Chapter: 838

“We should move.” Jay whispered, and Blue got the skeletons ready.

Without giving the enemy any more time, Jay sneaked off with the skeletons through the mounds of roots, finding another position to lay on, further away from the dead flesh-root pipeline.

“Just in time.” Jay smiled, seeing the small army of knights began to march. If he didn’t move his position, they would have marched right over him.

The castle had acted.

The knight army had split into two as they went further from the castle, approximately thirty to forty soldiers in each as they marched directly towards the two cut roots. It was no wonder the villagers had to submit to this many knights.

Now there was not much time left.

Jay lay prone on a root mound and wondered what he would do next while watching the army of knights leaving.

Their numbers were much more than he had expected, but it showed they were starting to take the flesh-root sabotage seriously.

While one root going down may have simply been a falling tree, two was cause for alarm.

Still, there was no word about the situation of the first root either, no scouts had ever returned. Now, no more small groups of fixers and scouts would be sent; only a considerable force of soldiers.

“There were so many hiding in the castle… I wonder how many more I can get to come out…” Jay smiled mischievously as he sent the skeletons away to perform some secret missions.

The knight army was relatively slow moving compared to the smaller groups they had sent. Each of them marched much more slowly, not only to maintain the formation, but to respond to sudden threats.

Jay didn’t even entertain the idea of trying to fight such a large force. It would be nothing short of suicide.

For now he watched and waited as the skeletons got into position, carrying out his machinations.

(Blue, give the signal as soon as the large forces of knights enter the forest.)

All this time, Jay had been watching the castle gates, guessing how many knights were still hidden inside - and he would soon have a good guess after his plan was carried out. Not only that, but the gate itself caused him to wonder - is it still functional?

Finally, the two large groups of knights disappeared into the forest, and the signal was given.

Jay’s plan was put into effect as each of the skeletons positioned themselves above more of the pulsating flesh-like roots, all desperately carrying nutrients back into castle.

Red tapped Jay’s shoulder, telling him that the skeletons were going forward with the plan: In almost perfect sync they brought down their swords onto the defenseless roots, and Jay couldn’t wait to see the reaction of the remaining knights in and around the castle.

There were some still patrolling among the buildings outside the castle; In groups of three, they seemed to follow more structured paths now, while before it seemed more random.

Yet as the flesh-roots were all punctured simultaneously, they all paused as if in shock.

Four roots were being hacked apart mercilessly, and the knights all moved frantically, creating new forces as quickly as they could.

“Idiots…” Jay scorned, watching them with glee as his plan was coming to fruition.

He didn’t know how important these nutrient carrying roots were to the knights, but based on their reaction, they were very important.

Knights sprinted out of the castle gates, many of them being of the intelligent variety.