“[Immortal Body]"

"A mutated slime, even if just a slime cub, still possesses a threat to us, the lowest-level F-rank hunters, " Lina lectured the other hunters with a stern face.

The hunters unanimously thought that Neo was a slime cub. 

After all, which slime would be as small and weak as a slime cub? 

But the slime cub was a mutated slime, so the parents might also be mutated. 

What if the kidnapped cub cried and summoned its parents? 

That would be troublesome! 

Just silence it with death. 

"Okay, okay, let's kill it quickly." The other hunters finally agreed to kill the slime to avoid future problems. 

"John, you go. You're the first to attack this slime. You should finish it too." 

Tom patted John's shoulder, casually ordering the man around, instantly attracting a few sharp glares from his teammates. 

This guy is really bossy and thinks he's the best, but he doesn't even dare to be the one attacking the slime. 

How is he different from the cowardly Charlie? 

The burly John twitched his lips at Tom's blatant attempt to slack off, but as the main attacker and the shield of the team, he could only pick up his dagger. 

It's just killing a slime cub, anyway. It's not a big deal. 

Still, when John aimed his dagger at the "melting" slime on the ground, his eyes were full of pity and reluctance. 

Ah. His "money tree" will be gone just like this. 

Sayonara, little money tree!

Slash! 

The knife chopped down the second time, but despite Neo's deep frustration, his body honestly moved to dodge the dagger. 

Gyut. Gyut. 

The slime dodged…

Right a millimeter away. 

The dagger missed the original target, the slime core, yet it still slashed Neo's body from top to bottom, just like cutting butter. 

Strangely, Neo didn't feel any pain. 

However, from the reflection of the dagger itself, he could see half of his body separated from the other half, and then bouncing away a few inches. 

Thud. Thud. Thud. 

This time, everyone looked at the slime that somehow survived the attack with blank eyes. 

…how come this slime is so lucky? 

It looked wounded and weak, but it just avoided the fatal damage to the core. 

Or maybe the mutant slime was indeed much smarter than an ordinary slime. 

With his body cut in half and the rest was riddled with holes after wrestling with the unknown slime before, Neo suddenly had a strange instinct, just like when he suddenly thought of spraying the human called John before. 

It was as if he could actually regenerate his lost body part as long as the core was still there. 

Right when Neo thought of the slime's regeneration skill, a familiar cold voice sounded in his mind. 

DING! [Immortal Body] skill is activated. 

[Immortal Body] 

(Skill level: SSS)

Next, a row of notifications sounded in Neo's mind and countless small panels popped up. 

DING! [Deducting the user's rank to use the skill] 

[The user's rank is F. Can't be lowered.] 

[Initiating special effect •••] 

In an instant, a white light suddenly enveloped Neo's whole body, so bright that the hunters almost shed tears on the spot. 

What Neo didn't know is that, in the eyes of the hunters, the palm-sized slime they had just cut in half suddenly glowed like an angel. 

Then, the whole slime really floated in the air and soon, a pair of small white wings appeared on his smooth back. 

A round halo was dropped above the slime's bald head and a ray of heavenly light shone over the floating slime. 

The slime, which shouldn't have an expression or a face at all, suddenly looked like a calm and peaceful little angel. 

There was even a background sound, similar to "Jingle Bell". 

The slime looked like it was about to ascend! 

After the series of special effects, the next second, just like a miracle, the severed jelly ball a few meters away from the tiny slime suddenly bounced on its own. 

Boing. Boing. Boing. Boing. 

The jelly ball jumped and pounced at the angelic slime in the air. 

Soon, it blended with the main body seamlessly, as if it had never been separated from the main body! 

The six people not far from the slime cosplaying as an angel dropped their jaws to the floor. 

They had seen a slime's regeneration, and there were also countless slimes who could "stitch" their severed body part as if nothing happened. 

After all, the slime was immortal as long as their core was intact. 

Still, it was their first time seeing a slime using the basic skill of the slime race and activated the special effect...

What kind of special effect is that? 

Is it because the skill is a healing skill so that the special effect is an angel? 

The six hunters were collectively speechless. 

They had been to countless slime dungeons all over the F-rank Dungeon Zone at Slime City. 

But they really had never seen such a strange slime. 

Neo didn't bat an eyelid at the hunters' strange gaze at him, and immediately tried to crawl away from these dangerous human beings. 

He threw away all his plans to tame these hunters for the time being! 

Unfortunately, the [Immortal Body] skill sucked Neo's energy dry. 

His body, which was already riddled with holes from the previous brawl with the unknown slime and then slashed with a knife, almost crumbled. 

Neo felt that even crawling bit by bit was difficult. 

Sleepiness and dizziness swept over him. 

If he had a belly, he would definitely hear his belly growling, asking for food. 

Food...food...

Where could he find food now? Ate some rocks and pebbles? 

But as a human being, Neo still restrained his instinct to eat indiscriminately and endured the hunger in his small belly. 

With his belly gurgling in the dark, begging for food, Neo slowly crawled away from the hunters, heading towards a huge rock behind him to take cover. 

Adios, ladies and gentleman!