Chapter Summaries

Wu Heng completed a magical structure that automatically converted corpses into obedient Skeleton Warriors, then returned a borrowed Storage Sachet to Lecia. Later, Gianluan invited him to a tavern and presented naked women and Silver Coins as an apology, leaving Wu Heng to respond.

• Wu Heng directed skeletons to build a corpse-converting structure, infused its stone tablets with magic, and watched it produce an obedient Skeleton Warrior.
• Wu Heng toured the prison with Li Yahong, visited the severely injured girl, and returned to his room before traveling to Luntam City.
• Minnie trained with Bawudong while Wu Heng encouraged her to practice and praised her outfit.
• Wu Heng returned the Storage Sachet to Lecia at the Serpent Emblem Conglomerate and left after she warmly invited him to visit again.
• Gianluan arranged for Wu Heng to meet him at a tavern, where he presented Silver Coins and five naked women as an apology for their previous dispute.

Wu Heng refused the Mystic Association’s demand to return two wonders cheaply and suspected its members planned to target Minnie and Andeviel. In the Zombie World, he checked on the Burial Ground and learned the Flame God Shelter had established a trading market for survivors.

• Wu Heng demanded 70 Gold Coins for the two wonders, and the white-haired man agreed to raise the money while ordering the fat man to watch Wu Heng and those around him.
• Granda reported that the Mystic Association had discussed raising money and women, so Wu Heng told Minnie and Andeviel to close the shop and stay home for several days.
• Minnie thanked Wu Heng for buying her a Class Change Certificate and offered him a massage, but she fled upstairs after Andeviel walked in on them.
• Wu Heng checked that the Burial Ground was converting corpses into skeletons, and Li Yahong told him Qiangzi’s group would bring people and supplies that night.
• Li Yahong told Wu Heng that the Flame God Shelter had opened a trading market where survivors exchanged necessities and Corpse Cores for guns, armored vehicles, and other weapons.

Wu Heng learned that Changyingzi Shelter had armored vehicles and agreed to help Li Yahong take a Corpse Core so she could try to awaken an ability. After preparing the prison grounds for Skeleton training, he went with his team to the Outskirts to capture a Wanted Criminal.

• Li Yahong told Wu Heng that Wang Chenggang had taken a Level 1 Corpse Core but had not awakened an ability.
• Wu Heng offered Li Yahong a Corpse Core to try, and she accepted after he urged her to train for a few days.
• Li Yahong proposed making cotton clothes and quilts for the coming winter, and Wu Heng approved the plan.
• Wu Heng ordered Skeletons to clear weeds behind the prison and arranged spear and javelin practice.
• After receiving Wen Mansha's report about a Wanted Criminal, Wu Heng took his team to the Outskirts and confirmed the target was worth 370 Silver Coins.
• Granda possessed the man guarding the door, and Duke charged into the room with the team.

Wu Heng’s team arrested a Wanted Criminal in Scorpion Pincer Gang territory, but gang members disputed their claim to the scattered Silver Coins. An unseen attacker then fired a crossbow bolt at Wu Heng, and the Gang Leader was brought inside as the team prepared to investigate.

• Duke and Bawudong led the assault on a room, killing the Wanted Criminal’s accomplices while the team collected Silver Coins and verified the Wanted Criminal’s identity.
• Duke confronted Scorpion Pincer Gang members, who demanded the Silver Coins, and Wu Heng argued that the association’s investigation might not be finished.
• An arrow shot from the crowd at Wu Heng, but Bawudong caught it with Catch Flying Arrow, and Duke pulled Wu Heng back inside.
• Bawudong and Bartholomew pinned the goateed Gang Leader down as he ordered his gang not to fight and denied responsibility for the attack.
• Marta examined the Crossbow Bolt and identified it as a shot from an arm crossbow or Light Crossbow prepared in advance, while the Gang Leader was dragged into the room and insisted he was uninvolved.

Wu Heng investigated the failed ambush and found that the Scorpion Pincer Gang had likely been manipulated, while the guild began its own inquiry. Back home, he asked Wen Mansha to investigate Gianluan and the attack, and she offered herself for punishment.

• Wu Heng questioned the Scorpion Pincer Gang leader and learned that a stranger had spread rumors about money in the house, then agreed to bring the leader to the guild for investigation.
• Deacon Gomez interrogated the gang leader but found no results, and Wu Heng warned Duke and Marta to stay careful before dividing the mission rewards.
• Wen Mansha visited Wu Heng after hearing about the attack, and he told her to investigate the incident without retaliating against the gang.
• Wu Heng asked Wen Mansha to look into Gianluan, the Bluebird Tavern owner, as a possible suspect.
• Wen Mansha blamed herself for the danger and sat in Wu Heng's lap, insisting that she deserved punishment.

Wu Heng led a convoy through Zombie-infested roads to Damu Village to search for Wang Ke's grandmother, clearing several hordes along the way. As the convoy reached a factory near the village, a huge, rotting Zombie Cow burst out and rammed a truck.

• Wu Heng set up Alchemy Skeletons and storage equipment at the prison, then received two Strength Enhancement Potions intended as rewards for Li Yahong and Wen Mansha.
• Li Yahong showed Wu Heng an offline map and told him that Wang Ke wanted to visit her grandmother in a nearby village, so Wu Heng ordered the convoy to prepare.
• Wu Heng, Li Yahong, and Wang Ke led the convoy toward Damu Village, while skeletons fought off Zombie Hordes and cleared wrecked vehicles from the road.
• The convoy passed through the village market and continued along rough roads toward Wang Ke's grandmother's home.
• A huge, rotting Zombie Cow smashed through a factory gate and slammed into one of the convoy's trucks.

Wu Heng and Li Yahong survived an attack by mutated cows, raised the dead cattle as skeletons, and continued toward Wang Ke’s village. As the convoy neared Wang Ke’s home, a group of armed men spotted it and prepared to approach.

• Five more Mutated Cows overturned vehicles in the convoy, but Wu Heng’s skeletons and fighters killed all six attackers.
• Wu Heng found dozens of dead cattle inside the Blue-Skinned Factory Building, raised them as skeletons, and collected six Corpse Cores from the Mutated Cows.
• Li Yahong reported that the overturned vehicles were driveable, and the convoy set off again with the skeleton cows riding in the truck beds.
• The convoy entered Wang Ke’s village and followed her directions toward her home, where she hoped her family had survived.
• Brother Zhang and his men spotted the convoy, suspected it carried supplies, and went to investigate while Monkey ran to tell their boss.

Wu Heng's convoy searched a village for Wang Ke's grandmother, but a group of armed survivors tried to rob them, and Wu Heng shot their leader. After learning that Yang Huifen might be hiding in the village's southern gathering point, the convoy went there and called for her.

• Wu Heng's group searched Wang Ke's grandmother's house, but found it looted and empty.
• A group of survivors demanded to inspect the convoy's vehicles, and Wu Heng shot their leader when they threatened the group.
• Wu Heng used Talk with Dead to learn that the village had two survivor gathering points and Yang Huifen might be in the south.
• The gang's leader learned the convoy had a gun and supplies, then ordered his people to fetch Molotov Cocktails and pursue it.
• The convoy reached the southern gathering point, and Li Yahong called out for Yang Huifen while Wang Ke waited for a response.

Wang Ke reunited with her grandmother at a survivor Gathering Point, and Wu Heng’s convoy set out with them. After armed survivors pursued the convoy with Molotov Cocktails, Hunter One drove them off, and Wu Heng ordered the convoy to follow them to their base.

• Granny Yang heard that Wang Ke had come for her, thanked the Household Deities, and left the Gathering Point with her granddaughter.
• Wu Heng offered to take the Gathering Point residents along, but they declined, and the convoy started back the way it had come.
• Survivors on motorcycles and in vans chased the convoy with Molotov Cocktails, and Wang Ke’s grandmother identified them as a rival group that had tried to rob them.
• Wu Heng ordered Hunter One to shoot the attackers carrying Molotov Cocktails, and the gunfire made the group retreat.
• After confirming the convoy was safe, Wu Heng ordered Li Yahong to turn around and pursue the fleeing attackers to their base.

Wu Heng’s convoy confronted the long-haired gang that had tried to rob them, and the gang refused to surrender despite the approaching Skeleton Army. Wu Heng used an incense burner to incapacitate the defenders, then sent the Skeletons through the breached Iron Door to attack the survivors.

• The long-haired boss tried to negotiate with Wu Heng’s convoy, but the gang rejected the demand to surrender and threatened to fight.
• Wu Heng ordered Hunter One to take a sniping position and Bighead to prepare the Skeletons for an assault, causing panic among the defenders.
• Xiaoxiao reported that the gang had Molotov Cocktails, so Wu Heng sent the invisible Bartholomew to place a lit incense burner near them.
• As darkness fell, the incense overcame the defenders, and Wu Heng ordered the Skeleton Cows to charge the Iron Door.
• Hunter One shot a defender’s Molotov Cocktail, then the Skeleton Cows broke down the gate and the Skeleton Army flooded inside to fight the survivors.

Wu Heng’s convoy raided a village gathering place, gathered supplies and corpses, and Wu Heng gave Li Yahong a Strength Potion made from a Corpse Core. In Luntam City, a portrait found during the Scorpion Pincer Gang’s investigation made Wu Heng recognize Arnel, the captain of Blackstone Town’s Team One.

• Wu Heng and Li Yahong defeated the Northern Shelter’s leader and his men, then spent the night gathering supplies before searching the nearby market the next day.
• Villagers discovered that Yang Zhilong’s Northern Gathering Place had been emptied and damaged, and they suspected the group that had taken Granny Yang.
• After the convoy returned to the prison, Wu Heng gave Li Yahong a Strength Potion; she drank it, endured temporary pain, and was told to keep the potion secret.
• In the Association Dungeon, the Scorpion Pincer Gang boss told Wu Heng that his men had found a suspicious person and produced a portrait.
• Wu Heng recognized the portrait as Arnel, the captain of Blackstone Town’s Team One, and realized Arnel had come to Luntam City.

Wu Heng investigated a lead linking the failed assassination attempt to Arnel, then collected two commissioned Necromantic Skill Books from Lecia at the Consortium. Lecia offered the Consortium’s protection if the Adventurer’s Guild ever failed to protect him.

• Wu Heng recognized Arnel in a portrait but concealed their connection while the Scorpion Pincer Gang Leader proposed capturing him.
• Wu Heng and Deacon Gomez released the Gang Leader on the condition that he capture the suspect or uncover specific information within a week.
• Wu Heng went to the Consortium and received the Skill Books Bone Armament and Undead Cage after paying the remaining 330 Silver Coins.
• Lecia asked why Wu Heng remained a Field Emissary despite the risks, and he said the Adventurer’s Guild had taken him in when he was struggling.
• Lecia told Wu Heng that the Consortium could protect him if the Adventurer’s Guild ever refused to do so.

Wu Heng unlocked Bone Armament and Undead Cage, then tasked Wen Mansha with tracking down the former association captain suspected of trying to assassinate him. The next day, he received Slyther’s warning that the secretive Eye of Heaven Cult was infiltrating the association and that he should keep his distance.

• Lecia offered to help Wu Heng if he faced danger in Luntam City, then asked him to help meet her gold exchange sales target.
• Wu Heng read two skill books and unlocked Bone Armament and Undead Cage after testing the first and rereading the second several times.
• Wen Mansha reported that Gianluan was a powerful merchant with businesses, mercenaries, and ties to local gangs.
• Wu Heng showed Wen Mansha a portrait of the suspected assassin, a former association captain around level 9 or 10, and ordered her to find him before the Scorpion Pincer Gang or the association did.
• Wu Heng read Slyther’s letter warning that the Eye of Heaven Cult was a secretive group of wealthy and powerful people trying to infiltrate the association, and she told him to keep his distance.

Wu Heng read letters from Slyther, Yuri, and Ortluk, then led Team 12 to investigate suspected Wanted Criminals at the Black Antelope Horn Tavern. After Team Five’s raid let the targets escape, Wu Heng disguised himself and returned to negotiate for their goods, leaving the meeting underway.

• Wu Heng read his friends’ letters and wrote replies, asking Slyther for intelligence on the Mystic Association and advice about its Blood Goblet.
• Marta told Wu Heng about suspected Wanted Criminals in the Outskirts, and he set out with her and Duke to the Black Antelope Horn Tavern.
• Wu Heng used Granda to scout a meeting between a gang and a Scarred Man who matched a Wanted Criminal on the Association’s list.
• Team Five attacked the suspects before Wu Heng’s team could act, and the targets escaped through a window into the crowd.
• Wu Heng changed his appearance and returned to the tavern with Bartholomew and Bawudong to negotiate with a lame man selling goods for Silver Coins.

Wu Heng tracked Scarface to a courtyard and led Team 12 in an assault to capture him. Scarface was killed, and Wu Heng found a Ghost Train Ticket among his belongings.

• Wu Heng used Granda to locate Scarface and learned that nine armed people were gathered in a courtyard.
• Wu Heng met Duke and Marta, then led the group to attack the courtyard and stop Scarface from escaping.
• Wu Heng trapped Scarface in a Bone Cage, and his allies killed him after a fierce fight.
• Wu Heng ordered the team to secure the courtyard and found a Ghost Train Ticket among Scarface's belongings.

Wu Heng questioned Scarface’s corpse about the Ghost Train, then arranged for Lecia to buy the captured cargo and returned to the association. In the Central District, Gianluan persuaded the fugitive Arnel to capture Wu Heng’s two maids before leaving the city.

• Wu Heng learned that the Ghost Train ticket could take its holder to a chosen destination or return them to the Ghost Station, but riding it would cost them all their senses.
• Wu Heng found a large shipment of Leather, Cloth, and seeds, and asked Marta to bring Lecia to inspect it.
• Lecia negotiated to buy the cargo, and Wu Heng agreed after consulting Marta and Duke.
• Wu Heng and his team delivered Scarface’s corpse to the association morgue and registered it.
• Arnel told Gianluan that Wu Heng was unusually strong and reactive, then asked for a carriage to flee the city.
• Gianluan offered Arnel five thousand Silver Coins to capture Wu Heng’s two maids alive, and Arnel agreed.

After learning his team had earned a Level 3 Merit, Wu Heng collected their rewards and rushed to defend his residence from an attack. He traced the plot to Gianluan and ordered Wen Mansha to destroy the White Wolf Gang, while Arnel was shot dead during his farewell conversation with Gianluan.

• Wu Heng collected the team’s payment and bounty, then learned their recent kills had earned them a Level 3 Merit and brought him new attention at the association.
• A messenger told Wu Heng that enemies were attacking his residence, but Garwang and the White Wolf Gang blocked his way; Wu Heng shot Garwang and forced the gang aside.
• Wu Heng reached his residence, identified the attackers with Wen Mansha’s help, killed several, and found Minnie and Andeviel safe.
• Wu Heng’s tracking Granda led him to Gianluan, so he ordered Wen Mansha to wipe out the White Wolf Gang that night.
• Gianluan told Arnel he planned to kill Wu Heng during a riot, but a shot suddenly pierced Arnel’s head and killed him.

Wu Heng launched a ranged attack on Gianluan’s manor and sent his Skeleton Army to overwhelm the guards, while Wen Mansha led the Spike Gang against the White Wolf Gang with a heavy machine gun. Gianluan was killed before the Iron Guard Knights arrived, and the battle against the White Wolf Gang began.

• Wu Heng shot at Gianluan’s manor, then ordered Hunter One to keep firing and the Skeleton Army to attack.
• Wen Mansha marched the Spike Gang toward the White Wolf Gang, claiming the Inner City had arranged the attack.
• Garwang mocked Wen Mansha and ordered his gang to charge, but Wu Heng’s Heavy Machine Gun cut down the advancing members.
• Granda told Wu Heng that Gianluan’s guards were holding out inside the building, so Wu Heng ordered a full assault.
• The Giant Skeletons broke through the defense, and one seized and killed Gianluan while the others killed the Guard Captain.

Wu Heng wiped out Gianluan’s group and the Iron Guard Knights who came after him, then used Talk with Dead to learn who had planned against him and why. The corpse’s attempt to reveal Mystic Association members triggered a secrecy mechanism that destroyed it, leaving Wu Heng with several valuable items from Gianluan.

• Wen Mansha’s Spike Gang killed Garwang and wiped out the White Wolf Gang in the Outer City.
• Wu Heng ordered his skeletons to kill the arriving Iron Guard Knights, then looted Gianluan’s residence and escaped through a Portal.
• Wu Heng returned home, received a message from Wen Mansha confirming the White Wolf Gang’s defeat, and transported the corpses and loot to the Zombie World.
• Wu Heng questioned Gianluan’s corpse, which identified Arnel and Capro as the other conspirators and said they wanted the Sacrificial Wooden Staff and Blood Goblet back.
• When Wu Heng asked about Mystic Association members, Gianluan’s corpse triggered a secrecy mechanism and collapsed.
• Wu Heng had Bartholomew strip Gianluan’s corpse and found a Protection Pendant and a Spatial Ring.

Wu Heng looted Gianluan’s residence, claimed valuable magic items, and raised dozens of the dead as skeletons, including a Level 12 Skeleton Battle Master he named Fireblade. At the Association, Knight Order commander Milko questioned Wu Heng about the massacre and presented an orange bullet as evidence of a weapon he possessed.

• Wu Heng took Gianluan’s protective necklace, spatial ring, coins, and property deeds, then examined the bodies and discovered magic equipment among them.
• Wu Heng raised the guard captain as a Level 12 Skeleton Battle Master, named it Fireblade, and converted the remaining corpses into skeletons he numbered by role.
• Wu Heng found magic household items among the looted furniture, organized the spoils, and returned home through the Portal.
• Wu Heng went to the Association with Bartholomew and Bawudong and heard people discussing Gianluan’s murder and the destruction of the White Wolf Gang.
• The Deacon summoned Wu Heng to meet Knight Order commander Milko, who questioned his whereabouts and confronted him with an orange bullet linked to his weapon.