Training as a Slime (60)
Cori scanned through the quest board while waiting for Sam to return. After an hour of waiting and reading, he started to feel a bolt of anxiety and uneasiness bundled in his gut. "No, it couldn't be," he thought to himself as he summoned his map. As the reality unfolded, 6 blinking dots representing the wishing dragon pearls could be seen moving to the east where the final pearl resided. "System, stop sharing map!" Cori said. As soon as the map reverted its privacy settings, the 6 blinking dots stopped moving and circled the area like a confused and lost army driver.
Not wasting a moment, he started to bounce as he dropped, with his cheeks clapping the ground, shaking the air with great momentum. As Cori persevered, he started accelerating at a constant speed with the slightest contact with the surface, sharpening into an aerodynamic form with each recoil. The air smoothened and lifted the slime while Cori navigated with the map, the smallest amount of air friction was intentionally manipulated like a stepping stone to achieve greater propulsion. Cori's previous skill, 'Qing Gong', had been impressive in its own right, but this time he had combined his earthly knowledge with his mental prowess, foregoing the use of any Qi.
As Cori penetrated through the sky at an incredible speed, onlookers below were left baffled and unsure of what they were seeing. Some wondered if it was a bird, while others speculated it might be an unidentified flying object. This was unlike anything they had ever witnessed before. "Faster! Faster!" Cori thought as he witnessed the blinking dots getting closer to his target. Seeing his competitor close up to the destination, he willed himself to go faster and faster; his cheeks outrun his aerodynamic head and pushed his body with incredible force. The system detected the new skill that had been created and duly registered it as 'Butthrust'.
Edging closer to the location, Cori found the radiant pearl atop a tree. Far from the reach of an approaching figure, Cori 'flatten' himself and parachuted down in time to reach for the final pearl. "Finally!" Cori said catching his breath, finding it strange that the other competitors had not appeared. Perching and hiding with the pearl in his inventory, he waited to see if Sam was coming. In preparation to overcome his adversary, he increased his level of 'observation' to 5. Upon reaching the selected skill level, his eyes blurred and a sharp ringing sound vibrated through his hearing for a brief moment. When Cori's eyes cleared, he could see the names and levels of every monster nearby. "Sam!" Cori thought, seeing the familiar figure running at great speed- even the spell obscario could not censor the name and level hanging on top of the halfling. Beside Sam's name was her status - "cursed" and "poisoned".