Chapter 29 - Dungeon, Evolution and Success 3 (2/2)
[There we go.]
It was as if Artpe and Slime had made a promise to speak at the same time.
As expected, it gained enough intelligence to be able decipher the human’s intention!
[I can eat you all!]
When its body was trembling from delight, Artpe raised his voice to yell out loudly.
“You can attack it now, Maetel!”
“Understood!”
[I can now eat you all!]
The Slime was large enough to fill the plaza.The evolved Slime attacked the party.However, before it could use its skills, the Sword Energy gathered at the tip of the long sword was let loose.The golden energy traveled in a straight line to impact on the Slime!
[This isn’t enough…..!]
The Huge Slime was strengthened so much that Maetel’s Mana-infused attack pierced its body once before it healed its wound.Maetel’s attack stalled the Slime for only 3 seconds!
“Hyper Rubbing!”
However, Artpe had completed all his preparations beforehand, so he had plenty of time to pull the trigger.
[Ggoo-ooooo-ooohk!?]
The Huge Slime let out a terrible scream as its body started to writhe.The preys it had wanted to eat was right in front of it, yet it started to hit its body against the blameless Dungeon floor and walls.It threw a fit.
It had gained higher intelligence, so the pain it perceived had increased dramatically.The fact that it had been sure of its victory made the defeat a bitter pill to swallow.
“I never knew magic could be used this way....”
“Magicians are a scary existence!”
The target of Artpe’s Hyper Rubbing were the rocks and the Delmite’s Gemstone swallowed by the Slime.
It had assumed that these objects were part of its body, but they started rubbing crazily against its body as if they had a mind of its own.There was no way it could endure the spell without losing its mind!
[Goo-oooooooh······!]
Still, it refused to give up.It had broken through from the 1st floor to the 10th floor, and it had greedily eaten all the members of its race.Mere pain wouldn’t make it give up on its objective.Its greed was too strong for that to happen.
“Tsk.As expected, this level of attack won’t cut it.”
The Delmite’s Gemstone boosted the power of Hyper Rubbing by a ridiculous amount, so he had hoped this attack would be able to bring down the Slime.However, he had underestimated its willpower.
[Goo-ooohhhhhh!I’ll eat! I’ll eat!I’ll eat!I’ll eat!]
Even as its body was breaking apart from within, it moved its body to attack the party.When Silpennon and Leseti saw the enormous body of the Slime move slowly towards them, they didn’t offer any resistance.They just trembled in fear.
At that moment, Artpe put one hand atop Maetel’s hand, which was gripping the longsword.
“Let’s attack it for the second time, Maetel.”
“Y...yes..”
This was physical contact initiated by Artpe.Maetel’s heart felt as if it was on cloud nine.She was so happy that it was difficult to maintain her Berserk skill.If the skill was canceled, they would lose to the Slime.
She was having a hard time controlling her emotions, so her eyes started to spin.
Artpe didn’t realize what she was feeling.He gave her an order with a calm voice.
“You just have to attack like before.You should gather your energy and shoot it towards the Slime.I’ll take care of the rest.”
“Yes, I’ll try…...”
Maetel worked desperately to control her heart, and she gathered her Mana at the tip of her sword.At that moment, he used the Mana Link to provide Mana to her.When she realized what was happening, Maetel used Record Divide, so Artpe could share more Mana with her.
Even if it was the same skill, its power would be amplified by a lot.
“Shoot it.Mana String.”
Moreover, it was possible for the two of them to share each other’s skills and options!It was possible to combine all of them into one attack!
“!?”
Maetel felt the energy gathered inside the longsword change through magic, but she used her instinct to shoot it.
There were black stripes mixed in with the golden light as background.This strange energy impacted on the Huge Slime’s body, and it pierced through….
[Koo-ahhhhhhhhhng!]
Artpe’s will took hold of the attack.The trajectory changed sharply as the attack drilled deeper into its body once again!
“Hyper Rubbing!”
The attack wasn’t at an end yet.The Mana Strings that had manifested around the beam of light were imbued with the option of Hyper Rubbing.The energy within him manifested as friction within, and it was being delivered right into the Slime!
It was a ridiculous composite spell.The method Artpe had used possessed such a high degree of difficulty that it would have made all the other magicians on the continent feel disheartened!
“As expected, a mage is amazing!”
“Artpe was always amazing!”
“C...cool…...”
Of course, everyone gathered in this place were idiots, so the only feedback he received was the fact that it was cool and amazing!
[Koo-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhng!]
The Huge Slime let out a roar that contained its rage and pain.It finally acquired the power that would enable it to eat all of its enemies.It had been so sure, yet an unexpected attack had been used against it!
It couldn’t use its power, because the stones within its body were constantly vibrating.On top of that, an additional attack had been used against it.It was so painful that it was driving it nuts!
[I’ll kill you at all cost!I’ll kill and eat you!I’ll kill you!]
“Are you going to ask the Dungeon for help again?Well, the Dungeon no longer has anything hidden away that it can give you.So what can you do?”
There was a cruel light in Artpe’s eyes as he looked at his struggling enemy.The Slime extended its body to hit the wall, and it attempted to eat the weaker members of Artpe’s party.However, all of its attempts were thwarted by the Hyper Rubbing.
It was as he said.The Dungeon had given everything it had hidden to the Huge Slime.There were no methods available to the Huge Slime that would allow it to strengthen itself again.Its struggle was wasted.It was all in vain.
“Uh.The purple gem…..”
Leseti found herself to be pathetic, since she was trembling in front of the enemy without putting up any resistance.She tried to right herself when she caught sight of the change that was occuring to the gem within the struggling Huge Slime.The purple light was getting stronger as time passed.
“Ah.As that bastard reached the high rank Class, its ability to dissolve substance also increased by a lot.The Demite’s Gemstone is probably providing it with more power as it become more refined as time passes.”
When Artpe kindly gave an explanation, Leseti’s expression turned more peculiar.
“You... you planned on refining the gem, while attacking your enemy….!?”
“Isn’t it obvious?If I wanted to kill it, I could have killed it with my modified Mana.”
“You…...!”
Artpe had an impudent smile on his face as he replied to her.Leseti grinded her teeth when she saw the annoying smile of the brat.However, she couldn’t deny she was slightly in love with that smile.
After three minutes, the Huge Slime stopped its fruitless struggles.It meekly faced its death.
A new piece of history was recorded on the continent, and it was quietly buried at that moment.