Chapter: 849

Oddly, Jay’s mind drifted back to the Losla adventurers. “They would lose their minds if they knew I was infiltrating a parasite-filled castle with my undead.� he smiled.

Stepping into the light, it caused Jay to wonder what he would have to kill to escape this place, while his quest was to save.

While killing and saving seemed like opposites, they could be closely related under the right circumstances.

“I must be close to something important if there're guards here.� He glanced over the corpses behind him, “Well, were guards here.�


[1380 Exp]

[Your skeleton has been slain]

A large amount of exp had accumulated while Jay escaped the gatehouse, sneaking through the wall and finally making it to the castle; of course it wasn’t without casualty.

“Two skeletons left.” Jay thought, keeping track of the mass summoning spell he left behind.

“Something probably flanked them from the other passage; another intelligent knight, I’m guessing. It probably would’ve been worse if we didn’t kill the intelligent knight on the other flank.” He nodded.

Pushing on, Jay entered the lighted passage which led deeper into the castle. The air turned from a stale dirt smell to, oddly, a pleasantly fresh forest smell.

Various lamps and jars placed on the walls and the ground throughout the passage radiated the leaf-green light; instead of a magic flame within the old glass iron lamps, a glowing green fluid filled them.

Jay picked up a lamp and gazed at the luminous fluid sloshing around inside.

“Huh. Similar to a luminous orb.” Jay thought, seeing that it has the same strength and intensity of light.

“It’s probably produced by the plant. The knights don’t seem smart enough.”

Jay continued through the passage and entered a large hall, complete with a luxurious red carpet. Various art pieces lined the walls, with occasional stone pillars, featuring carvings of exquisite depictions of knights.

The hall itself was silent, completely insulated from the battle in other parts of the castle.. Other passageways exited the hall; the ones with doors opened up into adjoining rooms, while the ones without led to other areas.

It was lit by more jars filled with the luminous green fluid, making it easy to see everything.

The casual splendor of the room charmed Jay, but there was no time to sufficiently enjoy it.

Curious, Jay picked up a jar and emptied it. It felt warm as he touched the jar, and when the liquid splashed onto the floor, it released both light and steam. However, after the gaseous mist cleared, there was nothing left. No puddle, and no light. Just an empty jar.

“Oh… Oops.” Jay shrugged, putting the empty jar back into place.

Under the red carpets were more of the plant roots, and it was a welcome sight as Jay had seen none since entering the gatehouse; they were his guide to the heart of the plant.

“Strange. They’re not like the roots outside, trying to cover everything. They seem more functional, somehow?”

The roots within the room were all single, straight, and unbranched. More like vines than roots. It was like each of them had their own mission and wasted no energy on anything else.

Jay followed one of the roots, leading him to a door in the hallway.

(Red, get ready.)