The scream was shrill and short, echoing in the dead ruins, and was quickly swallowed up by the thick seawater and rocks. The lingering sound carried a kind of horror that had been abruptly strangled.
Li Wen and Moria looked at each other, reached a consensus without any extra words, and rushed towards the source of the sound.
As they passed through the maze-like ruins of the building, the source of the screams got closer and closer, and the cold and decaying atmosphere belonging to Sunken Ghoul in the air became stronger and stronger.
Finally, in a relatively open square-like place, they saw the source of the commotion.
Seven or eight corpses of Eternal Life Blessing Cult believers were scattered on the ground of the square. Their death conditions were no different from those seen before. They were all brutally torn and dismembered, and the blood and internal organs stained the gray-white sediment. At the other end of the square, the only three remaining believers were leaning against each other, fighting the final battle against the trapped beast.
Their faces were full of panic and despair, and the weapons in their hands had long been missing. They could only rely on instinct and some crude defensive magic items to resist. One of them seems to be a player. His body is surrounded by a weak magic shield that can break almost at any time, but the shield is already shaky under the siege.
Besieging them were more than a dozen Sunken Ghouls. They were like hungry wolves, surrounding the last prey. From time to time they let out a hoarse roar or two, and the blue Soulfires in their empty eyes were beating with the light of greed and violence.
And behind the group of corpses stood a particularly distinctive monster.
Its body is much larger than that of an ordinary ghoul. Its shriveled body is covered with a layer of hard skin that is dark blue and horny. There are even some deep-sea fungi that emit faint phosphorescence living in the gaps in the skin. Its limbs are thicker, and its bony claws are longer and sharper, showing an ominous jet black color. The most heart-stopping thing is that the Soulfire burning in its empty eye sockets is not blue, but a deeper and weird color with a hint of scarlet. What is revealed in it is not pure violence, but an almost intelligent, cold cruelty.
It did not participate in the siege, it just stood there quietly, like a lord admiring the hunting feast. Every time it roared, it made the surrounding ghoul attack a little more crazy.
"That's...Ghoul Commander?" Moria frowned slightly. Logically speaking, such a level of dead soul creation requires strict rituals and a large enough number of corpses or deaths to be produced.
Li Wen said nothing, her eyes locked on the ghoul who was obviously the leader. The cold aura exuded by that thing is far stronger than that of other corpses, and it has even vaguely touched a higher level of power field. Its strength is probably close to the transcendent of Stage Three.
At this moment, the player's believer's magic shield was finally surrounded by the sharp claws of several corpses, and let out a crisp whine, shattering like glass.
Despair seized his heart instantly.
"Save..."
Before the syllables for help could be fully uttered, a ghoul's sharp claws had already swung down, and were about to disembowel him.
However, the expected death did not come.
A steady figure stood in front of him like a rock. It was Moria. He didn't know when he had rushed into the battlefield, drew his sword and stood sideways to hold the fatal claw. The sharp bone claws of the corpse collided with the sword blade, making a muffled sound like gold and iron clashing.
"Back off." Moria shouted without looking back. His arm suddenly exerted force, and a concentrated force exploded, directly shaking the corpse ghost back again and again.
The player believer stared blankly at the figure in front of him that looked like a divine weapon descending from the sky, and for a moment he forgot to react.
Moria's intervention instantly attracted the attention of all the corpses. They let out an angry roar, gave up on the prey that was within easy reach, and turned towards the uninvited guest who dared to interfere with their hunting.
The scarlet Soulfire in Ghoul Commander's eyes flashed for a moment, and it let out a sharper hiss, as if giving some kind of order. The originally chaotic group of ghouls instantly became orderly. They no longer swarmed forward, but divided into several teams to encircle Moria from different angles in a very tactical way.
Faced with this sudden pressure, Moria's expression remained unchanged, and he even had the leisure to attach Flame Enchantment to the long sword.
Just when everyone thought this would be a difficult battle,
The long sword swept across, and the blazing sword wind weaved an airtight fire net in front of Moria, forcing all the corpses back.
Then a silver light flashed in Moria's eyes, and Templar Knight's Trial——Undead Butcher was activated.
This is similar to Spellbreaker, a special training direction developed by the Templar Knights in order to deal with a specific enemy. Templar Knight who has passed this trial will be able to master various techniques to fight against undead-related monsters and extraordinary beings.
A silvery glimmer flashed from the depths of Moria's eyes, and the aura around him seemed to become sharper and more focused in an instant. The long sword with flames became more and more steady in his hand. The firelight flowing on the blade was a little restrained, but it had an extra layer of coldness that could cut off the soul.
He didn't make any unnecessary movements, he just raised the long sword in front of him, then took a step forward and swung it out simply and neatly.
A nearly non-existent silver light flashed from the blade of the sword. The light was not blazing, but carried a kind of coldness that could freeze the soul. The next moment, an incredible scene happened. All the Sunken Ghouls that were besieging them suddenly froze in their movements. The blue Soulfires burning in their eyes were like candles blown by the strong wind. They flickered violently for a few times before they were all extinguished. The shriveled body that lost the support of Soulfire collapsed and collapsed silently like a sand castle, and finally turned into black dust exuding stench on the ground.
With just one sword, more than ten fierce soul creations were wiped out.
The scarlet Soulfire in the eyes of that Ghoul Commander jumped violently. Its limited wisdom finally understood the terrifying power possessed by the human being in front of it, which was enough to crush it. Fear overwhelmed the tyranny, and it turned around without any hesitation and rushed towards the shadows on the other side of the square.
However, a figure that was faster than it had already appeared like a ghost on the best path for its escape. Li Wen stood there quietly, the shadow of the cloak covering her face. The Crow Feather Dagger held in her hands glowed with a cold glimmer under the faint blue halo.
Being blocked by Li Wen, Ghoul Commander, who missed the best opportunity to escape, didn't even have time to react. Moria's figure had quietly arrived, and the long sword burning with flames drew a simple and fatal arc in the air, accurately slicing across his neck.
The ferocious head flew high and rolled in mid-air, the scarlet Soulfire in its eye sockets completely extinguished. The huge headless body staggered forward a few steps, and finally fell heavily to the ground, making no sound anymore.