The Most Expensive Last Words in History

"Don't go!"

"Save, save me!"

Xia Qiu reached out with blood-soaked hands, calling out incessantly, but the driver who caused the accident didn't stop. Instead, they slammed the accelerator to the floor, and with a roar, the car sped off into the distance.

Watching the sports car drive further and further away until it was about to vanish completely, Xia Qiu fell into utter despair.

All hit-and-run drivers should be rounded up and executed by firing squad for ten minutes, the bastard! He could clearly still be saved!

Perhaps due to panic, that sports car—on the verge of disappearing—crashed through the roadside railing and plunged into the canyon.

A few seconds later.

A thunderous boom echoed, and a mushroom cloud rose up from the exploding vehicle.

This kind of plot twist? Xia Qiu was dumbfounded!

Heaven sees what men do; even the heavens couldn't stand to watch anymore!

The scumbags who caused the accident were dead. A one-for-two trade; even if he died, he wouldn't be at a loss.

However, after thinking it over for a few seconds, Xia Qiu still felt he was getting the short end of the stick.

Damn it, car accidents are definitely most profitable when they don't happen to you.

Because he had been sent flying by the speeding sports car, Xia Qiu was severely injured, his body paralyzed, and he had completely lost the ability to move.

To make matters worse, as his body fell, it unluckily struck a sharp, jagged rock, delivering a direct backstab and kidney shot.

Blood gushed out, and his consciousness grew increasingly blurred...

Am I really going to die like this? I'm so reluctant to go!

Twenty-some years of life were just too short; there were still so many wonders of this colorful world he hadn't experienced yet.

And if he died, what would happen to his room full of figures and the massive collection of "foreign language learning materials" on his computer?

He hadn't even planted that Populus euphratica tree he'd spent nearly two years saving green energy for in Ant Forest...

The only consolation was that he probably wouldn't have to pay off his Huabei bill next month.

If he had known disaster would fall from the sky, he should have at least maxed out his credit; what a miscalculation!

Whether it was because his body had been sent flying or because of the massive blood loss, Xia Qiu felt his whole body burning, as if he had fallen into a furnace.

Burning all over, is this what death feels like?

Just then, a voice abruptly echoed in Xia Qiu's mind.

[Confirmation complete. Successfully acquired... [Heat Resistance].]

What voice was that?

On the verge of death, his consciousness scattering, Xia Qiu didn't hear it clearly.

By the way, if it weren't for that kidney shot, would I not have to die?

[Confirmation complete. Successfully acquired... [Pierce Resistance]. Additionally, [Physical Attack Resistance] acquisition successful.]

Pierce Resistance? Physical Attack Resistance?

Huh???

A bolt of lightning flashed through Xia Qiu's mind. Wait, why did this scene feel so familiar?

Holy crap!

Isn't this the scene where the "Rimuru" from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime gains his skills upon reincarnation?

Could it be that he had a chance to transmigrate to another world?

In other words, he might not have to die?!

Xia Qiu trembled with excitement, but joy turned to sorrow; his body convulsed violently, and his already torn wounds widened further. The pain reached the depths of his soul, and blood sprayed out uncontrollably.

"So painful! The blood loss is accelerating. I won't die before I finish my thought, will I?!"

[Confirmation complete. [Pain Nullification] acquisition successful. Transformation into Bloodless Physique beginning... Modification successful!]

Pain Nullification was a god-tier skill, but what the hell was a Bloodless Physique?

He wasn't going to turn into a slime, was he?

Xia Qiu felt like crying but had no tears. Rimuru was great, and he liked him too, but damn it, if he lost his "equipment," he would lose so much of life's pleasure.

He had just been planning to avoid that pitfall, and yet... heaven really liked to toy with people!

Xia Qiu gasped for air. His injuries were simply too severe; his body was like a broken bellows, making a "hissing" sound with every breath he took.

His consciousness was fading, but he hadn't acquired Rimuru's ultimate god-tier skills, [Great Sage] and [Predator], yet. He couldn't die; he absolutely couldn't die now.

Otherwise, even if he did transmigrate, he would just be an ordinary slime, and that was something he could never accept.

Right, how did Rimuru acquire the Great Sage and Predator skills back then? He couldn't remember!

How about this—

"Predator!"

[Confirmation complete. Unique Skill Predator successfully acquired.]

It actually worked?!

Xia Qiu didn't even know how to react; it seemed that ever since he was accidentally hit by that car, he had been on an irreversible path toward becoming a Slime King!

"Great Sage!"

[Confirmation complete. Unique Skill Great Sage successfully acquired.]

What other abilities did the Slime King have again?

A gust of wind blew by, and Xia Qiu couldn't help but shiver. He felt his body temperature rapidly slipping away, and his body growing increasingly heavy.

Xia Qiu instinctively muttered, "So, so cold!"

[Confirmation complete. Cold Resistance successfully acquired. Conditions met for both Cold Resistance and Heat Resistance; Thermal Fluctuation Resistance acquired.]

Nice!

One last word, one skill—is this the most expensive last word in history?

Think, hurry and think, what other skills did the Slime King have?

Perhaps because he was on the verge of death, Xia Qiu felt as if his brain had rusted over.

His mind felt numb; even though there were a ton of things he wanted to think about, he couldn't recall a single one.

In the final moments of his life, what surfaced in his mind wasn't the Slime King or any skills, but the many memories of his life.

Ever since his parents passed away in an accident, he had completely let himself go.

After accidentally falling into the otaku lifestyle, he changed his "waifu" every three months and bought piles of body pillows and figures. He never felt there was anything wrong with that before.

But on his deathbed, his heart was filled with infinite regret—damn it, there were so many shows he would never be able to finish watching.

And the Marvel Cinematic Universe; after the ten-year Endgame, the next chapter was about to begin, and he would never know what happened next.

This sucks!

"I have no regrets entering the world of anime in this life; in the next, I wish to be born in the 2D world!"

"I have no regrets entering the world of Marvel in this life; in the next, I wish to be the dust from the snap!"

[Confirmation complete. Capturing keywords: 2D world, Marvel... Information chaotic, unable to execute... Beginning recalculation...]

It couldn't even execute...

But there was nothing Xia Qiu could change now. He felt his consciousness slipping away completely, ready to fall into infinite darkness.

Rumble!

A bolt of lightning struck from the heavens, tearing through the sky. The massive sound and intense flash of light jolted Xia Qiu awake, his consciousness clearing slightly in a final, flickering moment of lucidity.

"Lightning, right, I remember now! The Slime King gained Electricity Resistance because he had his colleague destroy his computer!"

[Confirmation complete. Electricity Resistance successfully acquired. Additional skill Paralysis Resistance acquired.]

Heh, a smile of immense profit appeared on Xia Qiu's pale face.

He hadn't expected a random thunderclap to let him pick up Electricity Resistance and Paralysis Resistance. All he could say was—this is the choice of Steins Gate!

As for being hit by a car and such, that must be the fault of the world and the timing!

So sleepy...

Is this what death feels like?

Xia Qiu slowly drifted off to sleep, his breathing gradually ceasing, and his heartbeat slowly fading away...