[{"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-18":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},358186,620,"Chapter 18 - 18, Human Bomb _1","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>What's going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng's face changes drastically, a sense of danger rising from his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he can react, Skeleton Basson beside him has already made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger in his hand flips and stabs towards his left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the short blade pierces his shoulder, Wu Heng feels a lightness in his shoulder, as if something has disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turns his head instantly and sees a transparent light shadow moving away in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it reaches mid-air, the light shadow condenses again, morphing into an ugly infant shape with a long umbilical cord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An infant ghost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" Wu Heng quickly approaches the team and asks in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. When we were reading the notes, it was on your shoulder as well, seemingly reading the notes too,\" Cavina answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few of them were not looking behind them, but at their shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeleton Basson's action is even more direct, he attacks directly when he finds the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several crossbow arrows are shot out while the two converse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows pass through the ghost's body, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the infant-like ghost, as if scared, opens its mouth wide, making crying gestures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though there's no sound, the movement suggests a crying fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone feels something's not quite right, rapid and dense footstep sounds are coming from the direction of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a dam-breaking rolling gravel, the sounds are dense and disordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as if they're back in another world, facing zombies surging up the staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step step step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless shadowy figures pour out from the many cave openings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They come from all directions and rush directly towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the people's faces change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frenzied villagers are being controlled by this Ghost Infant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it has been frightened, all the villagers in the cave have rushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder there was nobody in the village, they were all hiding in the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't panic, step back and look for an escape route,\" the leader says in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier rushes into a house quickly, running upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bolts pierce the night, making a clear arrow sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets stagger and fall, knocking over a large group of people behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the voice of the soldier is heard from the house, \"Head north.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grenades!\" Pulamon orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hand grenades are arched into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the deafening explosions, red flames rise up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team quickly turns and heads north. The scrape of swords and armor sounds as they move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step step step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They run at full speed with a dense, insane crowd following them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, chaotic footsteps come from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swarm of villagers rush out from the alleyway to the side, charging directly at the retreating squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader's face turns grim, and his two-handed sword quickly slashes horizontally. Instantly, five or six heads fly off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also draw their weapons and begin to fight viciously with the crazed crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng grips his spear, standing alongside the Skeleton Thief. He keeps waving his spear, fending off the attacking enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autruck and Cavina, while fighting, are observing the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a mage who has just advanced to use melee combat so calmly, their eyes show some surprise and curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all like a newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Wu Heng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in front of him has been seen many times in the Zombie World, and the scenes there are much worse than here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle slows their retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more people are surging forward from the back. Under the shadow of the fire, there are dense figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get into the alley!\" The leader continues to order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone retreats into the alleyway. The narrow entrance eases the disadvantage in number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the situation quickly changes again. The frenzied crowd starts climbing the walls, leaping towards them from the rooftops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find a breakout route.\" The leader continues to order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier tries again to climb onto the roof to find a route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as he climbs up, he sees a miner running straight towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's holding a bundle of lit fuse in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of fuse used for blasting mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening explosion sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier is blown away instantly and doesn't get up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, more miners climbed onto the rooftops and leaped towards the crowd below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ear-splitting explosions kept ringing through the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken stones splashed around like bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the thick smoke cleared, two more guards lay dead in pools of blood, swallowed up by the surging crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the people were also affected to varying degrees by the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More people carrying explosives appeared on the rooftops, throwing themselves down like human bombs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go,\" said the leader as he kicked open a side door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group entered the room but leaped out of a window on the opposite side to escape into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crowds kept emerging from the alley, relentlessly chasing after them, with the sound of explosions ringing out incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roaring!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More shadowy figures leapt down, and explosions followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were spread out by the explosions, unable to see their teammates through the thick smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Split up and evacuate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They vaguely heard commands to retreat separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng led Skeleton Basson in a swift departure in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night sky was dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The escaped Wu Heng and Skeleton Basson halted their steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No enemies followed from behind, but in the distance, fierce flames and deafening explosions were still ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that they were not being pursued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Wu Heng was contemplating the next step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud thud thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps echoed from the front as a group of figures cloaked in black capes emerged from behind the mine at the edge of the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was cradling something tightly wrapped up in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng assumed it was the crazed crowd, holding a spear and pistol in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figures opposite were also startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the battlefield in the distance, they were also surprised that Wu Heng could escape and stand in their way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him, make it quick.\" The man with the bundle ordered coldly and then led the way out of the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards heard the command, raised their crossbows, and pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz, whizz, whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crossbow arrows flew out, piercing the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng felt a shock in his heart and quickly side-stepped to hide behind the skeleton warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud, thud!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crossbow arrows pierced through the armor on the skeleton and emerged from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng glanced at the arrows protruding from the skeleton's body and raised his pistol to return fire at the opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang, bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gunshot echoed in the air, and immediately one person screamed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was clear that no vital areas had been hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firing three shots, Wu Heng pulled the skeleton warrior and plunged directly into a nearby house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge, kill him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command to attack echoed again outside; the remaining few drew their weapons and quickly approached the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also continuously changed position, likely afraid of being hit by bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng leaned against the wall next to the door, guessing the identities of these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed more familiar with the environment, and it seemed they had taken something from the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby Skeleton Basson tightened its dual-blades, ready to rush out and draw their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Heng shook his head, there was no need to fight them while at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled out a 'Poison Fog Thunder' from his backpack, confirmed its position, and threw it out directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble, rumble!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Poison Fog Thunder rolled to the feet of the people outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next second, with a boom, a heavy cloud of smoke exploded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It filled all surrounding areas with a pungent smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get in there, don't let them run away in the confusion, or we'll all die.\" Outside, a voice was urging again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before they could continue their attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash, crash!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of bones rubbing against each other came from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next second, a huge skeleton dog rushed into the smoke, knocked down a person, bit into the neck and started shaking vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead skeletons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did these undead come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, more frequent footstep echo\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeleton rushed into the smoke one after another, waving a chopper in hand, rushing toward the enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of fighting and painful cries arose from the poison fog.\u003C\u002Fp>",1474,"2026-05-30T04:42:17.206Z","2026-06-01T04:30:19.980Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba715f5dc0470341d856e4217159d9730dc27c365134b01c44bafbcefecb711a","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-19","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-17",1714,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-cover.jpg"]