Chapter 35.2: Super Crazy Undead

Just as Hal said that, the group of former bandits heard the distinct sound of rattling bones approaching from the direction of the street.

"See, they've arrived. That madman Yang will pay the price for his madness—"

Hal stood up gleefully, raising his hand and gesturing for his comrades to look in the direction of the sound..

And then, he was dumbfounded.

The sight that greeted them was several dozen undead filling the entire street and audaciously rushing toward the planned meeting point of their conspiracy..

Running at the front of this crowd was the undead that had received the "hint" and happily told Hal that it would bring reinforcements to participate in this "secret operation." That same undead being was enthusiastically waving its bony arms from afar, calling out, "Hal-san! Your undead friends have come to help!"

Jerome, Tuttle, Finley, and the others stared at Hal with their mouths agape.

Hal felt a pang of regret and had to quickly make a shushing gesture. "Lower your voices! Quiet!"

The player that had unwittingly "triggered this hidden quest" immediately turned to Brother Lahong and said, "The NPC says to keep our voices down."

"Everyone, speak softly!" Brother Lahong barked out the order.

The large group of players eagerly responded, "Understood!"

"OK, Boss!"

Hal: ".."

Tuttle silently turned away while Finley put a hand to his forehead.

A pale-faced Hal looked back at his comrades and explained, "I did tell them to discreetly gather reinforcements and secretly rendezvous with us.."

Before anyone else could voice their opinion, another round of intense rattling sounds echoed.

The former bandits nervously turned their heads toward where the noise was coming from.

Yet another large group of skeletons filling out an entire street was brazenly making their way toward the "secret rendezvous point."

"Ah, found it! Over here!" the player at the front spotted the huddled group of advanced NPCs in a shady corner and proclaimed loudly.

"Gosh, we finally found them!"

"Brother Lahong and the others are here already. We didn't miss out on the plot yet, right?"

"Told you guys to move quickly instead of dragging your feet and waiting for one another. We don't have that much time to waste!"

"Manan! Your undead friends have come to help!"

The former bandits stiffly turned their necks and looked at the pale-faced Manan.

Manan was on the verge of tears. "I-I just.. I just wanted to contribute a little and enlist the help of a few undead.."

Finley, one of the strategists, muttered, "O Lady Gold Coin, can this still be called a secret operation?"

Two large groups of undead, with a total of more than a hundred skeletons, surrounded the 18 advanced NPCs. The closer the two groups got, the less attention they paid to the NPCs as their focus shifted entirely to each other.

"Haha, Vanilla, you also received the mission, huh?" Brother Lahong broke the awkward silence.

"Heh heh, yeah. Give Me Medicine's friend received it." Qin Guan forced out a smile in reply.

The two locked eyes in silence, creating a tense, awkward atmosphere..

The previous hidden quest that Give Me Medicine triggered had required both teams to join forces, but the main force of the battle hadn't been the players but the zombie general. For the current hidden quest, there were 18 advanced NPCs leading the charge, and both sides firmly believed they had the absolute strength to succeed.

In addition, during the period when both teams joined up to farm in the Spider Cave, there were frequent team wipes, which made everyone restless and blaming one another became common practice.. Although it had only been a few days since their last cooperation, neither Brother Lahong nor Qin Guan wanted to suggest a "mutual cooperation strategy for this quest." historical

A player from Brother Lahong's side couldn't hold himself back and shouted, "Vanilla Boss, even if you guys also received the quest, isn't there a 'first come, first serve' rule?"

Once one spoke up, others followed suit, "Yeah, we arrived before you guys did. It wouldn't be fair if you just swooped in and took over."

"That's right, how about forming a queue? We'll go first, and if we can't complete it, then you guys can take over."

Players on Vanilla Pudding's side weren't pushovers either. Someone immediately retorted, "That's not how it works. Didn't Brother Medicine call you guys to join him in the worldview breakthrough quest back then? Now, why are you guys trying to monopolize the quest this time around? That's no way to conduct oneself, right?"

"Yeah, Vanilla Boss didn't forget about you guys when there were spoils to be shared, but now that you guys have something, you forget all about Vanilla Boss?"

The moment the previous hidden quest was mentioned, players on Brother Lahong's side had more to say.

The player responsible for the initial outburst immediately started berating loudly, "Have some shame! When Brother Medicine received that quest, our side clearly contributed as well. And so did the few girls with Unceasing Entropy. But in the end, did you guys even ask for others' opinions when you pocketed the settlement rewards given by the zombie general all by yourselves?"

Give Me Medicine had no choice but to step in and defend himself. "Don't falsely accuse me, buddy. What do you mean pocket it all? There was only one blue-quality dagger among the rewards, and didn't I distribute money to the entire team?"

"Who are you kidding? You didn't even bother auctioning off the first blue-quality weapon with special effects in the entire game and instead gave out some copper coins to dismiss everyone else? Do you think our side is lacking in money?!"

"No, I specifically wanted to advance to a Wanderer class, and this dagger was a profession requirement!" Give Me Medicine got anxious. "At that time, no one else on the quest team was going to become a wanderer!"

"If you distributed money to others, it means you acknowledged that that weapon could be settled with coins. Then, whoever puts out more money should get the final say. Taking it for yourself is just dirty!"

"Yeah, dirty piece of trash!"

"F*ck! Watch your language!"

The bunch of former bandits was still reeling from the shock of their secret operation turning into a chaotic marketplace when they watched in astonishment as the two groups of skeletons started brandishing their blades and started hacking one another..

Hal Maxwell slowly raised his hands and grasped his head.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What is going on?!

I just wanted to get rid of Yang and maybe get a fortune before going on the run again. Why did such a simple plan turn so tumultuous?!

As the bunch of players led by Unceasing Entropy arrived at the said venue.. they saw more than a hundred players engaged in a massive brawl on the streets, with occasional flashes of white light going off in the crowd.

"What the hell?!"

The group, mainly consisting of casual laborers and leisure enthusiasts, was startled and immediately came to a halt.

"What's going on? Why are they fighting?"

"Is it because of trying to snatch the quest? That's blown way too much out of proportion. Can't they discuss it properly?"

"Boss Entropy, what should we do? Do we still go over?"

"Let's wait for now." Zheng Qingyue, while also taken aback, raised a hand to signal that they shouldn't rush in.

She had assumed this mission could be completed cooperatively, just like the previous worldview breakthrough quest. The game had only been online for just a few days, and it was unlikely that there would be major conflicts among players themselves..