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Linsel saw clearly what was happening behind the cemetery wall: several ghouls were devouring rotting corpses on the ground, while the others remained motionless to the side.

There's nothing unusual going on. Then what was that scream just now?

"Linse, don't come any closer!"

It was Claire's voice, seemingly coming from behind the sloping stone wall in front!

At that very moment, "Broken Arrow" pulled back the bowstring, the longbow flashed slightly, and an arrow shot out with a sound, striking the head of a ghoul that was devouring something on the ground!

The "Goat" treaded forward in small steps, spinning the sling in its hand. The stone flew out quickly, hitting a ghoul next to it and knocking it down.

"Crackling sounds..."

Unsettling sounds of chewing flesh and low growls came from across the way.

The ghouls all turned this way and spotted the three people.

Linsset's location is less than 100 meters from the cemetery.

The ghouls first gathered together, then, after scaling the stone wall, charged toward Linse in a more scattered formation.

Lindsay shouted to the middle-aged adventurer, "Goats, go help Claire! I'll hold them off!"

"good!"

The charging ghouls were not targeting "Goat," who, after responding to Linssey, circled around to the left side of the battlefield.

Lindsay felt that the ghouls were much faster than the zombies, and even seemed to be faster than the goblins.

He focused his attention and glanced at the panel.

[Little Ghoul, Monster, Health: 60/60, Armor: 0]

It's confirmed to be a new monster!

He removed his wooden shield and spear, raised his left arm with his right hand, and fired a crossbow bolt, hitting a charging ghoul in the leg.

The ghoul was injured in the leg, which slowed it down.

Linsset fired two more arrows, one hitting the torso of another and the other hitting its head!

[Monster Encyclopedia Activated: You have defeated the Little Ghoul. Choose one ability to gain.]

The twelfth monster ability!

The ghoul that had been shot in the head with a crossbow bolt collapsed to the ground, while the one with a leg injury behind it charged toward its dead companion.

"Broken Arrow" and "Goat" continued their ranged attacks, and two more of the charging ghouls fell.

The remaining ghouls continued their charge. They seemed to understand something, and with agile movements, they swayed and charged along an S-shaped path.

This caused Lindsay and his two companions to miss several long-range shots.

Just as Linssey was about to load his crossbow, a ghoul charging at the front of the pack rushed up to him.

How can it be so fast?!

Linsel instinctively drew his iron sword with his right hand, while the small ghoul on his face leaped up, its sharp claws reaching for Linsel.

Lindsay felt a slight impact on his head, and a hissing sound came from the nose shield under the wolf-head hat.

Without thinking, he slashed his iron sword upwards.

It felt like the iron sword in my right hand was slicing through flesh and blood, shaving off the monster's head!

Before the little ghoul could even make a sound, its head flew off and fell back down.

This scene slightly intimidated the monsters following behind, causing them to slow down a little.

However, within seconds, the ghouls began to move in unison to the left and right of Linsel. They knew that Linsel's crossbow bolts could not be reloaded in front of them, so they surrounded him.

If you want to use an encirclement tactic, you can't cover both the front and the rear?

Linsel sneered, aiming with his left hand, and flames gathered in his palm.

Flame Arrow!

A beam of fire shot out to the left, and a ghoul was hit by the fire arrow.

The monster burst into flames, let out a few mournful cries, and then collapsed, leaping around wildly.

Linsset fired another flaming arrow to the left.

Another ghoul burst into flames and collapsed to the ground, rolling around before coming to a stop, emanating a burnt, acrid smell.

Whoosh!

Linsset heard the sound of an arrow flying past his right ear.

He turned and moved his left hand forward, seeing a ghoul charging towards him from the right fall down, while another ghoul lunged at him with sharp claws, trying to attack his back.

Fire the flaming arrow!

A burst of flame ignited on the ghoul's body, and then it exploded.

Linsel then dodged to the side, and this one missed its target, also failing to escape being roasted by the flames.

The charging ghouls were all dealt with!

Just as Lindsay was about to catch his breath, he caught a glimpse of the ghoul with the injured leg not far away, which had already devoured the corpse of its companion.

They're still devouring things on the battlefield... When did this happen...?

The ghoul's body suddenly bulged, its gray skin expanding like a balloon, and its size instantly more than doubled.

Compared to his previous height of 1.34 meters, he is now 1.67 meters tall.

[Medium Ghoul, Monster, Health: 120/120, Armor: 0]

Linsel was somewhat surprised; this could actually evolve on the spot!

The ghoul, now medium-sized, its mouth brimming with saliva, scraps, and rotting flesh, roared as it charged toward Linse.

Linsel sheathed his iron sword, picked up his spear and wooden shield, and at that moment, "Broken Arrow" caught up from behind.

"This monster has evolved! Shoot!"

"I'm too late, I need to set up a spear wall!"

Linsset braced his shield against the ground and raised his spear diagonally forward, while "Broken Arrow" behind him drew his longbow.

"Broken Arrow" fired an arrow that struck the ghoul in the chest, but it seemed to be largely unaffected.

"One more arrow!"

The broken arrow was drawn again.

The medium-sized ghoul was only slightly slower than the small ghoul, but it was still fast. It took it only a few seconds to rush to within ten meters of Linssey.

Linsel then saw the other party slow down, and suddenly spit out a clump of stinking flesh, which shot straight toward him.

Linsset made slight adjustments to the wooden round shield in front of him.

A thud.

The stench of flesh, resembling a mixture of rotten flesh and excrement, was blocked in front of the wooden shield. The unpleasant smell made Linssey gag.

What kind of weird move is this?!

The ghoul realized that Lindsay's shield had blocked its attack, and understood that the move was useless, so it simply charged towards Lindsay again.

Linsset threw down his shield and used both hands to hold up a spear wall.

In an instant, the monster leaped to Linse's left and lunged straight at his face.

Linsset aimed the iron tip of his spear at the enemy on his left.

The spearhead pierced the ghoul's flesh, and the monster let out several mournful cries.

Immediately afterwards, with a whoosh, the "Broken Arrow" [close-range shooting] from behind fired an arrow that pierced through the ghoul's body, knocking it to the ground.

Linsel grabbed his spear and began thrusting it wildly at the monster on the ground until it stopped moving after a dozen or so thrusts.

[Monster Encyclopedia Activated: You have already defeated a mid-level ghoul. Choose one ability to gain.]

Excellent! These ghouls and little ghouls are indeed different monsters. I've obtained the thirteenth monster ability!

Linsel was basking in the joy of gaining the monster's power when "Broken Arrow" suddenly pointed in the direction of the cemetery and shouted.

"Look at the goats! Let's go help them!"