I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 831 - 828: The Secret Bounty Mission

Chapter 831: Chapter 828: The Secret Bounty Mission

The bounty tasks at the Mercenary Guild are generally public, and anyone with sufficient strength can take them on, of course, you can also choose to take on those high-difficulty missions if you’re not afraid of death, but the problem is, you have to be able to come back alive.

As for the covert missions, only bounty hunters of A Grade or above can take them, these tasks generally arise from minor frictions and subsequent conflicts between underground forces or official powers that are unable to deal with each other on their own.

However, driven by mounting anger, some factions choose to retaliate against their high-status enemies by issuing bounty tasks through the Mercenary Guild. The guild has always been a public organization, without any private undertakings; anyone can hire a bounty hunter from the guild, provided they can afford to pay enough Yajin or gold.

In other words, the Mercenary Guild is neutral; it cannot exhibit subjective will against any force it dislikes. If you have the money, you could even hire a bounty hunter with Yajin to kill a high-ranking official of the Mercenary Guild itself!

However, it’s precisely because of its neutrality and the need to not offend anyone that the Mercenary Guild has the special category of covert missions, which are sufficiently secretive that no one beyond the employer, A Grade or higher bounty hunters, and control personnel has any knowledge of them.

Covert missions usually offer extremely high rewards, but they are also rare, often being snapped up as soon as they become available.

Take Xiong Zhiyuan, the leader of the Grey Line Mercenary Group, for instance; he had only encountered such a task once and had taken it without hesitation, earning an unprecedented five-digit commission—it was the highest fee he had ever received!

Nevertheless, these tasks are not something one can just stumble upon; more often than not, they are taken by other bounty hunters as soon as they appear. And Xiong Zhiyuan was lucky to have stumbled upon a second one.

With such a great opportunity, how could he not take it?

"A covert mission, what task? I’m definitely taking it!"

Uncle Lei, with a mysterious smile on his face, said, "Don’t be hasty, come with me first."

With that, he had other staff members take his place at the counter and led Xiong Zhiyuan into the VIP Reception Room.

"This task pays a reward that is frighteningly high, but its difficulty level is also very significant—it’s not something that the Grey Line Mercenary Group can handle by itself. You go inside and wait a bit, and once everyone is here, I’ll discuss this covert mission."

Xiong Zhiyuan’s face showed a hint of skepticism, "What task is beyond the capabilities of my Grey Line Mercenary Group? Is it to hunt a Level 6 zombie? That would indeed be a bit challenging."

"No," Uncle Lei said with a serious tone, "it’s much more difficult than that. A lot of people will die."

A grave expression flashed across Xiong Zhiyuan’s eyes; knowing Uncle Lei, he knew the latter would not lie. By his account, this covert mission was extremely challenging, not something that he, a Level 5 New Human, could accomplish on his own. However, he wondered just how high the commission could be.

Uncle Lei had said the reward was high enough to scare someone to death, and now he was extremely curious about how much exactly it was.

After arranging for Xiong Zhiyuan, Uncle Lei walked out, leaving him to wait anxiously. Eventually, bounty hunters began trickling into the VIP Hunter Reception Room.

The large room only stopped filling up after about six or seven hundred people entered and the doors were closed. Uncle Lei moved to the lectern in front and took the microphone, coughing twice.

"Ahem, ahem, good evening, ahem, ahem... Many of our senior hunters are not here yet, but that’s okay, as some are still on their missions and need some time. We’re not going to wait for them. So now, let’s not beat around the bush and get right to the point."

"Your presence in this familiar setting must mean you’re all mentally prepared to take on this covert mission."

Uncle Lei’s voice slowly spread to everyone’s ears. Among those present, besides Xiong Zhiyuan, a Level 5 New Human, there were several other Level 5 New Humans lurking in the corners; the ranks of the Mercenary Guild’s hunters were not determined by personal strength, but by the success rate of the tasks they undertook.

Therefore, among the hunters present, there were Level 5 New Humans, Level 4s, Level 3s, and Level 2s everywhere, the only ones absent were ordinary people and Level 1 New Humans.

"This covert mission is unlike any before; it is extremely dangerous, and the chance of paying with one’s life is unusually high. Therefore, it’s not something one person or one mercenary group can complete—it requires many people working together. Accordingly, the commission is proportional to the risk."

"What is the task? Just spit it out. Stop beating around the bush."

Uncle Lei paused, but at that moment, an impatient voice came from the crowd. Glancing over, he saw it belonged to a Level 5 New Human. Uncle Lei smiled and didn’t seem too bothered; such powerful individuals were not to be trifled with.

"Alright, alright, I’ll cut to the chase. This mission concerns the Peace Party. It’s divided into two parts; the first part is the most difficult—it’s to eliminate three Level 6 New Humans from the Peace Party. Whether it’s their chairman, Li Henian, or the vice-chairman, Tang Fu, or Hatred, you need to bring their heads. Whoever kills any of them will receive two hundred thousand Yajin!"

"If all three Level 6 New Humans of the Peace Party are killed by the same person, then congratulations are in order; that person will receive a reward of six hundred thousand Yajin!"

Uncle Lei’s voice suddenly became resolute, and the sheer scale of the figures he stated made everyone hold their breath.

They were aware of the mission’s difficulty and anticipated a substantial reward, but they had never imagined the task would be to assassinate three of the Peace Party’s most powerful members—and the commission to be an unprecedented two hundred thousand Yajin, adding up to six hundred thousand!

This sum of Yajin—even sixty thousand would be unseen by many, let alone six hundred thousand. It was like an ordinary person before the Apocalypse suddenly discovering they had a billion-dollar fortune!

Six hundred thousand!

Who was behind this bounty? Who had so much money?

"They want us to kill Level 6 New Humans from the Peace Party? This..." People looked at each other, some slow to grasp the implications, but the thought of a commission of two hundred thousand made the mission seem worth the risk.

It just wasn’t clear who would end up with the heads.

"Two hundred thousand, my God, who is this patron saint who hates the Peace Party so much?"

The room instantly erupted into a cacophony of discussions.

The several Level 5 New Humans present also seemed tempted, but they quickly regained their composure.

"Level 6 New Humans aren’t so easy to kill. With just us here, can we succeed?"