Chapter 63: Chapter 63, giving you two helpers i

Construction Materials Street.

On both sides of the street, there were mostly hardware stores and shops selling paint and boards.

The skeleton troops, backed by the shops behind them, were resisting the zombies surging in like a tide.

Under the protection of the skeletons, Wu Heng saw an opportunity and unleashed the “Grease Skill”.

A large number of zombies tumbled over and before they could stand up, more of them trampled over their fallen comrades.

Wu Heng lit a piece of cloth, tossing it into the grease.

Whoosh-!

The flames rose violently, engulfing the fallen zombies.

Thump thump thump-!

The noise of running and the howling didn’t stop.

After a short gap, large numbers of zombies charged out of the fire. With their bodies covered in flames, they continued to pounce on the skeleton troops. Thud thud thud-!

The dry, rotting bodies slammed into the long spears, jostling and clawing out frenziedly, like ghastly wraiths.

The spear-wielding skeletons jabbed and withdrew their spears unceasingly, the Kitchen Knife Skeleton raised the kitchen knife in its hand, slashing at the zombies rushing forward.

Zombies fell one after another, and there were also skeletons torn into piles of bones.

Hiding among the skeletons, Wu Heng cast “Witchcraft Arrow” at the area behind the zombies to increase their damage.

The release of a spell didn’t differentiate friend from foe like it did in games.

The Grease Skill could cause skeletons to fall as well, and the Witchcraft Arrow might accidentally hit the skeletons.

Therefore, he needed to maintain a safe distance when releasing them. Otherwise, he might wipe out his own side with a single gesture.

Bawudong, Big Guy, Basen, and other skeletons of slightly higher levels were also placed in the team to kill the zombies that had breached the line.

The two level-10 and above skeletons exhibited impressive combat power.

Especially Big Guy. A single slap could send a zombie flying four or five meters away.

Zombies that had survived the fall were crippled, struggling to crawl forward. [Experience gained +4.]

[Summoned creature – Skeleton Warrior, gained Experience +2.]

[Summoning…]

[Summoned creature – Skeleton Warrior, level has increased to 5, Special Traits unlocked: Basic Soul. Strength +1, Perception +6, Intelligence +8, Charm +4.] [Summoned creature – Skeleton Warrior, level has increased to 5 ]

As the battle continued.

Both Wu Heng’s and the skeletons’ experience points were rapidly increasing.

Several Skeleton Warriors had reached level 5 in succession.

Unlocked [Basic Soul).

Among the screams and noises of the battle, the number of zombies began to decrease.

Wu Heng glanced at the number in front of him and immediately ordered

“Attack.”

Swoosh-!

The defensive skeleton group charged forward, plunging directly into the remaining zombies. The weapons fell mercilessly, killing them all.

After the last crawling zombie was killed, the entire street went quiet.

The group of skeletons also re-entered standby mode, standing blankly on the spot.

Wu Heng looked at the bodies scattered around, and curiously asked, “Xiao Xiao, where is the dog you talked about?”

Xiao Xiao, a little scared, clung to his shoulder and said, “I don’t know. It was on this street just now. It might have been scared away!”

Before entering this street, Wu Heng had Xiao Xiao scout the area.

In addition to the horde of zombies, there were also two dogs, or more accurately, mutated dogs.

But after the battle, there was no sign of the dogs.

“Probably.”

The mutated dogs possessed some intelligence. The skirmish just now might have made them sense danger, and they fled.

This foiled Wu Heng’s plan to kill them for their Corpse Cores.

He had the antidote, so the Corpse Core was a panacea to him, which would increase his attributes directly upon consumption.

Unfortunately, none was obtained this time.

After confirming that all the zombies around were dead.

Wu Heng, together with Bawudong and a few skeletons, entered the hardware store.

The shop was a mess.

Shelves had toppled over, there were shards of glass everywhere and various things like screws and kettles were scattered around.

The sound of crunching could be heard from stepping on them.

Soon, he found all sorts of tools and the metal pipes and welding rods he needed.

The store’s stock was enough for the folks at the auto repair shop to make a certain amount of weapons for him.

After searching around in the store.

At the bottom of a shelf on one side, he found boxes of gas masks.

The type with a filter underneath and a transparent face mask on top.

On the box, it was written that they were specifically designed for use in chemical and pesticide industries and could filter out over 95% of the toxic substances.

It reminded Wu Heng of the Plague Doctor Mask that Cavina had chosen, which also filtered toxic gases, but at the cost of poisoning herself.

He thought these gas masks were even better.

At least the mask promised filtration without claiming to filter toxins, and

there was no notion of the mask itself being poisonous.

There were plenty of gas masks, filling up a large box.

Uncle, have you found what you’re looking for here?” Xiao Xiao flew down from the rooftop and looked around, asking.

“Yes, quite a lot of them.”

‘Is this what you were looking for?”

“Hmm, they are just some tools, for people at the automobile repair factory to use.”

“Ah!” Xiao Xiao made a circle, continuing to ask, “If they don’t do their work properly, will you kill them?”

Wu Heng was startled, “Why would you think that?”

“What if they don’t work properly?”

If they want food, they have to work for it, otherwise, they’ll starve,” Wu Heng explained.

Then what if they choose to remain hungry and refuse to work for you?”

That’s unlikely to be the case!”

Wu Heng took a turn around the store and started thinking about how to transport these items back.

After looking around inside and out, he found a few tricycles on the roadside.

The road was strewn with wrecked cars; driving back would be even more trouble.

These tricycles seem potentially useful, though.

He had a few of his skeletons push the carts to the front of the store and began

to load things into them under his direction.

Some carts were filled with goods, the rest were filled with corpses.

Once everything was sorted out, he had Big Guy push away the wrecked cars to clear a small path. Leading the group and pushing the loaded carts while carrying the corpses, they departed grandiosely.

As the line of skeletons gradually disappeared into the distance.

A giant human-like zombie, ambling on four limbs, slowly emerged in the distance.

One of its giant claws was dragging two limp Mutated Dogs.

Its gaze lingered on the direction the skeletons had taken as it paced back and forth.

Its sharp nails crunched the skull of the Mutated Dog, the blood and rotten flesh seeping through its fingers before it tossed everything, including the Corpse Core, into its mouth and swallowed.

At Little East Auto Repair.

“Those skeletons haven’t returned yet, have they been wiped out?”

“I hope not, he hasn’t given us our supplies yet. If he dies like this, who are we supposed to ask?”

“With that number of zombies around, even if they are not all dead, they must have suffered heavy losses.”

The group discussed, speculating that the skeleton group had either been eradicated or suffered a severe defeat.

Just then, the radio on the table buzzed to life.

All their hearts tightened and subconsciously held their breath.

“Is this Little East Auto Repair? Bring your goods to the roadside, get whatever you need yourself.”

“Hello? Can you hear me?”

Only when the voice asked a second time did Li Yahong and her group react.

They all widened their eyes, their gaze filled with disbelief.

The goods had been brought as promised.

She picked up the radio and said, “Is everything okay on your side?”

The radio echoed back, “Everything’s fine. I’ll be there soon, you get ready. You should come over too, there’s something I want to talk to you about.”

Li Yahong’s look changed, but she still said, “Okay, sure.”

The moment the radio transmission ended, the lookout ran down quickly.

He said, “Sister Hong, the skeletons are back, and they’ve brought a few tricycles.”

The group quickly boarded the roof, and when they looked down, they saw the skeletons, each guarding a tricycle, slowly making their way to the shop.

Apart from the metal tools on top, the most eye-catching part was the charred bodies piled high in the tricycles.

At the roadside.

The people of Little East Auto Repair were nervously unloading the goods.

Their eyes darted around the skeleton guards warily, their calves trembling slightly.

The sight of so many skeletons looking at them made them feel anxious.

Not far away.

Li Yahong saw Wu Heng and Xiao Xiao, the little wraith, on his shoulder.

Seeing that he was indeed a human made her feel a bit surreal.

“Sir, good day. My name is Li Yahong. If there’s anything you need, you can tell us to do it,” said Li Yahong in a very humble manner. She even made a small bow upon meeting.

Wu Heng glanced at her in turn.

She was younger than he had thought, in her 20s, but not yet 30. She had a tan complexion, short hair, and looked pretty decent. She wouldn’t be considered a beauty, but emitted an air of competence.

“I’ll assign two helpers to you, they will assist in your tasks.”

“Ah? Oh, okay!” Li Yahongwas surprised, but agreed instinctively.

“Maoyi, Maoer, you will follow her and help handle some of the work.”

The skeleton holding the pitchfork came up to Wu Heng’s side.

Li Yahong eyed the skeleton holding the iron spear, facturing a blue glint in its skull.

Her calves trembled slightly.

“Sk…skeleton?”