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Today was the day that you'd start your adventure out in the world and leave town for the first time in your life. The Adventurer's Guild had posted a notice that all new adventurers were welcome to help combat the rise in the monster population. You didn't really have any training but you did have a sword and shield so how hard could it be. While you couldn't fight a dragon or something day one surely you could handle slimes and maybe even a kobold.

When you approached the guild's reception desk, the black feline yawned and looked incredibly bored as she said, "Hello and welcome to the guild. We are not responsible for anything that might happen to you outside of town and chances of a rescue party is low. A party is suggested for all adventurers no matter the level of difficulty to increase the chances of your survival. Knowing there is a risk of death or permanent injury both physical and mental, do you accept the call for adventure?"

"Yes!" Your tail wagging as you excitedly exclaimed your enthusiasm. "I'm ready for whatever awaits me and I can handle myself."

"Do you have a party? If not, a veteran should be able to mentor you in their party once one is available." You had a feeling she had said this a thousand times at this point with how monotone she sounded saying it.

"I'm good to go, just give me whatever I have to fight first to climb the ranks."

She didn't care to argue at all so grabbed a flyer for a slime bounty and handed it to you. "There you go hero, just exit the north side of town, then head northeast until you reach a field and kill some slimes. Be sure to read the flyer so you know what to bring and what to look out for."

"Thanks and before you know it I'll be taking down dragons." You stuffed the piece of paper into your bag and ran out the door. Everyone has always said that slimes were easy to kill and you have a sword so you were sure you could handle this without reading.

When you approached the gate a wolf guard stopped you. "I'd advise against you leaving town right now, monster activity is high and we don't have the manpower to save you."

You'd pull out the flyer and show it off to the guard. "I'll be okay, I'm an adventurer after all and I'm helping with the slime problem."

He looked down at you for a few seconds before responding. "Alright just try not to get too salty out there." The wolf then laughed and you gave him a confused look. "You know because you're hunting slimes."

Not wanting to look like you didn't know, you let out a small laugh as you started to walk by the guard. "Yeah, those slimes sure do make me salty." You had no idea what he was talking about but if you had to guess slimes probably taste salty and their goo splatters all over you when you smash one. So as long as you cut them efficiently you should be able to avoid salting yourself.

You followed the road to the northeast until you spotted a field beyond the tree line. Upon arriving at your destination you'd begin your search for any slimes in the area. If you were lucky you might be able to find at least a dozen of them to collect bounties on then you could take on a harder mission.

After a few minutes of searching, you'd finally spot one in the middle of the field and it was a big one. It was half your size and looked like the perfect target to start your journey. A small one might have been disappointing to fight after all and hardly worth bragging about but a big one like this had to be worth more.

You approached the blue slime, unsure if you were behind it, in front of it or if it had any sides to begin with. The slime was completely see through as you could vaguely make out the grass and other plant life on the other side of it. It was completely motionless even as you got closer to it and you wondered if it was asleep. Even as you raised your sword it didn't react to you at all and you were unsure if it could even sense you. Not that it mattered really, it was your target and with this first swing, your monster slaying days would begin.

Swinging your sword down as fast as possible, you expected it to die in a single blow. Instead upon making contact, you watched as your sword simply sank into the slime and got stuck. You'd attempt to pull on the sword to dislodge it from the slime but rather than pulling free it was ripped out of your hand and consumed completely by the slime. It took you a few seconds to process that a slime had just bested you as you watched your sword float around within the slime.

You couldn't go back to town and admit defeat at least not yet as you could imagine most would laugh at you if you were to say what happened. While you didn't have your sword anymore, you still had your shield and bashing it was probably more effective than slashing. Taking the shield off of your arm, you grasped it with both hands then swung down hard. Rather than splattering from the impact, you watched as the slime enveloped the shield and started pulling it inside.

With only a split second to decide to fight or run, you chose to fight and tugged on your shield as hard as you could. If you could get it back there was a good chance you might be able to try again and do some damage to it. Unlike your sword this time when it tugged on your shield you held firmly onto it with all your might and tugged back. This would prove to be the wrong choice as the shield was pulled inside the slime completely and your hands along with it.

A look of horror came over your face as you saw your hands inside the slime and could feel the goo between your fingers. You let go of the shield in hopes you could pull your hands free but it was far too late to escape now. The slime rolled towards you while it tugged on your arms and you were powerless to stop your arms from being completely consumed.

"Help!" You'd scream in hope that someone else was near that could save you from the situation you found yourself in. There was no response and before you could try to call for help again the slime enveloped your head and shoulders. Your muzzle filled with its goo as you tried to cry out for help once more. It was then you realized the slime tasted sweet and when the guard was joking about salt it was because you were supposed to salt your weapons.

Not that it mattered now as you wouldn't get a second chance at this encounter with the slime easily pulling in the rest of your torso. Your squirming had no effect on the slime as it continued to consume your body. Once your thighs were pulled in you'd feel your hand brush up against the hilt of your sword. You grabbed a hold of your sword and struggled to swing your arm to cut your way free of the slime. It had little to no effect on it though as your sword seemed to just glide through its goo.

You half expected to drown but surprisingly the slime kept you alive and awake even after several minutes of it pulling in the last of your body. It had forced you to curl up into a fetal position in order to fit inside of its body and you could feel a pressure from all sides squeezing in on you. If you tried to move, you'd be able to stretch out your limbs and even bulge out the ball like shape it was in. Once you relaxed your movement though it'd pull your limbs right back against you into a fetal position.

After a few minutes of you trying to escape, the slime would spit out your sword and shield but leave you trapped in there. You were able to see the outside world still as the slime rolled around to find a new napping spot. The outside world was so close yet so far away and you feared you'd never get to experience the air or sun ever again.

Once the slime had settled, you noticed your limbs started to feel funny and upon looking at your fingers you'd notice a couple of them were gone while the others were starting to become see through. The slime was absorbing your body and there was nothing you could do to stop it. Even as your legs, arms and tail vanished into the goo, you still felt like you could feel them.

You started to accept your fate as slime food as even if someone were to salt the slime now there'd be no saving your body in the state it was in. Once your legs were completely gone, you'd see your pants float around in the goo overhead before getting spit out. Without any limbs you'd float in the slime for a few more minutes while it absorbed your torso. You'd lose consciousness soon after with your body being far too gone to keep going any longer and you were nothing more than additional mass for this large slime.