Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Evolution (1)

The slime that obtained the Detoxification skill approached grass that looks colorful like purple grass.

‘Delicious!’

Thanks to the Detoxification skill, since there is no case of the body hurting due to poison, the slime that became able to eat any poisonous grass without hesitation.

Now poisonous grass could be said to be a delicacy for the slime. Because including the poison it can detoxify, it has more abundant nutrients than ordinary grass.

It was not to the extent of stimulating strong vitality in the body like jerky, but the slime came to like eating poisonous grass.

[Free Spirit]▶What? Why is Squishy-nim suddenly eating poisonous grass?

The joker who was watching another broadcast for a while and came to watch the slime's broadcast again was surprised looking at the slime eating poisonous grass as soon as it is visible.

The joker who went up the chat window history to grasp the situation and grasped the content quickly understood the situation.

‘It seems to have obtained the Detoxification skill in the meantime.’

According to the knowledge the joker obtained when becoming a lich.

If humans become stronger using magic, divine power, qi, monsters become stronger through skills.

The former is possible with effort, but the latter is mostly possible only by accumulating specific experiences.

The joker who acquired knowledge about poisonous grass while traveling here and there before becoming a lich found out what symptoms it causes just by the appearance of the poisonous grass the slime is eating now.

‘That one causes stomachache if eaten. That one is paralysis, that one hinders hemostasis.’

Poisonous grasses that if eaten not only by humans but also by monsters can cause considerable suffering or hinder life.

However, now it was nothing more than the slime's delicacy.

Because the slime has the Detoxification skill.

‘Isn't it going to evolve into a Poison Slime like that?’

Poison Slime is a slime that holds poison as a higher individual of the slime.

If it becomes a Poison Slime, the cases of the slime being threatened by various living beings will decrease.

‘If it meets Nellin again, it will become difficult.’

Since it holds poison in the body itself, contacting Nellin will become difficult.

Just by being together, it will be affected by the poison.

Avoiding living beings with poison was natural reason.

A future that is unknown when it will happen again, but the joker hoped that the reunion Nellin and the slime made would happen in a somewhat better situation.

‘Only then will I be able to see Nellin a bit more.’

Of course, just eating some poisonous grass won't make the choice to evolve into a Poison Slime appear.

‘It would be good to suppress the possibility as much as possible. Surely Squishy liked jerky, right?’

▶[Free Spirit has donated 3 coins.]

▶[Message: Squishy-nim! How about trying meat instead of grass?]

▷Meat?

The slime pays attention to the word meat.

[Free Spirit]▶ㅇㅇ you ate deer blood well. If you eat meat, it will be better!

[Just Ram and See]▶Yes! Meat! Meat is good!

At the joker's words, more than the slime, ‘Just Ram and See’.

Fenrir reacted.

[Just Ram and See]▶Squishy! Eat meat!

[Noblesse Fire]▶Why is this wolf pup like this.

[Just Ram and See]▶To eat meat, you have to hunt! Then soon! Body slam! It's time to use body slam!

Fenrir was dissatisfied that the slime has not used it yet even though he taught body slam. In the meantime, an opportunity to use body slam arose. Fenrir started actively appealing to the slime.

[Just Ram and See]▶If it's the body slam I taught! Ordinary animals are all one-kill!

▶What one-kill for a slime lmao

▶Isn't it dying by recklessly rushing?

[Squishy Queen]▶The member of my kind is not that weak! Would it lose to mere ordinary animals!

[Yarn Lady]▶Squishy-nim hunting hard will also be cute~

Among the viewers, opinions began to divide on whether the slime can hunt or not.

‘Meat...’

The slime thought upon hearing the word meat.

Is meat delicious? it wondered.

▷Is meat delicious?

[Free Spirit]▶Meat is jerky.

▷Jerky!

Among the things it has eaten, the jerky that has many nutrients and was the most ‘delicious’.

At the words that meat is soon jerky, the slime's motivation burned.

▷Meat! I want to eat!

[Free Spirit]▶Then find animals! Rabbits or deer, wild boars, anything is fine!

▷Yeah!

While walking the forest for several days, the slime has seen various animals living in the forest.

There are animals that do not guard against the slime like deer and quietly ignore it, and there are also animals that run away as soon as they see it.

The slime only observed because it was wondrous whenever it saw such animals.

This time, it became its turn to hunt directly.

Because it wanted to eat meat.

To find animals, the slime used Detection.

─Jiiiiing.

Detection extending centered on the slime.

And not long after unfolding, a living being was caught in Detection.

‘Rabbit!’

What it discovered is the animal called rabbit among the living beings the slime has seen.

An animal of similar size to the slime and an animal that ran away as soon as it saw the slime whether there was hostility or not.

Poyong! Poyong! the slime moving with the heart of wanting to eat meat strongly.

A rabbit was visible in the slime's eyes advancing while parting the bushes.

‘Body slam! Have to do it!’

The slime that understood from looking at the chat that it has to do body slam toward the rabbit to eat meat immediately tried to do body slam toward the rabbit.

But as soon as it saw the slime jumping out of the bushes, the brown rabbit immediately widened the distance and started running away.

‘Rabbit! Running away!’

The slime hurriedly chased the running rabbit and jumped poyong! Poyong!

The ensuing chase with the rabbit.

The chase of the fluffy brown rabbit and the light-green soft slime was extremely cute when viewed on the third-person screen.

[Yarn Lady]▶Kyaaaaang! Too cute!

[Squishy Queen]▶Cheer up! Move a bit faster, member of my kind!

[Noblesse Fire]▶Damn slow.

[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶Don't you think Squishy-nim is a slime? Well, since it's a hikikomori loser dragon, there would be no empathy.

[Noblesse Fire]▶This kid is picking a fight again suddenly?

▶Hmm, rabbit butt... might be possible?

▶Nim???

▶Ah, possible bug lmao

A cute chase continuing for more than 5 minutes.

The result was the rabbit's victory.

No matter how much it chased, the distance did not narrow. Changing directions and moving quickly here and there, the slime could not catch up at all.

‘Rabbit! Fast!’

Surprised at the rabbit's speed yet sullen at the fact that it might not be able to eat meat.

▷Can't eat meat...

[Just Ram and See]▶Tsk tsk, just following around so you can't eat! I will teach you the basics of hunting!

▷Basics?

[Just Ram and See]▶Yes! The basics of hunting!

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‘Hehehe, there's nothing as fun as teaching hunting to a newbie.’

Fenrir naturally got excited at the thought of teaching hunting methods following body slam.

Because the slime is still young and pure and listened well to words.

Just like his own children when young!

Fenrir recalled the exchanges with his children in beautiful memories.

-Dad~ is this how you do it?

-Dad! I caught this! I did well, right!

-I caught a bigger one! Hehehe!

Children who brightly smiled and brought the prey as he taught, then bragged to him.

But now.

-Ptui, ah, today's hunting is over.

Just hunting right away only enough to fill the belly today and loitering.

-Go hunting together? It's bothersome.

Even if saying let's hunt together for once, making a bothersome expression.

-What do you do catching such a big one? It doesn't even enter the cave.

Children who do not understand even if he hunts a big one intending to recall past memories.

Recalling the past for no reason and comparing to the bitter reality, Fenrir shed tears toror inside. Raising children is useless.

‘I will teach you the essence of hunting! Squishy!’

Whether he missed the pure and cute children of the past, Fenrir tried to taste a bit of the past joy by substituting the slime.

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Fenrir's lesson required several days of time the same as when body slam.

Of course, the slime could not master Fenrir's hunting method in several days.

Therefore, what he taught was the method of ambush.

The method of moving carefully so that no sound is made, then ambushing the moment the prey is careless.

It was the only method the slime whose only usable attack means is body slam can utilize.

After several days of lessons, the slime that received the pass stamp from Fenrir was full of confidence.

‘Meat! I will eat!’

The slime trembling burrur burning motivation immediately entered hunting.

First, finding prey through Detection the same as before.

─Jiiiiing.

The slime that found the rabbit again narrowed the distance to a certain extent poyong! Poyong!

And when it entered the range, the slime changed the movement method to crawling without jumping.

Sulkum sulkum.

‘Have to go slowly!’

The importance of ambush.

The slime moved stealthily so as not to be noticed by the prey.

[Yarn Lady]▶Squishy-nim moving little by little is too cute~!

[Just Ram and See]▶Yes! That's it! Carefully! Don't get noticed!

The newbie's first hunt made the watching viewers immerse.

▶Why am I also tense at this?

▶Originally watching newbies is fun ㅇㅇ

[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶I wonder if Squishy-nim will succeed.

The slime concentrated only on hunting without giving a glance even to the viewers' chats coming out.

‘Found it!’

The slime that moved slowly like that captured the rabbit.

‘Still far!’

The slime narrowed the distance sulkum sulkum.

From behind the rabbit.

Crawling slowly while killing the sound so that the rabbit sensitive to sound does not react.

And the moment it narrowed the distance as much as possible.

The slime that reached the body slam range launched body slam at the rabbit.

‘Body slam!’

After putting strength into the whole body, the slime's body that kicked the floor using elasticity covered the rabbit.

The rabbit collapsing pulseok.

▶Oh! Hit!

[Just Ram and See]▶Yes! That's it!

▶Did this in one shot?

Originally, a slime belongs to the weakest category among monsters.

However, the slime learned body slam techniques under Fenrir's guidance before leaving the cave and grew more by obtaining nutrients such as animal blood or jerky.

Of course, it could not be said to be a large growth, but at least it had the strength to take care of a rabbit in one body slam.

‘Waa!’

▷Did it!

The first successful hunt.

The emotion of catching the rabbit that it could not catch no matter how much it chased.

The achievement of the attempts continuing for several days bearing fruit.

And in the joy of finally being able to eat meat, the slime jumped poyong! Poyong! in place.

[Free Spirit]▶Squishy-nim! Well done!

[Squishy Queen]▶Promising, member of my kind! Become stronger like that!

[Noblesse Fire]▶What's so good about catching one rabbit.

▶Old man eye movement is damn good

▶That's why continuously getting room kicked ㅇㅇ

The slime excited at the first hunt stopped jumping and felt another question while looking at the collapsed rabbit.

‘Where is the meat?’

The slime that heard that if it catches a rabbit it can eat jerky, that is meat, could not see the jerky even though it caught the rabbit hard.

That was natural, since the shape of meat the slime knows was only jerky.

It could not see the flat red jerky and the dead rabbit as the same thing.

Therefore, the slime asked in the chat window.

▷No meat!

▶No meat?

▷No jerky!

▶Ah.

▶Could it be still doesn't know?

▶lmao

▶Didn't think of this lmao

▶There is no jerky lmao

The slime looking for jerky in front of the dead rabbit. The chat window whose laughter burst looking at that appearance.

The joker who first spoke to the slime to hunt stepped forward and explained to the slime.

[Free Spirit]▶Squishy-nim, the rabbit is meat!

▷Not meat!

▷Meat is red! Rabbit is brown!

[Free Spirit]▶There is meat inside the rabbit!

▷?

At the appearance of the slime still not understanding, an anonymous chat rose.

▶Don't ask or question! Just eat the rabbit!

▶Have to eat what you hunted ㅇㅇ

▶If you eat it you'll know lmao

▷Eat the rabbit?

▶You sucked the deer blood well! Try sucking!

▶Churai churai!

The slime still unable to think that the rabbit is meat.

But following the words of the chat window, the slime decided to try absorbing the rabbit.

Jumped poyong! and rode on the dead rabbit, the slime started absorbing.

The moment the dead rabbit enters the slime and is slowly absorbed.

‘...! It's meat!’

The slime finally realized the fact that the rabbit is meat.