Chapter 80

The women all braced themselves and looked ahead.

The fog wall began to shake again.

This time, it seemed to take much longer; it took a while for all the fog to dissipate.

The women looked ahead blankly, but they didn't see the 90 enemies they had expected.

Only one object, larger than the lord's house, appeared directly in front.

It was an overall oval, spherical shape.

It was transparent like a water droplet, but its outline could be seen very clearly.

On that outline, there seemed to be two large eyes looking at everyone.

Zhao Chi looked on in surprise.

"Quick, quick, charge! Rush over immediately, attack at once, full-force attack, crazy attack! That is an Emperor Slime!"

The women looked ahead in astonishment.

Gu Qing was also very surprised.

That huge water droplet was actually a slime? How could there be such a large slime?

This was indeed a slime.

A very huge slime.

On top of this slime’s head, it wore a translucent crown.

The crown was inlaid with crystals of various colors, shining brilliantly under the sunlight.

Apart from this huge slime, there were no other magical beasts around.

Gu Qing gripped her weapon tightly.

It was the first time she had seen Zhao Chi so anxious, not even having time to introduce the opponent's situation?

But Gu Qing knew Zhao Chi must have his reasons.

So, Gu Qing only reacted for one second in her mind before charging out.

However.

Tang Ruan didn't even think for one second.

After Zhao Chi gave the order, she charged out directly, without a second thought.

The other female soldiers and female artisans followed and charged up.

Zhao Chi took a deep breath.

He concentrated all his strength into his palms.

The next moment, light radiated everywhere.

Several beams of soft yellow light shot into the bodies of Gu Qing and the others.

Those women felt the pure light flowing through their bodies, a warm current seeping into their limbs and bones.

Their morale rose one after another.

Zhao Chi swallowed high-level spiritual power pills continuously; he couldn't care about drug resistance now.

He had originally planned to save them for the final stage, but if he didn't use them now, he definitely wouldn't last until the next stage.

Zhao Chi kept recovering his spiritual power and kept releasing inspiration.

Shooting it into one woman after another.

Without exception, they all felt the warm current spread throughout their bodies, and their morale rose.

There were 81 women now, requiring 81 uses of inspiration.

It was very cumbersome.

Once he became a junior lord today, he would be able to unlock area-of-effect skills, which would be much more convenient.

But that was a matter for later.

Inspiration could only boost each person once.

Otherwise, Zhao Chi would have boosted Gu Qing’s morale until it exploded, then boosted it again.

[Zhao Chi's army morale]

[Gu Qing] 93% → 111%

[Tang Ruan] 91% → 106.5%

[Female militia] 64% → 79%

[Female artisans] 61% → 76%

Gu Qing and Tang Ruan went crazy again.

The two of them screamed as they charged, their voices full of excitement and drive.

The women also had good morale, and their combat effectiveness recovered and rose.

Gu Qing and the others charged.

Zhao Chi kept using inspiration.

At the same time, Zhao Chi shouted:

"That is an Emperor Slime. Although there is only one now, it will split as it is attacked.

"It will split into many in a while.

"We must kill it quickly. The Emperor Slime’s recovery ability is extremely strong; if the attack speed is too slow, it will recover rapidly.

"And as time passes, it will also split into slimes of different attributes.

"Water, fire, wind, lightning, ice, earth, poison, etc.—it has all kinds of attributes.

"It will be very difficult to deal with then; we won't be able to kill them all.

"Take advantage of the fact that it is still in its original state and kill it with full force.

"This original slime only has one attack method right now, which is charging.

"But the impact is not small; everyone must take medicine in time. You won't be able to withstand a second hit!"

Zhao Chi shouted while using his skills.

Hearing his words, the women all surrounded it with shields held up.

"Sister Gu, I'll take the hits; you attack with full force!"

"Alright, Tang Ruan, be careful!"

These women were fighting a slime for the first time.

But the fighting method wasn't anything novel.

It was nothing more than spear thrusts and blade slashes.

Tang Ruan was the first to thrust her spear.

*Squish!*

The iron spearhead had long since gone dull, but under the force of Tang Ruan’s 7 points of strength, it still easily pierced into the slime’s body.

*Pfft~*

A stream of viscous, transparent liquid sprayed out, staining Tang Ruan’s leather armor.

"Eww~ so disgusting."

As the iron spear was pulled out, the slime’s skin healed rapidly.

Tang Ruan frowned and thrust again.

The Emperor Slime’s huge eyes looked at Tang Ruan.

"Guji, die!"

Tang Ruan was surprised: "It can talk?"

But hearing it say "die," Tang Ruan immediately gripped her shield and held it in front of her.

*Whoosh~*

The huge Emperor Slime’s body deformed, as if it were being squeezed by something.

Its belly suddenly thrust out.

It slammed into Tang Ruan like a wall.

*Boom!*

Tang Ruan only felt a massive force strike her, slamming violently into the shield, which then slammed into her shoulder.

Her entire shoulder hurt as if it had exploded.

Tang Ruan flew backward.

*Boom!*

She collided with a female artisan behind her.

"Ugh—"

"Ouch!"

Both of them fell, but fortunately, neither suffered a fatal injury.

Tang Ruan endured the pain, apologized to her, swallowed a pill, and charged up again with her shield.

Tang Ruan had 8 points of constitution; her base defense was very high.

Plus, with additional defense enhancements, she was actually very capable of taking hits.

But even so, that last impact still left her feeling chest-tight and short of breath, her arm nearly broken.

But she knew that if even she was like this, the others must be in worse shape.

Thinking of this, she charged even more fiercely, attracting the Emperor Slime’s attention again through rapid attacks.

By now, the female militia and female artisans had caught up.

They thrust their spears and slashed desperately at the same time.

Streams of transparent slime splashed everywhere.

Every woman was covered in it, but fortunately, this slime was harmless.

But every time an attack finished, the slime’s skin would heal rapidly; it seemed it hadn't suffered any serious damage at all.

*Whoosh~*

*Boom!*

Tang Ruan flew backward again and fell heavily to the ground.

"Guji, die!"

The Emperor Slime said this, its body compressing and deforming like a spring.

*Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~*

Within seconds, the Emperor Slime’s body deformed multiple times, rapidly slamming into the women around it.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Although the Emperor Slime’s attacks were monotonous, the force was not small.

The wooden shields didn't have high durability and were shattered after almost a single hit.

The iron-clad shields dented, and the wooden material behind them was already in tatters.

"Ah!"

"Ugh..."

"Ouch!"

"It hurts!"

The women were sent flying one by one.

They weren't Tang Ruan; they only had 6 points of constitution, and it was hard for them to stand up again after falling.

They struggled to swallow life pills to recover their health.

But some were more seriously injured and couldn't even take medicine on their own.

Some had even lost consciousness.

"Gu Qing, go rescue them!"

Zhao Chi had also charged up.

Gu Qing looked at Zhao Chi in panic: "My lord, why are you here? Please retreat quickly; you only have 5 points of constitution, you can't withstand it!"

Zhao Chi said: "It's fine. I won't get close to it. You heal, I'll inspire. Go quickly!"

Gu Qing nodded: "Understood!"

After saying this, Gu Qing withdrew from the battle, her hands glowing.

The light fell continuously, healing one injured woman after another.

Zhao Chi also used his skills continuously, forcing the gradually declining morale to rise again.

"Huff~ thank you, my lord. Thank you, Sister Gu."

"Thank you."

"Thank you, Lord Lord. Thank you, Sister Gu."

Gu Qing swallowed a pill to recover her spiritual power: "Stop thanking me. Charge, continue attacking!"

"Guji, die!"

*Boom!*

Tang Ruan flew up again.

She skidded across the ground for a long distance, a large patch of her leather armor worn away.

Her arms and cheeks were all scraped, blood flowing continuously.

She looked at the half-ruined iron-clad shield in her hand, gritted her teeth, and charged up again.

"Guji, die!"

"Guji, die!"

"Guji, die!"

*Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~*

The women were sent flying one by one, and returned one by one.

Life pills were being consumed rapidly.

Zhao Chi and Gu Qing’s skills never stopped for a moment.

Transparent slime was scattered everywhere, constantly being struck out by the female soldiers and artisans; the ground was covered in it, making a *guji-guji* sound when stepped on.

The Emperor Slime had shrunk by a circle.

Suddenly, its entire body began to tremble.

Zhao Chi shouted: "Full-force attack! Don't let it split! Gu Qing, charge! You must interrupt its splitting! It won't counterattack right now."

Although everyone was very tired and their stamina was nearly exhausted.

But Gu Qing and these women knew that they had to use all their strength to attack now.

So, one by one, they swung their arms and slashed and thrust fiercely.

A large amount of slime splashed, making these women wet and sticky all over, which was very uncomfortable.

Soon, the Emperor Slime’s body shook violently and stopped trembling.

It didn't split either.

Instead, it returned to its previous state.

This meant they had successfully interrupted its splitting.

However, those women were already exhausted.

"Everyone, rest and attack in shifts to recover your stamina. Tang Ruan, you lead the team and hold on for a bit longer; I have to rely on you now."

"Alright!"

Tang Ruan gritted her teeth.

She was also very tired, but since Zhao Chi asked her to continue, she obediently continued.

There was even a hint of pride.

Because Zhao Chi had just said that he had to rely on her now.

Tang Ruan felt that she was very important to Zhao Chi, so even though she was tired, she had the motivation to continue fighting.

Her obedient and hardworking personality played its role again.

Zhao Chi looked at her morale in surprise; it had actually risen by 10% on its own?

Was this Tang Ruan too useful?

Zhao Chi also felt very sorry for her.

Tang Ruan had been attacked the most, several times more than anyone else.

It wasn't because the Emperor Slime hated her, but because she took the initiative to provoke the Emperor Slime’s attention, taking the initiative to share the burden for her teammates.

Zhao Chi knew all of this and saw it all in his eyes.

Tang Ruan’s iron-clad shield was destroyed, and she was now using Zhao Chi’s shield.