The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Wu Heng flipped his wrist, and the tail end of the spear accurately struck her wrist.

"Ah!" Silvien cried out in pain and loosened her grip, and the short blade fell to the ground.

"Want to go again?" Wu Heng stood still, his breath steady.

"No, no more...!" Silvien sat paralyzed on the ground, her green hair soaked with sweat, clinging to her flushed cheeks.

Ailuria also rested her hands on her knees, gasping heavily, her chest heaving more violently than during the battle.

Wu Heng smiled, put away his weapon into the Space Ring, "You two are great. Once you become heroes, with inexhaustible energy, you might be able to overpower me."

"Master, who did you learn melee combat from?" Ailuria asked curiously.

Silvien chimed in, "You're a Mage, reaching this level of melee combat is almost cheating!"

Wu Heng rubbed the heads of the two, "Take your time, the gap between heroes and regular professionals is like a chasm, just cross it."

As they were talking, light footsteps approached.

Mini walked over, handed clean towels to the three of them, and then said to Wu Heng, "Master, Lady Lilith said to visit her mansion after your battle ends."

Wu Heng took the towel and casually wiped himself, "Alright, I'll head over in a bit."

After speaking, he looked at the Wood Elf Sisters, "Keep practicing, don't overexert yourselves."

"Yes, master." The two saluted in response.

Wu Heng also went back upstairs to shower and change into casual clothes, then cast the Teleportation Technique and disappeared from his original location.

…

As the spatial ripples faded, Wu Heng's figure appeared in Lilith's bedroom.

The room carried a faint fragrance, and the bed was tidy, but Lilith was nowhere to be seen.

Wu Heng opened the door and went downstairs. As soon as he stepped onto the first floor staircase, he heard the intense clicking of buttons and a girl's cheers from the living room.

"Sister, just toss over the vegetables you've chopped."

He saw Xiao Xiao controlling a puppet, sitting cross-legged on the carpet, deftly pressing the game controller, with the game character on the screen chopping and cooking vegetables.

The two were extremely busy.

"Uncle!" Xiao Xiao caught a glimpse of Wu Heng and called out without turning her head, her hands never stopping.

Lilith, seeing Wu Heng coming down from upstairs, widened her eyes, her ears instantly tinged with a faint red.

She shot Wu Heng a quick glance and then looked guiltily at Xiao Xiao, but fortunately, Xiao Xiao was completely absorbed in the screen and seemed to notice nothing unusual.

"Ahem, Xiao Xiao." Lilith set down the controller, trying to remain calm, "I'm going to have a chat with your uncle; you play on your own for now."

"Got it!" Xiao Xiao replied casually, setting Lilith's character to game control.

Lilith and Wu Heng went aside and sat down. The old butler brought some tea and snacks.

The old butler's left arm had been restored to its original state, with new skin barely visible beneath his sleeve.

This was thanks to Wu Heng's use of the Pope's Scepter to perform "Limb Regeneration" to restore his severed arm the last time he visited.

After the butler left, Lilith took a sip of tea.

"Yesterday, Hadara came to ask about the Holy Hall matters..."

Then, she recounted the conversation in detail and added, "What I shared was all the information openly available. If he brings it up with you, remember to align with what I said."

Wu Heng nodded.

Judging by Lilith's attitude towards both sides, she had moved from initially leaning towards the association to now favoring Wu Heng's side.

The information reported seemed sincere but was actually carefully selected, allowing the association to understand the situation without exposing Wu Heng's cards.

"This incident might actually be somewhat beneficial for you." Lilith took another sip of tea, "Hadara plans to call a leader meeting to reassess your strength."

"Reassess my strength?" Wu Heng raised an eyebrow, "What does that mean?"

Lilith glanced at him and said, "Under the association's system, there's still a set way of operating, like the previous actions of The Holy Court, which have already touched the association's bottom line. But even then, they can only advise without any better measures."

She rubbed her fingers along her teacup and continued, "Now that you've shown your overwhelming strength, the association naturally wants to adjust their attitude towards you."

Wu Heng chuckled, "As expected, they're treating people differently."

"That's inevitable in any organization, at least the association is handling it decently on the surface, which benefits you." Lilith commented with a meaningful tone.

"That's true." Wu Heng shrugged, "You leaders are fairly upright, except for the religious fanatics."

Lilith suddenly leaned forward, her long hair sweeping across the tea table, "So, when you come into power in the future, you should tone down your current temper."

Come into power?

Uh... my plan is to become a hero this year.

Probably won't have the chance.

Wu Heng didn't continue this topic, instead, he asked, "'Sword of Justice'... can anyone take this position?"

Lilith raised an eyebrow, "You're eyeing that too?"

"Just asking casually."

Lilith thought for a moment and then slowly said, "'Sword of Justice' is chosen by a vote from the previous five ruling leaders for the next person in charge. Not only does it require strength to convince the masses, but it also requires unanimous approval in terms of morality and prestige."

After finishing, she looked at Wu Heng, laughed and said, "With your current reputation, it might be a bit challenging."

Wu Heng touched his chin, "I think my morals are decent?"

"Let's talk about 'Hadara!' He's 427 years old and has pacified three racial wars during his rule, even earning the dwarves' respect, who call him 'Radiant Golden Glow.'" Lilith raised her eyebrows, "And you? Your biggest achievement is getting the Church to change Popes three times."

Wu Heng laughed, looks like that's true!

"I'll give you face and let him have it." Thinking further, he said, "By the way, can you contact the Dwarf Leader through your radio? I want to discuss things about the Heart of Molten Fire."

Lilith glanced at the time, "Let's go! Directly inquire."

The two got up, Lilith gave Xiao Xiao a heads-up, and headed upstairs.

Inside the radio room, there were two radios on the wooden table, one connected to the association headquarters, and the other was for the Holy Hall's hidden line.

Lilith placed her hand on the microphone of the headquarters radio, her voice cold, "This is Lilith."

The radio immediately responded respectfully, "Lilith Leader, please instruct!"

"Inform Leader Bruno that Wu Heng from Gold and Silver Island wishes to speak with him directly." She said, glancing at the man beside her and adding, "Confirm if he is at the headquarters."

"Please wait a moment!"

After a while, a coarse voice suddenly echoed from the other end of the radio, "Leader Wu Heng, are you looking for me?"

Upon hearing the voice, an image of a bearded dwarf, clad in armor, flared angrily appeared in Wu Heng's mind.

Back then, when he led a team to inspect the island, he almost clashed with himself.

"Leader Bruno, it's me!" Wu Heng responded.

"What's the matter?"

Wu Heng got straight to the point, "I want to borrow the 'Heart of Molten Fire' to forge some Special Items."

The radio suddenly fell silent.

After a long pause, Bruno's voice returned, his tone somewhat solemn, "Didn't Lilith tell you the rules? The Heart of Molten Fire is a dwarven treasure; the usage fee for an association leader is 2000 Gold Coins per use! The price is the same for everyone."

He then seriously asked, "Are you sure you want to spend this money?"

Wu Heng squinted his eyes.

The Special Item in exchange for First-Class Merits is worth several hundred Gold Coins, and this is just the usage price, already at 2000 Gold Coins.

Moreover, the Special Items and materials for forging are self-provided.

However, Wu Heng didn't mind, as long as everyone has the same price, he didn't have to haggle, "Deal."

Bruno was evidently surprised by his quick agreement, hesitating for two seconds before coughing, "The Heart of Molten Fire is in the third smelting area of Deep Furnace Castle; you can come in person or send someone. I'll inform them in advance."

"Thank you." Wu Heng chuckled.

"We're both leaders; we look out for each other!" Bruno said before disconnecting the communication.

The radio communication indicator light went off, and Lilith curiously raised an eyebrow, "Interesting, Bruno actually used the phrase 'looking out for each other' with you."

"After all, I'm now a '2000 Gold Coins per use' VIP." Wu Heng sneered, "Tell me about the details of using the Heart of Molten Fire?"

"I haven't used it." Lilith recalled, saying, "Besides the basic fee, you'll need to purchase special catalysts, so bring more Extra Items, tools, and money."

After finishing, she continued to inquire, "Do you really want to go? The situation with The Holy Court isn't over yet."

Wu Heng subconsciously glanced out the window in the direction of the Holy Hall and said, "I definitely need to go, moreover, The Holy Court doesn't dare to make any moves right now. It's better to go and return before they react."