Chapter 18: Second World, Zombie Siege

Linhai City, Su Family Tower.

In the high-level conference hall.

The chairman, CEO, and vice presidents of the Su family were seated.

At this moment, Su Jinya, who was making a phone call in front of the senior members of the Su family, was slightly surprised to hear Zhang Yue so readily agree to her invitation.

On the other end of the line, Zhang Yue laid out his condition: "I'm willing to join your guild, but I have one requirement."

"I'll participate when there are major events or when the guild needs me, but at other times, you must not interfere with my freedom."

Since Su Jinya had put the call on speakerphone, everyone in the room could hear Zhang Yue's words clearly.

Chairman Su Chen immediately voiced his objection: "If you join the guild, you're supposed to work for the guild. Everyone wants freedom, but if that's the case, what's the point of forming a guild?"

Zhang Yue's response was swift: "If you can't agree to my condition, then forget it."

Beep…

The call ended abruptly.

Su Jinya frowned slightly. "As this year's rising professional, he solo-killed the First World boss, cleared the First World in half a day, and even broke the record set by Wu Hen, one of our country's top-tier professionals, fifty years ago. He's undoubtedly a rare talent!"

At the same time, several senior board members offered their opinions:

"This young man broke Miss Su Jinyan's 'Calamity Body' curse, allowing our Su family to produce its first-ever epic-class professional. In a way, we owe him."

"He also mentioned that he's not asking for complete freedom. When we have events or urgent needs, he'll still participate. I think we should agree to his terms and pull him into the Yanyu Pavilion Guild."

"If he proves completely unmanageable, we can reconsider."

Seeing that the senior members were in agreement, Chairman Su Chen had no choice but to relent: "Fine, we'll go with your suggestion."

Thus.

Zhang Yue received another call from Su Jinya.

"Hello."

"Regarding your earlier condition, we're willing to accept it. We won't interfere with your freedom. May I ask when you'll come by the company to complete the formalities?"

Zhang Yue replied, "I'll work from home. No need to come by the company. Since we're all in Linhai City, the login points for the alternate world are the same anyway."

"This..."

"What, is that not okay?"

"No, no problem at all!" Su Jinya quickly answered, afraid that any delay might cause Zhang Yue to hang up again.

And just like that, Zhang Yue officially became part of the Yanyu Pavilion.

Out of curiosity, he did a quick search online.

Yanyu Pavilion Guild, ranked fifth on the Zhenning Province Guild Leaderboard in the Dragon Kingdom!

"Not bad, only two places below the Supreme Guild."

"No wonder a random newcomer could offer a 30,000 monthly salary."

With that, Zhang Yue activated the dimensional rift and logged into the alternate world.

"Ding—please choose the world you wish to enter."

"[First World: Nightmare's Origin]"

"[Second World: Zombie Siege]"

Zhang Yue selected the Second World.

Whoosh!

Bathed in white light, Zhang Yue found himself in a city far more prosperous than the apocalyptic town from the First World.

[Ding—Welcome to the Second World: Zombie Siege. Based on your entry location, you are now in the safe zone of Noding City!]

[Ding—The Second World mission has been issued.]

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Second World: Zombie Siege

Background: As the apocalypse looms, the world has been plunged into disaster. Humanity, shrouded in darkness, has begun to mutate. Zombies are on the verge of besieging the city. As a survivor of Noding City, you must work with others to protect it. If the city falls, there will be nowhere left to run.

World Task 1: Clear a dungeon (Progress 0/1)

World Task 2: Participate in and successfully repel three zombie hordes (Progress 0/3)

Note: Upon completing the above world tasks, you will unlock the boss dungeon of the Second World. Defeat the boss to enter the Third World.

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Zhang Yue closed the task interface.

"Zombie hordes will come eventually, so I should focus on the first task for now," he mused. "However, the dungeons in the Second World start at level 15 or higher. With my current strength, I might not be able to handle it yet."

"Better focus on leveling up first."

With that, Zhang Yue headed toward the outskirts of the city.

Arriving at the western edge of the city, he noticed many NPC soldiers patrolling the city walls.

"Quick! The zombie horde might arrive in the next couple of days, so get everything in place!" shouted the armored soldier captain, Norse, as he directed the deployment.

Zhang Yue noticed a yellow question mark floating above Norse's head.

This wasn't a coincidence. Zhang Yue had come here deliberately, following a strategy guide.

Approaching Norse, Zhang Yue initiated a conversation.

"These cursed zombies keep attacking Noding City. The weapons in the armory are running low, and soon there won't be enough for my brothers to fight them off!" Norse said with a troubled expression.

"I can help gather materials to forge new weapons," Zhang Yue offered.

"Really?" Norse's face lit up with joy. "Thank you, brave warrior!"

"Go to the west of Noding City and hunt down some mutated zombies. Bring back the materials you collect from them."

As soon as the words left Norse's mouth, a system prompt appeared:

[Ding—You've accepted the quest [Collect Materials].]

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Quest: Collect Materials (Normal Quest)

Difficulty Level: 200

Description: The armory in Noding City urgently needs replenishing. Head to the western garrison camp, overrun by mutated zombies, and gather materials from them.

Progress: 0/100 (Fire-type zombie cores), 0/100 (Ice-type zombie cores), 0/100 (Poison-type zombie cores)

Rewards: 100,000 XP, 50 silver coins, 9,000 Ether, two random 2-star equipment pieces, and a chance to obtain a skill book or pet egg.

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According to the strategy guide, Noding City had a dozen quests of varying difficulty.

This one was by far the hardest, offering the richest rewards. It also covered the widest range of objectives, including killing zombies between levels 11 and 20.

It was perfect for Zhang Yue—a single quest to take him all the way through the Second World!

After accepting the quest, Zhang Yue left the city.

Outside Noding City, the land was bleak and desolate. Severed limbs and debris littered the ruined cityscape.

The stench of blood and decay filled the air.

All around, zombies wandered aimlessly, their hollow growls echoing through the streets.

These were ordinary zombies, not the mutated ones he was tasked with killing, so Zhang Yue carefully avoided them and headed straight for the garrison camp.

The large camp was eerily quiet.

Bloodstains were splattered across the ground.

Before long, Zhang Yue spotted several zombies engulfed in flames entering his line of sight.

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[Mutated Flame Zombie] (Magic-Type, Normal)

[Level: 11]

[Magic Attack: 125]

[Physical Defense: 85]

[Magic Defense: 90]

[Health: 850]

[Skills: Fireball, Flame Shield]

[Description: A zombie that can spit fire. Attacking it with flames will only make it more excited...]

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"Perfect." Zhang Yue gripped his Frostbane Staff and summoned his Silver Armored Scorpion to prepare for battle.

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