our family is gone

Chapter 246 Ghoul

The advance camp built on the basis of collapsed abandoned buildings had long been empty, leaving only traces of human activities, but some mushrooms had begun to grow around the camp.

Even though the witch is dead, her evil creations continue to corrupt nature.

"Because this is the frontmost camp, we stationed a ten-man squad here to protect the camp, twice as many troops as the other camps, patrolling the surrounding area during the day and on duty at night.

There were 38 serfs who were assigned to work. They relied on this camp to cut down the isolation zone, and they also opened up roads to facilitate the march and transport materials among other camps.

The seven people missing in this camp were all working outside. When they found out that they were missing, they either disappeared completely. It wasn't until this time that three died at the same time that they left their bodies. The diary was found just ahead. "

Barristan briefly introduced the function of this camp, and explained why the soldiers failed to protect them.

It's very simple, the number of people is not enough. When so many camps are spread out at once, and half of them are left in Hamlet for repairs, how can it be possible for these few people to achieve complete protection.

Lance also knew that he was taking it for granted, thinking that the wilderness would return to peace with the death of the witch. After all, not many things were still alive after being tortured by the witch.

And the Ascension Sect should be involved in the affairs of Owendor City and have no time to take care of his actions. He just wants to take the opportunity to cut the mess quickly, eliminate the corruption before the old thing reacts, and then expand Hamlet's control range. The road to the old town.

But it was obvious that the ancestor had too many cards in his hand, and he showed his flaws in his anxiety.

"Fortunately, those guys didn't choose to attack the camp, otherwise our losses would be even greater."

The camp is very simple, and the only protection is a simple wooden fence. Things that can be kicked at random, can't be expected to have much protection.

Lesson learned, step by step.

"Such a large trace, the victim should have been tortured to death by a monster." Walking out of the camp, Lance and the others soon came to the place where the diary was found.

The broken bodies had been cleaned up long ago, but this also damaged the scene to some extent, making their investigation more difficult.

Several people researched it. The first incident should be [-] meters ahead. The diarist was injured and walked [-] meters away and hid behind a tree. At the end, he wrote the death diary and greeted death.

But it is somewhat difficult to find the monster based on this trace.

The discipline of trace inspection has not yet emerged, let alone developed, and Lance can only guess about the situation at that time.

But it was never him who wanted to find the monster.

"It's not crawling on all fours, standing up like a human, with human-like footprints, but it's the front paw that's exerting force, which doesn't look like a human.

Also, the front end of the footprints is dug into the mud, indicating that there are sharp claws, and the footprints are as heavy as a wild bear. I think the monster should be a big one. "

As a hunter, Boudica was taught how to catch the traces of the prey's activities since she was a child, and soon she found a bloody footprint in the messy scene.

The dog Fergus walked around the scene of the crime with his head down, fluttering his nose, and soon opened his mouth to bark twice, and William also explained after hearing it.

"Fortunately, it hasn't rained for the past few days. Fergus found a strange smell. A strong rotten smell floated in the air but he couldn't find the source. The cover-up is not obvious."

Lance didn't know how William communicated with the dog, but the smell was the key to tracking.

"Very good! You did a great job!" Lance took out a piece of jerky and handed it to the dog, and raised his hand to rub it twice.

It's just that at this time, when Wangcai saw it, he came over and looked at Figes with fierce eyes, almost overflowing with jealousy and hostility.

"I don't see you when I'm doing things, and I'm the most active in eating!" Lance raised his hand and patted Wangcai's wolf head to directly interrupt its ferocity.

Wangcai closed his eyes and was beaten in an instant, but he didn't leave, but he still rubbed the huge wolf's head towards him.

"Go away!" Lance pushed the wolf's head away with his backhand. "It's useless to be coquettish. If you want to add food, then show some strength. Fergus can smell it, so you can too."

Lance also listened to William's suggestion and began to guide Wangcai to develop his sense of smell.

And Wangcai is very spiritual, and seems to understand Lance's words, and he is also unprecedentedly active in order to add food.

A wolf's sense of smell is no worse than a dog's, but Figs has received special training, and Wangcai doesn't like anyone except Lance, so naturally no one can discipline him when Lance is busy.

Now is a good time to take this opportunity to train its ability to track prey. How can it lie flat at such a young age?

After mastering more skills, it will be easier to earn a living in society.

Driven by jealousy and competitiveness, Wangcai quickly figured out Lance's intentions, and began to catch the residual smell in the air.

It can only be said that some things have to be done by professionals, and Boudica quickly found blood stains on the surrounding bushes.

"Look, boss!"

"That's right, it should have been stained on his hands when he killed someone, and rubbed and stuck to it." Lance picked up a leaf, the blood on it had already dried.

At the same time, William also added something. "I wasn't quite sure before, because the two smells mixed together, it means that when the monster left, it must have been rancid and bloody. It seems that the monster returned the same way after killing people."

North...Lance looked at the direction pointed out, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, but he quickly made a decision.

"go!"

Lance waved his hand and headed towards the target direction...

Tracking is boring, because it takes a lot of energy to be on guard against possible enemies at any time.

Coupled with the fact that the dense jungle blocked the sun, the whole process was silent and depressing.

Originally, Lance was worried that Boudica's impetuous personality would not be able to withstand it, but she didn't react too obviously along the way, and focused on being vigilant about the surrounding environment.

Everyone went deep into the depths that they had never been before. The wilderness was too big, and the area corrupted by the witch only occupied a small part. No one knew what was inside until they found out.

However, after bringing William with him, Fergus' strong sense of smell can trigger reconnaissance, and the effect will soon appear.

Figs, who was leading the way, stopped suddenly, stretched his head forward to sniff, and squatted down.

Seeing this situation, William looked back at Zong Rui, and raised his finger forward, "The smell is just ahead."

The team went a few hundred meters further, and soon discovered that there was a messy burial area in the wilderness. I don't know how it got here, but this kind of place is not rare in the wilderness. The place.

"Ready to fight." Lance waved his hand, and the team began to adjust their positions. Barristan took the first position, William retreated to the third position, and Lance and Wangcai still controlled the rear, guarding against possible enemies.

As the team advanced, Lance glanced across the cemetery, where many graves had been dug open, and the bones were randomly thrown outside.

Following the scent team, they soon stopped at the entrance of a mausoleum, which had long been dilapidated. The stone gate of the mausoleum was destroyed, leaving only the dark corridor extending to the bottom.

People with ordinary family conditions can only be buried in wooden thin-skinned coffins on the ground, and only those with certain assets and status can use the sarcophagus. As for the exquisite mausoleum made of stones, only nobles with noble status can use it.

At this moment, Lance and the others could smell a strong stench at the entrance of the mausoleum even without William speaking. There may have been a nobleman sleeping in it once, but now there are only monsters inside.

Lance noticed the bones scattered around, and the dark brown blood stains left on the nearby stones, so he couldn't help but remind him.

"Be careful, what's hidden inside is not something simple, let me start."

The small space will limit the team, and the darkness is even more depressing, not to mention that you don't know what will be inside, whether there are traps or something.

Several other people did not question this decision, because they all knew that the Lord Lord was stronger than themselves.

It's just that all of a sudden Figs yelled at the entrance of the hole, and William's expression tensed instantly.

"enemy……"

Before he could finish speaking, the entrance of the cave directly aroused the smell of the mausoleum, and an indescribable stench hit their faces, which directly made them feel dizzy from suffocation.

But the monster wouldn't stop, there was a muffled sound from inside, and a tall figure rushed out, and raised his hand without waiting for more reaction from the crowd.

In fact, before he shouted out, the other people also realized that the adjustment of the team had played a role, and Barristan directly lifted the shield to the top.

The dilapidated shield before had been eliminated long ago because it was difficult to withstand the increasingly exaggerated battles, but now this one was specially made by Winston.

When the sharp claws slashed across the shield, there was only an ear-piercing sound of metal friction. As for the huge power it carried, Barristan skillfully deflected it.

No enemy can hurt a companion under his protection!
The two sides were close to each other, and the buffer Barristan had gained allowed Lance and the others to see the attacker clearly.

Although it is humanoid, it is not human.

He is more than two meters tall, with no nose on his face but sunken directly, his eyes are completely white, with a mouthful of sharp teeth in the true sense, and the scarlet stained by dried blood can be seen on them, the whole head looks like a A skinned skeleton with a frantic beard.

The monster has a thin body with a sunken abdomen and seems to have no internal organs, but the muscles on the body under the gray skin are very prominent, and the spine can be seen on the back.

The arms hang down to the knees, and they are covered with sparse hair like steel needles. The palms are the most exaggerated, and they have completely turned into sharp claws, stained scarlet with blood.

"It's a ghoul, a creature of necromancy."

Lance glanced at it. Although he could see a little bit from the diary before, now he can directly confirm the identity of the monster when he sees this.

But there is no time for him to think too much during the battle, Boudica has already reacted and rushed forward with her halberd raised, she is eager to fight!
"Eat me with a halberd!"

Boudica waved the rebuilt war halberd in his hand. What good materials and technology can the barbarian tribe have?The rags you get from the empire are all treasures.

Now this one is made of fine steel, and Boudica, who has acquired a new weapon, is eager to test the weapon with the blood of the enemy.

The ghoul didn't show weakness at all, and even raised its hand and grabbed Boudica.

Compared with Barristan's hammer, the damage caused by the halberd is more intuitive and more powerful.But when the blade of the war halberd collided with the sharp claws, it didn't cut off. It only cut a little bit of flesh and was caught.

Boudica also noticed the monster's strong defense, but she was firmly stuck when she tried to draw out the halberd. She was at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Damn, even adult fighters in the tribe may not be able to beat him in strength, how come here everyone is stronger than himself?
But where there was no time for her to complain during the battle, the other claw of the ghoul had already grabbed her.

"Monster!" With a loud shout, Barristan charged with his shield and directly hit the monster from the side.

There are skills in charging, especially when charging with a shield, the feedback force is directly on the body, and there must be a corresponding method to release the force.

But now Barristan's target is obviously aimed at the relatively thin legs of the ghoul. If he can smash this leg, it will directly disable its ability to move. At the same time, the feedback force will not be instantaneous with the deformation of the legs. Instead, it is elongated and more bearable.

It's just that the feeling transmitted at the moment of the collision is not like flesh and blood, but as solid as a tree stump, without shaking at all, and the relative strength is also returned to him in an instant.

Fortunately, Barristan has nothing to do with this, but uses this force to take a few steps back and re-open the distance.

But this was enough to interrupt the ghoul's attack, forcing it to let go of the halberd. The liberated Boudica did not stop for a moment and then struck with the halberd.

On the other side, Barristan also picked up the Morningstar hammer and pulled it on the other side, focusing on the knee joint to swing the hammer.

And Wangcai, who was longing for extra meals earlier, also walked up from behind, seeing the ghoul who couldn't resist, suddenly jumped out sullenly, bit his hind leg, and tore it hard.

Wangcai's fangs could directly bite through bones, and this immediately caused the ghouls who were already under siege to fall into a state of rage.

It opened its mouth and let out a roar.

Lance only saw thick gray-black fluctuations emerging from its mouth, spreading through the air like ripples.

In just an instant, the two of them were included in one wolf.

Because of the cover of the shield, Barristan was closest. When he heard the sound, thousands of dead souls roared in his brain instantly. Negative emotions of fear surged in his heart, as if he wanted to control his steps, turn around and run away.

Boudica also felt the voices in her head, but the strength of her battle-scarred body was more resistant to blessings.

Moreover, the ghoul's cry also angered Boudica, and it's not just you who can scream!

"Waaagh!!!"

The battle roar of the tribe sounded, and the battle marks on Boudica's body glowed, and a lioness roared faintly.

The extraordinary power carried by the sound swept over the ghoul, but now it couldn't save it and froze instantly.

(End of this chapter)