Me? A slime? A villain who destroys a nation? Fine!

Glug glug—

Lin Ming rapidly twisted the core within his body, guarding his own flesh behind him, twisting his body with all his might, trying to stretch his body into a viscous cross.

Lin Ming used his limited artistic talent to sculpt himself into a scarecrow to scare away birds.

Killing birds! Demonstrating! Is this acceptable?

But it doesn't actually look like that, plus Little Gulu's expression is like a fool.

The bulletbird simply circled in the air and launched another missile.

No!? You didn't cool down? Lin Ming quickly stepped in front of himself to block.

With a loud bang, the blow that created the air ring pierced through Little Gulu again, splattering its slime all over the ground. The scarecrow was completely ineffective.

If this power had hit Lin Ming's body, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Fortunately, it all hit Xiao Gulu.

Little Gulu doesn't feel pain, but his original physical body can transmit pain, which is proof that he's still alive!

His body can still be saved; we absolutely must stop this dead bird and not put any more pressure on his body.

"Chirp?" The bullet bird in the air was puzzled, after all, its three pecks had not caused any harm to this strange creature.

Lin Ming lay down on the ground and began to deform, wriggling into a cone-shaped target.

The hardness of the mucus was also adjusted from [40%] to the hardest state of [50%].

The bulletbird in the air refused to believe it. Its eyes turned red again, and it swooped down a second time, transforming into a red bullet that broke through the air currents and flew vertically down.

With a whoosh, a red line landed on the grass, making a loud thud and creating another shockwave.

After being hit by the bullet bird, it trembled all over in pain: "Chirp chirp chirp!!!?" It was stuck in the slime cone like a nail.

The sharp beak of the bird was immediately embedded in the stone that Lin Ming had hidden in the soil.

Lin Ming never expected that Xiao Gulu's 50% would be hard; rather, he expected the rock he secretly hid under Xiao Gulu's butt to be hard enough.

"You stupid bird! Die!" Little Gulu released its shaping, softening to 3%, turning into a viscous, net-like liquid that covered the struggling bullet bird, before softening to 1%.

The fluid soaked the bulletbird's feathers, causing it to struggle and lose its ability to fly, turning it into a ground-dwelling chicken that had fallen into a trap.

Aside from kicking and struggling in the liquid, it can't do anything else.

Lin Ming used the mucus to attract nearby stones, adjusted the hardness to 30%, and pulled them over.

The slimy tentacles propped up the stones and aimed them directly at the bulletbirds kicking and punching in the slime.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Splat! Splat! Splat!

Green blood splattered all over the ground as the stone struck. Before the bulletbird could even scream, its head was smashed and severely deformed, its blood gushing out and becoming a blurry mess.

Even though he was smashed into a stupid bird in one hit, Lin Ming continued to smash the bullet bird in his arms.

Bang—bang—bang! Green blood splattered again and again as the stone struck.

Lin Ming is now like a primitive stone-throwing ape, constantly swinging and striking the resentful stone.

[Slay the Bullet Bird]

[Fuse Stone upgraded to level 1]

[Gained Ability: Rage 10%, Strength Power +C]

In this outburst, the blurry bulletbird had already gone silent, while the little fairy who had just approached was trembling with fear, especially after seeing this scene.

Her face turned pale with fright. Would she be killed by the child if she flew over like that?

"Sister~ This child is a bit fierce, oh my god..."

The fairy hesitated, but finally chose to hide in the grass to peek. This was completely different from the little goo she remembered.

Isn't Little Goblin just a cute, bouncy, adorable mascot? This...this...this...why is it whipping corpses and playing with food? And it's even throwing stones at people! Where did this goblin come from...?

Lin Ming stopped throwing stones not long after, and even angrily smashed the dead bullet bird with his core.

Can you feel the pain of my eyes being pecked?

Lin Ming discarded the stone and began to reshape the slime, restoring it to its original round shape.

The dead bullet bird was also soaked in Lin Ming's body and began to decompose gradually.

[Decomposition and Digestion (Infant)] Initiation in progress.

The bullet bird that had been soaking inside his body began to decompose gradually, and Lin Ming spat out the feathers that were hindering his digestion.

Is this how those heroes always fight? They even get a notification when they kill a bird.

Lin Ming looked at his unconscious body again, knowing he absolutely couldn't leave it unattended. The recent ordeal served as a warning; lying there, he was certain to be devoured by the magical beasts.

If a small bird can take his eyeballs without hesitation, wouldn't other larger magical beasts just dismember him?

Now, protecting his body has become his only necessary task. His body is not completely dead yet, and as long as there is hope of living, he will never neglect his body.

Soon, the bullet bird inside the body completely decomposed, and a new notification appeared:

[Decomposition successful]

Little Gulu's level has been raised to lv1 (size slightly increased)

[Received: Missile (damaged to 35%)]

Oh? Why not just be a quick-draw slime instead of playing with ancient stone tools?

Lin Ming picked up the stone, but immediately threw it away.

Fusion Stone, launch the missile!

Missile + (missing) = ?

Individual abilities cannot be used directly; they must be converted and fused before they can be used. Currently, one ability is still missing from the available slots.

"..."

"Forget it, I'll just continue being a Stone Age slime," Lin Ming said resentfully as he picked up small stones.

But in the end, he rolled over and climbed onto his body to stop the bleeding from his eyes.

That dead bird just pecked me; my retina must be ruptured, right? My eyeball is definitely ruined.

He's blind... Ugh... The pain in his eyes is still piercing him...

Lin Ming climbed onto the flesh's face, softened his body again, and used some of the mucus to plug the bleeding left eye.

He was absolutely blind... Ahhh... Lin Ming became increasingly distraught as he tried to stop the bleeding from his left eye. The stinging pain in his left eye would occasionally travel to Lin Ming's side, causing Little Gulu to tremble and ache with pain.

It seemed as if there were invisible nerve conductions causing Lin Ming, who was Little Gulu, to feel some pain, but he couldn't feel the pain from the toxins.

Am I paralyzed? Could my organs have already deteriorated and died? After all, the toxins have been there all night or longer.

What should we do now...?

Is anyone there...? Can anyone help me...? Lin Ming wriggled up his slimy body, straightened up like a cylinder, and looked out, like a helpless meerkat.

Looking at this vast grassland, surrounded by blue sky and forest, there is no sign of human habitation.

Where did he come from? He's completely unfamiliar with the place.

The silent, suffocating feeling, the atmosphere of isolation and helplessness, felt as if an invisible hand had gripped Lin Ming's throat.

The fairy who was peeking from the haystack was also puzzled. Was Little Gulu... missing his mother?

Oh right, it hasn't seen its older sister yet, even though it's been born for so long. She quickly crawled out of the bushes, but when she thought of the little goblin throwing stones and whipping corpses, the fairy shrank back again.

Forget it, she's super timid, and she's even smaller than a bulletbird. Would this ferocious little goblin really accept her as his aunt? I'd better go back and let my older sister come instead...

After pondering for a moment, the fairy decided to observe further.

She didn't want to go back so pathetically, having run out full of enthusiasm and pounded her chest, only to return empty-handed. She couldn't bear to disappoint her older sister like that...

As Lin Ming turned his head, the fairy was so frightened that she continued to shrink into the dense grass.

Lin Ming glanced curiously at the tall grass behind him, then turned to look at his own body. He could feel the residual teleportation magic. Who had teleported him here?

Could it be the Mother of Slimes on the panel?

Lin Ming glanced at the panel again.

The Mother of Slime is watching you with concern.

The congratulatory message has changed?

Wait... Mother of Slimes?

So this place...could it be the Slime Plains? The place rumored to no longer produce slimes?

Wait a minute? Lin Ming narrowed Xiao Gu Lu's eyes. So what's the use of this support?

Lin Ming tapped the panel, activating the support effect:

[Slim Mother's Blessing: Slime units grow faster, and liquid consumption and damage taken are reduced by 80%]

I see, but Lin Ming still prefers to give his support to his physical body.

However, he heard a commotion and looked up to see a flock of red birds flying overhead, which looked like the bulletbirds from before, but there were more of them.

No? You're coming again!?

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Under the same blue sky and grassland, flocks of birds slowly gather and fly by.

In the Kingdom of Prester.

High above the city, where one can see the blue sky and flocks of birds, a figure wearing a crown admires the scenery from inside a room.

At that moment, a hero dressed in knight's armor entered and said:

"Lin Ming has already taken care of it."

"Where's the divine artifact?"

"Here lies the powerful stone that can hold this world in its hands, guiding the necessary elements for deification."

Kaido the Brave raised his armored hand, opened it, and revealed the 14-colored gem that resembled a fusion stone.

The king was extremely agitated upon hearing this: "Very well! A mere alchemist dared to utter such absurd words as to make us commoners equal to our kingdom, and even went so far as to establish some kind of poverty alleviation and relief association? This is what happens to him!"

Suddenly, the hidden hero Kaido gripped the gem in his hand, showing no intention of handing it over.

"What do you mean?" The king frowned warily, and the guards hidden in the shadows also gripped their sword hilts one after another.

"Of course, until you fully keep your promise, I will keep this power. This thing is still in the experimental stage, and it is also inexplicably missing a piece, so it cannot be used."

"What?! What have you done? Didn't you say it was already in its final stages of development?! You call yourself a hero?!" The king was furious upon hearing this.

Kaido simply said quietly, "Lin Ming probably took it with him. He also took the experimental slime with him. Besides, he's useless now, and the technology is all in our hands, so there's no need to rush."

"Tsk, I was thinking of auctioning it off. So what are you still standing here for? Go get it back! Can't you search a corpse? The person's dead, they can't possibly swallow their things, can they? Get back everything he took!"

"Hmph..." Kaido snorted and frowned, then turned and left, his expression showing displeasure with the king.

After Kaido the Hero left, the King, clearly displeased, put on a sour face: "A person who would betray even their friends for power and fame, what right do you have to put on that sour face?"