I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 140

“Anyway, I want to see how much we can handle against the Snow Woman with the upgrades we’ve made until now.”

I asked Mika and Gabe for their opinion on testing how much our fighting ability has improved due to our level and skill progress.

“Father, it might be better to gather more information first… or at least wait until our equipment is ready…”

“Look, if I can’t withstand the Ice Storm, we’ll retreat immediately. I’ve taken it before, so I know whether I can handle it or not.”

Mika and Gabe look worried, but is it really that much of a concern?

More importantly, if I gather information on how effective the power-up from level increases is, I’ll know what kind of equipment I’ll need to defeat her.

When I told them that—

“That may be true. However, please don’t do anything reckless.”

“We need you, Father. Please don’t forget that.”

“It’s alright. Even if something happens, I have enough cores. I won’t die and leave you behind.”

It’s been about half a month since the last battle. I’m excited to see how much we can handle this time.

–

The next day, I arrived at the boss room on the 30th floor with 500 level 35 child slimes.

The unit formation was as follows: I led the first squad, Mika led the second, Rafa led the third, Gabe led the fourth, and Uri was appointed as the leader of the fifth.

The strategy was the same as before: split the forces into offense and defense, and when MP runs out, rotate units 1 through 5.

“Well then, are you ready?”

“Yes, Father-sama. Leave the defensive squad to me.”

“I will command the attack squad. Dad, with your full strength, please switch between offense and defense to match the Snow Woman’s assault.”

Mia was in charge of the defense squad, Jet took the offense squad, and I was assigned to be the skirmisher.

–

“Hoh… So you’ve brought a few more this time?”

When I entered the boss room, the beautiful snow woman in a kimono turned her gaze toward me.

It might just be my imagination, but the snow woman’s face seemed to be a little flushed, and she wore a smile that looked almost thrilled.

“Yeah. But that’s not all! You’ll feel just how much we’ve changed for yourself!”

“Those words have me expecting a lot! Don’t disappoint me!”

With our words as a signal, magic began flying through the air.

The defense squad deployed earth walls, while the attack squad launched earth bullets. Naturally, we attacked with earth, which has the advantage over water.

The snow woman used Double Chant to defend with ice walls and attack with ice bullets.

I empower everyone with the earth attribute to enhance both offense and defense.

“Hoh…? You can withstand more than before? But how’s your stamina?”

“We’re improving every day. We’re not like you, who hasn’t changed.”

The earth walls, which used to be breached after one or two hits, now hold up for five or six.

On the other hand, her ice walls are pierced with one or two shots from us, steadily dealing damage to the Snow Woman.

–

We’ve caused quite a bit more damage than last time. My mana is getting low, so it’s time to swap out with Mika’s squad.

“Everyone, switch with the second squad!”

“Yes!”

We retreated and switched with Mika. I passed on the information I gathered to Mika, then I took a break and focused on recovering my mana.

If this continues, she’ll probably cast Ice Storm by the time my turn comes around again.

“Mika, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“Leave it to me! Everyone, let’s go!”

–

A few hours later, Gabe’s team returned, and now Uri from the fifth squad is facing off against the Snow Woman.

It seems that, just as I predicted, they started using Ice Storm during the fight with Gabe’s team.

According to Gabe, if the defense squad focuses on healing, they should be able to withstand it.

Indeed, with Double Chant, she can only use two spells from Ice Wall, Ice Storm, and Ice Arrows, so she’ll probably use Ice Wall and Ice Storm.

Since she’s not using Ice Arrows, if they focus solely on healing and avoid using Earth Wall, they should be able to handle it.

I’ve already told Mia to focus on healing, so now I’ll be able to experience how far I can go.

Maybe we can actually defeat her.

If I can defeat her, there’s no problem with defeating her, right?

–

“Father-sama! It’s time for a switch!”

Uri emerged from the boss room. It seems that the Snow Woman is still using Ice Storm to attack.

Additionally, her health has reportedly been cut down quite a bit.

It seems like we can push through at this rate.

“Alright! This should be our last push. Let’s give it everything we’ve got!!”

“””Yes!”””

–

When we returned to the boss room, as Uri had said, the Snow Woman was significantly worn out.

Her blue hair, which had been tied up, was now unraveled, and her pristine white kimono was in tatters, with both her chest and groin fully exposed, leaving the clothes completely useless.

Her snow-white skin was covered in wounds, and she seemed to be in a state of complete exhaustion.

“What do you think? We’ve improved, haven’t we?”

“Hohoho, I didn’t think you could push me this far. But do you really think you’ve won now? Ice Storm!!”

(Ugggggghhhh!! It’s still quite effective, but not as much as before. At this rate, I’ll be able to heal in time!)

The rise in level and skills seems to be making a significant difference.

The attack team launches an offensive after adding earth attributes, while the defense team focuses on healing, cornering the Snow Woman.

I took the lead and focused entirely on offense. The Snow Woman’s wounds increased rapidly, and her offensive weakened.

(Could we actually defeat her like this!?)

“This is the crucial moment! Let’s push through!!”

As spear tendrils and earth projectiles chipped away at the Snow Woman, the temperature in the air seemed to drop further.

“Grrr!! Don’t think this is the end!!”

“All units, move near the entrance! Prepare for retreat!! I have a bad feeling about this!”

We can retreat here, but let’s take one hit first. If it seems impossible, we’ll retreat; if it looks doable, we’ll either switch or continue as is.

“Freeze! Freeze! Freeze! All things before my eyes shall be frozen in time! Frozen Realm: Diamond Dust!!”

It felt like time had frozen, and my body was being encased in ice.

It wasn’t painful, it just felt like my body was gradually losing its ability to move.

The surrounding slimes were also frozen and unable to move. Even vibrations were restricted, so we couldn’t even communicate using [Soundwave Manipulation].

(This is bad! Really bad!)

Though my body is immobile, my mind remains sharp.

And then, the Snow Woman walks in front of me.

“My life-or-death battle with you was fun. It makes me feel lonely to think that this is the last time…”

The Snow Woman wraps both her arms around me and kisses me―――

“Farewell, Cruz.”

A barrage of ice bullets were shot at me.

And then, I was blown into pieces.

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