The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 78: "The Wasteland CoyoTeahouse"

"All right, if any humans come into town, then kill 'em, capische?"

After receiving this command, some of the zombies started shuffling toward a certain building.

"Huh? What? Is something wrong?"

Blanc looked over and noticed that it was the biggest building facing the clearing. There was a sign hung over the door that read:

INN
THE WASTELAND COYOTEAHOUSE

"Gah, that's such a stupid pun! But it's an inn... Hrmmm."

An inn in a city. She could've sworn there was something important about that. Something she read somewhere. It wasn't in one of the system announcements. She hadn't read the online game manual either. If she remembered correctly...

"Ah, from that social networking site. Right. I think it said that inns are safe zones for cities."

Back when Blanc had been looking up tips on casting magic, this topic had gotten a pinned thread. The SNS bulletin board topic list only showed each thread title and first post, that was where she read about someone not knowing where to find a safe zone like an inn.

While Blanc was lost in thought, the zombies had barged into the inn.

"Huh? If it's a safe zone, then how can monsters get inside?"

But once she stopped to think about it, her room in the count's old castle was also a safe zone, but the mormos could barge in at any time. They would even take naps on her bed whenever they wanted.

"I guess the rules are different if they're followers. I wonder what would happen if they came across other players. You can't PvP in safe zones, right?"

"They went into that place after you ordered them to 'kill any humans,' so wouldn't that mean there are humans inside?"

"I shall inspect the building. Azalea, Carmine, watch the Master."

"Wait, why did that sound like 'don't let that kid out of your sight'?"

"...Leave things to us. Do be careful, Magenta."

Magenta elegantly strode into the inn, disappearing from sight.

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Inside the inn, the zombies had surrounded a human man and were groaning incessantly.

"What are you doing? You... cannot attack? Ahh, perhaps this is that 'safe zone' that the Master spoke of."

"There's another one! ...Huh? A person? Um, are you a player?!"

Blanc sometimes talked about "players," so he must have come from the same place that she had. Magenta noticed that this person instantly looked relieved upon seeing her face, so she realized that as long as she were also a "player," he should let his guard down.

"Indeed, that's correct. Are you as well?"

"Oh, I'm so glad! Ah, outside, what happened outside?! When I got back from grinding XP, the town was being attacked by these red skeletons... I got killed right away, and as soon as I revived the inn was already surrounded... now even zombies came inside! Why the hell can monsters get into a safe zone?!"

"Well, I can explain. Why don't we go outside first? Don't worry, these zombies won't really do anything to you."

While talking, Magenta showed him that she could head outside. The player-man fearfully skirted around the zombies and followed Magenta out of the inn.

Crimson the spartoi was right there waiting and, with a flick of his claws, the man's head went flying.

"Hey, that guy will respawn in the inn soon. If we wait, he'll come out again and we can kill him," Blanc said.