The three followed the Slime army all the way, proceeding without any obstruction.
"Strange, we haven't seen a single demon in sight on the way here?" Arkz surveyed their surroundings. The concentration of Elemental Power here was much higher than in the previous levels. Why was there not a single demon besides the Slimes?
Logically, such a good place should have many demons!
Xiao observed the scratches on the ground and walls, looked at the scattered rubble inside the mine, and after a moment of contemplation, looked in the direction the Slimes were moving and said:
"Judging by the traces left by these demons, they must have fled."
Xiao crossed his arms and looked at Arkz.
"Demons live in the wild year-round; their ability to sense danger is much stronger than ordinary people's, so it's not strange that they fled upon sensing danger."
"However, even the Demon Lord of this entire level has vanished without a trace."
"It seems the trial ahead will not be simple. You need to prepare yourself."
Arkz nodded and walked forward.
With a major battle imminent, he stopped his usual joking demeanor, dropped his smile, tensed his nerves, and prepared for the approaching fight.
Subsequently, the three followed the Slime army and entered the one-hundredth underground level without hindrance.
Inside the Slime Queen's palace.
"Heixiu Heixiu! (For Her Majesty the Queen!!!)"
The moment the three walked into the Slime Queen's palace, they were stunned by the scene before them.
They saw the Slime army lining up and continuously jumping into the mouth of a pink Slime. All the Slimes had fanatical expressions, offering up their lives without hesitation. The entire process was done without the slightest hesitation.
"This is..."
"Could it be that these Slimes have decided to commit suicide?"
Arkz scratched his head in confusion, completely bewildered by the scene.
Although Slimes are cute and lack brains, as living creatures, they possess the instinct for survival. They attack when facing enemies and evade or flee when facing danger.
But what kind of power could make these Slimes fearless of death and line up to offer their lives?
"Something is wrong!"
Xiao held out his hand to stop Arkz, who was about to step forward to investigate, and cautiously stared at the Slime Queen ahead.
At this moment, having devoured a huge number of her kin, the Slime Queen had transformed from a small pink sphere into a massive, multicolored mass, shimmering with flowing light, appearing both beautiful and dangerous.
The Slime Queen showed no reaction to the arrival of the three; she merely silently sped up her feeding.
"Heixiu Heixiu!"
Arkz looked at the Slime Queen before him with a serious expression. From this colorful mass, he actually felt the threat of death.
"We can't gather much more information just by looking. Why don't we attack and test it?"
Xiao nodded, gripping his crescent pike tightly, ready to fight at any moment.
"Be careful. I will support you depending on the situation."
"After devouring other Slimes, this Slime's power is continuously increasing. We must stop it!"
"Understood!"
Arkz clasped his hands loosely and pressed gently. Several clusters of Dendro Element flew from his hands, landed on the ground, and quickly grew into thick vines.
"Vine Whip Strike!"
Under Arkz's control, the vines whipped towards the Slime Queen continuously, like lashes.
Bang—!
Whoosh!
The thick vines whipped against the Slime Queen's soft belly, then rebounded even faster, as if striking a giant bouncy ball.
The Slime Queen showed no reaction; clearly, this attack caused it no damage.
"It's useless?" Arkz frowned. He summoned his Clone, instructing the Clone to wield the dull blade and move forward to test with a slash.
Lu Mings Clone looked at the continuously eating, QQ-bouncy Slimes, watching the Slime Queen devour them as if they were jelly, and his face immediately fell.
This size and overwhelmingly oppressive aura suggested it would not be easy to provoke.
"I knew calling me out meant trouble!"
Despite his extreme reluctance, Lu Mings Clone cautiously stepped forward, holding the dull blade.
Lu Mings Clone originally expected that once he approached, the consumed small Slimes or the massive Slime Queen would attack him. Therefore, Lu Mings Clone walked very slowly, even slower than a turtle beside him.
Arkz urged him helplessly: "Hurry up!"
Lu Mings Clone snapped back: "If you're so good, you go! If you can't, then shut up!!!"
However, to everyone's surprise, the Slime Queen and the numerous Slimes completely ignored his approach.
Lu Mings Clone raised his blade and looked back at Arkz and Xiao.
Xiao gripped his crescent pike tightly, the Anemo Element around him gathering, ready to strike at any moment.
Arkz nodded, made a gesture indicating a sword stab, signaling Lu Mings Clone to attack quickly.
Lu Mings Clone gritted his teeth, and the blade in his hand pierced into the Slime Queen's body with a 'Puchi' sound.
"Puchi!"
"Puchi!"
"Puchi!"
"..."
More unbearable than insults was being ignored.
Lu Mings Clone continuously stabbed the dull blade in his hand into the Slime Queen's body, yet the Slime Queen didn't even spare him a glance.
The wounds inflicted by the dull blade on the Slime Queen healed as soon as it was withdrawn.
At this point, because the number of devoured Slimes increased, the Slime Queen's body had become enormous, over ten meters tall, almost filling the entire one-hundredth level of the Underground Mine.
Compared to the Slime Queen's plump and rounded body, the less-than-one-meter-long dull blade in Lu Mings Clone's hand was completely incapable of piercing its defense.
It was like trying to stir a giant vat with a toothpick—it had absolutely no effect.
Even when Lu Mings Clone changed tactics and tried to slice the Slime Queen's outer skin with the dull blade, the Slime Queen's recovery speed was terrifying. A wound several centimeters deep drawn one second would heal completely the next second.
The dull blade in Lu Mings Clone's hand was almost chipped, yet the Slime Queen still showed no wounds.
The damage inflicted by the dull blade in Lu Mings Clone's hand on the Slime Queen was less than the damage caused by a mosquito biting a human. It was like trimming an enemy's fingernails—completely painless and ineffective!
Helplessly, Lu Mings Clone spread his hands and looked back at his main body.
Arkz covered his face, waved his hand, and then Lu Mings Clone dissolved into a white smoke and returned to the main body.
"physical attacks don't seem effective?"
"How about we try Elemental attacks?"
At this moment, Xiao also became interested in the Slime Queen. He had seen many powerful demons, but one that evolved from an ordinary Slime to possessing strength at the level of a God, along with such incredible durability, was truly rare.
That's right, Xiao had already realized that the current Slime Queen was at the same strength tier as him—God level strength.
The difference was that Xiao had been at the God level for a thousand years, whereas the Slime Queen before him had only recently ascended to the God level, and her aura was still unstable.
However, what was terrifying was that as the Slime Queen continued to devour its kin, its strength was "slowly" increasing!
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