Jimmy had dealt with the skeletons in the back, but on Rodney's side, a few decayed corpses still hadn't been taken care of.
The main issue was the weapons. Father Rodney's usual weapon was a short sword, which was indeed somewhat insufficient against these corpses. Saying it's like a massage would be an exaggeration, but the cuts from continuous slashing were not enough to render them incapable of movement. Even a machete would be slightly better than his short sword, let alone a nail hammer.
The corpses that emerged from the lake initially moved slowly, but once they left the water and charged at Rodney and Jimmy, their speed suddenly increased, almost indistinguishable from that of ordinary people. This kind of agility wasn't a significant problem for Father Rodney, only that when surrounded by several corpses, he couldn't concentrate his attacks on just one or two of them.
