“It’s late here too.”
Seems like a whole lot of people living in what once was a bustling city have gone and died.
There’s hardly a place left untouched, and it looks like there are no living folks around.
But there are some suspicious things…
[Why does it feel so empty?]
[Not much here, huh?]
[Hmm.]
[Did everyone get wiped out in between?]
[Oh no!]
[Where did those Medium and Small Alliance guys go?]
[Huh?]
[Not much of a corpse pile left either.]
[Something seems off.]
There are way too few people, living or undead.
According to the intel, this city had about five thousand residents.
For a city that could be called a large city, there should’ve been a decent number of corpses or roaming zombies lying around.
But now it felt empty everywhere.
“It’s strange. No matter how you slice it, even if they moved to the next kingdom, it shouldn’t be this deserted.”
No matter how high up the chain of command, there’s no way they’d abandon a territory like this completely.
Even the most incompetent undead typically leave at least 10% of their forces behind.
According to additional reports, the ‘Koko Kong Guild’ and the ‘Death Guild’ were attacked and eventually defeated.
The overwhelming numbers stormed the city, breaching the main gate, and despite fighting for their lives, they couldn’t stop them…
“Did everyone die? Is it just the resurrection waiting time, and that’s why they can’t come back yet?”
“…No way.”
I turned my head.
If the simultaneous auras I felt were not natural but instead orchestrated by ‘someone’…
[?]
[Why?]
[Something feels off, Lily.]
Fizz-
─Lady Lily!
“Yes.”
It was Vandy from the alliance.
Vandy’s voice sounded more alert than before.
─We’ve received more news. It took a while to verify since it came through the reality community, but the Death Guild…!
“Did they betray us?”
─Yes! We got word from the Koko Kong Guild. Their leader, Necromancer Deathron, promised to help us and then used the zombies to bring the city down! We’ve put a bounty on the union network…
“Let’s fix this.”
When we’re already short on zombies, they decide to side with the undead and bring the city down?
That’s some remarkable audacity.
They aren’t as strong as the empire, nor do they have impressive individual might, so what kind of confidence do they think they’ve got?
“Looks like they’ve got guts spilling over now.”
[They’re insane.]
[For real, lol.]
“Let’s kill, let’s kill, let’s kill, let’s kill!”
“Wait, did you deliberately kill everyone?”
“Wha…?”
“Seems like someone wants to die.”
“The necromancer must be fun, huh? Lol.”
“Legendary.”
“I’m feeling dizzy.”
“Are you gonna kill right away?”
“The signals are coming from multiple places. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly…”
“If Lasty were here, we could find it easily, but she’s deep in sleep right now.”
“So it’s difficult to gauge the magic side, but based on my experience so far, I can make a rough guess.”
“I floated lightly into the air.”
“The large-scale signals felt like there were two in total.”
“One is a single entity with immense power and a large mob.”
“The other one is several entities with average strength and a large mob.”
“Most likely, the Death Guild is gathered at the latter.”
“I found it.”
“I moved my steps toward the strong candidate.”
“When I arrived above the invaded kingdom, zombies were already pouring into the castle, rampaging among their kin.”
“And the culprit behind this situation.”
“Smash it harder!”
“Why are you so slow? Hurry up!”
“I heard there are more zombies appearing nearby. Let’s clear this place and then move there, right?”
“Okay.”
“Users, appearing to be from the Death Guild, gathered on the castle walls, laughing joyfully.”
“They’re completely indifferent to whether people are dying.”
“They’re just intoxicated with the experience points and rewards pouring in at this moment.”
“Among them stood Deathron, the leader of the Death Guild, wielding a bizarre staff controlling the zombies.”
“Whenever his staff emitted purple mana, the zombies’ speed and strength increased, pushing for destruction.”
“There they are.”
“Are they crazy? Lol.”
“They’re having a blast, huh?”
“Hahaha.”
“They’re like sword saints or something, lol.”
“Whoa!”
“Lolololol.”
“Look at that, crossing the line.”
“Don’t they watch the broadcast?”
“Let’s kill!”
“What are we gonna do?”
“Well…”
“Seems like we won’t be able to communicate, but should I at least ask why?”
“As I slowly descended toward the castle walls, the Death Guild users flinched and looked up at the sky.”
“I thought they were going to attack immediately, but this is unexpected.”
Thud.
“Until I landed on the castle wall, the users just stayed on alert and didn’t attack.”
“As I approached slowly, the users took out their weapons and stepped back.”
“Hello?”
“…But…”
“But…?”
[But hey?]
[But hey, what the heck? LOL]
[Are they crazy?]
[They must know they messed up, right? Haha]
[LMAO]
[No manners, those friends, huh?]
Gyaaaah!!
Guh…
Kyaaaah! Please save me!!
Countless screams echoed from below.
Of course, those screams had no effect on them.
“Can I ask what you’re doing?”
“What do you mean? Just playing a game.”
“A game?”
“Deoen is a game, and this is part of that game. Is there a problem?”
“Aha. A game.”
I nodded while watching Deathron respond bluntly.
“Game. Games are good.”
For the users, Deoen is a game, not reality.
Compared to the past, there are more types like Yena and Leo, but most users still see this place as just a game.
Of course, that’s not a bad thing.
In fact, seeing it as a game has its advantages.
“If it’s too serious, it’s no fun.”
I also hope that the viewers watching me can laugh without a care.
It’s not wrong, and I don’t need to argue against it.
Seeing me unable to say anything, Deathron seemed to gain confidence and raised his staff, channeling even more power.
Kraaaagh!!
A massive horde of zombies began to ravage the residents even faster.
[Whoa whoa]
[Crossing the line, LOL]
[Let’s just kill them]
[Look at those manners]
[It’s a fact that it’s a game, though…]
[What’s Lily going on about, being too into it?]
[LMAO]
[Not everyone kills like you guys]
“Then just go. You can’t hit us anyway. It’s not a siege war right now, and we don’t plan on fighting you.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. It’s a game, so don’t bring up strange ideals or justice.”
“Kuh-kuh. That’s right! How about you just broadcast and keep searching?”
“Besides, from a system standpoint, neither I nor my guild members are raiders. We’re just using the conquest system. If you hit me recklessly, you’ll actually become the raider…”
Crash!
Light fell.
As five Death Guild members wielding weapons were crushed by the light and disappeared in blue particles, Deathron jumped back in shock.
Whew! A hammer was resting on my shoulder.
“Uh…?”
“I like games too.”
“Raider…”
I’m just completing quests, after all.
It’s just a quest, nothing special.
[Sub – City of the Dead]
Objective – Eliminate the undead of the deceased city, or those belonging to the undead (27%).
Reward – ?, Contribution Degree for the White Relic increases (not owned), a large amount of Experience Points, a piece of the Light’s Key.
“The purpose of the sub-quest is to eliminate the undead or those belonging to the undead. As soon as you consider the undead as your allies, the PVP conditions are basically gone.”
“……”
They’re just raiders.
Users who can ambush anytime, anywhere.
Whoosh!
I gripped my hammer and laughed.
“Can I enjoy the game a bit?”
[Hahaha]
[Ah, I’m just trying to enjoy the game]
[???: They’re all dead]
[What’s a raider? Haha]
[How dare they mess with Lily]
[They’re screwed]
“…Run.”
Kaboom!!
The surviving Death Guild members fled at high speed.
In no time, they had vanished from the eyes of ordinary humans, and Deathron even used teleportation.
I transformed my hammer into a spear.
Swoosh…!
Countless Clone Spears multiplied.
The Clone Spears multiplied into the tens of thousands thanks to ‘Spear of the Downpour,’ instantly incapacitating all the undead within the castle.
As expected, there were no top-tier undead.
I caught all the guild members who hadn’t escaped the castle, so only the Death Guild members that fled outside remained.
“Should I catch them all at once? Or take my time and pick them off one by one?”
Either way, I feel like they’ll enjoy it.
[Sneakily torment them]
[Hahaha]
[Let’s get them all at once!]
[Let’s catch them and do some teabagging, haha]
[Why do you look so excited?]
[Ahh]
[Big Lily]
[It’s at the level of getting wrecked, haha]
[Why do you look so happy, Lily?]
“Well, it’s a game, so I have to play along.”
If they really want to see it as a game, I guess I have no choice but to go along.
Isn’t this what they wanted after all?
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