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friends rushed toward the tunnel, still trying to defeat the slime hopping around them.
    Steve was the first person to climb down the tunnel. He held a torch as he led the group into the eerily silent tunnel.
    â€œI don’t see any slimes,” Kyra remarked as she carefully made her way through the tunnel.
    â€œAnd I don’t hear any slimes,” added Caleb.
    â€œThey have to be here.” Steve couldn’t imagine where else they’d be coming from. He also wondered who had built this tunnel and if they were still in the swamp biome.
    A blur of colors raced past Steve and the gang.
    â€œIt’s a rainbow griefer!” Kyra called out.
    â€œRemember how Joshua used a rainbow griefer to destroy the building competition?” Caleb said as the group walked down the tunnel, closer to the griefer.
    â€œRainbow griefers have Henry, Max, and Lucy trapped in the desert. I don’t think being in this tunnel is a good idea; they could trap us down here.” Kyra wanted to leave.
    â€œWe’re all nervous, Kyra, but we have to find out where these slimes are spawning or we won’t be able to stop them,” said Steve.
    â€œBut what if we are attacked by the rainbow griefer? Then we can never help our friends.” Kyra didn’t let the matter drop.
    Alex defended Steve. “Steve’s right. We have to get to the bottom of this slime problem.”
    They suddenly stopped when they heard a loud noise. Squish! Squash!
    â€œIt’s the slime spawning room!” Steve was excited. “It must be right down this hall,” he guessed.
    The group made a right turn in the tunnel. Instead of entering a room filled with slime, they were stopped by a rainbow griefer wearing red armor and holding a brick of TNT.
    â€œYou walk one step closer and I’ll blow up this tunnel!” the griefer shouted.
    â€œBut you’ll destroy all of us,” Steve pleaded, trying to reason with the griefer.
    â€œMakes no difference to me. I live here, so I’ll just respawn.” The rainbow griefer laughed.
    Squish! Squash! Three slimes hopped from the slime spawn room and leapt at the rainbow griefer, destroying him. Steve and the gang sprinted away. They wanted to be far away before he respawned.
    The tunnel was longer than they remembered, and it felt as though they’d never reach the end. When they finally saw light peeking through the hole above them, they climbed up a makeshift ladder made of vines and made their escape. Emerging in the evening light, a bat flew close to their heads.
    â€œWe’re safe! Let’s get out of here!” Will shouted, but he had spoken too soon.
    In the distance, the rainbow griefer sprinted toward the group, and although he didn’t have a block of TNT, he was carrying a diamond sword.
    The group tried to escape, but the rainbow griefer was fast. He caught up to them and leapt at Steve. The sword struck Steve’s arm.
    â€œOuch!” Steve cried, as he lost hearts in his health bar.
    Caleb shot an arrow at the griefer and struck him right in the chest. The griefer was weakened. Steve lunged at the rainbow man with his diamond sword, pounding him with his powerful enchanted sword. The rainbow griefer sprinted away. They knew the battle was far from over. There were rainbow griefers lurking all around the Overworld, and they had just begun their war on the rainbow ruffians.
    Squish! Squash! The sound of slimes was emanating from the tunnel.
    â€œWe need to get out of the swamp!” Alex cried to the gang.
    Steve picked up a large rock and covered the hole in the ground. “That should keep the slimes away for a while.”
    Night had fallen. They were stuck in the swamp. The group could make out two pairs of purple eyes in the dark sky.
    â€œHow are we going to escape?” Alex whispered.
    â€œSwim!” Steve said, hopping into the murky swamp water filled with lily pads. The group followed.

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