A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Episode 169: "Country Eater" and "Monster Eater" Part 4

Light sounds like stepping on pachipaki and frost pillars turn into flashy sounds.

The sound came from a slime that was supposed to be frozen - the moment the slime noticed it was moving, the revus was rushing.

In the past three days, magic has been restored, energy has been sufficient, and I just have a slight lack of sleep, but there is no obstacle to the fight. If the opponent is a slime, they will not ask questions. Use "Caloric Release" from the beginning, and take care of it with maximum effort and speed.

The kicked beach is depressed, leaving behind the ascending dust. Reus gripped the "Dragon Slasher" pattern with both hands and held it on his right shoulder, instantly closing the distance from the slime.

The slime seems to have forcefully unbound the ice, “not yet.” But it will take time to get rid of the frozen effects and come under attack.

I never thought that the slime in front of me might be a friendly existence.

The moment I forcibly broke the ice shackles, there was even excessive hostility towards Reurus.

That's all Reurus understands. The slime in front of me is a clear enemy, and I think we should take it down here for the blue girl.

Just like when you rushed out, you stepped into the beach with the same momentum. The leg force raised by the "caloric release" causes the sandy beach that stepped in to explode into a circle and scatter dust around it.

"Ooooooooooooooooo!"

One of the reasons is that the opponent is the "um” slime, but clear hostility and killing move the body of Reurus. I put magic into the Dragon Slash, and at the same time as I stepped in, I swing it down from the upper stage and hit the slash with magic.

If the slime's body is completely melted, I don't know what happens to the blade of Dragon Slasher. For this reason, Reus tried to cut the skin of the slime while striking the “contents” with a magical blade.

The weakness of the slime is the "nucleus" in the body. If we believe Zilba, we can destroy the Nucleus and kill the Slime.

If there was a problem, there would be three "nuclei" in the slime in front of us, but it would be enough to destroy all of them.

Even if it moves, the effects that were frozen up until then are not zero. There was no interception against the slashed Reurus without asking questions, and the giant moved agile to avoid slashing.

The outer skin of the slime can also be torn apart by "dragon slashing". All we have to do is amputate the 'nucleus' with the magical blade we unleash. At least Reurus thought so.

"Hmm!?

The magical slash that Reurus unleashed ripped the slime's body apart - that's all.

Indeed, although the skin of the slime was tough, the "Dragon Slash" is the range that can be cut to pieces. I was able to slash the “contents” of the slime with little resistance.

However, the magic blade sprayed as the slime was sliced and advanced about ten meters. They couldn't reach the 'nucleus' near the center of the body, and couldn't break any of it.

--In that case, I'll hit the slash again.

Reurus immediately judged and sprayed the Dragon Slash, but the huge laceration he had just applied rapidly blocked. It was as natural and quick as the return of time, and the wounds engraved by the slashing of the Reurus were instantly “restored”. The skin part cut off by the "Dragon Slash" is also glued back to normal.

"Shit... what a mess!

If it is to be restored immediately after slashing, it is necessary to destroy the 'nucleus' before restoring it. Reurus once again slashes the skin of the slime and wears the flesh with a magical blade. Then, before the wound is blocked, it knocks in a series of strikes and slices the meat toward the 'nucleus'.

The "nucleus" is dotted at a distance of about 25 meters from the center of the body of the half-melt slime. Reurus slashed and opened it by force and ripped it to the point of reaching the "nucleus" in a little while, and shook his love sword with a large wave.

"Slash! Slash!

More magic than ever. I've been eating slime for the last three days and put on the magic that I've accumulated, and at the same time I stepped in, I hit the silver flash from the top.

“Meat” is still in the way to get it to the Nucleus, but it's the best shot we can get to Reurus. Slash down a few obstacles and cut off the 'nucleus' with that momentum.

…………

For a moment, Reurus could not understand what happened immediately after that.

I thought that the magical blade that shook down the great sword pushed through the slime as it was aiming and hit the 'nucleus' directly.

The magical blade released by Reurus slashes the slime vertically and penetrates the surface of Lake Mersena.

--The core "nucleus" “avoided the magic blade of Reurus.”

Reurus did not take his aim off, nor did he fail to deliver the magical blade. The Nucleus was rapidly dispersing in the slime, avoiding the slashing of Reurus.

If it had moved a little, it would have been torn apart with a magical blade. However, the slime's "core" was able to avoid the magical blade at high speed with a movement like a rubber ball bouncing back in a narrow place, as if the gentle movement until then were a lie.

"How can you move so fast...!?

It was an unexpectedly stunned, muttering revulsion, but until then, the body of the slime that had been ripped apart was rapidly recovering. It was also pushed from left to right to involve a revulsion, and hit it with both hands.

Realizing that, Reurus gave up the pursuit, kicked the beach and jumped backwards. Although the scaffolding occupied by fine sand slowed down movement, the enhanced leg force due to "caloric release" allowed for affordable avoidance.

If we don't avoid it in time, it's just very dangerous.

(Mr. Gilba said that it would be difficult to defeat without using attribute magic...)

Class magic is classic magic, but wind magic and lightning magic are effective.

Indeed, in a slime where most of the body is thought to be liquid, the flame magic is also bad, and even ice magic is good at freezing the body. Even if you shoot in an ice arrow or something, it's likely to be digested before it reaches the Nucleus.

(Without Eliza... no, I can't help it. She's here, and she must have hands...)

It was a Reurus who was trying to think while watching the slime, but his thoughts were interrupted by watching the slime move.

A dull movement that makes you feel like the ice is not completely melted. The slime stood up, making a loud noise.

Until then, it was a slime “lying” on the edge of a lonely island, but when I wake up, I can understand its enormity even if I don't like it. Even though it is inferior to the "Castle Collapse", it will beat the Fire Dragon Vanille in terms of its overall size.

The body of the slime escaping from the ice shackles is bungee-shaped, with a width of about 30 meters and a height of about 10 meters. The body color close to transparency can be seen deep inside the body, and as always, three "nuclei" are stupid.

From Reurus, suddenly the mountain appeared - the giant jumps.

Suddenly the ground swayed and the slime's body waved up into space. Too suddenly, Reurus was pulled out of the way, but he immediately left the scene, realizing that the high soaring slime was going to crush himself and the blue girl.

But the girl is not trying to get away from the drop point on the slime. Instead, I was looking at the slime that was falling, and I was about to raise my hands to activate magic.

If the girl had frozen the slime before, she might be able to freeze it again “maybe”. Otherwise, we may be able to destroy the 'nucleus' by shooting ice magic right under it.

In exchange, it will be crushed by the falling slime, or it will be swallowed by the body and melted away.

Reurus instantly changes course and scratches the girl who is about to cast magic on the slime from the side. Turn your left arm to your torso and lift it up like a luggage, trying to escape toward the forest so that the slime falls slightly slower.

If that's all I can do, I agree with Reurus that he's ready to fight. It is likely that the girl's behavior earlier was not even a match.

"... Reurus, what?

"What? That's our dialogue! Whoa!?

It was a revulsion screaming because I heard a strange voice, but because the slime fell behind me, it broke the balance. Considering that over a hundred tons of water had fallen in a bad way, some of its power was immeasurable.

The impact of the slime “landing” seems to be a local earthquake, and the body of Reurus only floats for a moment.

(If you're late to escape, you won't have a choice between crushing or melting... you can't even “scratch” unless you cut the "nucleus" off.)

As his feet lay on the ground, Reurus ran through the turbulent trees. Looking behind him carefully to avoid hitting the trees, the falling slime shook the body by holding the surrounding trees inside.

The trees swallowed by the slime are digested without making a sound. The number of trees was about five, but all the branches, leaves and trunks exposed to the surface of the earth melted into the slime within seconds.

All that remains is a pot-shaped concave ground as a result of the slime landing. The grass that had grown on the surface disappeared, and the rocks and stones were absorbed, just seeing the earth's ground. If there's anything left, it's like the root of a tree that melted and cut off from the trunk.

"Whatever it is... everything is too delicious! No sight!?

…………

Reurus was shouting at the slime, which instantly transformed the tip of the island into a further land. And the blue girl looks up silently at such a revus. He looked like he was saying something, but Reurus, who was checking the slime, didn't notice.

(This is the slime... this is the "country eaten"... that will destroy the country.)

Reurus fights inwardly against the slime's omnivorous nature.

“When you grow up," as the nickname "The Country Eaters," one or two countries are about to be destroyed. Conversely, it is not so powerful yet.

The slime that tried to crush Reurus and the girl is still growing up. The bigger the body, the more agile it is, the more powerful it will be, the more likely it will be to cross with the Firedragon Vanille.

But I don't think we've reached that realm yet. At the moment, it will definitely be better than "castle collapse", but only to the extent that the revus holding the girl can escape.

--Unless this place is an island.

Isolated islands are not very large, and if Reurus runs with all his might, he can reach the edge in less than ten seconds. Only the slime body that landed on the island is large enough to make about 10% of the island disappear.

Naturally, the surroundings are surrounded by water. On land, even if the slime jumps, it can run out, but if the magic that turns to "caloric release" runs out, it's "over.”

Reurus, put it down.

It was a realuse to think that it would not be beneficial to run on the surface of Lake Mersena now that the weather was not rough, but the girl holding it in her left arm called out calmly.

The slime is crawling through the ground and closing its distance from the Reurus, but it is slow to move because it is taking in all the trees on the path. Reus lowered the girl to the ground as he was told, and grabbed the Dragon Slash with both hands again.

(I hope you can win if you fight with this young lady...)

There is no doubt that the girl is a good ice magician, even as she keeps freezing the slime. In addition, it seems that water can also be manipulated, and depending on how you fight, it seems that you can manage the slime.

What if the girl stopped the slime and the Reurus penetrated it? A few seconds - if you could just stop moving for about ten seconds, you could bet on a revulsion.

(But the magic... is it hard to stop that slime?

The girl's magic healing speed is impressive, but it was originally close to its limit. It would be difficult to stop the slime that started moving.

Now, what's going on, Reurus can go around thinking. The best thing to do is to get out of here and assemble combat power that can be defeated.

"I'll stop it. In the meantime, Reurus has to get off this island."

And the blue girl directly denies the idea of such a revulsion. As I told him on the day I first met him, he told Reurus to run away.

"If that slime goes where the humans are, it's going to be a big deal. I'm sure a lot of people will die. I want people to know about the slime while I stop it."

The girl shook her right arm towards the lake. Then, the lake surface freezes while making a sound, creating a lump of ice that resembles the ship even though it is ugly.

"When Reurus gets on, ask the water to carry him to shore. Even if I disappear, I don't think it's going to be a problem if I don't get out of the stream of water that I made once."

The girl says with an unprecedented length and sound of voice. Have you gotten a little used to talking to others, or is it that important?

The girl was desperate. And if you stay here, you will literally be desperate.

"I'll ask you one thing, but if you leave this island, your daughter will die... that's not true, is it?

But Reurus pardoned the girl's desperation and asked the question.

…… I don't... but... "

"I see... okay, it's settled."

As he watched the slime approaching, Reurus hoisted the edge of his mouth.

"If your daughter stays here, what if I say...?

The girl's determination will be laudable. Even if you sacrifice yourself, you can stop the slime and bring the slime information back to Reurus.

Well, that would certainly save the Reurus. Even though the magic is close to its limit, the girl in front of her has sealed the movement of the slime so far.

Because of its capabilities, it will not be possible to deliver Reus to the shores of Lake Mersena. Whether or not to announce the appearance of the slime depends on the Reurus, but there is no resistance to defending the words of the girl who saves her life.

There is a question of how believable Reurus, the adventurer, is, but it should be possible for Gilba to help us around here.

If only for her own safety, the girl's offer would be to cross the ship.

- "That stuff” is shit.

"It doesn't make much sense for your daughter to stay here and buy time. I wouldn't stop a suicide candidate... no, don't stop. She's a lifesaver, and I want you to come to my town."

The girl looked up puzzled again with her left arm, and Reus jumped with all his might. And when I landed on the ice ship that the girl had made, I lowered the girl and smiled bitterly.

"If I could take down the slime by myself, I'd be dressed... yeah, that's impossible. You can't even work with me and your daughter."

"Then...."

"Ah, I'll run away and join my people. That way, she can beat him without dying."

Reurus intercepts the words of the girl who is about to return to the island again. While deepening the bitter smile if you really can't dress up, such as other genuine applications.

"My luck is exhausted for saving my life... huh? Something's different... Does this look like a bad guy? Just run away with me - Neddy."

…………

"It's your daughter's name. I've been thinking about it all along, eating slime... and telling myself it's a terrible situation."

I finally remembered that in my previous life there was the word Undine. Reurus thinks it was the name of a spirit or something similar to a salamander.

(After all, is it a little better than Salamander Sara-chan? That's a very simple name.)

Girl - said Neddy.

"That's all I know.”

That's why, Reurus replies.

"If there's nothing else I can do, I'm ready to fight, but this time there's a way to escape the island and a way to defeat the slime. If that's all Neddy knows, I'll show you the wrong answer."

In order to do that, we need to get out of here first. If you can't win, run until you win. Normally, I would slash it with all my might until I could win, but I already know that I can't slay it and defeat it.

Cheeky, crawling sounds are approaching. The slime was approaching gradually, but the bulk seemed to be getting bigger.

There was nothing left after the slime went through. By the time the Reurus were ready to escape, they had levelled all the trees that had grown on the island. Reurus also took off his hat in his appetite.

“Similar things”, running away from each other with their backs facing away was a bit of a shame, but they would have died a long time ago if they felt ashamed of it. Seeing a slime trembling to jump, Reus shouted at Neddy next to him.

"I'm gonna jump, Neddy!

"Eh...."

Reurus prompted Neddy to hit the lake with his flat hand as if he had reacted to his voice. Then, the next moment, the ice ship began to advance rapidly.

Looks like he's ready to run. Reurus loosened his cheeks a little, but immediately tightened his expression, slimed and released a magical blade.

I don't know how much jumping power the slime has, but if it fails, it may fall towards the destination. A magical blade is enough to hold it back, if it can hinder the movement at all.

A slime with a magical blade sniffed into Lake Mersena after a few seconds, but he couldn't swim right away. Still, a huge amount of magic was moving underwater, and I was told that it was completely targeting the Reurus and the others.

Thus, Reurus pushed through Lake Mersena to join Eliza and the others. Even if Slime were against them, she would be able to defeat them with Eliza's help.

--I honestly thought so because I didn't know what was going on with Eliza and the others.