Suddenly, a piercing scream erupted, accompanied by a surge of black smoke and a foul stench that made everyone gasp for air. Soon enough, the creature fell to the ground and stopped moving.

Adrian and his men cautiously approached the body, only to find that the creature had turned into a dried corpse. Unlike the armored knights from before, this creature was dressed in a simple, ancient-looking robe, pointing to its background as a mage or scholar or some sort when it was still alive. Similar to the knights, this person had been manipulated by some mysterious force to attack them.

Just then, a series of voices rang out.

"Kill all intruders!"

"Kill them all!"

Adrian and the others whipped around and saw the remaining three statues explode one after another. More figures appeared from within the statues and rushed at Adrian's group like hungry tigers attacking their prey.

"Not again!"

The group was shocked. They already had a hard time dealing with one enemy, and now there were