The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 369: 306: Even in Death, Becomes a Ghost (Begging for Monthly Votes and Recommendations!)

Chapter 369: Chapter 306: Even in Death, Becomes a Ghost (Begging for Monthly Votes and Recommendations!)

Zhao Yanqiu looked up briefly, then quickly glanced down again.

“Bring her over,” Wu Heng said directly.

Skull Crusher pushed ‘Zhao Yanqiu’ a bit, causing her to follow Wu Heng into a room on the side.

As they entered the room, Skull Crusher closed the door.

Wu Heng took another look at Xiao Xiao’s mother.

She was slender, appearing malnourished, with very short hair and her face smeared with filth, resembling a scavenging beggar.

For a woman, this was a means of self-protection.

Of course, having some looks or paying a certain price could also make life a little better for you.

Zhao Yanqiu stood anxiously at the door, her legs beginning to tremble uncontrollably as she said in a low voice, “Sir, I’m sick, please don’t hurt me.”

Wu Heng did not release Xiao Xiao right away.

After all, the form of a ghost was something most ordinary people would find hard to accept.

Especially for a mother seeing her daughter turned into this.

“I won’t hurt you,” Wu Heng said, “and our shelter has close cooperation and contact with the command in the area designated by the main station, unlike the people from other shelters.”

“Thank you!” Zhao Yanqiu nodded, then quietly asked, “Do you need something from me, sir?”

“Is it just you?” Wu Heng asked straightforwardly.

Zhao Yanqiu’s head sank even lower, and she wiped her eyes, saying, “My husband took the kids to his father’s place, and now, now there’s no contact.”

“To survive, actually…”

“I know.” Zhao Yanqiu lifted her head, “I understand what you mean; they are probably no longer alive. Everyone is going through the same.”

Wu Heng nodded, then continued, “Actually, I’ve met your daughter. She asked me to come rescue you.”

Zhao Yanqiu suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining with an uncontrollable excitement and joy, “Xiao Xiao, she’s still alive, she’s still alive.”

Uh…

Being alive had become a difficult thing to define.

Wu Heng leaned against the edge of a wooden table behind him and said, “Xiao Xiao’s situation might be a bit special; you need to be psychologically prepared.”

Zhao Yanqiu’s eyebrows furrowed, sensing another bad premonition.

Without saying more, Wu Heng simply let ‘Xiao Xiao’ out with a thought.

Her translucent body floated in the air as she turned to the woman and called out, “Mommy!”

Zhao Yanqiu’s eyes widened in shock at the sight of her daughter, who appeared like an illusion, “Xiao… Xiao Xiao, what happened to you?”

“Mommy, I’ve become a ghost now. I can pass through walls and become invisible; isn’t that amazing?” Xiao Xiao boasted while spinning in the air.

“You….” Zhao Yanqiu’s face grew even paler.

Wu Heng cut off Xiao Xiao’s next words and said, “Xiao Xiao, speak properly. Tell your mom what happened.”

“Oh, okay!”

Xiao Xiao floated a bit lower and began to recount the events that had transpired, as well as how she met Wu Heng and had been with him ever since.

Upon receiving the news about Zhao Yanqiu, she came right away.

After hearing her daughter’s words and learning that her husband and father-in-law had both perished, and seeing what had become of her daughter, Zhao Yanqiu’s tears could not be stopped, “My daughter….”

“Mommy, why are you crying? Aren’t you happy to see me?” Xiao Xiao asked.

“Happy,” Zhao Yanqiu replied.

“Mommy, you stay alive, and when you die, Uncle can turn you into a ghost too, then we’ll never die,” Xiao Xiao said as she mimed a hug.

Cough cough~!

Wu Heng cleared his throat softly, “Xiao Xiao, don’t give such advice.”

“Oh, oh, hehe!” Xiao Xiao chuckled and continued, “Mommy, you’ll be able to live a good life from now on. Uncle is amazing, neither zombies nor bad guys are a match for him.”

“Mm,” Zhao Yanqiu said with a nod, wiping her tears.

Wu Heng glanced at the mother and daughter and said, “You two talk in the room for a while. I’m going to check on the others.”

Xiao Xiao nodded.

Zhao Yanqiu knelt on the ground and bowed deeply, saying, “Thank you for taking care of Xiao Xiao, and for saving me.”

“Don’t be like this; Xiao Xiao has also helped me quite a lot. Saving you is only right,” Wu Heng said, helping her up.

Xiao Xiao folded her arms in midair, “I’ve always been the one taking care of him, you know!”

Wu Heng left the two to talk in the room.

He himself walked out directly.

…

As Wu Heng walked out of the room, he had the Skeletons carrying the bodies they had brought earlier.

They went into another room.

There were a total of seven bodies.

Those killed by Skull Crusher either had their chests collapsed or their heads blown apart.

A collapsed chest was not too problematic.

Necromancy Magic could repair some of the damage when transforming.

But with critical organs missing, that could not be remedied.

Especially the head—a missing head meant even “Communicate with the Dead” would not work.

Wu Heng’s gaze settled on one of the bodies with a relatively intact head.

He released “Communicate with the Dead” directly.

The body sat up abruptly, its vacant pupils turned towards him.

Wu Heng asked, “Apart from here, do you have people stationed anywhere else?”

The body answered, “On the second-floor rooftop to the east, four guards were stationed.”

Those four from the east were the very ones Wu Heng had killed first when he arrived.

It seemed that these were all the people they had left.

Wu Heng continued, “You told the auto repair shop to evacuate in three days. Where were you planning to retreat to?”

The body answered, “Plans were being made to retreat southward.”

Wu Heng frowned slightly, “Why are you evacuating?”

The body answered, “There were signs that a horde of corpses was moving this way.”

The three days were given for the auto repair shop to bring in supplies.

They hadn’t yet decided on when exactly to evacuate.

Wu Heng considered for a moment, then asked again, “Where did you get your guns from?”

“Exchanged at a military gathering point,” the body replied.

On hearing these words, Wu Heng’s eyes suddenly widened.

A military gathering point!

There was a gathering point set up by the military in the area, and what’s more, they were dealing with outsiders.

Wu Heng continued to press, “What can be exchanged at the military gathering spot?”

The body was silent for a while before saying, “Firearms and ammunition, artillery, vehicles, and various kinds of logistical military equipment and supplies.”

After uttering the last sentence, it fell back to the ground with a thud.

Wu Heng continued to release “Communicate with the Dead” on the next corpse.

The body sat up.

Wu Heng asked, “What kind of supplies does the military gathering spot take in?”

The body replied, “Food, Corpse Cores, all sorts of tools, special talents, all can be traded.”

“How many people are in the military force?”

“Seems like there are three to four hundred people.”

“Where are they located?”

“The open-pit mine to the south…”

After questioning several corpses in succession, Wu Heng had more or less understood the situation he wanted to know.

This area was not quite like the one with the auto repair shop.

The military force had already built their own refuge base and had opened up a free market to the outside.

You could trade various supplies with them for firearms and ammunition, including some tanks and armored vehicles, radio communication equipment.

In other words, the current military refuge was more like a highly specialized corporate institution.

If you brought them the supplies they needed, they could provide you with relatively professional weapons.

This indeed piqued Wu Heng’s interest.

Not lacking in food, he could make up for his shortage of ammunition from the other party.

…

Whoosh~!

At this moment, Xiao Xiao flew through the wall.

“Uncle, what are you doing?” Xiao Xiao grinned broadly, looking very happy.

“Questioning the dead. Did you have a good chat with your mom?”

“Not fun. She’s always crying and sobbing,” Xiao Xiao flew to the other side and continued, “When we killed the bandits, so many people died, it was so dangerous, and nobody cried.”

Uh…

Hearing Xiao Xiao’s words, Wu Heng was taken aback.

Whether it was killing zombies or bandits and enemies in the Otherworld, Xiao Xiao had been involved plenty of times.

But hearing about killing bandits from the mouth of a little girl still felt somewhat incongruous.

“Don’t talk about the other world with your mother for now.”

“Understood.”

Knock knock knock~!

While they were talking, a knocking sound came from the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Zhao Yanqiu peeked in.

When she saw the neatly arranged corpses on the ground, she instinctively stepped back.

Then she entered anyway and said, “I’ve finished talking with Xiao Xiao. Thank you for reuniting us mother and daughter.”

Wu Heng nodded, “Hmm, it’s what I should do. From now on, you can follow me. I will provide you with a safe living environment.”

“Thank you.” Zhao Yanqiu did not refuse.

Wu Heng continued, “Who are the survivors downstairs?”

“They are survivors from nearby. They usually do some menial work.”

“No danger?”

“Shouldn’t be any danger. They are just barely surviving, without any goals, living one day at a time.”

Wu Heng nodded, “Where is the radio and the storage here? Take me there.”

“On the third floor.”

…

Several people arrived on the third floor.

Pushing one of the doors open, there were bags of rice, oils, and stacks of beer scavenged from supermarkets, as well as pickles and instant noodles.

Wu Heng glanced at it and said, “Go pick a few people you trust to cook for the survivors below. Then tell them about the situation here. Those who are willing to stay can be provided with food and safety but need to work. Those who are not can also be given some food and allowed to leave.”

“Oh, okay.” Zhao Yanqiu nodded and was about to leave.

As she was leaving, Wu Heng spoke again, “Don’t talk about Xiao Xiao’s situation.”

“I know, I won’t tell anyone outside,” she said and went downstairs with quick steps.

Wu Heng continued to the second room and opened it.

He saw a radio set on a wooden table and piles of empty beer cans and cigarette butts in the wastebasket below.

Turning on the equipment and picking up the microphone, he said, “Calling the auto repair shop.”

Soon, Li Yahong’s voice came from the other side, “This is the auto repair shop, go ahead!”

“All is well!”

“Received!”

The simple exchange revealed a noticeable change in Li Yahong’s tone.

From the initial seriousness to the relaxation in the last sentence.

It was quite evident.

But as the radio used a public frequency, he could not say too much to avoid letting others infer something from it.

Conversation ended.

Wu Heng continued towards the next room.

He pushed hard, but the door was locked.

Wu Heng glanced around and used the Bronze Key to unlock it, then pulled out the key.

The contents of the room made Wu Heng’s eyebrows twitch.

Armory.

The entire room was filled with ammunition boxes.

These people really had not skimped on exchanging for ammunition.

After a glance, Wu Heng’s gaze settled on the two military-green elongated boxes at the base of the corner wall.

“Open up,” Wu Heng ordered.

The Skeleton stepped forward and opened it, revealing the military-green launch tubes with rocket projectiles inside.

Rocket Launchers!