Ben's gaze sharpened, scanning the area. Just as he expected, the slimes started emerging one by one. This wasn't some plant that produced water—if anything, it was a slime nest. Now it all made sense. The eerie silence, the strange atmosphere… it wasn't normal.
"Retreat!" Ben ordered without hesitation. There was no point in fighting here. There were too many of them. Sure, he had enough resources to spawn a hundred Krell soldiers, but against this swarm of slimes, how many would survive? It wasn't worth it.
After putting some distance between them and the nest, Ben finally stopped and turned back, making sure nothing was following. Thankfully, only mushrooms were in sight. The other Krell were safe—except the one being consumed. "What the hell are these slimes? It's like some kind of nest… but why are they all clustered together?" Ben muttered. 'Was this some kind of breeding period? Or something else?'
