Chapter 258: Chapter 33: The Girl and the Slime

Although he had returned to the normal world, Duke Carrot did not appear immediately.

After some thought, Anvis tried to contact the Duke using a Crystal Ball.

However, there was no answer from the other side.

After sending a video message to the Duke, Anvis took out an Alchemy Floating Disc from his ring, flew it into the sky, and looked around.

He was now near a low, grey-white rocky mountain range, surrounded by endless primitive jungles and wild grasslands. A few grey larks were startled by his appearance, quickly flying away while chirping.

The sun had risen high, and from Anvis’s perspective, he could see a wide, light blue river meandering through the forest, sparkling as it flowed towards the distant horizon.

Following the river downward, a city no bigger than a sesame seed appeared in his sight.

Fortunately, he had not been teleported into any perilous situation.

Controlling the Floating Disc, Anvis quickly flew towards the city, ready to find out where he was and how much time he had spent in the assessment.

But during the flight, he noticed an unexpected situation.

The young knight, Alisa, seemed to have been teleported nearby as well.

And her condition did not look good; affected by severe teleportation aftereffects, she staggered as if drunk, unable to wield her sword steadily.

Moreover, a huge pink Slime, with a body texture like gelatin, was entangling her.

Simply put, she was almost half-swallowed by the Slime, and her clothing, unprotected by armor, was melted and tattered, exposing large areas of her pale skin.

Slimes are not naturally occurring magical creatures but were born from a Mage’s experiment accident.

The initial Slime was created by a High-Rank Summoning Department Mage, Marion.

Due to a serious experimental accident, half of her Mage Tower blew up, and a peculiar semi-transparent cloud burst from the broken tower, spreading into the sky.

That day, a strange Slime rain fell across the Yar Continent, and these Slimes could reproduce by merging and splitting.

Since then, the world of Magic Beasts had acquired a major new category. Marion herself was called the Mother of Slimes by Mages, though it’s hard to say whether this was a term of respect or infamy.

Descending from the sky, Anvis, like a hero rescuing a princess from a Giant Dragon’s mouth in a stage play, pulled Alisa from the Slime and helped her recover some of her condition with magic.

“Whew—thank you for your help, Anvis…”

Grasping Anvis’s hand, Alisa breathed heavily, visibly shaken.

If Anvis had not appeared, she could hardly imagine what would have become of her.

Due to the recent ‘fierce battle’ with the Slime, the delicate and slender cheeks of the young knight were abnormally flushed, paired with her golden-red eyes glistening with tears, she looked very touching.

“After all, we were fighting together last night; it’s the least I could do.”

Anvis replied with gentlemanly grace, carefully taking out a cape and draping it over the young girl.

“…”

Alisa also noticed the state of her clothing, her already rosy cheeks silently turning as red as blood, instinctively clutching the cape with one hand to wrap her body as much as possible.

At the same time, she swung her sword backward, slicing the giant Slime into several pieces.

The sliced giant Slime left behind a core jelly, while the rest turned into many small Slimes that hopped away and escaped.

That ball of jelly was eventually picked up by Anvis, as the young knight refused to take it no matter what.

“Um… Anvis, do you know where we are?”

“I’m not sure, Alisa, but there’s a city nearby. I think we can go there together to find out more about the situation—”

Anvis gently shook his head, casually stroking the pale blue gemstone at his dress’s chest, causing it to transform into a set of ordinary traveler’s clothes.

After the young girl also changed her clothes, the two of them took the Floating Disc towards the town.

….

Although Anvis and his companions successfully teleported back to the Yar Continent before the world completely collapsed, the repercussions of this event were just beginning.

Realizing that the coordinates representing Anvis’s talisman had teleported away, Duke Carrot immediately went to the gathering place of the True Knowledge Society.

However, to his surprise, the members of the True Knowledge Society present were equally confused, as this year’s new members had not yet appeared.

Having found nothing, Duke Carrot immediately returned to Moon Castle to check on the Bloodline Crystal Ball Anvis left in the family.

The Crystal Ball was still intact, emitting a soft glow, indicating that Anvis’s life condition was very normal.

After confirming that Anvis was temporarily safe, Duke Carrot relaxed slightly. However, upon calming down, a fierce rage suddenly arose within him.

Casually opening a portal to the Trial World, Carrot directly went there to hold a certain Supervisor accountable.

“Lord Hall, did you not assure me that no accidents would occur? What now?!”

“There is clearly some special force plotting behind this, Duke Carrot, it was not my lapse.”

Outside the collapsing world, Hall opened his golden eyes, exiting the state of searching for enemies with super perception and gave the rushing Carrot a cold look, with a firm tone.

He was dressed in a dark purple noble suit, but his abnormally strong bronze muscles made the classical suit appear rough like a mercenary’s attire.

“A High Rank Prophet intervened, blurring the existence of that small world and even used a Time Stop Hourglass crafted by a Ninth Rank Limit powerful being; the result would be the same for any professional below the Ninth Rank Limit.”

“Heh… Is this your response to me, Hall?”

Carrot laughed angrily, his right hand clenching, and a Magic Wand resembling solid ice appeared in his hand, the environment out of nowhere started generating wind and snow, the temperature gradually dropping.

“I do not want to engage in a meaningless battle with you, that doesn’t mean I fear you, Carrot!”

Hall also gripped the hilt of his Great Sword, a pale golden glow of his domain keeping the wind and snow at bay, standing opposed.

However, just as a battle was about to erupt between the two, a new domain power intervened.

“Now, gentlemen, cease your fighting for now, the enemy might still be watching us in the dark.”

A gentle female voice sounded, and at the same time, a new domain power inserted between the two men, separating them who were just at the probe stage.

A beautiful young woman appeared beside them, wearing a night sky-like Magic Robe and Magic Hat, with pure golden long hair up to her waist, and elf-like pointed ears; her eyes contained a nebula.

She is Talina from the Enock family, a senior Ninth Rank, the Inheritor of the first-generation High Elf Bloodline, [Silver Moon Traveler].

Although she appeared very young, she had actually lived for over a thousand years.

“Miss Talina, because of his negligence, my child is still missing, someone must pay the price for this.”

Seeing the most proficient at making peace from the Enock family present, both of them consequently sheathed their weapons.

“Hmph—it has nothing to do with me, I won’t explain a second time!”

“Alright, don’t be agitated, Lord Hall.”

Talina shook her head and turned to Carrot.

“So, Duke Carrot, how do you want to deal with this?”

“Simple, first of all, this attack is a severe provocation against our True Knowledge Society. We must find out the forces behind this attack and completely annihilate them to deter others.”

Saying this, Carrot’s face darkened as he looked towards Hall.

“And Hall, as the supervisor, failed to serve any function in a crucial moment, not only was he completely unharmed, but he also didn’t even notice the identity of the enemy.”

“I have enough reason to suspect Hall’s involvement in the attack!”

No matter if it’s right or wrong, just slap a big hat on it first.

“If you don’t know how to restrain your arrogance, proud Crystal Bird, then my sword will teach you how to!”

Hall was startled, and then furiously enraged.