’ also returned with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curved at the waist, they walked out of the boundary door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading the ‘Skeleton Ghost Hags’ into the study, he picked up several magical books from the bookshelf and handed them to the Ghost Hags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, “You all stay here and study the magic books tonight, ignore everything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Hags have a ‘Shared Casting’ attribute. With more than four Ghost Hags in a certain area, they can share skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s to say, the four of them can learn different skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In combat, they share their skills with each other. If used well, it can create special effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the order, the four Skeletons set in the corners of the study, either squatting or standing, and immediately started flipping through the books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered a state of study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng stood at the door for a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding no issues, he closed the door to avoid distracting them while studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the study, went straight down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting for a while in the first-floor living room, he began practicing Greyhawk Swordsmanship in the open area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practice partner changed from Basen to Bawudong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, owning the entire building himself, he didn’t have to worry about disturbing anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With practice, Wu Heng’s body began to be covered in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a system prompt also sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proficiency Unlocked: One-Handed Sword Expertise (Novice Level)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden prompt left Wu Heng in a daze during his practice, a joyful expression then appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured for Bawudong to pause the training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat aside and rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been practicing swordsmanship for quite some time and unlocking proficiency meant achieving some results. Although it was just the novice level, it indicated that his previous efforts bore fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for this Greyhawk Swordsmanship…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There has been no unlock prompt for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He debates whether he should continue practicing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting awhile, he cast a Dance Light spell on the ceiling light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he resumed practicing with Bawudong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He practiced until late into the night, drank a bottle of Happy Water, and then went upstairs to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng, Li Yahong, and a large number of Skeletons headed to their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the distance was not too far, and they would pass the community along the way, they didn’t take a car and walked instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yahong said, “I confirmed with them yesterday, they said it should be a Tank, also known as a Giant Zombie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she also glanced at the Big Guy shrouded in iron armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen Wu Heng transform the zombies into skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Wu Heng saying it, she guessed that this Big Guy should be the transformed version of the Giant Zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, Giant Zombies are okay.” Wu Heng responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The type of Mutated Zombies is quite important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s the Big Guy type of Giant Zombie, it’s relatively easier to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This type of zombie falls under the category of close confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s a Big Head Zombie, it could be a bit troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because their method of controlling zombies is particularly powerful, but because they monitor the situation. If they find themselves at a disadvantage or in a losing position, they will turn around and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They then rally more zombies, and come back for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if it’s a Big Head Zombie, one has to be more careful and adopt the decapitating assassination method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Giant Zombies, you just need to engage in a head-on fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They won’t escape right at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expedition marched for about half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding zombies gradually started to multiply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While passing by a community, the howls of the zombies succeeded one after another, rapidly spreading in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, many zombies started gushing out from the streets and alleys, charging towards the Skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, there were at least a few hundred of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the Spear Skeletons step forward, prepare to meet the enemy.” Wu Heng immediately ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whirl~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeleton clad in leather armor, holding a long spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiftly moved to the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its spear pointing forward, forming a wall of spears directly aimed at the horde of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the level of the skeletons advanced, the number of welded spears increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire number of spear-wielding skeletons reached over seven hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thus, a true spear forest was formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng lifted his magic wand and fired a Witchcraft Arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hit its target at the front, shuddering to a halt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was trampled into a pile of flesh by the zombies behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing to cast the Grease Skill, he slathered the ground before him with oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More zombies, stumbling into the oil-covered area, fell backward, causing a large number of zombies to tumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the number was not large, Wu Heng did not ignite the oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, burning corpses with fire would also lead to a significant loss of skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud, thud~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoards of dense corpses swarmed in, gnashing their teeth and swirling into the spear array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their already decayed bodies were pierced through, rotten flesh scattering as they jostled and pushed each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear-wielding skeletons began making stabbing motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stabbing all the incoming zombies into honeycombs, they fell down in swathes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having equipped the skeletons with armor significantly impacted the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of inflicting damage to each other as before, they formed a wall that kept the zombies outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, there would be one or two casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite quickly, the zombies suffered heavy losses in the charge, and few remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Advance!” Wu Heng continued to deliver orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash-bang~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive formation set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding their spears, they advanced little by little, like a meat grinder, pushing the zombies backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spears were strung with dead bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom, boom, boom~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few “undead” bodies, hacked into minced meat by the Kitchen Knife Skeletons behind the spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of chopping meat echoed around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies littered the road, and the smell of blood permeated the entire street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clean the battlefield, move the bodies aside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons continued to mobilize, moving the bodies to either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the course of cleaning the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao floated back from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pointing to the community in the distance, she said, “Uncle, I found it. It’s a big monster, the same size as Big Guy..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Big Guy, wrapped in an iron shell, looked at her, his soul fire of bluish flame shimmered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only a giant zombie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… just the one, sitting at the flower bed, surrounded by lots of bodies” Xiao Xiao continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng had Xiao Xiao return to his body, and verified it for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It indeed was a giant zombie like Big Guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About three meters tall, with dark red skin, muscles exaggerated like tumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially, the muscles on the shoulders looked like two small heads protruding on either side, exuding a sense of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons around reassembled into formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash-bang~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of bones rubbing against each other rang out as the team continued to push forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one of the residential buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On an iron ladder spanning the rooftops of two buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fully armed man with a backpack was carefully moving towards the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A six-meter gap caused every small step forward to produce intense shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below were aimlessly wandering zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man cautiously advanced a few meters, bit by bit passing over the iron ladder, standing on the rooftop on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the other side, he immediately supported the rooftop iron ladder, allowing the remaining three people to successively pass through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all had managed to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them leaned on the edge of the rooftop, lit cigarettes, and slowly exhaled smoke rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the radio, someone’s actually looking for mutated zombies.” One of them said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They probably want to awake their superpower, after all the broadcasting station is always sharing stuff about superpowers.” Another one opened his mouth to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humph, so easy to awaken? That monster is as sturdy as the Green Giant, who could beat it unless they brought a tank!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing to do with us, either way. If they can kill it, good for us, and if they can’t, it’s not our fault.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men put out their cigarettes, putting the remains back in their cigarette case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued, “Same as usual, search from top to bottom. If we can open a door, search for supplies. If we can’t open it, make sure it doesn’t block our retreat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rearranged their weapons and equipment, took a deep breath, and were just about to open the door to the staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the zombies within the whole housing complex let out a roar in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spread instantaneously to all surrounding areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar was ear-piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces changed, and they immediately lay flat on the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they slowly crawled towards the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked in the direction where the horde of corpses was swarming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their gaze fell on the formation far away, blocking the road horizontally, clad in leather armor, with a forest of spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them widened their eyes at the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1830,"2026-05-30T04:42:17.488Z","2026-06-01T04:30:19.980Z",1,"novelbin.me","536647b9b214c1f7ed8adb847d7b6ac475a0919884bcfb5015fa8cb5acd07e6b","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-118","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-116",1714,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-cover.jpg"]