On top of that, Jacob could see that they had the Dragons Slayer's Sword completely surrounded.
In order to retrieve it, he knew that he had to either annihilate all the sword marionettes or draw them away.
There were tens of sword marionettes, and every single one exuded a ferocious aura. Given that the weakest among them was at least a Manifestor, it would be impossible for Jacob to defeat them all at once.
If there were only one or two Manifestor sword marionettes, Jacob would have nothing to fear. Faced with tens of them, Jacob was under no illusion that he wouldn't be instantly ripped apart if he attempted to retrieve the Dragons Slayer's Sword.
Hence, he quietly observed the sword marionettes below while floating in midair. There, he racked his brains for a plan while wearing a frown on his face.