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Chapter 22: Another New Kind of Magic
"call out!"

A sharp whooshing sound rang out, and the slime that had leaped to the front was instantly split in two!
Wind Blade Technique!
Seeing this, Vales and Marcus turned around in surprise.

Was that magic cast by Zellir just now?
Has he learned a new kind of magic?

Ignoring his teammates' astonishment, Zellir finished casting a Wind Blade and continued to gather energy for the next one.

With the addition of ash wood as the base material, Zelier's Wind Blade spell's casting time was reduced to just over three seconds, and its power was also increased, making it quite effective against slimes.

The Wind Blade Technique's current destructive power is about the same as a warrior's full-force slash.

However, Marcus's slash could only cut halfway into the slime's body, while Zellir's wind blade spell could directly split it in two.

Even after slicing through one slime, the power of the Wind Blade spell is still enough to cut into the body of the next slime and continue cutting.

Zellier secretly wondered.

Could it be because of magic...? Magic has a special damage amplification effect on slimes?
After a brief moment of surprise, Marcus and Vales returned to the fight.

However, the team's main attacker has now become Zelier.

His wind blade technique was like a hot knife through butter, capable of slicing off two or three slimes in a single strike, making him far more efficient than the others.

Even if the wind blade fails to hit the core and kills the slime instantly, the slime will become sluggish due to the loss of part of its body, and will basically no longer be a threat, and can be easily finished off.

"call out!"

"Shhhhhh!"

The invisible wind blades began to rapidly reap the battlefield, leaving large chunks of gel scattered on the ground—these were the slime bodies that Zellir had cut off.

Marcus and Vales only need to follow up at the right time, piercing the core with their swords and arrows to finish the job.

"what!"

Marcus unleashed a fierce shield slam, blasting the wrecked slime apart like a water balloon!
Vales also abandoned his bow and arrows and instead drew his scimitar to fight.

Soon, the rioting twenty-odd slimes were all wiped out, and the last slime that tried to escape was finished off by Zeril with a Wind Blade spell.

The entire battle was exceptionally efficient, lasting less than five minutes.

"call……"

Zellier breathed a sigh of relief.

He just released six or seven wind blades, which reduced the magic power stored in his mind, leaving him with about half of it.

At the same time, his experience panel was also steadily increasing.

从lv.3（33/150）到lv.3（87/150），一共上涨了54点经验值。

Zellier roughly estimated that he had killed about a dozen slimes.

The remaining slimes were all killed by Marcus and Vales after their bodies were partially severed by wind blades.

That part of the experience from assists should also be included.

I'm still 63 experience points short of leveling up... If there aren't any other monsters, I'll probably have to do another quest.

"I have to admit, you far exceeded my expectations."

Vales patted Zellir on the shoulder. "You've improved too quickly."

"Thank you." Zellier smiled and accepted Vales's compliment.

Mages who can cast spells like Illumination, Fireball, and Wind Blade are highly sought-after in low-level adventurer parties; they're the kind of people who never lack partners.

However, Vales still had some questions in his mind.

Zellir has now demonstrated two new spells, and he also has an extra wand base... that must have cost quite a bit of money.

Are four gold coins enough to buy two magic scrolls and one base material?

It all seemed a bit strange. "We'll split the compensation proportionally this time. Zellier, you get 40%, and Vales and I each get 30%. Is that alright?" Marcus said.

Vales didn't object, and Zellier didn't hesitate either, readily accepting the larger portion of the payment.

He certainly contributed the most in the battle, and he deserved it.

The squad then began cleaning up the battlefield.

They eliminated a total of twenty-four slimes, and according to the bounty, they could receive a reward of seventy-two silver coins.

This mission is similar to the Wild Wolf Bounty mission; only the head is wanted, and you can handle the loot yourself.

Each slime core has a market price of two silver coins, and twenty-four slime cores can be sold for forty-eight silver coins.

So the real reward was one hundred and twenty silver coins, which is one gold and twenty silver.

Zellier can get forty-eight silver coins.

Hmm... it's not bad.

After collecting all the magic cores on the ground, Marcus glanced into the depths of the cave.

"Let's go further in and take a look. There might be even more slimes. We have to wipe them out."

The commission requires a detailed investigation.

Moreover, this was a commission issued by the Blackstone Town Government Office, so if we are not careful, we will be held accountable if mistakes happen later.

“No problem.” Zellier had no objection to this.

He was also happy to see more slimes, as he was in need of experience points to level up.

The group continued forward along the cave.

Tiny streams of water have begun to appear on the ground, branches emerging from an underground river deep within the cave.

Vales crouched down to examine it, then shook his head slightly.

"As expected... there are slimes inside, and the water has been contaminated as well."

As the team advanced, the sour smell gradually intensified, and the temperature became increasingly cold, to the point where people wanted to cover their noses.

Soon, the group heard the familiar "tap-tap" sound again.

This time, however, the "tap-tap" sound was much heavier, and with each rise and fall, it seemed to cause the ground to tremble.

"Doesn't that sound a bit off?"

Zeller frowned. "Can a slime really weigh that much?"

Marcus and Vales' expressions also became much more serious. They slowed their pace and tried not to make any noise.

After walking for a few minutes, a much larger and more spacious cave finally appeared before us.

A tributary of the underground river cuts across this place, its current swift, and beside the river, a giant slime with a diameter of over three meters is moving!
It was as massive as a small mountain, and its gel-like body was much deeper than that of a regular slime.

Its plump body contracted as if gathering strength, then with a "bang," it leaped high into the river.

Large waves crashed up, and the water rushed over them. As soon as it touched the giant slime's body, the water immediately became viscous.

Many unidentified liquids meandered along the underground river, flowing towards Blackrock Town.

Moreover, Zellir could see many small slimes separating from it and then merging back in, densely packed and undulating, giving one goosebumps.

"What is this thing?" Zellier asked, suppressing his disgust.

“Giant slimes are an abnormal variant of ordinary slimes, and they’re quite troublesome,” Vales said softly.

(End of this chapter)