Upon seeing the slime, only three thoughts came to El's mind.

Is this edible? How do you eat it? Is it tasty?

Because of his own craving and love for food, El would think about anything he saw.

Especially since the prey in front of them was slime, which looked so bouncy and should taste pretty good, but was a food they had never tried before.

"Slurp... I figured even if this thing doesn't have much flavor, the texture probably won't be bad."

Wiping his sword, El was already itching to get started. There were so many slimes by the lake; it would be a shame not to catch a few.

What? Someone asked, slimes can purify water, isn't that beneficial to life? Wouldn't it be bad to hunt them in large numbers?

El said that purifying the water has another effect afterward.

It promotes the magic of the environment, especially the water element magic corresponding to slimes.

The increased activity of water elemental magic brings about the first problem: slimes reproduce faster and expand their population size.

He had read in a book that the demons' territory consisted of large water systems and blue slimes everywhere.

This thing can also become a pest, entering rivers and devouring fish, causing damage to local fisheries.

Moreover, they are aggressive. A single slime may not pose a threat to humans, but a group of slimes may.

"So even the weakest monsters, given enough time to develop, can cause unimaginable disasters. The books really didn't lie to me..."

With a flick of his sword, El locked onto a slime not far away.

The closest target, with no other companions around, is the best target to strike.

"call……"

Emerging from the bushes, his physical condition, honed by years of consistent eating, is now comparable to that of many adults.

"Gurgle..."

Most slimes rely on touch to perceive their surroundings and are completely unaware of the approaching enemy when El locks onto a target.

It was still rolling there leisurely, absorbing some weeds along the way.

El's sword was already at the top of the slime's head.

Raise it, then swing it down.

"Whoosh..."

A flash of silver light, and the short sword made smooth contact with the slime's body, then the blade entered its interior.

"Pfft..."

The blue slime, which looked like jelly, was sliced ​​in half by this sword.

However, the imagined death did not occur; the two halves of the slime were still wriggling, though much weaker than their original, intact state.

"Slimes are special monsters. They don't have vital organs like brains or hearts. They can be considered as a mutated water element with consciousness."

Simple physical cutting is not very effective and makes it difficult to achieve a true kill.

Generally, the way to deal with slimes is to keep them away from the environment corresponding to their element, or to interfere with them using other elements...

The knowledge from the book flashed through El's mind: to truly kill this water elemental slime, he could place it in a dry environment or burn it with fire.

"But the current state is enough; the weakened state after being cut once is just right."