Chapter 141: Discovering the Small World's Core
Compared to Li Pu, the scarecrow has a tougher time soloing a slime.
But perhaps, as the saying goes, fools are blessed, and it dropped an item.
A pearl, the size of an egg, that continuously emits a cyan-white aura.
Li Pu picked it up, and instantly information flowed into his mind.
[LV1-Historical Bomb Shock (F)] 1/100
Active Effect: Initiates a collision of little significance
Attribute Requirement: None
Type Requirement: None
Race Requirement: None
An object with no attributes, F-grade.
"What a pity."
Li Pu stored it in his inventory with a hint of regret.
In theory, this pearl is a decent sacrifice-related item.
But he already promised Elder Tu that all drops in this dungeon belong to him.
So even if it were an S-grade item, it wouldn't matter to him.
However, the fact that he and the scarecrow each took down a slime bolstered Li Pu's confidence significantly.
It seems using the Horned Blade from the Knife Aphid is quite feasible indeed.
Checking the blade of the Horned Blade in his hand, it was still in fair condition, showing only slight wear.
They then continued with the same strategy to tackle the slimes near the light gate entrance.
With both of them working together, their tactics would change slightly.
The scarecrow would lure over a lone slime and take on the frontal assault, while Li Pu would maneuver around and strike when an opportunity arises.
After all, if the scarecrow gets hurt, it can be healed later using [Fatherly Love].
This way, the most they'd lose is some stamina, which can be quickly recovered through rest.
The earth-attribute slime dropped a hefty earth pearl.
The sand-attribute slime dropped a sand pearl formed from grains of sand.
They all provide related items for [Historical Bomb Shock], and together with the wind pearl, they form a set of three related items.
But Li Pu was unmoved, collecting everything to hand over to Elder Tu later.
In this fashion, not just the area near the light gate, but even further afield was cleared by Li Pu and the scarecrow over time.
As the saying goes, do the job with the money given, though Elder Tu didn't particularly instruct it, Li Pu still wanted to clear out the beasts here.
Since once the world's core here is taken, the entire small elemental realm will return to the main elemental world, and the dungeon crystal will become completely defunct.
So if the materials here aren't collected, it would be a waste; such opportunities are rare.
Furthermore, this small elemental realm is smaller than the last Little Yama Realm, so overall, the task is not extensive.
As for the Attributeless Elemental Core that sustains this small elemental realm, Li Pu has no idea how to locate it.
Even Elder Tu himself admitted to not knowing what it looks like.
Each fragment of world is a unique and independent existence.
Their world cores also each have their own forms.
But Elder Tu also mentioned that the world core often has distinctive features that are easy to recognize once encountered.
To this, Li Pu could only express skepticism.
Recognizing at a glance is a simple concept; the key lies in the "encounter" part.
If the world core is buried beneath the endless sands, does it mean he'd have to dig deeply?
However, this doubt was dispelled soon enough.
Because after clearing most of the slimes in the dungeon, while walking, he and the scarecrow stumbled upon something.
[Grass!]
Upon seeing this colossal being before them, the scarecrow exclaimed in shock.
"...Really, it is recognizable at a glance."
Li Pu was quite surprised by this situation.
He never anticipated that the world core of this small elemental realm would be a living creature.
Or rather, it's located within a living creature.
A slime.
They were now faced with a massive sand-colored slime the size of a hill.
At the center of the slime's body, there's a bowl-sized pearl.
Visible to the naked eye, it's a perfect sphere emitting radiance.
Li Pu now understands why Elder Tu said he didn't know its form but that one can tell at first glance when encountering it.
No one can deny the distinctiveness of this pearl in this environment.
"But... can the two of us even take it on?"
Standing dozens of meters away, Li Pu hesitated.
Then, he gave the scarecrow a look.
[Grass!]
This time, no telepathy was necessary; the scarecrow understood immediately.
It raised its wrist and activated its watch towards the gigantic slime.
[Beep beep!]
[0-turn, C, LV35]
Perhaps due to the absence of information in the database, only a simple line appeared.
"Isn't the 0-turn limit supposed to be LV30?"
The result left Li Pu bewildered.
Moreover, it's of C-grade, combined with its beyond-the-norm level.
Clearly, this is the BOSS of the small world.
This made him even more uncertain.
"Should we test it first?"
Thinking it through, he pulled the scarecrow along for some distance.
They're now at least 50 meters away from the huge slime.
This distance had been tested before, marking the current maximum range of [Small Fireball].
Beyond this, the conjured Fireball would lose control and extinguish quickly.
[Slot slot slot...]
Under his direction, the scarecrow began conjuring a Fireball.
Whoosh!
Soon, a blue Small Fireball was flying from between the scarecrow's hands.
If it's not shaped like a small grass bird and just a pure Fireball, the cast time would be shorter and the Fireball quicker.
The advantage of the small grass bird is mainly in its higher maneuverability.
Faced with a huge target this time, there wasn't much need for aiming.
The blue Small Fireball thus traced a parabola, smashing onto the top of the slime.
[Bubble Scald!]
The intense burning sensation made it cry out instantly.
Though the blue Small Fireball's surface doesn't emit temperature, the target being burned knows the reality well.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The discomfort made the slime bounce around the sand dunes, sending a spray of sand flying.
However, it's not entirely foolish; it began rolling consecutively in an attempt to extinguish the flames.
Perhaps the rolling was effective, or maybe its fire resistance is better than expected, but in any case, the blue flames didn't last long and soon went out.
Still, the slime paid a price, as a shallow indentation appeared on its head.
[Bubble Rage!]
Having extinguished the blue flames, the huge slime appeared extremely enraged.
Its entire form not only swelled a bit but also started to redden.
It began glancing around, trying to locate the culprit who ambushed it.
"Seems, it's not particularly effective."
[Grass!]
Meanwhile, Li Pu and the scarecrow had already flattened themselves against the sand, avoiding the BOSS's notice.
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