Chapter 22: Mutant Slime King
After speaking, Gal mounted his horse and rode off towards the Qianyan army without looking back.
Zane raised and lowered his sword-hand repeatedly; although it was a good opportunity to ambush him, after all, this guy was the leader of Qianyan.
Moreover, facing a Platinum grade NPC, the odds weren’t high, and if it dragged on too long, it would turn into a disastrous clash between the two armies.
“…”
“Miss, what should we do now?”
“What do you think?” Zane retorted.
“…” Kurei was silent for a moment and said, “I think we should follow him. Before he takes Huawucheng, he has no motivation to attack us.”
“Then let’s do it your way.”
…
At this moment, in the Beginner Village numbered 03492, a level 10 female player was enthusiastically killing slimes.
Logically, there shouldn’t be a level 10 player in the Beginner Village since most players go directly to new areas once they reach level 10, except for those bringing friends.
Thud!
-1
The slime’s determined charge only caused her to lose 1 health point.
The female player, realizing it a moment too late, turned around and swung her crushing staff, smashing it into the monster’s body.
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Instant kill.
The slime was a level 4 monster with only 150 health points, no match for her; a single normal attack turned it into a puff of white light.
Gently sweeping away the slime residue from the ground, the equipment hidden within revealed itself.
Slime Armor:
Rarity: White
Required Level: 5
Physical Defense: 2
Stamina: 2
Characteristic: Flexible, reduces physical damage taken by 15 points.
Description: A magical armor formed from slime, capable of cushioning impacts.
Having a characteristic for just a white equipment piece was quite lucky.
Counting the other four pieces of slime equipment on her, this was already the fifth.
These types of equipment had a common feature; they were semi-transparent and felt liquid to the touch, yet didn’t stick to her hands, gliding smoothly and comfortably.
Though semi-transparent, it wasn’t possible to see through the equipment; upon closer inspection, a faint layer of white obstructed the view.
This was also designed to make players feel at ease using these items.
After brushing her platinum-colored hair over her shoulders, she picked up the several copper coins and the equipment that had dropped on the ground.
It had already been two days.
As a transitional place, diligent players could easily reach level 10 within a day in Beginner Village.
What was my brother doing now? She accidentally overheard passing players saying that the Light faction’s army had gathered, preparing to seize back the Flower City that was lost last time.
He must have gone too.
She felt a bit of a desire to join, but she preferred to stay here a little longer; the NPCs here were friendly, especially Sister He Caixia.
Seeing Ziyu constantly hunt slimes, she got this crushing staff from her.
“I think this slime is just like dough; using this would definitely be better than that broken blacksmith’s sword.”
It turned out that the crushing staff did inflict significantly more damage on the slimes than the sword.
Uncle He Xin didn’t know why there was always a shortage of slime gel, and in the past two days, Shiyu had completed the same quest dozens of times. She hadn’t encountered high-level monsters but relied on the experience from quests to level up, from initially struggling against slimes to now being able to dispatch such small monsters effortlessly.
Speaking of which, since coming to Dream of the Mists, it felt like her body had been reinvigorated, even the lingering fatigue from reality had vanished.
This was also the reason she was so addicted to it.
She opened her backpack and equipped the Slime Armor.
Helmet—Shoulders—Battle Boots—Gloves—Armor, all five pieces were from the Slime series.
At that moment, all the equipment glimmered at once.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Congratulations! You’ve assembled 5 pieces of Slime equipment, triggering the hidden skill “Summon Slime.”
Summon Slime: Summons a Mutant Slime to fight for you for 1 minute, cooldown time of half an hour (The slime’s level is the same as the user, rarity matches that of the highest quality equipment).
“Summon… Slime?” This was the first skill Ziyu had encountered; she wondered what would happen when she used it.
Just as she was about to experiment, a cry interrupted her thoughts.
“Help!!!”
Turning her head, she saw a girl about her size.
Wearing white newbie clothing and holding a newbie sword, she had nothing else.
Her black hair swayed wildly as she ran in panic, and Ziyu could faintly see her anxious expression.
Behind her was a gigantic slime.
How should she put it? If the slimes she usually killed were just slightly larger than a chicken, this one… was as big as a cow.
“The boss in the Beginner Village appears randomly, but most of the time, it spawns in groups of level 7-9 monsters.” Ziyu remembered her brother’s authoritative tone from dinner yesterday.
“…” Check Attributes!
Mutant Slime King (Leader level Boss)
Rarity: Black Iron grade
Level: 10
Health: 1000
Physical Attack: 35-41
Magical Attack: 21-33
Physical Defense: 21
Magical Defense: 2
Skills: Slime Corrosion, Envelop
Description: After killing hundreds of players, this battle-hardened slime finally welcomed its evolution.
Black… Black Iron grade slime!?
That girl seemed to see a savior as she ran towards Ziyu!
“Sister, please save me!”
Even if you say that… Ziyu gripped her crushing staff, her mind blank. What should she do right now!? What to do, what to do?
Suddenly, an idea struck her as she stood frozen in place, moving towards the friend list.
Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—
“Ziyu? Have you reached Yishui City? I might not be able to come to get you right now…”
“No, brother, I’m still in Beginner Village, but… encountered a bit of trouble.”
“What do you mean?”
Ziyu didn’t reply but sent a screen share request.
In the image, a massive gray slime squirmed toward the moving girl.
No, it couldn’t even be said to be chasing anymore.
Because the upper body of the girl was completely covered by the boss.
“Help me…” The words were cut off, and her voice became inaudible.
A small section of the health bar appeared at the top.
“Brother, should I go save her or run?”
“…” Zane seemed to be taken aback, and after two or three seconds, he replied, “How’s your equipment?”
Ziyu raised her crushing staff and looked at her slime suit, “It should… still be okay?”
“What the hell is that stick that looks like a crushing staff! Don’t tell me that’s your weapon!”
“It is a crushing staff… Sister Caixia said that using this against slimes would have a better effect.”
While they were conversing, the girl had been completely digested, letting out a groan and flying back to the village, but her original level was only 2, so dying wasn’t too much of a loss, probably.
“It seems I have to fight…” Ziyu looked at the rapidly moving slime, its next target was her, but her legs had already gone weak.
