The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse-Chapter 396 - 332, Skeleton Cavalryman

Chapter 396 -332, Skeleton Cavalryman

He chatted with the woman for a while.

Andre Willow came back with the deed.

She said, “Master, I’ve bought a shop at the newly built commercial street on Lighthouse Street; the location is pretty good.”

“Mm, that area is quite nice,” Wu Heng took the deed and continued to look at the woman, “Come, I’ll take you to have a look.”

“Yes, my lord.”

…

Lighthouse Street.

Inside a newly completed shop.

Wu Heng put on an ‘Illusion Veil’ and transformed into the form of a plump woman, entering the shop with ‘Millicent’.

The shop was empty.

But the floor space was not small at all.

A total of five floors, four above ground including the hall and the private rooms above.

The architectural design appeared to be that of a tavern.

Wu Heng handed the deed to her and said, “Now this shop is yours. If you have any troubles, come to me, but don’t mention your relationship with me to outsiders. I am the Deputy Steward of the association, with many enemies around me; that would put you and your daughter in danger.”

“I understand,” the woman nodded, then gave a solemn bow again, “Thank you, my lord, for saving me and ‘Philippa’ from the cell and for giving us this opportunity.”

“Hmm, it’s good that you know what you should do!”

“Yes, my lord.”

The two of them took a look around the shop.

Wu Heng continued, “First, find someone to renovate the shop; don’t worry about the money.”

“Yes, my lord!”

After looking around,

they closed the shop’s door again.

The rest would be up to her to handle.

Getting on the carriage,

the woman returned to the association, while Wu Heng got off halfway and went back to his residence.

…

After lunch,

Wu Heng found a secluded place, put on the [Conductor’s Hat], and boarded the Phantom Train.

In the schedule book, he wrote ‘Netalee City’.

The train vanished quickly, and when it appeared again, it had already arrived at this port city in the Yeko Kingdom.

Perhaps due to the recent instability in the kingdom’s political climate,

the port’s streets had become much quieter.

Wu Heng walked straight into a weapon shop he’d never visited before, glanced at the weapons around, and asked, “How much for the strong crossbow?”

The owner said with a smile, “This type of strong crossbow is 40 silver coins.”

The price really had gone up quite a bit.

“How many do you have in the store?”

“Do you need a large order?” The owner pondered for a moment and said, “Customer, the store only has a bit more than 10 strong crossbows. If you order in bulk, we can arrange a supply order for you, and deliver within 10 days.”

Wu Heng frowned and thought it over.

Just a few pieces weren’t of much use.

Moreover, he had ordered a thousand elven strong crossbows from ‘Starflower’, along with a large amount of food.

In ten days, the goods from Starflower should also be about to arrive.

So there was no need to order from here.

“Never mind, I’ll look around some more!”

Wu Heng left the shop and strolled through the nearby stores.

The price of food had also increased, but not by a large margin, and there was a quite ample supply.

He directly bought more than two hundred bags of flour and some legumes.

Whether for the passenger station or for trade, it would all come in handy.

After a round of shopping,

finding nothing else in need of purchase, Wu Heng continued to walk outside.

…

He came to a rather desolate place outside the city.

Just as he was about to put on the hat to leave,

Clop clop clop~!

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The urgent sound of horse hooves suddenly rose from behind.

Wu Heng put away his hat and turned to look back, only to see a group of armored cavalrymen quickly approaching from that direction.

A line of 12 men followed by billowing clouds of dust kicked up in their wake.

Wu Heng stood aside, waiting for them to pass.

Suddenly, the leader of the cavalry yanked the reins, and the squad came to an abrupt halt.

Seated high on his horse, the man in charge looked down and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Just passing through. Is there a problem?” Wu Heng replied.

The man sized up Wu Heng, his gaze sweeping over the ring on his hand before scanning the surroundings, “Recently, there’s been a surge in banditry within the city. Lay down your weapons and submit to an inspection.”

As he spoke, the cavalrymen encircled them.

Wu Heng’s eyes narrowed slightly as he took out the Deputy Steward emblem and hung it on his chest, “Scram!”

All the cavalrymen were taken aback.

Their eyes widened a bit as they looked at the emblem.

To randomly encounter someone who is a Deputy Steward out here.

What are the odds!

The captain of the cavalry was also taken aback, he scrutinized the man before continuing, “I know all the Deputy Stewards of Netalee City; how come I’ve never seen you before? You didn’t just pick that up, did you!”

Then, he continued to command the cavalrymen, “Go, take him down.”

Wu Heng stood his ground, having realized the other party’s intentions.

No matter what identity he claimed, here in this desolate place, they intended to have their way with him.

Even the identity of a Deputy Steward wasn’t enough to deter them; it seemed clear they didn’t intend to leave any survivors.

Tap, tap, tap~!

Heeding the captain’s order, the cavalrymen charged straight at him.

Wu Heng immediately took out a heavy machine gun from his Space Ring and pulled the trigger relentlessly.

Bang, bang, bang~!

The violent explosions rang out.

The approaching cavalry squad was instantly engulfed by bullets, and both men and horses lay scattered on the ground.

The captain, who had just moments ago been indifferent and disdainful, suddenly changed in complexion pale, tugged the reins, and attempted to ride away.

In a flash, Wu Heng cast a spell, and a cage of bones imprisoned the lone cavalry captain within it.

The man’s complexion turned exceedingly ugly.

He’d hoped to profit from a lack of witnesses, but he had kicked an iron plate.

Not only were all the members of his squad dead.

He himself might also die here.

As Wu Heng approached, the man hastily said, “Deputy Steward, it was our eagerness to apprehend bandits that led us to offend you.”

He dismounted and bowed deeply.

Wu Heng’s brow furrowed; the man truly knew how to be submissive when necessary.

Just moments ago, he had ordered his men to kill, and now he was promptly apologizing.

Wu Heng spoke plainly, “There’s no need for apologies. Just don’t be so arrogant in your next life.”

After that, he dismantled the bone prison, and the Skull Crusher crushed the captain’s skull with a single blow.

It was clean and efficient.

Wu Heng searched the bodies on the ground, finding some coin pouches, elixirs, and a sealed letter on the captain.

Upon opening it, he saw it was a letter requesting troop movement to capture someone.

It appeared those cavalrymen had been on a mission to deliver the letter.

Just then, he had genuinely suspected that it was a blank letter meant to deceive.

He took all the straw mats from his Space Ring.

“Wrap up the bodies, use one mat for every two human corpses,” Wu Heng ordered plainly.

There were still too few straw mats.

After rolling up the bodies.

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Wu Heng collected them into his Space Ring, then continued to pick up spent cartridges from the ground.

He put on the “Conductor’s Hat” once more and returned to Gold and Silver Island.

…

In Zombie World, at an old factory district.

Wu Heng was in an open space at the back.

He took out several cavalrymen’s bodies.

[Corpse Battlefield] was released, and bright white skeletons rose from the ground.

In addition to human skeletons, there were also 12 skeleton horses.

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