Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

In the dark and damp sewer, three giant rats, each the size of a house cat, were running frantically ahead, occasionally looking back as if some terrifying presence lurked in the dark tunnel behind them.

Not far from the three giant rats, in a corner, Lu Minghao peeked through a crack in his hiding place, watching the rats scurry past.

Especially when he saw the wound on one of them, Lu Minghao instinctively shrunk deeper into the crack.

The clean-cut wound was clearly caused by a human weapon; a wound from a fight between beasts would never look like that.

‘But why are there humans in the sewer?’

Looking at the bloodstains on the ground not far away, Lu Minghao became even more puzzled.

Could it be that the other world also has sewer cleaners?

Meanwhile, in the sewer several tunnels away from Lu Minghao's hiding place, several humans who were obviously dressed as adventurers were advancing with difficulty, holding a glowing stone.

A swarm of giant rats or low-level monsters like sludge monsters and slimes were constantly attacking them.

"Tuka, when can we take on other commissioned tasks? I don't want to clean up these low-level monsters in the stinky sewer anymore."

A blond-haired teenager who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old stomped on a slime at his feet with an impatient expression.

The splashing sludge emitted a strong stench, and the teenager's already dissatisfied heart was filled with irritability.

As if venting his frustration, he split a giant rat that jumped at him in mid-air into two with a sword, and then complained to the middle-aged man in leather armor in front of him.

"Keith, be serious, kid.

Besides, we are only beginner adventurers and are not qualified to take on other commissions."

The middle-aged man named Tuka at the front of the group looked back at the complaining teenager.

They were just a beginner adventurer team, not only with ordinary equipment, but even without a mage in the team.

If they really took on a task outside the city, they would probably die halfway at the hands of monsters or bandits.

As a middle-aged man who had been in the adventurer business for most of his life, although he didn't have much strength, he still knew his limitations.

Moreover, tasks like cleaning up the sewer were originally a benefit that the Adventurers Guild specifically gave to low-level adventurer teams.

Firstly, it could provide enough barely livable rewards for a large number of low-level adventurers, and secondly, it could also be used to train newcomers.

However, only beginner adventurers would do tasks like cleaning up the sewer.

Adventurer teams with a little strength would soon upgrade and accept tasks such as escorting or hunting monsters.

After all, cleaning up the sewer was not only poorly paid, but the stinky and dark environment of the sewer made people feel disgusted, and accidentally getting injured could also cause wound infections.

"Tch!"

After hearing his captain's words, Keith vented his dissatisfaction on the low-level monsters around him.

You must know that when he left the village, he had promised everyone that he would make a name for himself and become a powerful adventurer, but now he could only do tasks like cleaning up the sewer.

"Okay, everyone, cheer up.

According to the information provided by the Adventurers Guild, there is a goblin gathering place not far ahead.

As long as we successfully clean them up, this mission will be completed."

At this time, Tuka, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and looked at everyone with a serious expression.

This time, their mission was to clean up all the monsters in this area, the most important of which was the goblin gathering place.

Although goblins, slimes, giant rats, and sludge monsters were all low-level monsters, the strength of the two sides was not at the same level.

If they didn't cheer up, they might pay a small price, and Tuka didn't want this mission to cause personnel losses to the team.

"Yes!"

"Got it, Captain."

The originally somewhat lax crowd quickly cheered up, and even Keith, who was still complaining just now, showed a serious expression.

Although he really wanted to accept other tasks to improve his strength and fame, he would still seriously obey his captain's orders.

"Okay, then Gordon and I will set up traps, Nina, you be on guard, Keith, protect Nina, and after the traps are set up, lure those goblins over in batches and eliminate them all."

After speaking, Tuka and the man next to him holding a short sword began to set up various traps.

This place was chosen by Tuka based on his own experience.

The exit in front was the territory of those goblins, and the passage here was narrow and dark, which could perfectly prevent those goblins from rushing in.

Moreover, as long as the traps were set up, the goblins would not be able to easily attack them.

Just as Tuka and Gordon began to set up traps, Keith and Nina quietly came to the exit, looking at the goblins inside.

They saw more than a dozen goblins lazily gathered together in an open space of about a hundred square meters.

Garbage and bones discarded by the goblins were everywhere, and clear teeth marks could be seen on the white bones.

In the center of the many goblins, an old iron pot was hanging over a bonfire, and the viscous liquid was constantly tumbling under the flames.

Rotten meat, grass leaves, and unknown bones could be clearly seen inside, and next to the iron pot, a guy who looked much taller than the other goblins was constantly stirring.

From time to time, he would reach into his pocket to scratch, and then without washing, he would grab a slime next to him and throw it into the pot.

The already viscous liquid became even more viscous, like a black jelly mixed with various things.

"Nina, how is it?"

Just as Keith and Nina were carefully looking at the goblins, Tuka gently patted the two of them on the shoulders and asked in a low voice, while looking at the goblin gathering place in front.

When he saw the goblin next to the iron pot, Tuka's expression became a little serious.

Hobgoblin, an evolved form of goblin, possesses much greater power than ordinary goblins.

Generally speaking, an adventurer can barely deal with three ordinary goblins, but a hobgoblin can easily defeat three ordinary adventurers.

In other words, if he hadn't chosen to act cautiously and rushed in directly, then today would be the anniversary of their four-person team, and not surprisingly, the three men would become part of the iron pot, as for Nina........

"Nina, give me your bow and arrow, Caesar, you take Nina back to the traps first."

The next second, Tuka patted Caesar on the shoulder, asked him to take Nina back to the traps first, then took the bow and arrow that Nina handed him, reluctantly took out a small bottle from his arms and hung it on the arrowhead, and aimed at the hobgoblin.

This thing was an alchemical bomb made by some mages, and it was very powerful.

As long as it successfully hit, it would be enough to kill the hobgoblin, and the power of the explosion could also clean up the other goblins, but the price of such a useful and powerful thing was very expensive.

This one alchemical bomb cost the entire team half a year's public funds, but in order to save their lives and complete the mission, Tuka had to use it here, and the reward for a hobgoblin was enough to make up for the consumption of the alchemical bomb.