Chapter 33: “Neo’s Counterattack”
"Yep yep! Right now, there must be some commotion in another area. The guards will not come here anytime soon."
Anyway, as long as no one was injured heavily or died, the guards also turned a blind eye to these crazy hunters.
The fee to fix the broken walls, floor and windows would be collectively deducted from all people who "participated" in the chaos.
No one would be spared.
As for the dead or injured wild beasts?
The only ones who suffered would be the hunters, and the bureau itself was happy to see such things happen!
No one could help the two pitiful hunters.
With five hunters blocking his way menacingly, John had no choice but to drag Charlie back to the small lobby.
They quickly occupied a certain corner to protect their backs while still being alert to the surrounding hunters who had started to target them.
Some hunters with evil intentions saw the cornered duo and they immediately released their own pets, or even more bizarre, caught a random beast on the ground with bare hands!
Then, they all threw or directed these wild beasts to attack John and Charlie!
The target was mainly Charlie and the golden slime in his pocket.
Just to test a slime, they went as far as creating chaos involving twenty to thirty hunters at once!
John immediately stood in front of Charlie, covering the boy with his towering body, like the most dependable shield ever.
But everyone's target was the golden slime in Charlie's pocket, so how could they let John do this?
The hunters joined forces and sent three people, plus several beasts to entangle John, so much so that he couldn't spare any glance at Charlie.
Once John was entangled tightly, the other hunters started to send their pets to attack the golden slime in Charlie's pocket!
A few more cruel hunters even took out their daggers, planning to personally attack this golden slime.
All of this happened so fast that Neo was caught off guard, not to mention Charlie.
The two pitiful people watched as an abyss snail, a leech, a slime and a fungi were thrown to their faces.
The slime subconsciously used [Acid Spray], and the snail immediately rolled into its shell, intending to hit the obstacle with its hard shell.
The leech opened its jagged mouth wide, about to swallow Charlie's head as a whole.
The most helpless fungi could only spray some strange mucus, intending to "paralyze" the enemy with its super glue-like mucus.
Charlie and Neo were besieged from all sides.
Even when Charlie had [Shadow Steps], a skill to run away quickly, the distance between them and these beasts was already too close.
The skill's special effects would take a few seconds to complete, but even if they were in an invincible state during this duration...
Charlie wasn't sure whether he could dodge.
There were already two hunters on his left side and another two hunters on the right side, all holding daggers in their hands.
They purposely blocked Charlie's way out and went all out just to force the slime to retaliate!
Neo has had enough of all these messes.
The little slime was not a dough that could be kneaded at will.
He also had a temper!
Neo immediately thought of activating his offensive skills, but John's voice suddenly exploded in his mind.
[Lil ancestor! Don't use any offensive skills! Even if your uniqueness is exposed, it's okay, but once you attack these people— ]
The surveillance camera would record Neo's behavior and they wouldn't be able to register the slime at all.
All the beasts here who attacked fellow beasts or even humans had lost their chances to be registered as a pet.
The hunters could catch them back and sell them again to other people, but they would never be able to register these beasts right now.
And Neo was simply too unique with his golden skin.
Other slimes could re-register another day or so, but it was impossible for him, who was so easily recognized!
Neo was so shocked at John's delicate thoughts even at this critical moment that he wanted to curse out loud.
But his mind worked faster than his heart.
The next millisecond, before these beasts' attacks landed on his and Charlie's body, Neo jumped out of Charlie's pocket, blocking all the attack with his tiny body.
[Smol hooman, back off!]
Then, the slime immediately activated his "trump card".
It was a skill that he had not used before and belonged to the [Beast Tamer] skill set.
DING! [Beast Conqueror Aura] is activated.
[Beast Conqueror Aura]
(Skill level: S)
A white halo quickly enveloped Neo's body, instantly blinding the eyes of the four beasts who absolutely loathe any kind of light.
They were already uncomfortable with the bright room and the sunlight pouring in from the windows.
Now, a light bulb suddenly shone right in front of their "eyes," attacking these beasts straight to their souls!
"Chiiii— " the adult slime screamed in a high-pitched voice.
"Graaa—" The leech let out a hoarse groan as harsh as sandpaper rubbing against stones.
"Shhhhaaa— " The snail wriggled so violently inside its own shell, creating a harsh rubbing noise like the leech.
"Ptuuu!" The fungi subconsciously closed its mushroom cap, so loud that it sounded like a fart.
All these beasts fell straight to the floor, twitching, but their various attacks landed precisely on Neo's special effects—
Neo in a special effects state was "invincible", and all those attacks didn't have any impact on him.
Such a clever way to use the timing of the system's special effects was unheard of!
But the hunters around could only stare at the glowing slime who suddenly floated in the air, slowly acting out the special effects.
A strange wine-colored throne with a golden frame suddenly appeared behind the slime, and the slime naturally sat on the tiny throne.
Once the slime sat down, a tiny golden crown fell on his bald head, and the slime actually made a twisting movement with its flexible body, "crossing" his right "leg" on the left "knee".
It acted…as if it was a king!