My Slime Wife: Training and Pampering Her Makes Me Stronger
Chapter 11: The Goblin Dance

Chapter 11: The Goblin Dance

The forest became quieter as they advanced.

Liam walked slowly between the trees.

Every step was careful.

After Lydia’s ability activated, he knew something hostile was nearby.

But he didn’t know what.

It could be another creature from the Dungeon.

It could be a monster much stronger than the Rabbit King.

Or something even worse.

Lydia moved beside him.

Her small green body slid over the roots and fallen leaves of the forest.

Then, finally, they arrived.

A clearing appeared ahead of them.

And there was the campfire.

But the ones gathered there were not hunters.

Liam stopped completely.

Around the fire were several small creatures with green skin.

Creatures with thin bodies, large heads, and pointed noses.

They carried improvised weapons made of wood and stone.

A window appeared before his eyes.

[Monster detected.]

[Race: Goblin.]

[Average Level: 10.]

Liam gritted his teeth.

"So they really were monsters..."

But that wasn’t the worst part.

Above the campfire was a wooden structure.

A kind of cage.

And inside were two human women.

Both were tied up with ropes.

Their bodies trembled.

Their eyes were filled with fear.

They couldn’t scream.

Their mouths were covered.

The goblins danced around the fire.

Some hit the ground with their spears.

Others raised their weapons toward the women.

And others threw more wood into the fire, making the flames grow larger.

A chill ran down Liam’s spine.

"No..."

He whispered.

"Unfortunately..."

He looked around.

"It doesn’t seem like the hunters have reached this floor yet."

Lydia remained still.

[Lydia: Liam...]

[Lydia: We have to be careful.]

[Lydia: These creatures seem different from the rabbit we fought.]

He nodded.

The goblins looked weak.

But there were many of them.

And they had hostages.

The two women cried desperately as the monsters continued their strange dance.

Liam clenched his fists.

"We can’t leave them there."

Lydia looked at him.

"Lydia... we have to do something."

For several seconds, he observed the clearing.

The goblins.

The fire.

The spears.

Then he looked at his wife.

He thought about her abilities.

Harden.

Rabbit Jump.

Acid.

Danger Detection.

He wasn’t a warrior.

He had no strength.

But he had something he had never possessed before.

A companion capable of fighting monsters.

A plan began forming in his mind.

"Lydia."

The slime approached him.

[Lydia: What do you need?]

Liam smiled slightly.

"I’m going to trust you. I need you to do exactly what I tell you."

There was a short pause.

Then her answer came.

[Lydia: I will.]

[Lydia: I trust you.]

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The goblins continued celebrating.

They didn’t notice the small green mass approaching from the bushes.

Lydia moved slowly.

Her body looked harmless.

Just a slime.

A small creature.

One of the goblins noticed her and froze.

It raised a wooden spear with a stone tip.

Its companions watched curiously.

The goblin approached.

It touched Lydia with the tip of its weapon.

For a moment...

Nothing happened.

The goblin smiled.

But then...

[Skill activated: Harden.]

The exterior of Lydia’s body changed.

Her gelatinous surface became firm.

The stone tip struck her.

Crack.

The spear broke.

The goblin became confused.

And that was its final mistake.

Lydia’s body began spreading over the broken weapon.

Quickly, like a green wave.

The goblin tried to escape, but it was already too late.

The slime completely covered it.

The other monsters reacted.

They shouted, raised their spears, and charged toward her.

But Lydia was already finished.

The goblin disappeared inside her body.

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

Liam watched from a high tree branch.

Just as they planned.

He had climbed up there while Lydia distracted the first enemies.

Now he could only watch and trust his wife.

The goblins attacked.

But Lydia jumped.

[Skill activated: Rabbit Jump.]

Her body bounced against the ground like a ball.

She jumped over the entire group.

And while she was in the air...

Her body began releasing a green substance.

[Skill activated: Acid.]

The liquid fell onto several goblins.

The monsters screamed.

The substance began burning their bodies.

Their improvised weapons.

Their dirty cloth and leaf clothing.

Everything it touched.

Lydia landed.

And before they could react...

She consumed them.

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

The messages appeared one after another.

Liam smiled.

She was fast.

Much faster than he expected.

Lydia jumped between them.

Bounced.

Stretched.

Consumed.

One.

Two.

Five.

Ten.

The goblins began panicking.

But it was already too late.

[Achievement unlocked.]

[Your Slime has consumed a Goblin Horde.]

[Your Slime has reached Level 29.]

Liam opened his eyes.

’Level 29... she’s one level away from evolving.’

But then...

The atmosphere changed.

The remaining goblins didn’t run away.

They screamed and grabbed new weapons.

Liam frowned.

"What are they doing?"

Then he saw them.

Their spears.

They had covered them with a brown substance.

Lydia looked at them too.

And the smell even reached Liam.

"It’s their own poop..."

The goblins had covered their spears with feces.

Then they brought them closer to the fire.

The tips began burning.

Liam was almost speechless.

"No way..."

The goblins charged.

Their flaming spears pointed directly at Lydia.

But this time...

They weren’t afraid.

They covered themselves with large stones they picked up from the ground.

Blocking the acid.

Protecting themselves.

They were weak.

But they were learning.

Lydia remained still.

The flames approached.

But she didn’t retreat.

Because she already had a passive ability.

[Fire Resistance activated.]

The flames couldn’t harm her.

Panic appeared on the goblins’ faces.

Then Lydia jumped.

One final jump.

Higher.

And in the air...

Her body began growing.

Expanding.

Liam immediately understood.

"Lydia..."

She was going to finish it.

The green mass fell over them, covering the remaining ten goblins.

The flames disappeared.

The stones fell.

And one by one...

The monsters were absorbed.

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

[Your Slime has consumed Goblin Level 10.]

The clearing became silent.

Only the campfire remained.

Liam jumped down from the tree branch.

And ran toward her.

"Let’s go!"

He raised his arms.

"You did it!"

Lydia slowly returned to her normal form.

A small green slime.

[Lydia: It was thanks to your strategy.]

Liam smiled.

"No. It was thanks to your abilities."

The slime moved happily.

But then both of them looked toward the campfire.

The two women were still there.

Trapped.

Liam walked toward them.

"First... let’s get them out of here."