"Ghouls? What the hell are ghouls doing here?!" David asked as he held his sword up, facing the ghouls behind them.
"Quite an unexpected find indeed..." Ash commented.
Artie stared at the monsters with a nonchalant look on her face. 'It seems Eliron's suspicion was right on point.' Artie thought as she stared at the beasts.
They were not the cause of the magic interference that he had sensed, but if they were here, they were certainly guarding something.
Someone didn't want them there.
"How long have these monsters been slumbering here? Don't we do patrols each week?" Duke's face was locked in a grimace.
"We do, my lord. The last search was just yesterday, Samuel was in charge of the inspection." David glanced back to reply.
Samuel nodded. "That is correct. There was no indication of any signs of the undead. Tch." He clicked his tongue. "Anyways, we need to focus on countering—"
