First of all, there were six victims—the first three were not natives of the village, but were mercenaries from the south, shoe vendors, and vegetable farmers who had just moved to the villages. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info are all ordinary people who are extremely inconspicuous, and even after they have been dead for days, no one notices that something is wrong.

And then the people who were killed were much more interesting. The fourth one who had an accident was the eldest son of a wealthy merchant in Gumu Town. To be able to mix with a rich man in such a village and town, this rich merchant is naturally also a side branch of a certain nobleman, and is quite religious. It was only after this accident that Father Anthony began to have the heart to investigate the matter.

The fifth and sixth men were killed at the same time - one of them was a probationary priest of the church, who seemed to be very young and probably joined the church not long ago.

As for the other, it was Father Anthony's nephew and his only junior. Draco's expression was quite embarrassed: "That's why Father Anthony's temper has become so bad, I hope you can understand him - the priests of the Holy Cross are not allowed to marry, let alone have offspring, and the priest's feelings for him are no different from those of his son." ”

"I understand. Loren nodded, and although he had confirmed the identities of the six bones, there was still no clue at all. The six of them had nothing left at all except that they had been bitten by ghouls and there were only a few pieces of carrion left.

To be on the safe side, he also carefully examined the remaining bones, which did have traces of being torn apart by claws and fangs, and it was completely correct to say that they were bitten to death by ghouls, but there was a problem.

"How do you tell who these bones are?" Loren said in a confused tone, "All the heads and torso of the upper body are missing, how did you recognize their identity?"

"Huh?" Priest Draco's sad expression froze, scratching his head as if in retrospect, "The first three were only discovered after the accident of the eldest son of the rich merchant, so they were basically identified by the surrounding villagers, so no one even knew the names of these three poor people. ”

"As for the priest's nephew and the trainee priest, the day after they were killed, almost the whole town of Gumu was alarmed, and when the guards arrived there, they saw that the ghouls were still biting their ......"

At this point, Priest Draco resisted the urge to vomit, and it took a long time for him to calm down, "But that's why we've figured out what's behind all this. ”

"Where are those ghouls now?"

"I don't know, but ...... Since the accident of the priest's nephew, no one has seen those monsters again. Draco shook his head, "Maybe they're hiding?"

Hide? impossible. Ghouls are not murderous monsters, but their nature makes it impossible for them to endure hunger, which is a big reason why they eat scavengers.

"Are there any mass graves or graveyards or anything like that in Gumu Town?"

"There is a tomb that has been abandoned for a long time, but why do you ask this?" the priest looked at him puzzledly, "Could it be that the ghouls are hiding there?"

"It's possible -- no, it's quite possible. Loren replied with great certainty: "Do you know where the tomb is, just tell me a general direction, and I can find it myself." ”

Priest Draco looked a little hesitant, but soon, he resolutely looked at Loren, "No, I'll take you myself, if I can, I want to do my part to get rid of this group of ghouls, even if it's only insignificant." ”

.................. The abandoned tomb mentioned by the priest is not far from Gumu Town, and there are still stone slabs left around it, apparently once where the local villagers buried the dead in the past, but it has been abandoned for a long time, so that the surrounding area is overgrown with vines and weeds, and almost the entire entrance to the tomb is sealed.

But Loren still found something on the ground—from the entrance to the tomb to the floor outside, some footprints could be clearly seen extending from the cave. The footprints are a little small for a human, but they fit perfectly for a ghoul's physique.

And most importantly, judging by the number of footprints, there are definitely not one or two, but at least a whole group. Loren's eyes narrowed as he crouched outside the cave, the number of these monsters was a bit beyond his expectations.

"How's it going, did you find anything?" Priest Draco, who was out of breath and barely able to keep up, couldn't help but ask, "Are those ghouls in this tomb?"

"You'd better go back first. Without looking back, Loren said to the priest behind him, "I'll leave it to me." Don't worry, I'll come back to you as soon as I make progress. ”

"But, this ...... It's too dangerous!" The priest couldn't help but say, "If those ghouls are really in this tomb, then we should wait here for reinforcements!" Or at least the two of us should ...... together."

"Believe me, I'm enough for one person, and if there are others, it might be bad. As he spoke, Loren pulled out the knight's sword on his back: "Go back, just wait for my news." ”

"Uh...... Well, if you insist. Priest Draco stopped arguing, but he couldn't help but look back and remind Loren over and over again: "You can come to me at any time, if I am not there, then I will definitely arrange someone else, may the Holy Cross always bless you, friend!"

"The Holy Cross blesses me, hehe......" Loren pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled indifferently, even if it was a certain "weird boy" he had met, it was much more reliable than this Holy Cross looked.

Armed with a sword, Loren stepped into the dark tomb, and the smell of corpses and blood almost hit his face, as if he were standing in the bloody jaws of some monster.

With a snap of his fingers, the glowing glow of the Firefly Charm floated above him, illuminating only a short stretch of the road ahead, so that he would not lose his vision and not disturb the monsters in the cave.

Until he is fully prepared, he will never touch anything that he does not want to touch, especially if he realizes that he may be facing a trap.

From the time Dalton Kander gave him the task, he felt a deep sense of discord from head to toe - a church hostile to wizards, and ghouls attacking the living. The two things were mixed together, and it was hard for him to believe that there was nothing behind it.

Even if he didn't, he would never be unprepared to face a group of strange monsters - no matter how many times he saw them in books, as long as he didn't see them with his own eyes, these monsters would still be strange to him, and caution and caution would always be the prerequisite for survival.

The deeper you go into the tomb, the stronger the smell of blood becomes, which is obviously very abrupt in a long-abandoned tomb. Loren began to slow down, controlling the diminution of the Firefly Charm, allowing his eyes to adjust to the darkness of the crypt and reducing the likelihood that he would be spotted first.

Dark vision is one of the strengths of scavenging monsters like ghouls, and they have an excellent sense of hearing and smell, even if they are covered in mud.

Carefully drop your steps, as little as possible to avoid stepping on the scattered bones on the ground—skulls, ribs, and arm bones...... There were nothing left, nothing but piles of bones on the ground. The coffins on both sides of the tomb were also messy and completely destroyed.

If that doesn't tell the story, the creepy chewing sounds are getting clearer and clearer...... Loren stopped, stood where he was, carefully stretched his right hand to the rucksack on his back, took out a small wooden bottle and weighed it in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly curled proudly.

How could you step into someone else's trap without the slightest preparation?