Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 52 - 52 52 Blushing with Embarrassment

52: Chapter 52: Blushing with Embarrassment 52: Chapter 52: Blushing with Embarrassment “Let He Meng come out first, we need its help.”

Bai Jin opened the luggage, took out a glass bottle filled with a light blue indescribable substance, opened the jar, and poured He Meng out like tipping out lunch meat.

The cylindrical He Meng wobbled back and forth like freshly-made pudding, silky and bouncy, topped with Bai Jin’s specially made magic potion sauce, making Yang Yu involuntarily swallow his saliva.

In order to stay under the radar, Yang Yu had Bai Jin stuff He Meng into the jar, disguised as a jar of magic potion, and even added a layer of potion to enhance the realism, successfully sneaking He Meng into the research facility.

But He Meng, staying in the jar, was extremely uncomfortable.

The bottle was too small; it couldn’t move at all and secretly vowed to slap the person who came up with this terrible idea twice.

Now, it was finally liberated.

He Meng gathered its strength and bounced up, its round body spinning in the air and executing a “Slime Charge” towards Yang Yu.

Yang Yu spun around gracefully and perfectly dodged He Meng’s attack, allowing He Meng to hit the solid wall.

A sticky trail was left on the clean wall, and He Meng slid into Yang Yu’s hands.

Yang Yu blushed, “You little rascal, do you like me that much?

Rushing towards my face as soon as you see it, it’s quite embarrassing.”

As if I’d eagerly throw myself into your arms!

Damn it, why is he so agile?

Last time it was so easy to knock him down, why did it fail this time?

He’s grown too quickly, hasn’t he?

“Let’s save the cuddling for later,” Yang Yu flicked his hair, “We should talk about serious matters now.”

I didn’t want to cuddle with you!

He Meng wriggled out of Yang Yu’s hands and grumpily jumped into Bai Jin’s arms.

Yang Yu didn’t mind and just took out a pen, using the clean wall to start explaining.

Perhaps Asuna was too confident in her “Charming Skill”, many secrets within the research facility weren’t really secrets.

The entire facility was divided into the aboveground and underground parts.

The first floor of the aboveground part, where Yang Yu and the others were, was known as the comprehensive hall, encompassing pharmaceutical production, living quarters, material storage and transportation, and medicine storage, indistinguishable from a regular research facility, specifically designed to fool the public.

The second floor aboveground was Asuna’s personal space, which also likely contained some device continually applying charm to the “black workers” or maintaining a state of charm.

If Asuna managed to charm someone once and for all, it would be fine, but if it was either of the two aforementioned situations, it would be a lot more troublesome.

Having discussed the aboveground part, he moved on to the underground section, which was also divided into two floors.

The first underground floor was where the Silver Orchid Commerce developed new drugs, but that was just a cover.

In reality, this floor served as an isolation layer and wasn’t complex, nor did it have many valuable devices.

The first underground floor was also the limit the guards could reach.

Trouble was, all guards entering the first underground floor had to register, and only those with Asuna’s permission could enter.

The number of “black workers” on the first underground floor was always maintained at a delicate level; in case of an incident, they could just stabilize the test subjects, and only one or two squads were ever sent, never more.

Only by reaching the first underground floor could they potentially access the target’s second underground floor.

The second underground floor was divided into three separate parts, each with its own function, not disclosed by either the soldiers leading them or the intelligence provided by the Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce.

But based on the task at hand, Yang Yu deduced that these three parts corresponded to real drug research, the development of secret weapons, and the storage of top-secret materials.

A true sage never puts all his eggs in one basket.

To infiltrate and retrieve the desired information from all three areas, the task was no small feat.

It was not easy just to clarify the guard distribution and determine feasible infiltration tactics for the three areas.

Yang Yu and the others were starting their shifts tonight, working from 9 p.m.

to 9 a.m., alternating every two days.

Night was the best time for action; they had ample time to investigate.

But Yang Yu, not even for a minute, wanted to work for this unethical company, even if it wasn’t life-threatening.

Working day in and day out with a 996 schedule was a surefire way to end up in the ICU eventually.

To leave this unscrupulous company as soon as possible, Yang Yu had already decided to settle everything tonight.

And the one who could help them achieve this goal was He Meng, lying in Bai Jin’s arms.

“He Meng, the ventilation ducts are extensive and unguarded.

We need you to utilize the Slime’s characteristics and scout ahead.”

He Meng was, after all, a Royal Slime and possessed such high intelligence, Yang Yu wasn’t worried that He Meng wouldn’t understand him, but He Meng was showing a lack of interest, without a trace of enthusiasm.

“He Meng, did you listen to what I just said?”

Yang Yu squished He Meng, who still responded indifferently, lazy and without any enthusiasm.

Having listened to Yang Yu last time had already been a big favor from He Meng, but after completing it, that person treated it so poorly that it decided it wouldn’t help Yang Yu again.

Bai Jin pushed Yang Yu’s hand aside and caressed He Meng gently.

“This task is crucial for us, we absolutely cannot afford to fail.

If we fail, we might all end up dead here.

Yang Yu’s asking you to scout to devise a perfect plan and reduce our chances of failure.

You’ve always been a smart little guy, I know you can understand our intentions, so I’m begging you to follow Yang Yu’s arrangement and help us out!”

Really.

The situation seems more complicated than I thought.

Before coming here, He Meng had also listened to quite a few battle plans, naturally knowing that Yang Yu and the others had come here to find a medicine to treat Bai Jin.

If they were defeated without obtaining the medicine, Bai Jin could likely die from her illness.

Compared to Yang Yu, He Meng felt Bai Jin was more of a friend, and since it was for a friend, it naturally wanted to lend a hand.

“…I’ll help you this time.

But don’t get the wrong idea, it’s not for you!

I’m doing this for my good friend!”

He Meng made a strange noise, and while Yang Yu tilted his head, Bai Jin laughed joyfully, “Thank you.

Yang Yu, He Meng has decided to help us.”

“Ts—,” Yang Yu clicked his tongue, “All my earnest persuasion was useless, but a few sweet words from a girl, and it immediately agrees without any complaint, truly a Slime that forgets friends at the sight of beauty.”

He Meng was enraged when it heard that and wanted to smother Yang Yu’s face, but Bai Jin firmly held it in her arms, “He Meng is a girl, how could it forget friends at the sight of beauty.”

“Oh, so it’s settled then.” Yang Yu opened the system interface and looked—there were no gender symbols on He Meng at all, “Wait…

don’t spout nonsense, how could a Slime possibly have a gender?”