The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 1058

Chapter 1058: Chapter 839, capture them all. Chapter 1058: Chapter 839, capture them all. “Uncle! The Association's people have arrived,” the shrill voice of Xiao Xiao echoed in my ears.

The tall and thin Priest across from us narrowed his eyes slightly.

He looked at Wu Heng with a hint of surprise.

Just as it seemed that a fight was about to break out, a cacophony of footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the crowd, and someone shouted, “Who is causing trouble here, blocking traffic? Surround them all.”

Following that, the crowd was pushed aside, revealing the Association's team and two groups of Skeleton Patrol Guards within view.

The leader of the team was the Dwarf Deputy Deacon of the island.

The Dwarf Deputy Deacon led his team through the crowd, sweeping his gaze over the people from The Holy Court and then onto the disheveled man being detained, his eyebrows furrowing slightly.

Some matters became very troublesome when The Holy Court was involved.

“What's the matter?” the dwarf asked sternly.

The members of The Holy Court sheathed their weapons, and a medium-built Priest approached, saying, “Deputy Deacon Gadain, these two were following us, and later they injured our people.”

“I didn't…” the disheveled man shouted.

“Shut up!” The Guard Team from The Holy Court punched him to cut off his words.

“You have two choices,” the dwarf said, “disperse or come back with me for questioning.”

The Priest who was negotiating turned his head to look at the tall, slender Level 12 Priest behind him.

The latter inspected the disheveled man's face carefully and then nodded.

“Release him.”

The Guard Team let go of the disheveled man and resumed their positions behind the Priest.

The dwarf gestured with his hand, “Alright, if there's nothing else, then disperse. Don't all bunch up here.”

“Wait!” Wu Heng spoke up at this moment.

“What now?” the dwarf raised his eyebrows.

Security on the island was generally very good; aside from some dock workers fighting over jobs, it was rare to see fights in the market area.

Moreover, the Association had instructed recently to avoid conflicts with The Holy Court–if something did happen, they were to report back to the Steward before taking any action.

The people from The Holy Court sneered, “Deputy Deacon Gadain, this man is with him; I think he's a fugitive who has infiltrated the island. He doesn't seem to listen to you much.”

The dwarf's eyes grew fierce in an instant, and just as he was about to speak, an object was thrown his way.

He caught it reflexively and upon seeing the object clearly, his brows furrowed instantly.

It was an Inspector Emblem of the Association.

“You…” the dwarf's expression changed. The man before him was actually an Inspector of the Association; he needed to report this quickly to the Steward.

Wu Heng said, “Take the people from The Holy Court, and that man, back to the Association for investigation; find out what's going on.”

Before the dwarf could respond, the tall and thin Priest from The Holy Court said with a smile, “I thought you were nobody important, an Inspector of the Association, indeed a position of no small importance. But since when did an Inspector start managing outside affairs?”

“Sir, shall we go to the Association first?” the dwarf interrupted promptly.

He was also considering taking this matter back and reporting it to Steward Xi Ligui.

Following that, Wu Heng took out a Flag-Bearer Badge and flashed it in front of the Association members.

Then he said, “Arrest them.”

The Association members were still not reacting when the following Skeleton Guard promptly sprang into action.

They surrounded the people from The Holy Court, steadily tightening the circle.

Having seen the Flag-Bearer Badge, the dwarf quickly understood and came closer, whispering, “Sir, the people from The Holy Court…”

“Take them back; I'll go to the Association later,” Wu Heng stated directly.

The dwarf nodded, gestured for the Skeletons to halt their advance, and then said to the Priest, “Gentlemen, come with me to the Association. It doesn't look good to be fighting in public.”

The Priest's expression soured; he glanced at Wu Heng's side and seeing the increasingly numerous Skeletons around, he said, “I will go with you to the Association.”

“Let's go!”

The dwarf nodded to this side as a sign, then left with everyone.

“The Holy Court's people were taken away.”

“In similar incidents a few days ago, the Association didn't care much.”

“What was that thing the man pulled out that made the Deputy Deacon take them away?”

“It seemed like a badge; the person must have a significant position.”

“It's been quite some time since we've heard from the Lord Island Master; he wouldn't have let this happen if he knew.”

“This time it might reach his ears; let's see how it is handled in the end.”

“Necromancy versus The Holy Court?”

The people discussing this were stunned.

Oh, right!

Necromancy and The Holy Court indeed seemed to be at odds.

Now let's see who can emerge victorious in the end.

Wu Heng moved away from the crowd and climbed into a carriage at the crossroads.

He hurried towards the Island Lord's Mansion.

After moving forward for a while, Xiao Xiao flew back, saying, “Uncle, someone was let go on the way, to go and notify The Holy Court of this matter.”

Wu Heng nodded, “The ones released, are they those two Priests?”

“No, those two are still heading toward the Association,” Xiao Xiao replied.

“It's fine; it's important that those two are there. The other three guards are clearly just muscle and not much use,” Wu Heng explained.

“Oh, I thought they were all together!” Xiao Xiao muttered.

Glenda, floating nearby, said, “People always leave themselves a way out to avoid bringing things to an unsalvageable end, and that Deputy Deacon wouldn't want to offend The Holy Court to death over this. There are few like your uncle.”

“What do you mean by that? What way out is there?” Xiao Xiao crossed her arms, looking puzzled.

“You'll understand when you get older.”

“I can't get older!”

As one soul and two spirits conversed, Bella also squeezed in from outside, “Wu Heng, we've arrived at The Holy Court.”

The other two ghosts poked their heads out from the top of the canopy, and Wu Heng also drew aside the hanging curtain to look in the direction of The Holy Court.

The Holy Court had already opened its doors, and one could see the Priest standing at the entrance and the scattered residents entering the church.

Bella said, “When I flew near The Holy Court, I felt a layer of hindrance and a sense of crisis. There must be something inside.”

Wu Heng frowned.

Bella had reached level 20, ascending to Heroic Spirit.

Basically very few tools and Special Items could restrict the actions of a ghost at this level.

Yet she still felt a sense of crisis.

There must be something set up inside.

“Do you need me to go in and take a look?” Bella asked.

Wu Heng let the curtain fall, “No need, no need to take this risk. There are plenty of ways to find out what's inside.”

“Okay!” Bella smiled, floating inside the carriage, and did not fly out again.

The carriage passed through the Central District and stopped at the intersection outside of the Island Lord's Mansion.

Wu Heng paid the carriage fare.

The carriage left, heading towards the Island Lord's Mansion.

…

Squeak~!

The gates of the Island Lord's Mansion opened.

Wu Heng removed his hood and walked through the flowerbeds towards the building.

Approaching were Bunny Girl Mini and the cat girl Robey, both running out joyously. They leaped towards him from four to five meters away, exclaiming, “Master!”

Wu Heng caught them, then saw Robey, who had jumped from an even greater distance.

He caught the little cat girl with his other hand, and the two girls buried themselves in his embrace.

Mini murmured, “Master, I missed you so much.”

Robey chimed in, “Me too, me too.”

“Big girls like you, still acting coy,” Wu Heng patted the two of them.

“Oh, Mrs. McIntosh just called, she said she has something to discuss with you,” Mini raised her head and said directly.

“Just now?”

“Mm, the call had just hung up when you came back,” Mini said.

Wu Heng walked towards the building, “I'll go make the call first.”

“Okay.” The two of them went about their own tasks.

Wu Heng then walked to the telephone and dialed Mrs. McIntosh's number.

The call connected quickly. “Mrs. McIntosh, did you call just now?”

“My Lord, my people were taken away by the association, and there were also people from The Holy Court,” Mrs. McIntosh's voice came through.

Was that unkempt man one of Mrs. McIntosh's people?

Mrs. McIntosh's profession was Prophet, and she had left for a while before returning to the island to help Wu Heng gather intelligence.

Without waiting for Wu Heng to ask, Mrs. McIntosh briefly went over the situation.

Actually, the content was quite simple.

Mrs. McIntosh had arranged for some people to keep an eye on the movements of The Holy Court.

The method of keeping an eye did not actually require following them but rather gathering some objects left behind by the targets. A Prophet would naturally sense what the other party had done and what they had talked about.

This time, something went wrong, and they were discovered.

But while at the scene, the people from The Holy Court did not find any evidence, instead focusing their attention on the unkempt man's notebook.

Only the contents written there had nothing to do with The Holy Court.

“You want to get him out?” Wu Heng asked.

Mrs. McIntosh said, “I want you to save his life first, then release him in a reasonable way, so that this line of inquiry can still be used in the future.”

This kind of informant was always embedded in the shadows.

If they were directly released or suspected of having any connection with Gold and Silver Island, it would be very difficult to gather useful intelligence again.

So the release had to be more reasonable.

Wu Heng was also skilled at this, as 'Philippa' had been released this way before.

“His case isn't serious. I'll have the association investigate it a bit, then release him,” Wu Heng said.

“Good, that's all from me.”

Wu Heng nodded, then added, “Come for dinner tonight.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up the communication, Mini had also prepared the bathwater.

“Master, the bathwater is ready. You should freshen up first.”

“Mm, prepare some clothes for me, I'll be going to the association later.”

“Okay.”

…

The Church.

Sunlight filtered through the stained glass rich with religious stories, casting a colorful pattern on the ground.

The Bishop, dressed in a magnificent robe, knelt before the statue of a deity, praying devoutly with his head bowed.

At that moment, the sound of urgent footsteps arose.

A Priest walked in briskly and saluted, “Archbishop, I have gathered the information.”

“Let's hear it.” The Bishop slowly raised his head, calmly looking at him.

“The one who ordered Gadain to apprehend the person was a young male, first showing the Inspector's Emblem of the association and then producing the Flag-Bearer Badge the second time. It should be confirmed to be Island Master Wu Heng.”

The Archbishop's brows furrowed slightly, a look of surprise in his eyes, then he asked, “Was that person arranged by him to go out?”

The Priest shook his head, “From the information, it seems more like a chance encounter.”

“Prepare yourself, we'll go to the association and take a look.”

“Yes!”

The Priest replied, quickly going to prepare.