The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 1001

Chapter 1001: Chapter 798, damn, it's a skeleton Chapter 1001: Chapter 798, damn, it's a skeleton City Lord's Mansion, radio room.

Wu Heng sat in front of the radio and recounted the events in Lundham City.

After he finished, Shanaela's voice came from the other side, “It seems that the Crown Prince received the news earlier and sabotaged the Second Prince's plan.”

“I think so too,” said Wu Heng.

Shanaela's thoughts were not much different from Wu Heng's.

The Crown Prince, through certain channels, had learned of the plan to kill Wen Mansha and had made some arrangements.

Shanaela continued, “Perhaps, both of them have planted spies around each other, and the power struggle within the royal family we see is just the tip of the iceberg.”

“By the way, there's another piece of news, the Second Prince's supporters are likely the Secret Cultivation Hall,” Wu Heng suddenly remembered.

“Secret Cultivation Hall? Kirin Road?” Shanaela intuitively responded.

“Yes, that's what I think too.”

Kirin Road, in fact, is easy to understand–through various means, their purpose is to support their person to become the leader of a region.

The methods include instigating local revolutions and supporting others to power.

The means are not fixed, but the end goal is always the leadership position.

Shanaela fell silent for a moment and then said, “If that's the case, it makes sense now. The Crown Prince already occupies an advantageous position and commands the Royal City. Still, he is making contacts with numerous religious factions, probably as a counter to the Secret Cultivation Hall.”

“Why not report directly to the association?” Wu Heng asked.

If Wu Heng were the Crown Prince, already at an advantage, he certainly wouldn't contact these religious factions.

He would write to the association and then write to each leader, asking them to hold off the Secret Cultivation Hall.

Shanaela chuckled, “Maybe from the Crown Prince's point of view, waiting for the association to deal with it isn't the best method.”

“That's also true,” Wu Heng agreed, then asked, “Any news from Netalee City?”

“There is indeed some news. The road from Netalee City to the Royal City has now been cleared, and the Investigation Team is said to be temporarily residing in the Royal City to continue their investigations.”

“The Religious Leader, has he stayed behind as well?”

“The message was conveyed like this, it seems that the leader has stayed there,” Shanaela replied.

Goodness, with The Holy Court's folks being so overbearing, it probably is giving the Crown Prince a headache.

This also confirmed what Lilith said a few days ago; they had found the link between the Crown Prince and the religious factions and would continue to investigate.

But on second thought.

This was good news for him.

By focusing on the Crown Prince, they wouldn't have the energy to pay attention to this area.

With the message transmission speed in this world, by the time they received the news, he would have already resolved the issue with the Second Prince.

“This is good too, saving us from always watching over Gold and Silver Island,” Wu Heng said.

Shanaela seemed to know what he wanted to do and instructed, “The Second Prince is of royal blood and supported by the Secret Cultivation Hall, so he must have significant strength, or else the Crown Prince wouldn't contact these religious factions.”

“Be cautious and sensible in your actions, and continue to enhance your level to achieve the position of Association Elder.”

Wu Heng quietly listened as she spoke.

Only then did he reply, “Don't worry, I won't rashly do anything. He's getting beaten up everywhere, and I still have Gold and Silver Island.”

“That's good to know.”

“Be careful on your end as well and return to the ship with Philippa if there's any danger. Our ship can handle even an army.”

“I'll be careful. We'll catch up later, I need to go now,” Shanaela said softly.

“Okay,”

…

After ending the communication, Wu Heng remained sitting in the chair.

From the information Shanaela provided, the Religious Leader 'Saidu' led the Investigation Team and stayed in the Royal City.

He must have gathered some clear clues along the way.

High-level Priests can detect lies, and even more so this Religious Leader.

“His staying there is a good thing.”

“I can also see if I can resolve the nuisance of the Second Prince.”

Wu Heng had not initially taken the Second Prince very seriously.

But now, discovering the involvement of the Secret Cultivation Hall had heightened the level of danger.

No wonder the Secret Cultivation Hall hadn't bothered him for some time, they were apparently operating around the Second Prince, playing a big game.

Should the Secret Cultivation Hall support the Second Prince, even if he just occupies half of Yeko Kingdom, it would be a threat to him.

He needed to resolve this matter quickly.

But if he were to kill the Second Prince himself, would it not benefit the Crown Prince, especially since he sensed an unfriendly attitude from him behind the scenes.

Thinking of the Crown Prince.

A new idea suddenly surfaced in his mind.

With the Religious Leader staying in the Royal City, where had all these religious faction members gathered by the Crown Prince gone?

The undercover captain of the Flying Fish Pirate Group had last reported that many of the faction members were level 18 professionals.

Even if there were conflicts with the association, they could not all have been killed.

Where had these people run off to?

If they headed north, wouldn't they be heading in his direction?

Wu Heng pondered this in his mind.

Bella flew back inside and directly said, “Wu Heng, an 18-level professional has arrived in the city and went to the tavern where we killed the Messenger. He must be the one we're looking for.”

Wu Heng's expression froze.

After so many days, he had finally come.

The 18-level professional arriving in Lundham City at this time must be the high-level assassin the Messenger mentioned.

“How many people?”

“Just one, Lady Glenda is watching him. Afraid that possession won't kill him and might let him escape, so she told me to come back and find you,” Bella said.

Wu Heng rose, “Let's go together.”

They left the study and the skeleton attendant waiting at the door followed behind.

Down the stairs, Wen Mansha and Slyther were chatting.

Glancing back, Wen Mansha asked, “Are you going out, master?”

“Yes, I'll tell you about it when I get back,” Wu Heng said as he walked.

The two women also sensed something was off.

Slyther said, “Let me go with you!”

“No need, rest assured, there won't be any trouble.”

Wu Heng said and, accompanied by the skeleton, he walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Outer City Area, pub.

In a private room on the second floor.

A middle-aged man dressed in black leather armor sat silently at the dining table, waiting.

From the window facing the pub hall, the noises of arguments and dice games resounded.

Thud, thud, thud~!

The door was knocked.

The man straightened his collar and then said, “Come in.”

The door opened and a cheerful bartender walked in, “Guest, what would you like to order?”

“A beer, and bring some appetizers,” he said, flicking a silver coin over.

The bartender's eyes lit up, he clasped it in his palm, and his smile grew broader, “Please wait a moment, guest, I'll prepare it right away.”

The man waved him off, and the bartender went downstairs.

In the next moments…

The man rhythmically tapped his fingers on the table, calculating the passing time while mentally devising a plan to kill the target.

A woman from a gang.

Thanks to a young man who rose swiftly through the ranks of an association, she found herself sitting in the seat of the City Lord.

“Gold and Silver Island…”

Heh~!

The man chuckled.

He had heard some things about this Island Master of Gold and Silver Island, and there were even books by a great detective about him sold in the city.

Whether he was as formidable as described in the books or not.

Would he still be able to find him if he really killed this woman?

Money from such a small place~!

Damn, it's so easy to earn.

With these thoughts, the tapping of his fingers on the table sped up.

Suddenly, the man's tapping stopped.

The noise and quarrels coming from the hall had ceased, unbeknownst to him.

He stood up and looked out the window.

The pub was completely empty.

Damn~!

The man was startled and, although he didn't think anyone here was a match for him, a sense of crisis surged in his heart.

He turned and dashed towards the window that opened to the outside.

However, during his run, his steps faltered.

His body instantly lost control, as if it were being wrestled away from him.

BANG~!

The door was suddenly burst open.

Two figures entered the room and immediately rushed towards him.

The man regained control of his body, swung his cloak forward, and a cloud of poison fog filled the room.

His body quickly faded in the fog, disappearing from sight.

His feet had just reached the windowsill when his body lost control again and he fell backward.

Behind him, the figures that had rushed in had already reached him.

A tremendous force hit his body.

His body instantly flew backward and slammed into the wall behind him.

He felt the pain of broken bones and shattered organs.

A high-level strength profession.

“Damn!”

This place isn't easy money.

He couldn't even stand up when another figure pounced directly towards him.

The man instantly drew two short swords from his waist and aimed at the vital points of the rushing figure with the tricky angles of a venomous snake.

Unless the figure wanted to die, it would have to dodge.

He could also take the opportunity to escape.

However, to his astonishment, the figure didn't dodge or show any signs of pain as the blades directly stabbed into its body.

Necromancy creature!

Damn, a skeleton from the City Lord's Mansion.