{Host's health has reached a critical percent. Entering temporary hibernation until healed to a safe amount.}
Those words stole my consciousness. I slept for many hours... Days? Weeks? I have no idea how long I slept for. All I do know is that I awoke not soon after.
"Ughh-" I woke up groaning in pain. Trying to move, I felt a sharp pain moving throughout my body, which was still in the Demon Lizard form.
"O-OW-"
{Hosts current health is at 50% Of it's maximum. Please stay still until fully healed to prevent any permanent damage to this form. Also, Please relax your body host.} This voice was different from the old one, the voice that was rude and didn't listen to me.
"F-Fine... Anyways, why do you sound different?"
{Oh, allow me to explain. Your ability, named "System" Has two different Ai's that are retained in it. The one that explains info as well as tells you your remaining health, Mana, and stamina, Aka me, and the Ai which you know better which is used to keep you company more than anything.}
"O-Oh! That makes a lot of sense!" I jumped up, forgetting how I wasn't supposed to do that. The sharp pain returned and disappeared almost instantaneously. "O-OW FRICK"
{I told you host to stay still.}
"I-It was an accident okay!" I sighed "O-Oh yeah, where did the other Ai go?"
{They are still in hibernation as they are not needed in your process of healing.}
"O-Oh..." I was a bit down hearing that. They might have been rude and not at the least helpful, but it was nice talking to somebody that at least sounded human.
"S-So could you show me my status?"
{Of course, Host.}
A screen appeared in front of me.
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Name: {Blank}
Species: Arch slime
Lv: 0
Skills: Gluttony, System, Demon lizard breath, Camouflage, Magic sense, Fly, Echolocation, Defense Form, Punching attacks enhanced, Bloodsucking, Ice affinity, ???????,
Forms: Demon lizard, Giant Bat, Vampire.
Credits: 100
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"W-Wait how am I level zero?!?? A-And did I skills?!?!? "
{Yes. This is a side effect of your ability Gluttony. Whenever you lose a battle, you lose levels, skills, and other things.}
"W-Wha- Well shoot! I'm gonna have to choose my fights more carefully now... O-Oh, also, What are credits?"
{They allow you to buy things from the shop.}
"Woah! So I can use it to like, buy items and stuff?"
{Exactly.}
"Wow! How do I use it?"
{Just say the words "Shop open"}
"Alright! Shop open!"
Another screen appeared in front of me, this one showing one item items
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Item catalogue:
Average sword: 100 Credits
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"Are you kidding me? WHY THE HELL IS THERE ONLY ONE ITEM?!? AND IT COSTS ME ALL OF MY CREDITS?!?!"
{I apologize, host, as you have just unlocked this function, it's the current amount of items are very limited.}
I sighed "It doesn't matter I guess... Anyways, What's my health percent at?"
{Your current health is at 50.2%}
"Shoot, this is gonna take a while"
-Two days later-
It's been an excruciating two days of boredom while healing in this dungeon, but I've finally completed healing. I was actually amazed at how fast I healed, but the System told me monsters heal very quickly so I didn't question any further. Now that i'm saying that, I need to give the System a nickname, or for the two Ai I mean. Oh yeah, the other Ai is still quote on quote "asleep" which added to my boredom. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I did a bit of practice-changing between forms myself and also activating skills myself and I can do it alright now. not to say I don't need more practice, because I most definitely do.
Anyways, it was finally time. It was time for my rematch against that wolf. I checked before if it was still there, and it was. luckily, I wasn't noticed by it. My Demon lizard form which I stayed in slowly melted into a puddle of blue slime, quickly expanded into a more human form. Getting back used to walking, I tripped a couple of times, but I got back used to it quickly. I moved forward towards the place where I was defeated before, the place where I would get to escape this Dungeon and move forward into the outside world. It was time for my first test. A smile appeared on my face, I was ready. Ready to win.
I was in front of my foe. they had noticed me, growling quietly, ready to attack me. I was ready to attack too, my fists clenched, ready to take full advantage of my new skill I got from the Vampire.
"Alright, you wolf! This time, I'm not losing!" I yelled as a childish grin appeared on my face. The wolf ran at me pretty quickly and jumping up when close enough. Jumping out of the way, I narrowly dodged its bite while also crashing into the wall
{Remaining health: 99%}
"Phew, didn't lose to mu- OH CRAP" The Wolf was right in front of me about to bite me. Ever slightly rolling out of the way, I retained a bit of damage.
"Damn, I got bit-" I said, putting my hand over my injury on my cheek.
{Remaining health: 85%
Warning. The host has been afflicted with a status effect: Lesser Paralysis}
"W-What?!? Jeez, how many skills does this thing have" I felt the effects of the effect immediately, my body stiffening up.
"Heh, this'll be fun"