Chapter 2 | Infinite Reincarnation, Starting From a Slime

[Name] Zoe Sable

[Level] Lv.1/Lv.40

[Class] Low-tier Monster

[Experience] 0/50

[Race] High Slime

[Strength] 7

[Agility] 6

[Constitution] 8

[Intelligence] 7

[Mana] 100/100

[Basic Skills] Sable-style Swordsmanship Lv.3 (E-grade) (251/2000), Common Blacksmithing Lv.2 (E-grade) (23/500)

[Skills] F-grade: Tackle Lv.1 (0/100), Spit Lv.1 (0/100), Physical Resistance Lv.3 (0/2000), Elemental Resistance Lv.1 (0/100)

E-grade: Corrosion Lv.1 (0/100), Acid Lv.1 (0/100)

D-grade: Devour Lv.1 (0/100), Digest Lv.1 (0/100)

C-grade: High-speed Regeneration Lv.1 (0/100)

B-grade: Dragon Flame Lv.1 (0/100)

[Talent Skills] Infinite Reincarnation (SSS-grade), Reincarnation Space (S-grade), Apprentice (D-grade), Diligence Makes Up for Deficiencies (E-grade), Soft Body (E-grade)

[Description] High Slime: Unlike ordinary slimes, it is a ferocious monster. The acid inside its body can even corrode and digest weapons. It possesses the ability of high-speed regeneration and is extremely dangerous.

“I've become a slime!”

Sensing his current slimy, deep-blue, fluid body, Zoe understood the power of Infinite Reincarnation.

Going all-in on stats meant...

“I'm giving up on my humanity!”

As far as strength went, Zoe had to admit it was impressive.

He could feel his current body; even though he was just a newly born, tiny slime, his physical stats completely overwhelmed those of an adult human male.

In his previous life, Zoe had worked hard for nineteen years only to master two F-grade skills and two E-grade skills.

The two F-grade skills were comprehended from [Sable-style Swordsmanship] through years of constant practice.

The two E-grade skills were learned from the Adventurers' Guild, costing him his life savings plus three years' worth of earnings as an adventurer.

To any transcendent being, skills were incredibly precious, and they guarded their skills as they did their own lives.

Yet, a High Slime possessed two E-grade skills right from birth, and even had D-grade and C-grade skills.

“In this aspect, monsters are truly blessed by heaven.”

According to Zoe's memory, neither normal slimes nor High Slimes possessed eyes; they perceived their surroundings through sensory awareness.

However, Zoe could easily see his surroundings right now.

“Is it because of the stat points I put into Eyes, or is this just how slimes see the world?”

Zoe looked around at the surrounding trees and pondered.

He was currently in a forest. The towering trees blocked the sunlight overhead, making the surroundings rather dim.

In a world where monsters existed, forests like this were quite dangerous regardless of whether it was day or night.

Relying solely on his surroundings, Zoe couldn't tell where in the world he was, nor how far he was from the Hera Plains where he had adventured in his previous life.

“For that matter, it's also hard to determine what date or even year it is now...”

When Zoe died in his previous life, it was the Month of Fresh Green (April), Year 640 of the Sacred Circle Calendar.

He hadn't wasted much time before starting his reincarnation after his death. If the time spent in reincarnation was normal, not too much time should have passed since his demise.

Dwelling on time was meaningless; his top priority was to grow stronger as quickly as possible.

Zoe controlled his body and began sneaking through the dark shadows of the forest.

Although his strength as a High Slime was formidable, perhaps because he was newly born, Zoe's body was already starting to feel hungry.

A High Slime's body wasn't slow, and he made almost no sound when moving.

“Gagu, gagu!”

He didn't have to sneak through the forest for long before he heard a familiar, bizarre screeching.

“That sound... is it a goblin?”

Zoe stopped, lowered his body, and hid behind a tree.

Goblins were the monsters he had hunted the most as a mid-tier adventurer in his previous life.

A single goblin was worth one silver coin, which was enough to buy two mid-grade set meals at a tavern.

This would include a stew, two pieces of bread, a slice of cheese, roasted pork, and a large mug of beer.

Just thinking about it made him feel a bit hungry...

However, goblins were the perfect target for him to test his current skills.

Zoe stealthily crept toward the source of the noise and spotted three goblins patrolling the forest.

They had rough, dark-green skin covered in pustule-like nodules.

Their short bodies were clad only in coarsely stitched animal skins around their waists.

Their thin limbs held crude wooden clubs, and necklaces of beast teeth and bone fragments hung around their necks.

One of the goblins even had a horn made from a polished bull's horn hanging from its body.

“They're all ordinary goblins, with no special variants.”

Confirming there was no rare goblin variant, Zoe locked his gaze on the goblin carrying the horn.

Seizing the moment when the goblin yawned, he quickly dashed out from the bushes where he was hiding and activated his skill.

“Acid Spit!”

[Skill: Acid (E-grade) proficiency +1, Skill: Spit (F-grade) proficiency +1]

A stream of dark-green acid, emitting a thin wisp of white smoke, was shot out by Zoe, landing precisely on the goblin's head.

With the sizzling sound of corroding flesh, the goblin let out an agonizing, grating shriek, clawing wildly at its dissolving cheeks and eyeballs.

Taking advantage of his momentum, Zoe seized the opportunity, charging with a powerful Tackle that knocked the goblin flat on the ground.

His gelatinous body enveloped the goblin's upper half, and the skills [Corrosion (E-grade)] and [Digest (D-grade)] activated simultaneously.

The goblin clawed frantically at Zoe's body in agony, but its fingers merely passed through his slime-composed form, completely in vain.

“Gagu, gagu!”

The other two goblins finally reacted. Having apparently never seen such an arrogant slime, they swung their clubs and bashed them downward.

Zoe's level was, after all, only Lv.1, and he was just a newly born High Slime; his size looked no different from a low-tier slime.

Puji, puji!

The clubs struck Zoe's body, producing only two weak, squishy impacts.

Useless, useless, useless, useless!

Such weak physical attacks couldn't even make Zoe feel pain!

Zoe spit out acid once more, aiming at the goblin directly in front of him.

The goblin hurriedly swung its wooden club, but with its pitiful Agility and Strength, it couldn't react in time. The acid splashed squarely across its face once again, causing it to scream.

Meanwhile, the goblin enveloped by Zoe fell completely still, its flesh digested to reveal bare bones.

[Slew Goblin Lv.2, Experience +20]

Confirming his prey was dead, Zoe quickly spat out the goblin's remains. He then knocked over the screaming goblin using the same tactic, wrapping his body around its head to begin corroding and digesting it.

“Gagu!!”

The sole remaining goblin, utterly terrified by this ferocious slime, abandoned its companion and spun around to flee.

Watching the fleeing goblin, Zoe checked his remaining Mana.

Having cast several skills in a row, his Mana had dropped from 100 down to 50.

Spitting acid consumed the most Mana.

“I'll use you to test out this skill.”

[Dragon Flame (B-grade)] + [Spit (F-grade)]

“Dragon Flame Bullet!”

Upon activating the skill, Zoe's remaining 50 Mana began to plunge rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, his Mana plummeted to below 10.

He hurriedly cut off the Mana supply, shaping only a fist-sized, orange-red fireball in front of his body and shooting it toward the fleeing goblin.

The orange-red fireball clipped the goblin's shoulder. Instantly, the flames engulfed half of its body.