NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 383 - 319, Skeleton Assault Team
Chapter 383: Chapter 319, Skeleton Assault Team
The truck that had left suddenly came barreling back.
Those who were scrambling to save their companion were all startled, immediately searching for their guns.
Before they could pull the guns from the wrecked car, the tarpaulin cover at the back of the truck was flung open.
Figures clad in leather armor, wielding battle axes, supported themselves with one hand on the edge, and jumped down.
They started sprinting toward this side in droves.
Amidst their panic, the eyes of the few people present were filled with surprise.
“Didn’t they say there were only a few of them?”
“Damn it, what are those, they have no faces!”
“Damn it, the truck isn’t loaded with food, it’s full of skeletons.”
As they saw the faces of the approaching figures, the terror amongst them increased.
Frantically releasing the safety, the firearms’ safeties, they began firing toward the front.
In the midst of the gunfire.
The bullets poured forward nonstop, striking the battle-axe-wielding skeletons that were dashing madly forward.
In desperation, they picked up the guns that had fallen under the vehicle.
And started firing wildly at the charging skeletons.
Bullets rained down like raindrops, hitting the bodies of the skeleton horde.
The force of the bullets knocked down the skeletons at the very front, but they soon got up from the ground again.
And continued to charge with the other skeletons.
“Damn it! They can’t be killed; run for it!”
“They’re not human.”
“Run, they’re not human, just like the zombies.”
Seeing that the bullets were ineffective, the rest turned and ran.
And Goat Beard, the boss hiding beneath the truck pulling a long wooden crate, looked up and saw that his underlings had already run several meters.
Goat Beard panicked, cursed loudly, let go of what he was holding, and ran.
As he sprinted, he pulled out a pistol from his waist.
And fired ‘bang bang’ at two of his underlings upfront.
“Cover for me; I’ll take care of your women for you.”
As the underlings fell in pain.
Before they could curse, they were overtaken by pursuing skeletons and struck in the head with an axe, collapsing to the ground.
Even so, the skeletons ran much faster than the remaining people.
They were quickly overtaken, knocked to the ground, and the battle axes continued to fall.
“We were wrong; we’re all survivors.”
“It was Yang Hao who made us do it. Don’t kill us.”
“Ah! Give us a chance.”
Goat Beard and his remaining men cried out loudly, begging for mercy.
But the encircling skeletons gave them no chance.
The battle axes descended from all around, the sound of chopping meat drowned out their cries, and the battleground gradually fell silent.
…
When the skeletons entered standby mode,
Wu Heng finally jumped down from the truck.
The one-handed battle axe skeletons displayed a rather different form of combat.
Wielding the axe with one hand, they sprinted rapidly.
It felt like attacking with a suicide squad.
In time, forming a strike team with these one-handed battle axe skeletons might yield good results.
Wu Heng looked around and said, “Go search those overturned cars, and scavenge anything useful.”
“Okay!” Qi Hancai took out the walkie-talkie and issued the command.
The rest of the people also got down from the truck and went to the several overturned and wrecked off-road vehicles to loot the spoils.
The equipment those people had on them wasn’t bad either.
Apart from guns and ammunition, they all wore bulletproof vests.
It was unclear if they could defend against the tearing and biting of zombies, but wearing them made them look more professional.
While the others looted the vehicles, the skeletons dragged several bodies over.
The corpses were badly mutilated.
Unrecognizable.
Wu Heng thought for a moment, then released “Communicate with the Dead” on one of them.
The corpse sat up, gazing over.
Wu Heng asked directly, “Why were you following us?”
The corpse with a mangled mouth answered, “We saw you didn’t have many people and wanted to take advantage of that.”
Indeed, they had attracted the attention of others at the market.
Wu Heng continued asking, “Did someone direct you to follow us?”
The corpse replied, “No, we talked it over and followed right after.”
“Apart from these vehicles, are there others?”
“No!”
“Besides those present, does anyone else know you’re tracking us?”
“No!”
After several questions, Wu Heng had no more to ask.
He dispelled the magic, and the corpse lay back down on the ground.
So it was that these people had set their sights on him at the market, thinking the numbers were too few, and upon seeing several trucks of food, they conceived the idea of looting.
Probably this sort of thing was not uncommon at the market.
But today they encountered Wu Heng and his group, and that was their bad luck.
“Strip everything off their bodies!” Wu Heng said.
Several skeletons stepped forward.
They searched the bodies, taking everything from bulletproof vests to magazines, cigarettes, and other items.
Wu Heng also released “Bone Manipulation Skill” on the stripped corpses.
The skeletons stood up and joined the lineup of battle axe-wielding skeletons to one side.
…
At this time, Qi Hancai and the others also brought over the loot.
Apart from rifles and ammunition, there were 5 grenades, one machine gun, and a rocket launcher packed in a box.
There were also dry food, beer, mineral water, and other supplies.
The loot was quite substantial once it was scavenged.
“It’s all here!” Qi Hancai said.
Wu Heng put away the weapons and continued, “What about those off-road vehicles?”
“They are trashed. We could repair them, but it’s not really necessary.”
In this world, there are plenty of cars.
Crashed like that, it’s better to find a car in better condition from the roadside.
Just go to a 4S store, and pick any you want.
“Distribute these bulletproof vests later, load the food and drink into the truck, and let’s head back,” Wu Heng instructed.
“Okay!”
Everyone loaded the items onto the truck, and then they all got into the vehicles.
Once the skeletons also boarded the rear compartment,
The convoy restarted and headed towards the old factory area.
…
There were no more issues for the remainder of the journey.
Even the off-road vehicles that had rushed out earlier hadn’t caused any losses.
Instead, they brought a good deal of firearms and bullets, including a machine cannon and a rocket launcher.
At first, Wu Heng wondered why they didn’t just fire a rocket launcher directly.
Instead, they charged forth and shot at the cab.
Once he got on the truck and thought about it, he figured it out.
If they launched a rocket, he feared the entire shipment would be affected. At that moment, they believed the truck was carrying food, not skeleton soldiers.
The factory area opened its gates, and the convoy drove straight in.
The skeletons began to disembark from the two trucks.
Qi Hancai then parked the truck loaded with the “machine cannon” directly into the garage.
After parking, Wu Heng got out and immediately put the machine cannon into the Space Ring.
Qi Hancai wasn’t surprised that he could take things away; he had seen it before.
Standing aside, he directly asked, “Do we have any plans for tomorrow?”
“Continue making weapons as normal. If anything comes up, I’ll let you know,” Wu Heng said.
“Got it!”
The two walked out of the garage together.
Qi Hancai had people move the bulletproof vests to the warehouse, while Wu Heng headed back to his dormitory.
He opened the boundary door and returned to Gold and Silver Island.
…
Emerging from the boundary door,
Wu Heng went straight to the Alchemy Laboratory.
Opening the door, he saw several Alchemy Skeletons busy with their tasks, sorting herbs, purifying, and brewing.
The making of elixirs was not as simple as cooking porridge.
The steps were quite intricate.
Wu Heng turned his gaze to “No.1 Expert.”
He saw No.1 Expert, with six arms, cautiously handling a third-level corpse core at the alchemy bench.
After thinking for a bit, he decided to switch to another skeleton, “No. 1 Alchemy Number, come here for a moment.”
The Dwarf Skeleton came over, shaking a potion bottle as it walked.
Wu Heng took out the 8 corpse cores he had obtained that day and said, “These are first-level corpse cores; use them to make first-level elixirs.”
The Dwarf Skeleton took them, placed them in a nearby cooler, and then returned to its original work spot.
Wu Heng didn’t continue to disturb them.
He closed the door and headed downstairs.
When he reached the first floor, Mini was sitting at the coffee table practicing her writing. Seeing Wu Heng come down, she immediately smiled, “Master, I thought you weren’t home!”
“I’ve been upstairs. Get the bathwater ready; I need to take a shower.”
“Yes, Master!” Mini got up to prepare the bathwater.
After the bath was filled with water,
Wu Heng soaked in it comfortably.
Leaning his head back, resting on the edge of the tub, he pondered his encounter with the military market today.
The take was not small. Besides purchasing a machine cannon, he also obtained 8 corpse cores.
All of which were needed by him.
And the pricing of the market was really not expensive.
“I can often go there to exchange for things I need,” Wu Heng muttered to himself.
Beyond ammunition,
Corpse cores, various mechanical parts needed, special labor types, or corpses of Mutated Zombies.
All these were usable by him as well.
“Talents are also quite important. I’ll recruit some in time.”
The development of the base, relying solely on ordinary survivors to do the hard labor, was difficult to advance.
Recruiting special workers or Superpowered Men was also very important.
At the very least, after Qiangzi figured out the “Lazy Dog Bomb,” the efficiency of clearing zombies increased by more than several times.
So having talents from various industries in the base was ultimately not a bad thing.
Creak~!
As he thought this, the bathroom door was gently pushed open.
Wu Heng narrowed his eyes and looked to the side.
He saw Mini, wrapped in a bath towel, sneaking in. The towel revealed her white collarbone, arms, and straight calves.
Seeing Wu Heng open his eyes, she said a bit disappointed, “I wanted to scare you.”
As she spoke, Mini sat down and gently splashed water on him.
Wu Heng placed a hand on her smooth thigh, sliding under the towel, “You’re always up to mischief.”
“Hehe,” Mini giggled, her onion-like fingers gently caressing his chest, “Master, your muscles are so nice. I wish I were this solid.”
“What girl is solid with muscles all over.”
Mini smiled again and said, “Let me rub your shoulders for you; you seem a bit tired today.”
Then she moved behind and began gently massaging his shoulders.
After massaging for a while,
Mini continued, “Master, this position is a bit tiring for me. Can I come in?”
“Come on in!” The robe slipped off.
Revealing a lithe body full of vitality.
Carefully, she stepped into the tub and sat down facing him.
But as soon as she sat down, she leaned into his embrace as if she had no strength left.
“Aren’t you going to continue?” Wu Heng asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Mini’s face turned red. She tucked back her wet ear and said, “I don’t have the strength anymore.”
“That’s not true. You’re ending it before you even start.”
Mini wrapped her arms around his shoulder and whined softly, “Master is so mean!”
…
As dusk approached,
Andre Willow also returned from outside.
When “Chef No. 1” brought dinner, the three of them sat together to eat.
“Shanaela hasn’t come over for a meal these past two days,” said Andre Willow.
Eating, Mini replied, “The merchant ship has arrived, and she’s busy with that.”
“Has Starflower’s fleet not left yet?”
“Not yet, I think! I heard they’re preparing food, fresh water, and cargo to take away,” answered Mini.
That makes sense.
He had been commanding the undead and had forgotten about the matters of the living.
Living beings setting sail needed to be well-prepared; otherwise, they might die of thirst or hunger at sea.
“Yeah, that makes sense.”
“Mhmm!”
After dinner,
They continued their usual training in the courtyard.
Wu Heng’s swordsmanship became increasingly proficient, and even without using the Longsword [Instructor], he wielded it with style.
However, his swordsmanship was still basic and hadn’t reached the intermediate level.
After training for a while,
Wu Heng took the two women back to the room to rest.
…
The next morning,
Wu Heng headed to the association. As soon as he entered the hall,
A staff member hurried over, “Deputy Steward, there are two letters for you here.”