'What the hell just happened!' Seiya yelled internally. 

He tried to stand up, but found he couldn't. He tried to blink, but no eyelids were there to be shut.

'I-...I died?' His eyes glossed around his surroundings. He examined the massive trees, the green bushes, and the soil ground beneath him.

'I reincarnated?' 

And then...

-{ Personal Status - Seiya }-

[Title(s)]: {Descendant of the Planet Eater, Rycluster}

[Race]: Predator Slime

[Class]: -

[Level]: 1

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Hit Points: 100 | Mana Points: 0

Vitality: 1 | Defense: 1

Strength: 1 | Agility: 0

Aptitude: 0 |

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[Danger Class: E]

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-Skills: [Devour & Absorb], [Acid Attack], [Slime Storage], [Inspect]

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'Slime? Skills?-'

-{Skills}-

-[Devour & Absorb] X-Grade Skill:

*[Devouring]: Anything can be eaten. There is nothing that cannot be consumed. Eating restores the user's energy, and health.

*[Absorb]: Anything devoured will be absorbed. Absorbing grants the user permanent strength. If a weaker entity is eaten, all the strength accumulated in their lifetime is transferred to the user. If stronger, what is transferred unto you, varies greatly. Consuming things even comes with a low chance to gain some of their skills. 

*[Bottomless Stomach]: The user can eat anything and everything. Be it things that are meant to be inedible, poison, or even the air particles.

*[Analyze]: Entities and objects can be analyzed and pieces of their history can be obtained. 

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-[Slime Storage]: SS-Grade Skill:

*[Slime Dimension]: Can Store anything in a slime space attached to you. If living things—minus plant life—are stored too long, they can disintegrate.

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-[Acid Attack]: E-Grade Skill:

*[Acid Attack]: Separates part of your own body and shoots it at the opponent. Requires health and mana to activate. At ideal range, deals maximum damage respective to strength stat.

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-[Inspect]: X-Grade Skill:

*[Examine & Inspect]: With a glance of your eye, and a trigger of your mind, examine a target and display their basic status.

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'...' Seiya marveled at all the panels, and slowly, his face started to change.

'I-...' He stuttered mentally.

His blue gelatinous body started to wriggle...

'I'M OVERPOWERED!' Two slimy nubs spewed from his side, thrusting into the air. A small squeak escaped his cute self, and his newly formed arms pumped up and down.

He couldn't help but think of the implications of what was happening.

He didn't have many skills, but it was the few that he had, that made him the happiest guy alive.

Just think about it! He was a slime, this was proof that he was in some strange fantasy world! Knowing that, there was probably dragons, phoenixes and all types of super magic things! Imagine him getting his hands on a sleeping beast and absorbing it! Imagine eating something that allowed him to fly! Turn invisible! Shoot fire! 

His powers were quality over quantity right now, but even from the descriptions, he could tell it would be easy to build an arsenal.

Maybe it was his excitement, and the thought of fulfilling his fantasies, but... 

Seiya couldn't help but exclaim a wild proclamation! 

"I'll be the World Devouring Slime!" He chuckled internally. Unbeknownst to him, he didn't really have the capability to talk...

A strangely high pitched and rather loud scream resounded throughout the nearby area. 

Seiya was ecstatic!

But he quickly shook himself of his stupor. His slime body spun around, his nonexistent eyes glazing over his surroundings. He wasn't sure if he had eyeballs, but he seemed to have a pretty similar degree of sight compared to when he was human. Though now his vision seemed to be one hundred percent clear!

With impatience, he decided he would get started on his journey. 

He was a monster now, he was no longer man! He would leave behind all human morals and live this life how he wanted to live! 

Instinctively, he controlled his body, and it moved as if he had always known how to. He slid forward, a small snail trail being left as he moved.

Unfortunately, he was indeed moving like a snail.

'This won't do...' He slowed to a stop. He looked straight forward, glaring into his target.

All around him were trees, plants, and herbs. He had awoken in a small clearing where they was none, but there were many just feet away from him.

He had his eyes set on one plant, huge, and majestic.

'You're my first meal!' He yelled in his mind, welling up all the power in his body.

Then!...

He leapt!

Like a cute bouncy spring, he pounced forward and as he fell, the plant stems sunk into his body.

'Absorb!' 

He yelled happily in his mind. He only thought about consuming this weird herb, taking all of it for himself.

Slowly, the parts of the plant that were not surrounded by his body, became encompassed. It took a grand total of ten seconds, but in the end, panels appeared before him, and the plant disappeared!

{Ding!}

{Successfully [Absorbed] "Thousand Year Soul Healing Herb"}

{Level up!}

{Level up!}

{Level up!}

{Level up!}

{Level up!}

{Level up!}

{Level....}

{"Thousand Year Soul Healing Herb" has two [F-Grade] Skills, three [D-Grade] Skills, two [B-Grade] Skills, and one [S-Grade] Skill.}

Just like that, Seiya's metaphorical eyes shot open. 

'T-Thousand year... S-Grade!?'

And then, another panel opened.

{Skills obtained!}

-[Photosynthesis]: F-Grade:

*[Photosynthesis]: Being in sunlight gives a small natural healing factor and you naturally absorb nutrients from the sun. 

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-[Sentient Body]: B-Grade:

*[Many Minds]: Allows you to separate parts of your body and retain split consciousness in all. See, hear, and feel with multiple forms at once.

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'Damn! No S-Grade... But still! I think I have some good luck!' He was surely sad he didn't get the S-Grade, but, he was semi-content with the B-Grade. It was clearly a useful skill, and he leveled up a lot on top of that.

What really pulled his attention however, was the name of the plant.

'Thousand Year Healing Herb...' He reiterated in his mind. He turned, targeting the next closest plant. 

It made him wonder... What kind of forest was he in?!

With his mind set, he was preparing to use a stapled skill in the system genre. But, before he could, the scenery started to change.

A massive amount of the plants nearby started to wilt, crumbling up and falling over.

It hit him quickly, and he understood what was happening.

'The herb was the main body...' He thought, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

He thought he would be able to farm a bunch of godly plants off the get go...

'Okay! I'll inspect stuff later... Status!'

-{ Personal Status - Seiya }-

[Title(s)]: {Descendant of the Planet Eater, Rycluster}

[Race]: Predator Slime

[Class]: -

[Level]: 16

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Hit Points: 100 | Mana Points: 0

Vitality: 1 | Defense: 1

Strength: 1 | Agility: 0

Aptitude: 0 |

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[Stat Points: 38]

[Danger Class: E]

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-Skills: [Devour & Absorb], [Acid Attack], [Slime Storage], [Inspect], [Photosynthesis], [Sentient Body]

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'38 Stat points? Why so many?'

Seiya just sat there in thought for a moment, gathering the gist of it. Every level was 2 Stat Points—SP—and every ten levels you would get 10 SP. Since he was level 16 that was 16 points for levels two through nine, 10 points for level ten, and 12 points for levels eleven to sixteen.

'And then... What does each stat mean exactly?' As he asked himself the question, a mental cursor hovered over each attribute, and lines of information floated into his mind.

From what he was given, Vitality represented hit points. One Vitality was 100 HP. Defense was the ability to negate damage. Having 1 Defense point, meant he could ignore 1 Strength point. If someone had only 1 Strength, they wouldn't be able to damage him at all! 

As for the Strength attribute, 1 point represented the ability to do 10 max damage, with a normal attack. An all out punch from Seiya would result in a maximum of 10 damage. Agility was just the quickness and speed of a persons limbs.

As for Aptitude! Aptitude represented magic ability. 1 Aptitude meant you would have 10 Mana Points, similar to Vitality. The higher your Aptitude, the stronger your magic ability, and the larger your mana capacity.

Coming to an understanding, he didn't hesitate to allocate his points any longer.

-{ Personal Status - Seiya }-

[Title(s)]: {Descendant of the Planet Eater, Rycluster}

[Race]: Predator Slime

[Class]: -

[Level]: 16

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Hit Points: 100->800 | Mana Points: 0->80

Vitality: 1->8 | Defense: 1->6

Strength: 1->9 | Agility: 0->10

Aptitude: 0->8 |

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[Stat Points: 38 -> 0]

[Danger Class: E]

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A smile crept up on Seiya's face. He was truly happy. He could feel the difference! With an all out push, he leapt forward, making full use of his jumping technique.

'Let's find some shelter! It is getting dark after all...'