The Kobold force behind them had never expected terrifying Skeleton Soldiers to suddenly appear atop the walls that had been silent until now. Panic rippled through their ranks, and they barked wildly. Even the Kobold leader jumped in fright, but he forced himself to remain calm. He barked twice, raised the spear in his right hand, and struck the shield in his left. After several blows, he finally brought his troops back under control.
Just then, translucent Evil Spirits appeared along the wall. The next instant, twenty-four of them unleashed Evil Spirit Wail at once. Their shrieks, piercing and dreadful, stabbed into every Kobold's ears below. Every one of them clapped their hands over their ears and dropped to the ground. The leader was no exception. He had taken the brunt of it: his eardrums had burst, and blood seeped between the fingers pressed to his ears.
At the same time, the Ghoul squad leaped over the wall. The four-meter drop did nothing to slow creatures as swift as the wind. In the blink of an eye, they plunged into the Kobold ranks, slashing with their claws and slaughtering them in a frenzy!
With the Gun Skeleton Soldiers firing at will, the Ghoul squad punched straight through the Kobold force in just three minutes.
By then, most of the Kobolds had lost all will to fight. Some had even forgotten to resist. They lay on the ground, clutching their heads and trembling as they waited for the Ghouls' claws to pierce their bodies.
Green watched the brutal slaughter. He had already seen how weak the Kobolds were in battle, but when the fighting began, they proved even weaker than he had expected. Killing them had another benefit, too: the Graveyard gained [3] Psychic Energy for each Kobold killed. In no