Sewer Slime

Drip! Drip!

Viscous, foul-smelling liquid slowly dripped from the cracks in the moss-covered walls. The sound of each drop striking the ground echoed through the dark, gloomy space, which was piled high with rotten vegetable leaves, spoiled eggs, decaying chunks of meat, all kinds of unknown objects, and even large patches of foul-smelling excrement floating on the murky, viscous water not far away.

The stench of everything rotting filled the entire space. Because it had remained unventilated for countless years, the accumulated stink had reached a level that even goblins, those lesser demons, could no longer tolerate.

They would rather live somewhere more dangerous than stay in this foul-smelling place filled with all kinds of filth. After all, this environment could genuinely stink a demon to death!

Plop!

Suddenly, a black shadow fell from an opening above and crashed heavily into the river of excrement. In the dim space, one could only vaguely make out the shadow struggling a few times at first. Before long, however, it let out a strange gulping sound, after which it fell completely still.

Just then, in this place where even goblins were unwilling and unable to survive, clusters of streamlined creatures emerged from the corners. They bounced and hopped over all kinds of obstacles before pouring into the black river in droves.

A few minutes later, the black shadow that had just fallen was completely wrapped in clusters of round, liquid-like creatures. More and more of them continued joining in from the river, taking part in this gluttonous feast that belonged solely to them.

"So what exactly happened to me?"

At that moment, on the only relatively clean patch of ground in the corner, a liquid creature about the size of a basketball did not instinctively hop toward the river like the newly born members of its species beside it. Instead, it remained quietly where it was, as if sensing the world around it.

"What is this thing?"

The liquid creature, which had been cautiously sensing its surroundings, suddenly shuddered. Even in the somewhat dim space, the ripples spreading across its round body were clearly visible. At the same time, within the creature's previously blurry perception of the world, a translucent screen appeared before it.

Name: Nameless Monster (Lu Minghao)

Race: Slime

Talent: [Encounter from Another World] (Red): As someone from another world, you possess truly limitless potential.

Ability One: Plunder the world's origin. Once a certain amount has been accumulated, travel to other worlds at the cost of consuming the world's origin.

Ability Two: After traveling to a New World, randomly gain a brand-new purple talent.

[Gluttony] (Purple): You possess a bottomless stomach and extraordinary digestive ability. Due to your racial traits, you can devour both living creatures and inorganic matter. You will completely absorb the nutrients within whatever you consume to accelerate your growth, and you have a chance of obtaining part of its abilities.

[Slime Physique] (White): As a slime, you naturally possess a liquid-like body. You do not need to breathe or sleep, and can eat with any part of your body. You are immune to some weak physical attacks and possess the ability of asexual reproduction. ```

"So not only did I die, but after traveling to another world, I stopped being human altogether?"

The slime—or rather, Lu Minghao—stared blankly at the familiar text on the screen before him. Question marks formed across his liquid-like body.

In his final memory, he had been walking down the street with his head lowered as he played on his phone when he suddenly heard a series of commotion beside him. When he looked up, all he saw was a heavily loaded freight truck careening toward him. The next second, everything went black. He felt as if his body had been crushed apart, and after something seemed to spray out from inside him, the noisy voices of a crowd rang out around him.

"As expected of the famous truck of transmigration. It truly lives up to its reputation."

After recalling his previous memories and combining them with his current situation, Lu Minghao had a rough idea of what had happened. He had gone out for a stroll, only to be sent away by the truck of transmigration. Then, for some inexplicable reason, he had arrived in this world, become a slime, and awakened some talents.

That was right!

The things Lu Minghao had seen earlier were not some so-called system from the novels he usually read. They were the talent [Encounter from Another World], which he had awakened for an unknown reason after traveling to this world. As for [Gluttony] below it, that was a new talent awakened because of [Encounter from Another World] after he crossed over. [Slime Physique], meanwhile, was innate to his current body.

Talents ranked red as the highest and white as the lowest, with five levels in total: red, orange, purple, blue, and white. Aside from the highest-level talents, all other talents would grow stronger along with Lu Minghao. Moreover, talents did not directly grant Lu Minghao powerful strength. In other words, even with these talents, he was still only a weak slime.

However, compared with ordinary slimes, he possessed truly limitless potential.

As for why his talents appeared in the form of a screen, that was simply because Lu Minghao instinctively felt this format was easier to understand. If he wanted, he could freely change it into any other form—even a loli clinging to him inside his mind would work.

"Wait! If I'm a slime now, doesn't that mean my old body was left behind in the original world? My phone, my computer, my browser, my hidden hard drives, all my software..."

The next second, the newly born slimes that had been following their instincts and hopping into the distance all stopped and looked toward the fellow frantically dashing around in place. Their round bodies had no eyes, yet they gave the impression of looking at something. However, with their feeble intelligence, these slimes had no way of understanding what Lu Minghao was doing. They had stopped only because they instinctively sensed the vibrations in the air.

After discovering that there was no danger, they turned around and hopped toward the viscous river filled with excrement. The newly born creatures instinctively craved food and nourishment.

"Forget it. I'm already dead in that world anyway. Even if I get the chance to return there someday, I'm still just a slime now. What does human Lu Minghao's business have to do with a slime like me?"

As all the newborn slimes noisily rushed off to eat the first meal of their lives, Lu Minghao also calmed down. It was true—he was now just a slime, so what did his past have to do with him? In any case, he would never admit to the things that had been on his computer and phone!

"But what world am I in now? Since slimes exist, does that mean this world also has other demons, mages, knights, and things like that? If so, does that mean beast-eared girls, centaur girls, elves, and succubus beauties exist too?"

The next second, Lu Minghao's round body swayed, and a pile of indescribable images appeared in his mind.

A new journey begins. Daida has diarrhea today and can't hold on anymore, so I'll update one chapter first. Three chapters tomorrow!

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