By the Grace of the Gods: Volume 15 [Parts 1 to 7] by Roy

Author:Roy
Language: eng
Format: epub

Mimic Slime

Skills: Mimicry (10) / Mimicry Memory (2) / Rapid Movement (8) / Attract Carnivores (2) / Maximize (7) / Minimize (7) / Predator (3) / Consume (4) / Ingest (4)

“Level ten Mimicry... I only noticed because it reverted to its slime form for just a moment when it shifted from a human torso to a luring ostrich,” I said.

“Huh. What a weird slime,” Glen said. “It looked human on the outside, at least when it wasn’t moving.”

“It was human on the inside too. I couldn’t tell it wasn’t human even when I examined it inside and out to staunch the bleeding. Well, seeing how it tried to run away in ostrich form, it may be able to use the skills of whatever it’s mimicking... The Rapid Movement skill, and even the Attract Carnivores skill would belong to a luring ostrich.” I ordered the mimic slime to shift into a luring ostrich again, and had it do a couple laps around us. It was just as fast as the real thing.

“That’s incredible... Think of all the ways that could come in handy,” I muttered to myself.

“Forest full of party tricks,” Glen grumbled.

I assumed that the slime’s Mimicry Memory skill would allow the mimic slime to recall the shape of what it’s mimicked in the past. However, when I asked the mimic slime to show me what it could transform into, it could only change into a luring ostrich and a raptor. Apparently, it hadn’t met whatever conditions it had to meet to commit the form of the adventurer to memory. It was surprising to see a single slime have both the Maximize and Minimize skill, but that accounted for its ability to change its size in the process of mimicking. In its original form, the slime was the size of a basketball. If it couldn’t change its size, its mimicry wouldn’t trick anything. As for the Predator skill—

“Are we going?” Glen urged.

“Oh, sorry. I’m very intrigued by this one.”

“Research, research, research, huh? You academic types.”

“Wait,” I said. “Did I tell you I was researching slime?”

“No, but I have someone, acting like you are now, who’s really pushy about me taking his quest. After seeing you pull out all sorts of slimes since yesterday, it was easy to piece together.”

That made sense. S-rank adventurers were sure to attract government-level quests, which could include acquiring samples for government-funded research. Not that I thought Glen would accept that kind of quest in a million years.

With our threat neutralized, we carried on through the woods. I could hold off my curiosity for when I’d have ample time to research the mimic slime.

***

We walked for another four hours, until we reached a spot where most vegetation—other than heatwood trees—was crushed or trampled over.

“It’s easier to walk through here,” Glen said.

“We’re almost at a lake.” This lake was home to many large species of monsters. One of them was the cannonball rhino: a massive species—with an average length of five meters—that formed a herd. Monsters of that size would leave a noticeable trail, naturally.

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