Sergeant Oscar wore a white shirt and a gray shabby military uniform casually draped over his shoulders. He wore no helmet like everyone else, his thick gray hair stood up unrelentingly above his head, and his determined eyes seemed to reveal a wild and uninhibited and persistent look. He's more of a street gangster than a soldier.

He didn't immediately answer Griffith's question, but continued to look ahead. Beside him, stood two young soldiers, one tall and one short, who seemed to be his cronies.

The stiff face of the tall young soldier was angular. He has a muscular figure that is rare among his peers, and his eyes are very fierce. He just glared at Griffith, and stood there impolitely, one hand pressed to the axe at his waist.

Compared to him, the short boy soldier has little presence. Although he is not tall, his temperament and expression are extraordinarily calm and indifferent. The dark eyes were neither sad nor joyful, as if they were staring at a distant wasteland that no one else could see. He was armed with two ordinary daggers, and he held a bag of fried beans in his hand, and ate one from time to time.

In this awkward atmosphere, Sergeant Oscar finally turned his head and said to Griffith, "Our squadron is good at fighting against strong enemies with extraordinary characteristics, but protracted warfare is not good for us. Mr. Cadet Knight, I noticed that some mutated creatures are approaching, and the city guards need us to guard here for more than half an hour, can you please help intercept them?"

"No problem, fight your way," Griffith nodded, "However, one of the enemies is an infected in the form of a girl, she is clearly different from other monsters, don't try to get close to or attack her." ”

"Yo~ This aristocratic puppy is quite sensible! The tall young soldier said happily, his gaze at Griffith full of disdain and contempt.

"Watch your words, Kaz," Sergeant Oscar immediately stopped his companion's rudeness and bowed to Griffith, "I beg your pardon for speaking freely." ”

How did the commander of this unit usually control them? The second lieutenant who fell into the sea must not have been thrown down by them. Griffith waved his hand, showing that he didn't care.

......

Enemies that appear on street corners are closer together. The guards guarding the street corner could already see their faces. They are like rotting wood, shedding rotting flesh and hairy scalps as they move.

They are living corpses.

Griffith didn't immediately seek out and help Ilody, and although he was anxious, he would be besieged before the cultists, mutated monsters, and defenders could start a melee.

His tactical goal is based on the information provided by Arandelle, first to eliminate the cultist who is using some kind of ritual or action to bind Iloti's will, and then to approach her in search of a solution.

Griffith lit a fire beside him, took out his strongbow and feathered arrows, and set the arrows on the fire.

Ever since the last time he encountered a living corpse on the ship, he had discussed with Amber a strategy for dealing with the creature. A more straightforward approach is to destroy their limbs to restrict movement. If possible, incineration with a flame will be very effective.

Griffith placed the lit feathered arrow on the strongbow and opened a full circle. Although his marksmanship is not comparable to that of the Extraordinary with Ranger traits, he has been trained for many years in regular long-range shooting.

"Bang!" the first rocket flew out of the string, streaked across the sky, and accurately hit the chest of the living corpse in the front. The mangled bodies and clothing of the living corpses were set ablaze by the flames. The monster, which was no longer alive, struggled and writhed in the firelight, and soon burned into a ball of fire. Its limbs broke apart in the firelight, scattering to the ground.

Very effective!Griffith fired his bow in quick succession, and a series of meteor-like rockets flew into the air, hitting the living corpses one after another.

At this moment, a swift shadow suddenly rushed out from the intersection ahead.

It had a completely different appearance from the living corpses Griffith had seen before. Although it generally maintains the structure of a human being, it has no skin or hair on its body, and it is as hideous and disgusting as a skinned specimen.

The monster's palms were unusually large, with blood-colored nails like blades growing on them. It crawled on the ground, running like a cheetah, its forelimbs and backwards were strong and agile, its long bony tail dragging behind it, its swollen brain tissue propping open its skull, naked in the air and twitching.

"This is the 'Ghoul', a monster known to be controlled by the god of death and plague, which once appeared in the southern continent and is very agile and dangerous," said Salais Butler to Griffith and Sergeant Oscar, "and its presence here must be related to the call of the ancestors." This kind of monster usually acts in groups, and it is very rare for it to appear alone, so it is a good opportunity. ”

Griffith put away his longbow and drew his sword to meet the enemy. The ghoul rushed head-on and crashed into Griffith's shield. The sheer force knocked him to the ground, and the terrifying bone tail stabbed down like a spear.

What a lot of power!! The ghoul's claws and bony tails were inserted into the floor of the bluestone slab, easily carving several large holes into it.

Griffith, who had just escaped, swung his sword and slashed at it, the blade splitting the ghoul's skin, but the muscles and bones that were firmly stuck under the skin could not be pulled out. He hurriedly threw away his long sword, drew his feather fencing and swung it at the bone tail.

"Poof!" the tail of the bone snapped in two, and dark green bodily fluids sprayed out.

The wounded ghoul bounced up like a frog and made a turn in the air, its large mouth opening at an unimaginable angle and biting it.

Griffith took advantage of the situation and raised his sword to block it. Before he could see what was happening, a long, thick tongue popped out of the monster's mouth, slashed through the blade of Feather's Feather Fencing, and struck him on the shoulder.

Griffith felt a sharp pain like a dislocation, and his shoulder protected by chain mail was unconscious as if he had been hit by a warhammer. But his right hand also struck upwards in time, and the sharp blade of the sword cut off the monster's tongue and flew directly into the air.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, Kaz pounced on him with a huge axe and slammed it into the ghoul's back.

The monster that had just lost its tongue was caught off guard, and its waist, which was not very thick, was hit hard and broke with a click.

Griffith seized the opportunity to stab with a sword. The blade pierced the ghoul's head, sending a soft, sticky feel.

"Bang!" the ghoul's bare head burst open. The monster twitched and rolled like a lizard, then a pool of dark green blood flowed out, and it lay on the ground and did not move.

At the same time, the other young soldiers began to attack the approaching living corpses. This wave of monsters was limited in number and was quickly swept away.

The dead monster slowly crystallized a small white crystal. It turned out to be a creature with extraordinary characteristics.

"What's going on?" Griffith asked Steward Salles, "Can the seals create monsters with extraordinary properties?"

"It's supposed to be some mutated Extraordinary," Sales replied, "There are also quite a few citizens in Tsuruura who crave extraordinary powers, and they collect Sequence 9 potions through formal or informal channels, and become like this when infected. That's just my guess.

"I'll report to Miss Alalandel right away. Now that this mutated creature has appeared, it is likely that a higher-level Extraordinary being infected will produce even more terrifying monsters. ”

Sergeant Oscar of the Young Soldier picked the long tail of the picky ghoul with the sword in his hand, and said with a curious expression: "It seems that the vitality of these monsters is very strong, and they will still be very dangerous after being hit hard. ”

"Be careful, Oscar. The short boy soldier watched warily at the dead bodies on the ground. His athletic body is like a cheetah ready to hunt, ready to unleash an astonishing explosive power at any moment.

Griffith took out the water bladder and watched the strange young soldiers as he drank water. Even in the Eastern Battlefield, he had never fought in concert with this mysterious team. Judging by their apparent combat effectiveness, it is impossible to survive a fierce battle.

However, the young soldiers, especially the dwarf ones, exuded a dangerous and unusual aura that made Griffith very uncomfortable.

"Mika is right, Oscar," Kaz said to help, "the commander has to be like a commander, and we'll gather the information from the front." ”

It turned out that this little man was called Mika...... Griffith made a secret note of the name.

At this time, Arandelle's voice came from the echo crystal:

"Mr. Cadet Knight, we have evacuated many tourists,

"There are some residents who have fled from the town who claim they saw the trainee investigator Miss Amber and some police officers trapped in the town's police station and asked for her support if possible. It's not too far from your location. ”

"Understood, I'll go to her aid in a moment," Griffith replied as he replenished the feathered arrows in the quiver, "are there any reinforcements arriving?"

"Second Lieutenant Skortz has deployed the Church of Grace's trebuchet to provide long-range fire support, but it is limited to the block in front of the entrance to the mountain road due to the angle and obstacles. The Finnish sergeant major is on his way to the sniper point, and he will be near you to assist. ”

At this time, a large number of swaying and staggering figures appeared again at the street intersection in the distance. In the gaps between buildings, shrubs, and woods that were obscured from view in the distance, there were occasional eerie shadows. Some of them flew on all fours like wild beasts, while others were even bigger than mountain monsters.

"Prepare for battle!" Oscar also spotted the signs. With his shout, the young soldiers who had just finished clearing the battlefield immediately returned to their posts.