Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

At the edge of the earth, the inky shadows were twisting and stretching continuously. The distorted shadows rose from the ground, constantly climbing upwards. If someone were in the sky at this moment, they would notice that the shadows within a ten-kilometer radius, centered around the monster village, were all rising, forming a massive cage bit by bit.

“This… what exactly is this?”

Outside the village, all the adventurers stood rooted to the spot, heads raised, staring upwards. Their eyes were filled with despair. The sunlight ahead was fading away bit by bit, as endless darkness spread. The inky shadows in the sky gradually obscured the heavens until the last ray of light vanished, and the cage was completely sealed.

“Ahhh!”

Suddenly, shrill, agonizing screams echoed from within the dark cage, followed by a violent tremor that shook the earth, and a powerful shockwave right after.

Not far from this adventurer squad, on the ravaged earth, Sally expressionlessly pulled her arm out of the ground. Her hollow eyes scanned the fragmented limbs scattered across the land, while beneath Sally's feet, the female mage's head still bore the expression of despair from her final moments.

“Next.”

With a cold voice, Sally lifted her foot and directly crushed the female mage's head. She turned to look in another direction, where another team of human adventurers was located. At this moment, Sally no longer cared about wasting anything.

The anger within her made her want to crush all these human adventurers who dared to attack Lu Minghao, to have them die in despair and pain… even though these human adventurers had just attacked her.

But for Sally, the attacks of these human adventurers had touched Lu Minghao’s body. Even if they hadn't caused Lu Minghao any harm, for Sally, that was absolutely unforgivable.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

A few minutes later, clear footsteps echoed from the darkness. The many human adventurers who were nervously observing their surroundings raised their weapons, aiming at the direction of the sound. The oppressive atmosphere and eerie environment, coupled with the sudden appearance of the Oni, filled these adventurers with extreme fear. The dread of death was constantly gnawing at their hearts like the surrounding shadows.

“Chris!”

Suddenly, a ray of light illuminated the darkness. An adventurer team emerged from the shadows, and at the front was a man in mage robes. In his hand, a small fireball emitted light. He was the captain of the human adventurers that Sally had killed first.

“Grey, is that you!”

“It’s me.”

Hearing the approaching mage's reply, Chris finally sighed in relief. After repeatedly confirming, he waved to his companions behind him, signaling them to lower their weapons.

“What exactly happened? How did it suddenly become like this?”

As soon as Grey approached, Chris immediately asked what had happened. As a warrior, Chris was completely clueless about the sudden changes.

“It should be… that Oni’s doing.”

Grey looked at Chris, who was staring intently at him. He raised his head to look at the dark sky above, hesitated for a few seconds, and then slowly said. But in fact, just now, Grey had sensed a wave of magic that made his soul tremble with fear. Even now, when Grey thought about that magic, he still felt an inner sense of powerlessness.

In Grey's mind, only the human hero or the Demon Lord among the monsters could possess such terrifying magic fluctuations… In other words, the Oni who had suddenly appeared in the village was either a Demon Lord or had an unknown Demon Lord-level monster behind her.

But Grey didn't plan to reveal this guess, because saying it would only plunge everyone into complete despair. That way, even the last glimmer of hope for survival would be gone… At least, if they didn't say it, they would still have a bit of courage to resist.

“Damn monsters, damn the Ystrad Kingdom, why would an Oni appear here?”

At this moment, a young adventurer suddenly raised the longsword in his hand and began waving it wildly at his surroundings. The fear of death had shattered his inner defenses. He now regretted why he had participated in this mission, and hated why the strong of the Ystrad Kingdom hadn't been able to hold back the Oni on the main battlefield.

Pfft!

The next moment, the young adventurer who was cursing the Ystrad Kingdom suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. A pair of purple pupils lit up in the darkness ahead, and then a girl with a cold expression slowly walked out.

“Plea… Please…”

The young adventurer looked at Sally, who was close at hand. He opened his blood-filled mouth, wanting to beg for mercy. His terrified eyes were filled with a desire for life, but Sally still looked at him with a cold expression, her hollow pupils devoid of any emotion.

Bang!

The next moment, just as the young adventurer was about to say something, Sally's arm shook, and the young adventurer in front of her directly exploded into a cloud of blood mist. A little bit of crimson stained Sally's snow-like skin.

“So sweet.”

Sally reached out and wiped the blood off her face, putting her crimson fingers in her mouth to suck on them. A sweet smile appeared on her face as she looked at the terrified adventurers in front of her. The scarlet blood mist slowly drifted around her, and at this moment, Sally seemed to stand as a tyrant amidst blood and death.

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“Seriously, those who could have kept their whole bodies just had to court death.”

Inside the monster village, Lu Minghao floated in mid-air, looking into the distance. Everything Sally did was seen by Lu Minghao, but he wouldn't stop her. Don't be fooled by how Sally acts like a real little girl when she's alone with Lu Minghao, pure and cute, even a little silly. In reality, the despairing life she experienced since childhood had long filled her heart with darkness.

Lu Minghao didn't have the slightest sympathy for those adventurers who courted death. Or rather, from the beginning, Lu Minghao hadn't planned to let them live. It's just that he didn't expect them to initiate the attack first, affecting Lu Minghao in Sally's arms. As a result, these human adventurers completely enraged Sally.

“Slime?”

Just then, a puzzled voice suddenly came from below Lu Minghao. When Lu Minghao lowered his head, he saw several surviving mid-level monsters staring blankly at him. Even the three mid-level monster cubs that the human adventurers wanted to take away, as well as the good-looking goblin girls, had gathered around.

Each of them trembled, staring wide-eyed at Lu Minghao, who was floating in mid-air. His seemingly round and elastic body emitted a terrifying amount of magic essence. When Lu Minghao looked down at them, all the monsters instantly prostrated on the ground, trembling as they looked at Lu Minghao.

“This… This strong one… Are you really a slime? Are you here to save us?”

The mid-level monster wind wolf prostrated on the ground, raised its head, and looked at Lu Minghao with hopeful eyes, asking. It was just that it was confused about Lu Minghao's race. On the surface, Lu Minghao was indeed a slime, but that powerful aura and terrifying amount of magic essence were not something a mere slime could possess.

“I'm sure I'm a slime. As for saving you, I'm sorry, I'm just here to collect some useful tools.”

After hearing the wind wolf's words, Lu Minghao slowly landed on the ground, carefully examining the remaining dozen or so monsters in front of him. Although their strength was only average to Lu Minghao, they could barely be used as tools.

“Useful tools?”

The wind wolf and the oni next to it exchanged glances. For some reason, when Lu Minghao said the word “tools,” a deep unease surged in their hearts.

“Of course, it's you!”

Lu Minghao smiled slightly as he looked at the dozen or so monsters who didn't understand his meaning. He stretched out a hand and pointed at them. For Lu Minghao, they were the best tools, not only could they help him collect enough nutrients and souls, but they could also be used to divert the attention of other strong people, allowing him to safely hide in the dark and develop.

“Us?”

When the surviving dozen or so monsters saw Lu Minghao pointing at them, they took a few steps back subconsciously. In the end, the male oni still endured the unease in his heart and confirmed with Lu Minghao again.

“Yes, you are the tools I need.”

Lu Minghao calmly nodded. Ever since he received the news of the death of the Storm Dragon Veldora, Lu Minghao understood that his counterpart Rimuru had been reincarnated into this world. From that moment on, Lu Minghao understood that his initial bold idea was no longer possible, although it was unlikely from the beginning.

After all, that guy is the reincarnation of the Creation Dragon God Star King Dragon, and Rimuru's birth also means that everything in this world will begin to change. Now, all the kingdoms in the entire world have begun to become turbulent because of the death of the Storm Dragon Veldora, not to mention the things that will happen later.

In this way, whether actively or passively, Lu Minghao had to speed up the pace of becoming stronger in order to survive and live better. But if he wanted to become stronger, the fastest way for Lu Minghao now was to awaken and become a True Demon Lord. But although Lu Minghao's awakened soul had reached the minimum standard of ten thousand human souls.

His magic essence was only just reaching around two hundred and fifty thousand, and there was still a huge gap from the minimum magic essence of eight hundred thousand required to awaken and become a True Demon Lord. To quickly make up for this gap, the easiest way was to devour a large amount of food and grow rapidly with the 【Gluttony】 talent.

What's more, Lu Minghao didn't want to awaken and become a True Demon Lord with the minimum of ten thousand souls. For this reason, Lu Minghao needed a large number of souls and flesh to become nutrients, but this process would definitely bring endless death and slaughter. At that time, Lu Minghao would definitely be targeted by the strong people of this world.

Therefore, for his own safety and to obtain a large amount of nutrients and souls, Lu Minghao set his sights on the Adalmann Kingdom, which was being counter-invaded by the Ystrad Kingdom.