The term "water ghost" has many different meanings, and in some places it refers to people who live off water, or simply pirates. But in fact, people who live in the dark know more or less what the name really corresponds to. Water spirits are monsters that are born under the water for some reason, covered in sores and edema, and are always trying to drag people on the surface of the water into deep water.

These monsters weren't all drowning people, sometimes they were just animal carcasses or something that had been soaked in water for too long. But it is undeniable that when these things regain the ability to move, and are keen to drown living beings in water, they have become water spirits. Some people classify water ghosts as ghouls that act in the water, but it is clear that Mr. Edward, who is the ghoul patriarch, does not think so.

"Drag these things out of the water!they'll be dead as soon as they get out of the water!" the ghoul king, still in human form, calmly commanded his people. A large number of ghouls resembling the moss-wanderers who had previously appeared in the Iron Keep were scattered along both sides of the river in small groups. It's just that compared to those of their kind, these soul keepers are all dressed in rag robes with family crests.

In the only waterway that flowed through the royal capital, some black shadows were hovering in the shallow waters, which were undoubtedly the reason why the Edward family was here. Some of them have humanoid bodies and full length hair, some resemble huge scaly monkeys, and some of them even have crab-like carapace tissues.

The water spirits apparently appeared here before the Edwards, and the boats that were originally moored in this river have been damaged to varying degrees. The smaller ships were overturned in the water, and the cargo ships, which the water spirits could not overturn, were wrecked by the guys with sharp arthropods. When the alarm clears and the boatmen come to the dock again, they will be amazed by what they are seeing.

Although the Soul Keepers have received orders from the Patriarch, they don't really have much to do in the face of these things that are wandering in the water. Water Spirits are no less powerful in water than Ghouls, and they are clearly better at fighting in water. At most, a large number of ghouls can only block the path to the waterway gate with the debris at hand, so that these water ghosts cannot open the gate.

Patriarch Edward pouted as he looked at these creatures dancing in the water, if it was night, he still had the courage to let his people go down to the water to fight these water ghosts. But looking up at the sun still hanging in the sky, the sunlight has weakened the physical strength of these ghouls, and if you enter the water, you may fall into the hands of these water ghosts.

"These bastards. The angry Ghoul King picked up a barrel and slammed it at a water ghost that had poked its upper body out of the water. However, although the barrel accurately hit the body of the humanoid water ghost, the wooden barrel body could not hurt the water ghost in the slightest. In exchange for the water ghost's long hair, he roared at Edward.

The soul keeper on the shore and the water ghost in the water, these two formidable existences are facing each other in the dock area of the royal capital. In this case, as long as the Edward family waited until sunset, they would have their own way to deal with these enemies in the water, but as the patriarch, the Ghoul King didn't want to drag it out like this. The reason is simple, although the royal capital is now quiet due to the attack of the rat people, it is difficult to guarantee that this noisy sound will not attract some curious guys. Coupled with the assurances in front of Aemia, the time left for the ghouls is not rich.

That's when something strange happened. The water ghosts, which had been evenly scattered in the waterway, seemed to be alarmed, and with a certain point in the middle of the river as the center of the circle, the water ghosts suddenly began to flee in all directions. It was as if something had appeared in that place that scared them. The Ghoul King naturally noticed this, and he instinctively looked towards the middle of the river, but there was nothing special there except for a thin layer of mist.

The mist was so thin that it couldn't hide anything under the ghoul's sight. The surface of the water under the fog and the ripples on the surface of the water were clearly visible to Edward's eyes. So when he noticed an abnormal water streak and saw a pair of cowhide riding boots, the expression on his face became very interesting.

"Eternal night is above, what is that?" began to sound an exclamation among the ghouls, and it was clear that it was not only the ghoul king who saw the figure that suddenly appeared in the mist. And there was more than one figure, three people who looked like they were holding hands stepped on the water step by step, out of the range of the mist.

"I've finally come out of that fog, I thought I'd never get out......" Elsa exhaled and said happily as she looked at the river in front of her, which was no longer shrouded in fog. And her words were swallowed raw halfway through. But it's understandable, as anyone who sees the sheer number of ghouls and clawless water ghosts in the water will be frightened.

"Don't panic, don't look down!" Heather said at once, sensing her companion's fear, and the chief knightess clenched her hands, using the pain to keep the proprietress and Mona awake. However, judging from her frowning brow, this Hammer Rose was also very puzzled by the current situation.

When the three men walked out of the mist, the fog that had been floating on the surface of the river at some point quickly dissipated. As the fog dissipated, the water spirits that had previously scattered in all directions recovered from their unknown fears. They soon spotted the trio standing in the middle of the river, and Elsa was clearly a better target than the ghouls who stood on the bank of the river and kept their distance from them.

"Gaha!" a large number of water spirits let out a piercing roar, they do not make any sound when they swim underwater, but their vocal organs that emerge from the water often howl like wild beasts. Seeing the monsters approaching quickly towards him all around, the three of Heather instinctively gathered back to back.

"Dragonspine Mountain is up there, what are these things?" said the female warrior. Although she tried her best to suppress her fear, Mona's voice still trembled.

"These are supposed to be water ghosts, and the ones on the shore are... The Edwards?" Heather was the calmest of the three. The chief knight didn't seem to be worried about the water ghosts besieging her, but when she saw the emblem on the ghoul on the riverbank, she was very surprised.