Graveyard District

cemetery.

It is a separate and unique area within the Stuart Grand Manor, completely isolated from the town.

The outer perimeter is surrounded by a nearly five-meter-high perforated iron fence with a dense spiked design at the top to prevent outsiders from climbing over.

The cemetery covers an area roughly half the size of the town, and contains numerous tombstones. All the farm servants who contributed to the construction of the manor are entitled to rest here.

The cemetery gate faces a road about 400 meters long, bordering the town, and there are many Wooden Plaque on both sides of the road that read "No Entry".

The rear of the cemetery leads to a path that extends towards the ancient castle on the hill.

Currently, the "Graveyard District" is completely closed, and entry by any knight squad is prohibited.

Several Night Watcher were the Depths the cemetery, dealing with an emergency.

As Han Dong followed the Night Watcher Jon closer to the cemetery, he could clearly see a layer of white mist, like flowing water, 'spreading' over the cemetery through the openwork iron railings, the level of pollution of which was self-evident.

Even the Night Watcher put on "goggles".

"If you can't even withstand the most basic pollution in a cemetery, then you should just withdraw."

Jon reached out and pushed open the cemetery door, creating a gap just big enough for him to squeeze in sideways, and went in first.

Abel immediately activated a unique guardian mode characteristic of nocturnal animals.

A flash of green light appeared in Abel's eyes, which greatly helped to resist the invasion of this 'aura' into his body.

With the added protection provided by the "goggles" and the Destiny Item "Heartstone", it can completely resist the erosion of the graveyard fog, and there are no abnormalities overall.

Han Dong simply put on the Beak Mask.

Seeing that the two young men showed no signs of distress, Jon sighed and pointed in a certain direction from the cemetery:

"Come with me... We are going to the [Gravedigger's Residence] in the cemetery, to the underground tomb, to participate in the search and filling of the source of the pollution outbreak."

If you fail to meet the requirements or contract a moderate to severe infection during the watch, your current watch duty will be terminated.

"Good!"

The three men carried kerosene lamps as they walked through the cemetery shrouded in white mist, constantly alert to their surroundings.

Han Dong secretly observed the situation in the cemetery through his 'eyes'.

About 90% of the graves showed signs of having been disturbed.

Moreover, it seems that the soil was turned over from the inside, as if the excellent farm servants who were once buried here had been given a second chance to be reborn due to the arrival of the Dark Age, crawling out of their tombs to continue serving the Grand Lord.

also.

A gloomy cemetery, filled with countless corpses, naturally gives rise to some special things because it is shrouded in darkness for many years.

The Ghoul's lair is bound to exist.

Moreover, given their long history, the size of the lair and the number of Ghoul must have reached a terrifying level.

There might even be Ghoul leaders, or even some special species.

(Ghoul are also classified as "evil," belonging to the remains of the dead that have not yet turned to bones. Combined with the special environment of the cemetery, under the influence of "fog," they gradually evolve into a plague-like evil.)

Given their reproductive capabilities, the number of Ghoul in this manor cemetery is probably greater than anyone imagines.

In addition, since the cemetery was sealed off ten hours earlier, most of the Night Watcher were also active in the underground catacombs.

So much so that the surface of the cemetery was completely silent.

The mere presence of Han Dong and his group here, even with their voices kept as low as possible, would still disturb some of the people wandering outside.

"Ghoul... but they're a bit different from the Ghoul I've seen in the city."

Han Dong's Visual Capture something crawling out of the graveyard in the darkness. It had a body as strong as Ghoul, but its body had some differences from that of humans.

"Deformed Ghoul born from inbreeding... Here it comes! Abel, try not to make a sound."

"Good."

The Knight Jon, who was leading the way, had no intention of making a move. He disappeared into the night by using a kind of 'stealth technique'.

He wanted to see how the two young men would handle this Oldest One Ghoul offspring... If they handled it poorly, or even got hurt, he would immediately disqualify them.

Ah~ Yay!

Two abnormally shaped Ghoul offspring simultaneously pounced out of the darkness.

One of the Ghoul was enormous, and even had Third Hand arm growing from its navel.

The other Ghoul exhibits a ' Rotting Maw ' physical state, carrying five times the amount of plague. It can easily infect individuals upon contact with the plague source and contaminate them.

However, the battle was over in an instant.

As mentioned before, Abel's actions and postures allowed him to be ready for battle at any time.

His gray hair has increased significantly, and even some hair has grown on the skin of some areas of his arms.

Immediately afterwards, Wolf Head Sigil materialized behind him.

Just as the burly, three-armed Ghoul was about to pounce, a fierce glint flashed in Abel's eyes... His entire aura changed, and his right arm, in the form of a 'wolf claw,' thrust forward.

Precise, fast, and deadly.

A "Ghoul Heart" was in Abel's hand.

As for the Ghoul's corpse, Abel gently placed it on the ground with his foot, and it landed smoothly with almost no sound.

On the other side, Han Dong had already grabbed the head of the corrupted Ghoul with one hand and was lifting it into the air.

The plague carried by the Ghoul is being rapidly converted into Han Dong's "Seed Energy"... Han Dong may have reached the four-star level in controlling the plague, so suppressing such Ghoul is not a problem.

After absorbing all the Plague Essence.

The Ghoul was almost completely dried up, and with a gentle twist, its pitiful life was ended. Han Dong then released a plague that devoured the dried-up corpse, leaving no trace.

The two fought flawlessly, eliminating the two Ghoul that attacked without making a sound.

This surprised Jon the Night Watcher.

However... this level of threat is nothing compared to what follows, which only proves that the two young men are quite capable.

Jon emerged from the shadows, lit a kerosene lamp, and continued leading the way.

Because the cemetery was large, they encountered three waves of Ghoul descendants along the way, all of which were easily dealt with by the two.

Soon after, the stone-built room where the tomb keeper once lived appeared... Through the secret passage inside the room, one could reach the underground burial area where the incident occurred.

Just as Knight Jon stepped into the room, Han Dong followed closely behind.

Ta-da!

A red-haired, white-faced clown suddenly jumped out.

"It's a bit dangerous down there... You'd better not die." As soon as the clown finished speaking, his body rapidly expanded, bursting like Red Balloon.

This jump scare forced Han Dong to pause slightly.

"That clown..."

"What clown?" Abel asked curiously.

"It's nothing, let's go down... The tomb below is quite dangerous, especially the concentration of contamination. Abel, if you have any means to resist the contamination, you'd better bring them out beforehand."

"Know."