16 - First Minion

Chapter 16 - First Minion

Written By Curiostyx

~[The Minobster]~

The Lobster was awoken from his slumber as soft chewing noises resounded in his ears.

—Crunch...Crunch~*

It was like the sound of teeth gnashing on the outer shell of a Crustacean... Wait, that was exactly what was going on!

The Lobster held his breath as he saw a visage that came straight from a horror movie.

The severed head of his brother lay on the ground, his organs and the rest of his undesirable remains were haphazardly dumped on the side, while the flesh and bone were being fed upon by what he could only call a Monster in the most literal form.

He recognized the Monster... It was an Elroe Gunerush. But... How could such an infamous coward create such a grizzly scene?

He had killed a Gunerush before, they were weak and not worth much EXP even for a Minobster like him... But this... This thing couldn't be called a Gunerush.

It had the fearsome scales of a Guneseven and the huge black pearls that were its eyes gleamed with unusual cunning, one that should only be present in a higher Evolution.

The Monster was preoccupied with its feast and hadn't realized that the Minobster was still alive, he tried to move but couldn't achieve much as the Monster had broken most of his limbs.

The Gunelift lifted its head as it looked in his direction...

Witnessing the blood of his brother slowly dripping from its chin sent shivers down his spine. The Gunelift took a step forward in his direction, making him excrete certain bodily liquids in pure terror.

The Minobster desperately tried getting away, but only failure met him as his legs tripped on each other, collapsing him to the ground with an audible thud.

When he looked up, the bright shine of a Fireball manifesting in the Gunelift's tongue could be seen.

『The Skill ~Fear Resistance LV 1~ has been acquired.』

He shat himself, staining the magma with anal drainage.

—THUD~!*

His face shattered the floor as he bowed faster than even the Flash can perceive.

Servitude was better than death.

~[The Wyrm]~

—THUD~!*

『The Title ~Fearbringer~ has been bestowed.』

『In response to Title acquisition, the Skills ~Intimidate LV 1~ and ~Heretic Attack LV 1~ have been aqcuired.』

'Huh, how did this even happen?' The Wyrm mused as the Lobster bowed to him as if he were some sort of King.

'FUCK!' He cursed as he accidentally stepped on the Minobster's shit, painting his feet a repulsive dark brown.

'Should I just kill it?' He really wanted to do so, but after thinking about it... Wouldn't having a Minion do the work for you be kinda nice?

He had leveled up again after killing this poor dude's entire extended family, so the thirst for EXP had been satiated at the moment.

'Well, it can't really do anything to resist me... So it'd be pretty easy, but adopting it would also be a good route to take...' The Wyrm thought as he got closer to the Lobster, making it piss even more.

'Gross...' He thought before Appraising the Lobster.

〈Elroe Minobster︱LV 6︱Unnamed〉

HP - 19/45 ︱MP - 45/45 ︱ SP - 0/45 - 37/45

Offense: 19 ︱Defense: 20 ︱Magic: 15

Resistance: 15 ︱Speed: 24︱

~Skills~

Heat Nullification • Swim LV 2 • Evasion LV 1 • HP Auto-Recovery LV 2 • Leadership LV 1 • Fear Resistance LV 1

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'Ooh... A level 6, how interesting...' This just shows how abnormally strong he was as a level 4 unevolved Monster.

"Click-Clack..." The Minobster made several clicking noises as it displayed submission to the Wyrm.

'Yeah, now how should I go about doing this...' He decided to commit to the plan.

There was no problem with a little experimentation. It was probably easier and much less risky to just kill the damn Lobster, but going the easy route is for losers, anyway.

He had gotten another 200 Skill Points, so perhaps there were a couple of Skills he could utilize for this situation.

『Would you like to purchase the Skill ~Creature Taming LV 1~ for 100 Skill Points?』

'Subarashi! Thanks, Voice-chan.' He didn't even have to open the Skill Shop as the System had already offered up the best Skill for this situation.

'Yes, buy it... Also by HP-Auto Recovery, please!' With a ding, he acquired both of these Skills, reducing his Bank Account to a 0 yet again.

『The Skills ~Creature Taming LV 1~ and ~HP-Auto Recovery LV 1~ have been acquired. 200 Skill Points deducted from Bank.』

With the acquisition of the corresponding Skills, the Wyrm approached the Minobster as it kept shaking in fear.

—Tap~!*

The Wyrm lightly flicked the Minobster in the head as a screen flickered between them.

『The Entity ~Elroe Minobster︱LV 6︱Unnamed~ has subjugated itself to you. Would you like to form a ~Master-Servant~ Soul Contract?』

'Of course!' He shouted as the panel flickered away and a Spiritual connection extended from his very being, wrapping around the Minobster's Soul.

『Soul Contract formed. ~Elroe Minobster︱LV 6︱Unnamed~ has been added to your Party.』

'Subarashi! Shape up, Minion!' He shouted as the Minobster shuddered, lowering his head deeper into the ground.

'Oi, calm down there, Minion... You're gonna break the floor!' It seems the System registered this thought as an Order as his Minion immediately stopped trying to carve his face into the damn floor.

The Minobster's gaze instantly shifted away when its eyes met with its Master's. The Minion knew its Master wouldn't kill him now, but he simply couldn't shake off the memories that came from his Master's visage.

'Hmm... No way am I just going to call you Minion... What about Larry? Larry the Lobster, is that good?' The Wyrm announced to the Minobster.

"Click-Clack! (No way!)" Too bad the Wyrm wasn't asking a question.

『You have granted the name ~Larry~ to your Servant.』

'Subarashi, Hahaha!' The Wyrm laughed heartily as the Minobster took in his new name, marking him as the first-ever Minion of the Wyrm.

『The Skill ~Spite LV 1~ has been acquired.』

'Oh fuck you too...' The Wyrm cursed.

'Clean my feet, Larry... It's dirty because of you, you know?' Thus began the Lobster's eternal servitude to the Abominable Wyrm.

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"F in the chat for Larry. MF would have had a decent life if he had never met MC." -Remark.

Can you please spare me some of your precious Stones, Reader-kun~? I promise I won't bite, te he OwO~ (Dies of Cringe)