Chapter 52: Boss Fight
“Kill as many as you can!” Yu Han shouted, lunging forward with a Swift Hoof Lunge. The halberd tip pierced the skull of the foremost ghoul, and a Heavy Ox Swing to the right took care of another. “They’re still stunned from the light!”
“Don’t need to tell me twice, tubs!” Li Yao took the other side. His swords danced between the ghouls, separating arm from body and head from neck.
Fang Zhao followed suit. He jumped, kicking the face of one ghoul, then kicked out around him like a hurricane. The ghouls fell, but they weren’t dead yet. Using his falling momentum, he stomped one on the head. The little round ball burst like a watermelon.
The ghouls were stirring now. Growls rang out, followed by screeches.
“Retreat!” Yu Han shouted. There were still around thirty left, not to mention the big one at the back. He kicked one ghoul away. Then, using defensive forms to parry the coming claws and fangs, he reached near Huang Niuniu.
“T-The shrine—” Huang Niuniu wheezed. Blood dripped from her nose and eyes. They no longer glowed.
“Can you see?”
She nodded. “W-We must go to the shrine. Senior Wen said it could buy us some time!”
“We can get to the donkey cart—”