Izzy coated her right fist in blue flames and rapidly swung it out behind her, slamming it against the the humanoid sludge and breaking its shape upon impact, sending several globs splattering across the wall behind her.

"Now, that’s not very nice. I was just saying hello. Tell me, why does your presence feel so much like Satan’s?" He inquired curiously, as another blob of sludge appeared a few meters ahead of us and took a humanoid shape.

"What? How do you know my father?" She responded with a frown, as the former slave girl stared at her in bewilderment.

Yeah, that’s an understandable reaction.

"Father, you say? Ah, yes, that would explain it...him, but this is quite disappointing. Are you really Satan’s daughter? You seem so much weaker," Replied Plasmuk curiously.

"I may be weaker than my father, but don’t underestimate me, I won’t be defeated by you!" She snapped with an irritated look on her face, as wisps of blue flames flowed out the sides of her mouth.

"That’s quite doubtful. Down here, I am effectively unstoppable. This entire space is my domain, any who enter are little more than playthings to me. The only one to ever escape this place alive is the Demon King Satan. Outside of this place, I would certainly be at a disadvantage against you, Half-Demon, but you do not stand a chance against me in this place."

Since he’s a Slime, his weakness must be his core...but clearly, he’s hidden it somewhere in this space, it might be deep underground for all we know. This cavern, the fiftieth floor of this Labyrinth, is a massive space, and he was able to cover the entire area with a layer of sludge in a matter of seconds.

He’s probably got masses of sludge hidden all over the place, destroying these humanoid forms is pointless, they’re likely nothing more than small pieces of his total mass.

Which means that, if all he wanted to do is kill us, we’d already be dead. But instead, he’s talking to us, a lot. He’s been down here for centuries, starved for entertainment...I can use that, to at least buy some time to come up with a plan...

"Earlier, you mentioned that you could sense something similar to a Dragon King from her...does that mean you’ve met one before?" I inquired, taking a step forward as I glanced at Izzy to tell her to stand down for now.

"Yes, I have. Many centuries ago, I was a rather weak creature, the only one of my kind with intelligence, but I was no more powerful than a Giant Slime. Then I realized that, by consuming beings with large amounts of Mana or Negative Energy, I could grow more powerful. The stronger I became, the smaller my core shrunk, until it was no larger than a grain of sand.

Of course, I was still weaker than the most powerful creatures...the Demons, Dragon Kings and Elder Vampires. At least in a fair fight, that is...you see, the more creatures with large amounts of Magical energy that I consumed, the more I grew in mass.

If I take the time to assimilate the entirety of my mass into any one area, I am invincible in that area," He declared smugly, before adding sheepishly, "Unfortunately, all I could do was fight those creatures to a standstill, they were simply too powerful to defeat and consume. Well, I did manage to consume a few thanks to a bit of luck, a sick Dragon King, two young Demons, and one Elder Vampire who led down her guard.

As a result, the rest of the members of each of those races hunted me down, so I retreated down here. Demon Lord Satan was able to track me down, but he failed to kill me and ultimately left with the battle unfinished and the outcome undecided. Unfortunately, by that point, I had reached the limit of how powerful I could grow. So, not wanting to live while being constantly hunted, I stayed down here."

Wow, it’s like a broken dam, he’s giving us a lot of useful information without me even needing to prompt him. I don’t think it’s that he doesn’t realize it though, it’s more that he doesn’t care...he’s right, if his core is as small as a grain of sand, and he’s assimilated his entire mass throughout this cavern, he’s basically unstoppable in this place, or at least unkillable...

"That must have been rough, stuck down here with nothing to do for centuries," I replied in a casual tone, trying to keep him talking.

Hey, Azazel, don’t suppose you’ve got any bright ideas?

’Well, with the Contract transformation still cooling down, there’s not much you can do. It’ll be a full day before you can tranform again.’

Oh, that’s just great. Really don’t want to die down here...

"Yes, it has been quite boring most of the time. But this looks promising, battling the three of you should give me a small respite from that boredom. Hm, should I fight you one at a time or all at once?" He mused uncertainly.

"Oh, I’ll gladly take you on myself, I’ll destroy every last trace of-...," Began Izzy icily, stepping forward before I quickly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.

"If I may make a suggestion, Slime King...would you mind waiting a day? You want to be entertained, right? Well, I only just got done fighting a battle, and I can’t use my full power again for another full day," I remarked, desperate to buy more time.

"Hm, you don’t appear to be lying, but...I don’t know. You do seem more powerful than any other humans I’ve previously encountered, but that said, you are still nothing but a human. I find it hard to believe that waiting a day will make much of any difference," He replied skeptically.

"Come on, you’ve waited for hundreds of years for something fun to come along, so what difference would just one more day make? And I can assure you that I won’t disappoint...at my full power, I’m more or less on par with my Half-Demon, Half-Dragon King friend here.

And like you said, you’re basically invincible down here, right? So we’d need all the power we’ve got to give you a proper challenge...just imagine, the disappointment you’d feel if you defeated us easily without any real effort whatsoever. And besides, with the way you’ve sealed this place up, it’s not like we’re going anywhere," I pointed out.

Come on, give us some breathing space to work with here...

"I suppose you make some good points. Oh, very well, then...one more day wouldn’t hurt, all things considered..."

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