[{"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-458":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},358426,620,"Chapter 458: 376, Cold Light Beheading (One update today)._2","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-458",458,"\u003Cp>Chapter 458: Chapter 376, Cold Light Beheading (One update today)._2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This evolved zombie had become what it was from a normal zombie. Its abilities were not as formidable as those of the Mutated Zombies, but it had gained a certain level of intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could make various adaptative responses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the Mutated Zombies, two Ghosts reported their location on the first floor of the trade city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wandered aimlessly back and forth with no clear objective in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining floors were also roamed by normal zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After observing the scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng released the two Ghosts again and ordered, “Glenda, scout the surroundings. Xiao Xiao, keep an eye on that Mutated Zombie. If there’s any movement, come back and tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!” Xiao Xiao replied and flew off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glenda nodded as well, immediately elevating her form above the team to survey the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Ghosts had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng picked up the walkie-talkie and asked, “Are you ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chenggang’s voice came out from it, “Ready when you are, Flying Dragon can take off at any time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng ended the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted the two Skeleton Hounds beside him and pointed forward, “Go and lure the zombies over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Skeleton Hounds charged out, sprinting and leaping over scrapped cars to get close to where the zombies were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they approached within a hundred meters, they were discovered by the zombies ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the strange bony figures with wagging tails, they let out piercing roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar attracted the attention of nearby zombies whose rotten brains turned to join in the howling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like contagion, the roaring spread rapidly from one layer to the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skeleton Hounds turned their heads and bolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horde of zombies started to follow, clawing their way forward in pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a dense crowd of zombies gathered from the trade city entrance and the surrounding alleys and buildings towards the main road, forming a massive wave of undead chasing after the Skeleton Hounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Skeleton Hounds ran wildly, occasionally looking back to check the distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng watched the approaching horde. It was much smaller in number compared with the roundabout incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that they had gathered nearly enough, he directly ordered the Big Head Skull beside him, “Release the Skeleton Flying Dragons for attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of whooshing through the air rose as five massive Skeleton Flying Dragons soared into the sky in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching above the horde, they began dropping Iron Bombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black iron rain covered the zombies below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled, and smoke billowed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road which had been filled with zombies was now suddenly empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few dozen surviving zombies stood atop a ground littered with scattered flesh and limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle! That Mutated Zombie is charging out,” Xiao Xiao appeared beside him, pointing ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng followed the direction pointed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the Big Guy Zombie, also covered in holes and wounds, breaking through from one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lead by the remaining zombies, it charged towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng nodded, about to order the Skeleton to block them, but a thought struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the [Silent Blade Evil Sword] and handed it to a level 3 Skeleton Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, move forward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armed with the Evil Sword, the Skeleton Warrior walked directly out from the group, facing the oncoming zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching a certain distance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng ordered the Big Head Skull, “Order it to draw its weapon, then stand by.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shua~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant Skeleton Warrior suddenly drew its sword, its tip angled toward the ground, entering a standby mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the leading Big Guy Zombie, with a roar of fury, stomped on the roof of a car and leaped high, hammering its fists at the solitary figure ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pu~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a cold gleam flashed across the sky and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaping Big Guy Zombie’s angry expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body fell from the sky as its head rolled away to the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, flickering cold lights appeared one after another, like silver lines thrown across the sky, cutting through it nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charging zombies had their heads fall off one by one,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the last zombie dropped dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng’s eyes widened in shock at the scene before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a method of attack was somewhat surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also reminded him of ‘Imilo’s’ attack style, which was also releasing sword Qi from a distance to kill ‘Kerim.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the two methods were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imilo’s sword Qi came with a swing from his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold gleam that had just severed the zombies’ necks, however, seemed to appear out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a clear difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, the power of this Evil Sword was surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had instantly killed a level 10 Mutated Zombie as well as dozens to nearly a hundred regular zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One standing guard on the road would make it exceedingly difficult for anyone to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless from a distance, the target would have to be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the scene quieted down, Wu Heng said, “Tell it to sheathe its sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton with the sword in the distance sheathed its sword in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the blade slid into the sheath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a streak of cold light flashed by, and the skeleton’s head rolled to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Wu Heng cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheathing the sword counts as an action?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You clearly never intended to let the owner live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the skeleton’s death, bones scattered across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, retrieve the sword.” Wu Heng ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeleton quickly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bent down to pick up the sword and returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that sheathing the sword was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took it and directly stored it in the Space Ring, then continued, “Advance, all troops, and kill all remaining zombies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiting army began to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies missing their lower halves and still crawling on the ground were killed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the battlefield fell quiet again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng had the skeletons check inside the trading city again before ordering the battlefield to be cleaned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of a Mutated Zombie and five evolved zombies were dragged over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tossed to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bone Manipulation Skill] released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A level 12 large skeleton and five level 5 skeleton soldiers rose from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng crouched down and began searching through the remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a level two Corpse Core, and a level one Corpse Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bagged them in plastic bags and then stored them directly in the Space Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack clack clack~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hancai, in leather boots, walked out from the trading city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly saying, “It’s all beds, curtains, and some furniture inside, quite a number of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you see any of the 3D printing materials ‘Zhang Chi’ needs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haven’t seen them yet, but the entire third floor sells computer accessories or monitoring equipment, so they should be in there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go in and take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked into the trading city together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor is full of textile shops—curtains, wedding quilts, and the like—even opening the doors of two shops reveals warehouses directly behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacked with a huge amount of textile supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if physical stores aren’t as popular as before, it seems that this place is still doing relatively well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second floor hosts furniture stores with a focus on tea tables and wooden beds, as well as numerous cram schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third floor features computer products like mice, monitors, and some surveillance equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng and Qi Hancai browsed for a while with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They found a shop selling 3D printing-related equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop interior was a bit messy, but from the inner room, they still found many similar devices and raw materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This must be the shop Zhang Chi mentioned,” Qi Hancai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, when we do the looting later, we’ll take these back with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great! I’ll arrange some skeletons to guard here, and I’ll come with the looting team tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two went back downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng began to release [Battleground of Remains] along the way, transforming all the dead bodies into skeleton warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all was transformed and some skeletons were arranged for guard duty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they got back onto the truck and returned to the mall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming there was nothing else of his concern,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he opened the boundary door in the manager’s office and returned to Gold and Silver Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descending from the study,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when passing by the third floor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he directly entered the room where the radio was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the Skeleton Investigator’s record book and glanced at it; there were no new messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to worry about ‘Philippa”s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking up the microphone, he directly said, “Philippa, are you there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, ‘Philippa’ responded while munching on something and grumbling, “I’m eating, what’s up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her relaxed tone, he also let down his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they didn’t interact much, as she worked under him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn’t want her to actually run into trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Philippa was quite obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s that thing about raiding the trade group? Why did the news suddenly stop?” Wu Heng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get me started on that, the Water Chestnut Trade Group are a bunch of idiots. I even slowed down the ship, and theirs kept losing control and stopping multiple times, almost allowing us to catch up,” Philippa said irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s good you’re okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aw, you care about me so much, dear lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just don’t want you to run into trouble,” Wu Heng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Philippa continued, “Since we didn’t rob anything this time, the crew is a bit dissatisfied. When can you send me the ships and goods you promised?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll arrange for the cargo ship to leave port tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really! Thank you, daddy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1658,"2026-05-30T04:42:17.488Z","2026-06-01T04:30:19.980Z",1,"novelbin.me","40d435956cc097caf3b2b5e6fa883accd231198131ea23679d5f5800d5d9ad86","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-459","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-457",1714,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-cover.jpg"]