Chapter: 882

Slashes landed across the root, cutting more away, but the root connecting the Ora to the Elder tree had not been severed yet.

The Ova prioritized the root-connection for healing, and it could heal the damage before anymore could be done.

Having landed no attacks of its own, the Ova lashed out with its spine claws, yet it wasn't a normal attack as each of them had a slender vine curled around them.

Suddenly, the coiled vines sprung from the claws towards Handy.

The unexpected attack left the skeleton defenseless.

Handy slapped away some of them, but the others all landed on its body, quickly clinging to its bones.

The vines coiled around Handy's leg, gripping it tightly and sinking into it.

*Snap!*

To Jay's shock, it snapped, twisted and ripped the leg it off.

The vines shock back to the Ova as quickly as they left it, pulling the bones apart and drawing them somewhere into its body.

The Ova continued to fight, yet Jay was focused on the bones. He could still vaguely sense them.

The roots traveled through its chest, down its torso and into its leg. It was clear what it was doing.

"You little bastard…" Jay smiled, shaking its head.

The Ova used its [Construct Scavenging] ability.

While Jay had melted the knee of the Ova using necrotic bolts, it was for nothing.

The stolen skeleton bones moved into position and quickly replaced the missing parts, giving itself a new knee.

Handy stood there, limping on one leg. The Ova attack had pulled closer it and out of position. Finally, the Ova could return some damage.

It slashed its claws, piercing and grazing Handy's ribcage.

Handy raised its weapon but could not defend itself on one leg. Bones chipped and cracked away.

Swinging its sword, it toppled backwards, getting away from the Ova's attacks.

The skeletons were out of range again, but the Ova had learnt a valuable lesson; it found a way to strike back.

Turning to another skeleton, it released a second swarm of vines. Each of them hungrily grabbed onto the bones of Sweeper.

"Damn. I guess its intelligence is somewhere between the lesser and smart knights." Jay thought, still watching the fight, analysing the enemy.

Crackling sounds of dry snapping twigs sounded as they invaded the bones.

Ripping away an arm, the Ova disabled another skeleton.