Shen Muyu's mental energy was constantly monitoring the surroundings, but the little guy was heading straight for the car, and was only stopped above the car by the defense card.
Without hesitation, Shen Muyu unleashed his long-accumulated attack directly at the small, transparent slime.
The little guy's scattered body struck the mental barrier constructed by Shen Muyu, and a crackling sound came from it. The fragments slowly corroded the barrier.
"Damn it!" It was corroding Shen Muyu's mental energy! A burning pain shot through her mind, but fortunately the area of corrosion was small and not too unbearable.
This transparent slime didn't seem to understand how to use this method in battle, and quickly collected the fragments back and combined them into a whole.
Shen Muyu also seized the time to gather his next attack and shot it out the instant the transparent slime gathered. Unfortunately, the charging time was a bit short this time, and he didn't have enough spiritual power to condense into an arrow, so he couldn't destroy the thing in one go.
However, its size had already shrunk to an unimaginable size, but its small size meant it was faster. Before Shen Muyu could even gather his attack, this thing appeared in the car.
Shen Muyu had been using two skills simultaneously, so he didn't have a chance to use the defense card again, which gave it an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Upon seeing the transparent slime suddenly appear beside him, Zhan Yi immediately swung his laser sword. However, the slime was too fast and dodged him, landing on Zhan Yi the next second.
The body that even the diamond axe couldn't cut began to slowly melt, but this time it wasn't the dark brown liquid, but rather unidentified metal scraps that dripped off after being corroded.
Seeing this, Shen Muyu immediately withdrew his mental barrier and enveloped the guy with his mental energy while he was busy.
The corrosive effect of the transparent slime was interrupted. Sensing the encircling energy, it immediately tried to teleport away, but the space was too small and it could only squeeze outwards, thinking it would move after it got out.
Shen Muyu certainly wouldn't give it that chance, and immediately launched the attack he had been holding back. Just like the previous one, the scattered transparent slimes fell to the ground and turned into a transparent liquid.
"Zhan Yi, are you alright?" Shen Muyu asked with concern, looking at Zhan Yi's messy chest.
"It's okay." Zhan Yi silently took off his ripped clothes and changed into something else.
"Tell me as soon as possible if anything seems wrong, and I'll help you fix it," Shen Muyu said while carefully observing his surroundings. There was no reason why the backpack couldn't be repaired after the items had been taken out.
"Understood." Zhan Yi finished speaking and went to collect the liquid on the ground into a glass bottle.
It's strange that this thing isn't corrosive when it's whole or when it's liquefied; it seems that this effect only occurs when it's fragmented or actively adheres to an object.
Moreover, not all fragmented fragments are corrosive; after all, when it scattered under Shen Muyu's mental influence, it did not harm her mental power.
This situation is like the little guy not knowing how to use his abilities very well, and the corrosion when it spreads is probably unconscious.
This is a good thing for Shen Muyu, as it's like the transparent slime has reduced some of its own abilities.
"Maybe it's because it doesn't have a brain," Shen Muyu joked unconsciously.
When the slime appeared, Zhan Yi hadn't had time to press the elevator button for the third basement level, so he's still on the second basement level.
But that's good too. If any dangers come from the third basement level at once, Shen Muyu might not be able to withstand them all.
bite!
With a soft sound, the elevator doors slowly opened.
What comes into view is a row of large, transparent jars, somewhat like a complete version of the broken jar in the basement lobby; they are very tall, almost reaching the ceiling.
The jars in the front row contained some plant roots and stems, and some contained intact, unidentified plants, but most of them were actually broken.
Shen Muyu extended his mental energy outwards. This third basement level was completely open, and it was filled with many jars.
Each jar had a small display device in front of it, which Shen Muyu guessed was used to detect the state of the objects inside.
About three-quarters of the jars were broken, and the remaining ones were filled with a clear liquid, with all sorts of things soaking in it. Shen Muyu even saw several zombies and humans.
Unlike other creatures, those humans had many tubes inserted into their bodies and their faces covered with transparent masks similar to breathing masks.
Because these jars were also made of that special transparent material, Shen Muyu couldn't sense whether the things inside were alive or dead.
There must have been too much liquid leaking out, because the entire floor of the space was covered with a thick layer of that dark brown liquid, and the liquid had even spread into the elevator from the entrance.
"Little A, let's go in," Shen Muyu said after sensing the surrounding area.
On either side of this space are rows of open-plan cubicles, unlike the ones above, they are separated by transparent partitions. Inside are many tables, chairs, and cots, presumably used for observing the jars in front.
With just a glance, Shen Muyu noticed several researchers lying on the ground and slumped over the table, seemingly lifeless, so he had no choice but to go in and take a look.