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I am Bbin, a player of Zombie Village.

Zombie Village? To be honest, it’s kind of a “what even is that” these days, but they say it was incredibly popular at one point. Of course, the login rate has dropped noticeably recently, and there are rumors that it might soon vanish into the pages of history…

‘Why am I attracted to dying games?’

Being the type to always jump on a bandwagon late, I happened to join at this exact moment and was in the middle of playing quite diligently.

Among the options, I chose Eden, which is famous as a beginner server, and joined an Alliance with a large number of members. Then, I took a break for a while due to some real-life issues.

(Free Board) (🔥Hot Post) Zombie Village Current Status: Mechanic Hidden Quest in progress (221)

(Free Board) Wow, the lag on X Server is insane (23)

(Suggestion Board) I want to hear the game company’s stance on giving everything to specific classes (102)

(Free Board) Is the Mechanic class making a comeback?? (111)

(Free Board) (🔥Hot Post) Today’s smiling Zombie Village world in real-time (297)

(Free Board) The game company is pushing too hard (32)

(Free Board) I’ve maintained 2nd place in the rankings for several years, but I’m quitting because of burnout. Proof attached (42)

(Class Board) (Mechanic) Brothers (309)

(Free Board) How far have they gotten now?? Did the Mechanics win?? (8)

As you can see, the game community was in an absolute frenzy.

‘They must have thrown in something extreme because the game’s attention was dropping, right?’

From what I found out, a Hidden Quest had opened for the Mechanic class. While the difficulty of the quest was high, the rewards were immense, which seemed to be causing a stir in many ways.

(Free Board) Hey guys, anyone playing solo right now? Looking for people to group up (6)

(Free Board) Looking for a healer party among those warring in X Server (2)

(Free Board) Let’s block them go go go

(Free Board) Please just stop fighting already; (48)

Still, it seemed to be having a significant effect. As the details of this quest spread across various communities, a large number of users who had quit were returning.

Anyway, it seemed there was an Alliance that acted almost as the representative for the Mechanics…

‘Not my business.’

Since I wasn’t interested, I scrolled down quickly.

‘I don’t know where they are, but it must be chaotic as hell over there.’

I wasn’t a Mechanic, and I was a complete beginner at the game, so there was no way I’d participate in or get swept up in such a massive quest. Until I logged in, it was entirely someone else’s problem.

(Alliance) NotDrunkThough: m-omom-ommlrb srlbrlbdr

(Alliance) NotDrunkThough: Wow;;;;; a rocket spawned and I died again. I’m respawning now.

(Alliance) bBoBBoBOB: lol got headshot again ugh-gyugyu

(Alliance) uluul: The rockets;; do it properly;;

(Alliance) 23001: (Coordinates) When is the transport coming?

(Alliance) Galggyal: Sigh, I don’t even have money to repair my gear now.

It became my problem in an instant.

‘That Mechanic Alliance is our Alliance?’

Not only had our Alliance transferred to the notorious X Server, but they were fighting like crazy!

Unable to believe it, I hurriedly asked a group of new Alliance Members I had become somewhat close with.

(Group) BbIn: I was surprised by the sudden invite, sorry;; But I get that the Mechanics are fighting, but why are we fighting? ㅠㅠ I just logged in so I don’t know what’s going on..

(Group) x_xix_x: Hmm;; I dunno lol they just told us to help so I joined;; this madness;

(Group) BbIn: Help..?

(Group) Minbangwi Training: Yeah, they asked for help so I’m doing it too..

(Group) Romi: lol honestly I don’t know why we’re fighting here like this ㅠ

(Group) leoleo: Regarding the fact that I woke up to find I’ve become a Mechanic;

The friends with low levels like me all had this reaction.

(Group) BbIn: Then can’t we just run away ㅠㅠ

(Group) Minbangwi Training: I’ve received too much to just run away, so I just stayed..

(Group) x_xix_x: Is there even anywhere else to go if we leave?

(Group) Romi: True, there’s nowhere particular to go even if we leave..

(Group) Romi: The Mechanics seem to hold grudges.

(Group) leoleo: lol I joined because it looked kind of fun ㅠ it is freaking hard though ㅋㅋㅋ

‘Well, they’ve received a lot of support, so it would be awkward to just bail… Plus, when else would beginners get to be part of such a huge event.’

Given the situation, there didn’t seem to be many deserters. However.

—Pyung- Boom!!

—Boom! Bang!! Kaboom!!

Bullets, rockets, and cannonballs rained down from all directions.

(Group) x_xix_x: Sigh, I died again.

(Group) Romi: lol -d

(Group) Minbangwi Training: I don’t even have any more clothes to change into.

I couldn’t get used to the sight of users I was just chatting with dying one by one as their death logs popped up.

‘It’s a complete living hell.’

While I was blankly watching the Alliance Members die like mushrooms, I saw someone passing by in the distance.

‘NotMiyoung?’

It was a familiar user. Not just because the nickname was unique, but because they were a legendary figure among the System Error newcomers.

‘Isn’t that the user who raised their Alliance level incredibly fast?’

Despite being a beginner, they were a healer who received high praise for their abilities as an arbiter. I had seen them around when I first joined, but they had disappeared at some point, and I wondered if they had quit…

‘Where are they going? Toward the support ping?’

It was strange to see them quickly disappear toward the far end on a motorcycle. Feeling something was off, I stared at the spot where NotMiyoung had vanished, and another person’s head popped up from the bushes.

‘Huh? There’s someone else. Na Oh-jik? Did they log in late like me?’

The person who appeared next was ‘Na Oh-jik.’ A user who always stuck to ‘NotMiyoung,’ and as I recall, their leveling speed was also extremely fast.

However, the direction Na Oh-jik was heading was completely wrong. I naturally thought they would go in the same direction as their partner, NotMiyoung.

‘What?’

It was the exact opposite. Feeling strange, I tried to ask about the two of them in the group chat.

(Alliance) 06060660: Bbin, why are you spacing out? Come backup quickly.

(Alliance) 06060660: ?

(Alliance) 06060660: Bbin?

That is, if the officer 060 hadn’t come up to me and called out.

(Alliance) Bbin: Ah, yes;

(Alliance) 06060660: Finally answering. What are you doing?

(Alliance) 06060660: Don’t you see the support requests everywhere right now?? Managing Alliance Members is my job, but I’m working my ass off without even a moment to breathe.

(Alliance) 06060660: What the hell are you actually doing here in the middle of all this? ㅋㅋㅋ

(Alliance) 06060660: Wow, this is driving me crazy.

And then, they started snapping at me relentlessly.

(Group) Minbangwi Training: I mean, Bbin just logged in and is just confused, why go that far?

(Group) Romi: What’s going on?

(Group) x_xix_x: 060 is being toxic right now.

(Group) Romi: Aren’t the officers more sensitive than before??

(Group) Minbangwi Training: The officers were in a good mood earlier ㅋㅋㅋ they were even setting off fireworks like they’d basically won, then suddenly they’re like this..

(Group) leoleo: yeah they’re definitely sensitive. I’m not the only one who felt it.

(Group) Romi: Did something happen?

The group members watching nearby also typed in confusion.

‘I just logged in…’

It felt unfair, but what power did I, a beginner, have? Since there were only about 12 minutes left, I figured the officers had just become edgy, so I tried to reply that I understood.

I’ll be there righ

It was before I could finish typing.

—K-boom!

My body flinched at a massive roar that felt like it hit my ears. Simultaneously, the monitor screen began to be stained deep red.