The players had originally thought these well-equipped knights were friendly NPCs who had come to give them a Main Quest.
But the moment these men entered town, they showed not a trace of friendliness. Instead, they swaggered around like they owned the place and even insulted the townsfolk the players had fought so hard to save!
It was like a cabbage you had painstakingly protected, spending dozens of bucks on resurrection fees to keep it safe.
Then a few wild boars came charging out of nowhere, not only trying to root up your cabbage, but even complaining that it wasn't crunchy enough!
Who could put up with that?
Among the crowd, a hotheaded player rolled up his sleeves, pointed at the six Winterhold knights, and unleashed a torrent of abuse:
"I've been playing online games for years!"
"When I'm looking for main story characters, their models might throw me off!"
"But when it comes to spotting scumbags? I never fucking miss!"
The hothead spat on the ground and shouted to the players around him with absolute certainty:
"Guys! These six assholes on white horses are definitely villain bosses. No question about it!"
"Knowing this game's devs, their red health bars will pop up as soon as the story moves forward another step or two!"
"Get your weapons out! Get ready to fight!"
"Once their health bars appear, drag them off their horses and beat the shit out of them first!"
At his rallying cry, the crowd responded.
The Fourth Catastrophe, who had been wiping away tears moments ago, changed faces in an instant!
"Right! Villain NPCs! These people are definitely villains!"
"Who do they think they are, acting tough on our Ash Divine Kingdom's turf?"
"Guys! No kill stealing! Leave that scarred captain to me. I'm gonna smear this mud