Chapter 27 - Dungeon, Evolution and Success (2/2)
Once a Slime starts to eat its brethrens, it won’t stop until it’s sure it can eat all of the intruders.
In the beginning, Silpennon had driven the Slimes into a frenzy.Moreover, Artpe and the other members of his party was also within the Dungeon. The Slime knew it couldn’t beat them with a single floor worth of Slimes, so it started preying on the Slimes on the next floor.The Dungeon received its intention, and the Dungeon collapsed the floor!
“Kyahhhhhk!”
“Koohk!?”
Of course, the adventurers, who had found this Dungeon, fell downwards.
“Artpe!”
“Tsk!”
Artpe swung his hand, and he extended three strands of Mana String. He was at the center as he wrapped Maetel, Leseti and Silpennon with the Mana Strings.They safely landed on the Dungeon’s 2nd floor, which was below the collapsed hallway.
[Geeeeeeeeee]
[Sss-oooooh, sss-oooooooooh]
“I’m starting to hear something!”
“Oh.If we are lucky, it might even gain self-awareness.Ee-yah.There are much more Slimes on the 2nd floor!This is fun!They are all combining!”
“Ya-ho!”
“Did you guys come here to have fun!”
They were only Slimes, but the ones on the 2nd floor was much higher in level than the ones on the 1st floor.The Slimes didn’t care if the ceiling had fallen.They were all over the 2nd floor, and the giant Slime that was formed on the 1st floor started eating the other helpless Slimes.
[Keeeeeeeeeeee]
“Oh oh.I don’t like it.The color of each Slime is being mixed inside that big Slime, and it is giving me a bad feeling!”
“How can the color of the Slime change like that, Artpe?”
“As a matter of fact…...”
“If you have the time to leisurely explain the ecology of a Slime, you should do something about that bastard, Artpe!”
As it absorbed new types of Slimes into its body, the giant Slime was dyed with all kinds of colors!The party watched the gluttonous Slime.It was akin to watching someone else’s house burn down.Artpe could see the level of the enormous Slime rise in real time.
[Big Slime]
[Level : 33]
“It’s all right.It is still a lousy monster.Ah.Of course, a single hit will kill you.”
“You should have told me that first!”
As if Silpennon had been waiting for such words, he quickly ran towards Leseti.Leseti talked about his grave and funeral, but she didn’t really plan on letting him die.She let him hide behind her.
“For your information, it is an Elite monster now.”
“Don’t we get better rewards for killing Elite monsters?”
“It is also stronger than the monsters at the same level.”
The Big Slime was well aware of its station.It had grown a lot, but it knew it would get cut into pieces by the other humans before it was able to kill the detestable red haired brat.
This was why it wasn't satisfied.It kept eating all the Slimes on the 2nd floor.In the process, the hidden passages of the Dungeons were revealed, and all kinds of rare Slimes started to pop out.These Slimes were much more colorful.They either possessed a faint trace of magical energy or they were stickier.
Of course, they became nutrients that fueled the growth of the Big Slime.
‘Uh.In the past, I’ve never heard of a rumor about secret passages inside this Dungeon.’
Of course, Artpe didn’t search out Dungeons in his past life, so he hadn’t had the chance to use his Read All Creation ability within them.Basically, a secret that had never been found in his previous life was revealed to him in the present.
Well, this was only a Slime Dungeon.There probably wasn’t anything great….
[Goo-ohhhhhh-ohng!]
“It let out a cry!”
“It’s shining!”
“Huh.I might have been wrong.”
The rare Records that wasn’t usually allowed to be accessed by a normal Slime had been gathered in one place.The Slime broke through another wall, and it took another step forward.The party members saw a very rare sight where a monster reached a high rank class through gaining a high level.
[Great Slime]
[Level : 50]
“Ee-yah.That one is splendid.It reached the status of an Elite Rare monster!”
“How long are you going to just watch!”
“Hmm. You are right.I should start taking action.”
Artpe found a good sized rock, and he put a decent amount of Mana into it.He threw it towards a nearby Slime.After the Slime ate the rock, it was absorbed into the Great Slime.
Silpennon cried out suddenly.
“I told you to take care of it!When did I tell you to feed the Slime!”
“Aigo.It is eating it well.”
“Stop feeding it!”
The Great Slime continued to evolve.However, the Slimes on the 2nd floor was all gone.Even the secret tunnels were all opened.It meant there wasn’t a single monster left on the 2nd floor.
“Ah.It is easting the treasure chests.”
“It’s all right.It takes a very long time for a Slime to digest objects.We can recover it later after we kill it.If the item can’t last until then, it means it isn’t worth that much!”
“I’m asking if you can really kill that thing!”
“Ah.The 2nd floor is also collapsing.”
Finally, the Dungeon’s 3rd floor was revealed.They hadn’t moved much, yet they were able to clear the 1st and 2nd floor.It was great, since they didn’t have to waste any calories.He pitied Silpennon, who was wasting all the saved calories by screaming his head off.
“Wa-ah!The 3rd floor also has a lot of secret passageways!”
“The Great Slime’s behavior is set now.It will eat all of its brethrens.The other Slimes on this floor won’t consider us enemies.The Great Slime is there enemy.That is why….”
“Wa!”
The Great Slime was eating all the Slimes residing on the 3rd floor!While it was doing so, Artpe kept infusing nearby rocks with his Mana.He kept feeding the Slimes inside the Dungeon.
“How long are you going to just watch it?”
“I’m not sure.Maybe, until all the Slimes coalesces into one?”
“When will that occur!”
“That’s a very good question.”
Artpe let out a sweet smile as he answered the question.
“I have no idea!”
The Slime continued to stuff itself.It continued until they reached the 6th floor.
In Artpe’s past life, the Slime Dungeon had only been explored to the 5th floor.