Although it is said that he is going to the next layer, but it is not so simple, after all, he is in a maze, and he does not know his position or the location of the layer master, so he can only rely on luck to explore.

Xu Shuo drank a few sips of lake water, knocked off a few sapphires on the wall and put them in his pocket, and after a short rest, he planned to go out to explore the maze.

"Do you really want to go out?" Lilion seems to have a lingering affection for the slime.

"Of course, if we don't find our way to the next level, we'll starve to death here, and I'll use you as food rations then." Xu Shuo said.

"Huh?!" Lilion clenched her arms in horror and took two steps back.

"No, I'm kidding, don't take it seriously, you ......" Xu Shuo said speechlessly, "Let's go, aren't you adventurous?" It's part of the adventure as well. ”

Hearing the word adventure, Lilian's eyes became firmer, she clenched her fists, and said, "Say, say it, I'll do it!" ”

Walking out of the secret treasure space, the two walked in the direction they came, Xu Shuo made a lot of marks along the way, because the secret treasure space is very suitable as a rest point, so before finding the way to the next layer, Xu Shuo decided to use the secret treasure space as a way out.

Lilion carefully moved forward as she lit the way with the White Star Stone, and she had learned her previous lesson, occasionally shining the White Star Stone above her head in case a slime fell off her head.

After a while, the two of them met the slime again—a blue, squirming ball on the ground like snot, without eyes or nose, but reacting to light, and after Xu Shuo and Lilian appeared, the blue slime began to slowly move towards them.

"Ahhhh Mr. Xu Shuo, it's coming! Lilion screamed and stepped back.

"What's there to be afraid of, at this speed, I can't touch you at all." Xu Shuo complained.

"No, no, no! It's disgusting to wriggle around! Mr. Xu Shuo, destroy it! Lilian said loudly as she patted Xu Shuo's back and urged.

"I know, I know, don't hit me."

Xu Shuo bent down and poked the slime on the ground with a dagger.

The blade easily sank into the slime's body, but the slime didn't seem to be hurt by this, and instead tried to climb up the dagger.

Sensing the slime's intentions, Xu Shuo quickly withdrew the knife.

"Oh? This guy doesn't seem to be afraid of knives. Xu Shuo said.

"Mr. Xu Shuo, I have read in the book that there is a kernel in the body of a slime, and its kernel must be destroyed in order to kill it." Lilian said as she hid behind Xu Shuo.

"Kernel?" Xu Shuo stared at the slime in front of him, "I can't see it clearly, Lilian, you bring the White Star Stone a little." ”

Liriam bent over and reached for her hand holding the White Star Stone from a distance, keeping her body as far away from the slime as possible.

"I still can't see clearly." Xu Shuo said.

At this moment, the slime, which had been moving as slowly as a walk, suddenly rushed towards Lilian at the speed of a trot.

Neither Xu Shuo nor Lilian had ever actually touched the slime, so they didn't know it could run so fast, and they were both stunned, and then Lilian began to scream and wanted to retreat, but she tripped herself over because she panicked.

Before Lilian could react, the slime glued to Lilian's calf and began to crawl slowly upwards.

"Don't! Mr. Xu Shuo! Save me! I'm going to be eaten——! Liliam cried.

"Here, uh, wait."

Xu Shuo noticed that after the slime climbed onto Lilian's calf, it did not cause any substantial damage to Lilian, but only eroded Lilian's pants little by little, leaving a piece of smooth skin.

"This, this is really incredible." Xu Shuo wiped the nosebleed with the back of his hand.

"Mr. Xu Shuo? What are you doing, save me! Lillian urged.

"Don't worry, this guy seems to be just eating your clothes and won't hurt you directly." Xu Shuo said calmly.

"No, didn't I say it, the slime will get into it as soon as there is a gap, and I'll suffocate! Get it away, Mr. Xu Shuo! Lilian exclaimed.

"Well, don't be afraid, it's still far from your mouth." Xu Shuo said.

"Yes, it's far from the mouth, but it's about to get to a very bad position, so, the ......," Liliam said like a mosquito, and her face was red as if it were about to drip blood.

Xu Shuo was stunned for a moment, coughed lightly and said, "I'm really guilty of letting you talk about this...... Sorry, this is here to save you. ”

After making sure that the slime would not cause direct damage to the skin, Xu Shuo grabbed it with his hands without hesitation, which felt a bit like tearing an octopus off a human leg, and it took a little effort, but it still succeeded.

Xu Shuo threw the slime to the ground, and then inserted his hand into the latter's body, and after groping, he touched a hard orb, Xu Shuo pinched and exploded the sphere with a little force - it is estimated that it is its core, because the slime does not move after being pinched and exploded.

"Are you alright?" Xu Shuo looked back at Lilian and asked.

Lilien puffed out her mouth and looked at Xu Shuo with some anger.

"I'm sorry, I'll come and save you sooner next time." Xu Shuo candidly apologized.

"No more next time!"

"Okay."

After that, the two encountered slimes many times, and each time they were easily eliminated by Xu Shuo using the same method.

To be honest, this slime is really weaker than Xu Shuo imagined, even in RPG games, slimes still have to fight a few times to eliminate. But in this world, it feels more like a harmless little animal than a monster, and after killing seven or eight slimes, Xu Shuo is a little unbearable.

"Slimes are actually pretty cute, aren't they?" Xu Shuo picked up a slime and looked at Lilian.

As if in response to Xu Shuo's words, the slime jumped up and down twice.

"Take it away!!"

Lilien, it seems, doesn't think so.

Xu Shuo shrugged his shoulders and inserted his hand into the slime's body, crushing the core.

Suddenly, Xu Shuo felt a burst of lightness in his body, and something seemed to have changed in his body, and there was a feeling of being reborn.

(Is this feeling...... ）

Xu Shuo concentrated his attention and called up the personal attribute panel, only to see a line of English appear on it.

【New rank!】

『Name: Xu Shuo』

Vocation: Thief (Lv.1→2)

[HP: 201/253→281/350]

Dexterity: 6→9

"Strength: 3→6"

『Defense: 1→2』

『Mana: 36/36→72/72』

(Sure enough, it was upgraded!) ）

Xu Shuo clenched his fists and shouted excitedly: "Nice! ”

Lilian felt inexplicable on the side, "Mr. Xu Shuo, why are you suddenly so happy." ”

"Just now, my level was upgraded to Lv2, right?" Xu Shuo said with some smugness.

"Huh? Could it be that Mr. Xu Shuo, you only had Lv1 before? Lilion looked surprised.

"yes, what's wrong, can't you?" Xu Shuo said.

"No... Because Mr. Xu Shuo is a bounty hunter, I thought you were at least Lv3. Lillian said.

Xu Shuo waved his hand and said: "That kind of thing is fine, but I didn't expect it to be upgraded after just killing a few slimes, according to this progress, it should be able to reach Lv3 soon, and it is not impossible to upgrade to Lv6 in that day." ”

Lilian looked at Xu Shuo incredulously and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Xu Shuo, of course Lv1 is going to Lv2 fast, but the further back it goes, the more difficult it is to upgrade the level, don't you know the rules for level upgrading?" ”

"Rules?"

"Yes, the rules, we have to go through the 'Ten Tribulations' according to God's guidance."

Xu Shuo was stunned.

"What are the ten difficult experiences?"

"The world is bound by God's laws." For example, if Lv1 wants to rise to Lv2, you need to kill ten slimes like you, but if you want to go from Lv2 to Lv3, the difficulty needs to increase tenfold, that is, you need to kill 100 slimes, and so on, Lv4 needs experience to kill 1,000 slimes, and Lv5 needs experience to kill 10,000 slimes. ”

"I see, does each upgrade require ten times as much experience as the last one?" Xu Shuo touched his chin, "In this case, it's only a matter of time before you level up, if you have enough slimes, you can be promoted to the advanced level sooner or later." ”

"It's not that simple, there is also a rule in the 'Ten Tribulations' that God will not recognize the power gained by exploiting the weak." Lilian stretched out a finger and said: "The slime is a low-level monster of Lv1, and if a person from Lv2 attacks a monster of Lv1, it will be judged as exploiting the weak, and at this time, the law of 'Ten Tribulations' will take effect, so that the experience you gain is ten times lower than the experience value normally obtained, that is, in fact, if a person from Lv2 wants to rise to Lv3 by killing a low-level creature like a slime, they need to kill a thousand." ”

"The difficulty has increased suddenly......" Xu Shuo turned into a dead fish eye again.

Lilian continued: "And every time the level of the monster you fight against is one level lower than you, the 'Ten Tribulations' rule will reduce the experience gain by ten times, and the experience gained by a person at Lv3 who crosses two levels to kill a slime at Lv1 will be reduced to one percent of the original experience. ”

Xu Shuo scratched his head and said, "In other words, if you want to level up well, it's best to find a monster of the same level or higher than yourself as an opponent?" It's a bit of a hassle, but it's reasonable. ”

"Yes." Lilian said.

"By the way, what is your level, Lilian?"

"Me?" Lilian pointed to herself and said, "I'm Lv3." ”

Xu Shuo was a little surprised.

（…… Is it taller than me, you can't see it? ）