Chapter 29 (1/2)

Besides, he could not find replacements for the orc skeletons now. Although all sorts of bones were strewn around, he could not use them because they were all smashed.

“Then, how about this?”

Sungwoo raised his arm. Then the piles of bones on both sides of the elder slime began to shake. And the next moment, pointy things popped out of a pile of bones, stabbing into the body of the Elder Slime.

Puk! Puk! Puk! Puk!

They were the spears created with <Bone Weapon Formation (Basic)> skills. Even though he could not resurrect the skeletons with the broken bones, he could make as many weapons as he wanted.

Screeching at the tip of the incoming spears, the Elder Slime shook its body. It twisted its whole body to shake them off, but it couldn’t move properly. Dozens of spears made of bones stabbed both sides, fixing it like a support fixture or a pin.

“Now, disassemble it.”

Rattle—Rattle—

At his order, the orc skeletons moved. They started to decompose the slime by hitting its body fixed on a wall with the axes, just like coal miners digging for coals.

Puk! Puk! Puk!

However, the slime did not give up and shook its body violently. Then it stretched its body and swallowed a nearby skeleton with a gulp.

Quaduk! Quaduk!

Then it rolled them inside its body and began to grind them finely. Sungwoo felt goosebumps while watching the strong bones of the skeletons being smashed like wooden chopsticks.

-Your subordinate has returned to eternal death.

“But you made a mistake.”

Watching that, Sungwoo laughed and raised his hand again.

Puk!

Then the bones inside the slime’s body were reassembled, creating two spears. The pointed spears poked inside its body roughly.

2

Kuruk! Kuruk! Kuruk!

It was still wriggling, but the more it did, the bigger the holes on its body became. The skeletons’ axes broke into its weakened body and ripped off its jelly-like flesh. It didn’t take long for its huge guy to be chopped up into hundreds of pieces. At the last minute, Right stabbed its vital part with the saber.

-You have earned 2,255 gold by hunting the boss monster ‘Elder Slime.’

That was it. It was a one-sided battle that Sungwoo’s party won. Right also seemed to have gained EXP by getting rid of the monster.

“Good. Put its mucus and slime in empty glass or plastic bottles.”

Crackle, crackle—

At his order, the skeletons opened the bags and took out empty plastic bottles. He was collecting such stuff blindly because he didn’t know when they would be useful. He didn’t have to worry about the porters, namely the skeleton, anyway. The glass and plastic bottles were acid-resistant, so a fairly large amount of acidic liquid was obtained.

‘I never know when I can use them.’

When the world is fine, he can get the goods he needs right away, but now he has to collect them unconditionally. When he got rid of the Elder Slime, he noticed a round object in the middle.

[Item Information]

-Name: Elder Slime’s Core

-Grade: Rare

-Classification: Assembling materials

-Description: This is the Elder Slime’s core. It is covered with a thick shell, but it has strong acidity condensed inside which can melt anything. It can be used to melt or assemble hard objects.

“Assembling materials?”

He didn’t know where, what, or how to assemble, but he found something to try anyway. He put the Elder Slime’s core in the bag holding the most important things. He wished he had something like an inventory like a real game, but he was fortunate enough to have skeletons.

4

Crackle, crackle.

These skeletal guys were still playing an all-round role.

***

It was the second night after the hunting game began. Sungwoo’s party decided to spend the night in a detached house. It was an empty house, but there were signs that the owner hastily packed and left the house.

“The gas has been disconnected, but we still have electricity and tap water. Would you like to wash up first?” Jisu asked, taking off her training top. As the clothing was red, it wasn’t noticeable, but it was stained with blood everywhere.

“It looks like you’re in a hurry. Please wash first.”

She was already taking out a towel.

“Yeah. I think I’m going crazy. I just ran five laps around the playground right before this whole mess. Did you smell my sweat?”