Chapter 48 Elite

The guard team members, while riding their horses, followed Fang Yue and the others as they retreated, changing their formation and positioning.

Their horsemanship was extremely skilled, as if man and horse were one.

The team members at the front of the formation were close to the side of the horses.

The team members in the middle were sitting normally on horseback.

As for the team members at the rear, they stood on the backs of their horses, steadily gripping their bows despite the bumps and jostling of the galloping horses. They took arrows from their quivers, nocked them, and drew their bows to the fullest extent.

If viewed from the direction of the Gravity Ghoul, it could be seen that as the formation changed, everyone aimed from staggered high and low positions, ensuring that every arrow would not accidentally injure a teammate, while maintaining the direct-shot power of the bows.

Although the Manshui Village guard team cultivated archery, unlike the spears of Guyue Village.

However, in terms of formation, there were similar considerations, all aimed at maximizing the role of numbers, leveraging the linkage of the formation, and enhancing the power of martial arts.

"Release the arrows!!"

With a loud shout from the second-in-command of the team, a rain of arrows, like dense black needles, whizzed towards the Gravity Ghoul.

During their flight, the arrows actually exhibited different speeds, eventually converging in mid-air to form a giant black arrow composed of more than thirty arrows.

This change amazed Fang Yue.

These guys don't seem like extras; they're elites!

Fang Yue realized at this moment that the squad that Lan Yuntian had brought out must be the top tier in Manshui Village.

Unfortunately, they were facing no ordinary ghoul.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, the giant arrow that had just been formed completely crashed to the ground, without causing the Gravity Ghoul the slightest impact!

"How could this be?!"

"This thing… is not simple!"

"Our archery is being suppressed! Everyone, draw your swords with me! Adopt close combat!"

"But… Captain Lan just engaged in close combat…"

Someone in the team clearly voiced their doubts, but was quickly glared back by the second-in-command.

"Anyone who is afraid should immediately return to Manshui Village with Captain Lan! We will not pursue any responsibility. However, those who retreat will be removed from the Lanwater Squad!"

"Also, I know Captain Lan's situation, but Captain Lan has suffered serious injuries. He is right behind us."

"If we retreat, who will protect him! If we retreat, who will protect Manshui Village!"

As he spoke, the man drew the long sword from his waist with a clang, swung it forcefully, and charged forward on horseback.

"Everyone, follow me and charge!!"

The others exchanged glances and followed suit, drawing their swords.

"For Manshui Village!"

"For Captain Lan!"

"For the glory of the Lanwater Squad!!"

They roared madly as they charged towards the Gravity Ghoul. Fang Yue couldn't help but say, "They're courting death!"

"Vice-Captain Ye, we don't have time to care about other people's lives, and although the Lanwater Squad of Manshui Village is the most elite force in Manshui Village, they have always been stubborn and famous. We can't talk them back."

As the blood hunter said this, the chaos here had already caused panic at the entrance of Manshui Village.

Manshui Village finally opened the village entrance to allow the escort team to enter the village, but the speed was too slow.

When Fang Yue and the blood hunter arrived at the village entrance, only half of the escort team had entered the village.

"It's Captain Lan!"

"Captain Lan is seriously injured!"

"Quickly, go and get a doctor!"

"You are not allowed to enter!"

Fang Yue and the blood hunter were stopped at the gate by the Manshui Village guards, who were full of hostility.

The people of the escort team were very happy and excited to see Fang Yue safe and sound, but Fang Yue just told them to enter the village quickly.

While the blood hunter was still reasoning with the guards at the village entrance, Fang Yue had already seen the Gravity Ghoul galloping from behind.

As for those Lanwater Squad members, most of them were likely to meet a disastrous end.

Under the illumination of the firelight at the village entrance, Fang Yue discovered that the hole in the Gravity Ghoul's chest seemed to have shrunk a lot, leaving only a fist-sized hole.

He didn't know what would happen when the hole in its chest was completely filled, but it was probably not a good thing.

Moreover, it seemed that it wanted to shrink the hole in its chest, or rather, fill the defect in its body, by killing humans and absorbing human corpses.

The terrifying oppressive force of the Gravity Ghoul made the chaos at the village entrance even more obvious. The remaining people of the escort team began to shout and shove each other forward into the village. The blood hunter also became anxious.

"Let us in! That thing is coming!"

The blood hunter roared with bulging veins, and the [Giant-Headed Bloodhound] next to him bared its teeth and barked loudly.

At the same time, he didn't forget to lower his voice and say to Fang Yue.

"Vice-Captain Ye, watch for my signal! If they don't let us in, we'll fight our way in!"

"...Fight our way in? Does Manshui Village have a way to deal with the Gravity Ghoul? If not, what's the point of us fighting our way in? Let them be our scapegoats, and then we continue to run away?"

"I don't know about that! I only know that if we stay at the gate, we're sure to die!"

The blood hunter said this with a fierce look.

Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost. Questions with a bit of rationality like Fang Yue's were simply not within his scope of consideration.

Just as Fang Yue was hesitating whether to take action with the blood hunter, Fang Yue suddenly noticed that the violent movement behind him had stopped at some point.

Turning around to look, Fang Yue couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

That guy was already standing at the end of the chaotic escort team!

Boom!!

The ground sank!

A dozen people closest to the Gravity Ghoul instantly exploded into blood plasma.

The bloody corpses flowed along the ground like water, merging into the Gravity Ghoul's body, filling the hole in his chest, and turning into a part of his body.

"Ghoul, the ghoul is here!!"

"Run! Everyone, run!!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Don't stop me from entering the village!"

The chaotic members of the escort team shouted and rushed into the village.

The people of Manshui Village wanted to stop them, but they couldn't.

But the Gravity Ghoul was not in a hurry. He walked forward step by step as if strolling in a leisurely courtyard.

With each step, one person was crushed into blood plasma with a bang, turning into nourishment for his body.

The chaos became even more serious, and everyone screamed in terror as they rushed into Manshui Village.

"Now is the time, Vice-Captain Ye, come with me into the village!"

The blood hunter roared and grabbed Fang Yue, but in mid-air, he suddenly paused.

Then...

Boom!!

The violent pressure directly caused the blood hunter's entire body to spurt blood, his limbs sprawled on the ground, his eyeballs bulging, and the bones all over his body crackled and shattered continuously.

Thump, thump, thump!

His heart beat wildly. The blood hunter felt that death had never been so close. Beside him, also lying on the ground, was the astonished Vice-Captain Ye.

My life is ending together with a human, not with my beloved Ghoul Hunter!

A moment of sadness flashed through the blood hunter's heart.

Then, he saw Fang Yue as if he had reacted, roaring and standing up against the pressure, and kicking the blood hunter away with one foot.