Chapter 82: Footprints of the Ghoul

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"But why do you believe that there is a more powerful force behind it?" Ron didn't understand. "Couldn't it be the power you discovered?"

"Baron Saran Lane has done tests. He is a very smart man and has long anticipated that there may be problems with the power itself, but the result is that there is not."

That's why he boldly carried out such a capture plan, because in the view of the baron at the time, it was not very dangerous to just use himself as bait.

"Perhaps, the kingdom ahead of you also discovered similar things underground..." Ron rubbed his chin, "The difference is that they released a deadly plague, and the Corruptor is considered to be their last queen. myself."

As Aiksuri said, there is no power in names and events in themselves. What is powerful is the existence behind them. The level of an adult golden dragon may attract attention and interference from the other party, but the level of Ron and You will not be noticed at all.

"If you use this fishing method, will you starve yourself to death?" Sera scratched her head, "It will take a few hundred years to eat one meal?"

"It takes a few hundred years to eat, but it must be a big meal. And as it devours more and more forces, the more relics and treasures will be left on this land, and there will be more 'fish' Attracted to bite the hook,” said Ron.

"This land is one of the few 'pure lands' among the many city-states in the south. As Karad said before, as long as someone establishes a foothold here, a large number of people will come to seek refuge, bringing their young and old with them. Speeding up development also shortens the time people wait for meals underground.”

"Judging from the two current samples, the other party will not take action personally, but will use plague and corruption to implement its will. This actually gives us room for maneuver. If we are properly prepared, we may not be unable to resist. But in order to achieve this, we must collect more information."

"I want to go too!" You quickly expressed his stance, "I still know a lot of things and I can definitely help!"

"And I am an undead creature. I don't need air, food, and sleep. I will never burden you!"

"Uh-huh..." A certain half-undead creature was noncommittal about this. You's appearance might obviously put her at risk of being kicked to the second team. After all, Sylvia's knowledge had been almost drained by Ron. .

"Then let's rest here for the night and start again tomorrow morning."

Ron didn't notice Sylvia's little mood. For Ron, she and You couldn't replace each other at all - You couldn't make up for the lack of arcane firepower, and Sylvia couldn't pass through entities.

After spending the night in the newly established village, Ron led everyone towards the mine marked by the golden dragon.

That area is one of the few relatively dry areas in Delusion Land. When they stepped out of the mud onto solid stone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this the mine? It looks like it has collapsed." Sera looked at the surrounding environment, and her eyes finally fell on a hill in front of her that was almost entirely made of stone.

"After the ancient queen came out of the underground, she ordered all the mines to be closed down," Ron recalled the message in the scales, "And that era was too long ago, and there probably wouldn't be any living things here. "

"I wouldn't say that if I were you," You wandered around and soon made a discovery, "Look here! Fresh footprints!"

It was the transitional area between the mine and the swamp. A large group of footprints came out of the swamp in a messy manner, heading in the direction of the mine.

"The feet are bare and the nails are very long." Drivedo carefully identified the footprints, trying to find out more information. "He is about the same height as you and has a stooped waist."

"I can understand one person coming, but how do you see that these creatures are stooped?" Ivy looked at Dreyfus inexplicably.

"Look at the footprints. The center of gravity is tilted forward." Drayford pointed to the footprints that seemed to be almost identical to Ron and said, "They walk like this. Let me teach you."

As he spoke, Dreyfudo began to bend over, stretch his neck, and limp forward. It's just that he was not used to this way of walking, so he fell down before taking two steps.

"Ghoul!" Victoria recognized the creature that Driver had learned from at a glance, because the goblin imitated it so closely.

This undead's insatiable thirst for humanoid flesh drives them to wander the night in swarms, thriving like maggots and carrion beetles in a land of decay and death.

"There are really all kinds of things in the swamp!" Sera showed a disgusted expression and reached out to grab Dreyfudo's neck collar to pick him up. "Stop learning that thing! I can't even eat when I think of them. I can’t even eat it!”

"Why?" Ivy tilted her head and looked at Sera, "Do you have one in the north too?"

"Those things are everywhere!" Sera frowned, "Ghouls will haunt places where they can eat dead flesh and rotting organs. You know in the snowfields, the flesh and blood of dead bodies are difficult to rot and bury. These monsters will become Wandering in the snow in groups!”

"We have stories that scare children: Never go outside the tribe to play on a snowy day! When you are lost in a snowstorm, don't try to get close to anyone for help, because that's probably a ghoul!"

"It's really scary," Sylvia showed a frightened expression. Although she was a vampire, it didn't mean that she was close to these distant relatives of the undead creatures. "Sera, have you ever encountered a ghoul yourself?"

"Yes, it was after a hunt!" Sera said in a deep voice, "I once bet with someone after drinking that I could hunt a mammoth alone!"

"I succeeded, but it was dark - winter in the north is very cold. In order to avoid the wind and snow, I cut open the belly of the mammoth and crawled in. When I slept comfortably until midnight, there was a rustling sound outside. There was a rustling sound of footsteps, and then something began to tear and gnaw the flesh of the mammoth. "

"I thought to myself, which blind predator dares to steal my prey? At that time, I held the axe tightly in one hand and opened the mammoth's belly with the other hand. In front of me appeared the disgusting, terrifying, and rotten faces of five ghouls!"

"At this time, they also discovered me and rushed up immediately. We fought together. They were driven by endless hunger and had fangs and claws as weapons; and I had anger and my old friend!" Sera proudly weighed the giant axe in his hand.