Everyone is a hero, but I am a second-year player.

It can be seen that the skills acquired by these three people are all skills that are released in a straight line.

Miluko is no exception.

The skill she obtained was a skill that allowed her to sprint forward rapidly, the skill name being [Stride].

Although it's not a strange name, she thinks it's really tacky.

So, she also gave herself a very cool name!

In an instant, Miluko had moved hundreds of meters away from the two of them.

【Not seen (0/1)

Not perceived (0/1)】

As expected, the other party didn't pay any attention to her at all, so he didn't notice when she disappeared.

Even Layton and Licorina didn't realize it.

At a distance of several hundred meters, Miluko made a big circle and finally moved quickly diagonally towards where the Slime King was.

She could only hold on for a few seconds at this high speed. Just going around in a big circle made her feel like her whole body was creaking, as if her bones were about to fall apart.

But...it's not enough!

She must maintain this speed and unleash her ability before the opponent can react!

250 meters! 200 meters!

150 meters…100 meters!

[Skill: Arrow Step.]

She named this skill——

"Swift as an arrow!"

A hundred meters away from the Slime King, a black shadow attacked the opponent like lightning.

In human's perspective, it is like an arrow shot from a bow, and the distance of a hundred meters is gone in a flash!

[Special ability [Backstab] activated.]

Determining the launch conditions...

The launch condition determination is completed.

Allowed to start. 】

"Backstab!"

The moment the ability was activated, Miluko appeared in mid-air, and the two simple daggers in her hands emitted a dark gas.

She is the last hope!

If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!

"Just watch! My sword will burn your life!"

One-hit kill! Backstab!!

"puff!"

At this time, Layton, who had just blocked the rebound attack of the Slime King, and Likolina, who had fallen down due to exhaustion of magic power, saw a black shadow flash by the side of the Slime King.

Like a mosquito, it pounced into the body of the Slime King, and then...

Before he even got close to the core, his movements froze in the middle, and he fluttered his arms and legs in a panic like a drowning man.

Soon, there was no movement...

"Mi-lu-ko-" Likolina burst into tears.

49 Black Slime Sword Lv99

[It is detected that the target is not within the attack range.]

The ability failed to activate. 】

"It still needs to be within the attack range... huh?"

In other words, she must be able to actually touch the core of the Slime King in order to "kill him with one blow"?

If the activation fails, does it count as using the ability?

Do I have to wait a month if the device fails to be used?

However, none of this matters.

The important thing is...

“I’m going to drown!!”

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-"

The slime of the Slime King poured directly into his mouth and nose, leaving Milu no time to hold his breath.

She struggled hard for a few times, but found that she couldn't swim out, so she simply stopped.

Let's end this short life.

At this moment, time seemed to slow down countless times.

She began to recall everything that had happened in the past, recalling how she was ignored in class, recalling how she ate alone in the corner of the classroom, recalling how no one came to find her when she formed a free team.

I recall that after a lot of effort, someone came up to talk to me, and after stammering for a few words, they suddenly started talking at a long distance, and then they never spoke to me again.

She recalled that someone waved at her, and when she responded she found out that the other person was greeting the person behind her, but in her mind she was already imagining that they could still call each other sisters when they got old.

Even now when I think about it, I can dig out a three-bedroom apartment with my toes in King Slime's slime.

Why are these all painful memories?!

But it doesn’t matter.

We're all going to die anyway.

Let's end this meaningless life!

At least at the last moment, she shined as the Thorn Hero!

Wouldn't it be nice to die like a hero?

[F-level copy: Slime Forest

Mission objective: Kill Slime King (1/1)

mission completed!

The reward has been sent to your backpack, please check it carefully. 】

[Kill Slime King x1, experience +13000.

Level increase!

Lv5→Lv7! 】

"Wow——!"

Suddenly, a strong feeling of weightlessness came over me.

Miluko felt her whole body lighten, and the oppressive feeling from the mucus disappeared instantly, but she had exhausted her strength and could not make any extra movements. She could only fall freely without control.

But soon, she felt a thick and warm touch, and she fell on someone.

Although she hadn't opened her eyes yet, she imagined in her mind a prince in white gracefully catching a princess in a black dress.

Ah...so romantic!

An Yi looked at Miluko, who was soaked all over, with messy hair stuck to her face, and looked disheveled. She was still smiling foolishly with water dripping from the corners of her mouth, so he was sure that Miluko should be fine.

"You saved me once, so this time I'm returning the favor." An Yi said calmly.

He was not afraid at all that Milu would drown, so there was no need for artificial respiration.

Because of the existence of [Gluttony], the excess waste in the body will be automatically cleared out and converted into physical strength and magic power. Drinking a big mouthful of slime can also help her restore some physical strength.

In the distance, Layton watched with his own eyes as the Slime King instantly lost its color and melted into liquid, leaving a large hole in its place.

And Anyi jumped out of the big hole unscathed, and caught Milko, who had for some reason dived into the body of the Slime King.

Seeing that both of them were safe, Layton's legs went limp and he half-knelt on the ground, holding onto his shield, with a smile on his face, and his whole body seemed to have lost its color.

The instance is over, the Slime King has been defeated, and he...

Burnt out!

Likolina was lying there, and after seeing the system prompt, she started crying like a baby.

Perhaps because she was exhausted both physically and mentally, she fell asleep before An Yiren even walked over.

"Um……"

An Yi stood in front of the two motionless people and looked at Miluko who was held horizontally in his arms.

Next, he won’t be asked to take these three people back by himself, right?

Oh no.

We must find a way to get these three back quickly.

When they wake up, they will no longer be three people, but three hungry ghosts.

If we don't bring them back soon, they will be chasing after raw cows' butts in the forest.

So An Yi first stuffed Likolina into her bag and carried it on her back, then stuffed Miluko into another bag and carried it in front of her, and finally dragged Layton's legs and started walking in the direction they came from.

Layton has 29 points of toughness, so he will be fine even if he gets dragged and bumped into.

Not to mention An Yi dragging him, he would be fine even if a rope was tied to a motorcycle and rubbed on the ground for a few hours.

On the way, An Yi reviewed the rewards he had obtained in this mission.

In addition to the fixed experience points for leveling up 10 levels for the first clearance within level 2, there is also a set of equipment and new weapons.

【Slime Helmet Lv1

Slime Armor Lv1

Slime Gloves Lv1

Slime Leg Armor Lv1

Slime Boots Lv1】

Finally……

[Item: [Black Slime Sword Lv99]

item description:

As expected, you are Lord Shadow!

ps: The sword is made of black slime and can change its shape freely. 】

Ignoring the description of the items that did not distinguish between the primary and the secondary, An Yi was still very much looking forward to this sword.

In the previous life, the [Slime Sword] was a rather useless piece of equipment.

The Slime Sword is a water-attributed weapon. The water attribute itself is not suitable for direct attacks. In addition, the Slime Sword can be transformed at will, so it is basically useless to obtain it in the early stages.

However, the Slime's full body suit can alleviate a lot of damage in the early stage.

The slime sword that An Yi obtained in his previous life was white. Unlike the iron sword, the slime sword could hardly be used for cutting, so it had no damage ability.

Usually Anyi is only used as an auxiliary prop to entangle the enemy or wrap the body for defense or something.

But once you get through the early stages and obtain equipment with different attributes from other BOSSes, the Slime Sword will simply gather dust in the warehouse.

But in this life, he immediately obtained a slime sword of a color he had never seen before, and it was strengthened to the maximum level!

He was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of power this sword, which was hardly used in his previous life, could exert now with the support of maximum-level skills and equipment.

As for why all the slime suits are level one, it’s actually very simple.

The suit is not affected by skill bonuses, and even the level is not affected by other attributes. The quality of the equipment is directly linked to the level of the demon.