Chapter 437 - 30: Cleanup, New Slime (2)

Chapter 437: Chapter 30: Cleanup, New Slime (2)

"Activate the Anti-Gravity Repulsion Wall. First, clear out all these nearby Slime Monsters."

"Yes!"

In the city’s center, a massive device activated.

An outward-facing repulsion field appeared around the city’s perimeter, then began to expand at a constant speed.

Wherever it passed, all the Slime Monsters "fell" away from the city, pushed by the reversed gravity.

The repulsion field only stopped expanding when it reached the device’s limit, shrinking back to the city’s perimeter.

’The Slimes were a little dazed. They hadn’t felt anyone push them, so how had their bodies just fallen out here on their own?’

The repelled Slime Monsters were pushed into a single mass. Having taken no damage, they did not attack.

After the repulsion field vanished, they began crawling toward the city again, since that area was now the most open.

"Now, use the Gravity Cannon! Full salvo!"

The Gravity Cannon’s salvo was a direct hit, striking the massed Slimes.

Under the effect of the Gravity Bombs, the Slimes were forcefully pulled together.

Their springy, gelatinous bodies began to collapse and shrink within the incredibly strong gravitational distortion created by the Gravity Cannon.

Faced with this sudden gravitational force, the Slimes instantly unleashed immense Telekinesis, trying to break free from the unexpected bonds.

Nearby Slimes also exerted their power, trying to rescue their kin.

However, Ronnie was prepared this time. In addition to the dedicated Gravity Cannons used to fire Gravity Bombs, he also had numerous disposable Gravity Emitters.

He had fired them immediately. In an instant, countless small Gravity Fields appeared in a large circle around Silver Fox Territory.

The Gravity Fields, oriented in different directions, pulled against one another, throwing the gravitational forces in the area into disarray. The chaotic fields ripped the Slimes’ Telekinesis to shreds.

The connection between the Slimes caught in the Gravity Fields and the others became intermittent. While the amplification effect remained, they could no longer merge their Telekinesis into a single, unified force.

The Slimes in the Gravity Fields could only wrap themselves in their own Telekinesis.

The Slimes on the periphery immediately gathered their Telekinesis again to rescue their kin, but the chaotic Gravity Fields caused all their attempts to fail.

The presence of so many Gravity Fields created a mutual amplification effect. A Supergravity Field, which would normally have existed only briefly, lasted for a much longer time.

In the sustained, chaotic gravity, the Slimes could only rely on their own power to form a Telekinesis Barrier. Unable to receive energy replenishment from their kin, the Telekinesis Barriers soon began to fail.

Their bodies flew rapidly towards the center of the Gravity Field.

The Slimes caught between different Gravity Fields had it even worse; they were torn into pieces by the conflicting forces.

Fortunately, Slimes possess the ability to split. The larger chunks torn off by the Gravity Fields immediately became low-level Slimes, which were then also pulled toward the center of the Gravity Field—the impact point of the Gravity Bomb.

Countless Slimes converged at the center of the Gravity Field. Their bodies were continuously compressed, their originally soft forms becoming increasingly solid.

The hardened Slimes were squeezed against each other by gravity, as if a giant hand was trying to forcefully knead them together.

During this process, when under-leveled Slimes touched, they would merge together until they became max-level Slimes.

However, some low-level Slimes had their consciousness erased by the Gravity Field’s relentless compression before they could even merge, their bodies perishing as a result.

Within the chaotic Gravity Field, the Slimes—now compressed into balls—collided and squeezed against one another. Some max-level Slime Balls would attempt to merge again under the intense gravity, only for the fusion to fail due to level restrictions, causing them to separate.

Within the chaotic Gravity Fields, the situation grew increasingly dire. The consciousness of the max-level Slimes began to fade. If the fields didn’t dissipate soon, their fate was all but sealed.

As the chaotic Gravity Fields amplified each other, through some coincidence, they suddenly merged at a single instant.

The direction of all gravitational forces suddenly changed. They no longer pulled against each other; instead of individual fields centered on each Gravity Bomb, the gravity was now centered on a line that formed a ring around the Silver Fox Territory’s city.

In that same instant, the exerted gravity intensified even further, surpassing the maximum limit of a single Gravity Bomb and creating a large-scale Supergravity Field.

The Supergravity Field only lasted for an instant before disappearing.

All that remained was a field of motionless, dark spheres and the devastated ground.

On the city walls, Ronnie was startled by this development with the Gravity Bombs. He started a livestream, broadcasting the phenomenon to a chat group.

[Titan Race Chat Channel]

Ronnie: "Hahaha, the Gravity Cannon truly lives up to its name as a Divine Artifact of war for our Titan Race! It’s a vital weapon we’ve used since the day it was invented!"

Ronnie: "Everyone, look! A new phenomenon is happening with the Gravity Bombs over here. They’ve somehow created a sustained Gravity Field."

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Ronnie: "Hahaha, the Gravity Field turned into a Supergravity Field! All those annoying Slime Monsters are dead! They got turned into little balls!"

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As Ronnie vented the fear he’d harbored for days on the livestream, he ordered his men to continue firing the Gravity Cannons.

The enraged Slimes had begun their assault on the city, forming a massive Telekinesis Hand and swinging it at the walls.

Ronnie’s men operated the Gravity Cannons, firing Gravity Bombs that blasted the Telekinesis Hands and tore them apart.

A second volley of Gravity Bombs immediately followed, landing among the Slime hordes.

The Slimes at the epicenter had their consciousness instantly erased by the sudden spike in gravity, and the surrounding max-level Slimes were also heavily wounded.

Conversely, the low-level Slimes that hadn’t yet merged were pulled together by the gravity, combining into higher-level Slimes.

This time, without the disposable Gravity Emitters, the Gravity Bombs landed far apart and failed to create the terrifying Supergravity Field from before. Their duration was also significantly shorter.

As a result, after being forced to merge by the gravity, these low-level Slimes suffered almost no harm.

Given this, the Slimes adjusted their strategy. They immediately began to split continuously, no longer merging into max-level individuals. Although their individual strength plummeted, the power of their collectively formed Telekinesis Hand remained unchanged.

This granted them a much higher survival rate against the Gravity Bombs.

After a few more volleys of Gravity Bombs, Ronnie noticed this change in tactics. He shut down the livestream and began to command in earnest.

"All units, adjust fire! Concentrate on single targets! Fire at least three consecutive shots at each!"

The first shot to break through their Telekinesis Hand or Telekinesis Barrier.

The second to hit the Slime cluster.

The third to eliminate the new max-level Slime created by the forced merger.

Under the barrage of countless Gravity Bombs, the Slimes’ offensive momentum was finally broken.

Although the continuous volleys couldn’t guarantee every shot would land in the same spot, under such a massive bombardment, there was still a small chance that multiple bombs would strike the same location.

Successive hits in one spot would create a stacking Supergravity Field that would last for some time.

Within these Supergravity Fields, some max-level Slimes, upon death, left behind a different kind of corpse than the others.

Normally, a max-level Slime hit by a Gravity Bomb would have its consciousness erased. After the Gravity Field dissipated, its corpse, lacking a core consciousness, would dissolve into a pool of sludge.

However, if multiple max-level Slimes were caught in one of these sustained Supergravity Fields, there was a chance they would turn into a small, black sphere upon death.

They lay there, silent and motionless.

Ronnie saw the light of victory. Overjoyed, he relentlessly ordered his men to keep firing Gravity Bombs.

The Slimes, for their part, charged fearlessly toward the central city of Silver Fox Territory, intending to exhaust its supply of ammunition.

’Trying to use swarm tactics to run me out of ammo?’

’Hahaha, what a shame! I stockpiled tons and tons of Gravity Bombs for this very assault!’

Ronnie roared with excitement. The anxiety in his heart was completely swept away, replaced by the fervent hope of defeating these Slime Monsters and reclaiming the territory they occupied.

Just then, one of the motionless corpses of a max-level Slime—one of the black spheres—twitched.

The collective consciousness of the Slimes connected to a new consciousness.

’What’s happening to me?’