Chapter: 848
Jay had his helminth leave his body, entering its natural bone form. It couldn’t dig into the earth, but it could still slither around.
Red remained in the darkness, while Jay quickly dashed past the entrance, appearing only as a brief blur in the light and entering the darkness on the other side.
It was too fast for the knights to tell what they had just seen, and so, they came to investigate.
One waited at the entrance while the other entered the passage, going after Jay. It wasn’t ideal, but it was within Jay’s control.
Unfortunately, it was wielding a one-handed sword, a sign that it was of the parasite-filled lesser knight variety. It was a problem for Jay to fight them, but made things far more simple if they were stupid.
The knight stepped into the darkness, but Jay was ready for it. Without warning, he bashed his shield against it, causing it to stumble back into the light.
The second knight readied its weapon and charged into the darkness too, yet Jay ran further into the passage.
[115 Exp]
Red lunged forwards, not delaying any longer.
The first knight which stumbled backwards received a sword severing its spine.
The helminth slipped past, speeding towards the second knight.
The second knight didn’t even notice its ally had fallen as it aimlessly swung its sword, trying to connect its blade with Jay.
Suddenly it stumbled forwards.
Something caught around its feet.
Looking down, all it saw was some hollow green eyes, barely glowing in the darkness; a snapping sound, and suddenly a blast of chaotic energy assaulted its helmet as a glaring light filled its vision.
The helminth used its ensnare ability and punished the knight with a necrotic bolt, but it would only stall it for so long.
Thankfully, help came as another shield bash smashed on the knight.
The second knight stumbled back and could only fall over because of the bone parasite wrapping up its legs.
Jay didn’t fear any parasites getting on his shield, as it had mana-burn. Anything touching it would lose all mana, and if no mana was left, health would drain instead, killing whatever dared to touch it.
Red finally came to finish the job. The knight was lying on its back, so it plunged its sword through a gap in the neck.
Jay stood back, letting his two minions finish it.
“No need to take the risk.� Jay shrugged.
[115 Exp]
(Make sure you kill any parasites trying to leave their bodies)
Red stomped around for a moment as Jay entered the lighted passageway, glad to have vision again.