The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse-Chapter 597 - 491 Help with Defense Coordination
Chapter 597: Chapter 491, Help with Defense Coordination
Chapter 597: Chapter 491, Help with Defense Coordination
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[Skeleton Demon (Level 18)]
[Level: 18]
[Attributes: Constitution 50, Strength 35, Agility 42, Intelligence 32, Perception 34, Charm 5.]
[Traits: Hollow Skeleton, Advanced Soul, Regenerative Traits.]
[Abilities: Nest Domain, Keratin Carapace.]
[Expertise: Biological Aberration, Constitution Mutation.]
[Regenerative Traits]: Non-fatal bodily injuries can be quickly reorganized and repaired.
[Nest Domain]: Within the domain, the ‘Skeleton Demon’ can pass commands to the surrounding ‘attached’ Attendants.
[Keratin Carapace]: Forms a thick keratin layer on the surface, which provides a certain level of defense and resistance to strikes.
Wu Heng looked at the Skeleton’s attributes.
It all felt a bit strange.
Attribute-wise, no weaknesses could be seen.
Constitution 50, Strength 35, Constitution 42.
Fully meeting the requirements for a high-level melee profession.
A Level 18 Skeleton Grand Boxer only has a Constitution of 48.
50 is already a very high attribute.
The subsequent attributes are also not low.
Intelligence 32, Perception 34, while not as high as his own Constitution, still not considered low for a professional.
Charm 55 is unavoidable.
After being transformed into a Skeleton, there’s a certain decrease.
After reviewing the attributes, Wu Heng continued to look at the specialties and abilities below.
There are three notable ones in total.
[Regenerative Traits] are for non-fatal wounds that can be quickly healed.
After the transformation into a Skeleton, this trait was inherited as well.
This is quite good, but it’s unclear how it’s manifested on the bones.
Can broken parts be reattached?
It’s still not clear.
[Nest Domain] is obviously an evolved version of ‘Big Head Skull’s’ abilities, to control Skeletons more broadly, no longer needing to frequently issue commands to waves of hundreds of Skeletons.
[Keratin Carapace]: Forms a thick keratin layer on the surface, this ability.
I remember seeing it on Level 3 Mutant Zombies.
In other words, besides rapid increase in attributes,
this Zombie King inherited various Zombie traits.
Is that how he became the Zombie King?
“You’ll be called Commander No. 1; stand aside for now,” named Wu Heng.
The Skeleton Demon stepped forward, vigorously shaking off the filth on its body.
“First, take off that suit, I’ll find you a new one later.”
The Skeleton Demon took off the clothes on its body and threw them aside, then walked over to the side.
At the doorway, corpses were divided into two piles.
Ordinary corpses on one side, Evolved Zombies and Mutant Zombies on the other side.
Wu Heng walked over and released [Corpse Battlefield].
The flesh fell off of the corpses on both sides.
Skeletons rolled out from the pile with noises, then shakily stood up.
Wu Heng instructed the Skeletons to move aside and started to search for Corpse Cores among the pile, collecting them into his Space Ring.
“I took some people to check the factory in the back. Part of it is burned down, seems there was a big fire, but another part is rather intact. The warehouse contains a lot of machinery parts, not sure what they’re for, and there’s also ammunition, boxes of it, a large reserve,” said Qi Hancai, coming over with a smile on his face.
Just the ammunition in the warehouse made their trip worthwhile.
“Is that factory for producing ammunition?” asked Wu Heng.
“Seems like it, there are even casings there!”
Wu Heng asked again, “Can production be restored?”
Qi Hancai frowned in thought, “Even if the production line is intact and ready to go, powering such a large supply chain is a problem. Even if we use all the solar panels we have left, I’m afraid it won’t be enough.”
Wu Heng stroked his chin, feeling that this did indeed make sense.
Using electric lights or one or two appliances doesn’t seem like much.
But to get a factory back into production is not an easy task.
Every factory consumes a tremendous amount of electricity.
“Let’s check the situation first,” Wu Heng said.
As they talked,
Wu Heng paused in his steps as Glenda entered his body and shared a vision into his mind.
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In the distance of the road,
several convoys were rapidly approaching.
From Glenda’s high-altitude perspective, she could see armored vehicles and trucks.
The rescue team had arrived.
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According to Liu Chuang, it would take more than 5 hours to come from the base.
However, the speed of their own battle was much faster, so how did the other party arrive here at least half the time earlier?
The bodies couldn’t lie, and ‘Liu Chuang’ was a driver who had been on the road for years and had a certain grasp of time and routes.
Which meant that they didn’t come from the base, but from somewhere midway.
“Is there a problem?” Qi Hancai asked.
“The rescue team’s vehicles are here,” Wu Heng stated, then turned to the Big Head Skeleton and said, “Order the skeletons to bring the armored vehicles and machine gun trucks over, get ready.”
Vehicles started up.
Skeletons began to make room, and one by one, the vehicles moved to the entrance.
The weapons were facing outside.
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On the road,
the vehicles bearing the rescue team’s flag began to slow down.
Sets of eyes peered through the windshield towards the distant factory.
“It seems too quiet! Haven’t we come too late, everyone’s already dead?”
“They have vehicles, even if they were losing, surely someone would have fled back, right?”
“They wouldn’t have seen they were outmatched and simply left without fighting, would they?”
“If that were the case, we should have encountered them.”
The people in the convoy started discussing.
Apparently, there was no noise of fighting coming from the distant factory.
It was more likely that everyone had fled.
The crew-cut team leader, sitting in the back and smoking, took a deep drag, blew out a smoke ring, and said, “Deploy a drone, see what’s the situation.”
The window rolled down, and a drone was thrown into the sky.
It flew ahead, and the images appeared on the vehicle’s display along the way.
But just as it approached above the factory, it barely glimpsed the skeletons and armored vehicles.
Suddenly, a floating stick came crashing down upon it.
The drone shook and fell with a bang, losing its signal.
The people in the vehicle widened their eyes while watching the display.
A stick was floating in the sky and had knocked down the drone.
Moreover, those guys from Xinfu City who controlled the skeletons seemed to have taken over the factory.
“Captain, they’ve taken over,” someone remarked.
“How did it happen so fast? Have all the zombies inside left?”
“What do we do now?”
Everyone seemed unsure of what to do next.
The captain thought for a moment and then said, “Let’s approach. It’s better if they’ve taken over. We came with armored vehicles, and we can’t just return empty-handed.”
“Right!” someone picked up the radio and started ordering the vehicles to continue approaching.
All along the way, they rolled over the bloodstained ground.
And came directly to the factory’s main entrance.
The vehicle door opened, and a team member stepped out, carrying a radio to the entrance, then turned and left.
A skeleton from inside came out, picked up the radio, and brought it inside.
“You talk to them,” Wu Heng handed it to Qi Hancai.
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Soon, static came through the radio,
along with a man’s voice, “How should I address you?”
“Qi Hancai!”
“Ahh! Leader Qi, I respect your reputation,” the voice on the other side was slightly surprised but clearly recognized him.
“And, how may I address you?”
“Wang Xin.”
“So, Wang Xin, what is it?”
There was a silence, then the voice spoke directly, “We’re responsible for security and rescue coordination within the province. We heard that you were attacking the factory and proposed to support you, only we’re a step too late.”
After a slight pause, it continued, “We’re here to assist you with defense. The remaining defense and deployment work can be negotiated between our two bases.”
Qi Hancai’s brow furrowed, and an expression of irritation immediately surfaced on his face.
We took it down, and you come to negotiate the spoils.
This is blatant theft!
