Back then, Leech could barely control four farmer corpses. Now, he could command nine dead bodies at once.
He didn't find much useful information in the monsters' memories, probably because their low intelligence meant they couldn't retain much.
All he learned was that they were terrified of the castle. Within it dwelled a dreadful shadow, and any who dared approach would die.
Three harpies beat their wings and flew into the sky. Their movements went unnoticed by the others; the sky outside the castle belonged to the harpies.
From high above, the layout of the area was instantly clear.
The small, blue-skinned monsters on the ground picked up spears. Before long, each of them held ten.
A harpy flew down, grabbed one of the small, blue-skinned monsters, and carried it to a rooftop.
Before long, the corpses of all five small, blue-skinned monsters had been carried to the rooftop.
Leech set his first target on the river district.
