The Ghouls let out agonized shrieks and rolled wildly across the ground.
The Ghouls behind them tried to climb over their companions' charred corpses, only for their own Fungal Hyphae to catch fire as well.
One after another.
The entire narrow passage entrance became a furnace.
The old veteran missing his little finger stood nearby. He turned and nodded in Lu Yuan's direction.
This side could hold. The slag worked astonishingly well, not to mention the Copper Powder.
On the main front.
The Great Ghouls finally moved.
The first one squeezed into the passage, its keratin armor scraping against the walls with a piercing screech as it charged at the formation.
After what had happened earlier, Heinrich was clearly burning with rage.
Seeing the Great Ghoul rushing toward him, he advanced instead of retreating.
"Gather."
Heinrich shouted furiously.
The four people in the rear row closed their eyes at the same time.
The Holy Light Inscriptions on their armor flared brightly, all the light flowing through the inscription chains toward one direction—Heinrich.
Golden energy gathered around him, and dense glowing patterns surfaced across his armor.
He drew an extended longsword, Holy Light surging across its blade.
He stepped forward.
The longsword swept sideways.
A golden-white blade of light sliced through the Great Ghoul's neck. Its keratin armor was like thoroughly fired pottery before the concentrated Holy Light, shattering as the blade cut all the way through.
Its head flew up.
The grayish-red muscles on the severed surface instantly charred under the Holy Light.
Black blood sprayed out.
The headless body staggered forward two steps before crashing to the ground.
One strike.
The light on the armor of the four people in the rear dimmed somewhat.
The second Great Ghoul stopped.
Something flickered in its gray-white eyes. Clearly, it had learned