Rise of The Undead Legion

He was thinking hard about all that had just happened and couldn't help but ask," Why'd you take them to court even after they agreed to sell?"     

Samuel Silvana stopped and turned to face Dave, "Son. Listen, what you just witnessed was completely normal. The world has grown into an eat or be eaten world. Being kind to those who cause you harm is not regarded as kindness, but weakness. Weakness that others will use against you. It may have been an honorable trait once, but I advise you to keep it for those you actually trust."     

"Uncle is right," Zoe added, "If my uncle didn't do this, you may never have seen how the Webbs would have acted. They might show you a friendly face and sell you some of their shares, but once you become their partner, they will do their best to take you down and retake what was 'theirs'. You are one of the rare kind souls I've met in my life, Dave, and I feel the need to tell you, there aren't many like you left nowadays."     

Dave silently contemplated what Zoe and Samuel just told him. It was true, many have treated Dave as worse than garbage, starting with his abusive father, his former employer, the mafia goons, even the majority of the player base had acted this way when he was just a nobody player.     

He couldn't help but to endure it previously. He couldn't exactly stand up and say no to them, mainly because he didn't have the capital to do so. However now, he wasn't just poor old David Ruster anymore. Now he was also Mr. Skeletal, one of Conquest's most influential figures. He had become a somebody and it was about time he started to act that way.     

Being kind and forgiving to those who wronged him would only bring him more trouble in the future. He had experienced a lifetime of that already, and it was time to say enough.     

"You're right. Guess I didn't think about it like that. I have a lot more to learn, but I'll try to act befitting of my current status in the future."     

"Good. Also, the real reason I'm taking them to court is to preserve my own reputation," Samuel said.     

He revealed an evil grin that was comparable to Dave's draugr smile as he continued, "If we had agreed to settle, that would have given them a bit of leeway. I guarantee you they would have tried to negotiate the price of the shares and held some hope that they could still remain as future partners of Sigma-Electronics. Yet now, I'm about to drive their faces into the mud. I'll make them miserable enough that they'll beg for us to take their stocks for free."     

Dave looked at Zoe, with an expression of 'He can do that?'     

Zoe smiled understandingly and nodded to Dave.     

'Scary uncle!'     

The three left the company and headed back for Dave's hotel.     

They were riding with Samuel as Zoe had brought her Lambo which was a two-seater.     

This was one of the rare casual drives Dave had had with this family, as Samuel was a perfect law-abiding citizen. The kind that didn't go above speed limits or through any red lights.     

Dave occasionally looked at Zoe in a meaningful 'You should learn to drive like your uncle!' gaze. Zoe merely responded by rolling eyes.     

"Uncle, you drive like an old lady!"     

Samuel shook his head; he had had enough adventures and close shaves with Zoe to care for her opinion about driving.     

When Samuel dropped Dave off, Zoe asked, "When are you going to check out your new penthouse?"     

"I'll head there tonight. I'll give you guys a call later today. For now, I'll log in. It should be about time that the Eastern Raid event is over. I want to get some more Contribution Points."     

"Yeah, right. I'll log in as well . See you later," Zoe waved at Dave and the two of them separated.     

Dave went upstairs and logged in in the game.     

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Somewhere in the real world, a person was typing furiously on his keyboard. He was writing an article that was about to shake Conquest and the real-world on a massive scale.     

He was uploading pictures of a confrontation between a young man in white and the son of the CEO of the Sigma Electronics company. Above the text wall, a title was written in bold,     

"Mr. Skeletal, Identity REVEALED!"     

After typing the last few words, the man pressed on the publish button. It didn't take more than a few minutes before the article spread like wildfire throughout the internet. Anyone who had played Conquest or was watching CCN these last few months had had only one thought in mind when it was regarding the Undead Mr. Skeletal.     

The unknown player that shook the whole of the player base game, who exactly was he? Yet this article seemed to reveal this man's identity. Was it a lie?     

It didn't take more than two hours before the first reporters drove towards Sigma-Electronics demanding the overseers to give them the truth. At first, they were ignored, but the more reporters gathered, the harder it became to control the situation.     

Finally, an exhausted old man came out of the establishment. He was the current CEO of the company and after a few words, the truth was revealed.     

The man that was Mr. Skeletal, the current majority holder of the company shares was named David Ruster.     

The news spread on a wide scale. The reporters used all of their networks and channels to do thorough research on this David Ruster. The most they found out was that this David Ruster had been an unknown person. Not the son of some famous family, not someone with significant influence, he was to put it bluntly a nobody not too long ago. A person whose most eventful part of his life had been an accident of unknown causes that almost led to a permanent disability… but at the same time, it was the reason for his rise to fame.     

This didn't make them the least bit enthusiastic, on the contrary it made them more thrilled to write about Mr. Skeletal's true identity.     

Who didn't like an underdog? The black horse of the track. A nobody that made himself famous starting from scratch. Who didn't love to hear the story of someone going from Zero to Hero?     

The reporters worked overtime to get their articles out. Using Dave's past and his future as a total contrast of extremes to show off how one with nothing can end up having everything if they tried hard enough.     

The E-Papers were released, and the issues were sold on a world-wide scale with translations to most of the world's written languages. In less than half a day, everyone knew about the person behind Mr. Skeletal, his dark past and his bright future.     

This immediately increased Dave's likability amongst the low-level player base, which made him both a hero in-game and outside of it. But the smartest of people were the ones that turned their gaze towards Sigma-Electronics. They had to invest NOW. Mr. Skeletal's current fame was like a galactic rocket that was going far and strong. They had to gain a seat on this rocket no matter what.     

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All of this was happening while Dave was inside the world of Conquest.     

He was beside hundreds of undead as he waited for the last few seconds before the event of the Eastern Raid would end.     

Looking up, a notification appeared in front of Dave.     

***     

Server Announcement!     

The East has invaded many of the world's cities. Yet thanks to the capable and mighty players, they have been repelled. However, the lands taken by the east will belong to them from now on.     

Adjustments!     

Areas taken by the Eastern Kingdom of Qin will have a minimum level requirement to access.     

Players cannot teleport to the Kingdom of Qin beyond the Wilds, but they can still access the occupied cities if they respect the following conditions.     

Players need to be at least level 300 to enter these areas.     

Players need to successfully complete the quest [By the King] to gain access to the occupied areas.     

Players must not be aggressive toward the NPCs or guards controlling these areas or else they will suffer a ban of 7 days and will have to redo the quest [By the King].     

All of the monsters, creatures, and NPCs in these areas will have their level increased and will now generate more quests.     

***     

Another notification soon showed up.     

***     

The 10 players with the most contribution will be portrayed in the following list with their total contribution level.     

10- Satan Slayer 1,211.     

9- Mercy 1,883.     

8- Zhu-Lu 2,000.     

7-Fantom-Pain 2122.     

6-White-Ghost 3,220.     

5-Wan-Yi 3,661.     

4-Zhang-Shi 5,551.     

3-Warlord 6,778.     

2-Kis'Shtiengbrah 12,555.     

1-Jeffery 61,000.     

All of these players will receive the title: [World's Blade]     

The top 3 players will receive the unique rune [Doom]     

The number 1 player "Jeffery" will receive the Ultimate Tier Skill [Mass Destruction]     

Thank you for joining this event and best of luck while playing Conquest.     

***     

Dave was genuinely surprised. He didn't think it possible that given his tens of thousands of Undead that someone else would manage to kill more Qin warriors than him. The more shocking part was it wasn't just a bit more, the person had killed five times the numbers that Dave and all of his army had killed.     

"Well, that's alright. I can't have everything. But this Jeffery name sure sounds familiar…" After thinking for a moment, Dave remembered, "Oh, that's the guy who unlocked the Age of The Machine Expansion."