Akiol's vision cleared.
He was in a puddle, or rather he was the puddle. After a moment of adjusting to his current state he manipulated his body and took back the shape of his avatar.
He frowned and flexed his hands, it felt different. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but it wasn't what he was used to.
A voice spoke, "Does it feel alright?"
Akiol was slightly startled, he hadn't sensed anyone. He looked up to be greeted by a wall of slime. Immediately recognizing who this was he answered, "Strange, it feels different."
"As it should, for your own slime has long since left this world."
Akiol raised an eyebrow, "Left this world?"
"When slime loses its core, it will fade away and become part of nature. This is why our bodies cannot be stored."
Akiol continued to adjust to his new body as he asked, "So this is a new set of slime?"
"Yes, I had carefully created a new body for you."
Akiol stopped and looked at the King Slime, "Thank you. . ."
The King Slime shook slightly, "No, I believe you understand why our race stays underground now, correct?"
"It's not all sunshine and roses."
"I suppose you could put it that way. So I ask you, will you return?"
Akiol clenched his fist, "I have no choice."
"But you do, I can rid of the Trial you face. You can stay underground with the rest of us."
Akiol immediately turned down the offer, "No, for it is not just me who suffers."
The King Slime remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Good, I was testing to see if the above was too much. Very well then, I shall assist your growth. So you may face this Trial and become the victor."
Akiol was shocked, "You will?"
"Indeed, I have a personal grudge against the Crimson Immortals. You're family anyway. So I shall grant you this."
Akiol was bombarded with notifications.
Akiol winced, this evolution was far more painful than the others. It felt like a needle was piercing his every cell. It was painful at first, but soon grew annoying.
The pain subsided after a quarter hour. Akiol then took a look at his stats and did a double take.
[ Name: Akiol ]
Level: 251
Exp: 85/100%
Race: Monster (Grand Slime)
HP: 5520/5520 (Regen 10 HP per minute)
MP: 6360/6360 (Regen 1MP every second)
Stats:
576 (+60) Strength
582 (+60) Agility
576 (+60) Dexterity
492 (+60) Defense
576 (+60) Intellect
Free points: 12
Equipment:
Mantis's Scarf
Dimensional Compass
Changing Crimson
Ring of Promises
Skills:
[Body Manipulation], [Roll]
[Leap], [Absorb],
[Aura Boost],
[Power Sense: (passive)],
[Core Movement],
[Sword Slash: Range Type],
[Five Sword Spirits: Threefold Swing],
[Phoenix Path Ultimate Art: Fallen Sun]
Titles:
The People's Benefactor
The One Who Stared Back
Body of the King!
Blessings:
King Slime's Blessing
Akiol had rubbed his eyes several times as he looked over his stats. They had increased by 400! He couldn't believe it! Was it that easy to grow stronger at First Stage?
Akiol immediately began testing his newfound strength. It was worth mentioning that his current stats was near his stats when he used [Aura Boost] in one stat!
Akiol was thrilled, this evolution's benefits far outweighed his previous two! He then took a breather, the only reason for his massive increase in stats was because of the multiple increased bonuses for his evolution. His strength increasing would slow to a crawl now.
Stars also reacted, 'Woah! Woah woah! How'd you get so strong so fast?! This is incredible!'
Akiol dispelled the sword, "So, you still allowing me to wield you?"
'Of course!'
Twing~
A deep purple pulse extended from the sword. Akiol felt another surge of power, Stars became a perfect fit for his hand. Akiol swung the sword and immediately was a huge fan of the effect.
His techniques suffered a slight decline in strength due to him constantly changing weapons. His hand could never fully adjust into their grip. However now that he wielded a sword that seemed to be tailor-made for him, he felt like his techniques would shine brighter than ever.
Stars then said, 'My power is at a fourth of its full potential. Only when your strength is increased can I unleash more power. When you unlock more of my potential, the effects will be larger than a twenty-five percent increase.'
"What if I used a Berserk Skill?"
'No, temporary strength like that won't work. The backlash you will receive from both the skills and me forcefully unlocking the limits would be more than you can handle.'
"Alright."
Akiol then opened the information page for Stars.
[Breaker of Stars]
A sword created by the God of Forging Borus using the singularity of a Black Hole. It's personality is slightly immature and childish, but it tries not to show it.
Attack:
3x Strength Stat, +1000
Requirements:
???
When Equipped:
+350 to all stats
Extra Skills:
{Blackhole (Passive): Being created using a blackhole singularity, the sword harnesses the power of all that it absorbs.
{Blackhole Repulsion: Utilizing the energy stored within the black hole, create a miniature Big Bang.}
{Blackhole Singularity: Absorb any magic attack using the Blackhole. Cannot absorbed physical attacks.}
{Asteroid Descent: Summon an asteroid from the Blackhole, crashing into the enemy.}
{Galactic Energy Force: Empower yourself with the energy stored by galaxies.
Effects:
+500% to all stats.
Ignores 80% of Armor}
Akiol was incredibly joyful. As he secretly celebrated he noticed another notification in the corner of his eye.
Akiol's stats increased even further, bringing a smile to his face. His stats now surpassed when he used his Berserk Skill.
Akiol then took a look at his new Title and Blessing. (Body of the King!) made all slimes immediately respect him, while also giving him a permanent increase to all future evolution rewards.
Slime King's blessing provided an additional permanent increase to future evolutions, while also increasing the effectiveness of all Slime based skills.
Akiol was grateful, these played a key role in his new strength obtaining.
The Slime King then spoke up, "Your current strength is not sufficient. You must obtain something more. . ."
Akiol's joyful mood turned worse, "What do you mean?"
"Your strength is equal to what that Immortal was when weakened. However when you face them again, they will have regained their power. By then a repeat of events shall occur."
Akiol gripped his sword, "So what do I do?"
The Slime King sighed, "A power many wish to obtain but cannot. A strength given only to the desperate, the lucky, and the strong. You must obtain. . . A War Sight."
Akiol was confused, "A War Sight?"
~ ~ ~
Desk Guy walked into the Dev team's office with a soda. After greeting a few coworkers he sat down. After spending a few minutes reading job-related messages and emails he realized that he had the day off, essentially.
He had spent the last week flying out to their various headquarters in different countries. An annual event to cross reference data to improve the game. So he hadn't been able to check up on his favorite team.
He pulled up the Slime's info page and almost spat out his drink. Nearly choking he quickly saved himself from a sugary death and took a few breaths whilst coughing.
"You good?"
Desk Guy raised a thumbs up to respond while simultaneously checking to see if he really was 'good'.
He then rechecked the stats of the Slime player. What had he missed?
Frantically opening up a few information pages he searched through the basic history of the player. It was a long list of completed quests, dungeons, deaths, and kills.
Upon seeing [Survive!!!] in the quest list he clicked on it. He wasn't familiar with this quest in such an early stage of the game.
Upon seeing the name Rygeth he nearly called for someone. A Crimson Immortal encounter? So early into the game?
He quickly called over Erina, "What is all this?"
Erina sighed, "You were gone, this caused us a lot of trouble. So I shall fill you in."