“Zoe, is this town supposed to be under attack?” The pink-haired thing’s question was very good. Even I was very confused at this time. 

In Mortal Online, towns would come under attack in what was called a monster stampede. But they did not start happening until way later in the game, like almost two years into the game. At least, this was how it happened in my dreams.

“No. And if we do not help do something to stop this attack, the NPCs with the unique quests might die.” I wasted no time and started running toward the town. I could hear the pink-haired thing behind me doing her best to keep up with me.

When we entered the town, things were quite bad. Many buildings had already been destroyed, and dead bodies lay strewn about. Unlike Erune, this village had no guard protecting it. There were a few people who acted as guards but were not all that powerful.

“Angel, stay close and back me up. If you see a monster, blast it with everything you have. These monsters are only around level 8 to 12.” I had no time to be typing things so I was giving out orders normally. Luckily, the pink-haired thing did not overreact and followed close behind after acknowledging what I said.

“Incoming. Six horned rabbits! Angel back me up.” I drew my sword and charged forward. They were low-level monsters, but we had to be quick with the cleanup.

    “On it!” While the pink-haired thing began casting magic, even if they did not hit, they were still good for moving the horned rabbits into place. I quickly dispatched them before moving down a side street to the first unique quest. I had to make sure to save those who were part of the unique quests first.

“Zoe, monsters to our left!” The pink-haired thing yelled out. I turned to my left to see three knuckle monkeys charging right at us. These monkeys were agile and hard to hit. But this was only if they were in a forested area. They normally swung from trees and used sneak attacks. But now they were running right towards us, which made them nothing but easy targets.

    “Angel, get the one in the back to the left. I will cut the other two down.” I yelled out my orders and made my move. I did not even need to look to see what Angel was doing. This was the good thing when it came to this girl. She followed my orders to the T. While her aim needed work, she was still able to take out her target before falling back behind me. Her positioning was also perfect. She was never too far and never too close. As a mage, she knew exactly how to play her role, and it really did make me happy to know I had such a reliable partner.

As I turned the corner, I saw an older lady hiding behind a box and let out a sigh of relief. “Target one acquired. Angel, go speak with her. Once she gives out the quest, she becomes an immortal NPC, nothing can kill her.” 

 Unlike normal quests where the NPC could die, unique quests made the NPC immortal. I am not sure if this is because the quest chain requires them or not, or what, but this was what I have read on the forums in my dreams.

I had already explained to Angel what she had to say to the quest givers to get the unique quests, so it did not take long before Angel received the first quest. We then had the old lady hide in one of the buildings before moving to the next target. 

“When we reach the next target make sure to quickly pull him aside and say that line to him. He will automatically give you the quest. I will hold off the monsters because his speech is quite long from what I can remember.” I explained before taking up my position in front of the food stall where the man known as the wandering mage worked in disguise. 

The pink-haired thing did as I said and pulled the man who was in hiding to the side and began listening to his nonsense. It was quite strange how they acted so robotic all of a sudden. There was death and destruction all around, but this man was now talking and laughing as if what was going on around him was nothing at all.

As for me, I was cutting down all the low-level monsters that came to attack me. By the time the pink-haired thing was done, almost ten minutes had passed. “Sorry, he wouldn’t stop! I got the quest. Where are we heading next?”

“To the village chief’s house. This attack might actually be a bonus for us since we can probably enter the house with out issue. But I am not sure if he will talk to us at this time. We can only try. Just say the trigger words and see if he is willing to speak with you. If not, we will need to wait and help settle things. We can also use our assistance as a means to gain access to him later on as well.” I answered as I began escorting the quest giver to a nearby house for him to hide in. Even if he could not die, it was still a good idea to make sure he was not in harm's way. But it did make me wonder why a man with the name Wandering Mage was hiding behind a bunch of boxes.