Slime Immortal.

Chapter 2 Status of Forests
This is Slime Mom.

They probably thought he was a naughty child who ran away from home and were about to take him back to their nest.

Chen Yu floated in the gel, his vision following the slime mother as she dived down and into the soft soil. He saw a white, fat little bug wriggling in the soil.

It looks delicious, but it is actually a good friend of slime.

This is the larva of the swamp worm, and along with the slime, it is the lowest level monster in this swamp forest.

When they are young, they hide deep underground in a safe place, silently absorbing nutrients from the soil to survive.

Only when they reach adulthood will they venture out of the ground to nibble on the more nutritious rotten leaves and humus to complete their mission of mating and reproduction.

Swamp worms are considered the friendliest monsters in this forest. Some of them even feed on slime excrement and will actively help clean up slime nests.

She can be called a good babysitter in the monster world.

What made Chen Yu feel a little regretful was that this low-level monster was the same as ordinary slime, with no racial talents and tasted like snot.

Otherwise he wouldn't mind having some delicious food with his friends.

Speaking of racial talents,

Most slimes are only the size of dewdrops when they are young, and only grow to the size of a human head when they grow up. They are magical monsters that can thrive by absorbing only sunlight and swamp water.

The difference of his slime body is that he has the talent of "devouring and digesting" - which allows him to eat like hunting monsters.

Paji...

Under Chen Yu's gaze, the slime mother crawled into an underground nest, and did not forget to secrete gel from her body to seal the hole to prevent mud from flowing back in.

The interior of the slime's nest is supported by tree roots and mucus. The space is not large, less than one cubic meter, but as his warm little home in this dangerous world, it is enough to make people feel at ease.

With a pop, he was squeezed out of the body, rolled a few times and fell into the grass nest that emitted fluorescent light.

A closer look revealed that these tiny, softly fluorescent creatures were none other than young slimes. Upon noticing Chen Yu's return, they immediately rushed over excitedly, enthusiastically clinging to him and jumping about.

Slimes have no vocal organs, but the pheromones they transmit to each other are the most primitive language.

At this moment, Chen Yu felt as if a group of cheering little fellows surrounded him, chirping and calling him brother, brother...

very noisy.

Chen Yu thought.

Actually, his slime body was born from the same litter as these little ones, but he grew faster. When other slimes were only as big as a thumb, he was almost as big as an adult's fist.

Maybe it has something to do with him being a meat-eating slime?
"But I wasn't planning on going hunting."

Chen Yu tried to squeeze these little guys away and jumped out of the nest.

A few little ones were crushed and squeezed into his gel body, still blinking their innocent green eyes.

The little ones around thought Chen Yu was playing with them, so they jumped even more happily.

His actions were seen by the slime mother, who always had ways to deal with naughty children.

The slime mother jumped into the grass nest, pressed all the little ones including Chen Yu under her body, and squeezed them into her gel body.

Chen Yu was floating in the gel, unable to move. He blinked his eyes and saw some relatively viscous green liquid flowing inside the gel.

This slime liquid is rich in nutrients, similar to mammalian milk, which allows small slimes to grow rapidly after absorption.

He grew up by sucking slime liquid when he was born.

However, as the little slime sucked, the mother slime shrank visibly. She only stayed in the nest for a while before going out to look for food.

Chen Yu took this opportunity to jump out of the grass nest and prepare to leave the nest.

A few naughty little slimes wanted to follow, but their jumps were not even as high as the grass nest.

"Um……"

Chen Yu thought silently in his jelly head that the world outside was much more dangerous than he had imagined, and he didn't know how many of these little guys could survive and grow up.

The magical world is always shrouded in a magnificent and magical veil in human imagination - the shock of a giant dragon spreading its wings and flying over, the miracle of magical light tearing through the night sky, and the heroic epics that are sung repeatedly around the village campfire.

However, for the weak slime crawling in the mud, the truth of this world is only cold and biting, like mud that has never been exposed to the sun.

Every time you go out, you may become food for the moss monster, or disappear silently under the gaze of even more terrifying monsters.

The fate of these slimes is like the moss mats growing in the swamp forest. They try hard to grow but cannot survive a winter. They are born to become food for other monsters.

"..."

His thoughts drifted further and further away, and when Chen Yu came to his senses, he felt a little hungry and was thinking about the delicious moss monster in the morning.

He is also a slime, yes.

But a slime that can cultivate immortality is destined for a different fate. At least when it comes to food, it never skimps on its stomach.

Hungry? Not happening.

He squeezed out of the gel hole, slowly climbed out of the mud, and returned to the surface world.

A pair of round eyes cautiously poked out of the mire and looked around.

The world he saw consisted of towering trees and thick miasma. The forest was filled with the heavy smell of decaying wood and humus, and the light was blocked by layers of huge leaves and vines, making it extremely dark.

The slime's lair was hidden deep beneath the roots of the moss-covered, mountain-sized, brown tree in front of him.

But compared to underground, the surface is obviously more vibrant.

The slippery and muddy surface was steaming with water vapor, and some larger mud worms were slowly wriggling, gnawing on the wet and blackened fallen leaves.

The thick layer of moss covering the tree roots and rocks is like a sticky blanket, and the moss monster is hidden in it, and its perfect camouflage on its back makes it difficult to detect.

Chen Yu was not in a hurry to leave the quagmire immediately. His eyes were still fixed on the endless mosses, quietly trying to find traces of the moss monster.

The only threat a moss monster poses is the acid it secretes from its mouthparts.

Chen Yu saw with his own eyes that the acid dripped onto the ground and corroded a big hole in the stone.

The corrosiveness is terrifyingly high!
Monsters are monsters, even decomposers have the ability to kill.

Of course, this does not include harmless monsters like slimes.

If we have to assign an ecological niche to slimes, they are not decomposers, but only the lowest level of food - the humus layer or a piece of grass.

This kind of creature may even suddenly appear in large numbers when there is sufficient water vapor, and no monster knows how they are born.

Just like the fresh and juicy green grass on the ground, it will cover the ground after a rain.

The acid of the moss monster is very scary. If you act rashly, you will easily be attacked by the moss monster. His small body cannot withstand it.

Besides, the moss monster is just a low-level monster in this swamp forest.

A slime dared to leave its nest openly to look for food. He thought that predators flying in the sky and running on the ground would not mind having a good meal.

And in the eyes of these monsters, slime seems delicious?

At least judging from the moss monster's strong desire to attack the slime, there is no doubt that it is delicious.

"But they probably couldn't have imagined that a tiny swamp forest could welcome a slime traveler with a one in a hundred billion chance."

Thinking of this, Chen Yu silently squeezed out the toothpick flying sword and lay in wait for the opportunity.

The shadow of the sun gradually moved, and it was noon. Moss monsters were active on the mossy ground from time to time - secreting acid to eat wood and soil, or fighting and mating to reproduce.

Chen Yu could clearly see the green smoke emitted by the acid in the mud.

When he felt he had mastered the location of all the moss monsters, he quietly swam to the tree roots closest to the mud.

There are three lone moss monsters here. As long as he acts quickly enough, it will be no problem to take care of one or two of them.

Chen Yu swam very slowly, and the moss monster on the tree roots did not notice his approach.

When he was less than half a meter away from the nearest moss monster, the toothpick flying sword stuck in the gel trembled and flew out.

[Object Control Technique]

call out!
The toothpick flying sword hit the nearest moss monster on the forehead, and the moss monster's originally arched back suddenly fell down.

"Hiss!!"

This scene alarmed the other two moss monsters. As they retreated in fear, acid spurted out of their mouthparts, which fell to the ground and smoked, warning the enemy not to approach.

Chen Yu knew that it would take two seconds for the moss monster to spray acid again, so he took advantage of this opportunity and immediately jumped out of the mud. He ran to swallow the moss monster's corpse and flying sword into his body, and then returned to the mud.

The location was chosen very cleverly. When the moss monster reacted, he had already run out of the range of the acid splash.

Looking at the two frustrated moss monsters, Chen Yu felt very proud.

After half a month of exploration, he had already figured out the time interval and splashing range of the moss monsters' acid spray... and with his ability to control objects, these moss monsters had no way to deal with him.

Chen Yu lay in the mud, his eyes alert to his surroundings, observing the movements on the mossy ground, while patiently waiting for the moss monster in his body to be digested bit by bit.

[Devour and Digestion Level 1 Triggered - Moss Monster Characteristics Recorded, Talents Incubated (9/10)]

Almost there, just one left.

Chen Yu set his eyes on the two moss monsters on the tree roots.

(End of this chapter)