Chapter 117: Chapter 116, you are reading a book here_1

A second-level Mutated Zombie?

In a world with such a dense population, second-level Mutated Zombies are quite rare.

In the long time that has passed, Wu Heng has only managed to kill the ‘Big Guy’ and ‘Big Head Skeleton’, two types of second-level Mutated Zombies.

But the broadcast, it announced more than just two types.

A lot of strange and peculiar Mutated Zombies.

At least over five types.

These were all summarized after being discovered and reported in various regions.

But encountering them is somewhat tough.

“Where is it?” Wu Heng asked.

“At the ‘Leaning River Community’ near the dam.”

“Also spotted by survivors?” Wu Heng continued to ask.

“Mm, they said they saw it moving from a distance, guessing it’s a Mutated Zombie.” Li Yahong answered.

“Is the type clarified?”

“No mention of it, I’ll ask when I go back.”

Wu Heng thought for a moment, shaking his head and saying, “No need to ask, regardless of the type, we’ll need to go over there. Let’s check it out together tomorrow.”

“Okay!”

After a brief conversation.

Li Yahong went back to the auto repair shop, Wu Heng went back to the community.

After issuing a few orders to the Skeleton, he returned to his dwelling in Lundham City.

…

Through the boundary door, he returned to his newly decorated dwelling.

Wu Heng felt quite satisfied with this place.

Even before the Zombie outbreak, he hadn’t possessed a three-story detached house like this.

The boundary door still glowing.

Other than Basen and Bawudong, four ‘Skeleton Ghost Hags’ also returned with him.

Curved at the waist, they walked out of the boundary door behind him.

Leading the ‘Skeleton Ghost Hags’ into the study, he picked up several magical books from the bookshelf and handed them to the Ghost Hags.

He said, “You all stay here and study the magic books tonight, ignore everything else.”

The Ghost Hags have a ‘Shared Casting’ attribute. With more than four Ghost Hags in a certain area, they can share skills.

That’s to say, the four of them can learn different skills.

In combat, they share their skills with each other. If used well, it can create special effects.

Upon receiving the order, the four Skeletons set in the corners of the study, either squatting or standing, and immediately started flipping through the books.

They entered a state of study.

Wu Heng stood at the door for a glance.

Finding no issues, he closed the door to avoid distracting them while studying.

He left the study, went straight down the stairs.

After resting for a while in the first-floor living room, he began practicing Greyhawk Swordsmanship in the open area.

The practice partner changed from Basen to Bawudong.

Besides, owning the entire building himself, he didn’t have to worry about disturbing anyone else.

Time slowly passed.

With practice, Wu Heng’s body began to be covered in sweat.

Simultaneously, a system prompt also sounded.

[Proficiency Unlocked: One-Handed Sword Expertise (Novice Level)]

The sudden prompt left Wu Heng in a daze during his practice, a joyful expression then appeared on his face.

He gestured for Bawudong to pause the training.

He sat aside and rested.

He had been practicing swordsmanship for quite some time and unlocking proficiency meant achieving some results. Although it was just the novice level, it indicated that his previous efforts bore fruit.

But for this Greyhawk Swordsmanship…

There has been no unlock prompt for it.

He debates whether he should continue practicing it.

After resting awhile, he cast a Dance Light spell on the ceiling light.

Then he resumed practicing with Bawudong.

He practiced until late into the night, drank a bottle of Happy Water, and then went upstairs to rest.

…

The next morning.

Wu Heng, Li Yahong, and a large number of Skeletons headed to their destination.

Since the distance was not too far, and they would pass the community along the way, they didn’t take a car and walked instead.

Li Yahong said, “I confirmed with them yesterday, they said it should be a Tank, also known as a Giant Zombie.”

As she spoke, she also glanced at the Big Guy shrouded in iron armor.

She had seen Wu Heng transform the zombies into skeletons.

Even without Wu Heng saying it, she guessed that this Big Guy should be the transformed version of the Giant Zombie.

“Mm, Giant Zombies are okay.” Wu Heng responded.

The type of Mutated Zombies is quite important.

If it’s the Big Guy type of Giant Zombie, it’s relatively easier to deal with.

This type of zombie falls under the category of close confrontation.

If it’s a Big Head Zombie, it could be a bit troublesome.

Not because their method of controlling zombies is particularly powerful, but because they monitor the situation. If they find themselves at a disadvantage or in a losing position, they will turn around and flee.

They then rally more zombies, and come back for revenge.

That’s troublesome.

So, if it’s a Big Head Zombie, one has to be more careful and adopt the decapitating assassination method.

With the Giant Zombies, you just need to engage in a head-on fight.

They won’t escape right at the beginning.

The expedition marched for about half an hour.

The surrounding zombies gradually started to multiply.

While passing by a community, the howls of the zombies succeeded one after another, rapidly spreading in the distance.

Subsequently, many zombies started gushing out from the streets and alleys, charging towards the Skeletons.

All in all, there were at least a few hundred of them.

“Let the Spear Skeletons step forward, prepare to meet the enemy.” Wu Heng immediately ordered.

Whirl~!

A skeleton clad in leather armor, holding a long spear.

Swiftly moved to the front.

Its spear pointing forward, forming a wall of spears directly aimed at the horde of corpses.

As the level of the skeletons advanced, the number of welded spears increased.

The entire number of spear-wielding skeletons reached over seven hundred.

And thus, a true spear forest was formed.

Wu Heng lifted his magic wand and fired a Witchcraft Arrow.

It hit its target at the front, shuddering to a halt on the ground.

It was trampled into a pile of flesh by the zombies behind it.

Continuing to cast the Grease Skill, he slathered the ground before him with oil.

More zombies, stumbling into the oil-covered area, fell backward, causing a large number of zombies to tumble.

Since the number was not large, Wu Heng did not ignite the oil.

After all, burning corpses with fire would also lead to a significant loss of skeletons.

Thud, thud, thud~!

Hoards of dense corpses swarmed in, gnashing their teeth and swirling into the spear array.

Their already decayed bodies were pierced through, rotten flesh scattering as they jostled and pushed each other.

The spear-wielding skeletons began making stabbing motions.

Stabbing all the incoming zombies into honeycombs, they fell down in swathes.

Having equipped the skeletons with armor significantly impacted the battle.

Instead of inflicting damage to each other as before, they formed a wall that kept the zombies outside.

Occasionally, there would be one or two casualties.

Quite quickly, the zombies suffered heavy losses in the charge, and few remained.

“Advance!” Wu Heng continued to deliver orders.

Crash-bang~!

The defensive formation set off.

Holding their spears, they advanced little by little, like a meat grinder, pushing the zombies backward.

The spears were strung with dead bodies.

Boom, boom, boom~!

A few “undead” bodies, hacked into minced meat by the Kitchen Knife Skeletons behind the spears.

The sound of chopping meat echoed around.

The battle ended quickly.

Bodies littered the road, and the smell of blood permeated the entire street.

“Clean the battlefield, move the bodies aside!”

The skeletons continued to mobilize, moving the bodies to either side.

…

During the course of cleaning the battlefield.

Xiao Xiao floated back from a distance.

Pointing to the community in the distance, she said, “Uncle, I found it. It’s a big monster, the same size as Big Guy..”

The Big Guy, wrapped in an iron shell, looked at her, his soul fire of bluish flame shimmered slightly.

“Only a giant zombie?”

“Hmm… just the one, sitting at the flower bed, surrounded by lots of bodies” Xiao Xiao continued.

Wu Heng had Xiao Xiao return to his body, and verified it for himself.

It indeed was a giant zombie like Big Guy.

About three meters tall, with dark red skin, muscles exaggerated like tumors.

Especially, the muscles on the shoulders looked like two small heads protruding on either side, exuding a sense of strength.

“Fall in.”

The skeletons around reassembled into formation.

“Advance!”

Crash-bang~!

The sound of bones rubbing against each other rang out as the team continued to push forward.

…

In one of the residential buildings.

On an iron ladder spanning the rooftops of two buildings.

A fully armed man with a backpack was carefully moving towards the other side.

A six-meter gap caused every small step forward to produce intense shaking.

Below were aimlessly wandering zombies.

The man cautiously advanced a few meters, bit by bit passing over the iron ladder, standing on the rooftop on the other side.

Upon reaching the other side, he immediately supported the rooftop iron ladder, allowing the remaining three people to successively pass through.

After all had managed to pass.

The four of them leaned on the edge of the rooftop, lit cigarettes, and slowly exhaled smoke rings.

“On the radio, someone’s actually looking for mutated zombies.” One of them said.

“They probably want to awake their superpower, after all the broadcasting station is always sharing stuff about superpowers.” Another one opened his mouth to say.

“Humph, so easy to awaken? That monster is as sturdy as the Green Giant, who could beat it unless they brought a tank!”

“Nothing to do with us, either way. If they can kill it, good for us, and if they can’t, it’s not our fault.”

“True that!”

The men put out their cigarettes, putting the remains back in their cigarette case.

They continued, “Same as usual, search from top to bottom. If we can open a door, search for supplies. If we can’t open it, make sure it doesn’t block our retreat.”

“Understood.”

They rearranged their weapons and equipment, took a deep breath, and were just about to open the door to the staircase.

Roar~!

Suddenly, all the zombies within the whole housing complex let out a roar in unison.

It spread instantaneously to all surrounding areas.

The roar was ear-piercing.

Their faces changed, and they immediately lay flat on the rooftop.

Then they slowly crawled towards the edge.

They looked in the direction where the horde of corpses was swarming.

When their gaze fell on the formation far away, blocking the road horizontally, clad in leather armor, with a forest of spears.

All of them widened their eyes at the same moment.

“Holy crap!”