Darkness swallowed him.
Pain drowned him.
His heartbeat slowed to nothing.
He was dying.
"I don't want to disappear… not like this…"
And then
A voice echoed through the void.
SYSTEM BOOTING
SOUL INTEGRITY: COLLAPSING
GRANTING EMERGENCY UNIQUE SKILL ABSORB
A surge of power exploded inside him.
ABSORB Unique Skill
Ingestion Devour any matter, magic, or skill.
Breakdown Analyze and convert substances into pure energy.
Foundation Evolves into higher devouring abilities.
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Resurrection & Holy Restoration
Physical Attack Nullification
Pain Nullification
Natural Effects Nullification
Abnormal Condition Nullification
Spiritual Attack Nullification
Holy Demonic Resistance
EXTRA MODULE INSTALLED: MIND CORE ORACLE
A new voice formed. Calm. Absolute.
This was the renamed, evolved version of Great Sage.
Mind Core Oracle
A super-intelligent AI skill capable of logic, prediction, combat support, skill evolution, and total power control.
The dying world shattered
And he awakened.
A cold cavern greeted him. Blue crystals pulsed with ancient mana. The air felt heavy, like something powerful watched from the shadows.
He looked at himself
Not a human.
A slime.
But not weak.
His body thrummed with overwhelming energy.
Host reincarnation complete
New form Adaptive Devourer Slime
He touched a glowing stone.
Absorb.
It melted instantly.
Rune Stone analyzed
Skill gained: Basic Earth Manipulation
He trembled.
Not from fear
But from excitement.
Growls echoed.
Dire wolves.
Goblins.
A stone ogre.
In his old life, he would've been terrified.
Now?
He moved like liquid lightning.
A wolf lunged
Its fangs shattered.
Physical Attack Nullification.
He wrapped his slime body around it
Absorb.
Another wolf
Absorb.
The goblins tried to run.
Too late.
The ogre swung its club
It passed straight through him.
Then he engulfed the ogre whole.
< Skills Acquired >
Enhanced Strength
Predator Claws
Monster Instinct
Ice Resistance
Mana Breath
Stone Armor Skin
He pulsed larger.
He was evolving with every breath.
The Ice Dragon
Then he heard it.
A whisper. Ancient. Weak.
"…Someone… anyone… please…"
He rushed deeper until he entered a freezing crystal chamber.
Chained to the wall was a colossal Ice Dragon.
Its scales were cracked.
Its magic was almost gone.
Its breath was barely warm.
The dragon lifted its head.
"You… small slime… leave. My life is fading."
He shook.
"No. I won't watch another die."
He touched the dragon.
"Mind Core Oracle… can I save it?"
Yes. Absorb can store a living entity without harming it.
Vital signs can be stabilized within dimensional storage.
He nodded.
Blue light burst out as he activated Absorb but gently.
The dragon did not scream.
It sighed.
It dissolved into safe light.
Ice Dragon stored
Life signs stabilizing
Inside his body, he felt its presence alive, resting, warm.
"I'll protect you," he whispered.
"No one dies in front of me again"
The dungeon trembled.
New Title: Frozen Dragon's Guardian
Evolution Path Unlocked: Frost Devourer Sovereign
His journey had begun
A monster with infinite growth.
A hero born from death.
A protector of dragons.