Slime Immortal.

Chapter 163 The child has a bit too much strength

At the dimensional rift, the cold wind was still biting, but the surrounding spatial fluctuations were noticeably more stable.

Iserline's fingertips shimmered with emerald green magical light as she slowly withdrew from the last rune node on the ground.

The complex magic circle lines glowed faintly beneath her feet before disappearing into the snow and ice, leaving only a faint lingering magical aura.

"All right."

Iselin exhaled softly, and the white mist instantly condensed into ice crystals in the cold air.

The magic circle is complete, and this rift will not suddenly close or go out of control until at least the next magic tide cycle.

She shook off the frost that had formed on her clothes and was about to tell Chen Yu when Xiao Ka suddenly flapped its wings and took off, turning its head eastward and heading back towards the Eastern Swamp without hesitation.

Iselin's heart tightened, and she immediately looked at Chen Yu, who was lying on Peggy's broad back.

The round, green gel trembled slightly, and its tightly closed eyes slowly opened, clearly indicating that its consciousness had just returned.

"Has something urgent happened in the territory?" Iselin asked with concern.

Peggy sensed the change in atmosphere and nervously pawed at her hooves, exhaling two plumes of white steam mixed with ice shards.

Chen Yu's gelatinous body swayed, and his voice rang directly in Iselin's mind: "An uninvited guest has arrived in the territory, a vampire who calls himself Kazimierz, claiming to be here on behalf of the Underdark to negotiate."

"Casimir?"

Iselin frowned slightly; the elf's exceptional memory allowed her to quickly retrieve the relevant information from the knowledge base.

"He seems to be a viscount with a good reputation in the Underdark, known for... well, for his womanizing and elusiveness. The vampires probably didn't send him with a pure intention."

She looked at Chen Yu, her tone serious: "Do you need to go back immediately? If so, the Treant Territory can provide the necessary support..."

To her surprise, Chen Yu simply hopped off Peiqi's back and bounced on the snow.

"No rush, Xiao Ka will go back and keep an eye on things first. The anvil and the little earth elementals are also on their way back to the fortress."

“He came alone, with no one following him, so let him wait outside for now.”

"Let it air dry?"

"Yeah, leave it to air out," Chen Yu confirmed, his tone matter-of-fact.

“We have more important things to do now.”

"Something more important?" Iselin asked instinctively, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards the dimensional rift emanating a chilling aura.

Is there anything more urgent than dealing with a vampire messenger?
Just then, a deep and dense buzzing sound came from afar, breaking the deathly silence of the ice field.

At the edge of the vast white snowstorm, a small patch of moving dark cloud appeared—it was a patrol of stinging bees flying in orderly formation.

Following closely behind were rows of beetle engineers and several metal slimes, who brought along dismantled artillery units.

Unlike before, these stinging bees are almost all third-generation descendants. Except for the assassin bee soldiers, they are all equipped with Lv.4 "tough carapace". They sacrifice some flexibility in exchange for a thick carapace, which greatly improves their survivability.

The army quickly assembled in front of Chen Yu.

The metal slimes rolled up to Chen Yu, each one straining to raise its shiny metal belly, its small eyes full of seriousness, like soldiers being inspected.

After the inspection, Chen Yu explained the situation inside the dimension to Iselin.

"You mean you encountered a follower inside, and there might only be one ice elemental left in this area?" Iselin caught the key information.

Chen Yu swayed his body up and down to show his certainty: "That's right, so the plan is simple: first subdue it, then question it."

"To subdue a native ice elemental from an elemental plane? That doesn't sound like a simple plan..." Iselin pondered.

Her gaze swept over the swarm of bees, which were poised for battle.

Can these little guys really adapt to the extreme environment here?

As if to confirm her worries, Viola suddenly floated out of her body and looked at the assembling army with great interest.

“We can’t just let these little guys in like this. The cold here is enough to freeze their blood and solidify their minds within minutes. You need something that can withstand this extreme cold.”

As she spoke, her gaze turned to Iserline, as if she had suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Iserline, I remember there are still quite a few cold-resistant potions piled up in the territory's warehouse from last winter. If we don't use them soon, they'll probably become ineffective, right?"

"Lady Viola, are you looking to clear out your inventory?"

Viola waved her hand generously: "Oh dear, what's with all this talk about clearing out inventory? That sounds awful. We're staunch allies with Lord Slime now, so we'll just give it to you."

After hearing this, Iserline's lips twitched slightly, and she sighed helplessly.

My lord is good in every way, except that he doesn't really care about the fate of the territory's finances.

Chen Yu said at the opportune moment, "I am willing to exchange it for an equivalent magic scroll."

He remembered that there were still many scrolls in the warehouse that had been seized from the mercenary group.

The territory is unnecessary and can be traded.

Upon hearing about the possibility of an equal exchange, Iselin's expression softened, and she nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll send a message to the patrol team to deliver it right away, but this time we'll only pay half the price."

The wait was not long.

An elven ranger arrived quickly on a swift chocobo, bringing a wooden box containing neatly stacked crystal bottles filled with an icy blue liquid that exuded a strange warmth.

After the bottle was opened, at Chen Yu's command, the stinging bees fell down one by one and sucked up a small amount of the medicine with their tiny mouthparts. The beetle engineers and metal slimes also received their respective portions.

Soon, a faint icy blue halo covered their bodies, effectively resisting the surrounding cold.

The metal slimes bounced around, curiously looking at their glowing bodies, and emitting joyful buzzes.

"Alright, let's go!" Chen Yu jumped back onto Peiqi's back, and Iselin landed lightly on top of him as well.

Peggy let out a groan and took heavy steps, stepping into the dimensional rift first.

The cold energy waves swept across its skin, but were blocked by the aura of the anti-cold potion and its own thick fur and fat.

The army followed closely behind, marching majestically through the dimensional rift and officially entering this pure white, deathly silent world.

……

Within the ice elemental plane.

Serghash's spirit walked lightly through the knee-deep snow, and strangely, her feet didn't sink much, as if they had little weight.

This was her fourth deep meditation session.

If she weren't worried that her sister would be concerned, she could have maintained this state indefinitely.

After finding the fiery red orb of light again, she carefully held Chen Yu in her arms and felt a sense of relief.

Then, hiding behind an icicle, he cautiously peeked out half his head, observing the ice elemental giant that moved slowly in the distance like a small mountain.

Chen Yu nestled in Sergas's arms and asked curiously through telepathy, "If you can successfully form a contract with this giant, do you think you can gain its brute strength?"

He was already imagining the scene of that little Serghash punching an orc flying.

Sergash hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "In principle, shamanic contracts are more about obtaining the magic of elemental creatures, such as frost spells or control over cold, directly gaining power... It's rarely seen in records."

After all, she had never heard of any lizardman shaman successfully contracting such a large creature.

"My Lord, should we retreat a little further? It seems to be swaying this way." Sergash nervously poked the slime in his arms.

Chen Yu seemed to ignore her reminder and suddenly twisted his body, turning in another direction.

"Here comes my savior."

Serghash instinctively looked in the direction he was looking.

Suddenly, amidst the white expanse of snow and wind, a dense array of brightly colored points of light appeared.

What alarmed her even more was that in front of that patch of light, there was an enormous ball of light, almost as big as the ice elemental.

She was so surprised that her tongue almost tied itself: "So...so many balls of light! And one of them is huge!"

If the envoy hadn't been there, she would have run away long ago upon seeing this scene.

In the vast snow, Peggy's enormous figure, like a moving fortress, was the first to break through the snow curtain.

Chen Yu sat at the very front, his round body exuding the majesty of a leading general. Beside him, Iserline, dressed in light elven armor, looked exceptionally dashing against the pure white background, despite being a mage.

"Halt and set up positions!" Chen Yu's order was given silently through the gel network.

The army moved efficiently, with beetle engineers quickly disassembling and assembling the artillery components, while swarms of stinging bees hovered in the air, forming a sentry formation.

Iseryn leaped off Peggy's back, landing lightly in the deep snow, leaving only faint footprints. She walked to Sergas, a friendly and curious smile on her face, and gracefully extended her hand:
“Miss Sergash, hello. I am Iserly Moonlight, the forest ranger of the Dryad territory. I have come to assist Lord Slime at his invitation.”

Chen Yu introduced, "This is an elf. They also admire nature. You two might get along well."

"Y-you...hello! Miss Iserlin!" Sergash hurriedly reached out his hand, looking somewhat flustered.

"My name is Sergash, from the Rotmos tribe. It's...a pleasure to meet you!"

She had only heard the name of elves in ancient legends and tribal shaman stories, and knew that they were a noble, elegant and ancient race.

They were afraid that they might do something wrong, be impolite, or embarrass the lizard people.

Iserlin smiled slightly, but before she could speak, Viola's spirit emerged from her body again and circled Sergash once.

"Another little lizardman running off to the snow mountains for trials. Your tribe's ancestor, Kukara, who pioneered the Snow Eagle Trials, was quite interesting—unique in his ideas and incredibly courageous. What a pity..."

Serghash was taken aback, staring at the suddenly appearing ball of light and shadow, and asked in a daze, "You...you know my ancestor, Lord Kukala?"

"of course."

Viola's spirit flickered triumphantly and raised her chin.

"That kid ran to the top of the snow mountain back then and almost froze into an icicle. Everyone thought he was going to his death, but unexpectedly he came back riding a snow eagle."

"He later complained to me that although the monster he contracted during the third trial of life was agile, it was not strong enough and could not make up for his natural weakness in his physical body. He was always just one step away when facing strong enemies."

"I later heard that he did indeed die at the hands of the devil in an encounter because of this weakness. It's a pity for such a thoughtful little guy."

Her tone was tinged with regret, "It's already quite remarkable for a lizardman to have reached that level."

Sergash was deeply moved. He never expected that this mysterious woman was an old acquaintance of the ancestor she worshipped and knew about the tribe's long-forgotten secrets.

Chen Yu patted Sergash with his gel-like little hand, "This time I picked out a big one for her, I guarantee even her ancestors would say it's good."

Upon hearing this, Viola and Iserline turned their gaze to the enormous ice elemental that was wandering around ahead.

"Huh? It really is a big one." Viola was somewhat surprised.

While they were talking, the artillery array behind them had been installed, and the Metal Slime adjusted the array, aiming it at the huge target in the distance.

"Beat it up first."

[Flame Affinity]

Chen Yu's body emitted a red light, as if a small sun had been ignited within him, becoming extremely dazzling.

The blazing flames instantly dispelled the surrounding darkness and cold, casting a warm, bright area into this eternally frozen, pure white world, making him the most eye-catching presence.

"Roar!!!"

The ice elemental giant was immediately drawn to the sudden heat source.

It let out a deafening roar, its enormous ice crystal head turned towards the source of the light, raised its ice pillar arm, and slammed it into the ground, forcefully breaking off a giant block of ice and hurling it at Chen Yu.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Without Chen Yu's command, the experienced slime gunners had already opened fire. Five silver beams of light pierced the cold air, precisely intercepting the giant ice block before exploding violently.

With a deafening roar, the giant ice was blasted into countless scattered fragments, like a hailstorm.

The metal slimes did not stop, but chose to continue bombarding the ice elemental giant, blasting its body into a shower of ice shards, leaving behind charred craters.

The ice elemental became even more ferocious after being injured. It took heavy steps, like a moving iceberg, and charged towards the army formation with a thunderous roar, causing the ground to tremble with each step.

"Peggy, go!" Chen Yu, with his little belly sticking out, imagined himself waving his hand with the heroic air of a great general.

"Hum!"

Peggy let out a fierce howl, lowered her head, bared her ferocious fangs, and her muscles bulged as she charged towards the ice element like a heavy tank.

boom!
The two colossal objects collided violently, producing a deep, thunderous roar.

With her terrifying impact and weight, Peiqi actually managed to knock the ice elemental off balance, causing it to stagger back half a step.

They were entangled together, their fangs and ice fists clashing, their claws colliding with the ice, producing a tooth-grinding scraping and cracking sound, and for a moment it was impossible to determine which was superior.

While Peiqi was entangled with the ice element, Chen Yu also made his move.

He spat out a magic pea seed from the gel.

[Every bush and tree seems like an enemy soldier]

[Promotes growth]

The magic peas landed on the snow and instantly absorbed the life energy transmitted from Chen Yu's body. They broke through their shells, sprouted, and grew tender green stems and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Yu's heart stirred, remembering his recently acquired talent. With a try-it-and-see attitude, he concentrated his mind once more.

[Hishu Ryu, Part 1]

A powerful force of life suddenly spread out from the bean sprout, and the ice beneath its feet seemed to instantly transform into the most fertile soil.

Under the astonished gazes of Iserline and Viola, the pea sprout suddenly broke through the previous limit of "promoting growth," growing taller, thicker, and spreading wildly.

In the blink of an eye, a pea vine comparable to a small war plant sprang up from the ground. The thick vine twisted like a giant python, the huge leaves were like shields, and huge pea pods grew at the top.

The enormous pod suddenly opened.

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!
Giant magic peas, each as large as a millstone, hurtled towards the ice elemental giant in heavy parabolas, like boulders launched from a ballista.

These giant peas are extremely destructive. Each impact is like a heavy hammer striking a drum, causing the ice elemental's body to tremble violently. Large chunks of ice crystals and body structures are smashed and sent flying.

One of the giant peas hit its knee joint with pinpoint accuracy.

Click!

A clear cracking sound rang out, and the massive body of the ice elemental giant lost its balance, collapsing to one knee with a loud thud, kicking up a cloud of snow dust.

At this moment, the swarm of stinging bees, which were already prepared, swooped down like sharks that had smelled blood, forming a dense attack formation.

Their stingers glowed red, pouring down like a sudden rain on the kneeling ice elementals.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
The continuous explosions of the poisonous stingers gradually weakened the ice element's power and body.

In Sergash's spiritual vision, this pure white world seemed to be ablaze with dazzling fireworks, causing the orbs of ice elemental light to shrink continuously.

“Wow… so amazing.”

"It's just average, this thing only looks big," Chen Yu said modestly.

Under the army's siege, the ice elemental giant quickly became battered and broken, with only half of its body remaining intact.

Finally, it ceased all resistance, its massive head drooping slightly as if in surrender.

"They surrendered just like that?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Looks like this big guy isn't that stupid after all; he knows to back down when he can't win."

He nudged Serghash encouragingly: "Go ahead and give it a try. It should be more agreeable now."

Serghash took a deep breath of the cold air, nodded vigorously, his face showing tension and anticipation.

She walked step by step toward the kneeling ice elemental giant, then mustered her courage, extended her slightly trembling hand, and slowly pressed it onto the ice elemental giant's cold and rough body.

Chen Yu waited for a few minutes before the still Sergas and the ice elemental giant began to change.

The ice elemental giant's broken body suddenly burst forth with an incomparably dazzling ice-blue light, like the beating of the purest glacial heart.

At the same time, Sergash's spirit seemed to be ignited, bursting forth with a natural emerald green glow.

The two beams of light began to intertwine and resonate, and countless intricate magical runes spontaneously emerged within the light, then began to circulate, as if performing an ancient and sacred ritual.

The whole process lasted for about ten seconds before the light gradually subsided and disappeared.

Serghash slowly opened her eyes, and a flash of icy blue light seemed to appear deep within them.

She felt the unfamiliar power surging within her body, and the wondrous connection she had established with everyone deep within her soul. A radiant and joyful smile instantly bloomed on her face. Turning to Chen Yu, she excitedly exclaimed:

"Your Excellency, I have succeeded..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was so excited that she accidentally slapped away a piece of ice crystal that was taller than her.

Chen Yu: "..."

(End of this chapter)