Chapter 18: Farming Slimes
The forest at night was what they expected. Harder to navigate, harder to see and fight. But it wasn't just the lack of visuals that added to the difficulty. It was the monsters themselves. Somehow, they grew stronger under the gleam of night.
Kazi led the way with Sun-young and William two steps behind. He was ambidextrous and therefore better equipped to deal with surprise attacks. However, Sun-young often came forward to light up the way. Her skill, Blaze Slash, summoned hot flames and she effectively used it as a light. Where Kazi chose to stick with the basic, first-option given Spark Strike, Sun-young went a step further. She possessed Ember Strike—the fire element version of Spark Strike—Blaze Slash, and Fiery Flourish.
A soft rustling in the underbrush caught Kazi's attention. "Slime Jack," he whispered. The three stopped in their tracks. "One o'clock. Sun-young?"
A mini slime leaped at Kazi. There wasn't a smidge of fear on his face. Sun-young came fast and sliced the slime in half with a Blaze Slash.
The area lit up. Suddenly, they could see a small army of mini slimes on the branches above. Falling.
"We're surrounded!"
William's exclamation was met with a grunt. A slime attached itself to him. He swiped it aside but another came.
And another.
"W-what the hell—get off!"
He couldn't even swing his axe. The mini slimes were like grasshoppers innocently and their speed and numbers were too much for the axe wielder.
Touch of Thunder was five inches longer than the khanda in his left hand. "Hold still...!" William panicked when he saw his swords. When it came to angles and poking away the mini slimes with precise applications of Spark Strike, it was easy.