Chapter 117: The Very Hungry Slime on a Pillar
[Warning: you are being digested.]
You don’t say, system?!
Balthazar tried pulling at his leg again, but it was still firmly stuck in place by the thick, binding slime.
As he looked down again, the crab paid closer attention to the advancing ooze.
And he stared.
For a while.
“Uh…” said the crab awkwardly, glancing up at Montgomery. “Does this usually take so long?”
The giant golden slime stared down at him, its appendage still moving up Balthazar’s leg at a snail’s pace.
“Er… yes,” said the embarrassed creature. “It can take a while. It’s a very thick and viscous substance, if I do it any faster I’ll get indigestion.” It suddenly switched back to its deep and menacing voice. “But once I fully absorb you, your entire body shall be mine, ha ha ha!”