Chapter: 889

As for the other skeletons, they all made it to the end of the room with no resistance.

"Seems like this won't take long at all." Jay smiled.

His plan was simple: to kill the pulsing head.

However, he couldn't help but wonder what any of this had to do with his quest - to save the innocent.

The last subject he would test with the needle of the starved would be the giant pulsing head, and he doubted this living mega-plant would be innocent, not after seeing what it did with people.

Whether it be turning humans into nutrients or using them as cloning pods to grow the army of the parasite knights, it was certainly not innocent by his own standards.

Besides, he had already pricked one of its many roots before, and the needle of the starved turned red - tainted.

"It doesn't matter who or what is innocent now, anyway. I've come too far. I'm trapped here. The only way out now is through that portal, or through violence... Desperate, savage, and fearful violence." He nodded, his face emotionless and resolute.

"But will the unknown be a better path?" he glanced at the portal. The root coming out of it was still pumping milky-fluids through, towards the giant head.

Unflinching and uncaring, the giant head's gaze was still fixated on the portal.

"What is it staring at…" Jay wondered, "What could be so important?"


Right in front of the stairs were five knights fighting four Ova.

While the knights had the armor in their favor, blocking the [Construct Scavenging] ability of the Ova, their damage was not enough to bring any of the Ova down.

Besides, the Ova were twice their level and while they could not attack with their vines, they still had an armor-piercing attack. Already, one knight was at half health. They could not resist the spire knife-hand.

All five of them were intelligent knights, and could clearly see that they were making no progress. After a moment, they pulled back and focused on one Ova; the same strategy Jay had used.

In a few moments, several more of the knights rushed down the stairs. Some hesitated before stepping onto the roots, but seeing their kin fighting, they marched ahead, joining the battle against the Ova.

"Hmm, time to move." Jay thought. He was happy that Sweeper was back to being complete.

Jay went across the room first. He didn't want to send his last skeleton across and then be left alone.

First, he stashed everything heavy into his inventory; his home-made necrotic armor, bone sword, and shield.

As for his backpack containing the black cube, he paused for a moment, and then made the tough decision to toss it across the room.

"Hopefully, I won't break it." He shrugged.

*Clunk.*

The bag landed about half-way between him and the end of the room. Its weight was not enough to trigger any sleeping Ova.

"Hmm, good enough." Jay thought.