Chapter: 807

“Hmm?”

As the forward scout Lamp was further ahead, and moved to the right too. This was when Blue did something strange.

Blue turned to face Jay and stood in front of him. Raising its sword, it pointed to the forest.

“Hm?” Jay grinned, interested in the skeleton - yet he decided to play along.

Of all the things Jay expected to happen, getting a direction from one of his skeletons was the last of them.

Something about it made him feel both pride and safety, and there was something comforting knowing his minions could possess such foresight and judgment.

Yes, slowly, they were getting smarter, which in turn would make them all the more dangerous - and protective.

Jay kept walking, as did his skeletons. He already guessed what was happening - and what he soon saw confirmed it.

The three knights were coming back, yet with four more following behind.

“Probably more gatherers to collect the cannibals. I guess Blue decided to avoid them.” Jay nodded approvingly, giving a proud glance to Blue.

Of course, Jay had other plans, and he wanted the exp.

(Slay them all) Jay ordered.

The four skeletons gathered, creeping through the forest and sneaking ever closer to the four knights from the back.

Then, without a sound, they all dashed forwards in sync.

Jay was impressed how they had no verbal signal to attack, no one to yell ‘now!’. It seemed like a small thing, but the enemy had no warning at all, no time to prepare.

None of the knights even turned around as the blades each slipped through their armor.

The first four knights dropped to their knees and fell forwards, dead as soon as their spines were severed.

All four skeletons killed them in one swift movement.

Their practice of stabbing through the armor had paid off as they died without realizing.

The three knights leading them turned around as they heard the crash of the armors fall behind them, drawing their swords.

Each of them lurched at the skeletons with a slash, but the skeletons simply toyed with them, falling back.

It was four versus three, so they simply had to play defensively while the fourth skeleton made attacks of opportunity.

The fight didn’t last long, and each strike or slash only served to make the skeletons better fighters; their battle knowledge grew as did their minds.

Red even managed to kill a knight without any help, driving its sword deep enough into the knight’s stomach to sever its spine, destroying the worm dwelling inside.

[805 Exp]