The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 662 – 662 538 Someone is performing a soul

Chapter 662: Chapter 538, Someone is performing a soul-guiding ritual Chapter 662: Chapter 538, Someone is performing a soul-guiding ritual A few days ago, I had contacted Shanaela.

The Wood Elves had essentially placed her under a form of soft imprisonment; there were no restrictions on food and living conditions, with the only condition being that she was not allowed to leave the city she was in.

After realizing that Wu Heng was the biggest customer of Gold and Silver Island, the Wood Elves wanted to maintain their partnership.

They proposed that if they wanted to allow Shanaela to return, they would have to maintain orders of no less than two hundred thousand gold within three years.

How should I put it? There is a sense that if we spend this money, we will let Shanaela go back, and you two can be together.

In Wu Heng's view, he was already reliant on the Wood Elves' food to supply the Zombie World, in addition to ordering some weaponry, equipment, or explosives and copper ore.

Reaching an order of two hundred thousand gold wasn't difficult.

So he had agreed to it.

Over the past few days, Shanaela had also been discussing this matter with them, and it seemed she had found an answer.

Wu Heng picked up the handset and gently tapped it, “Shanaela, can you hear me?”

Soon, Shanaela's gentle voice came from the other end, “Yes, I can, I'm painting.”

“Ah…, how did your talk with the Elders go?” Wu Heng asked.

“It's finished. I can return at any time. There will also be a merchant delegate coming to discuss the goods with you. A three-year deal of two hundred thousand gold is somewhat stressful for Gold and Silver Island, especially since you've given those merchants a tax exemption,” Shanaela said with a somewhat somber tone.

“It's okay, having you back is worth more than anything else.”

“I'm not worth two hundred thousand now.”

“Priceless, far more than two hundred thousand.”

Shanaela's tone suddenly became a bit somber, “There have been some adjustments with Starflower. I am still nominally the president of Starflower, but I no longer have any power to move or manage things. In simple terms, I'm just a figurehead now, maintaining the tribe's face outwardly. It doesn't sound good that a president has gotten involved with a small Island Master.”

Wu Heng listened, his brows furrowing in response.

It meant that Shanaela now had a title without any real power.

It appeared to the outside world that nothing had changed, but in reality, she was no longer in charge.

Seeing that Wu Heng was silent, Shanaela jokingly said, “Do you regret not asking my sister for more money? I have some regrets now. I should have earned the money for my future life ahead of time.”

Wu Heng chuckled, “What's there to regret? With your abilities, it's their loss.”

“I hope that's the case!”

Wu Heng changed the subject, “When will you be back? I'll have Philippa pick you up.”

“I'll arrange things in the next two days and give you advance notice when I'm ready.”

“Okay, that works,” Wu Heng nodded. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “I want to purchase some ships to patrol Gold and Silver Island. Any shipyards you recommend?”

“You've seen the ships from Starflower. They're big enough and sturdy enough. The dragon frames of the ships here are made of special wood materials, suitable for your use, though the price is a bit higher, of course.”

“All right, I'll place the order with Starflower then.”

“Mhm.”

Afterward, Wu Heng shared some of the recent events on the island with her.

When she heard that Xi Ligui's sister had barely avoided assassination, there was a gasp.

Assassinating a Steward on the island was indeed not something ordinary people could dare to attempt.

After they talked for a while and some visitors came to see Shanaela, they ended their communication.

Wu Heng went downstairs to eat, then, accompanied by two maidservants, went upstairs to rest.

…

The next day, in the Zombie World.

Iron North Commercial Street.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After three bombings, the Skeleton Flying Dragon roared back overhead.

The dust settled on the street below.

Littered with dismembered limbs and crumbling walls, flesh merged with the mud.

But nearly a thousand zombies were still converging on the road, howling and roaring as they charged toward them.

Wu Heng glanced at the battlefield ahead and commanded firmly, “Prepare the Spear Array!”

Waves of spears from the array filled the entire road, aligning themselves into a solid and tightly formed wall toward the front.

At the same time, he waved towards a position on the rooftop to one side.

A strong light beamed down from above.

In front of the Spear Array, a circular Array took shape.

This was Wu Heng's crafted 'Soul Capturing Jade Flashlight'.

The Soul Capturing Jade was a special item he had obtained after he killed the Necromancer last time.

It could capture the remnant souls of living beings or corpses, but the triggering condition required light to pass through the jade, projecting the array on its surface onto the ground.

Wu Heng studied it for quite a while.

Finally, he found a flashlight of about the right size and tied the jade to the front of the flashlight.

As long as he turned on the switch and shone it on the ground,

a complete array would appear.

Now, it could be fully displayed. He could light a candle behind it or use the Illuminating Stone for a much better effect.

However, the effect was diminished in sunlight.

The location Wu Heng chose was also perfectly shaded by a building, so the array was in the shadow.

Whether this special item worked on Zombies or not would be seen this time.

If it worked, then upgrading the levels of his two Ghosts would no longer be challenging.

He might even be able to cultivate a group of high-level Ghosts.

If it did not work, then he would just have to find another way in the Otherworld by using regular living beings or corpses for transformation.

As he thought about this, swarms of Zombies had already flocked towards them.

Snarling and crowding,

they charged directly into the Spear Array.

Their bodies were pierced by the spears, and the sounds of retreating claws and blades puncturing flesh echoed throughout the area.

Wu Heng watched intently over the entire area.

Two Ghosts, one on the left and the other on the right, waited in silence.

“Will it work? What if we can't beat it once it appears?” Xiao Xiao said with some concern.

“Remnant Souls, low-level Remnant Souls. It's written in the book,” Wu Heng replied.

“What if the book is lying?”

“Once it appears, we'll just have to look at it first, right?” Glenda added from the side, her gaze also fixed on the front.

“Right.”

The two, each paired with a Ghost, whispered to each other.

The battlefield in front began to change.

A grotesque, unrecognizable Remnant Soul, like a translucent wisp of smoke, slowly drifted up into the sky.

“It's true, there is one,” Xiao Xiao pointed and shouted.

Wu Heng was also pleased in his heart, “What level is it?”

“Not even level 5, looks like it's only level 2 or 3.”

As they spoke, clusters of Remnant Souls, densely floating up from the ground, looked ferocious and bewildered as they spiraled upwards in the air.

It was as though countless bubbles had been released from the ground.

But the sight was indescribably terrifying.

“They are all under level 5?” Wu Heng asked again.

“All under.”

“Then hurry up and absorb them, during the daylight, these Remnant Souls might not last long before they disperse,” Wu Heng urged.

“Okay.” Glenda was the first to fly out, wrapping around a Remnant Soul and devouring it amidst its screams.

Xiao Xiao clenched her fists and pumped herself up several times.

With Wu Heng's urging, she also rushed into the battlefield, beginning the absorption process.

For a moment, Skeletons and Zombies clashed below, while the two Ghosts above began to hunt the rising Remnant Souls.

[The Ghost's level has increased to level 10, Constitution +1, Perception +1, Intelligence +2.]

[The Ghost's level has increased to level 11…]

[The Ghost's level has increased to level 13…]

The two Ghosts leveled up one after the other, especially Xiao Xiao, who, feeling no danger, began to chase after the Remnant Souls.

Their levels increased in succession.

Now she didn't say she was afraid of ghosts anymore and chased after those unconscious Ghosts, escaping all over the sky.

In the distance, atop a high-rise residential building,

a slovenly girl wrapped in a quilt, watching outside the window, suddenly widened her eyes.

Turning around, she shouted, “Mom, someone is conducting a mass for the Zombies. I can see their souls ascending to heaven.”

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