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Chapter 23 You can try it
Adventurers' Guild Monster Encyclopedia

[Sequence 27]: Giant Slime

Individual Threat Rating: [Difficult]

Appearance features:

It is no different from a normal slime, but its body is unusually large, with a diameter of several meters, far exceeding that of an ordinary individual.

Lifestyle habits:
It is no different from a slime.

special power:

Slimes that have undergone giantification and mutation possess the ability to spray acid. Skin contact with this acid will cause severe pain and flesh-eroding effects, and it can also corrode wooden shields and ironware to some extent.

In addition, the giant slime has a good jumping ability.

It can leap high into the air by charging up its energy, slamming its terrifying weight into its opponent. Once enveloped by it, escape is almost impossible.

Core weakness:

It is no different from a slime.

Association Notes:

The giant slime's core was well protected, and its enormous size made it difficult for ordinary weapons to pierce it in one go.

To kill it, teamwork is essential to gradually chip away at its body to reach its core.

"Let's retreat. There are only three of us. It's too risky to deal with a giant slime."

Vales said, "The commission didn't mention any giant slimes appearing, and that's not our problem."

Failure to complete a mission will affect the adventurer's level and may also result in penalties from the guild.

However, the current situation is clearly beyond the scope of the commissioned task, and the responsibility does not lie with the adventurer.

Monsters rated "[Hard]" mean that lower-level teams will pay a price. Opponents at this level already possess lethal attack capabilities and must be treated with caution.

“Hmm… let’s retreat. Just inform the Adventurers’ Guild about the situation.” Marcus agreed.

He once killed a giant rock worm with a "Difficult" rating, but that was only possible with the combined efforts of a five-person team, and one of the rangers was left with a lifelong disability as a result.

As for the Mist Demon with the [Challenge] rating, it also benefited from the fact that it was in its juvenile form.

The giant slime isn't as troublesome as the two monsters mentioned above, but the team only has three people right now. If everyone were available, Marcus might consider it.

“I think…we can give it a try,” Zellier suddenly said.

“What are you going to try? Challenge this giant slime?” Marcus asked Zeril.

“Yes.” Zellier nodded.

"Are you serious?" Marcus frowned.

“Aren’t slimes afraid of fire? We can use that to our advantage,” Zellier said.

"I'm afraid that if the flames reach a certain level of power, your fireball spell won't be able to do enough damage to this giant slime." Vales shook his head.

"No, I have mastered a new magic, the Flame Breath spell."

Zellir said, "It can continuously release flames, and its power is much greater than that of Fireball... However, the casting time is a bit long, and it has a range limitation, so I need your help to hold it off."

Another new kind of magic?

Now Marcus and Vales are completely baffled by Zelil.

Only five days have passed since the last mission, how did Zellir manage to learn three new spells all at once?

Furthermore, there are advanced spells like Flame Breath.

Can four gold coins buy so many magic scrolls?
"Are you... sure you can do it?" Marcus was still a little hesitant.

Zellier recalled the power of the Flame Breath spell from yesterday and answered confidently.

“Okay.” Marcus and Vales exchanged a glance, then both turned to Zellier and nodded slightly.

The loot dropped by giant slimes is much more valuable than that of regular slimes; the higher concentration of magic cores alone is worth four or five gold coins.

Furthermore, it produces a concentrated gel block, which can be used to make the inner lining buffer layer of high-end armor, and is also quite expensive.

Marcus also considered one point.

Although the giant slime's thick body is troublesome, it has a fatal flaw: its slow movement speed.

Even if the squad fails to kill the target, they will most likely be able to escape unscathed, greatly reducing the risk.

"If that's the case, then we can give it a try."

The desire for rewards and opportunities overwhelmed his caution, and Marcus made up his mind.

"As usual, I'll hold them off from the front, with Vales providing support. Zellir, prepare your magic, we'll see!"

The giant slime was still enjoying its bath in the underground river, unaware that someone was plotting to kill it.

The three began to move slowly forward. When they were about six or seven meters away from the giant slime, Marcus struck his shield with the back of his blade, making a clanging sound!

"Come on, you idiot!"

This commotion attracted the attention of the giant slime, which seemed to be enraged, and the small slimes wriggling on the surface completely merged into its body.

Immediately afterwards, its body began to churn, and then it suddenly gushed out a large glob of yellowish-green mucus.

Marcus dared not be careless; he ducked his head and immediately hid most of his body behind his shield.

The slime hit the shield, and the wooden protective layer immediately emitted a puff of white smoke, accompanied by a hissing sound.

The shield's surface had developed some holes, and the structure in other areas had become somewhat fragile as a result.

The river surged, and as the giant slime's body contracted, it had completed its power-gathering and then sprang up, jumping two or three meters high!

"Watch out!" Vales shouted.

A massive shadow loomed overhead and then descended rapidly. Marcus tumbled awkwardly, narrowly avoiding the crushing force of the attack.

"Boom!!!"

The dull thud was deafening, and it also kicked up a huge cloud of dust.

It came out of the river!
Zellier's eyes narrowed.

Having achieved the goal of pulling the monsters, it's time for me to shine.

The magical formula unfolded in his mind, and magical power traced along the lines, the Flame Breath spell was gathering energy!

Marcus was panting heavily, still shaken.

If he were hit head-on, more than half of his bones would probably break immediately, and he would be slowly digested inside the giant slime's body, leaving not even a trace.

Taking advantage of the giant slime's landing animation, Vales drew his bow and fired a rapid-fire volley of five arrows!
The giant slime is a very large target, so there's no need to worry about missing. However, the damage caused by Vales is extremely limited.

After the arrow pierced the giant slime's body, it penetrated less than a few tens of centimeters before its kinetic energy was completely dissipated.

"Pfft!"

The giant slime spewed out another glob of acid, which Marcus blocked with his shield.

After being subjected to continuous acid attacks, the wooden structure of the shield has begun to show signs of hollowing out, and the surface is severely corroded.

It's estimated that after blocking one or two more times, this shield will be completely destroyed.

Marcus didn't dare to confront it head-on, so he started running around the giant slime, making noise to attract its attention while repeatedly circling around it.

If you lure them too far, they'll be out of Zellir's attack range; if you lure them too close, it might affect Zellir's spellcasting.

(End of this chapter)