I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 32

Upon reaching the 9th floor, we spotted something floating in the waterway.

“I can’t believe it, it’s a slime… Well, let’s hunt it anyway.”

I launched spear-like tentacles at the slime’s core. I thought it would respond, but… it simply pierced the core and that was it…

“Ugh… it was defenseless…”

It doesn’t look like there’s any useful skills… but after devouring it, I obtained one.

Acid: Can dissolve materials. Can handle various acids and gain resistance to them.

Oh, predation + acid seems pretty strong. I get it now. Its victory condition is to hide in the water and attach to the opponent. No wonder it didn’t move at all. It’s hard to spot it floating in the water with the naked eye. We can catch it using ultrasonic sonar, so it’s irrelevant to us, but a human would struggle.

“If the opponent doesn’t move, this is perfect for a first battle.”

We transformed into wolf form and continued exploring the dungeon and hunting slimes.

I wonder if this [Acid] could be useful for something. It would be great if it could support predation somehow.

“Once everyone has learned their skills, send the monsters my way. I have something I want to confirm.”

“Understood, Father.”

When combining the [Acid] with the slime predation, the time it took to finish eating was reduced by about 10%. It’s useful against types that take a long time, like turtles. No, considering the large number of monsters in the Monster Houses, this could be useful there too. The only issue is whether it affects the number of prey eaten required for skill levels.

It’s much easier than doing it alone in terms of clearing. At the branching paths, I can send the baby slimes ahead to a point where I can contact them and have them map the area, so we avoid unnecessary dead-ends. It should get even easier as their numbers grow.

“That was a bit anticlimactic. I thought it would have been a bit tougher…”

“If we could explore faster, we might be able to reach the next floor.”

“It was because the monsters were weak. If they were stronger, it wouldn’t have been so easy.”

“Since you, Father-sama, have come this far on your own, if we’re not making it easier for you by increasing in number, we’ll be a burden.”

The baby slimes gathered around the black gate are sharing their thoughts on this time.

“Well, the monsters on floor 9 were weak. Since we’re here, let’s make a few Monster Houses before we go back.”

“”””Yes!””””

While making the Monster Houses, I realized that [Acid] was useful here too. Normally, the floors and walls end up uneven, but by dissolving them with [Acid], I was able to make it a neat and tidy room. Moreover, if I take my time, I can dissolve the dug-up earth too, reducing the number of trips needed to throw it away. If I don’t have to go throw away the earth, maybe the baby slimes can make the Monster Houses on their own.

Since consumption was limited to organic matter, [Acid], which can dissolve inorganic materials, is more useful for just dissolving things. However, it seems that even if I dissolve and consume earth, I can’t recreate it. I wonder if it disappears? Well, if I can’t recreate it, there’s no point thinking about it.

And so, the dungeon exploration with the baby slimes ended successfully.

By the way, even when I consumed the monsters dissolved with [Acid], the skill level was fine, and after 20 monsters, it reached Lv02. That’s good.

《Name》

Cruz

《Species》

M-Core ・ Tentacle slime

《Traits》

T-Core: Possesses three cores

Progenitor: Has command abilities over its kin +α

《Skills》

Lv**: Full Drain

Lv**: Transmutation (Transformation & Ecstasy)

Lv03: Bludgeon

LV04: Pierce

Lv03: Slash

Lv05: Blunt Resistance

Lv04: Piercing Resistance

Lv04: Slashing Resistance

Lv05: Fire magic

Lv04: Water Magic

Lv05: Fire Resistance

LV04: Flight

Lv04: Swimming

LV04: Soundwave Manipulation

Lv03: Bipedal Movement

Lv04: Quadrupedal Movement

Lv04: Hardening

Lv04: Swift Wind

Lv03: Paralysis

Lv03: Adhesion

Lv02: Acid (new)

This time’s results:

・ It’s quicker to clear with five. In combat, numbers are everything.

・ [Acid] can also dissolve the dungeon’s soil.

Chapter length 1710 characters.