Suddenly, I Became a Slime Chapter 5: Uncertainty

“Damn it,” the man cursed as smoke spewed from the gas mask covering his face.

The smoke, almost like a manifestation of the man’s anger, soon mixed with the dampness of the sewer and dispersed.

It mingled with the flowing, sticky odor, emitting a sll mingled with the scent of rust flakes on the floor.

Had nothing covered his face, he would have choked and twisted his dry throat.

Eventually, the rusty sll rged with the viscous puddle flowing on the floor of the vast space, creating a pungent stench.

Intense was the stench of blood, mingled with the sll of gunpowder and decaying flesh.

anwhile, a huge crocodile lay collapsed with holes riddling its body, oozing viscous substances.

Despite its capability to easily swallow a person, the crocodile appeared tattered, yet its huge body still writhed with tenacious vitality fitting for its size.

Nevertheless, its breath seed on the verge of ceasing.

Though massive, it was just a crocodile.

However, the man behind the gas mask showed no sign of victory in his contorted face.

Instead, unease and restlessness emanated from him.

As he watched the crocodile take its last breath, the man shouted to the others, rummaging around the crocodile.

“Have you secured the target?”

“Not yet—”

“Damn it. Fall back!”

Wasn’t it all over now?

Puzzled by the man’s words, those searching around the crocodile imdiately retreated.

*Splash.*

Simultaneously, as the crocodile finished its final struggle, its body suddenly began to lt away, resembling crumpled mud after a child’s play.

Emitting a pungent sll filling the sewer, the dissolving crocodile vanished without a trace, mixing with the sewage water.

Wasn’t it the ideal situation to search for the target that had just fled towards the crocodile?

Although puzzled by the retreat order, they did not question it. After all, that was one of the virtues the suppression team should have. Even if orders are suspicious, they had to follow. That’s how they could survive.

*Whoosh!*

Gradually growing louder, an unidentifiable noise filled the sewer, resembling a large entity swallowing sips of water at the waterfront.

*Splash!*

Soon, a massive pillar of water shot up, splattering sewage in all directions amid the mixture of various filths and foul odors.

*Ssshh….*

Along with a sound resembling heavy rain, the crocodile rose from the previously unseen sewer floor, with sothing drooping from its nostril-like openings resembling mucus, a bluish substance resembling the silhouette of a young girl.

“So, it was over there.”

The target they had been searching for so desperately, the ‘rged liquid monster,’ was right there.

The man who confird it furrowed his brow.

“I heard it has no intelligence.”

Observing the behaviors of the ‘liquid monster’ different from what was written in the report, the man thought sothing was definitely wrong.

Unlike the description of just a sluggish mass of liquid, what was visible now seed to possess will and intelligence.

That suspicion turned into certainty as it appeared tethered to the crocodile’s nose.

From the beginning, fleeing to use the crocodile as a shield raised doubts, but now it was certain.

The situation had changed.

Now, the liquid monster hanging like mucus seed to be a completely different entity from what was reported before.

…and it was not a good sign for the man and his team.

When dealing with anomalies, small and subtle changes could cost lives.

If you didn’t know about your enemy, you were in trouble.

In so gas, not knowing ans failure, but within anomalies, not knowing ans death.

If a mont ago, the man had not given orders, the remains of his team mber would have been caught in the crocodile’s jaws like leftovers.

They wouldn’t co back to life like the crocodile.

The man was a rational person.

“Everyone retreat. We’re leaving this place imdiately.”

He chose to leave before the crocodile’s interest returned to them.

If they leave from here alive, they could co back later.

Wow, what a ss this is.

I never imagined I could be more surprised than by my transformation into a sli, but boy, was I wrong.

Even when the crocodile appeared, I was a bit surprised but sohow accepted it.

Why wouldn’t it be there?

City legend says that there is a giant crocodile living in the sewers of Arica.

But this was not just an unsubstantiated rumor. There are records of crocodiles up to 2 ters long being discovered, and even a record of a baby crocodile being found in Korea, where I live.

…Of course, it’s quite an old story. I had thought it had beco an unbelievable urban legend by now.

I thought it would be scary to have such a big crocodile living in sewers.

But my surprise didn’t end there.

As I stood there, surprised by the giant crocodile, I felt soone sneaking up behind .

When I glanced back, soone holding a vacuum cleaner-like thing was creeping up on .

I was startled by the sight that seed like they were coming to grab no matter what.

But at that mont.

The crocodile started to rampage.

And then I heard gunshots.

I made a quick decision with a chilling head, just like when I was attacked by a wild dog.

I thought I would be caught by them if I stayed like this.

My decision was swift.

I decided that they wouldn’t find right away if I headed towards the thrashing crocodile covered in blood.

…Ultimately, there was no choice but to move forward.

Besides, a vacuum cleaner man was approaching from behind to suck in.

So, I flattened myself near the crocodile.

Being small and squishy, my body fit perfectly under the crocodile. It was surprisingly comfortable, not having to breathe in the filthy sludge.

As I lay beneath the crocodile, enduring the stench, I seized an opportunity during the commotion.

I felt the crocodile stop its movents.

I thought that the crocodile wasn’t strong for its size.

…being killed so unceremoniously was slightly disconcerting.

While lying flat under the crocodile, bizarre helted figures approached closely.

I held my breath, unable to move a muscle.

There was no way to escape, but I tried desperately.

In the midst of it all.

As soone yelled, a disgustingly bitter taste flooded my senses. It was like mixing all the things I’ve ever thrown in the trash and eating it up.

I shuddered at the hellish taste.

Bam!

Amidst the sound of gushing water, I felt my body suddenly floating upward.

In the sight of a spectacle like a grenade exploding with water gushing, I instinctively clung to whatever ca my way.

Regaining my composure, I realized a huge cavern-like structure appeared in front of .

From the cavern erged hot breath and mud.

I realized that what was in front of was not a cave.

That ans…

Looking down, I noticed teeth that seed like they would turn into food scraps if I were pierced by them.

It dawned on that the gushing water and sli were from an alligator.

The alligator, presud dead after being shot earlier, had suddenly reappeared in full strength.

It’s not even that deep here for such a large creature to erge from underwater.

Around that ti, I just gave up trying to understand. After all, I turned into a sli that had already surpassed my understanding.

Apparently, my planet was filled with secrets unknown to .

That got a bit excited.

I was still curious about what caused this transformation.

Despite this excitent, I was still aware of where I was.

The situation around remained unchanged.

I was still surrounded by people aiming guns and vacuums at the huge alligator’s nostril.

Quite a surreal sight.

Yet, ti seed to be on my side.

As the man presud to be the leader shouted, those aiming guns started to retreat without hesitation.

Even to , an outsider in military matters, their retreat seed highly organized.

If the alligator wasn’t there, would I have been captured in that sack hanging from the vacuum by those people?

But was being captured even an option?

I don’t know.

When the thought of being captured crossed my mind, I instinctively made a judgnt and ran away.

I was afraid.

I was scared, no doubt about that.

Before becoming the sli, I had no idea such things existed.

I could speculate that soone was preventing it.

Excitent and uneasiness washed over simultaneously.

The feeling that if caught, I wouldn’t be in for a pleasant ti, right?

But ironically.

I had to follow them.

Hanging from the nostril, dripping down like a runny nose, I chased after them.

*Thump, thump, splash!*

Thanks to the alligator’s thrashing, I was able to stick to their backs.

Already exhausted, they continued through the sewer without noticing I was following.

After passing through quite a complicated route, a sight I had never seen before appeared before .

*Bang!*

The sound of water dripping sowhere mixed with the sound of tal grates.

*Drip, drip, drip.*

I saw a ladder that the pursuers were climbing. And above it, a faint light was seeping in.

Not just the dim light of a bulb but a bright spotlight.

Yeah.

I had finally reached the exit of this damp and soggy place.