(This is bad! That is... isn't just an ordinary slime!)

Walter is a C-rank adventurer based in the adventurer town of Grandley.

He was currently at a loss for words, taken aback by the scene unfolding before his eyes.

Slimes are usually E-rank monsters that are only as tall as a person's knee.

Although it has the characteristic of being resistant to physical attacks, it is an opponent that even novice adventurers can easily defeat with the right methods.

However, among slimes, there are rare instances where powerful individuals appear.

The individual born with the skill of "Absorption" devours the surrounding monsters, acquiring their abilities and growing endlessly and chaotically.

Due to its characteristics, it is commonly referred to as the [Chaos Slime].

The problem is the growth stage.

Even though it is a special individual with skills, it is not much of a threat if it has just been born.

The real threat will come once that individual starts absorbing the monsters.

There is one way to confirm how many monsters the individual has absorbed.

The more monsters the Chaos Slime has absorbed, the deeper its body becomes stained with black.

Therefore, he can immediately tell its strength at a glance.

―And now.

The body of the Chaos Slime in front of him was a deep, pitch-black color.

Walter wears a grim expression after having fully understood the situation he is in.

(This individual is bad news! Their physique, color, and the overwhelming amount of magical power emanating from within! There's no way a C-rank like me can compete. Not even a B-rank, let alone an A-rank, no—)

―Could it even reach S-rank?

Such thoughts cross his mind.

Assuming that's true, there are no other beings in this area capable of fighting this individual, except for the S-rank party, the [Four Symbols of the Fine Weather].

(Damn it! Why is such a powerful individual here in this place!?)

He doesn't know, but right now, there's only one choice he can make.

How does he escape from this monster?

Moreover, there is another adventurer here besides himself.

"Yuuri, this is bad! We need to retreat for now!"

Walter called out to the rookie adventurer in front of him with all his might.

Surprisingly, he doesn't seem to be confused at all.

However, it was by no means a positive factor.

He has no experience fighting monsters. Therefore, he still doesn't grasp how dire this situation is.

He was the one who brought Yuuri here.

Even if it costs him his life, he must ensure his safe return.

The words that Yuuri returned to Walter, who had made that resolution, were utterly unexpected.

"Don't worry, Walter! Trust me and just watch from there!"

"What!? What are you saying―"

Yuuri pushes forward without listening to the end.

Upon seeing the scene, Walter's eyes widened.

(─Is he planning to fight!? That's incredibly reckless!)

The reason they can make that choice here is probably due to the boldness unique to newcomers.

However, that is nothing but foolishness and arrogance.

He can't do anything and will just end up dying in battle!

"Wait―"

"■■■■oooooo!"

"―Tch!"

Walter desperately tried to stop it, but the otherworldly, heretical scream of the Chaos Slime drowned out his words.

That's not all.

In sync with its own roar, the Chaos Slime's body bends and distorts greatly.

The next moment, two something shot out from both sides of the Chaos Slime.

(What the!?)

The speed is beyond what Walter's dynamic vision can capture.

It clearly exceeds the speed of sound.

Even so, he barely manages to grasp what is happening through magical detection.

Arm ―No, a tentacle.

The Chaos Slime transformed its body and extended two tentacles towards Yuuri.

To reap that life.

Even if he tries to call for caution, it's already too late for that.

Before Walter's eyes, Yuuri's body is effortlessly trampled upon―

"...Huh?"

―It was precisely because I thought that way that I couldn't understand.

The scene that suddenly caught his eye in the next moment.

First, something floated in the air.

There were two of them.

Plop, plop, they fall in front of Walter with a sound.

The true identity was the tentacles that were supposed to be extending from the Chaos Slime.

"―...Eh?"

Later, a sound like a slash was heard.

He heard three sounds, and one of them was particularly loud.

When he hurriedly looked up, there was a Chaos Slime split in half.

In the background, Yuuri can be seen in a stance as if he has just swung his sword.

After standing there in a daze for a few seconds, Walter understands.

Rather, he had no choice but to make that judgment based on the situation.

It was an utterly unbelievable conclusion for him.

In the end, it's a simple story.

In that brief moment, Yuuri severed the two tentacles that Walter couldn't even see and then struck the Chaos Slime with a single blow.

(No, wait, wait, wait! I don’t even understand what I’m saying! And more importantly, why do I hear the sound of the slash after the sound of the tentacles falling!?)

In his confusion, Walter begins to suspect that he might be hallucinating.

In front of him, a tense atmosphere still lingers even now—

"■■■■■■aaaaaaaa!"

The body of the Chaos Slime, which should have been split in two, comes together and quickly returns to a single mass.

Yuuri nodded and said, "Hmm," upon seeing that.

"It seems like just cutting it won't kill it... Well, it's a slime, so it probably has some kind of regeneration ability or something like that. That happens all the time."

After muttering that, Yuuri broke into a sly smile—

"Just right, if my first battle ends in one hit, it would be anticlimactic. It doesn't matter if it's a low-level monster. I'll engrave the proof of my thousand years of training into your body."

It's not confidence, let alone arrogance.

As if merely stating an obvious fact, he made a declaration of invasion.

Chapter 11: Chaos Slime