(Author's Note: Hope you all enjoy the chapter!)
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Raj Pov
A few weeks have passed, and the last few weeks had been quite eventful for me, firstly I gained quite a bit of a new range of skills although only one is at the Extra Skill level others are still useful, I also devoured several animals getting the ability to mimic them just like my Human Form which is 100% same as Rimuru.
Now here is my new status.
[Status]
Name: None
Species: Slime
Blessing: None
Rank: B-
Intrinsic Skills: Conversion, Self Regeneration.
Unique Skill: Devourer(Predator), Wise One(Great Sage).
Extra Skill: World Link, Water Manipulation.
Skills: Venomous Bite, Night Vision, Eagle's Eye, Keen Smell, Sonar Sense, Bear's Strength.
Resistances: Pain Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Thermal Fluctuation Resistance.
As shown most of the abilities I gained were related to senses which are rather helpful and for the non-sense-related animal skill only Bear's strength which I gained by devouring a Bear grants my body a Strength Equal to a Bear which is by no means a small deal, a Bear has strength around 2 to 2.5 times strength of an adult human.
Which is already scary by normal human standards and add fighting skills you will get an Elite fighter, obviously, in this world full of superpowers it is barely anything but the thing is Tensura Skills System is the overpowered meaning I would get at least 20 to 25 times strength of an adult human.
If it was just 2 to 2.5 times then there would have been no difference between OP Tensura Skill Rating and other third-rate Isekai System Skill ratings, and Great Sage has informed any ability turned into Tensura Skill Set will be more powerful than the original unless the prey reaches minimum EP Level in Tensura.
Like if I devour an animal and get its basic ability it will be more powerful than its original, but if I devour a monster that has a similar strength to a monster in Tensura at the same level then my skills won't be more powerful than the original since it has already reached the level of minimum Skill power level needed to be classified as Skill by Voice of the World.
Anyway, it's finally time to leave the forest and search for Humans, I came out of the burrow I was hiding in as a Snake, then climbed on top of the nearby tree I willed and transformed into an Eagle, and flapped my wings flying away towards the sky.
After reaching a few hundred meters above the ground I looked down enjoying the feeling of air brushing against my feathers, by now I have already adapted to transform into different animals and the fact I get their instincts and memories as well after devouring just makes it easier to do things.
Yes, I can get the memories of the prey I eat and my mind is not like a normal Human, it's more like a computer where I can access any memories or delete easily except the ones I originally have, which are permanent, yes I have Edetic and Photographic memory now due to the courtesy of Unique Skill Great Sage which enhances my mental capacity.
Basically, I can use all sub-abilities she has, just not as proficient as her, anyway, I have been flying for quite some time yet I am unable to see any settlement, so I said," Great Sage take over my Body and Search for a settlement".
[Affirmative], she replied and took control over the body, using all the sense-related skills that I possessed at once simultaneously, I could feel and see but my body wasn't in control a peculiar situation that I have found to be when Great Sage takes over my body.
After half an hour I saw a road, flying down I sat down on a branch of a tree nearby the road, and soon I found a small truck passing, I quickly flew and landed on it, then decisively transformed myself into a mouse through my size was quite big due to my body mass.
Then I waited for the truck to stop and I didn't get disappointed as during the evening the truck reached a small city and the driver stopped it near a shop in the market, I ran out of the truck then I turned myself back into an eagle and flew above, looking down I saw small buildings, houses, vehicles, and other man-made objects.
Landing on the top of the building, I decided to wait till midnight so when dark enough I will devour someone and get the necessities, although a bit repulsed by the idea of taking a life of an innocent I didn't have many options, though If I were to find a Villain or a shady guy I would make him or her my prey rather than an innocent.
I looked at the beautiful sunset after which I asked," Great Sage how much Magicules I have left?".
She replied[Answer! Master has currently 82.32% of his Magicule reserves full], I sighed hearing that, my biggest problem currently is Magicules, I am a slime basically a creature made of pure magicules which is living. Thus, If my reserves were to fall below 1% I will die and my reserves haven't increased much just 5% more than what I had when I was reincarnated.
There are several reasons for this, firstly my only source of Magicule Regeneration is Intrsitic Skill Conversion which basically converts other types of energy into Magicules, the energies that I found I can convert are Solar Energy, Heat Energy, Kinetic Energy, and Life Energy.
The first three energy will ensure my basic survival but are not practical at all, the regeneration is so slow to be of any use than barely surviving, and using any active skills Like Water Manipulation takes a huge amount of Magicules, thankfully my resistances don't require Magicules to work and passive skills like my sense related and Strength enhancing ones barely use Magicules.
Thankfully the biggest game-changer is Life energy which I get from devouring my prey, which provides me a lot of Magicules depending on the lifespan and quality of the target, and it is further boosted by another Extra Skill: Isolation a sub-skill of Devourer, which basically can break down substances into Magicules.
Unfortunately, even that is currently limited to Biomass elements making it impossible for me to devour rocks and get Magicules from, no such cheat like that but Great Sage did say in the future it might be possible though I would need a skill of a Higher level. It is also the main reason for not using any Magic yet.
Great Sage can develop and learn Magic by doing some theoretical and practical tests but that would take a lot of Magicules which made me halt my idea of learning magic unless I get a stable and efficient Magicule source, my current idea is to make a Nuclear generator and store it in my stomach and then use it for Magicule production.
I still have to test that, it will be for the future now coming out of my thoughts I found it was already a bit dark, I decided to fly and observe the area a bit more and I did just that.
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It is midnight now, there are barely any people on the roads and I decided it is time for me to do the hunt, flying above the houses I used Sonar sense and soon found prey, there was a man with weird Sharp nails, I waited for a chance and when he was near and alley, I quickly leaped on him and using my Skill predation I covered him completely and then devoured him.
[Skill: Steel Nails have been acquired]
He didn't even get a chance to yell as I devoured him and then quickly moved into the darkness of the alley hiding in it, I didn't know if there was a camera nearby but from my senses, I didn't find any, and quickly changed myself into an Eagle and flying above I searched for some cover, I found a small park and then I landed on the tree in the park.
Getting in the cover of the leaves, I finally breathed in relief, getting time to sort out my feelings, I just killed a Human yet I failed nothing but a small discomfort from the fact of how his family members would feel after they learn of his disappearance. I knew what I did was against Human morals and I am not going to run away from it.
But I am not a Human so it is useless to follow those morals, but then again I won't discard what makes me completely rather I would adapt myself to my survival needs and make my morals versatile for that, Evil? Good? It is just a delusion created by us Humans and thus my morals or reasons will be above it, ensuring my survivability and of my close ones which I will get in the future.
I died simply because I peeked at a Hot Milf wife making out with some shady guys, but I will relent it since it gave me a chance overall, to start over and not be limited by my previous shackles, anyway, it's time for me to take a Human form, but before that," Great Sage as I have said previously you must have analyzed the clothes by now right?".
[Positive, I have analyzed the clothes and I am ready to create a new one according to Master's memories], she replied and I said," Okay create a new one according to my new body size".
Then I moved down as a snake and then transformed into a Human child of around age 10, while I can choose to become bigger it will consume more magicules since my current Biomass is just this much. So I would rather choose the Magicule saving method and stay as a child for now. I can just simply tell others I have a child's body due to my quirk.
This lie should work for quite some time, anyway, I have been covered in clothes fitting my body size made by Great Sage, so no walking naked which would save my dignity, now I need to find a place to rest or rent a new home, it's going to be hard. I decided to sit on a nearby bench and see the other items I got from that man.
Taking out the devoured items from my Stomach, a quite a useful ability for me since it basically provides me with a limited inventory, an ability similar to a spatial pocket or a separate space that can be used to store things, although it's space-limited it still has a wide area of roughly 41,888 m^3 which is quite huge.
Anyway, the items I got were a Purse, a Smartphone, and Handkerchief, I switched on the smartphone and finding its language in Japanese made it a bit confusing thankfully I had devoured the man's memories as well so I accessed them and after taking out the necessary ones like Language Skills, Practical Skills, and other Information I erased his Private life memories and then assimilated the rest.
I clicked on the screen and being able to understand its contents, I scrolled to an app called Websearch and tapped on it, then I searched about All Might and soon info related to him appeared on the screen with a snapshot of him fighting a villain just a day ago, he was wearing a costume which was his Golden Age costume.
I checked on the info like if he has become a teacher at UA and finding no news about it I felt relieved, it meant I had some time left before the beginning of the plot though still unsure how much. Then I decided to devour the smartphone since keeping it may give a trace on me, so I devoured it surprisingly getting a new Skill.
[Skill: Coder has been acquired]
A smile came on my lips, if I can evolve this skill then won't I become an Ultimate Hacker?! It can be an extremely helpful skill for gathering info. So I have to evolve this but for now, I need to find a place to live and get other necessities.
To be continued...