Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Inside the dim cave, the monsters watched the sea of fire being split open. They raised their heads, looking fervently at Nobu, whose figure was wreathed in a white aura. Moments ago, they had been terrified by the demonic blood flames, but now their bodies no longer trembled. Their limbs were filled with power once more, and the fear of death in their hearts was completely shattered by Nobu's immense strength.

"For Lord Nobu! Find the enemy and tear him apart!"

Amidst the fanatical cheers, a lizardman raised the bone club in his hand and charged out along the path Nobu had cleaved open. Behind him, a steady stream of monsters followed, a dark, surging tide.

Boom!

A heavy footstep echoed. Nobu pulled his feet out of the ground, planted a hand, and half-squatted. His thighs bent slightly, muscles coiling like springs, gradually tightening. The next second, Nobu's tall, burly body shot out like a heavy tank, leaving a large pit over ten centimeters deep in its wake.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A dark shadow flashed out of the cave. Nobu's body crashed heavily onto the ground after snapping several trees in half. His towering form cast a large shadow on the earth, and serpentine pupils scanned the surroundings.

In the dim, damp forest, only a few sparse rays of sunlight pierced through the leaves onto the ground. Wisps of faint purple mist permeated the air. Groups of monsters wandered through the forest, trying to find the enemy who had attacked their stronghold.

"Something's not right. Something's definitely not right."

Nobu watched the monster army searching for the enemy in the forest. He scanned the area within a kilometer, which had been thoroughly searched by the endless stream of monsters pouring out of the stronghold. They even checked underground and inside tree trunks, but the problem was, they couldn't find the enemy.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more monsters poured out of the stronghold. In just a few minutes, nearly tens of thousands of monsters had spread out nearby. But as more and more monsters left the stronghold, the unease in Nobu's heart grew even stronger.

"Lord Nobu, what's wrong?"

At that moment, a hobgoblin approached Nobu. He had noticed that Nobu had been staring intently at his surroundings, his eyes filled with unease and gravity.

"Do you feel like something's not quite right?"

Nobu lowered his head to look at the hobgoblin beside him, reached out to pick up the long sword he had been thrown out with, and turned to scan the surroundings before asking.

"Not right?"

The hobgoblin was stunned by Nobu's words. He turned his head and looked at the surrounding forest, where a large number of monsters were roaring and searching for the unknown enemy who had attacked the stronghold. The originally silent forest was now filled with the roars of monsters.

At most, the purple mist that permeated the air had become much thicker, but this kind of thing was too common in the depths of the forest. Only the color was a little strange.

"Lord Nobu, nothing's wrong. If there's one thing that's not right, it's that the annoying insects have stopped chirping."

After a few seconds, the hobgoblin reached out and habitually scratched his pocket, stating the only thing he felt was different from usual. Although he thought it was a good thing, the chirping of those insects really gave the goblins a headache.

"The insects have stopped chirping... That's it!"

Upon hearing the hobgoblin's words, Nobu suddenly raised his head and looked at the trees above. He closed his eyes and began to listen carefully. The roars of the monsters gradually faded from his ears... until the entire forest fell into silence. The chirping of birds, the chirping of insects... all disappeared.

It was as if all life in the entire forest, except for the monsters, had completely vanished, plunging into a state of absolute silence...

"Lo... Lord Nobu... This is bad. Our comrades are dying continuously."

At that moment, a panicked and fearful voice interrupted Nobu's thoughts. When he opened his eyes, he saw a lizardman kneeling before him. His originally black, hard scales were now like grayish-white rock, covered in cracks. His strong, powerful body had also become extremely weak, panting heavily, as if even walking required all his strength.

And in the more distant forest, countless low-level monsters had died at some unknown time. Dense corpses piled up at the roots of the trees, their fur and flesh beginning to rot, and drops of viscous liquid dripped down from above. The purple mist that permeated the forest had become increasingly thick and heavy, obscuring vision.

Suddenly, the purple mist in the distance rippled, and several invisible figures left trails as they advanced towards Nobu. The next second, several invisible hounds, their bodies pitch-black and their size only that of ordinary hunting dogs, appeared before Nobu.

"Lord Nobu, there are absolutely no traces of humans within ten kilometers of the stronghold. Also, this purple mist is poisonous, and the extent of its coverage is currently unknown."

The leader of the invisible hounds, Mika, slightly raised his head to look at Nobu, his eyes filled with gravity. Earlier, after receiving Nobu's order, he had led the invisible hound clan from the other exits of the stronghold, sneaking into the forest. Relying on the invisible hound clan's powerful sense of smell and keen hearing, they began searching for humans.

However, when they began searching within a ten-kilometer radius of the stronghold, they did not find any traces of humans. Only when they approached this area did they smell a trace of human scent, but when they tracked the scent, they saw Nobu.

Moreover, regarding the purple mist that permeated the forest, Mika had discovered its toxicity several minutes ago, and the toxicity was becoming increasingly strong over time. During the search, Mika discovered that within the area covered by the purple mist, all life had completely disappeared.

Even those ubiquitous insects had died out. As for the wild beasts, if it weren't for occasionally seeing traces of melted bones, Mika would have suspected that there had never been any wild beasts in the entire forest.

"Mika... take the remaining comrades and leave."

Suddenly, Nobu said to Mika in a commanding tone, but at this moment, his eyes were fixed on the front, the black and purple veins on his arms bulging. His already nearly five-meter-tall body expanded again, and his aura became extremely violent and crazy.

At this moment, Nobu's instincts sensed the shadow of death approaching step by step. Trusting his instincts absolutely, Nobu chose to activate his strongest ability, 'Berserk,' and had already prepared for death... but before he died, he wouldn't let the enemy have an easy time either.

"Ghost Clan, did you do all of this?"

A low, suppressed voice of madness came from Nobu's mouth. In the purple fog directly in front of him, a small figure slowly walked out, the purple mist swirling around its body, the ghostly horns on its forehead so conspicuous.