The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring chapter 186

186 – 179.Water knows the answer-9

Let’s clear things up.

I tried to escape the dungeon, but I was caught in a trap and fell to the lower level.

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I fell into a dark space and tried to find the exit with the glowstone, but failed.

I was drawn to a sound I heard by chance in a situation where I was locked up.

I touched the sphere that was making a sound while not being able to see anything in front of it.

While he was trying to figure out what his identity was, he urgently used light magic in an unexpected situation.

The true identity of the sphere is slime.

It was a time when I was about to move on thinking that it was a slime that I could easily see anywhere.

Something was released from the slime’s body.

Then, the solid wall began to melt all at once, and the monsters waiting beyond it also died.

It was easy to guess how he was killed.

We are underwater, and the slime must have released its own poison into the water.

I don’t know what slime’s poison is.

I just knew that it contained extremely dangerous acid.

“Is it the influence of Fukeados’ blessing that only I am fine?”

[I don’t think this body is. I don’t think the blue dragon’s protection is superior enough to block acid or poison.]

“Then what the heck… ….”

[It’s my body’s guess, but maybe this slime can control its own acidic liquid. It’s controlling so that it doesn’t affect only you.]

“Is that possible?”

[I once heard from a demon who was researching monsters that each and every cell of the higher level slime is alive. If it was a slime living in an alien dungeon, that qualification would be sufficient. In other words, the acid that the slime spits out is also alive and moving.]

“I thought it was just a chewy slime… ….”

The slime rolls and bounces on my palm as if it were a playground.

Fortunately, they treated me like a toy and seemed to like it.

If it weren’t for that, my body would have melted too, right?

Remembering the sight of the melting flesh and bones of the monsters, chicken meat began to grow on my skin.

[You’ve come to realize that it’s definitely not a normal slime.]

“If I had treated you roughly, I would have died here.”

[Is there anything else you haven’t felt?]

“What are you talking about?”

[It was blocked on all sides by walls, and monsters were roaming around outside. You really don’t know what this means, right?]

“…… Could it be that this room itself is a containment room to confine this slime?”

[Probably so. And the contractor stepped on a trap to make sure the intruders were wiped out.]

Remembering the power of the acid that the slime exhaled, there were plenty of possibilities.

There is a perception that slime is a monster like a beginner’s friend, but it was never an easy creature if you look at the basics.

A negative type monster that does not take any physical damage.

To deal with it, fire was effective among elemental magic, but this was underwater.

What if there is a slime that dissolves everything with acid in a situation where fire magic cannot be used?

I can no longer see him as a beginner’s friend, and I wonder if he is a god of death taking his life.

“Originally, I was destined to die, but I accidentally fell in love with this slime and bought it… ….”

[I guess so.]

Beep-!

The highest level slime was still bouncing around in my hand.

Ordinary people might find it cute, but to me it looked like dynamite was playing by itself.

Sometimes he might get tired of me and spit out acidic liquid.

But like Chaos, it couldn’t be made harmless through a contract.

They seem to have a doctor, but they can’t communicate.

With no face, I couldn’t feel his emotions through his expression.

Thus, it was more like a bomb that could explode at any moment.

[First of all, I think it would be better to cater to that slime for the time being. You don’t know when it will spit out acidic liquid if you bother it.]

“I guess so.”

Because the place is underwater, it is difficult to visually confirm that acidic liquid has been expelled unless you look closely.

If it was on land, it could be avoided when acid was emitted, but not here.

I think you should treat this slime like a king, at least until you get out of the cave.

“My heart was pounding, but somehow this slime cleared the way.”

[It seems like a luxury…… It’s a bit difficult.]

The coolness felt from the top of the head.

The slime that was playing on the palm of my hand was on top of my head before I knew it.

My hair was bouncing around as if I liked it.

Isn’t it going to cause hair loss?

I was worried because it was an acidic slime.

People with hair loss think that ping-chang is enough.

“It’s good that we got out of the containment room, but it really hurts not to know where this place is.”

[When the depth of descent was calculated, it was about 4 stories.]

“Kek! So, are you saying that this is the 6th basement floor?”

[Probably so.]

“I was going to leave because it was difficult to go to the 3rd floor, but I thought I would come down to a higher place… ….”

Even Hukeados came in much deeper than the section where he couldn’t step.

Of course I don’t know where the way back is.

If you poke around here and there, there is a high possibility that you will go downstairs or encounter a monster you have never seen before.

Originally, it would be appropriate to calmly wait for rescue, but…….

Only Fukeados knew about the dungeon’s existence, and I wasn’t willing to wait for him to come to the rescue.

“Since this happened, let’s go to the end.”

[Are you serious?]

“Yes.”

The way back is difficult, and the way forward is also a dangerous situation.

As the saying goes, turning a crisis into an opportunity, it seemed prudent to choose progress.

Furthermore, it is said that there are no dungeons higher than the 8th floor in Adog Choi’s setting book.

Assuming that I have reached the 6th floor, it means that I can go out only by breaking through one floor.

Although the prerequisite is that you have to defeat the boss, I think it’s a gamble worth taking.

“And as the difficulty level ramps up, rewards beyond imagination are waiting for us!”

[In the end, your goal is your reward.]

“Who would enter a dungeon without a reward? You and I must have worked diligently and tried to live with our families.”

[Wasn’t that your dream?]

“That’s right. I tried to live a self-sufficient life with a true wife, but I don’t know how I am living such a rough life.”

A world where you need to be strong to protect your family.

I wonder if this is how I ended up pursuing strength and trying to become stronger.

It was a bittersweet fate, but if happiness would come at the end of the road, I could endure the pain now.

“This is… ….”

[It’s the stairs going up.]

“That’s crazy.”

As I was walking leisurely, I saw the stairs before I knew it, but it was leading to the 5th floor.

Our goal is to get to the bottom floor.

There was no point in going up. I turned around and decided to look for another staircase.

“This is a dead end.”

[The road over there seems to be blocked.]

“Where the hell is the way down?”

It was comfortable because it was a single road up to the 2nd floor, but the 6th floor was confusing because the road was winding and divided into several branches.

I took time to find the stairs going up, but I couldn’t find the stairs going down.

Fortunately, no extraterrestrial monsters appeared, so I was exploring without difficulty.

[…] … Contractor.]

“Why?”

[Just in case, you should keep in mind the possibility that the slime above your head is the boss of this dungeon.]

“Such a small slime?”

[If you’ve been wandering everywhere like this and there’s no stairs going down, wouldn’t that be a reasonable suspicion?]

It was a possible story.

The slime’s abnormal acid killing power.

In addition to that, the only weakness is the underwater space where fire cannot be used.

It was enough to be treated as a boss when considering the location and ability.

“…… Oh, no way!”

I understand with my head, but I don’t want to believe it with my heart.

As far as the other monsters I’m willing to fight anyway, I never wanted to fight this slime.

An opponent whose sword cannot work in an absolutely unfavorable place.

The appearance is cute and cute, but in reality, it was more scary than the blue dragon.

“What dungeon trap in the world will drag you to the room where the boss is? I’ve never heard of such a dungeon in my life!”

I sped up my steps and quickly circled the Mitap Temple area.

The result of running around praying that it wouldn’t be please.

[…] … It’s the stairs going down.]

“Look! You said it wouldn’t be me!”

Fortunately, I found the stairs going downstairs.

Without hesitation, I went down the stairs.

I went down confidently to prove my beliefs were true.

“What… ?”

The lowest floor, the 7th floor, was surprisingly dead end.

Since the entire space was covered with seaweed, it was judged that there was a possibility that the boss was hiding.

The moment I had such anticipation, I heard a lively cry from above my head.

“Li-Li!”

The slime that made the first noise hopped on top of me and landed on the floor.

Then it stretched out a part of its body like tentacles and was rubbing seaweed clinging to the wall.

As the seaweed was melted by the acid, new letters appeared on the wall.

[There shall be Shoggoth here]

An ominous sentence.

But my eyes were on English, not my mother tongue.

Shoggoth, it was a phrase I had heard somewhere before.

I’m not good at English, so I tried to put it in my mouth slowly.

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“Shoo… Shoggoth? No, is it Shoggers?”

“Li-Li!”

As if reacting to my words, a happy slime bouncing around in place.

To the point where he made his body into a heart shape.

I thought that figure was quite cute, but after a while, a change came to the guy’s body.

“Huh? Why is your body turning purple?”

It was only then that I remembered what an entity called Shogus was in my shallow magazine knowledge.

Yes, the slime I was carrying was the boss of the dungeon and the true despair.