Chapter 42: You tell me he is 17??
Alex and Raven hid under the cloak.
Aruging.
"We are not couple yet! You can’t control me!"
"You shut up!"
Fighting continued around them.
Explosions.
Roars.
Everywhere.
Panel popped up.
[Ding! Option Three Complete!]
[All Skills +1 Level!]
Golden text flashed:
[Gigantification Lv4: Slime grows 9x bigger! About 8 meters tall!]
[Charge Lv3: Sprint 20 meters, speed +15%, impact +50%!]
[Vine Control Lv2: Control 2 vines, 5 meters long, enhanced toughness!]
Alex stared at the data.
9 times bigger.
8-meter-tall Slime.
Like a T-rex.
No.
Bigger than T-rex.
Because slime is a cube.
BOOM!!
Explosion.
Three meters away.
Dirt flew.
Grass caught fire.
The cloak got blown off.
Tumbling through air.
Burning.
Landing far away.
Alex and Raven exposed.
They looked at each other.
"Alex."
Raven took a breath.
"You are such a good man."
"First date and it’s this exciting."
"I did not think—"
"Shut up!"
"Run!"
They turned.
Ran.
Figure blocked their path.
Black robe torn.
Body exposed underneath.
His head splitting open.
Down the middle.
Crack crack crack.
Opening like petals.
Inside all teeth.
Layer after layer.
Like chainsaw spinning.
Grinding.
"Found you..."
Voice from those teeth.
"Two little mice..."
Walked forward.
Muscles swelling.
Skin turning gray.
Hardening.
Like stone.
"Ice Dragon!"
Raven shouted.
Light exploded.
Ice Dragon appeared.
Roared.
Cold air burst out.
Cultist froze solid.
"Pie!"
Alex yelled.
"Go!"
Yellow light flashed.
Slime appeared.
Bouncing.
"Gulu!"
Charged.
Fast.
Straight into ice sculpture.
BOOM!!
Shattered.
Blood and ice everywhere.
"Nice job, cupcake!"
Alex winked.
Raven’s face went red.
"Focus."
More cultists rushed over.
Lizard-man.
Bat wings.
Ice Dragon froze the lizard.
Slime crushed it.
Winged one flew up.
Dove down.
Slime jumped.
Blocked the claws.
Bounced them back.
Ice Dragon’s tail swept.
WHACK!
Sent him flying.
Into a tree.
Crack.
"Phew..."
Alex sighed.
"Gulu~"
"Oh my~"
Sweet voice.
They whipped around.
Twin sisters stood there.
Blocking their path.
But something was wrong.
The smell.
Oh god the smell.
Rotten fish.
Death.
Decay.
Coming from them.
Their robes soaked.
Dripping.
Hair matted.
Faces twisted.
Pure rage.
"How wonderful."
Layla’s voice shaking.
Not from fear.
From fury.
"Two little kids..."
Lola finished.
"Working together so well."
They walked forward.
Slow steps.
Liquid dripping.
Each step leaving stains.
"But you know."
Layla’s head tilted.
Eye twitching.
"Today..."
"Not one is getting away."
Lola licked her lips.
"Same for you two."
Pause.
"Especially YOU."
Pointed at Alex.
"The fish boy."
"We’re going to skin you alive."
"Peel off every inch."
"Feed it to the dogs."
Layla nodded.
"Then resurrect you."
"Do it again."
"And again."
"Forever."
Their aura surged.
Rank 9.
Two Rank 9 Fusionists.
But covered in fish juice.
Stinking.
Furious.
Raven’s face went pale.
"Rank 9..."
Hands trembling.
"Two of them."
Looked at Ice Dragon.
Then at Alex’s Slime.
She was only Rank 10.
Just broke through.
Could maybe hold off one Rank 9.
Maybe.
Two?
Impossible.
"What do we do..."
Voice quiet.
"We can’t escape."
The twins looked at the Slime.
Round.
Yellow.
Stared.
Then laughed.
But angry laugh.
Bitter.
"Hahahahaha!"
Layla held her stomach.
"F-rank Slime?!"
Lola laughed too.
"Fighting us with THAT?!"
"A trash Slime?!"
"Whatever."
Layla waved.
"Stop wasting time."
"Kill them."
"Slowly."
They moved.
Grabbed their clothes.
RIP!
Feathers.
Black feathers.
Sharp as blades.
Covering their bodies.
But still wet.
Still stinking.
Eyes turned golden.
Like eagles.
Aura pressed down.
They charged.
Feathers exploded.
Countless pieces.
Like hidden weapons.
Shot toward Alex and Raven.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Dense.
Fast.
Deadly.
"Ice Dragon!"
Raven shouted.
Ice walls rose.
Three thick layers.
Alex grabbed Slime.
Hid behind it.
Feathers hit.
Crack crack crack!
All bounced off.
"Gulu~"
But Raven’s ice walls cracked.
First layer spider-webbed.
Shattered.
Second layer cracking.
Raven’s face went pale.
Looked at Slime.
Then at Alex.
Eyes wide.
"Why..."
Voice shaking.
"F-rank Slime..."
"How is its defense this strong?!"
Those feathers broke her walls.
Hit Slime.
Didn’t leave a mark.
Alex held Slime.
Smiled.
System boosts.
10% all attributes.
Stacking.
Plus Vine Potion defense.
Walking tank now.
"Because this Slime of mine..."
"Is gonna be the strongest!"
Twins frowned.
"Tsk."
Layla licked her lips.
"Just a hard shell."
"Crush the main body."
They moved together.
Wings spread.
WHOOSH!
Two black shadows.
Charging straight at Alex.
Extremely fast.
"Watch out!"
Raven yelled.
Ice Dragon lunged.
But Lola turned.
Bypassed dragon.
Claws grabbed wing.
Yanked hard.
Ice Dragon crashed.
Raven forced to fight.
"Damn it—"
Layla already arrived.
In front of Alex.
Three meters.
Two meters.
One meter.
Claws extended.
Black feathers like blades.
Aimed at throat.
Vicious smile.
"Bye bye~"
"Fish boy."
SNAP!
Alex snapped fingers.
"Pie."
"Your turn to shine."
Slime exploded.
Yellow light surged.
Body swelling.
2 meters.
4 meters.
6 meters.
9 meters!
BOOM!
Massive yellow mountain appeared.
Round.
Like small building.
Surface reflecting moonlight.
Enormous.
Layla slammed into it.
Whole body bounced off.
WHAM!
Flew back dozens of meters.
Tumbling.
Crashed through two trees.
Stopped.
Coughing blood.
Slime stood there.
9 meters tall.
Width 7-8 meters.
Like small hill.
"Gulu~"
Volume massive.
Air trembling.
Then it moved.
Lifted Alex.
Ice Dragon.
Raven.
All three onto its head.
Tiny figures on top.
Looking down.
Battlefield went silent.
Everyone stared.
"What the hell is that?!"
Enforcer shouted.
"That’s a Slime?!"
"8 meters?!"
"How?!"
Another pointed.
"Wait—that girl—"
"That’s Raven!"
"From Storm High!"
Voice cracked.
"And that guy—her classmate!"
"They’re only 17!"
"How does a 17-year-old have a beast this massive?!"
Older enforcer grabbed his shoulder.
"Kid, what rank?"
"I don’t know!"
"But Slimes are F-rank!"
"Always F-rank!"
"Then how—"
"I have no idea!"
Hands shaking.
"This makes no sense!"
"Only A-rank and above can get gigantification!"
"They only grow three times bigger!"
"That’s 9 meters!"
"F-rank!"
"What kind of monster skill level is that?!"
Twins heard it too.
Layla and Lola stood there.
Mouths open.
Staring up.
At yellow giant.
Still stinking.
Still furious.
"It grew 9 times bigger!!"
Lola’s voice high-pitched.
Panicked.
"Level 4 Gigantification?!"
Layla’s face went pale.
"Skills are so hard to level up!"
"How could he have Level 4?!"
"He’s just a student!"
"How?!"
"AND HE THREW FISH AT US!!"
Screamed it.
Rage breaking through.
"I’M GOING TO KILL HIM!!"
Alex stood on top.
Arms crossed.
Looking down.
Grinning.
"Holy shit!"
Grabbed Slime’s surface.
"This view!"
"Amazing!"
Raven sat on Ice Dragon’s back.
Dragon standing on Slime’s head.
9 meters high.
She looked at Alex.
Mouth hanging open.
Couldn’t speak.
9 meters.
F-rank Slime.
9 meters tall.
This...
"Ice Dragon!"
Finally snapped out.
"Attack!"
"Full power!"
The Ice Dragon opened its mouth.
ROAR!
Cold air erupted.
From 9 meters up.
Pouring down.
Massive coverage.
White blizzard.
Freezing everything.
Layla and Lola just stood up.
Ice breath hit.
"Dodge—"
Crack crack crack!
Ground froze.
Trees froze.
Their feet froze.
Ice spreading.
Calves.
Thighs.
"No!"
Lola screamed.
Struggling.
Feathers exploded.
Trying to break ice.
But Dragon kept spraying.
Endless.
From above.
Overwhelming.
Sisters forced to retreat.
Every step back ice formed.
Speed advantage gone.
Ground all ice.
Slippery.
Dragon on 9-meter Slime.
High ground.
Covering entire area.
"Damn it!"
Layla gritted teeth.
Face dark.
"What the hell is this monster?!"
"F-rank Slime!"
"How can it grow this big?!"
They pulled back.
Hid behind trees.
Ice breath kept coming.
Trees became ice sculptures.
CRACK.
Shattered.
Twin sisters in terrible shape.
Covered in dirt.
Covered in fish juice.
Stinking.
Furious.
Everyone noticed.
That 9-meter Slime.
Yellow.
Massive.
Three people on top.
Fighting around them continued.
Enforcement team had the upper hand.
Cult members retreating.
Explosions.
Roars.
Everywhere.
Black-robed leader stopped.
Turned.
Looked at Slime.
Looked at Raven.
Eyes narrowed.
"That girl..."
Licked his lips.
"Ice-type dragon."
"S+ talent."
"Capture the princess first."
Then moved.
Body shot forward.
Charging straight at Slime.
Body changing.
Back splitting open.
Bat wings emerged.
Black.
Massive.
One flap.
Speed exploded.
WHOOSH!
Few enforcers tried to block.
Contract beasts lunged.
Leader waved hand.
Black fog exploded.
All beasts blown away.
Didn’t stop.
Went straight for Slime top.
Straight for Raven.
Hand extended.
Claws.
Sharp.
Pitch black.
Aimed at Raven’s face.
"Come~"
"Become the sacrifice!"