Munch! Munch! Munch! Munch~

I eat the strange bird I defeated.

As the onomatopoeia "munch munch" suggests, I was currently chewing.

The reason was, the strange bird was too large.

If I simply dissolved it, it would take too long.

So, I was now chewing it down.

First, I shaped my body into a blade and cut off a part of the strange bird, then absorbed it into my body.

Then, I created two blades inside my body and cut them by sandwiching them between the blades.

This is how a slime chews. I don't know if other slimes do it, though.

Moreover, slimes other than Rough Stone Slimes can't transform so sharply, so it's probably impossible for them.

...

> > Aresnal Slime has acquired the skill "Bite."

...

'Thanks for the meal.'

After finishing my meal, I put my hands together. Then I stretched my whips from both sides to make them look like arms.

Then I exhaled. The chewing action took quite a bit of stamina.

It's like a full-body workout.

'…Time to look for the next prey.'

After a short break, I stood up.

I still had plenty of mana and stamina.

Let's level up more today.

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After several battles with the small beasts I found later, my level rose to 29.

My skills haven't changed, but I feel my fighting style has become more refined.

I've gotten used to the body of an Aresnal Slime and can now continuously unleash my skills.

'I should start looking for a place to sleep.'

The crow-like birds were already cawing and were returning to their homes in the v-shape formation. Today's hunt ends here.

'Oh, this place looks good.'

I found tree roots about the same size as where I slept yesterday.

As I tried to crawl under them, I realized something.

'I can't fit... I grew bigger from evolution, didn't I?'

An unexpected side effect of evolution.

Now I have to find a place to hide my body, which is as large as a truck tire.

For a moment, I thought, "Why not just sleep outside since I can't be harmed?"

But I quickly corrected that thought.

Nocturnal beasts might gather and disturb my sleep, and if a beast that can break my defense appears, it's the end for me.

'I need to find a good place.'

I walked around the forest.

Though, it's more like slithering than walking.

We slimes move by dragging our bodies.

──Oh, that place might be good.

I set my eyes on a mound. There was also a perfectly big cave under it.

Since it was getting dark, I hurried to the entrance.

"(Excuse me~)"

As soon as I entered, three goblins attacked me.

Apparently, this was their dwelling.

"Suras? (I don't intend to fight. Can I stay for just one night?)"

"Gygya! (Dinner is here!)"

"Geee(Me, first!!"

'Well, they won't listen.'

I tried to convey my lack of hostility through 'Communication,' but the goblins attacked regardless. They beat me with clubs.

I thought about avoiding the fight because the smell of blood might attract other beasts, which would be troublesome.

But, eating them all after defeating them should be fine.

'Escape, Slash!'

I put some distance between myself and the goblins, who kept attacking without causing any damage, and then quickly transformed a part of my body into a blade.

Swishh---!

Goblin A was split vertically and died instantly.

'Leap, Leap'

I jumped up before the goblins could react to their comrade's death. The cave's ceiling was low, and my leap reached it.

I leapt again, dropping down at high speed.

With 'Crush,' Goblin B was crushed to death without even a scream.

Without missing a beat, I swung my blade at the nearby Goblin C.

"Slash!"

Before the dumbfounded goblin could defend itself, my blade tore through its abdomen.

Its knees buckled. It would never stand again.

'Well, that's that.'

I fought several times today, but to me, who is nearly in superior beast rank, goblins, which are 'Low Beasts,' are no match.

I can easily defeat them like this. That's the difference in beast rank.

After that, I devoured the goblins with 'Dissolving Liquid.'

I even dissolved the bloodstains and the ground, leaving no trace. Even a great detective wouldn't find any evidence.

Then, I found a perfectly sized hollow at the back of the cave and fell asleep there.

ZZzzz~