24 24 - Racism!?
Chapter 24 - Racism!?
Written By Curiostyx
~〈The Wyrm〉~
The Gunelift crashed on the floor as the surrounding jelly somewhat cushioned his fall.
「The Skill ~Physical Resistance LV 1~ has been plundered.」
'Fuck... My HP is in the single digits again... Rip my SP...' The Wyrm muttered before utilizing Life Exchange to its maximum capacity.
The downside of hunting Slimes is the fact that eating them recovers very little SP, not even this Giant one could fill him up...
'I hope Evolution heals me...' It would be a disaster if it worked like Chrysalis, where he had to have full Status.
"CLACK-CLICK!!!" His attention snapped back to the fast-approaching Minobster, a gang of Red Slimes were hot on his trail...
'Oh, right...' 2 Balls of Heretical Light was sent out in response. His Minion had managed to distract the Slimes but without Magic, killing them would prove to be annoying.
Yes, Physical Attacks could still do harm against these Small Slimes, but those types of attacks are mostly inefficient.
With a swoosh, the Minion took his Master's balls with his mouth before launching them toward the Slimes...
'Righto, take care of those guys, will you? I have an Evolution to do...' The Minion nodded in confirmation before leaping to the Slimes, it was his time to shine...
Sadly, he wouldn't get much screen time as the current chapter was focused on his Master's Evolution, poor Larry...
'Now... It seems my prediction was correct, level 10 was the milestone, after all...' Once again, the number 5 had been proven to be best girl as 5 × 2 = 10.
There were two of them, the Wyrm and his Minion, so the equation made perfect sense— The Wyrm thought.
'Pull it up, baby! Let's see them Evos...' He sent an order to the System as the rough sounds of Larry Vs Gang Slime resounded in the background.
「Would you like to initiate Evolution? There are multiple options available...」
He looked around the cave... It should be fine, the Slimes were the only ones living here and they were gone, so...
'Yeah! Fill me up with that Evo juice, girl!!!' The Wyrm stated the most sus line in the entire novel.
「Comfirmed. Generating Evolution options...」
→Evolution of ~Elroe Gunelift~←
• Elroe Gunerush
• Elroe Gunedepa
• Greater Elroe Gunelift
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'Woah... Gunerush, that was what mummy and the others were, those fucking Sea Horses...' With all the bottled-up trauma this Species of Monster gave him, no way was he gonna evolve into those guys!!!
So he straight up ignored the first option in favor of the second and third...
Appraisal!
「Elroe Gunedepa: A Species of Low-ranking Fire Wyrms native to the Great Elroe Labyrinth.
They resemble large legless Worms in appearance albeit with the presence of certain Draconic traits, particularly their large gaping maws which resemble a sea of fangs.
Unlike their cousins, these Fire Wyrms prefer the hard terrain of the Second Stratum rather than the various lava pools present.
As a result, their Evolution line possesses unparalleled burrowing speed in the whole Fire Wyrm family.
Much more dangerous than a Gunerush due to its unpredictable behavior as well as a lack of cowardice.
An Evolution granted to an ~Elroe Gunelift~ that possesses either the Skills ~Running~ or ~Dig~」
The Wyrm silently consumed the information as he analyzed the description of this particular Species.
'Burrowing... That could be useful, but...' He stared at a particular keyword in the description.
Legless.
It wasn't that much of a con, but the pros certainly didn't outweigh it...
'Let's look at the other one first...' If the last one was worse, then he wouldn't hesitate to become a Worm.
「Greater Elroe Gunelift: A Species of Low-ranking Fire Wyrms native to the Great Elroe Labyrinth.
These beasts vaguely resemble their lesser kin, albeit much larger and much darker in color. With a much fiercer appearance, they have the reputation of being confirmed Man-hunters.
Born as a Leader, these Wyrms can not function as a member of a group—Nay, they despise subordination.
Usually can be found acting as the top dog of a Gunelift school, these Monsters signal the appearance of a much larger threat; a coordinated group of Monsters.
Individually, they are stronger than a Gunerush but weaker than a Gunedepa—Of course, you're not included in this aspect...
An Evolution granted to an ~Elroe Gunelift~ that possesses either the Titles ~Commander~ or ~Fear Bringer~」
'Hey, why does this description sound significantly cooler than the Gunedepa's...? Is this perhaps the fabled racism!?' Of course not, all races deserve love and attention, superior or not.
'Well, this ain't much of a choice...' A Sea Horse, a Worm, and a bigger Shrimp—These were his choices...
'I want legs and I'm already a Shrimp, anyways...' of course, he chose Greater Elroe Gunelift.
「Confirmed. Initiating Evolution to Species ~Greater Elroe Gunelift~...」
With that choice made, his consciousness faded into torpor as his Minion finished off the Slimes...
'Good job, Larry...'
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~〈The Wyrm, Deep Inside Larry's Hole...〉~
'I'M BAAACK, BITCHES!!!' The Wyrm announced as his form jolted awake out of his Evolutionary slumber...
'Woah, everything shrunk... Wait, I'm larger!' Larry's hole barely fit him anymore. Previously, he had been the size of a rat but now...
He was the size of a Maine Coon Cat, not big big, but still pretty big in comparison to his previous size.
Gone was his previous baby-like appearance, now he looked like a fierce Demonic Beast ready to take on the Hero!
His snout grew long, full of fangs. His body shape thinned and loosened, adopting a more aerodynamic stature.
His two front limbs elongated and sharpened, turning into a pair of daggers. A pair of long and thin fins protruded from his back...
Monster, he could be classified as such.
'Now... What gains did I... Gain..' He muttered as he appraised himself.
〈Greater Elroe Gunelift︱LV 1︱Unnamed〉
HP - 140/140 ︱MP - 190/190 ︱ SP - 140/140 - 128/128
Offense: 150 ︱Defense: 189 ︱Magic: 200
Resistance: 190 ︱Speed: 110︱
~Titles~
Wyrm • Ruler of Greed • Kin Eater • Soul Devourer • Foul Feeder • Freak of Nature • Fearbringer
~Status Skills~
HP Auto-Recovery LV 8 • MP Recovery Speed LV 6 • SP Recovery Speed LV 7 • SP Lessened Consumption LV 3 • Running LV 8 • Instantaneous LV 4 • Magic Mass LV 5
~Perception Skills~
Appraisal LV 10 • Magic Perception LV 4 • Concentration LV 10 • Hit LV 5 • Evasion LV 3 • Parallel Thinking LV 2 • Thought Acceleration LV 3
~Attack Skills~
Heretic Attack LV 2 • Acid Attack LV 1 • Magic Power Attack LV 1
~Resistance Skills~
Heat Nullification • Pain Mitigation LV 5 • Poison Resistance LV 2 • Rot Resistance LV 1 • Heresy Resistance LV 3 • Physical Resistance LV 1
~Magic Skills~
Magic Power Operation LV 6 • Heretic Magic LV 2 • Light Magic LV 1
~Active Skills~
Expel LV 2
~Passive Skills~
Swim LV 6 • Crush LV 3 • Quick Digestion LV 2 • Meditation LV 2
~Enhancement Skills~
Leader Enhancement LV 1
~Leadership Skills~
Intimidate LV 4 • Creature Taming LV 2 • Leadership LV 2 • Cooperation LV 1
~Other Skills~
Fire Wyrm LV 3 • Greed • Conquest • Taboo LV 4 • Chrysalis • Overeating LV 2 • Dragon Scales LV 2 • Spite LV 1
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'Enhancement? That's new... Leader Enhancement? I guess it just makes me a better Minion Trainer...' The first thing he notice was the new-Skill type.
'Huh, wait... I'm stronger than a Sea Horse...' He had been for a while, he just hadn't noticed due to all the trauma.
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"There we go, I got rid of cute MC, he's a fucking demon of the abyss now." -Remark
Stones? I have wood, instead.
