Chapter 93: The Caphyae Kidnappings (2/2)

Your task is to search the area between the tns and discover the cause of the disappearances, and if you can, rescue the survivors

Research the disappearances

• Reward: 200 EXP, 20 Silver

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"I'll take it, thanks" Merlin accepted the quest, but when he asked if there were any more quests in the area he received a no, so he said his farewells and left the building

He figured he didn't really need anything else in town, so he uards a wave before stepping into the dark wilderness that was barely illu any tian travelling down the nothern road on his way to Caphyae

After about elevennoise in the nearby forest He firers as he continued on his way, but as he walked the rustling was getting louder and it sounded like it was closing in on hi to race He didn't enjoy feeling like soeting hiht noas about to have a very bad day

The forest becarew Merlin was taking deep breaths to try and cal bipedal creature lunged out of the treeline directly towards Merlin and atteers

Merlin tried ju out of the way but felt the creature's claws slice across his chest, dealing a e This creature was e to react in time, but now that it was finally out in the open, Merlin could now see his stalker

"Oh ly" Merlin mocked the creature as he took a couple steps backwards, avoiding the creature's second attack

The creature was so claws, a hideous face with sharp dagger-like teeth, and it appeared to be severely emaciated Merlin could see the creature's ribs quite clearly pronounced underneath its disgusting decay-ridden skin

"Why the hell is there a gho--" Before Merlin could finish his sentence, the creature lunged at hiers into the creature's side before he pushed the creature away

It relentlessly lunged at hi happened, only that this ti its claws into Merlin's back to secure itself before it started biting down on his shoulder

Merlin started stabbing the creature's side repeatedly while it bit him in return, the creature eventually let up with its attacks as a large gaping hole had been ans to spill out

「Passive skill ⟪Rose Blight⟫ has been resisted」

A notification appeared before Merlin as the creature leapt off of hi Merlin on the road alone with a large hole bitten out of his shoulder He glanced at the notification, and he understood why it had been resisted

"What the hell is a ghoul doing this far south?" Merlin asked hi why he had that encounter, or better yet why the ghoul was such a low level compared to what he would nor suspicion that this was related to the kidnapping quest, and he saw the trail of blood and giblets leading into the forest, the only problem was that he currently didn't have the use of his left ar for a rehoul had bitten through some crucial nerves andit useless

Merlin utilised one of his vines to wrap around his shoulder and block the bleeding as best as he could He picked up the dagger he previously held in his left ar his way into the forest to look for so to find a wolf in the area, and after killing it with the help of his rehoulish tendencies ability to activate

By devouring s his health points, and the wounds on his body started healing at an unnatural rate Unfortunately while the gaping hole in his shoulder had healed, a large scar was left on his body where it once was This scar would only disappear once he received proper healing, like froic, potions or a medical bath

Now fully healed, Merlin cast cleanse on hi the wolf's blood from his chin and his own blood that had covered the entire left half of his torso When he was satisfied, he made his way back to the road so that he could follow the blood path properly

As he traversed through the forest for roughly threein the forest, and within this clearing was a severely dilapidated church-like building that looked to have been abandoned in the middle of the forest for countless years And the trail of blood was leading straight towards the church's front door