The Newbie Is Too Strong's
58. Zombies and the Land of Death (2)
The young man was silent. He could only bow and grimace. His words of warning were only considered by the guards as meaningless empty dust. Though basically, it will of course happen about no evidence that can claim the truth of his speech.
Kaaukau village has been living peacefully even though it is right next to the land of death without ever experiencing a zombie attack that comes from the land of death.
Not long after, Heisel came to Luca who appeared to be arguing with the guards. Luca also told the results of the discovery of one of his fellow wanderr to Heisel.
Zombie Raid.
In the near future, the place would become a land full of zombies if the guards did not immediately activate the protective magic of his fortress.
Hearing that, different from the guards, Heisel really trusted Luca. Not only because Luca had considered him as his own nephew, but also because he knew very well the nature of Luca who would never be able to lie, especially if it concerned the safety of people's lives.
This time, it was Heisel who came forward to warn the guards. The guards still did not believe the unilateral claims of outsiders. Heisel was forced to dismantle his identity as one of the ten government councils in the neutral area of Gardenia as well as the owner of the main guild of the assassin.
Only then did the guards shudder. Even so, they still kekeh to not be able to activate the protective magic of the fortress just like that without the orders of the village ruler directly even though the person who ruled it was Heisel Trakatov, who was the one who ruled it, one of the most famous people on the continent.
One of the guards rushed to clarify the matter to the local village lord. But everything is too late. Quickly, the zombies emerged from the ground and one of them swiftly climbed the fort and bit the neck of one of the guards.
It didn't take long for the bitten guard to turn into a zombie. Two of the other fellow guards immediately fell down in fear as soon as they saw the creepy scene where with their own eyes, they saw his friend also turned into a zombie.
However, the guards that were on top of the fortress were just sitting trembling without doing anything. It was Heisel who then swiftly slit the neck of the zombie and a guard who had been infected by the zombie virus before threatening the other residents of the city.
Without waiting for the cue, although with a slow motion, the zombies stepped with certainty to target the delicious meat aroma of the villagers who were in the fortress.
Zombies. That was their name, the monster called by the forbidden necromancy technique of a dark mage commonly referred to as a necromancer. An existence that had long disappeared, or rather deliberately eliminated its existence from the continent.
Unlike the undead raised by the lichs, the zombies raised by the necromancers still had around 50% of the corpse power stats while they were still alive. Moreover, what made the existence of the zombies more threatening than the undead was that they were able to infect the NPCs to become like them by biting the NPCs.
A security alarm went off and the villagers began to panic. That's when the new system launched its mission,
...Dear players, the long-awaited event has finally arrived!...
...We will enter the first stage of the main story The Last Gardenia...
...The zombies of the land of death are awakened by the actions of a necromancer named Philtory...
...The zombie invasion will soon enter the nearby region of the Lalania Empire bordering the Land of Death, the Kaaukau Village...
...Mission: Defeat as many zombies as possible and ensure the safety of the local village lord...
“Ck.” The innocent child clicked his tongue angrily.
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“Ck.” Unknowingly, I clicked my tongue, when my mother told me that it was a bad habit.
Mind empty. I was upset that this disaster should have been prevented better if the guards were willing to listen to my words and activated their protective magic immediately. But there is no point in regretting something that has happened. The zombies had to be dealt with immediately before entering the village and turning the entire villagers into zombies.
I glanced at my other party colleagues. It's not their fault, but seeing them smile so enthusiastically when the lives of the residents here are threatened, makes my heart ache. To players, the existence of the residents here was nothing but an NPC where NPCs to them were not living beings, but nothing more than mere computer programs.
So, what if they find out that my true identity is not as different as theirs? Will they immediately also treat me coldly? So if it was Lia, would she also do the same?
I can't stand that feeling stuck in my chest. But it's not the time to think about that now. All I have to do now is eradicate the zombies that are in plain sight.
I immediately jumped from the top of the fortress, then ran over the zombies.
But suddenly something pulled me away that prevented me from going any further.
Apparently it's my uncle, Uncle Heisel.
“Luca, relax! Remember what I always taught you to always be calm in facing your opponent!”
“Basic! Even to the extent that an NPC needs to advise you to be calm. If you get to the game over here, it will instantly ruin my image as the person you once beat to the bottom in a duel. I can't let it.”
Following Uncle Heisel's voice, I heard another voice. The voice of someone I've known well for a week I was in the real world. He is Senior Areka.
Without me realizing it, my other separty colleagues had formed a formation surrounding me to prepare for the zombie invasion.
“I don't know why you're so sentimental, Luca. But trust us as your partner. We will definitely carry out the mission of the system given to you to level up successfully.”
Said Raia at that time immediately realized me that how selfish I was. Of course their views will be different because they are players from the outside world. But beyond that, they all also care about me in their own way. Otherwise, they would not have been able to come here in the first place without rewards.
Since they trust me, I must trust them as well.
“Luca, leave it here to the six of us. You and Andra go look for the necromancer who made this mess. The possibility of him hiding inside the village was high. If so, the lives of the villagers would be threatened. Aren't you appreciating these NPCs more than others right? Besides, this is also your main mission, there is no one more right to do this job than you. So go and hand these zombies over to us.”
Lia's words are true. I don't know about Raia, but if it's the five of them, I'm sure they can defend this village well. So it's clear what I should do now. I will kill the lives of necromancers who have threatened the safety of the innocent villagers.