NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1094: Lilith Arrives_3
The crowd turned back in terror, only to see that several soldiers responsible for guarding the room had all somehow collapsed silently to the ground, their life or death unknown.
Not far away, a tall, slender figure had appeared out of nowhere.
Dressed in dark, tight-fitting clothing that highlighted her breathtaking curves, her face was stunningly beautiful, but her eyes were cold and indifferent!
Everyone felt a shock in their hearts; this was the woman from the image just now, only without the wings.
In her arms, she was holding a 'child', the very target of their pursuit.
"You, you... there must be some misunderstanding here..." The leader's face was pale as he stammered, trying to explain.
However, before he finished speaking, he felt the blood in his body boil and surge backward like hot water, as blood gushed from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose simultaneously.
He crashed heavily to the ground, completely lifeless.
All the others in the room suffered the same fate, collapsing dead.
Lilith placed Wu Heng on the ground and asked casually, "And then?"
Wu Heng glanced at the corpses on the floor and asked, "I don't have many spells available now. Do you have a way to make him 'come back to life' temporarily as a compliant puppet?"
"You could have said so earlier." Lilith was somewhat speechless.
She pondered for a moment, then took out a puppet-like special item from her space ring.
She squatted down, took some blood, and smeared it on the puppet's forehead.
The next moment, the dead leader suddenly sat up from the ground, his eyes dazedly scanning his surroundings.
"This state can last for three days, after which he will completely die." Lilith handed the puppet to Wu Heng, "Through this, you can command him to do anything."
Wu Heng received the puppet, clearly feeling the soul power connecting it to the 'living corpse' before him.
He directly ordered, "Issue an order immediately. The base is to lift all alert statuses, and all units are to resume normal operations."
"Yes." The puppet leader nodded mechanically, picked up the internal phone, and smoothly issued the commands.
Only then did Wu Heng look at Lilith, "When is the convoy supposed to arrive?"
"Around dusk." Lilith sat elegantly on a nearby leather sofa, looking curiously at the modern-tech-filled command room.
"Who all came this time?"
"Mainly the locals from your side; from the Island Lord's Mansion, Mini and Philippa insisted on coming, and Xi Ligui and Shi Yali were worried, so they came along too," Lilith replied.
"Why bring them here? It's not very safe here." Wu Heng frowned slightly.
"They're all worried about you, especially Philippa, who pestered me for a long time," Lilith's indifferent expression revealed nothing. "I thought, with you here alone, you'd need someone to take care of things, so I brought them."
"Philippa... taking care of people?" Wu Heng imagined the scene and was a bit speechless, but he understood the others' concerns.
Without saying more, he turned his gaze to the puppet leader, "Clean this place up. Our convoy will arrive at dusk; make sure they're let into the city."
"Yes!" The puppet leader picked up the phone again, quickly conveying the orders.
Before long, a team of soldiers entered, swiftly dragged away the corpses on the ground, and cleaned the bloodstains.
Though everyone was filled with doubts inside, no one dared to ask a question.
It was evident that the leader here was probably a rather violent individual in everyone's mind.
...
Once the command room was restored to cleanliness.
Lilith handed a satellite phone to Wu Heng, "It's from that woman, Li Yahong, she said to contact her once you're safe."
Wu Heng took the phone, found a place to sit down, and directly dialed Li Yahong's video call, then pulled Qi Hancai and Zhao Yanqiu into the meeting.
The video call connected, and when the three women saw the child-like face on the other side of the screen, they all fell into silence.
"Lilith has already arrived; the convoy should enter the base by dusk," Wu Heng spoke first.
The other end remained silent.
After a few seconds, Li Yahong hesitantly opened her mouth, "… Kid, who are you?"
Qi Hancai said, "Could this be Wu Heng's illegitimate child?"
"The age doesn't match!" Zhao Yanqiu exclaimed.
"Damn!" Wu Heng almost choked, "I am Wu Heng!"
"Is this... a phone effect? The kind that turns you into a kid?" Zhao Yanqiu was full of confusion.
Faced with Zhao Yanqiu, Wu Heng indeed felt somewhat guilty.
Xiao Xiao had been left in the Otherworld, and although he was convinced she wasn't in danger, he always felt a sense of guilt for losing a child at this moment.
"There was a mishap during superpower cultivation, causing my body to temporarily revert to this state," Wu Heng vaguely explained.
The three of them were evidently stunned by this explanation, and again there was a few seconds of silence.
Qi Hancai asked with a hint of curiosity and anticipation, "What superpower is so good? Can it make you younger? Can I awaken it too?"
"Yes, I want it too!" Li Yahong and Zhao Yanqiu unexpectedly echoed in unison, their gazes burning.
Wu Heng interrupted them crossly, "This matter can wait! Now follow my instructions, and execute immediately!"
The three, seeing Wu Heng's serious demeanor, immediately restrained their playful attitudes and became serious.
"Li Yahong, immediately mobilize all the skeleton army stationed on the outskirts to clear out zombies! I want all the skeletons to move, whether supporting remote refuges or clearing uncleared zombie areas; handle them all."
"Understood, I'll arrange it immediately!" Li Yahong nodded heavily.
"Zhao Yanqiu, use all available channels, broadcast, forums, or any other means, to zealously promote the 'Spirit Awakening Sect' faith, hold nothing back!"