He had gained [2645 Exp] from his fight inside the head, which they had since abandoned.
Jay, Blue, and Sweeper made it to the portal.
This was the last defensible location, and there was still an entire army of knights to slay, all of who were marching on them with fury.
Jay could only rely on the height of the root to keep them from being swarmed by a wave of steel soldiers. He could not release any bones, either. They would only help the knights to climb up.
Jay pushed his hand against the portal once more, but it only rebounded from him, and strangely, shrunk slightly.
“Dammit. Every time I touch it, it shrinks.”
Knights ran along the root, clashing against Blue and Sweeper, who held their ground.
Instead of killing the knights, they pushed them back down - otherwise, they would overrun them.