Season 3: Chapter 76: Queen Slime
Sitting in the palm of Slimey as usual, I looked over my minions and the current status of my army.
MINION MENU
Name: Slimey: Holy Queen Slime LvL 1
Title: Hiro’s Champion
HP: 25550/25550
MP: 1550/1550
Skills: Dissolve Lv 10. Slime Shot LvL 10. Cleanse LvL 8. Foam LvL 5. Solidification LvL 10. Bounce LvL 5. Physical Resistance LvL 7. Slash Resistance LvL 5, Blunt Resistance LvL 5, Acid immunity, Cold Resistance LvL 10. Mimic LvL 7. Blend LvL 4. Duplicate LvL 5. Shape Change LvL 5. Slime Bullet LvL 8. Holy imbue LvL 3. Mend LvL 6, Telekinesis LvL 8, Jiggle LvL 1, Holy Body.
Name: Ayaka
Species: Magicka Drider Queen LvL 2
HP: 21500/21500
MP: 1150/1150
Skills: Spin Silk LvL 10, Paralytic Bite LvL 5, Pouce LvL 10, Poisoner LvL 10, Blend LvL 5, Dark Vision LvL 5, Magic Vision LvL 5, Bile Spit LvL 5, Resonate Silk LvL 3, Magic Chant LvL EX, Magic Circulate LvL 8, Ice Spear LvL 3, Glacial Shot LvL 3, Flame Bolt LvL 4, Lightning Bolt LvL 3, Flamethrower LvL 2, Blunt Barrier LvL 4, Commander LvL 2, Egg Incubator LvL 9, Rune Gesture, Mana Charge LvL 3, War Cry LvL 3, Sturdy Frame LvL 3, Compressed Body.
Bubble Blow LvL 1, Acid Immunity LvL EX, Striking Resistance LvL 3, Slashing Resistance LvL 3, Enlight LvL 1, Electric Discharge LvL 1, Lightning Body.
Name: Zorin: (???) LvL: 9
HP: 1000/1000
MP: 55/55
Skills: Bite LvL 9, Iron Tail LvL 5, Blend LvL 5, Swim LvL 4, Endure LvL 3, Pain Resilience LvL 3, Minor Regeneration LvL 4. Strong Body LvL 2. Heavy Constitution LvL 2. Human Potential, Darkvision LvL 2, Iron claw LvL 1, Mana Reflection LvL 1, Crystal Scales, Crystal Dagger LvL 1.
Hector: Skeleton Rogue LvL: 17
HP: 1350/1350
MP: 45/45
Skills: Undead. Swift Step LvL 4, Uncanny Dodge LvL 2, Play Dead LvL 1, Inconspicuous, Acrobatic, Trap Finding LvL 1, Dash LvL 4, Scarlet Kisses LvL 3, Detect Prized Possession LvL 2, Pilfer LvL 2, Critical Damage LvL 1, Concealment LvL 4, Souls Vision LvL 1. Mana Economy LvL 1. Accelerate LvL 2.
Name: Chloe: Animus Flame Dullahand. [Evolving]
HP: 90/90
MP: 490/490
Skills: Undead. Innate Phylactery, Souls Vision LvL 5, Mana Chant LvL 8, Recorder. Spontaneous Caster. Mana Surge.
Spells: Open List->
Name: Buttstalion: Unicorn LvL 7
HP: 231/550
MP: 20/200
Skills: Mana Charge LvL 3, Gallop LvL 5, Mana Bolt LvL 3, Detoxify LvL 2, Cure LvL 2, Mana Blast LvL 2, Stampeder, Magic Resist LvL 2, Muscle Reinforcement LvL 2.
Name: Spooderman: Phase Taruntual LvL: 2
HP: 350/350
MP: 150/150
Skills: Spin Silk LvL 3, Paralytic Bite LvL 3, Pouce LvL 4, Poisoner LvL 2, Blend LvL 2, Dark Vision LvL 2, Acid Shot LvL 1, Phase Port LvL 1, Threat Detection LvL 1, Shift LvL 1
Name: Gobledo Goblin Holy Knight LvL: 2
Species: Holy Goblin
HP: 400
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MP: 60
Skills: Warcry LvL 3, Rally, Prayer, Shining Blade LvL 1, Mend LvL 1, Judgment LvL 1, Holy Body. Aura of Mending. Fortitude.
My pit project had finally bore fruition, a LOT sooner than I'd have thought with Slimey metamorphosing into a monarch type monster, a queen that commanded lesser slimes.
Similar to how Ayaka could command other tarantuals, Slimey could do the same with slimes, so long of course she propagated them.
Composed of over a hundred slimes, Slimey could detach part of herself, creating an independent slime or a monster she was in control of.
Additionally, I could also take control of a doppelganger, creating a copy of my body albeit, still a slime. However, it meant I could operate independently from Slimey, allowing us to fight together if it came down to it.
There was also the fact that, through the conjoining of slimes, Slimey's divinity seemed to have been magnified, each of the cores she absorbed magnifying her power until her very body radiated divine energy, allowing her to resist the mold, albeit, temporarily.
Finally something was looking up for me.
“Hmm hm hm hmm.”
Slimey hummed happily, Ayaka was content on her mold munching, Zorin was sleeping, and Gobeldo was training my army alongside Lhikan who would be leaving soon to officiate things for my arrival.
Everything seemed to be going upsies for me and my gang, all that was left was the clean up operation.
“Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating!” Tipsy let out, the gnome standing upon my throne examining Slimey with a myriad of tools. “I've never seen anything like this! It's almost like yer a living pool of holy wattah!”
Oh. There was also this thing.
“Do you feel holy? Do you worship a god? Can you bless others? Are you drinkable? If we bottle you can we-”
Why did I agree to entertain this gnome?
“I worship Lord Hiro. He is the divine who will save us all from the wretched filth that stains this world.” Slimey replied, her body motionless as her head turned to glare at the gnome. “If you are done with your samples… stop touching me. Mongrel. Your unclean hands anger me.”
“Ah… right right right.” Tipsy let out before scurrying off the throne on her little feet.
Beside Slimey evolving, a number of the goblin horde had begun advancing as well.
Eight goblins had advanced to goblin bosses.
Five goblin bosses had changed to goblin knights.
One goblin had evolved into an orc.
Three tarantuals had become phase spiders.
And as for the goblin I had named Simp as a joke… well…
He had evolved too… albeit not in the way I expected.
In one of the many caves that pocketed my domain, a bulky goblin stood smiling with sharp fangs, lifting a much smaller goblin in each hand like weights as the crowd cheered.
Simp had evolve into a Goblin Bruiser, a class of goblin that was all brawn with their stats dumped into strength.
Did I know my One-Punch man training regiment would result in his abrupt transformation? Of course!
Not.
But he was big, strong, and added a new class of warrior to my ranks. Sadly however, there were no goblin shamans or spellcasters or even clerics for that matter. Which seemed odd given the circumstances of the copious amounts of statues of my rubber likeness.
I mean, what the hell does a guy have to do to get spellcaster minions?! Chloe was STILL EVOLVING AND OUTSIDE OF AYAKA AND SLIMEY, NOT A SINGLE CREATURE IN MY ARMY COULD CAST SPELLS!!!
Inhale Hiro. Inhale. Something isn't nothing.
“Quack.”
Fortunately the upcoming plan to remove an obstacle didn't require magic castors, but the battle would be easier with them.
Sigh. If only I paid attention during Chloe's lectures maybe I could have taught something to these monsters other than how to swing a sword and walk in formation.
“Hey look at me! Heylookatme! Heylookatme! Heylookatme!” Ayaka let out, the tiny drider wiggling back and forth with one set of arms waving while another held up a bracelet.
What now? I sent.
“A human had a magical item on them!”
“Let me see that.” Tipsy said, taking the bloodstained bracelet from the tiny drider and inspecting the item. “Seems to conjure a barrier using mana, but it's depleted and its enchantment isn't great.”
“Can you fix it?” Slimey asked, inquiring on my behalf.
“Just have ta replace the mana stone den replace some screws. Would be good in ah jiff.”
Right. Why does she sound Australian?
Dispelling the thought, I let the gnome get to work, adding another item in the growing stockpile of procured treasures.
I wasn't quite sure why, maybe it was due to the nature of their involvement with entering my dungeon, but a LOT of the dead humans that kept killing themselves seemed to possess a lot of gold.
Now I had a nifty little stockpile, a reward for my efforts thus far that totaled about ten thousand USD. At least, if my math was correct.
The mercenaries were paid handsomely it seemed, yet despite that their quality was extremely lacking.
Desperation? Maybe the situation at their home was really that bad? From What I could tell, Humanity had forsaken the other nations, retreating behind their walls to wait out the storm as the demons ran rampant throughout the lands.
According to Berus, the world as I knew it had changed drastically. Humanity was still the technical powerhouse they'd always been, but now other races had formed their own nations and an alliance against the demon scourge. It was only humanity that was being selfish. Even the Knife ears had joined in! Which was odd...
Of course, I didn't have full details of the status of the other nations, but that would soon change so long as everything went to plan.
“My Lord!” Gobeldo barked, rushing into my throne room.
Hm?
“The humans are on the move!”
Ah. Finally, let's see if Berus upheld her part.