"What makes a ghoul more dangerous than other monsters isn't just their magical abilities, but their authority to make those mindless creatures you consider fodder act in an orderly fashion. And you know what happens when even a bunch of rats start to coordinate and target a single prey."
Those were words she had heard from many people, including the Commander, and right now, Layena was experiencing their meaning firsthand.
Ghouls had appeared. Two of them.
And now, the same beings that had been throwing themselves at her earlier and getting slaughtered were planning, pausing, and striking when she least expected it.
"Guh!" she grunted as she yanked out the tooth of the bat that had just bitten into her shoulder. Taking a deep breath, she channeled thunder and slipped away from the incoming mace aimed at her torso.
The minotaur didn't pause in confusion. It turned swiftly on its massive feet.
