Survival Night. (4)

“What the heck! What the heck is that!!”

“You don’t know, you idiot! Just shoot!! Whether it’s magic, a magical tool, a sword, or a bow, just shoot!!”

“Keep going!! Sa, save me… !”

“Kyaaak! Don’t catch me! Me, me tooaaak?!”

The screams of those who were hiding and resting in the mountains and adjacent fields continue.

The Abigyuwan created by the voices of those who tried to hide their presence and survive this survival game was even creating the illusion that this place was not an illusion.

“What the heck is going on over there…?”

-Thud. Cheeek…

“Huh…? Oh, what, what?! My leg is dragging?!”

And even those who approached to understand the situation, drawn by the scream, or those who cautiously stayed away to see what they were fighting against, all fell prey to the liquid of the black slime that approached them, hidden in the darkness and devoid of any magic, and soaked in darkness.

“What is that… No way.”

“Crazy, even if it’s a survival game to filter out people, that’s just too much! I barely beat the water dragon, and now I’m getting hit by a fantasy dragon slime…!!”

Soon, those who were with them or the scouts saw that they were eaten by the slime first, and they screamed in disbelief at the sight of the slime and ran up the trees or started to distance themselves further.

-Tsk tsk!!

“What the hell is this?! Why is slime melting trees…?!”

-Chiiik!!

“Ouch! What the… Yaaah! When did we get surrounded… !!”

However, those who do not know that the slime they read about in books and the slime that exists in the fantasy world now are completely different beings, are unable to even properly escape and are absorbed by the thing.

Slimes are not fast at all. They don’t melt trees or grass to eat. And they don’t attack first because they have the ‘intelligence to survive’.

However, the slime in front of his eyes was different from this monster that was born after eating the black magician Watt, who became the axis of his intelligence.

In order to conserve his own strength, and suddenly feeling a maddening hunger after being born incomplete, the slime began to hunt people, as well as the surrounding plants and monsters, in the darkness with certainty and steadfastness, based on human knowledge.

“Run away! Something is definitely wrong!!”

“Where the fuck?! The whole area is filled with black liquid!!”

“What is this? When did I get surrounded like this! Until just now…!!”

The slime grew by eating the black magician Watt and the monsters around it, absorbing trees and grasses it could find, and spread its body wide and thin while they were resting.

And for the newly-formed adults who had just entered the ranking battle, this was an encounter with an unknown enemy that brought about fear.

A normal slime will do everything it can to somehow make its body bigger and stronger.

Because they are more intelligent than the Hwansujong, they are well aware of the fact that they are strong but ‘not strong’.

The difference came from the fact that, although they didn’t know about the level that humans had set for themselves, they were still fully aware that they were monsters and that they were ‘the ones being hunted’.

And this is information that is also in the Monster Encyclopedia, and it is something that those who level up and fight monsters to become stronger have probably heard at least once. They say that fantasy species are smart and careful.

But the slime in front of me now is different.

By gaining human intelligence, they realize that they are stronger than humans, but at the same time, they are fully aware that those here are far weaker than them and are prey.

That is why I see them only as food and try to absorb them by spreading my body as aggressively as possible.

“[Blue Magic]… [Lv. 4]… [Giant Rock Wall]”

-Kwakwaang!!

“Huh?!”

“This way… Run away… “

“I don’t know who you are, but thank you!!”

“Oh, I survived!!”

“Wow, this is ridiculous. I thought I’d have to sleep for two days because it was some kind of survival show, but you prepared this kind of surprise event?”

-Whoaaah!!

“Huh…? You cut the slime with a sword?”

“What are you staring at? I made a path for you, so you’re going to eat it right there?”

“”No!!””

“[Red Magic] [Lv. 4] [Blaze]”

“Kwaaak?!! Hot, hot…?! Isn’t it hot?”

“Enemy magic is quickly absorbed by slime. Quickly, this way!”

“Thank you!!”

So, the ‘strong’ ones among those here have been able to cope.

And the reason why those who deal with it in this way open the way and create an escape route for others is not because they are all good people.

‘This is… dangerous… I don’t know how long this slimy stuff will spread… but if it’s until the morning sun comes up… I can’t hold out on my own… Ranking match… I don’t want to get eliminated… ‘

‘Ha. Even if you cut it with a Lv. 3 aura, it will be restored right away? This is not a good match for me. Should I cooperate with the blue magician? He may look a little timid, but his skills are… ‘

‘I’m screwed! Why the slime? Why the enemy magician sniper?! Damn it, just hold on until I get through! You sloppy bastards!!’

In order to survive themselves. The main body of the slime was invisible, but the black slime that spread across the ground and devoured the mountains and fields was a threat to them as well.

That’s why they were trying to reduce the aggro on them by making at least one more person run away. And.

-Whoaaah!!

“Ugh…!! Run away!! Everyone run away!!”

“Hey Raoul! We have to run away too! We don’t have time to worry about other people…!!

-Fit!!

“Damn it! Look, they’re trying to melt the sword through the Aura. We have to get out too!”

“But if you don’t help us here, we’ll definitely be eliminated! The chairman also agreed that the speed of the spread is not trivial!!”

Naturally, the main character Raoul and the sub-protagonist Albert were also trying to save others from the spreading slime.

The only problem was that originally, they would have had the black magician Nora and Ellis, who were on par with them, by their side to put up a much more stable defense than they did now, but now that Nora and Ellis were gone, they were unable to stop the slimes and were only able to retreat.

“What the hell is going on! Are they really doing this to filter out ranked players?! Even if that’s the case, it’s just too much!!”

“Not in my opinion! If that was what you were thinking, there are many fantasy monsters that would be more cleanly and definitely destroyed than this! Why on earth would it be…!”

There is no reason to choose a monster that slowly melts people to death while causing them pain.

Not only themselves, but also the others who survived until now formed teams with people they knew or had equal skills to survive, and even if they lost an arm or a leg, they could survive if someone next to them saved them.

Moreover, this is a fantasy world.

In really dire situations, there may be people who just hold on to their breath and survive until the next day, but it’s hard to imagine that they would choose such an inefficient method.

“Then, what is it? This isn’t a filter… !”

-Fit!

“Isn’t this probably a similar situation to the Hwansujong we met last night! Someone in this world messed with this guy, the most powerful monster, and an accident happened. Ugh… !”

-Whoa!!

“Isn’t that the most appropriate prediction to explain this situation?!”

“Damn it… Now that you mention it, it seems right. And since I’ve met a guy who seems to fit that description, I’m even more suspicious… Gun!”

The two people who had been swinging their swords diligently and striking the slime, confirmed that there were no other survivors besides them and immediately ran backwards to escape the slime.

And when Raoul frowned and said, “No way,” at Albert’s words, he just looked straight ahead and ran, saying the name.

“Rudis…! That bastard would be fine even after doing this!”

“… Do you really think that guy did it?”

“Even if you say no, isn’t it strange? Why do I always end up in such an unmanageable crisis whenever I meet that guy? I can’t help but be suspicious.”

“… … “

There are parts of Albert’s story that Raoul can honestly relate to.

At the Academy, whenever there was a big class or an important event, I would always meet Rudis, and there would always be an incident or accident.

In addition, seeing that the slime is black, there is no one who would not think of black magic, and if you say that black magic is involved in that abnormal aggression, most people would admit it, even if they don’t understand it.

Thinking like that, the two naturally began to suspect that perhaps Rudis was really at the center of this situation ‘again’.

And Rudis, who was watching from a distance from those two people, thought.

‘Isn’t it good? To be honest, I didn’t do it, but it’s not wrong to say that I did it, and if you continue to doubt me and hate me, I’m fine with that.’

As the Master said, they were not fools, so they were doubting the truth of the incident that happened at the Academy and that I was involved in. If they suspect me of being the mastermind again because of this incident, there is no reason not to use this.

‘Then, let’s raise the difficulty level a bit and filter out as much as we can. Should we deal with the slime later?’

I was thinking about how I should quickly clean up the main building since people are having a hard time and are suffering right now, but honestly, the current situation is that they have to deal with that slime no matter what.

If they don’t grow by dealing with him, they won’t be able to win the story of the ranking battle that will come later… so they have to overcome this level of hardship.

Yes, we have to win no matter what.

[Hear from Princess Coti Royal Labyrinth’s own lips the powers of the Labyrinth. (1/1)]

[Participate in the Imperial Ranking Match and achieve 1st place. (0/1) <[Payment] cannot be used while this quest is in progress.>]

[… … … Survive the battle with (0/1) <98% chance of your own death>]

[The death probability of Yuria Fortward when participating in a battle with … … … is updated.]

[The probability of death when Piana Stone participates in a battle with … … … is updated.]

[If you check the target … … …, the contents will be updated.]

[When giving up: The favorability rating of the princess, crown prince, and emperor of the empire decreases.]

[If successful: Black Magic Lv. ?? will increase. Swordsmanship Lv. ?? will increase. Additionally, you may be able to win the princess’s heart? <Or not?>]

Because my proud teacher and precious benefactor, Yuria, will definitely participate in the battle.

You, the main characters in that battle, must become stronger unconditionally or you will be in trouble.