The skeletons began to run rampant and the settlements around the area began to get destroyed as well. As I wasn't able to reach there fast enough, I could see from afar that a smoke, a signal of fire had already started as the skeletons had attacked the settlement.
But when I actually get there… I was actually surprised to see that the band of thugs that I encountered before were fighting against the army of undead. And it seems like the thugs are trying to save the people in the settlements as well.
It didn't take long for me to be close enough to see the battle that they were having going on. It seems like the soldiers have managed to keep at least one of the bandits at bay but they weren't doing much damage either.