Chapter 22: Understanding and Cooperation Between Master and Servant
The first three groups had all recovered and had the potential to win the championship.
As for this fourth group?
It was simply too embarrassing.
“Ahhhh, you stupid hero Slime!! I told you to go left, do you understand? That’s the right!”
Elus was so angry, she was almost shoving the game piece into the Slime’s face.
Although this silvery-white Slime was obedient and bravely advanced, it had one problem… it was too stupid!
It often couldn’t understand the flag’s commands, wanting to go left but going right. When it encountered an open area, it would spin in circles, often hitting its head in dead ends, and it didn’t know what it was doing.
However, it was still better than the other dark-skinned Slime.
Because…
“Waaah, Tsundere… no, Ancestor! Don’t jump around!!! We’re supposed to go into the maze, into the maze.”
As for that black Slime, it hadn’t even entered the maze yet!
It was just bouncing around on the table, one moment it was on top of the third stage, the next it was on top of the first stage, and then it would bounce back to the starting point… Its posture was as if to say: Hey, victory or defeat doesn’t matter, it’s just for fun, just for fun~~~
Lonis, in her anxiety, almost desperately wanted to grab it and squeeze it like a ball.
But such an action would be mistreating the Slime—and it was also a foul according to the rules, so Lonis could only stare helplessly.
“Elus, what kind of weird Slime did you pick? It’s too tsundere.”
“Lonis, you are too, you’re like a stupid hero, you’ve basically turned into a stupid Slime!”
“I’m not that foolish.”
“Hmph, you’re even more foolish than the Slime, you’re a dummy, a big dummy!”
Seeing Elus and Lonis start to argue, Su Ling was almost in tears.
She just wanted everyone to be happy, but she didn’t expect so many accidents, and Lonis and Elus almost came to blows.
“Wuwu, everyone, please don’t fight, or… should we switch Slimes?”
“Huh?”
“These two Slimes might be a bit strange, so let’s switch them first? And then we’ll start from the middle.”
…
(Should we switch?)
Hearing this suggestion, Lonis was stunned.
Yes, although this black Slime was mischievous, it was the Slime that Elus had chosen.
It possessed excellent jumping abilities, and its explosive power was also top-notch among all the Slimes… Could it be that my command was faulty, causing it not to perform to its potential?
…
Meanwhile, Elus also fell into thought.
She knew that this silver Slime was very stupid and silly.
But it also had a special skill that no other Slime had: rolling!
By rolling, the Slime could make the most of its roundness to an extreme extent, allowing it to catch up with the main group in real-time and retain a sliver of hope for victory.
And just now…
Was the reason this silver Slime couldn’t distinguish left from right in the maze due to rolling too much?
Because it was dizzy, it was always disoriented. Because it wanted to complete its orders, it was always flustered and hitting walls.
So…
“No need to switch. Although this Slime is very silly, it’s barely usable.”
Elus sighed and said.
And Lonis said seriously, “I don’t need to switch either. Since that’s the rule, I’ll command it from beginning to end.”
“Huh? You’re really not switching?”
“Yes, let’s continue the race.”
After deciding to continue with the black Slime, Lonis noticed something odd.
Although this Slime was bouncing around, seemingly doing nothing, if you observed all its landing spots, they were precisely around the maze.
And this maze?
It was three-dimensional. If you only looked from one direction and one height, you couldn’t see the entire path of the maze.
So…
(This Slime, it was actually observing!!!!!)
Just as Lonis reached this conclusion, the black Slime began to move.
It didn’t even need Lonis’s command, it directly rushed into the maze and began to advance with practiced skill.
“So, so amazing… It actually knew to observe on its own…”
Because it had already analyzed the entire maze in advance, the black Slime’s speed was also extremely fast. When it encountered a fork in the road, it didn’t hesitate at all, frantically heading straight for the destination.
And on Elus’s side?
The silvery-white Slime seemed to have gradually recovered from its dizzy state.
Although it was clueless about how to get out of the maze, it was absolutely obedient to Elus’s commands. And this black-hearted girl’s observation skills were also outstanding, calculating a shortcut to the finish line in just one second.
“Hurry, hurry, stupid hero Slime, run if you don’t want to be made into a hot pot.”
Because of the “life-threatening” threat, this Slime ran extremely fast. Bouncing and jumping, it covered a considerable distance in a short time.
…
…
Meanwhile, the ore group and the food group were starting to show signs of fatigue.
It wasn’t that their speed was too slow, but if they continued like this, they would definitely be overtaken by the Slimes that were catching up from behind.
Cécile’s light blue Slime was catching up, and Lonis’s and Elus’s Slimes were rapidly closing the distance.
So…
“Classmate Luo, although I don’t want to resort to this method, at this point, there’s no other way…”
“Huh? Senpai? What are you going to do?”
Zhisheng Luo’s eyes widened in shock because Yizheng had taken off her eye patch, revealing her calm, composed, but also seemingly empty pitch-black eyes.
“I’m going to intercept the members behind. You take this opportunity to win first.”
“What?!”
“Su Ling, this is also allowed by the rules, right?”
“Yes, because this is a team cooperation game?”
…
Yizheng wasn’t playing dirty tricks; in fact, such tactical combinations were common tactics in Formula 1 racing.
However…
“Senpai Yizheng, you won’t succeed.”
“Huh?”
“Bai Ye, hurry up and charge forward.”
Mi Xue Zhou shouted loudly, directing the pink Slime to entangle Senpai Yizheng’s Slime.
And this created a gap, enough for Bai Ye to guide her matcha Slime to second place.
“Mhm… Mhm! I understand, Senpai Mi Xue Zhou!!”
If Bai Ye were competing alone, she definitely wouldn’t try her hardest… because like Su Ling, she cared more about everyone being happy than winning.
So if she could help everyone win, she would definitely let others win.
But teaming up with Mi Xue Zhou was completely different.
Bai Ye knew that she had come along with her companions all the way. If she were to slack off now, it would be letting M Xue’s trust down.
So…
“Charge, Slime buddy, you must overtake Sister Zhisheng Luo!”
“Damn it… N-no, I can’t give up, this is the last leg of the journey, come on, sprint!!!”
Thus, amid the shouts of the girls,
All the Slimes smoothly crossed the finish line.
