4 No hope

I slowly walked out of the small cave and looked at the situation in the large cavern.

In the middle of the cavern hundreds of jellies were clustered together stationary and constantly being fed by the surrounding baby slime, who were patrolling the surroundings. I closely looked at how the slimes were being fed, before instantly being disgusted at the scene before. The baby slimes would slide into the holes, that were placed in a straight line, like slugs before coming out again. They would then stand before the mass of jellies, before letting out tens of different colored bugs into the mass of jellies in the center of the cavern.

The cavern itself was quite bright, which was quite surprising considering that we were underground. I looked towards the ceiling and so the cause of the brightness. Giant glowing stones clustered around the center of the ceiling.

It was quite a magnificent sight...

The rest of the cavern was circular, except for a a large tunnel which lead to some unknown place.

This was definitely a plot. A huge plot.

I owed it to mt fellow brothers and sisters that I ate to get to the bottom of this mystery. It's definitely not like I want to go beat up some mega boss and eat him in order to get super powerful. Yeah... it's definitely not like that at all.

If my guess is correct, then there is a strong mastermind behind, probably a strong monster. Considering that it was able to control all of these baby slime, it must either be an adult slime or something much much worse...

But there is no need to rush... It is quite obvious that going into that tunnel with my current strength would be equal to suicide. I looked at all of the baby slime. The only reason I was able to kill a baby slime before was because it was off guard, as I was just a jelly back then. Now that I am much bigger, it will be much harder to defeat those baby slime...

After all, even though I am a mutant, I am only a tiny bit stronger (I presume) than them. I need more information.

[System, based on my fight against the baby slime, please show me the general stats of a baby slime.]

[Processing... Based on the hosts fight, uploading stats of a baby slime.

Status

Name: (unknown)

Race: Baby Slime

Age: ?

Level: 1

Strength: 10

Endurance: 15

Agility: 10

Magic: 6

Spirit: 6

Skills: Arm (level 1), Iron skin (level 2)]

I slowly analysed the stats of the baby slime. It was best to know your enemy before you make a move.

If I judged correctly, then iron skin is probably some sort of defense skill, while arm is...

I honestly don't know.

I mean who the hell names a skill [arm].

I have to say that the god who made this world has no naming sense. Anyway, if I take there stats into consideration, then anything above taking on two of them will probably kill me...

I hid in the shadows, near the edges of the large cavern and looked at the situation below. I was thinking.

What are skills and how do monsters get them?

I mean I was born with my [absolute absorption skill] and [all seeing eyes], so I don't really know how I got them.

I thought about my pain resistance skill. I got it when my body and soul were under a lot of pain. Other than that, nothing really happened.

Let's test it. If skills come up when the body and soul are under different conditions, then my hypothesis would be correct.

I slowly submerge myself into the shadows and waited...

For a long time.

Come one... something happen!

I failed...

So what went wrong?

When I got my pain resistance skill, the only thing that happened was that my body and soul were under pain and...

Intent!

When I was under pain, I wished that my pain would go away.

I prayed so hard... Just remembering it is traumatizing.

So then, maybe if I submerge myself in the shadows and wish so hard that my body is concealed maybe it will happen!

I pressed my slimy body which was in its 'human' form against the rock wall of the cavern and wished: 'please let me be invisible!'

Please god... Let me be invisible... let no one see me...

I waited for a long time. As if to answer my earlier remark at saying that the gods have no naming sense my prayers went unanswered.

Please god... forgive me for my earlier disgrace. I did not mean what I said. You are a beautiful person with the most wonderful naming sense int the world!

Seconds turned into minutes as I continued to get back on the 'good side of god again'. However my complimenting went unanswered.

Fuck you god...

It seems that my theory was incorrect, huh.

***

I was busy observing the situation in the middle of the cavern when I heard a squelching sound coming from near me. It seems that after I evolved I also developed a sense of hearing.

I looked around, but suddenly stopped and froze. I screw up big time...

To my right, there was a group of five baby slimes approaching, slowly sliding towards me.

Curse my luck...

Although baby slimes did not have the 360 degree vision of normal adult slimes, these were still able to see things in one direction. Although their vision is not that great, according to what I had heard from the system, they would immediately spot me if they came within five meters.

Considering that they were all moving across the wall of the cavern it was almost guaranteed that the would spot me.

It seems that I have no choice...

I activated my form skill as I tried to impersonate a baby slime.

Nothing happened.

I tried again... and again... and again...

Nothing...

How much does god want to kill me?

[Currently the host's skill [form] is under cool down. Please try again after 3 hours...]

I am fucked.

The baby slimes were approaching and I was stuck in a 'human' slime form.

As soon as they spot sight of me, I am dead.

I thought about going into the cluster of jellies in the middle of the cavern, but then gave up. There were a few baby slime travelling in between the jellies, patrolling the situation.

I edged up against the wall.

I looked above me at the rocks in the ceilings.

No wait! I am so dumb, why didn't I think of that?

I slowly started to will me body to go in the other direction before stopping. Ten baby slimes were approaching from that direction as well.

What can I do?

Die?

No, there's is way too much that I have yet to accomplish.

Come on a metamorphosis slime is meant to be a mutation right? So aren't the meant to be stronger than the average baby slime.

[System, do I have any other skills?]

[Processing... Negative. Monster Mutations are not necessarily stronger than their mainstream counterparts.]

[They why the hell did you evolve me into one of them?]

[...]

Not going to answer, huh?

Thanks a lot system for fucking up my life. I mean if I was a baby slime at least I would be able to blend in with the other baby slimes.

Can't do that know that I have transformed into a 'human' slime right?

The slimes were now 15 meters away from me. Their slimy bodies inched closer and closer.

Slowly the consequences of this situation slowly start to creep up on my mind.

It seems that I might actually die. The thought scared me...

This isn't a game...

This is real...

And I am going to die.