He bites back a curse. The slime is faster than he would have thought possible for a gelatinous, oozing thing. He rushes out with gunblade in hand and attempts to cleave the thing in two.

...His weapon bounces right off its body, sending him reeling back.

"What?!" he exclaims without thinking. And unfortunately, the noise attracts the rest. A veritable horde of slimes, bearing down upon them at speed.