Chapter 327: The Crusade Against Ghoulish Aggression
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Chapter 327: The Crusade Against Ghoulish Aggression
Billy sighed with relief, and Layla did the same as they crossed the boundary of Hungrytown. "Damn, that woman scares me. It felt like she was watching us all the way to the border."
Sitting down on a tombstone to catch her breath, Layla agreed. "She was. Every person in town, even the little brats playing games with Rolly, kept turning to watch us. I don't like that place, coffee, and pie excepted."
"Yeah, it's difficult once you ascend to a high tower to come back down to earth. Hopefully, you don't have to associate with any of the lowly people down here. It's hard to get fancy clothes clean when you roll in the dust and blood and ghoul guts with the peons." The way Suzette said that almost had Billy agreeing with her. Her face didn't reveal any of the sarcasm in her statement.
Rather than take any offense, he just smiled. "Make a memo to give Suzette a job review in the near future, Layla. She's displaying management potential. First, she negotiates a deal, slips in some profit on the side for her division while selling it as a win to us, and takes a bribe from the vendor. Now she displays proper boardroom etiquette."
The Baroness mimed playing secretary. "Sorry, oh mighty Northern Region Boss, but you already filled your slots for lackeys. You have Ozzy as head counsel, Ben is the Baronial spokesperson, and Rolly handles taxes and legal. You're full up, but I have an opening for a Girl Friday in my department."
Suzette looked from one to the other. "Seriously...no, you aren't serious...you know what, let's go kill ghouls and forget about this."
Rolly looked a little disappointed. "What about Squirmie? You didn't mention her."
Billy thought about that and looked at Layla, who nodded affirmatively. "Yeah, I agree. Fearless Leader has been doing a great job making heads roll. Why change a winning team."
Ozzy strode to the dungeon and lifted the heavy bar from the doors. The piece of wood was only a few inches thick but weighed tons! He lifted it six inches and then had to drop it back in place. "Crap! I'm going to need help. Mama has this entrance sealed tight!"
Billy looked around. "We'll never know. It sure as hell isn't Holy Ground now. Trust me, Layla would be complaining and scratching. It itches like you wouldn't believe." He kicked over a loose skull stuck in the dirt, then kicked it down one of the several small tunnels that led out of the room. It clattered and rolled, finally sounding like it hit something, with a clatter of bones. Everything went quiet, and then howls were heard, and red eyes peered from the darkness of the tunnels. The sound of many feet and the low murmur of hungry growls announce the horde of ghouls that rushed towards them.
Ozzy held back his fire, saving it for later. He needed to see if Billy and Layla could handle themselves against at least the small stuff at the start of the dungeon. And he hoped there was any small stuff...the ghouls rushing at them looked pretty big and nasty.
Carrion Chewers (Level 7)
These large and aggressive ghouls have made their dens near the fresh meat at the top of the dungeon. They gather packs of the rabble from the graveyard to attack travelers and make assaults on Hungrytown. You have their thanks for bringing breakfast to them.
The first five ghouls crashed into the group. Layla brought her great sword around in a downward arc, nearly clipping Ben, who moved back another half step to give her room to swing the jagged, black blade. The blow wounded the creature and knocked it closer to Ozzy, who brought down an axe on its head, splitting its skull and sending rotting brains all over the Baroness. Two ghouls came at Billy, one trying to flank, and he was immediately grateful for Ozzy's advice about positioning to block from that side. The one closer to Ozzy took an axe to the neck, slowing its charge toward Billy and allowing the Baron to hack at it twice, killing it. Suzette took the opportunity to reach over Billy's shield, jam the butt of her staff into the ghoul's face, and let loose with a spell.
Evergreen's Shining Lance did a base of 200 points in damage plus 5 points for each point of radiance, increasing her damage to 595 points. Because this was a light-based spell granted by the goddess, The Sun Blessed Staff of Evergreen doubled the effect of the spell to nearly 1200 points of damage. The Carrion Chewer was bad at math, but even it knew this was overpowered bullshit as its head exploded and its body turned to ashes. The remaining two ghouls had the poor fortune to be attacking Ozzy. The first was frustrated, trying to claw through the leather of his apron. The second was futilely hanging from his left arm with its mouth and claws, unable to puncture his skin. Suzette killed the hanging ghoul with her staff, and Ozzy destroyed the second with two hacks from his axes.
Layla turned to ask Suzette a question and only got out, "What the goddamned hell...".
The shorter, dark-haired woman was gone, and in her stead was a tall Fae Lady with long golden hair that sparkled in the darkness. Suzette winked at her, showing a perfect white smile and glorious green eyes. Ozzy had seen the transformation during the chaos of the Gopher Wars and on certain nights when they were alone. Rolly smirked, "If you walk around like that in the tavern, sales will go down when people forget to drink." Ben bowed low, "Allow me to throw myself at your feet, my Ladyship if you need to cross a puddle." Billy just whistled.
Layla shouted out. "Eyes front, idiots, more ghouls coming."
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Chapter 327: The Crusade Against Ghoulish Aggression
Billy sighed with relief, and Layla did the same as they crossed the boundary of Hungrytown. "Damn, that woman scares me. It felt like she was watching us all the way to the border."
Sitting down on a tombstone to catch her breath, Layla agreed. "She was. Every person in town, even the little brats playing games with Rolly, kept turning to watch us. I don't like that place, coffee, and pie excepted."
"Yeah, it's difficult once you ascend to a high tower to come back down to earth. Hopefully, you don't have to associate with any of the lowly people down here. It's hard to get fancy clothes clean when you roll in the dust and blood and ghoul guts with the peons." The way Suzette said that almost had Billy agreeing with her. Her face didn't reveal any of the sarcasm in her statement.
Rather than take any offense, he just smiled. "Make a memo to give Suzette a job review in the near future, Layla. She's displaying management potential. First, she negotiates a deal, slips in some profit on the side for her division while selling it as a win to us, and takes a bribe from the vendor. Now she displays proper boardroom etiquette."
The Baroness mimed playing secretary. "Sorry, oh mighty Northern Region Boss, but you already filled your slots for lackeys. You have Ozzy as head counsel, Ben is the Baronial spokesperson, and Rolly handles taxes and legal. You're full up, but I have an opening for a Girl Friday in my department."
Suzette looked from one to the other. "Seriously...no, you aren't serious...you know what, let's go kill ghouls and forget about this."
Rolly looked a little disappointed. "What about Squirmie? You didn't mention her."
Billy thought about that and looked at Layla, who nodded affirmatively. "Yeah, I agree. Fearless Leader has been doing a great job making heads roll. Why change a winning team."
Ozzy strode to the dungeon and lifted the heavy bar from the doors. The piece of wood was only a few inches thick but weighed tons! He lifted it six inches and then had to drop it back in place. "Crap! I'm going to need help. Mama has this entrance sealed tight!"
Billy looked around. "We'll never know. It sure as hell isn't Holy Ground now. Trust me, Layla would be complaining and scratching. It itches like you wouldn't believe." He kicked over a loose skull stuck in the dirt, then kicked it down one of the several small tunnels that led out of the room. It clattered and rolled, finally sounding like it hit something, with a clatter of bones. Everything went quiet, and then howls were heard, and red eyes peered from the darkness of the tunnels. The sound of many feet and the low murmur of hungry growls announce the horde of ghouls that rushed towards them.
Ozzy held back his fire, saving it for later. He needed to see if Billy and Layla could handle themselves against at least the small stuff at the start of the dungeon. And he hoped there was any small stuff...the ghouls rushing at them looked pretty big and nasty.
Carrion Chewers (Level 7)
These large and aggressive ghouls have made their dens near the fresh meat at the top of the dungeon. They gather packs of the rabble from the graveyard to attack travelers and make assaults on Hungrytown. You have their thanks for bringing breakfast to them.
The first five ghouls crashed into the group. Layla brought her great sword around in a downward arc, nearly clipping Ben, who moved back another half step to give her room to swing the jagged, black blade. The blow wounded the creature and knocked it closer to Ozzy, who brought down an axe on its head, splitting its skull and sending rotting brains all over the Baroness. Two ghouls came at Billy, one trying to flank, and he was immediately grateful for Ozzy's advice about positioning to block from that side. The one closer to Ozzy took an axe to the neck, slowing its charge toward Billy and allowing the Baron to hack at it twice, killing it. Suzette took the opportunity to reach over Billy's shield, jam the butt of her staff into the ghoul's face, and let loose with a spell.
Evergreen's Shining Lance did a base of 200 points in damage plus 5 points for each point of radiance, increasing her damage to 595 points. Because this was a light-based spell granted by the goddess, The Sun Blessed Staff of Evergreen doubled the effect of the spell to nearly 1200 points of damage. The Carrion Chewer was bad at math, but even it knew this was overpowered bullshit as its head exploded and its body turned to ashes. The remaining two ghouls had the poor fortune to be attacking Ozzy. The first was frustrated, trying to claw through the leather of his apron. The second was futilely hanging from his left arm with its mouth and claws, unable to puncture his skin. Suzette killed the hanging ghoul with her staff, and Ozzy destroyed the second with two hacks from his axes.
Layla turned to ask Suzette a question and only got out, "What the goddamned hell...".
The shorter, dark-haired woman was gone, and in her stead was a tall Fae Lady with long golden hair that sparkled in the darkness. Suzette winked at her, showing a perfect white smile and glorious green eyes. Ozzy had seen the transformation during the chaos of the Gopher Wars and on certain nights when they were alone. Rolly smirked, "If you walk around like that in the tavern, sales will go down when people forget to drink." Ben bowed low, "Allow me to throw myself at your feet, my Ladyship if you need to cross a puddle." Billy just whistled.
Layla shouted out. "Eyes front, idiots, more ghouls coming."
Chapter 327: The Crusade Against Ghoulish AggressionBilly sighed with relief, and Layla did the same as they crossed the boundary of Hungrytown. "Damn, that woman scares me. It felt like she was watching us all the way to the border."Sitting down on a tombstone to catch her breath, Layla agreed. "She was. Every person in town, even the little brats playing games with Rolly, kept turning to watch us. I don't like that place, coffee, and pie excepted.""Yeah, it's difficult once you ascend to a high tower to come back down to earth. Hopefully, you don't have to associate with any of the lowly people down here. It's hard to get fancy clothes clean when you roll in the dust and blood and ghoul guts with the peons." The way Suzette said that almost had Billy agreeing with her. Her face didn't reveal any of the sarcasm in her statement.Rather than take any offense, he just smiled. "Make a memo to give Suzette a job review in the near future, Layla. She's displaying management potential. First, she negotiates a deal, slips in some profit on the side for her division while selling it as a win to us, and takes a bribe from the vendor. Now she displays proper boardroom etiquette."The Baroness mimed playing secretary. "Sorry, oh mighty Northern Region Boss, but you already filled your slots for lackeys. You have Ozzy as head counsel, Ben is the Baronial spokesperson, and Rolly handles taxes and legal. You're full up, but I have an opening for a Girl Friday in my department."Suzette looked from one to the other. "Seriously...no, you aren't serious...you know what, let's go kill ghouls and forget about this."Rolly looked a little disappointed. "What about Squirmie? You didn't mention her."Billy thought about that and looked at Layla, who nodded affirmatively. "Yeah, I agree. Fearless Leader has been doing a great job making heads roll. Why change a winning team."Ozzy strode to the dungeon and lifted the heavy bar from the doors. The piece of wood was only a few inches thick but weighed tons! He lifted it six inches and then had to drop it back in place. "Crap! I'm going to need help. Mama has this entrance sealed tight!"Billy looked around. "We'll never know. It sure as hell isn't Holy Ground now. Trust me, Layla would be complaining and scratching. It itches like you wouldn't believe." He kicked over a loose skull stuck in the dirt, then kicked it down one of the several small tunnels that led out of the room. It clattered and rolled, finally sounding like it hit something, with a clatter of bones. Everything went quiet, and then howls were heard, and red eyes peered from the darkness of the tunnels. The sound of many feet and the low murmur of hungry growls announce the horde of ghouls that rushed towards them.Ozzy held back his fire, saving it for later. He needed to see if Billy and Layla could handle themselves against at least the small stuff at the start of the dungeon. And he hoped there was any small stuff...the ghouls rushing at them looked pretty big and nasty.Carrion Chewers Level 7These large and aggressive ghouls have made their dens near the fresh meat at the top of the dungeon. They gather packs of the rabble from the graveyard to attack travelers and make assaults on Hungrytown. You have their thanks for bringing breakfast to them. The first five ghouls crashed into the group. Layla brought her great sword around in a downward arc, nearly clipping Ben, who moved back another half step to give her room to swing the jagged, black blade. The blow wounded the creature and knocked it closer to Ozzy, who brought down an axe on its head, splitting its skull and sending rotting brains all over the Baroness. Two ghouls came at Billy, one trying to flank, and he was immediately grateful for Ozzy's advice about positioning to block from that side. The one closer to Ozzy took an axe to the neck, slowing its charge toward Billy and allowing the Baron to hack at it twice, killing it. Suzette took the opportunity to reach over Billy's shield, jam the butt of her staff into the ghoul's face, and let loose with a spell.Evergreen's Shining Lance did a base of 200 points in damage plus 5 points for each point of radiance, increasing her damage to 595 points. Because this was a light-based spell granted by the goddess, The Sun Blessed Staff of Evergreen doubled the effect of the spell to nearly 1200 points of damage. The Carrion Chewer was bad at math, but even it knew this was overpowered bullshit as its head exploded and its body turned to ashes. The remaining two ghouls had the poor fortune to be attacking Ozzy. The first was frustrated, trying to claw through the leather of his apron. The second was futilely hanging from his left arm with its mouth and claws, unable to puncture his skin. Suzette killed the hanging ghoul with her staff, and Ozzy destroyed the second with two hacks from his axes. Layla turned to ask Suzette a question and only got out, "What the goddamned hell...".The shorter, dark-haired woman was gone, and in her stead was a tall Fae Lady with long golden hair that sparkled in the darkness. Suzette winked at her, showing a perfect white smile and glorious green eyes. Ozzy had seen the transformation during the chaos of the Gopher Wars and on certain nights when they were alone. Rolly smirked, "If you walk around like that in the tavern, sales will go down when people forget to drink." Ben bowed low, "Allow me to throw myself at your feet, my Ladyship if you need to cross a puddle." Billy just whistled.Layla shouted out. "Eyes front, idiots, more ghouls coming."
