Chapter 21: The Hunt (I)
Ghouls, scavengers, and social monsters possess a strong ability to move in low-light environments, and their keen sense of smell allows them to spot buried corpses underground. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 However, it is very afraid of flames and bright lights, and is very flammable.
Now that he knew that he would face this kind of monster, Loren specially prepared a large amount of ignition agent before leaving the academy - this is a fairly simple alchemy synthesis that only needs a little spark to burn, and the disadvantage is that it volatilizes very quickly and disappears in the blink of an eye.
And what Loren brought was an improved version of the little wizard. It still doesn't change its volatile nature, but it makes it more unstable, and even a strong impact can make it burn directly, making it one of the best weapons against ghouls.
Step by step, the hoarse chewing sound became clearer and clearer, slowing down, Loren's expression became more and more serious - ghouls are very sensitive monsters, and if they sneak attack, they can only have one chance at most, and they must cause as much damage as possible.
The chewing sound suddenly stopped, indicating that the monsters had discovered themselves. There was an eerie hoarse sound wafting through the hollow tombs, which was definitely not like the vigilance of seeing an enemy, but more akin to the greedy salivation of smelling prey.
Loren paused, trying to blend in with his surroundings as much as possible. Listening to the crawling sound of the rope coming from not far away, his motionless eyes locked on the vision directly ahead.
Finally...... A small figure appeared in the dark tomb of the ghost, its eyes glowing with a deep green glow searching around, and then, as if sensing something, it swooped in the direction of Loren, followed by countless chaotic footsteps.
Very good, Loren squeezed the bottle containing the ignition agent in his hand, visually measured the distance between the two sides, calmed down, calculated the angle, estimated the amount of advance, and then three, two, one!
As if it had suddenly woken up, the "Firefly Curse", which had been very dim just now, flew suddenly to a position ten meters in front of Loren and exploded, and the tomb, which had just been pitch black, instantly lit up as day. At the same time, there was the screams of the ghouls being blinded!
There are fourteen ghouls in total, and they have to fight quickly...... Loren thought silently. Before the blinding white light could dissipate, the wooden bottle filled with the ignition agent landed precisely in the center of the ghoul group, and the sudden flames swept away like a wave.
The smoke and scorching stench of the flames filled the air, and the ghouls who fell to the ground writhed back and forth, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but to no avail. They don't know what will really kill them, but it is their own overly flammable bodies.
The only pity is that the coverage of the ignition agent is still not enough, and not all ghouls are ignited...... With a slight sigh, Loren clenched the knight's sword in his right hand and faced the ghoul who had already lunged at him.
The roaring ghoul left only an afterimage in Loren's vision, and the bright silver knight's sword was raised horizontally, and the moment the claw pounced, it stabbed forward like a spear!
The ghoul who had been pierced by the blade had no time to scream before he was thrown off the sword. With a kick on its upper torso, Loren, who raised his sword, swung it without hesitation, and cut off the ghoul's head with the smell of blood.
Even as a wandering knight, Loren can't completely keep up with these agile mutant monsters, so his advantage is not in physical fitness, but in reflexes - as long as he can predict their movements, no matter how fast he runs, no matter how high he jumps, it is useless.
The narrow passage was no obstacle to the tiny ghouls, wails and angry screams filling every inch of space, as if they could be eaten alive at any moment.
There were four ghouls left, but all they had left was a bottle of igniter. Ghouls who have stepped on a trap once will definitely dodge as soon as they see themselves throwing the bottle out, so this time they need to change their strategy.
Screaming, screaming ghouls, swooping down from all corners of the tomb - these mutated monsters don't know what fear is, and even if their companions are charred, Loren is still a delicious piece of fat in their eyes, a delicious meal to salivate!
So brutes are always just brutes...... Raising the corners of his mouth slightly, Loren directly unscrewed the bottle of the ignition agent, poured a little on the sword, and then resealed it and threw it out with force.
As Loren had predicted, the moment the ignition hit the ground, the raging ghouls dodged away, and the explosion ignited only one of them, while the remaining three were attacking from their left and right and overhead, revealing their saliva fangs.
He needs to make an accurate prediction, Loren's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he seemed to be moving in the next second, but the knight's sword in his hand had already begun to swing.
The ghoul who rushed to the front could not resist the impulse for fresh life, hissed and showed amazing bounce power, and jumped straight from above Loren, ready to bite off his head!
At the same time, the blade of the sword had already been raised, turning into a bright silver light, and the dazzling shadow disemboweled the hideous monster in mid-air, and the stinking blood sprayed mercilessly from the thin body!
But at that moment of slashing, the igniter that had been violently collided was immediately ignited - the cold sword ignited a raging fire, directly forcing back the other ghoul who wanted to pounce on him from the side.
It only takes eight seconds for the ignition agent to be extinguished, which means that you only have eight seconds to solve the remaining two ends!
This time Loren didn't take the defensive anymore, brandishing the flaming longsword and taking the first step to the left, flipping the sword in his hand before the monster landed, pinning it through its back to the ground, and then it was ignited in an instant.
And then the third. ”
The world that didn't pull out the sword body at all, Loren directly threw the ignited ghoul in the direction of the other end, and the agile monster dodged directly, and it was very clever to bypass the front and attack from Loren's back, but because of this, he didn't see the corners of his slightly upturned mouth.
Even if you see it, you can't change anything.
At the moment of the pounce, Loren, who snapped his fingers lightly, moved his body two steps sideways as if he had been pushed from the side, just avoiding the position just now.
And then...... The monster in the air saw the flaming sword swung towards it - a smooth sideways slash, with a bright red trajectory that split the entire ghoul in half!
The burning remains reflected in the walls of the abandoned tombs, like the eerie dance of the devil, tearing at the remaining firelight.
The flames on the sword's body gradually extinguished, and Loren, who was panting slightly, looked at the ghouls around him who had been burned to charcoal, and there was still some palpitation in his eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that he had strengthened his mental power before he came, the "Hovering Charm" just now would not have been enough to dodge the ghoul's attack at all, and I am afraid that he would at least have made a hole in his left shoulder.
However, assumptions are always just assumptions, just to avoid overconfidence - even if something happens, it is impossible to change the outcome, let alone really put your life in danger.
It's not self-confidence, it's the result of careful planning. Even if there were more than twice as many ghouls here, Loren would have absolutely sure that they would be wiped out, if more...... He would find ways to create as much chaos as possible to buy time for his retreat.
Traps, accidents, unexpected situations...... Loren didn't like any of this, but if there was anything more disgusting to him, it would be deception.
These ghouls were no different from normal, and although the desire to attack was stronger than Loren had expected, it was only due to long-term hunger, and there was no sign of mutation in the battle.
"I'm going to get you out, cowards hiding behind ghouls. ”
Standing at the end of the abandoned tomb, Loren muttered to himself as he stared at the ghoul's lair on the ground.