Chapter: 899
*BOOM!~*
The knight knocked backwards became the next victim. An easy target, as it had slowed down considerably.
Before the tentacle could strike again, the remaining two knights escaped from its range.
This time, the tentacle didn't hurl its large claw-like stone.
(Lamp, Handy. Defend me.) Jay ordered, still casually watching the foolish knights.
The skeletons jumped down from the root, readying their newly crafted weapons.
By now, the skeletons are used to fighting knights, and slaying two of them is a simple task, especially since one knight didn't even have a weapon. However, their tactics were quite different.
Lamp charged directly at one knight, while the knight charged back, probably hoping its heavy weight would send the skeleton flying into pieces.
At the last moment, right before they collided, Lamp dashing to the side, dodging the knight's charge.
The shepherd's crook hung out to the side, wrapping around the knight's neck.
Lamp put all its weight on it, and for a moment, Lamp was airborne, swinging around its neck on the shepherd's crook.
Completely nullifying the knight's charge, its head sharply pulled back. Standing right behind it, Lamp was in the perfect position.
A gap under the helmet appeared, the throat presented itself, but Lamp pierced its gut knife through the lower spine, killing the parasite within and ending the knight.
[115 Exp]
Lamp was nimble and efficient, but Handy's strategy was much more simple, and even, elegant.
Handy braced itself, slightly crouching in a lowered position while holding its two-handed sword pointing forwards, towards the stomach of the knight.
The knight charged recklessly at the immobile skeleton. Probably hoping to crush it, too.
As it met Handy, the knight pulled its arm back to swing its sword low, attempting to slap the two-handed sword away.
Yet at the last moment, Handy lunged forwards.
In one fast movement, the two-handed sword raised from pointing at its stomach and shot upwards towards the knight's throat.
*Ding~*
The sword found the slightest gap in the armor and pierced through the throat, making a low ringing noise as it clashed against the armor behind the spine.
[115 Exp]
It died before its sword descended; the knight's sword swept harmlessly behind the skeleton, not dealing any damage. The knight fell on Handy, but after a shoulder-bash, it dropped to the side.
For a second, it stunned Jay to see how quickly the skeletons slayed them. After fighting in the gatehouse, the skeletons had become adept knight-killers.