Whoosh!
An adult slime leaped high into the air, pressing down toward Chen Yao.
Chen Yao rolled on the ground to dodge it. If he were swallowed by the slime, he would be digested in no time.
But he had only been born for an hour, and his physical attributes were too weak.
He avoided the first attack, but couldn't dodge the second.
The adult slime hit him hard, sending him flying over ten meters away.
"Damn! So embarrassing to be beaten by a slime, but the sensation was quite nice..."
Whoosh!
Before he could react, he suddenly felt a weight pressing on him.
It felt like soaking in a hot spring, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself inside the slime's belly.
"Damn it!"
Chen Yao struggled violently, trying to get out, but he couldn't move at all.
"Huh?!"
He suddenly realized he wasn't suffocating, nor was he being corroded.
Instead, he felt countless warm currents flowing into his body through every pore, a warm sensation below his navel, very comfortable.
"Is this... not an illusion? Can I really absorb their power?"
Meanwhile, the adult slime also stayed still, its jelly-like body quivering as if it were enjoying itself.
"What on earth is going on?!"
Chen Yao couldn't figure out what was happening, but since there was no danger, he relaxed.
As he relaxed, a wave of fatigue washed over him.
He fell asleep shortly after.
After all, he had only been born an hour ago and was already exhausted from running.
***
When he woke up again.
Chen Yao had been spat out, and his body had grown larger.
Though still a shorty, he was clearly stronger than before.
A large and a small slime stood guard nearby, and as he woke, they immediately snuggled up to him.
They rubbed against him.
Chen Yao observed their state and sensed the warm current in his belly.
"Could this be what's called leveling up?
But isn't experience supposed to be gained by defeating enemies? Why can I gain it without killing?"
Chen Yao was puzzled, so he experimented with two more slimes.
As he expected, as long as he touched a slime, a warm current would flow into his body.
The small air mass in his belly felt larger and even a bit bloated.
So he found more slimes and let them swallow him to absorb the warm current.
He found over 100 slimes in total, and the bloating sensation in his belly grew stronger.
Finally, he heard a crisp sound, like an eggshell cracking, and countless warm currents swept through his body, the bloating sensation completely disappearing.
"Did I level up?"
As he pondered, a uni-rabbit suddenly leaped out from the grassland.
Seeing Chen Yao, it screamed and charged at him.
"Let's test it again!"
Chen Yao felt particularly good at this moment, his strength and reflexes much faster.
He dodged the uni-rabbit's charge and grabbed its ear.
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But this time, there was no warm current; instead, the rabbit's hind leg kicked him, and blood gushed out instantly.
"Ah!"
Chen Yao screamed in pain and instinctively let go.
The uni-rabbit was fierce, bouncing back and charging at Chen Yao's face.
At the critical moment, a large slime suddenly bounced over, knocking the uni-rabbit away.
Chen Yao narrowly avoided losing his nose.
"Damn it, kill it for me!" Chen Yao was a bit embarrassed and angry. If he were killed by a rabbit, it would be too humiliating.
Over 100 slimes swarmed forward.
The uni-rabbit was startled, jumped up, and turned to run.
But it was too late, and the slimes crashed into it, leaving it bruised and barely alive.
Chen Yao walked over, clutching his wound, and grabbed its horn.
"There's really no warm current. What's going on?"
Chen Yao was puzzled. Why could he gain power from slimes but not from the uni-rabbit?
Since it didn't work, he decided to kill it for meat.
Though he had no weapons, a goblin's nails were sharp enough.
He easily tore off the uni-rabbit's skin, revealing the red flesh inside.
Chen Yao didn't bother with a fire and ate it raw!
After all, he was a goblin now, with fangs that shouldn't go to waste!
After devouring the rabbit, Chen Yao patted his belly, feeling very satisfied.
He didn't even find it fishy, indicating his habits had also become goblin-like.
"Quick! Don't let those slimes get away!"
Suddenly, he heard human voices in the distance.
Chen Yao quickly got up and saw three human youths chasing a few slimes from afar.
One held a wooden bow, shooting arrows but missing every time, clearly an archer.
Behind him was one with an iron sword and a wooden shield, obviously a warrior.
The last one wielded two daggers but was the slowest of the three.
Judging by their simple equipment, they seemed like three rookies.
"Are these what they call adventurers?" Chen Yao was dumbfounded, feeling something was off.
"Hahaha, where do you think you're running? Die!"
The slimes were cornered with nowhere to escape.
The archer youth drew his bow, ready to shoot.
"Hold on! Let me do it!"
The warrior caught up, panting heavily, unable to catch his breath.
The scout with two daggers tripped, falling to the ground, nearly cutting himself with his own daggers.
"You guys are too clumsy!"
"You're a warrior and a scout, yet you're slower than me, an archer!" the archer youth complained.
"Alright, Gret, don't mind the details. Let's focus on these slimes!"
The scout got up from the ground, covered in dust, looking extremely embarrassed.
Chen Yao then realized the scout was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, with freckles but quite cute features.
"Alright, let's go. Finish this quickly and turn in the task!
This is our first mission; we can't mess it up, or we won't become adventurers!"
Warrior Wayne stood up straight, raising his sword to slash at the slimes.
How could Chen Yao stand by and watch? After all, only slimes could help him gain strength right now. How could he let them be killed?
"Everyone, go!"
At Chen Yao's command, over 100 slimes leaped out.
In an instant, they overwhelmed the three.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three rookies were so scared they forgot to run.
They were beaten black and blue by over 100 slimes, lying on the ground motionless.
The slimes were about to swallow and digest them when Chen Yao stopped them.
"Hold on! Let me test something!"
The slimes listened to Chen Yao and made way.
Chen Yao stepped forward to Wayne, grabbing his wrist.
"No feeling?"
Then he moved to Gret, grabbing his wrist as well.
Still no feeling!
"What's going on? Can I only gain power from slimes?"
Unwilling to give up, Chen Yao moved to the scout Alice, grabbing her wrist.
"Hmm?"
Chen Yao was shocked, instantly feeling a warm current flowing into his body through his palm, gathering in his dantian!
"This is the feeling!"
Chen Yao was both surprised and delighted, finally discovering the secret.
"It seems only females can help me level up!"
Could it be that leveling up requires dual cultivation?!"
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