It was an aquatic ghoul commander. It led an army of about 20 ghouls. When the Sword of Salma mercenary group waded through a tributary of the Benedict River, it suddenly emerged from the water and launched a surprise attack on the mercenary group.
This was a real surprise attack. No one noticed the ghouls lurking in the dark river that was more than ten meters wide and one meter deep, except for Feng Chou.
Feng Chou found the lurking ghouls, but he did not say anything. On one hand, he had been playing the role of an incompetent "noble knight," and it was hard to explain when he suddenly found an enemy that no one else had. On the other hand, after seeing the mercenaries kill dozens of ghouls along the way, he did not think that more than 20 ghouls could pose any threat to this group of powerful mercenaries.
To be honest, level seven or eight ghouls were nothing in front of this group of well-equipped mercenaries. This was the strength of the alchemy civilization in the post-arcane era.
If there was no magic equipment, and if the human warriors in the Arcane Empire only wore ordinary iron armor and weapons, the situation would be very different when facing monsters like ghouls.
Without the protection of magic, it was very difficult for an ordinary level eight warrior to resist the ghoul's talent spell, "Ghoul Touch." Once the warrior was paralyzed, the ghouls could easily lift the warrior's armor and kill them. Ghouls were not very intelligent, but they did not completely lose their intelligence.
And with armor that could resist the "Ghoul Touch," the magic weapons in the hands of the warriors could easily tear apart the ghouls without the protection of armor.
Feng Chou had seen many ghouls being easily killed by the warriors, so he did not think that the ghouls lying in ambush under the water could pose much of a threat.
But it turned out that he was wrong.
First, Shi Duhua, who was walking at the front of the group, was pushed down by a particularly strong murloc ghoul in the middle of the river without any resistance.
As Shi Duhua was knocked down, about twenty zombies leaped out from the water. They were incredibly fast, much faster than any of the zombies that Feng Chou's group had encountered so far.
One by one, the mercenaries fell to the ground. Once they were caught in a melee, the magic weapons in the mercenaries' hands would not be able to unleash their full power. The battle would become a contest of pure strength.
One by one, the mercenaries fell to the ground. None of them could stand up on their own. These ghouls were much stronger than the stragglers they had encountered before.
Fortunately, as the representative of the employer, Feng Chou was arranged to be at the back. He was by the river and had not yet entered the water.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Feng Chou no longer cared about acting lazy. He took off the semi-automatic rifle on his back and tore off the cloth covering the gun. He raised the gun, aimed, and fired in one go.
Amidst the terrifying explosion, the head of a ghoul that had leapt towards a strong archer suddenly exploded.
After killing the group of ghouls, Feng Chou aimed at the next one without hesitation.
Amidst the continuous gunfire, several strong archers and heavy weaponry warriors at the back of the group were rescued by Feng Chou.
The continuous gunfire also attracted the attention of the strong ghoul pouncing on Shi Duhua. It raised its head and looked at Feng Chou with its dark red eyes. It howled at him.
Hearing the howl, a few ghouls that were fighting with the mercenaries they had pounced on suddenly gave up on their opponents and rushed towards the shore.
They circled around the retreating heavy weaponry warriors and strong archers from the left and right. One on the left and one on the right, they attacked Feng Chou like a pair of pincers.
Feng Chou had no choice but to quickly retreat and fire at the same time.
At this moment, another person, who was at the back of the group like Feng Chou, suddenly rushed forward and blocked one of the two groups of ghouls.
Feng Chou, who finally had a chance to breathe, fired three consecutive shots and killed another group of ghouls that were pouncing on him. The last ghoul's head was blown off when it was two meters away from him, and its corpse hit his leg.
Fortunately, Feng Chou ordered Qiankun Pagoda to fuse with his soul at the critical moment to help him control his body. That was why he was able to perform so well at such a critical moment.
After killing the ghoul that had pounced on him, Feng Chou immediately turned his gun around, intending to save the person who had helped him block the three ghouls earlier. He turned his head to look, only to find that two of the three ghouls had already been killed by that person, and the last one had also become a ghoul under the axe.
Feng Chou took a closer look and saw that the person was Natasha.
Along the way, Natasha, the Flower of Salma, had always been well protected. When they were marching, she had always been arranged to be at the back of the group like Feng Chou. Feng Chou had never seen what Qiankun Pagoda had guessed about her martial arts of "fine control of one's own strength".
Recognizing that it was Natasha, Feng Chou was no longer surprised. At this moment, he didn't have time to look at Natasha's martial arts. He turned his gun to aim at the strong ghoul that was tearing at Shi Duhua and shouted, "Strong archers, retreat to the shore. Heavy weaponry warriors, go help your brothers who are entangled. Strong archers on the shore, support them from afar!"
At this moment, the mercenaries who had fallen into panic gradually came to their senses. The heavy weaponry warriors who were angry because of their cowardice and cowardice immediately roared and charged forward.
The strong archers who had retreated to the shore and steadied themselves drew their bows. Heavy arrows whistled through the air as they flew towards the ghouls.
The ghouls that were entangled with the mercenaries in the front row were actually nothing more than target practice in front of the mercenaries' archers.
Feng Chou aimed at the strong ghoul that was pinning down Shi Duhua and emptied his rifle of bullets.
The rifle bullets that were enchanted with the spell "Advanced Enchanted Weapon" opened up one hole after another on the ghoul's withered body.
The strong ghoul roared angrily and jumped up from Shi Duhua's body. It crossed the distance of seven or eight meters and landed on the shore. It swept away a strong archer with its claws and charged towards Feng Chou with a roar.
Feng Chou threw away his rifle and took the straight blade from his waist. At the same time, he activated the "Advanced Invisibility" ring on his finger.
After concealing himself, Feng Chou nimbly moved a few steps to the side and dodged the strong ghoul's attack.
After losing track of Feng Chou, the strong ghoul turned its head and charged towards Natasha who had just killed the last ghoul.
Natasha was not afraid at all. She swung the halberd in her hand and met the strong ghoul head-on.
Natasha's weapon was a halberd in the style of the Sutton Empire.
The halberd was a weapon that was a combination of a spear and a poleaxe. It was like adding a spearhead to the poleaxe.
Natasha's halberd was very well made. The blade of the axe was shaped like a crescent moon, and the back of the axe was shaped like an eagle's beak. The spearhead was more than a foot longer than the front of the axe, and was shaped like a pentagon. It was very sharp.
This kind of compound weapon was very difficult to learn, but once mastered, it was very powerful.
Apart from being used as an axe and a spear, the spearhead at the back of the axe could be used to pierce through armor, and it could also be used as a hook to pull a knight off his horse. The spearhead could also be used as a spear. It was a typical multi-purpose weapon on the battlefield.