Negut was truly surprised, because a Zombie Hunter possessed extremely outstanding strength. It was even a Rank D monster.
For a newbie, a Rank D monster was no different from the Grim Reaper.
Superior strength and speed, skin capable of withstanding even bullets without being harmed, claws that could sever even metal.
It was truly a terrifying monster.
But facing that monster, Negut was only a little worried, not afraid at all. On the contrary, he really wanted to test… whether the Slimes he had summoned could kill that monster.
Negut muttered, "Summon… Slime Gumi, Thunder Spear Slime."
Right then, two Slimes appeared before him, one pink, the other blue and green. Its head was sharp like a spearhead, and arcs of electricity flickered around its body.
….
[Slime Gumi]
[Rank: F – Mutated]
[Level: 0]
[Description: Highly elastic body, can be stretched at will.]
….
[Thunder Spear Slime]
[Rank: B]
[Level: 0]
[Description: After use, it will sacrifice itself to transform into a Thunder Spear, dealing damage equal to 5 x [Spirit] over a wide area. At the same time, it will paralyze the target for 1.5 seconds, and enemies will be affixed with 5 [Thunder] Seals.]
[[Thunder] Seal: For each seal, the additional damage the target receives increases by 5%, up to a maximum of 100 seals on each enemy.]
….
Tik! Tik! Tik!
Negut grabbed the Slime Gumi and stretched it out, while his other hand held the Thunder Spear Slime, like he was holding a slingshot.
Around him, electric arcs flashed continuously, radiating blue-green light, brimming with destructive power.
The Zombie Hunter seemed to sense danger from Negut. It immediately retreated, however.
"Run? Too late!" Negut laughed disdainfully, then…
WHOOSH!
He released his hand. The Thunder Spear Slime turned into a bolt of lightning like a long spear, ripping through space as it shot straight toward the Zombie Hunter at bullet-like speed.
Then…
BAM!!!
A terrifying explosion rang out. Not only smoke and fire, but countless electric arcs flared, blasting outward.
A gale spread outward from the center of the explosion, sending countless clods of earth and rocks flying into the air before they fell back down. The surrounding trees shook violently. A few small-trunked trees snapped directly and collapsed onto the ground.
"Not dead yet?" Negut frowned, realizing the Zombie Hunter hadn't died because he hadn't received a notification.
He looked toward the center of the explosion. There, the Zombie Hunter was struggling to stand. Its body was now covered in wounds and burn marks. One arm was gone, and a green fluid like blood poured from the wound. All over its body, many currents of electricity flickered like snakes clinging tightly to it.
Negut was extremely satisfied seeing this result. He hurriedly jumped down, wanting to get close to the Zombie Hunter to finish it off and take the Energy Crystal inside its body.
It had to be known that Rank D monsters or higher definitely had an Energy Crystal inside their bodies.
A Rank D Energy Crystal could be exchanged for 1,000 Energy Points. That meant he could summon 1,000 more times, and a high-Rank Slime would definitely appear.
Carrying that excitement, Negut tried to drag his prosthetic leg and move closer to the explosion site but…
Whoosh!
The sharp sound of whistling wind rang out.
Negut clearly saw the Zombie Hunter's head fall off and roll on the ground, then its body collapsed as well.
"That…" Negut frowned and saw that the one who had struck was the demon-masked woman he had met in the waiting area.
He shouted angrily, "Oy! What are you doing with my prey? I clearly beat it first!"
Yuna glanced at Negut, her eyes filled with contempt, then stopped paying attention to him.
She raised the katana in her hand and chopped down at the Zombie Hunter's head.
SMASH!
The blade was unbelievably sharp, easily splitting the Zombie Hunter's head in two, exposing the insides, but the most dazzling thing was a stone the size of a little finger's tip, emitting a faint gray light.
"Damn it!" Negut was truly furious. He had to know that to kill the Hunter, he had sacrificed a Rank B Slime, 1%, just 1%.
He growled, "Let go, it's mine!"
Seeing Yuna ignore him, he once again summoned Slime Gumi and a Thunder Slime.
However…
Whoosh!
"Huh?!" Negut jolted when he saw Yuna's figure suddenly turn into a streak of red smoke and rush toward him.
Before he could react, she appeared in front of him and swung her leg, kicking him in the chest.
BAM!
"Ack!" Negut felt as if a car had just slammed into him, making him cry out in pain.
That kick sent him flying backward five meters. He fell to the ground, rolled several times, and only then managed to stop.
"Huew!" Negut vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, his face pale as an anemia patient. The pain in his chest made it impossible for him to breathe.
His lungs had never fully recovered. Now that his chest was injured again, the force was so strong it affected his lungs, throwing his breathing into chaos, the sensation of suffocation becoming clearer and clearer.
"Huh!" Yuna snorted disdainfully and stepped on his prosthetic leg.
"AGH!!!" Before the pain in his chest faded, the pain in his leg stimulated his nerves, making him scream in agony.
Yuna frowned. She felt Negut was pretending, because she hadn't used any strength at all. She had only lightly stepped on his leg.
Seeing Negut wail in pain, she felt even more contempt for him because of this pitiful act.
"Disgusting!" Yuna said coldly. "Stop pretending. No one is going to save you out of pity."
"Ack! Agh!" Negut couldn't hear Yuna's words anymore. He was choking. He opened his mouth wide to breathe, but it felt like he couldn't inhale at all because his lungs were badly injured.
His face gradually turned pale, then shifted to purple. His only eye rolled back, and both his hands flailed wildly like a drowning man desperately searching for something to cling to.
'Damn it!' he thought. 'Could it be… could it be I'm going to die here?'
Yuna also realized something seemed off. His face had nearly turned purple. Tears and mucus streamed down, his only eye rolling back until only the white showed.
"Tch!" Yuna clicked her tongue and said disdainfully, "So weak, and you still dared enter this area. If you die, you deserve it."
She turned her head to leave, but after a few steps, she stopped and let out a sigh.
"Fine! Consider yourself lucky today." Yuna turned back, hoisted Negut like a sack of rice, then ran off into the distance.
….
"Where is Negut?!"
Inside Blood Dragon Lilith's private office, she stared at the surveillance screen, which displayed all the trainees who had entered the 'Newbie Trial' area.
However… there was no surveillance feed for Negut.
In front of her, Naomi and the others were bowing their heads, their bodies trembling as they sensed the killing intent radiating from her.
They could even feel the space growing heavier, as if a massive boulder had been pressed onto their backs.
Naomi was the most terrified.
She had escorted Negut into the Newbie area and then left, thinking nothing would happen.
In the end, Negut vanished.
Damn it! What the hell was going on? How could Negut suddenly disappear? Did he run away?
Naomi felt Negut definitely wouldn't run away, because he had been very eager for the 'Newbie Trial'. He had even trained hard to increase compatibility with his prosthetic leg.
So… where was Negut?
Yes, where was Negut now?
Naomi and the others had already searched through all the surveillance feeds. They had even asked the monitoring staff in that area, yet they still couldn't find Negut.
Lilith had gone crazy over this. She was like a keg of gunpowder, needing only the lightest touch to explode. But when she exploded, the ones who would die were them, not her.
Naomi swallowed hard and said tremblingly, "Blood Dragon, I… I extracted the surveillance footage from the main hall corridor. We should find information soon."
"Hm?!" Lilith frowned, her gaze as if it wanted to tear Naomi into a hundred pieces, making Naomi shudder in fear.
Right then…
"We have results!" A female staff member rushed in with a tablet, her face anxious and hurried, sweat streaming down her forehead, yet she didn't dare stop.
Seeing Lilith, she hurriedly lowered her head, then displayed on the tablet the footage of when Negut had just left the area where he received the Teleport Card.
Lilith watched that footage, her icy voice sounding out, "Within 15 minutes, I want that bitch here, alive, understand?"
The crowd trembled as they replied, "Yes, Blood Dragon my lady!"