Chapter 233
Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 233
Chapter Title: 67장. 가디언 엔젤 슬라임 (1)
1.
The deeper the Mystic Gate's color shifted, the less often adventurer parties tackled it alone.
Multiple parties teaming up became the norm, the common sense.
Naturally, they made prior arrangements.
That was the case now, too.
The blue smoke signal was the sign.
"It's a Guardian Angel Slime!"
A signal announcing the discovery of the boss monster.
The moment they spotted that signal, all the adventurers naturally gathered around the one who had fired it.
"That thing."
And soon, they could see it.
"Is that the Guardian Angel Slime?"
"It's huge."
A slime so enormous it couldn't even be compared to regular slimes.
The moment the Guardian Angel Slime appeared.
"Well, size is all it's got, looks like."
Most of the adventurers who laid eyes on that Guardian Angel Slime wore relaxed expressions, brimming with confidence.
"It's bigger than I imagined."
Indeed, the Guardian Angel Slime before them was far larger than they'd pictured.
That's why they were smiling.
"Hitting that thing will be a piece of cake."
Something that massive—visible from dozens of kilometers away—meant it was that much easier to strike from a distance.
Of course, sheer size alone was an incredibly daunting advantage.
It meant the power, the force, to wipe out an entire party with a single mistake.
But the adventurers gathered here were those aiming to conquer Blue rank—ones who never made that single mistake.
So they all reached the same conclusion.
"Let's take it down."
That was why.
Boom!
A blue smoke signal went up, and the adventurers who saw it began converging on the spot one by one.
Nearly everyone gathered.
And the moment they laid eyes on the Guardian Angel Slime, they were certain.
'Taking that thing down will be a breeze.'
Far easier than anyone had thought.
Everyone was itching to charge in and claim the Guardian Angel Slime right then and there.
Yet they held back.
Instead, they waited.
"When's Pason showing up?"
For Pason, the leader of the group.
"Half a day has already passed."
But even after waiting quite a while, neither Pason nor his companions showed their faces.
That was far from good news.
A veteran adventurer of Pason's caliber wouldn't miss a blue smoke signal.
If he had, it meant the situation was extremely dire.
"Did something happen to them?"
They might even be dead.
A gravely serious matter.
It meant something overwhelmingly threatening—enough to take out Pason's party—lurked here now.
But at that moment, no one paid much mind to the threat.
Instead, their eyes gleamed.
'Pason's party is out?'
'No skin off our backs.'
Not a single adventurer here would lament the disappearance of their greatest rival at that moment.
"Let's wait a bit longer. If they don't show, we'll do it ourselves."
So no one suggested going to look for Pason's party.
"Let's decide among ourselves, then."
Only one matter remained.
"Who gets Fried's brooch."
Someone posed the question.
"How about the one who contributes the most?"
The moment those words were spoken, no further questions or opinions arose.
And so the hunt for the Guardian Angel Slime began.
2.
"That's no joke. Seriously. Never seen a slime that big before."
Dibo stuck out his tongue as he stared at the Guardian Angel Slime.
He wasn't alone.
Dibo and El Pam's companions were astonished by the absurd size of the Guardian Angel Slime, but they felt no fear.
It wasn't immunity to fear.
"Either way, this'll be easy."
"Yeah, at that size, it's child's play. I could hit it blindfolded."
For adventurers around 6th Circle, there was zero reason to fear the Guardian Angel Slime.
It wasn't just the size.
If a Centaurus were that big, it would be a nightmare for any adventurer.
Even a mushroom monster that size would make opponents sigh in dread.
"But a slime's a slime, no matter how big."
Slimes were different.
For one, slimes weren't fast movers.
They didn't wield weapons or have limbs, either.
The most laughable monster to face.
That's why everyone was certain.
"It'll go down quick. Just unload magic, arrows, bullets—whatever."
That certainty soon became reality.
Boom!
Magic of every element, archer skills galore, pirate skills of all kinds—they poured down like a hailstorm.
Every single attack hit the Guardian Angel Slime.
Not a single miss.
Under that onslaught, the Guardian Angel Slime's body was relentlessly pierced.
Of course, the Guardian Angel Slime didn't just take it.
The moment it was struck, the damaged area recovered rapidly.
"Impressive."
It displayed astonishing regenerative power.
But everyone knew.
"No monster has infinite life force, no matter how amazing."
Even the Guardian Angel Slime's recovery had to have limits.
"It's just a matter of when now."
The instant they confirmed attacks were landing, it was only a question of time.
"Boss."
That's why Dibo and the others couldn't help but tense up.
"We don't need to join in?"
If they stayed put, they'd end up mere spectators to the Guardian Angel Slime's defeat.
Spectators got nothing, obviously.
"The folks already there must've agreed on it, right?"
Moreover, the hunt starting meant the participating adventurers had already settled how to divide Fried's brooch.
So it was puzzling.
Hadn't El Pam entered this place for none other than Fried's brooch?
Why let go of the most crucial moment now?
"Boss, maybe we should move in before they finish it?"
To that doubt, El Pam replied.
"No need to move. They won't kill it anyway."
"Pardon?"
At that response, everyone turned to look at the Guardian Angel Slime.
Boom!
They saw the adventurers' skills raining down relentlessly on the Guardian Angel Slime.
His companions turned back to El Pam.
To those gazes, El Pam said.
"I'll bet my entire fortune they can't kill it."
3.
Guardian Angel Slime.
Against that absurdly massive beast, the adventurers unleashed attack skills without pause.
The barrage was flawless.
Not just in raw firepower.
Even brand-new 1st Circle adventurers could unleash powerful skills.
The key was how they used them.
"It's heading right!"
"Everyone, reposition!"
"Time your attacks right! If you hammer one side too hard, it'll go there!"
The adventurers here demonstrated perfect answers.
"Same level of attacks from all four directions!"
The assaults pouring in from every side around the Guardian Angel Slime were astonishingly uniform in power.
An impossible feat, really.
Even adventurers of the same circle using the same skill varied in output.
Yet maintaining parity?
From all four directions, no less?
Impossible.
In other words, only those capable of it could reach this place.
Adventurers who could merely use skills could never enter Blue rank.
"Truly impressive. I knew they were skilled, but not to this extent."
"Leaves me in awe."
"Awe doesn't cover it. Now I get why they made it this far."
Even El Pam's companions were moved to admiration.
Of course, not every situation flowed favorably for the adventurers.
The Guardian Angel Slime didn't go down without a fight.
For starters, it thrashed about.
One such move: a jump.
The standard slime hop.
But when the Guardian Angel Slime jumped, the impact was beyond imagination.
Rumble!
No metaphor—it triggered a real earthquake.
Powerful enough to stagger those nearby, even topple them.
And it didn't end there.
"Watch for the shockwave!"
The moment the Guardian Angel Slime landed, the vibrations from its body created a shockwave—and anyone fully exposed to it blacked out without fail.
Even 6th Circle adventurers.
Thud!
Adventurers hit the ground.
A perilous moment, but those who dodged the shockwave swiftly recovered the fallen.
Thanks to that.
"Any casualties?"
"None!"
Not a single victim from that colossal attack.
"Good! Keep the pressure on!"
They regrouped and resumed the assault on the Guardian Angel Slime.
Relentlessly.
Rumble!
Enduring the Guardian Angel Slime's repeated jumping attacks.
Watching from afar, El Pam's group could clearly sense it from then on.
'They'll get it.'
Who the ultimate victor would be.
That was when it happened.
"Huh?"
Miner cried out.
"Brace yourselves!"
No questioning it.
If Miner said that, she'd spotted something—and if she warned, something was coming.
So everyone dropped into stance.
In that position, they saw it.
Vwoom!
A massive red beam erupting straight from the Guardian Angel Slime's head area.
Flash!
Everything the red beam touched vanished as if erased.
A tremendous attack.
Unexpected, forcing massive casualties!
"Casualties?"
"Twelve! Three dead!"
Yet in that chaos, the adventurers' losses were laughably light.
They'd detected it.
"Guess they've got someone with eyes as sharp as mine."
The omen Miner had sensed.
No surprise there.
Among those adventurers, none had less experience than Miner.
Talent was the same—plenty hailed as geniuses surpassing her.
No wonder if they'd sensed it even sooner.
So at that moment, everyone was certain.
"Boss, we take 'em down."
No chance of failure.
For one, that red laser beam wouldn't claim more victims now.
They knew about it.
"We dodged that, so no reason we can't win."
More crucially, their perfect response to this never-before-seen attack meant they could handle future surprises too!
That settled it.
"I'll take that bet."
So Dibo boldly proposed one.
El Pam asked.
"How much you wagering?"
"On them killing it? Ten billion mesos..."
That was when it happened.
"Huh!"
Miner cried out.
"It, it vanished!"
"What?"
Everyone whipped around to where the Guardian Angel Slime had been—and soon saw it.
"Huh?"
The massive Guardian Angel Slime, suddenly gone.
Everyone was stunned.
A huge one like that, vanishing just like that?
So the thought in everyone's mind was.
"Did they get it?"
The adventurers had slain the Guardian Angel Slime?
"Woooah!"
"We took down a legend!"
Indeed, the adventurers began cheering, the roar spreading swiftly.
One exception.
"Everyone's running."
"But they killed it?"
"They didn't."
El Pam spoke and turned his head.
His companions followed suit.
Then they saw it.
"Ah."
The Guardian Angel Slime charging from a completely different direction.
"Teleport!"