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.