Slime simulator

Day 29: You've been wandering around the ruins for a day now, and you've brought those two dumb dogs with you.

It's huge here, a whole forest.

There are no hints or information to tell you what to do next.

You've encountered other humans here.

Like you, they're wandering around aimlessly like headless flies.

You've also seen a few human corpses.

For now, you haven't discovered any dangers in this forest, so the greatest danger is humans themselves.

Day 30: Disciples from rival factions with grudges in the real world have started a massive brawl here, and many have died tragically.

Many more were caught in the crossfire.

People have started to band together.

Small groups are forming here.

You watch all this unfold, pondering to yourself.

Day 31: The entire forest has calmed down, and there are no more battles.

The number of people now is only two-thirds of what it was when everyone first entered the ruins.

One-third of the people have already died here.

...

Night falls.

Everyone thought it would be just another ordinary night.

Suddenly, a blazing beam of light shot up from the center of the forest.

Everyone rushed towards the light.

You looked at the light in the distance and also moved towards it.

When you arrived at the source of the light, you discovered that it was a huge pit in the ground that was emitting the light.

Calling it a pit is no longer appropriate; the edges are constantly expanding.

Dozens of holes began to appear from the bottom.

Large amounts of magma spewed out of these holes.

In just half an hour, a small lake spanning several miles had appeared before you.

However, this lake didn't contain water, but only magma.

Even five hundred meters away from the edge of the magma lake, you could still feel an extremely intense heat.

At this moment, a curtain of light burning with flames suddenly appeared in the sky.

A line of text appeared.

'Magma Survival: Limited to three days. The ten creatures who last the longest will enter the next level. Challenge begins.'

The subtitles displayed for more than ten minutes before disappearing.

Everyone looked at each other, and then someone approached the magma.

More and more people approached the magma lake.

Soon, a large crowd was standing in front of the lake.

They looked at the magma in the lake and couldn't help but be shocked.

Standing on the shore, they could already feel the pain of their flesh being severely scorched. Entering it?!

How was that possible?

However, this idea was ultimately held by some of the weaker individuals.

Subsequently, some people began to release defensive measures and directly entered the magma lake.

After they entered, the defensive measures on their bodies rapidly melted away.

A weaker Rank 4 Level 1 cultivator was directly engulfed by the magma and sank to the bottom, without even having time to scream.

Upon seeing this, some of the lower-ranked humans quickly retreated, looking at the lava in the lake with horror.

With people entering, the remaining people also mentally assessed the power of the magma.

Experts above Rank 5 entered without hesitation.

Compared to Rank 4 humans, their strength was much greater, and they didn't feel much pressure entering the magma lake.

This made them breathe a sigh of relief.

The remaining Rank 4 humans also entered one after another.

Soon, the entire lake was filled with people.

You also entered the magma lake with the two dumb dogs from an inconspicuous corner.

As soon as you entered the magma, you immediately felt the heat.

But it didn't have any effect on you.

The two dumb dogs also clearly felt the pressure of the flames, but they were fire-attribute magical beasts themselves, and coupled with their powerful bloodlines, although their levels were slightly lower, they could still withstand the power of the magma.

In order not to attract attention, you directly took the two dumb dogs to the bottom of the lake, looked up at the large pile of legs above, and searched.

You tried to find the shadow who entered the ruins last when you were outside.

However, you didn't find anyone suspicious.

...

You continued to observe from the bottom.

In a short period of time, no one left the magma lake.

You also noticed that the temperature in the magma lake didn't seem to change.

If it was only to this extent, I am afraid everyone who entered the magma lake could enter it.

Moreover, you also discovered that soaking in this magma improved the physical fitness of Big Dog and Second Dog.

The improvement wasn't just for Big Dog and Second Dog; many people on the surface of the lake also improved.

This magma has a body-tempering effect?!

Because your body's strength is far greater than the magma's strength, you can't get enhanced.

...

An hour later, you clearly felt that the magma slowly began to generate new heat from the bottom.

This heat was conducted upwards.

When it reached the magma on the surface of the lake, it had become very weak and could not be detected at all.

But you were at the bottom of the magma and could easily detect these terrifying temperatures.

The newly added magma heat did not affect you.

But it had a great impact on Big Dog and Second Dog.

They were already a little unable to bear it.

You released a barrier to protect them.

With their level and strength, the longer they stay here, the more benefits they will get.

After that, you looked at the people above.

You found that no one noticed anything unusual.

Your eyes narrowed slightly.

...

Another half hour passed, and the temperature at the bottom of the magma increased even more exaggeratedly, but the temperature transmitted to the surface of the lake was not so terrifying.

Still, no one noticed anything.

...

Another half hour passed again.

The same situation appeared.

On the surface of the lake, some people could no longer bear it, but they found that all their strength had been used to withstand the magma, and there was very little left, and there was no extra strength to bring themselves to the shore.

Many people began to panic.

The other people who had not been affected looked at these people with disdain.

Your eyes narrowed.

Because you already knew what the pitfall of this level was.

This huge magma lake is like a pot, and the creatures in the magma are like frogs.

The bottom is constantly heating up.

Adopting a strategy of boiling frogs in warm water, so that everyone will be unable to escape without realizing it.

Above you, a human could not bear it and was swallowed by the magma.

You swam over and took away his interspatial ring.

The remaining humans who couldn't bear it panicked instantly.

An idea came to your mind. After settling Big Dog and Second Dog, you came directly to the shore.

You, dressed in black robes, scanned some of the people struggling in the magma lake and said directly, 'As long as you pay enough, I can save you.'

'Each of you only has one chance to bid. If the price you offer is, in my opinion, not enough to buy your little lives,'

'Then it means you value your own lives too lightly...'

'One more thing, I want something visible and tangible, something I can get my hands on right now.'

As soon as you finished speaking, someone immediately shouted, 'I'll give you everything on me, an interspatial ring, 500,000 universal coins, and ten Rank 4 puppets...'

Hearing this, you looked at this Rank 4 Level 3 person, waved your hand, released magical power, and rescued him.

Then, you took away his interspatial ring, checked it, and confirmed that everything was there, nodding in agreement.

The remaining people panicked and made bids.

'I... 700,000 universal coins, several treasures worth a million universal coins, and a dozen Rank 4 potions...'

'The property deed to three shops in the imperial capital...'

'I don't have that much money... but I can warm your bed, I'm twenty years old, unmarried, 168cm tall, 50kg, bust...'

'...'

As various bids appeared, the smile on your face rose and never fell again.