Lending a Hand is a side quest given to the Slayers by Luther in Dead Island 2. It is only available after completing the story quest Boardwalking Dead.
Synopsis[]
The Slayers are tasked with hunting around in the garbage below the Serling Hotel for Luther's lost bag.
Walkthrough[]
- Talk to Luthor in his room, who is panicking that he's lost something and accuses the Slayer of coming to steal something just like "she" did. "She" is Denise and she stole a bag from him, and he wants it back. He also mentions his friend Byron will sort them out.
- Ask Denise about Luther's missing bag
- Exit his room and make your way to the entrance of the hotel, where Denise stands guard. When asked, she tells them the bag stunk and was causing Ava and Ken to complain so much she had to throw it out. She didn't look to see what was causing the smell, as she couldn't get near without gagging, and threw it down the trash chute. The Slayer still wants to make Luther happy, so they decide to go track it down. She gives them the Waste Disposal Keycard to access the trash area.
- Scour the trash in the basement for Luther's reeking bag
- Exit the Serling, go across to the stairwell over the walkway, jump over the barrier, and make your way to the ground floor as normal.
- Once on the ground floor, cross to the other side stairwell and open the glass double doors into the basement of the building.
- Descend the stairs and use the keypad next to the door at the end to access the basement. Follow the corridor to the right and through the door at the end.
- Now you're in the basement, go to the right side of the room and open the fence gate. Go into the first trash area and search through the dumpster in front of you.
- An Insect Swarm Walker will spawn out of a dumpster behind you, so kill it and then smash the blue wooden planks covering a crouch hole in the left hand wall.
- Go through the hole and search the two dumpsters in this next room, then open the gate on the left to get out.
- Go around the truck to find the gate opposite. Open it and crouch through the hole in the sheet into the next room.
- Search the two dumpsters, then use the stack of pallets in the corner of the room to climb through a hole in the wall.
- A Spiky Walker is feasting on the bag, so kill it and open the gate out before picking up the bag.
- Return the stinking, zombie-attracting bag to Luther
- The bag needs to be carried, much like a Battery, Circuit Breaker, or any jerrycan, which makes fighting with it difficult.
- A door will break open and a bunch of zombies will enter the room, blocking your way out.
- HOWEVER, the bag can be used as bait. Zombies will be very attracted towards it rather than the Slayer, so when you encounter a group, throw it somewhere and run away. The zombies will soon lose interest in the Slayer and go for the bag instead. This makes it easy to kill them from a distance with a Curveball such as the Military Grenade or Pipe Bomb.
- Go through the door the zombies burst out from and follow the stairs outside. Take a right and make your way to the main entrance of the Lotusville Mall.
- Go through the mall and up the stairs like normal to reach the Serling, though you will need to throw the bag over the barricade before climbing over. There will be some apex zombies in the mall itself, including a Crusher, Screamer, and Inferno Crusher.
- Return to the Serling and make your way to Luther's room again. Place the bag in the glowing outline at his feet.
- Find out what was in Luther's bag stinking up the place
- Talk to Luther. He pulls out an arm from the bag and says it is Byron, and he is very happy to be reunite with his missing friend. The Slayers go to leave, he stops them to give them their reward, ending the quest.