Chapter 200, Skeleton Soldiers Get New Gear.

Chapter 200, Skeleton Soldiers Get New Gear.

Returning to his residence.

After a quick wash, Wu Heng opened the portal and headed back to the zombie world.

On the other side, the hotel was already piled high with goods from several deliveries.

This round of purchasing had once again drained the money he had hoarded from the gold shop looting.

But the returns were substantial.

In addition to the weapons and armor for himself, the fabrics, spices, and various daily necessities would bring him a huge profit when resold later.

No matter how he looked at it, he wouldn't lose.

Previously, Wu Heng had considered taking advantage of the chaos in the city, leading his skeletons to plunder warehouses for a "zero-cost shopping spree."

But it was just a thought, and he quickly gave up on the idea.

When a real war starts, there wouldn't be the energy to loot various warehouses.

Even if he could, being seen doing so would damage his reputation.

After all, he held the title of a guild captain.

He was hoping for a promotion to Steward, earning a salary without having to do much work.

It wasn't worth risking his reputation for a bit of looting.

Wu Heng instructed his men to clean out the mobile service center and bookstore next door to the hotel and move the goods inside in batches.

Once everything was in place.

Wu Heng pointed at a skeleton wearing leather armor and holding a spear and said, "You, come over here."

The skeleton stepped forward, walking up the stairs and standing straight in front of him.

Wu Heng looked it over; it had already reached level 6.

Among the transformed skeletons, it was at the top tier.

The higher the level, the more experience was required, and level 6 was the highest for skeletons transformed from ordinary zombies.

There were already quite a few level 5 skeletons, and the number continued to grow rapidly.

These formed the backbone of the skeleton army.

"Take off your leather armor."

The skeleton put down its spear and began removing the leather armor, revealing its hollow, white bones.

Wu Heng walked around the pile of armor, pulling out a set of human-sized plate armor and handing it to the skeleton.

"Put this on."

The skeleton took the plate armor and began putting it on.

Plate armor like this.

Metal on the outside, with thick leather lining the inside.

Wearing it required a certain level of strength and constitution.

For those without enough strength, it would be a burden to wear, like carrying a heavy weight, making movement difficult, let alone fighting.

Most swordsmen didn't wear full plate armor, opting instead for leather armor reinforced in key areas.

The skeleton warrior donned the plate armor and stood upright again.

Every part of its body was now covered in silver iron armor, except for its skull, which was still visible under the helmet.

"Take a few steps!"

Thud, thud~!

The skeleton warrior took a few steps forward.

"Walk over there and then come back."

The skeleton moved toward the wall, then turned around and walked back.

It moved without any issues.

Wu Heng then commanded the skeleton to pick up the spear and swing it a couple of times in the air, which also went smoothly.

As an undead creature, stamina wasn't a concern.

There was no need to worry about it running out of energy.

"Call out all the higher-level skeletons, have them remove their leather armor and switch to this plate armor." Wu Heng ordered.

Big Head Skeleton issued the command.

Amid the rattling of bones.

A large group of skeletons emerged, removing their leather armor and switching to plate armor.

Mao Liao Armor Shop had provided him with only about 40 sets of human-sized plate armor.

But the armor warehouses Wu Heng had purchased from weren't limited to just that shop.

Once all the skeletons had changed into plate armor, Wu Heng did a rough count: over 130 skeletons were now wearing plate armor.

Clad in silver armor, wielding spears.

Standing at the bottom of the stairs, their presence had suddenly increased significantly.

Wu Heng then had the ordinary skeletons don leather armor and replace their kitchen knives.

The weapons were divided into five types.

Iron sabers, iron swords, maces, one-handed axes, and shields.

The bows and crossbows from the weapon shop had been requisitioned by Rentam City, leaving only melee weapons.

Once all the skeletons were equipped.

They reformed their ranks, standing at the foot of the stairs.

......

From his vantage point on the stairs, the army had taken on a new look.

At the front stood the spear-wielding skeletons in plate armor, gleaming in the sunlight.

Behind them were the sword-and-shield and saber-and-shield skeletons, followed by the axe and mace skeletons.

The remainder still wielded kitchen knives.

The knife-wielding group still made up the majority of the skeleton army.

Wu Heng looked at his troops, nodding in satisfaction.

If the Warhammer Party truly posed a threat, he could now fight them head-on.

In terms of numbers and morale, he wouldn't necessarily lose to them.

After surveying the scene from above.

Wu Heng walked down and began casting [Battlefield of the Dead] over the pile of corpses.

Large numbers of skeletons rose from the ground.

He directed them to pick up the discarded kitchen knives and join the ranks.

Once everything was in order.

Wu Heng opened his map, selected an area that hadn't been cleared, and led his skeletons there to clear out the zombies.

......

At 5:30 p.m.

The third clearing location was a place called Fujing'an Residential Area.

The zombie horde surged forward like a flood, converging from the distant roads and rushing toward the skeleton army.

Iron spears rained down from above.

They crashed into the zombie horde, causing bodies to fall in waves. Before they could stand up, they were trampled by the following zombies and silenced.

After the spears were thrown, Wu Heng gave the order, and the skeleton army charged.

The skeletons in shining silver armor, wielding spears, were the first to clash with the horde.

They sent the front rows of zombies flying backward, creating a pile of bodies.

At the same time, maces crushed skulls, and axes and sabers sliced off heads in large numbers.

The skeleton army displayed unprecedented killing power.

They were like killing machines.

The zombie horde fell in droves, with little chance to fight back.

Wu Heng stood at the rear, watching the battlefield unfold.

He was somewhat surprised and nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks like the money was well spent."

A large number of zombies were slain.

The system notification appeared once again.

[Your level has increased to 9. Constitution +1, Intelligence +1.]

[New feat unlocked: Magic Sense.]

[Magic Sense]: You have a strong sixth sense for magic in your surroundings and can perceive magical auras. Perception +3.

His level had increased.

And he had unlocked a new feat.

It seemed that starting from level 6, every time he leveled up, he unlocked new traits or feats.

This time, it was Magic Sense.

It gave him a strong sixth sense for magical auras.

Wu Heng cast a [Dancing Lights] spell to test it out, but didn't feel anything different.

He couldn't quite figure out what this sixth sense was supposed to mean.

Still, the feat had added 3 points to his perception, which wasn't bad.

Attributes were important, after all.

Soon, the battle ahead came to an end.

Wu Heng ordered the skeletons to clean up the battlefield, and the large number of corpses were carried back to the hotel.

He spent some time transforming corpses before returning home.

......

At the guild.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense.

Two of the squad captains were absent, without explanation, but everyone knew they had left without notice.

No one was foolish enough to submit a formal resignation before leaving.

By then, it would be too late to leave.

Wu Heng didn't care much. If things went south, he could just retreat to the zombie world—nothing to fear.

Wu Heng stepped forward to draw lots. Luck was on his side this time; he got an inner city patrol.

He returned to his squad.

All four of his team members were sitting in the room.

Wu Heng glanced at them and said, "Let's go. We're patrolling the inner city today, so it should be easier."

The group stood up and followed him out.

Duke approached and said, "Captain, Grask didn't make it out."

Grask was the owner of the Mao Liao Armor Shop, who had sold all his inventory to Wu Heng today.

"What happened?"

"He was conscripted by the Iron Guard Knights to repair leather goods."

"He should have left sooner." Wu Heng said.

"They probably had their eye on him. Anyone who tries to leave now gets detained. There aren't many people left in the city." Duke continued.

Wu Heng sighed, "It might not even come to a real battle. Let's just focus on doing our jobs."

The group left the guild and patrolled the designated section of the city wall.

Late at night, they found a place to sleep.

At dawn, they returned home to rest, and in the afternoon, Wu Heng went back to the zombie world.

......

In the afternoon.

The convoy returned.

Qiangzi, Wang Chengang, and the others stared in disbelief at the fully equipped skeleton army.

"Why are they wearing iron armor and carrying weapons? What's going on?" Wang Chengang asked, incredulous.

"Damn! It feels like something straight out of Lord of the Rings."

They could believe that summoning skeletons was a special ability.

But now, with full armor and weapons, this was getting a bit ridiculous!

Even the prison couldn't produce this much armor and weaponry, let alone equip such a large force.

Qiangzi was also surprised, but having seen the skeletons in leather armor before, he quickly accepted it and, shaking his leg, said, "What's the big deal? Hell must've issued them new gear."

"Damn, is this really related to Hell?"

"How should I know? Sister Hong told me not to talk nonsense."

The others were even more shocked.

This year, goodnight!