That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime-Visit to the Unknown

Chapter 2-First Contact

Zaza's tongue clicked as it attempted to retreat from the combat zone.

Five of its subordinates were no longer detectable, and it was clear that they had been finished off.

The plan had failed.

Zaza had to attempt to return as quickly as possible in order to prevent any further casualties-in other words, its own death.

Zaza was a cyborg.

An important part of the fighting force of the resistance-Light of Dawn- that was able to move on the surface.

The surface world was polluted by poison.

Not only that, but apart from Zaza's own will, there was a setting that prioritized the command, 'return alive.'

And as a loyal warrior of the organization, Zaza obeyed the order.

Of course, Zaza also had a fear of death.

However, Zaza knew from experience that there would always be another chance as long as you lived.

"Damned bastards. They used the nuclear missiles without hesitation! I won't forget that you killed my team. And I will have my revenge!"

Zaza spat before leaving the area.

Battle-no, it was more of a one-sided assault-and Zaza was the only survivor.

They had come all this way. The five subordinates and the Remote Robot.

And yet they had all been so easily destroyed by the nuclear missile the enemy had used.

The Remote Robot had avoided destruction through the use of an electromagnetic pulse, but it was no longer usable after that.

The mission was a failure at that point.

They had lost their method of transportation, and so it was no longer possible to steal resources.

It was hard to even see.

The massive explosion had filled the air with dust.

There was nothing else to do.

Zaza decided to take advantage of the situation and escape while the enemy would have trouble seeing.

Furthermore, Zaza needed to hurry in order to avoid the flames that were closing in.

And so Zaza cautiously stayed away, all the while keeping an eye on the oxygen supply device that was inside of its body.

The device made if possible to extract oxygen from the atmosphere and store it, but on the surface, where radiation and poisonous gasses were thick, there was hardly any oxygen at all.

And so it was necessary for Zaza to return to the closest base before its supply of oxygen depleted.

And if that was not possible, then it would have no choice but to descend into the depth of the underground, where the pollution was relatively lighter.

But the underground world was dangerous. It was filled with strange life forms that had mutated. It was something that Zaza would prefer to avoid.

"Thirteen hours left. That's enough."

Zaza was relieved by that.

This mechanical body hardly required any oxygen at all.

It wasn't just synthetic muscle, but the chemical fibers that connected each part also expanded and retracted though electricity from an internal power reactor.

The only part that required oxygen was the 'brain,' which was encased in the head and the only part that was not synthetic.

The oxygen only had to be thinned and sent to the bio-solution storage cylinder.