Chapter 164: Wolfgang

Zen careful and gentle movement in soothing Krista Dragoon's red palm made her blush slightly.

"It's fine…" Krista Dragoon mumbled softly, hoping Zen would stop his action.

However, Zen ignored it completely as he made sure her hand was cured before letting it go. 

Afterward, Zen smiled at her and said, "Next time, it's better to not slap me because it will hurt you more than it will hurt me. My face is extremely thick so I won't feel anything either way."

Krista Dragoon chuckled at his dumb jokes but still, she was happy that he was attentive toward her.

BOOOM!

Suddenly, a loud explosion occurred 10km in front of them as Zen narrowed his eyes slowly to use his senses to check the surroundings. 

"What happened?" Krista Dragoon asked in concern as she was too distracted to be in the mood to use her magic sense.

"Nothing much, just some dumb people thinking my slimes are some points for them to earn," Zen smirked and used his movement technique to hurry forward to the scene.

It wasn't that he was worried about his slimes being killed but he wanted to see who was so confident in attacking the slimes.

After all, slimes appearing in this forest were very unlikely considering the magical beasts that they have seen so far. Thus, Zen concluded that the people attacking his slimes were not after points but him instead.

'Since you people want to fight me then I shall gladly comply with your wishes.' Zen smiled wickedly as he continued to rush forward. 

He wasn't worried about Krista Dragoon and Leila Dragoon since his shadows were still attached to them so it was better to let the two sisters enjoy their time alone for now.

As Zen was busy catching up to the scene, Romu is currently in a dilemma against the new enemies that came out of nowhere.

"Hehe, hurry up and call your master over, otherwise we will smother each and every one of you, filthy slimes."

"Oi, they're not filthy slimes, just disgusting gooey substances for us to torture."

"Hahahahaha!"

Romu was enraged by the enemies taunting as he prepared to order the worker slimes to fire their acid shot in unison. However, it was like they knew Romu's ability, the enemies quickly brought up an orb and activated it.

Instantly, a metallic barrier surrounded them and the acid shot dealt zero damage to the barrier.

Romu became worried as he wanted to escape since their powerful skills were deflected by the enemies easily. 

"Everyone retreated to safety, I can sense Master is coming soon so we must stall for him," Romu shouted at the worker slimes who hurriedly tried to bounce away.

When the enemies saw that, they sneered inwardly as they allowed them to escape while following closely behind.

Romu seemed to have noticed their escape was rather smooth when he considered the fact that they managed to use some items to block off their acid shot. While bouncing away, he started to sneak some glances at the enemies and was dumbfounded.

The distance between them was always the same no matter how much they retreated, meaning they could have caught up to them by now if they tried.

'These enemies want us to bring them to our master.' Romu said inwardly as he gritted his teeth. They were Master loyal servants and would not betray him at all cost.

Unwilling to make Zen have enemies that are targeting him specifically, Romu decided to stop his track and turned around to face the enemies.

"Oh, have we finished our little game of tags or you wanted a little rest." The enemy sneered and started teasing Romu. However, he didn't chase forward as he kept his distance, hoping that Romu would soon start retreating to his master again.

"Heh, I may be a slime but I'm not a fool so you can drop your hopes in using us to bring you to our master. Master is currently busy gaining points, unlike you idiots who are chasing after slimes that won't even get you any points in this forest." Romu smirked as he prepared to fight till the last breath. 

The worst-case scenario was that they died and had to wait for a long time before recovering since they weren't the same as magical beasts. They were contracted monsters, meaning once they died, they would reside in Zen's core until their recovery.

"Hmph, since you know about our plan then wasting any time would be pointless. Just bring us to your master and we promise to let him free." The enemy said and continued.

"I can swear to heaven with my name, Wolfgang."

Romu was dazed by Wolfgang's sudden words and made a pondering expression to stall for time. 

Romu was using the contract function, communicating with Zen from a far distance and explaining the current situation and Wolfgang's intention.

Zen who was about to catch up to them merely smiled. "Romu, they are trying to trick you into bringing you to me. Their target isn't me but Krista and Leila, given the fact that they are both princesses in the Jade Kingdom and are all alone in the wilderness."

"What does Master mean by that? Romu cannot comprehend." Romu replied quickly as his expression remained the same to prevent Wolfgang and his companion from noticing anything suspicious.

"Sigh, I forgot you were a slime and never knew about human nature. Listen Romu, they are men and probably have a disgusting facial feature so they want to test their luck in capturing the two princesses and enjoy them thoroughly." Zen explained while he already sentenced the enemies to a long and torturous death for plotting against Krista Dragoon and Leila Dragoon.

Wolfgang who was patiently waiting for Romu's response turned suspicious when it's been over 2 minutes already.

"Not good, this little bastard slime is communicating with that brat and is informing him about us." 

Wolfgang shouted when he remembered that contracted beasts have this kind of function. Since slimes were rarely contracted, this information didn't ring in his mind.