Chapter Summaries

Wu Heng fended off the Iron Guard Knights’ questions about Gianluan’s murder, then bought armor while the Outer City braced for gang violence. At the Spike Gang’s base, Wen Mansha revealed that she had killed the White Wolf Gang’s leader and core members, and Wu Heng raised them as skeletons to help her manage the gang.

• Wu Heng denied killing Gianluan and refused to surrender his handgun without approval, while Deacon Gomez urged the Iron Guard Knights to investigate others.
• After the Knights left, Wu Heng told Gomez that masked men had recently attacked his home, and Gomez offered to arrange guards.
• Wu Heng learned that the White Wolf Gang had been wiped out and bought leather armor and sixty sets of plate armor from Maoliao Armory.
• At the Spike Gang’s base, Wen Mansha showed Wu Heng the corpses of the White Wolf Gang’s leader and core members, whom she had killed.
• Wu Heng used Bone Manipulation Technique to raise the corpses as skeletons and assigned them to help Wen Mansha manage the gang.

Wu Heng transferred the White Wolf Gang’s undead retainers to Wen Mansha, checked on the vanished Capro, and brought his maids home. In the Zombie World, he equipped skeletons with armor and assigned Bartholomew to protect Li Yahong.

• Wu Heng gave Wen Mansha the White Wolf Gang’s skeletons, took back the Heavy Machine Gun, and warned her to deny knowing anything if the Iron Guard Knights investigated.
• Wu Heng sent Granda to scout Capro’s residence, learned he had fled, and concluded Capro had escaped after hearing about Gianluan’s death.
• Wu Heng collected Minnie and Andeviel from Lecia at the Serpent Emblem Conglomerate and denied having anything to do with Gianluan’s death.
• Wu Heng returned the maids to his residence, assured them the shop could reopen, and went through the Portal to the Zombie World.
• Wu Heng distributed leather and metal armor to the skeletons, then told Li Yahong that Bartholomew would stay to protect her.

Wu Heng assigned Bartholomew to protect Li Yahong, who reported on the shelter’s supplies and plans for gathering more. During a thunderstorm that night, Minnie sought comfort from Wu Heng, while Andeviel overheard them and realized what was happening.

• Wu Heng assigned Bartholomew to protect Li Yahong, who reported on supplies, arriving survivors, and Flame God Shelter’s offer to trade an Armored Vehicle for rice.
• Li Yahong told Wu Heng that Wang Ke’s grandmother was a Shaman, and they planned to have her reassure the neighboring shelter that they were allies.
• Li Yahong assigned Qiangzi and the others to prepare vehicles for a supply run, and Qiangzi urged her to take the initiative with Wu Heng.
• After a thunderstorm woke Wu Heng, he found Minnie frightened on the stairs and comforted her in his room.
• Andeviel heard Minnie and Wu Heng upstairs, realized what they were doing, and returned to bed, where the sounds kept her awake.

Wu Heng led a convoy toward Yingdu Mall to gather supplies and gold bars, while hoping to reach the city and search for Xiaoxiao's mother. After the skeletons wiped out a Zombie Horde, Li Yahong entered a fresh produce store with Wang Chenggang and was suddenly attacked by a dagger.

• Andeviel teased Minnie about the night before, and Wu Heng assigned both women level-eight skeleton guards before leaving for the Zombie World.
• Li Yahong guided Wu Heng's convoy toward Yingdu Mall, explaining that the trip would gather winter supplies and help them obtain gold bars.
• The convoy encountered a Zombie Horde, and Wu Heng's skeletons destroyed it with repeated volleys of throwing spears.
• Li Yahong sent Qiangzi to clear wrecked vehicles and directed survivors to collect electronics while the skeletons cleared the road.
• Li Yahong and Wang Chenggang searched a spoiled fresh produce store, and someone thrust a dagger at them as they opened a back-room door.

Li Yahong's group killed survivors who tried to ambush them, and Wu Heng learned from their map that Yingdu Mall contained dangerous monsters. As the convoy reached the mall, they found the street covered in Fungal Mat and pale green dust.

• Bartholomew killed the survivors who attacked Li Yahong's group in the cold storage.
• Wu Heng questioned the dead leader and learned that red map markings indicated danger, while blue markings showed places already looted; a red X warned of dangerous monsters.
• Wu Heng's group gathered the survivors' supplies and continued toward Yingdu Mall despite the warning.
• Near the mall, the Skeleton Army cleared a Zombie Horde, and Wu Heng's group saw Fungal Mat and dust spreading across the street.

Wu Heng led the Skeleton Army against a horde of poisonous Mushroom Zombies near Yingdu Mall, then learned from Xiaoxiao that a plant-fused zombie was inside the building. After fighting until nightfall and clearing the street, he ordered his forces into the mall to kill every target.

• Wu Heng prepared the convoy and Skeleton Army to face the unfamiliar Mushroom Zombies, keeping Li Yahong in the vehicle and sending Xiaoxiao to scout.
• Wu Heng tested fire and repeated spear volleys against the approaching horde, then used flames and close combat to fight the resilient zombies as more attacked from the alleys.
• Xiaoxiao found a female zombie fused with plants inside Yingdu Mall, where it spread poisonous spores and appeared to cultivate parasites.
• Wu Heng sent additional powerful Skeletons into battle and ordered the army to advance until the fight ended and the poisonous fog dispersed.
• Wu Heng led his forces to Yingdu Mall and ordered Big Guy, the Terror Claw Monster, and the Skeletons inside to kill every target.

Wu Heng’s Skeletons defeated the plant-connected Mutated Zombie inside Yingdu Mall, and he used Corpse Manipulation Technique to turn it into a level 15 ghoul. The new Undead Retainer had powerful plant abilities but could not move on its own, leaving Wu Heng with a level 15 potted plant.

• Wu Heng sent Big Guy, the Terror Claw Monster, and his Skeletons into Yingdu Mall to kill the Mutated Zombie while Xiaoxiao watched.
• After more than half an hour of fighting, the Skeletons tore the Mutated Zombie’s vines from the building and smashed it to death, though many Skeletons died.
• Wu Heng had Battle One search the corpse’s brain and found a red Corpse Core that he suspected was level 3.
• Wu Heng used Corpse Manipulation Technique on the corpse, creating a level 15 Ghoul Withered Plant Monster with poisonous spores and entangling vines.
• Wu Heng discovered the Withered Plant Monster had Agility Deficiency and could not move on its own.

Wu Heng cleared Yingdu Mall, gathered valuable jewelry, and established a temporary base while Li Yahong transported supplies back to the prison. After returning to Luntam City, he learned the Warhammer Party had attacked the Outskirts, and a new wanted notice named its leader, Skullcrusher Dragisha.

• Wu Heng examined the newly transformed Withered Plant Monster, entered Yingdu Mall, and collected gold and silver jewelry after the poisonous fog dispersed.
• Wu Heng and Li Yahong scavenged the commercial street, filled several vehicles with supplies, and chose a hotel as a temporary base for further searches.
• Li Yahong led the convoy back toward the prison with Big Head Skeleton, while Wu Heng secured the hotel and promised Xiaoxiao they would seek news of her mother.
• Wu Heng returned to Luntam City and heard that the Warhammer Party had attacked the Outskirts, killing at least a thousand people.
• A new Wanted List offered a reward for Warhammer Party leader Skullcrusher Dragisha.

Wu Heng learned that the Warhammer Party had attacked the Outskirts, prompting the Association to suspend its usual missions and assign teams to patrol. His team received two new members, whose records left him questioning why they had been assigned to him.

• Wu Heng heard from Duke that the Warhammer Party had attacked the Outskirts, leaving residents panicked and gangs clashing.
• Gomez ordered Association teams to suspend Wanted Criminal and Rescue Missions and conduct patrols; Wu Heng's team was assigned to the Outer City North District.
• Wu Heng returned to the lounge and asked Duke to have Marta come over so the team could begin its patrol duty.
• Gaulberry and Burke arrived as new team members and presented their files to Wu Heng.
• Wu Heng read that Gaulberry was a Level 6 Swordsman and Burke was a Level 7 Thief recommended by the Town Hall, and he grew suspicious of their assignment.

Wu Heng welcomed two new members to Team 12 and led the squad on a tense patrol as the Warhammer Party threatened the city. After learning that both recruits were spies, he realized the new members were moles.

• Wu Heng welcomed Burke and Gaulberry to Team 12, then led the squad on its assigned patrol through the Outer City North District.
• Wu Heng visited Lecia at the Serpent Emblem Conglomerate, exchanged gold bars for Silver Coins, and gave her a diamond necklace.
• Granda followed Burke and witnessed him report to a group of wealthy men that he had joined the squad to gather intelligence.
• Xiaoxiao followed Gaulberry and saw him report to Deacon Gomez, who ordered him to spy on Wu Heng and promised to transfer or promote him.
• Wu Heng reviewed the ghosts' images and realized that both new recruits were moles.

Wu Heng learned that two new teammates were spies and watched the city’s unrest deepen as Wen Mansha prepared the Spike Gang for possible war. A reply from Slyther warned him that the Blood Goblet was tied to the Eternal Night Race, prompting him to suspect a connection to Whisperers' Leader Lilith Ann Beshmit.

• Wu Heng confirmed that the thief was an outsider’s spy and the swordsman was Executor Gomez’s agent, then decided to watch what they investigated.
• Wen Mansha told Wu Heng that the Town Hall had assigned the Spike Gang to patrol and maintain order, with gang members potentially intended for the front lines if war began.
• Wen Mansha told Wu Heng she wanted a child, and he gave her a Strength Potion that improved her physical strength.
• Wu Heng read Slyther’s reply, which warned him away from the Mystic Association and urged him to give her the Blood Goblet, which was connected to the Eternal Night Race.
• Wu Heng recalled that Lilith Ann Beshmit, the leader of the Whisperers, was a vampire.

Wu Heng supported Slyther’s plan to keep the strange artifact and patrolled the Outer City, where a slave trader asked him to help sell his slaves. Back in the Zombie World, Li Yahong told him that their prison was a candidate for the central station’s Regional Commander appointment.

• Wu Heng wrote to Slyther, agreeing not to sell the strange artifact and offering to arrange its delivery.
• Wu Heng and his team patrolled the Outer City, where a slave trader asked him to buy slaves or contact Slyther about them.
• Wu Heng returned to the association and told Duke and Marta to lead the afternoon patrol while avoiding fights and reporting trouble to the deacon.
• Wu Heng arrived in the Zombie World and learned from Li Yahong that the central station was considering their prison for Regional Commander of disaster relief.

Wu Heng led the Skeleton Army to destroy a Zombie Horde and report information about Mutated Zombies, while he and Li Yahong confessed their feelings before she left with the convoy. In Luntam City, the Warhammer Party’s attempt to open the gates prompted night patrols, and Wu Heng returned to the Zombie World to strengthen his forces, reaching Level 8.

• Wu Heng rejected the value of becoming a Regional Commander, agreed that Li Yahong could report details about the Mushroom Zombie, and led the Skeleton Army to a red-circled location.
• The Withered Plant Monster trapped a Zombie Horde with Entangling Vegetation, allowing Wu Heng’s skeletons to kill most of the Zombies before they surrounded and killed the Giant Mutated Zombie; Wu Heng raised it as Five Guy.
• Wu Heng and Li Yahong recorded information about the Mushroom Zombie and the Withered Plant Monster, then shared an earnest kiss before Li Yahong left with the convoy.
• Deacon Gomez told the association that the Warhammer Party had colluded with gangs to nearly open the city gates, and ordered squads to patrol the city walls at night; Wu Heng relayed the new duties to his squad.
• Wu Heng returned to the Zombie World and led the Skeleton Army against another Zombie Horde, reaching Level 8 and unlocking Soul Lore and Haunting Lore.

Wu Heng reached Level 8, gained the Soul Lore and Haunting Lore specialties, and led his skeleton army through several Zombie Horde battlefields. Back at his residence, Andeviel knelt and begged him to help her people.

• Wu Heng discovered that Soul Lore let him see invisible Xiaoxiao and strengthened his soul, while Haunting Lore improved his charm and control knowledge and raised his Charisma.
• Xiaoxiao spotted two Mutated Dogs, and Wu Heng’s skeletons cornered and killed them before he turned them into Skeleton Dogs and collected their Corpse Cores.
• Wu Heng cleared three red-marked locations, killing thousands of Zombies and several Mutated animals, then returned to the hotel before the evening patrol.
• Wu Heng went through the Portal to his residence and rested while Minnie and Andeviel prepared dinner.
• Andeviel knelt before Wu Heng and asked him to help her people.

Wu Heng agreed to help Andeviel and Minnie buy back their enslaved friends and arrange for them to live and work at his shop. While patrolling the Outskirts with his squad, he witnessed the Warhammer Party attacking residents outside the city.

• Andeviel told Wu Heng that five surviving members of her tribe were being held by slave traders and asked him to buy them back so they could work at his shop.
• Wu Heng gave Andeviel three hundred silver coins and warned her to keep her tribespeople under control and away from his secrets.
• Minnie asked Wu Heng to buy back two friends, and he gave her fifty silver coins to collect them with Vera.
• Wu Heng left for the association, gathered his four squad members, and went to patrol the Outskirts city walls.
• Marta spotted trouble as the Warhammer Party rushed into buildings outside the city, killing residents while guards and gang members watched from the walls.

Wu Heng rested after patrolling the city, reunited with Li Yahong in the Zombie World, and led a day of clearing Zombie-infested areas to gain experience. After returning, he learned that Minnie and Andeviel had rescued their friends, then headed out for another night shift as rumors spread about a gang leader killed in the Outskirts.

• Wu Heng and the others rested at the city wall after gangs looted and fought in the Outskirts, then ended their patrol at dawn.
• Andeviel and Minnie bought back Andeviel's clansmen and Minnie's friends, and Wu Heng arranged for them to work at the shop.
• Wu Heng reunited with Li Yahong, postponed their intimacy until they returned to the prison, and planned their next supply-clearing trip.
• Wu Heng and Li Yahong led the Skeleton Army through Zombie hordes at the East Gate Bus Station and other locations, raising Wu Heng's experience and recovering buses.
• Wu Heng returned home, declined to take Minnie's rescued friends as maids for now, and left for the association's night shift.
• Duke told Wu Heng that many people had died in the Outskirts and that a gang leader had reportedly been beheaded.

As the city grew more chaotic and residents prepared to flee, Wu Heng bought armor from Maoliao Armory and invited other shopkeepers to sell their goods for Gold Coins. Meanwhile, a Warhammer Party member learned that conspirators planned to open the North Gate in three days and specifically kill Wu Heng.

• Marta told Wu Heng that people across the city were leaving, while the Warhammer Party restricted merchant caravans but not ordinary travelers.
• After his patrol shift, Wu Heng met Glask, who delivered armor and advised him that travelers could escape through the woodland; Wu Heng bought the armory's remaining stock for five Gold Coins.
• Wu Heng asked Glask to invite weapon and herb shop owners to sell their goods to him at low prices.
• At an abandoned castle, a Warhammer Party core member agreed to attack through the North Gate three nights later after conspirators opened it from within.
• The conspirators ordered the orcs to kill Wu Heng during the attack, identify him by his association armor, black hair, and black eyes, and leave his belongings untouched.
• At Maoliao Armory, Wu Heng addressed dozens of shop owners and asked them to state the goods, quantities, and prices they were willing to sell.

With Luntam City bracing for a possible Warhammer Party attack, Wu Heng bought up merchants’ stock at steep discounts as they prepared to flee or sell their goods. He believed battle was likely, but stayed in the city because of his duties as association captain and sent Andeviel home to prepare her people.

• Wu Heng negotiated bulk purchases with shop owners, agreeing to buy the Orc Owner’s weapons and setting different prices for various types of goods.
• The Orc Owner revealed that the Lord’s Mansion had requisitioned his people to make arrows and repair weapons, alarming the gathered merchants.
• Wu Heng offered to buy goods at set discounts, and the Lyle Merchant Group accepted his offer for its fabric, spices, horses, and carriages.
• Wu Heng exchanged Gold Coins and bought stock from shops across the city as their owners closed up and prepared to leave.
• Andeviel asked why Wu Heng kept buying goods instead of escaping, and he explained that his position meant he could not abandon his responsibilities.
• Wu Heng told Andeviel to buy necessities, keep her people indoors, seek Wen Mansha from the Spike Gang if danger arose, and return home quickly; he went back to his residence with the goods.

Wu Heng equipped his higher-level skeletons with plate armor and upgraded the rest with better weapons before leading them to clear a Zombie-infested residential area. After reaching level 9 and gaining Magic Sense, he returned to the city, where the crisis continued and Qiangzi and Wang Chenggang were astonished by the Skeleton Army’s new gear.

• Wu Heng outfitted more than 130 higher-level skeletons in plate armor and equipped the remaining army with leather armor and melee weapons.
• Wu Heng led the newly equipped Skeleton Army to clear Fujingan Residential Area, where it overwhelmed the Zombie Horde.
• Wu Heng reached level 9, gained Magic Sense, and then returned to the hotel to convert the corpses gathered from the battle.
• At the association, Wu Heng learned that two squad captains had disappeared and that Glask had been detained by the Iron Guard Knights.
• Wu Heng drew patrol duty in the Inner City, patrolled with his squad, and later returned to the Zombie World.
• Qiangzi and Wang Chenggang saw the Skeleton Army’s new armor and weapons and wondered where the equipment had come from.

Wu Heng continued clearing Zombies and patrolling Luntam City while preparing for the Warhammer Party’s attack. During a night patrol, the city gate was opened from within, and Wu Heng’s team was trapped in a shop as armed attackers gathered outside.

• Wu Heng and Li Yahong discussed supplies, and he asked her to bring two Heavy Machine Guns and collect potions from the Alchemy Skeleton.
• Wu Heng returned to Luntam City, learned that most residents had fled, and began another patrol with his team in the Outer City.
• Marta explained that many residents stayed because they hoped the Warhammer Party would not harm them, while Wu Heng’s team observed the city’s defenses from the wall.
• Burke woke Wu Heng to report fighting, and Marta confirmed that the city gate had been opened and the Warhammer Party had entered Luntam City.
• Five armed Orcs burst into the team’s hideout, and Wu Heng shot three before the others fled and returned with reinforcements.
• Wu Heng raised the three dead attackers with Corpse Manipulation Technique and ordered his team to fight their way out.