Outer Gods invade, stuff them all into your equipment inventory.

After defeating the Iron Slime, a blue piece of equipment dropped on the ground.

However, Sean wasn't in the mood to check the equipment's stats.

"It's time to equip the remains of the high-risk mutant Iron Slime."

........................

"Damn it...who broke this steel slime into pieces like this?!"

In order to obtain the maximum amount of attributes from the high-risk mutant Iron Slime, he must collect as many body parts as possible that were scattered during the battle, without missing any.

After all, the "monster corpse" recognized by the equipment slot is a "relatively complete remains". If it is too missing, it may affect the effect or even make it impossible to equip.

As soon as the curse fell, Sean paused for a moment, then touched his nose and muttered to himself somewhat awkwardly:

"Oh, I did it."

That's fine.

You reap what you sow; that's fair.

Collecting metallic particles is definitely hard work, especially without the right tools. It took Sean more than an hour to barely "clean up" the battlefield.

Before him now stood a rather spectacular "mountain of metal particles" that shimmered with a dull metallic luster.

However, this "small mountain" appears to be a full size larger than the complete form of the Iron Slime at the beginning of the battle.

"This extra portion must be the metallic substance it absorbed from the ore vein during the battle to repair its body; the amount is quite enormous..."

In these battles, the metallic particles that the Iron Slime formed to restore itself have now become part of the "Remains".

In a sense, Sean's previous frenzied output actually increased his final "gain".

"I wonder if the added remains can improve the equipment attributes after final equipment is equipped."

Sean felt very insecure.

What's even more unknown is whether he'll still be able to lift the corpse of the steel slime after such a significant increase in weight.

"Fine, let's give it a try."

Sean bent down and touched the pile of metal on the ground.

"Give me the equipment!"

He concentrated his mind, focused on the second equipment slot, pointed to the huge pile of metal, and issued a clear equipment command.

Instantly, he felt the metal beneath his palm tremble slightly, and a peculiar suction force emanated from the location of his equipment slots.

"It really works! You can equip it!"

Sean was overjoyed.

Although the speed wasn't very fast, the metallic material on the ground began to disappear little by little.

At the same time, the body of a mutated Steel Slime replaced the remains of the Gel Slime and appeared in the center of the second equipment slot.

The size of the remains in the equipment inventory is getting larger and larger, while the amount of residual metal particles on the ground is getting smaller and smaller.

"It can actually absorb metal particles from the ground in stages to form the remains of a mutant steel slime."

Sean suddenly realized.

"I should have thought of that sooner."

Slimes are different from ordinary monsters.

For a slime, losing some of its gelatinous fluid has no impact on the assessment of its physical integrity.

For ordinary organisms, limb loss or blood loss directly affects the integrity of their life structure.

But for a slime, the gel-like fluid that makes up its "body" is more like a "reservoir" that can be consumed and increased or decreased.

Even if a large amount of these things are lost, as long as its life core is not destroyed, its life determination as "a whole" will not be shaken.

The only difference is the strength of their abilities.

Soon all the metallic particles were absorbed, and the size of the mutant steel slime in the second equipment slot increased to about 3 meters in diameter.

"Good heavens, the diameter has increased by half all at once..."

Sean couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

If this steel slime had been this size from the start of the battle, it would have turned around and left.

With a diameter of three meters, its weight would probably exceed fifty or sixty tons.

This behemoth of a size is a steel slime with both high attack and high defense.

Just imagining its rolling, crushing force is enough to send chills down one's spine.

"It could crush a mountain..."

Fighting this thing in a place like a metal ore vein would probably leave even some B-rank heroes helpless.

"Check the attributes!"

"Check the attributes first!"

Sean was filled with anticipation.

You want to buy silver but end up buying gold – that's roughly the feeling.

【Name: Mutant Steel Slime Body】

[Type: Special/Bodily Remains]

[Quality: Blue (Excellent)]

[Equipment Requirements: Level 8, Strength 15, Constitution 12]

[Basic Attributes]

Strength+30

Agility+10

Constitution +20

Physical damage reduction +15%

[Racial Skill: Physical Buffer]

It enhances the body's tolerance to physical impacts such as blows, falls, and collisions.

【Core Feature: Metal Resonance】

When you equip this relic, it will sense metallic objects within a 20-meter radius.

You can sense the location of metal objects, and your attacks on metal enemies will inflict [Resonance Damage], dealing additional true damage based on 10% of your Strength.

[Active Skill: Metal Devour]

Once activated, your arm transforms into liquid metal tentacles, which devour single metallic targets in front of you.

If the target is inanimate metal or ore: Immediately absorb its metallic components, restoring the corresponding health and granting you a [Steel Hardening] effect (Physical Defense +20%) for 15 seconds.

If the target is a metallic life form: Deal physical damage to the target based on your constitution value and restore health equal to 80% of the damage dealt.

Cooldown: 40 seconds

[Defensive Skill: Liquid Buffer]

When you take single damage exceeding 10% of your maximum health, the liquid metal buffer layer is automatically activated:

Convert 30% of the damage dealt into a [Metal Particle Shield] that lasts for 6 seconds (absorbing the same amount of damage).

Cooldown: 25 seconds

[Note]: Its remains are still breathing to this day, each heartbeat coming from the echo of metal.

Sean's breathing almost stopped.

"This thing is...too powerful!"

"I like!"

It truly lives up to its reputation as being transformed from the corpse of a high-risk mutant, the Iron Slime.

Even though he had made optimistic guesses about the equipment's attributes, it was clear that he was still too conservative.

He even began to doubt whether he still needed to search for the Space Slime.

If he actually finds a spatial slime, would he really be willing to use it to replace this physical remains?

Compared to the body of the elite Fallen Demon, this mutated Steel Slime body is far superior.

"Strength 74, Constitution 50, Agility 34..."

If these attributes were reported, they would probably be stronger than some B-rank heroes.

"Plus, these few skills are also quite good."

Racial skills, core traits, active skills, and defensive skills.

It has four skills in total, and each one is more outstanding than the last.

Especially when facing metallic lifeforms, this combination of skills can create a terrifying suppressive effect.