Not everyone is El, who can tear gargoyles apart with his bare hands and crush them with magic.
Imagine, a fast, flying monster that is immune to magic and out of reach of warriors and assassins is targeting them.
They can't outrun him, they can't outlast him in a standoff, and they can't win a fight...
Once the team's morale is low, a sudden dive will eliminate the squishy members and slowly whittle down the warriors' health.
Encountering a gargoyle in the countryside, even just one, can mean total annihilation for many adventurer teams.
Fortunately, El had a particular fondness for gargoyles lately, and these monsters produced relatively little meat.
Therefore, a minotaur would disappear about once every three or four days, while a group of gargoyles would disappear every day.
His kitchen is the stage for a daily "Demon on the Tip of the Tongue".
Now, if adventurers want to see gargoyles, they can only do so around the castle.
In the village area, the strongest creatures I saw were minotaurs, and the most numerous were goblins.
These monsters are not difficult to deal with if they cooperate well.
"There are fewer monsters than we thought, which is a good thing, indicating that the vampire is probably not very strong."
A baron, or perhaps just an ordinary vampire without a title? If they coordinate well, one or two teams could take them down.
The smooth sailing here boosted the adventurers' confidence, and the sheriff, watching the villages on the map return to safety one by one, also felt genuine joy.
"That's great. As long as we keep going, ending this disaster won't be a problem."
"Hmph, vampires? How dare they offend our land! I will crush them!"
The sheriff felt that as long as he completed this mission and defeated the vampire, it would be enough for him to advance to the next level.
Not to mention defeating the vampires, even the heads of the monsters in those villages on the map that were previously red but have now been painted back green are thanks to him.
Honestly, if the team wasn't still incomplete and the intelligence on the vampire castle wasn't inadequate, he would have loved to gather his forces and use F2A to flatten the target.
There was no way around it; he was just too eager to improve.
"Wait a minute, the village that was attacked by monsters is really strange. There's actually a place in this area that's always been peaceful?"
He remembered that he had visited a village before, where monsters were running rampant, and for safety, he had brought more than a dozen guards with him.
As a result, they didn't see a single monster.
The villagers seemed to be living a peaceful and contented life, showing no signs of having been harmed by monsters.
"I wonder if they have some kind of trick up their sleeve? Or maybe the monster just passed by without noticing their presence?"
How lucky I am! I don't have to worry about it, and I can even keep more of my hair...
Touching his gradually smoothing scalp, the sheriff pondered a question: Do magicians in big cities possess hair-growth potions?
He shook his head, dismissing the strange thought, and looked at the intelligence reports about the area around the castle that the assassins/scouts had brought back that day.
The number of monsters guarding the vampire castle has been decreasing for some reason, and their patrols are very lax, making it unlikely that a small team could easily break in.
"Is this a trap, or has that vampire really fallen on hard times?"
Otherwise, it's better to play it safe and advance gradually, preparing artillery, crossbows, and regular bows as well.
Armor, yes, armor is also very important, I need more adventurers..."
When dealing with vampires, you can never be too cautious; he's now developed a fear of not having enough firepower.
The campaign against vampires is about to begin.
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