Like the giant snake, the spider was incredibly fast—only even more agile. It could climb walls and jump.

My movements were very limited in this cave.

So, I decided to shift to my human form.

I immediately felt my defense drop significantly, as I no longer had steel-like protection on my skin. But it would be okay if I didn't get hit.

In my human form, I could move freely. I started running around the cave, dodging attacks from the giant spider. After a while, it began to lose patience.

"I wish I had a weapon. A sword would be enough."

I jumped and landed a kick right between the spider's eyes. It let out a visceral sound as it was struck and almost fell off the wall. Realizing this was its weak spot, I focused on hitting its eyes.

I began using my fingers to pierce its eyes.

Since I was faster than it, this was easy.

One by one, all its eyes disappeared.

But even without eyes, the spider had sharp senses, so I still needed to be very careful.

Finally, I managed to kill it.

After hitting its head so many times, the spider started to weaken. Taking advantage of its dizziness and inability, I had time to grab a sharp rock to finish it off.

I drove the rock into its head, and an unpleasant smell from its blood filled the air.

After the spider died, I transformed into my dragon form and tried eating it. The taste is even worse than the previous monster. My hunger kept getting worse, and I had nothing to eat.

This dragon's body is a problem.

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I've noticed that killing monsters doesn't give me anything. I can't even earn experience to level up; this system is useless.

I need to get out of here before taking the next step.

And that's when my hunt for an exit began. If I remember correctly, a door leads out of here. And since I can take human form, I think I can leave this place without any trouble.

I don't think anyone will attack me.

And after hours of searching, I finally found the exit.

"I'm starving…"

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I hadn't dared to eat other monsters in this place, so I was dying of hunger. Luckily, there was water to drink.

"I didn't find Rimuru. I didn't see any slimes here."

Is he around here somewhere? Or did he end up dying? Maybe he doesn't even exist.

"..." I thought about it momentarily but decided to leave. I'm sure he'll be fine. Rimuru is intelligent and can get out of here without my help.

I slowly opened the double doors.

That's when I finally smelled the pleasant scent of the outside.

The smell of leaves, grass, and earth. It was nature.

'I'm in the middle of the Jura forest, right?'

Honestly, I don't know what to do now. I need a map.

Then suddenly…

[ Map activated ]

A map appeared, displaying all the world's locations. I recognized each one of them.

My first surprise was seeing how vast the forest is. Based on how they showed it in the manga, I already had an idea, but seeing it like this was different. There were many large trees, and the sounds of birds around were quite loud.

I didn't see any monsters nearby.

I moved and hid among the trees. There was a lot of tall vegetation, so I was very cautious.

"Should I go to Dwargon? They might not welcome me with open arms, but it's a place I can use to develop myself temporarily." I don't want to follow Rimuru's exact steps.

Though the thought of leading a city does excite me.

"Damn, it's so far from here. It would be much faster if I used my dragon form to fly there, but that would be a problem." But the metamorphosis skill allows me to transform into other things.

How about this?

I imagined a perfect image of an eagle—a swift animal that soars through the skies like a dragon but much smaller and less conspicuous.

And it worked.

As soon as my body shifted, I flew into the blue sky. I felt a cold wind hitting my body. "Wow."

It is so beautiful.

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I headed north toward the Great Canaat Mountains, where the Nation of Dwargon is located.

But the night was falling. As night settled, I finally approached the mountains and the entrance to Dwargon. I immediately noticed that it wouldn't be simple.

Even at night, many people were lining up to enter the city. If I'm not mistaken, this gate leads to the capital and is the only entrance.

'But this is interesting. There are other races here too.'

But what caught my attention most was a group of elf girls. 'They're very beautiful. I've ever seen women like them before.' Honestly, I think it was love at first sight.

Just kidding.

Still in my eagle form, I landed on the ground and transformed into an ant. Yes, I can even do that. But even in such a tiny form, I feared being detected.

Fortunately, I managed to slip into the city without much trouble.

I carefully walked along the walls until I found a spot with no one around. There, I returned to my human form.

Haaa~~

I took a deep breath.

"Damn, this place is so different from what I'm used to."

People with strange appearances (other races), the building structures, the streets—everything is so different. It is a huge city, big enough to accommodate millions of people.

I gawked as I walked along one of the main streets.

"Hey, Mom, isn't that guy weird?"

"Don't stare too much."

"But he's weird. He's staring at people's houses and drooling."

"Come on."

I was so distracted and fascinated that I started drooling.

I cleared my throat and looked around, worried a guard might decide to intervene. I need to act normal. I even thought about taking the king's form to try something, but that would be stupid.

What do I do now?

[System activated!]

[ First mission available! ]

[ Use the "Recording" skill to create a high-quality porn video. ]

[ Bonus: +10 points ]

'Huh?' I froze momentarily, trying to process the strange message floating before my eyes. The people in the city passing by looked at me as if I were very suspicious.

I've just arrived in the city, and I'm already going to be treated like a lunatic.

But seriously, what kind of System is this?