Pururu~
A fairly large blue slime the size of a small dog vibrated intensely upon seeing me. It made strange sounds but for some reason it sounded like it was purring?
What?
"See? I told you it wasn't a good idea to go here. How about we just come back home and you forget everything?" Ray patted my shoulder. I looked at him.
This little sh1t probably thinks I'm afraid of a freaking slime. Well. I've been staring at the slime in a daze for a few minutes now.
Because I realized something crucial.
Unlike players who could see their enemies' stats and skills. NPC's couldn't do that. I couldn't do that. In order to do such a thing I need to learn a status scrying skill. Something like appraisal or inspect.
It just felt strange... I was so used to staring at a monster's status. Gauging their strengths and taking note of listed weaknesses before acting. Now that I'm unable to do that I feel a bit overwhelmed.
It's like reality is slapping my face. Cementing the truth that this world is my reality now.
I snorted. Glaring at Ray.
Isn't it just a slime? A low level low class monster? The ones who get killed helplessly by humans? Even kids can kill slimes.
Most slimes weren't like goblins. They didn't know how to strategize or form groups. Each slime in Reverie was a solitary creature. Unless they were spawned from the same slime, the slimes will brutally try to engulf one another.
Damn you Ray! How dare you think I'm afraid of this pest?
"Die!" I screeched.
Ray recoiled back from my sudden warcry filled with overbearing manliness.
My weapon. It was just a simple hard wooden staff. The top of it was considerably harder than the other parts. From afar though, the staff looked like a long ass question mark.
Thwack! I slammed the tippytitop of the staff on the slime. The slime just jiggled. Initially it was slowly crawling over to another spot. It stopped. I stopped too.
Man and slime. Stopped. Both unsure of what to do.
This was awkward. If the slime had eyes it would already be giving me a "What the fvck are you doing" look.
"Bwahahaha! Dominic that's not how you kill slimes! You have to hit it's core!" Ray laughed at my half assed attempt at killing a slime. Damn... I forgot that slimes worked that way.
I forgot they had cores inside of them...
I scrutinized the blue slime that was slowly but surely pulling my staff into its insides. This... Why is the core transparent?
I can't locate it!
Ray realized that there was something more to the slime. He craned his neck over. Raised an eyebrow and sucked in a cold breath.
"I don't know what to say. You're either super lucky or super unlucky. This is a rare slime! It's a Blue Elite Slime! It has no core!" Ray called put in shock. I pulled back my staff and stared helplessly at the jiggling slime.
No core means no weakness. If I want to kill this slime I need to burn it's whole body or damage it so badly that regeneration was no longer possible.
I stared at a particular attribute of mine.
Luck: -1/10 (Abysmal)
This thing... One day I'm gonna get kicked down a well due to this stupid thing! How come I have such bad luck. Wait... Is it that i'm super lucky before dying and now I used up all my luck due to reincarnating.
Grr... That truck...
Give me back my luck!
"Ray how high is your luck attribute?" I questioned Ray. He is a main NPC and all. A Main character's luck shouldn't be that much higher than 7 right?
"Hmm... It says here that It's 9/10. But I don't care about that! A real swordsman relies on his strength not luck!" Ray proudly stated.
Why do i suddenly feel depressed?
And confused. If you're so lucky then why was your village massacared in the future?
I looked at the jiggling elite slime and patted. It.
"Well aren't you cute?" It does look a little cute. It's a ball of blue semi transparent pudding. Maybe I could eat it?
I petted it gently.
The slime stopped.
"Uhh what are you doing?" Ray asked. Not understanding why I was petting the slime.
"Shut up you." 'Cause of you I feel bad about my self.' I snorted at Ray.
How can the fortunate understand the unfortunate? I originally wanted to kill this slime but it turns out it's nearly unkillable. Even Ray may not be able to kill it unless we burn it.
But if we do burn it its going to retaliate back.
It can seep through the slightest crack and escape if we were to miraculously beat it. It can even vanish into the earth.
I picked up the slime and hugged it. The soft, cool texture relieving some of my pent up stress.
I've been in a bad mood ever since I've reincarnated. Worried about my friend. My life and my own lack of offensive ability.
I'm useless If I can't destroy anything. That's all I could do anyway.
Ruining everything around me.
I hugged the slime a wee bit tighter and nudged my face against it. Ray stood there to the side spedchless.
Slimes are special creatures. According to Reverie lore they are born out of the wealthy excess mana of the world combined into all sorts of fluids. There are maple slimes that ooze out with maple syrup and even sap slimes. Sticky as hell. That's why you'll normally find slimes in forests due to the rich qualities of mana in it. And fluids too.
Slimes do exist in the ocean too. All round the world of reverie. There are slimes in atleast one corner of the land. Their prescence indicates the healthiness of this world.
Slimes only attack back when hurt, threatened. Or when they were evil slimes.
I sighed. Feeling myself relax thanks to the slime I was hugging.
I raised the slime above me and looked at it with a smile.
"I shall call you pillow cause you're cwute, soft and cwuddlly like a pillow" I hugged it again.
"Dominic! Stand back! You're usually not like this! I think it's mind controlling you! I'll save you my friend!" Ray called out in anxiety after seeing me being all afectionate with the slime.
Oh shut up Ray. You're just jealous that I'm even more frendlier to pillow than when I was dealing with you in the past.
"No need. Cute little pilow wouldn't harm me right?" I asked the blue elite slime while still holding it up high.
Gurggle gurgle! The slime jiggled.
I widened my eyes.
Fvck that hurts!
Recoiling from pain, I dropped pillow and looked at my right index finger. It was slightly corroded as blood seeped out from the red exposed tissue.
Nevermind the slime will hurt me!
It fvcking bit me!
I glared at Pillow... Inside it's somewhat transparent insides were was a few drops of my blood. Little bugger probably sucked it out after corroding my finger.
Slimes eat by engulfing and using acid to liquify whatever it engulfed.
I was too careless.
"Dominic!" Ray went up to me and examined the wound. He hissed. Looking like an angry pitbull at Pillow.
"How dare you hurt my friend!" I facepalmed inwardly.
Ray... That's a slime. It can't understand what you say no matter how angry you are.
I didn't even know why I was cuddling it earlier. Well that's in the past now.
[You've tamed lvl 5 l Elite Blue Slime l !] System lady sounded out in my head.
What the what now?
"Watch me Dominic! I'll show you how to kill slimes! Take this! Cross Slash!" Ray screeched out and slashed at the slime.
Oh my god... Stop!
Not only are you making me cringe by shouting your attacks, you're attacking my pet!
"Ray bugger off!" I waved my staff at Ray who was caught off guard.
Bonk!
"Ouch! Why?!?!!" He clutched his head in pain.
"Pillow is my friend now. I've tamed it!" I swaggered my way towards my brand new pet. A slime as a pet sounds pitiful but this was an elite slime! They had a one in a million chance of spawning! It was rarer than legendary grade equipment!
It probably appeared due to my -1 luck and ray's + 9 luck fighting each other.
As if to prove my point. Pillow jumped up to my head and sat atop of my head like a hat.
"Dominic its a slime! A monster!" Ray defiantly stated at me before swinging his sword at the slime atop my head.
Hey careful with that sword. You could poke my eye out!
"Don't be racist! Even a slime has feelings!" I shouted at Ray. Rooting him on the spot.
He grumbled something before stopping and heading deeper into the outskirts of the forest. Probably vent and kill slimes.
I held Pillow and sighed. "He's gonna get in trouble isn't he?" Pillow jiggled... Well that's a nod for me!
"Come back here my meatshield! You just can't leave your support behind!" I chased after Ray.
Hoooo... This is gonna be a long day.