Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Beneath the stone wall, white smoke continuously drifted from the dilapidated wooden house. The faint aroma of meat mingled with the fresh scent of fruit permeated the air, while the clear stream not far from the wooden house gurgled incessantly.

"Glug!"

Sally, with her hands clasped around her knees, squatted obediently in front of the bonfire. Her large purple eyes were fixed on the cured meat emanating a fragrant smell from the iron pot before her, and she occasionally raised a small hand to wipe away the drool.

"Slime, can we eat yet?"

"Just wait a bit, Sally. And I have a name, call me Lu Minghao."

As he spoke, Lu Minghao grabbed a wooden stick and stirred the cured meat in the iron pot. Then, he turned his head, looked at Sally, who resembled a little glutton, and smiled gently. Only at times like these would she reveal the childish side that belonged to her age.

"Okay, okay."

Sally pouted and glanced at Lu Minghao, her big eyes unable to conceal her happiness. She really liked the way things were now... She was finally not alone anymore.

"Alright, let's eat."

A few minutes later, Lu Minghao, seeing that the cured meat was almost done, casually picked up two wooden bowls from the side and placed most of the meat into Sally's bowl before handing it to the eager little glutton beside him.

"Hehe, thank you, Minghao."

Sally smiled foolishly as she looked at the meat in her bowl, not even minding the heat as she grabbed the biggest piece and tried to stuff it into Lu Minghao's mouth.

Seeing Sally's expression that implied she wouldn't eat if he didn't, Lu Minghao could only nod. Upon seeing this, the smile on Sally's face grew even brighter, and she directly stuffed the meat in her hand into Lu Minghao's mouth. Watching it being completely digested, she finally picked up her bowl and buried her entire little head inside.

"Still, having been gone for so long, I wonder how our old neighbors are doing..."

Looking at Sally's face, smeared with oil, Lu Minghao gently wiped the corners of her mouth. He picked up a worm from the wooden basket, skewered it with a wooden stick, and placed it over the fire to roast. Staring at the worm writhing under the scorching flames, Lu Minghao suddenly thought of his good old neighbors.

......

Just as Lu Minghao and Sally were enjoying their lunch, in the deepest part of the sewers beneath a border town of the Eastern Empire, a place an unknown distance away from them.

Inside the underground kingdom of the Giant Rat tribe, Dicas was excitedly watching his constantly changing body. His originally black scales were becoming increasingly profound, and his rodent-like face was gradually becoming more human-like. The claws on his arms were becoming sharper, and his entire body was filled with an ominous black aura.

Beside Dicas, the Shadow Rats' gazes towards him became increasingly fearful. A Giant Rat closest to Dicas accidentally touched a wisp of black gas from his body. Its eyes suddenly widened, as if they were about to burst out, and its body instantly withered.

Crack!

The next second, in the horrified gazes of the other Shadow Rats, the Shadow Rat's body began to crack, collapsing to the ground with a bang, turning into a pile of fragments, and two pupils filled with terror rolled out.

Its flesh, soul, and magical elements had all disappeared completely, utterly devoured.

At the moment of the Giant Rat's death, a flush appeared on Dicas's face, and his human-like face became increasingly greedy and excited.

"Huu... Huu... That human... Where is he..."

Dicas trembled, his scarlet eyes staring intently at the increasingly fearful Shadow Rats, asking each word in a hoarse voice.

The next second, all the Shadow Rats turned and ran towards the room where Diri was. They knew that if they were even a second slower, Dicas, who was already on the verge of losing control, would directly tear them apart and devour them completely.

"So, he's finally here?"

Inside the room, Diri was expressionlessly wiping the short sword in his hand. The moment Dicas successfully adapted to the ancient human hero bloodline gene he possessed, the bloodline factors in Diri's body also began to stir, urging him to kill and devour the guy who had stolen his power.

"Charles, are you watching?"

Suddenly, Diri raised his head and looked at a certain spot in the room, his dark pupils staring intently as if making eye contact with someone. During this period of recuperation, Diri had already noticed the strangeness of his escape from the laboratory.

The corridors, which should have been constantly patrolled by soldiers twenty-four hours a day, were empty. The originally impeccable defense mechanism of the entire laboratory was filled with loopholes. At the time, Diri, only focused on escaping, simply assumed that it was because the laboratory had no record of being invaded or test subjects escaping, so the soldiers had become lax.

However, when Dicas secretly guided him to this place after escaping from the laboratory, Diri began to doubt his successful escape.

However, severely injured at the time, he had no chance of escaping the encirclement of the Giant Rats. Moreover, there was a glimmer of hope in Diri's heart: what if the laboratory's defense mechanism really had loopholes and the soldiers had become lax?

But, as Diri recently discovered that the human doctor responsible for treating him was taking his blood every day, the unease in Diri's heart became more and more obvious until he felt someone successfully stealing his ancient human hero bloodline gene.

At that moment, Diri understood that he had never truly escaped the laboratory. His supposed escape was, in fact, part of the experiment. Moreover, Diri was absolutely certain that Charles was watching him in the shadows at this very moment.

"I will definitely survive!"

The next second, Diri, having understood everything, regained his composure, silently hid the short sword in his clothes, and directly pushed open the stone door and walked out. The Giant Rats, who had just arrived outside the door, looked at the human who suddenly walked out, and felt that the aura on his body was somewhat similar to that of their king, Dicas.

Faced with such a change, the many Shadow Rats froze on the spot, somewhat at a loss.

"Lead the way!"

Diri looked expressionlessly at the many Shadow Rats in front of him, and when he spoke, the many Shadow Rats subconsciously scattered, revealing a path leading to Dicas's location.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

In the dark passage, only Diri's increasingly heavy footsteps echoed. As he got closer and closer to Dicas's location, Diri's dark pupils became increasingly profound, the blood in his body became more and more manic, and wisps of black gas wrapped around his body.

From afar, Diri at this time seemed like a demon god walking out of ancient times. The many Shadow Rats trembled and lowered their heads, not daring to approach Diri's side.

"You've come!"

Inside the room, a pair of scarlet pupils lit up in the darkness. Dicas's nearly three-meter-tall body slowly walked out, and the violent aura oppressed the air like a tangible substance.

"Dicas, you should know that this is just an experiment."

Diri looked calmly at Dicas, whose form had greatly changed, stating all the facts in a calm tone.

"I know, but so what? Now I just want to become the most 'perfect' creature and possess powerful strength. What does it matter if this is an experiment?"

Dicas's human-like face slowly cracked open, and the jagged fangs made Dicas become increasingly hideous and terrifying. Under the desire for strength and evolution, Dicas no longer cared whether this was an experiment... Moreover, even if it was an experiment, as long as he devoured Diri and became a higher demon, he would not be eliminated as a failure!

Therefore, for the sake of strength and survival, Dicas could only let Diri become his nourishment.