Pheewwww!
Lumin, in his owl form, flew around the dungeon as fast as he could. His wings flapping slightly to boost himself forward even more.
'Ahhahah, this is amazing!!! Haha, see how freaking fast I'm going!!!'.
He wasn't joking, to the human eye, one could say he was moving as fast as the fastest bird to exist back in his former world.
It flew up the stairs he had previously got down from and finally arrived at this destination, where his Blop brothers were.
'Hey guys, can you see me? Hahah, I'm flying, shocker uhn? I know, hahah, I'm your saviour'.
[You are running out of mana]
'What?'.
Before he could tell what was happening, his body had begun to drop to the ground. It was gradual, first, it was his wings, completely disappearing and then, then the rest of its body.
The Blop landed violently on top of the rest of its brethren.
'Damn, what happened? And why am I suddenly feeling so light?'.
[Using Advanced Mimicry takes a lot of mana for you to maintain the form. You were running out of mana]
'I… see, well that's a problem isn't it? How long can I currently hold out a form?'.
[A full form would take about 5-7 mins, but minor mimicry like voice and body parts take little to no mana]
'Ahh, I see. Sigh, there goes my chance to live as an owl and not a freaking ass stone monster. Anyway, I came here specifically to do something, and that's to get my brother and sisters out of here.'
Lumin took in the sight of the number of Blops around him, and to his surprise, they seemed lesser than before- way smaller.
'Hold on, ahh, don't tell me more Crawlers came to eat my babies? Nah, that can't be the case, they'd just regenerate, but this… just seems like they were kidnapped. System, do me a favor and count how many they are currently'.
[45 Blops]
'45?! That's crazy, there were more than 100 before I left. What the hell is going on here?'.
Using its insect legs, the Blop began to walk around the edge of the rock, trying to see if it could find more Blops elsewhere. They perhaps fell into the water from the tides and he wanted to confirm.
As he began to search, walking over the rest of the Blops, he suddenly felt a different kind of magic energy around him; this was definitely different from his type.
[I advise caution, a dangerous creature is currently in the water]
'A dangerous creature or the ass hole that has been stealing my brothers. Tch! I'm not going to make the same mistake, if it's a predator, then I'm avoiding it… so imma get this over with.'
The Blop managed to crawl back to the middle of the rock, where his gaze could see the blops beside him, even though he didn't have eyes.
'Lets.. do this, Predator!!!'.
As he yelled this, a huge swirl of golden-like energy oozed from his form and began to pull the rest of the Blop inside like a vacuum.
Just as he was doing this, a surprise was waiting for him.
Behind him, a huge octopus charged out of the water, its hands stretching forward to grab Lumin.
Lumin was quick to sense the danger, able to only devour four of his brethren, the Blop fell into the water, along with the rest of the Blops.
'I can't catch a freaking break, what the hell is that again… a dang octopus?!' Lumin said as his body was falling into the water. If he had facial expression, one would be able to tell he was frustrated.
[Correct.]
[And it seems to have its eyes on you.]
Poom!
Lumin landed deep inside the water, and right in front of him, was the octopus charging towards him at full speed.
'Shit! What the hell man?! You completely drowned the rest of my family, they don't have legs to swim… damn it, I don't have any offensive skills to battle this creature, other than [ Predator ] that is, but I can't do that here, I need more space, should I just run? Seems like the best option'.
In a moment's decision, The Blop activated its [Water Dash] skill, its body shooting like a rocket in the water.
But the octopus was relentless and just as fast. It charged towards the Blop, both of them falling down the waterfall, and yet, the chase still continued.
Lumin was starting to get a bit terrified. This octopus was chasing him like he wanted to finish off some kind of revenge.
And although he couldn't get exhausted, Lumin knew if he kept swimming for that long, he was going to end up exhausting his mana.
As if the universe were in his favor, he noticed a small land just up ahead, and on that hill, was a huge door, standing on its own.
'Yesss, there's my ticket! Don't worry four nameless Blops, I'm getting us out of here, I promise!'.
Lumin increased his speed, racing towards the land in front of him while the octopus chased behind him.
Once he felt he was close enough, the Blop used its speed to jerk up from the water, and instantly, the octopus followed behind.
Lumin was terrified, the octopus was right on top of him, and there was nothing he could do, his feet hadn't even touched the ground and the round razor sharp mouth or the octopus had covered a bit of his head.
'Predator!!!'
The Blop used its skill once again, golden mist flushed from its body and completely covered the octopuss.
The octopus gave a loud shriek before its form was completely sucked into the void, but not as an item to keep.
Lumin landed on the ground, his body rolling violently like a rag doll.
[You have successfully devoured an octopus.]
[You have gained a new Sub trait.]
[Locomotive (Advanced) tentacles.]
[You can now use Tentacles as a means of movement.]
'As much as I feel honored, what could I possibly need tentacles for?'.
[You have obtained a new skill.]
'Oh?'.
[Poison ink]
[You now have the ability to spray dark poison ink on targets, completely paralyzing them.]