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Published at 12th of April 2024 05:51:44 AM


Chapter 168

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Chapter 168:

Jungle Of Paintball Field 4

""Gyu Gyu-chi i!""

Both the boss Red Bloodsucking Carrot and its entourage of Blue Bloodsucking Carrots charged boldly into the suddenly appearing slime wall and got deeply buried.

Hehehe. Then, a thick slime wall that's about 80cm thick. Once firmly buried like that, there's no way they can move at all. How's that? No matter if it's a boss-level monster, once caught in the [Slime] skill, this is what happens.

Yes, one must absolutely avoid a head-on battle with a boss-level monster.

That's because boss-level monsters have fatal attacks. Like the King Cockroach's body slam or the Fly Queen's maggot tsunami. You get it.

Overcoming tough battles with formidable enemies and growing stronger is a staple of battle manga.

But trying to do that in real life would mean not having enough lives. Therefore, the risk remains a risk and nothing but a disadvantage. Hoping for growth during battle or not dying due to the protagonist's luck, or sudden reversals, are just wishful thinking.

So it's ideal to completely shut down the boss without taking any attacks. That's the ideal way to fight.

"W-Wow Is this the power of slime!?"

""!""

Serai-san was amazed by the overwhelming power of the slime, her surprise evident as she gasped. Ruu and Nina-san were also surprised, staring at the slime wall towering before them with mouths slightly agape.

Hehehe, that's right, young ladies. That's Mucus! This is the power of [Slime].

You all thought the [Slime] skill was a bit lame, belittling it? Oh no, even if you didn't say it out loud. I knew.

Because whenever I used [Slime], everyone made a slightly disgusted face.

Whether it was training my body with slime ropes, or injecting lubricating slime to improve suit movement. There's no such thing as [Slime] skill~' was written all over your faces.

Does that mean if it was a skill like [Fire] or [Lightning], or even something incomprehensible like [Darkness] without any logic or rules, everyone would have thought it was cool?

But wait a minute.

[Fire] is a classic skill indeed. But fire refers to a state of combustion, not a substance. It probably requires tremendous energy to maintain that state?

That's because combustion involves extremely high energy levels.

Yeah, that means terrible fuel efficiency. While my Fire Wand is designed for high efficiency, using it with my own magic would probably require a lot of energy.

Plus, it's hot and can cause fires, you know?

Because fire emits intense infrared rays and reflects heat a lot. You can get burned without direct contact. Even if you say I can neutralize what I create', controlling that magic would be very advanced. Even if you managed it, neutralizing the heat waves like reflection heat might be impossible, right? That's just heat waves. Yeah, it's not just fire itself.

[Lightning] is similar. There's no guarantee that you won't get electrocuted when using it.

Of course not. That's because it's electricity. High-voltage sparking. How do you control its direction toward enemies? Is that something you can do with magic? That's my opinion, it's impossible. Yeah, when you use it, I feel like lightning would strike at my feet, and it's over.

Let's leave out skills like [Darkness] with completely incomprehensible phenomena

Every seemingly powerful skill has its pros and cons. Compared to that, how versatile is the [Slime] skill?

Absolutely outstanding.

It's good for defense, and offense. Sorry, it was supposed to be good for offense'. Why did I get that wrong? Well, whether for defense or offense. That's depending on how you use it. The [Slime] skill is exceptionally good.

Once you get the hang of using it, you'll say, I can't let go of this anymore!', that feeling, madam.

"""Gyu Gyu-chii!"""

"W-wow, I can't move at all."

"This is amazing, Coach!"

Indeed, the bloodsucking carrots wrapped in slime had lost their ability to move. Because being enveloped in slime, and floating deprives them of all leverage and stability points.

Hard to understand? Let's say a person's legs get stuck in quicksand, making it impossible to get out. That's because the balance between the body's center of gravity and leverage points gets disrupted, preventing smooth movements and escape.

But with quicksand, it's just the legs. When completely stuck in slime, it affects the entire body. It means struggling only wastes more energy and sinks deeper. Leading to a situation where getting out requires a skill with immense force to blow it away'. But such a solution is not impossible.

But it would likely be very difficult. Since the slime gets filled with my magic, direct interference is challenging, and blowing it away would require enormous energy. Furthermore, one must be prepared for the recoil shock returning back to oneself.

"Huh? But we're not dying at all, right?"

Indeed, you noticed something good, Serai-san. That's because we're carrots.

"Hey, why not try eating it? Since that monster earlier was fast, it might increase your agility?"

"I see, so it's the Seed of Swiftness' but let's not try that. It would be troublesome if a sprout came from my belly button."

"Haha, that's true!"

"Rather than that, everyone, let's check our status. Did our levels go up from the last battle?"

"Wow! Mine is now 15!"

"Me too!"

"Eh?! So suddenly!? .h! It's true!"

Hmm, it seems like the life energy distribution was a great success. Alright, let me check my status.

Current Previous

Level: 12 12

Race: Human

Occupation: Teacher

Stats

Strength: 266 266

Endurance: 258 258

Intelligence: 251 251

Spirit: 265 265

Agility: 253 253

Luck: 390 390

Melancholy: 554 554

Protection:

[Salt's Blessing] Miracle Spirit, [Pixie Queen's Blessing] Lucky Spirit

Skills:

[Strong Acid 2], [Agility 2], [Disease Resistance 7], [Usurpation], [Slime 7], [Space 6], [Strong Luck 1.4], [Footwork], [Meditation], [Salt 5], [Art], [Maggot], [Female], [Fighting 6], [Paralysis 4], [Jumping 9], [Sturdy 8], [Charm]

Titles:

[Bug King], [Saltmate], [Salty Guy], [Bug Queen], [Woman Slayer]

Hmm, what's this? It hasn't changed at all. What's going on??

"Oh, Egetu-san! I learned a skill! [Agility]!"

"Really?"

"Oh, I have [Agility] too."

"What? Even Nina-san, that's amazing."

Hmm? Now that I look closely, my [Agility] is at 2. My skill level has increased subtly. It would be nice if there were system logs or something to make it clearer.

Ah, could it be that the skill the red blood-sucking carrot had was [Agility]? And not just life energy, but did it also affect Sekai-san and the others with the skill usurpation effect?

But why hasn't only my level gone up? I should also level up since my level is lower than Ruu and the others now.

(Oh, could it be!?)

Turning my consciousness inward towards Shiotaro and the Pixie Queen, they return a consciousness of "You'll get there.". Ah, I see.

(Huh?)

Suddenly noticing something touching my feet, I look down to see a Red Slime poking its head out of the prosthetic leg's slime injection port, waving its hands excitedly.

Wait, what's this? Could it mean that now I need four times more experience points to level up than before!?

Come on, please tell me properly!!




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