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Chapter 747 Two Interpretations of Soul-Sucking Ghosts
Soul Eater is both the name of a well-known covenant in the Sien dungeon and refers to an elite monster.

However, as some intruders have become more and more notorious, people now forget that the term "soul-sucking ghost" originally referred to a kind of demon, and only remember those red spirits wearing all sorts of headgear.

There's no way around it; if you've ever been invaded by a Soul Eater from the City of Sein, you'll have a very deep impression of it. If that invader originated from the Kingdom of Anor, the impression would probably be even deeper.

After all, adventurers now generally agree that the invaders from the Kingdom of Anor are of extremely low quality, and the phrase "do a squat with your fingers down" is something that originated from there.

Even Anlessie and her family, who lived far away in Scameron, had heard of the invaders' infamous reputation—mainly because the church often used the invaders' deeds as negative examples to teach everyone a lesson.

Having heard so much about intruders, they felt somewhat unfamiliar with a genuine soul-devouring ghost, and were not used to it for a while.

"Please, you two, just crush him in one go!" Anna shouted, having boundless confidence in the two heroes' abilities, setting aside the disadvantages they faced when confronting the ghost earlier.

The Soul-Sucking Ghost looks completely different from a ghost. After all, this guy looks like he has a physical body, and you can tell at a glance that you can definitely hit him. There's no need to worry about the ghost-like situation from before.

Moreover, the Soul Eater, as an elite monster, is weaker than knight enemies such as the Black Knight and the Forge Knight in the current statistics of various forces. The only thing worth being wary of is the Dark Hand, and as long as you keep your distance from the Soul Eater, everything will be fine.

Coincidentally, their Anlessie is very skilled at remote magic manipulation!

In summary.

This mere Soul-Sucking Demon in front of him is not even a speed bump for a hero!

"Kill him, tear him apart, rip his spine from his flesh! Ooh ooh!"

Before Anna could utter any more of her bloodthirsty, insane words, Anlessie turned around and used holy light to create a gag to stuff into Anna's mouth, while also glaring at her.

The latter then behaved itself.

Anlessie did not agree with what the other person said.

The soul-devouring ghost blocking their path gave them a very unusual feeling.

Even though she knew the monster before her had undoubtedly been strengthened by the Sien Dungeon, she was surprised by how unusually strong this Soul Eater's enhancement was.

Without having fought, she didn't know the opponent's exact strength, but just by looking at them, she felt a sense of pressure from them that was no less than, and perhaps even greater than, that of the sword and shield black knight they had just encountered.

"I'll go and test the waters!"

The heavily armored Holy Knight at the forefront conjured massive shields, each resembling a gate, in his left and right hands, and charged directly at the Soul Eater like a dump truck.

His confidence came from the two large shields in his hands; even the Black Knight would have to slash three or four times to break them.

The Soul Eater was clearly more agile than the Black Knight, who was skilled and daring enough to withstand damage head-on. He dodged the Holy Knight's obviously obvious charge trajectory and flashed behind him to prepare for a backstab.

"I expected this."

The Holy Knight suddenly turned around with a speed that no heavily armored knight could achieve. At the same time, Anlessie, who was quite a distance away from them, raised her hand and summoned a large number of Holy Light Spears that attacked from behind the Soul Eater.

With a large shield in front and a long spear behind, the Soul-Sucking Ghost caught in the middle seemed to have no way to escape!
The Holy Knight and Anlessie had no prior communication, but in that instant, they tacitly launched a combined attack, demonstrating the team's strong synergy.

The Soul Eater seemed to have given up on itself, raising its dark sword without dodging or flinching and slashing at the Holy Knight's heavy shield.

The dark sword left a deep slash mark on the Holy Light Shield, but this was not enough to break the shield; what awaited him next was a spear piercing his heart—

A dense red light suddenly shone from the Soul-Sucking Ghost's hand, and an ominous aura spread wildly.

It's the Soul Eater's signature move, [Hand of Darkness]!
The Holy Knight had a bad feeling the moment he saw this, but the Hand of Darkness couldn't possibly penetrate such a thick shield directly. He should be safe as long as he hid behind the shield.

More importantly, in this short period of time, he did not have the ability to change the direction of his charge, and the heavy shield was almost shoved into the face of the Soul-Sucking Ghost!
"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, the dark hand collided head-on with the heavy shield!
The next moment, the dark red, ferocious hand pierced through the crack left by the dark sword, and the Holy Light Shield turned into countless starlight fragments.

The holy spear struck the enemy at that moment, and the "splatter" sound of it piercing flesh was incessant.

However, the number of souls held by everyone did not increase.

"not good!"

Without a second thought, Anlessie cast a healing spell toward the Holy Knight's location, and the light from the heavy shield dissipated.
The Soul Eater, its body pierced by numerous spears, plunged its Dark Hand straight into the Holy Knight's chest, the magic ore armor failing to stop it in the slightest!

The Holy Knight's life force and humanity were being plundered relentlessly. Although the healing magic thrown by Anlessie restored some of his life, the restored portion instantly became food for the Soul Eater!
The wounds on his body from the spear were healing rapidly!
When did the Dark Hand become so aggressive?!

After all, even the soul-devouring demons of this era were saturated with humanity and at their peak, much stronger than those of later generations.

In just a few short seconds, the Soul-Sucking Ghost's injuries were almost completely healed!
On the other hand, the Holy Knight had already started rolling his eyes, revealing an expression that looked like he was about to lose his mind, and he looked like he couldn't hold on any longer!
Several flashes of light instantly teleported to his side. The fastest group of Holy Light Knights rushed to rescue their companions. Caius took the lead and launched an attack. His battle technique, which was condensed into a blade of energy, erupted, as if he wanted to return the humiliation he had suffered from the ghosts to the Soul Eater!
The other Holy Knights reacted swiftly, launching a rapid attack in rhythm with him. The Soul Eater abandoned the Holy Knights and drew his Dark Hand again for defense, but was still knocked back a few steps by the combined force. He quickly countered with his Dark Sword to stop the momentum.

The others were about to launch another attack when Caius stopped them.

Because those ghosts are already close.

Looking back, the vast, deathly white army of ghosts was terrifying; their presence made the whole world seem to have turned black and white.

The Holy Knights had no choice but to bypass the Soul Eater and continue running. At their speed, it wouldn't be difficult for them to avoid the Soul Eater.

People fled in panic, running as fast as they could along any path they could find, picking up any specks of light they encountered along the way, but having no time to examine what they had actually picked up.

They were about to escape the monster's pursuit.

However, the monsters in the Sien Dungeon can present all sorts of unpredictable possibilities.

"——!!!"

The Soul-Sucking Demon suddenly let out an indescribable roar, and the madness, intertwined with reason, instantly spread throughout the area.

Those who ran past him had a bad feeling, and that feeling came true the very next second.

"Gululu——"

Bubbles rose from the calm water, and one dark sword after another broke through the surface, followed by the Soul-Sucking Ghosts.

Each dark sword corresponds to a soul-devouring demon!

"Isn't it?"

Anna's eyelids were twitching wildly; this was the first time in her life she had ever seen so many elite monsters appear together!
This sense of oppression is absolutely incredible!

When so many soul-devouring ghosts and spirits gather in the same place, the atmosphere turns to despair. The demonic aura emanating from the scene repels humans, and ordinary people find it difficult to breathe.

To make matters worse, the road ahead had disappeared without a trace, leaving only bottomless water.

"Hell, hell, hell!"

"Is there no road left to walk on?!"

"What should we do? Is fighting the only option?"

Anlessie looked at the approaching ghosts and soul-devouring demons, bit her lip, and stood with her sword drawn, saying:
"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death my ass."

Resurrected beside the campfire at the very beginning of the Lesser Londo ruins, Anlessie squatted on the ground, drawing circles alone.

In the end, she still couldn't defeat those damned ghosts. How can she possibly defeat them?

Everyone was beaten, no, they were beaten up in a very sorry state!

At that time, she was still unconscious no matter what. Was it because her anger was not enough?

Her frustration caused her hair to start falling out.

"Isn't everyone saying to use dungeon artifacts to fight dungeons? I haven't seen anything that can be used to fight ghosts."

She suddenly stopped talking, as if she had just remembered something, and began rummaging through her backpack, putting all the things she had picked up earlier inside.

As she rummaged through them, she pulled out a dead man's hand.

When Anlessie saw the description of this thing, her expression finally changed.

[Temporary Curse]

The hands of the cursed dead can be transformed into a cursed state, allowing them to fight ghosts.

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(End of this chapter)