Reign of the Hunters

eing ignored by Bella, and unable to complete her quest, she immediately began digging up the grave.
Filled with curiosity, Ol’ Four watched Ye Ci before catching on to her intention.
It immediately rushed up to Ye Ci in glee and began pawing at the earth with its large claws.

The grave wasn’t deep.
After a short while, a crude and simple looking coffin appeared.
Before Ye Ci could think of her next move, Ol’ Four stepped on the flimsy-looking coffin with one of its legs….

With a loud crack, the coffin shattered.

Ol’ Four was excited.
The sound was just like the snapping of twigs in the forest that it used to live in.
For Ol’ Four, it was a memory of home.
It began to repeatedly pounce with delight, as if it was performing a dance.

Ye Ci was baffled by Ol’ Four’s excitement.
However, she had no time to ponder on the matter as something bewildering was happening: Ol’ Four was once again about to stomp down on the already shattered coffin.

“Ol’ Four!” Although Ye Ci had already uncovered Bella’s grave, she didn’t mean to defile her corpse.
Ol’ Four’s actions would lead right to that outcome!

“Guhh?” Ol’ Four stopped in its tracks and stared at Ye Ci.
There was a hint of dissatisfaction in its eyes, accusing Ye Ci of spoiling its fun.

“You can’t do that; get back here!” Said Ye Ci sternly.
For Ol’ Four, Ye Ci’s admonishment wasn’t much of a deterrent.
It stared at Ye Ci while it continued to slowly extend its leg towards the coffin, and with another loud crack, he stepped onto the coffin.

“Ol’ Four!” Ye Ci screamed at the top of her lungs. What if there was good loot in the coffin, and they were smashed by Ol’ Four?

“Ahh! My face!” Another voice screamed out at the same time.
It was the sharp, high-pitched voice of a female.

Where did that voice came from? Ol’ Four was stunned at well.
It stood motionless and sniffed at the shattered coffin with great curiosity.

Ye Ci stared silently at the coffin.
She could’ve sworn that she saw one of the many pieces of the coffin move.

A woman in a white dress climbed out of the coffin under the watchful gaze of Ye Ci and Ol’ Four.
Judging by her semi transparent body, it was apparent that she wasn’t human.
The woman began crying as she climbed, “My face! My youthful, gorgeous face! How could you step on it! I don’t want to live anymore! I don’t want to live anymore!”

Ye Ci was dumbfounded by the sudden change of events. Just what the hell is going on?

She was alone in the deserted northern fringes in the Mausoleum of Blades, standing in front of a small tombstone, a shattered coffin, and a wailing woman…or rather, ghost.
Just what the hell was going on here?

Am I in a horror movie? A detective movie? Or a movie about literature and art? Or is this a comedy?

Ye Ci was finally able to figure things out after a long moment.
Ye Ci cleared her throat, and asked in the most serious voice she could muster, “Are you Bella?”

Perhaps due to the sheer size of Ol’ Four, the ghost hadn’t even noticed the presence of another being before Ye Ci spoke up.
She turned around and stared at Ye Ci after hearing the voice, and spoke up after a moment of pause, “Where did you come from?”

Ye Ci was almost driven mad by the question. What do you mean by ‘where did I come from?’?!

Ye Ci spent a huge amount of time and effort coaxing the ghost before she finally got the answer she wanted.
She was indeed Bella, and was Andrei’s trusted aid.
She has been watching over his hidden treasure and had long passed away.
As a sign of loyalty, her companions had buried her in this place and set up a camp not far away.

A sudden realization hit Ye Ci.
The camp selling provisions and consumables to players was actually affiliated to the Doran Thieves Guild… Just what the heck is going on?

When Ye Ci handed the badge to Bella, she stared at the badge for a long time before speaking up in an embarrassed tone, “What is this?”

What is this?

Ye Ci had the urge to let out a shout of frustration. What the f*ck? Who designed this quest? Who the f*ck was the one who made this NPC? Why don’t you just give me a knife so that I can kill myself with it?

Ye Ci inhaled deeply and spoke up after stabilizing her emotions, “Andrei wanted me to hand this to you.”

“This is from Andrei?” Bella looked at the badge with distress written all over her face, and finally spoke up after a long pause, “Can you let me think about it for a few moments?”

Shit! Ye Ci’s anger was so great that she was almost on fire. Why is this happening to me? I just wanted to receive my reward! Why do I have to do such a perverted quest? And this bitch right here wants me to give her time to think things over? It’s not like you’re trying to decide the fate of a nation or something!

Before she could shout out her frustrations, Ye Ci received a private message from Bai Mo.
“Say, are you done with your Epic-tier quest?”

“If it could be completed so easily, it won’t be an Epic-tier quest!” Ye Ci’s voice was full of fury.
She was like a barrel full of gunpowder, ready to explode with just the slightest of sparks.