Urges 10
The Mimic stared intently at those two notifications. The first one seed to imply that it was now the rightful owner of a dungeon core. It really didnt need so notification windows permission for that, but at least it made things official, in a way. Now all that was left was to deal with that second one. There was just one problem.
Snack, it called out, much to Koras amusent. Is a catastrophic ltdown a tasty thing?
Just knowing what sothing was called didnt an it could understand what it actually was.
Huh? What?! replied the succubus. She was actually aware of the aning behind those words, but what worried her was the reason her master suddenly inquired after them. Then realization hit her like a cannonball to the face.
Wait dont tell the core is going to-
*CRACK*
A tiny fracture appeared on the crystal ball. Rays of white light seed to pour out of that tiny gap.
Not tasty! she yelled out imdiately. Master, that core is very much not tasty! We have to get rid of it! No, we have to run away from it at full speed!
Dont wanna. Its my shiny! ca the selfish reply one would expect out of a toddler.
Look, Master, that core is going to explode. Its going to blow up and none of us will survive! Being alive is much tastier than having a big shiny thing, right?!
It didnt deny her outright this ti and actually pondered her words.
A certain invisible presence that was the cause of this situation would do well to take notes here. This was the proper way to negotiate with a mimic.
Only it was taking its sweet ti deciding. No matter how much it wanted to keep the shiny, surely it didnt want to be killed for it, right?
Hey bubble-boobs, whispered Kora. Why are you so insistent with this? If the Master bites it we get to run off and do what we want, right?
You know that box has a lot more HP than either of us, right? she whispered back. Do you honestly think our bodies would survive a blast that it could not?
How strong a boom are we talking about here?
Only dust will be left behind. And thats if were lucky.
Kora crossed her arms in front of her chest and closed her eyes. One could practically hear the rusty gears springing to life inside her head.
No master ans no contract. No contract ans I get to play around all I want. Thats good. But dying sends back to the Beyond. I cant be summoned back unless I have a contract. Which ans that if both of us die at the sa ti...
Master! she blurted out after reaching the painfully obvious conclusion. We should get rid of that glowy thing right now!
Okay, it responded.
It wasnt actually torn between life and shiny though. It was just lanting having to let go of this thing after going through so much trouble to secure it, but there was no way around it. At first it wasnt sure if Snack was telling the truth, but that whispered conversation with Arms showed she was acting out of self-preservation. It was an instinct the Mimic was very supportive of. Therefore, it would listen to its familiars this ti and do as they suggest.
It just had one major problem.
What do I do with it?
WARNING!
Dungeon core AD-0429-PR is over maximum MP capacity by 953%!
Catastrophic ltdown will occur in 7 minutes!
Whatever it was going to do, it needed to do it fast. It could always roll it back into the dungeon, but that idea didnt sit right with it. Sure it might be able to blow this place up and destroy it, but that annoying pop-up might be able to reclaim the core sohow. Perhaps thats what it was expecting? But if not the dungeon, then was there any other place nearby where it could-
Ah! it exclaid. Arms, get the shiny outside! Fast!
The three of them went out of the cavern and into the open air. It was already past noon, as evidenced by the suns position in the sky. It seed its little dungeon crawl had taken quite a bit of ti.
The Mimic looked along the dirt road that led towards the nearby city of Monotal. There were a few figures moving along it in the distance, obviously traveling between that place and the dungeon.
But thats not what was important. The road itself was flat, mostly straight and on a downhill slope that went pretty much all the way to the city.
Arms, push the shiny down that road! Give it to that big place with the walls!
Huh? replied Kora, dumbfounded. She had no idea what her master was going on about.
Xera, however, imdiately caught on. Her face adopted an expression that seed to say Oh, I see! louder than any words could. Dumping the dangerous thing on the humans was a perfect way of getting rid of it. How co she didnt think of that? It was honestly a little annoying to be outsmarted by that blasted box. Still, this was an idea she liked a lot.
Allow to guide her to the city, Master, she offered.
Okay. Arms, follow Snacks lead!
Pfft! *Ahem* Yes, Master!
The red-skinned fiend pushed the core down the road while the succubus took to the skies to keep from falling behind. Using her wings at high speed inside that narrow dungeon was tantamount to suicide, but out here she could soar as high as she wanted.
Their master watched them depart on their assignnt for a few seconds before it started running in the opposite direction. There was no telling how big that explosion was going to be, but judging from how much mana it soaked up it was easy to tell it wasnt going to be a small one. Therefore, putting as much distance between itself and that orb was the obvious thing to do. Just like Xera had pointed out, nothing is tastier than being able to stay alive!
It ran through the forest. It went up so hills and down others, around rocks and trees. A river was forded at so point. A few wild animals and monsters were gobbled up along the way.
Proficiency level increased. Biomass is now Level 3. All Attributes 1.
Make that a few dozen wild animals and monsters.
WARNING!
Dungeon core AD-0429-PR is over maximum MP capacity by 953%!
Catastrophic ltdown will occur in 2 minutes!
Snack, whats going on over there? it inquired through the thought link.
Were coming up on the gates now, Master. Were going to try and force our way through.
Huh? Inside the walls?
Yes, itll do more damage if we bring it closer to the middle of the city.
That was true. Dark Explosion was a Spell that had to be aid in such a way so that it hits as many things as possible. The scale of this core ltdown was likely to be much larger, but the sa logic applied.
WARNING!
Dungeon core AD-0429-PR is over maximum MP capacity by 953%!
Catastrophic ltdown will occur in 60 seconds!
It contemplated such things while it made its way through the wilderness. After a short while, it got a rather sudden update.
Your familiar has been banished.
Xera had been done in, likely by the citys defenders.
Arms, whats going on?
ORRA! Oh, Master! DORRYA! We got past the wooden gate with brute force but- ORA ORA ORA ORA! - theres too many humans!
Keep them busy!
Hahaha! Gladly!
Well, judging from how fast her HP was dropping, that wasnt going to last long.
It ended up bursting through the treeline and onto a small clearing. There was a lone road along a small cliff that gave it a clear, unobstructed view towards the walled-off city in the distance. Several streaks of black smoke were visible, probably a result of that pyromaniac Pyromancers magic.
Your familiar has been banished.
Ah, it seed Kora finally went down. She held out a lot longer than the Mimic was expecting. Maybe its due to that weird Second Wind Skill she had? The chest decided it would be best to more thoroughly investigate her Status later.
WARNING!
Dungeon core AD-0429-PR is over maximum MP capacity by 953%!
Catastrophic ltdown will occur in 30 seconds!
There wasnt much ti left. Should it keep running? Then again, another 30 seconds would hardly make a difference if that explosion could reach this far Then what about going underground? Yes, that seed like a good idea!
The chest shapeshifted its spider legs so that their feet were more like shovels and less like needles. It then began eagerly digging into the soil. This was the sa technique it used to hide itself in the ground shortly before its Rank Up, so it felt confident about it.
WARNING!
Dungeon core AD-0429-PR is over maximum MP capacity by 953%!
Catastrophic ltdown will occur in 10 seconds!
By this point, the chest had already dug out a hole about 1 ter deep. Going deeper at this stage seed to be aningless, so it instead braced for impact.
At that mont, nearly 7 kiloters away, a group of adventurers and guards were cautiously circling the ominous red ball. Cracks ran along its surface as more and more rays of light stread out. It was actually audibly buzzing at this point. They were unsure about what to do with this strange object that a couple of renegade demons had brought into their city. So of them felt it prudent to run the hell away, while others thought to quarantine it sohow. If they had a few more minutes, they might be able to teleport it away from them with magic.
But they didnt and the core ruptured.
There was a flash of light so bright that it blinded about a dozen unfortunate travelers and rchants that happened to be facing that direction.
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It took but a fraction of a second to reap the lives of 8,235 people. Thats not counting all the animals, dostic or otherwise, that got caught up in the blast. All of those were considered an attack made by the Mimic, and all of those attacks relayed their less-than-useful results back to the perpetrator.
The onslaught of status ssages scrolled on and on and on seemingly without end, assaulting the Mimics consciousness until it nearly blacked out.
Zeeh, zeeh, zeeh.
Nearly though. It panted heavily inside its impromptu foxhole, reeling from the ntal impact. If it wasnt for its MNT then it would probably end up stunned again. Just as it had cald down, it felt the ear-splitting noise of the core ltdown wash over it next, followed almost imdiately by the shockwave of the blast. It shook its little hidey-hole as if a major earthquake had taken place.
All things said and done, it lost about 300 HP in the ordeal. It fared much better than its victims, though. And then it finally got the all-important news.
Level up!
Level up!
Level up!
Congratulations, you are now a level 33 Mimic! All attributes 16.
Congratulations, you are now a level 22 Warlock! INT 10. MNT 10. END 10.
You have learned a new Spell: Shadowbind
You have learned a new Spell: Mind Blast
Feat of strength perford! You have unlocked a new Perk: Butcher of Humanity.
Feat of strength perford! You have unlocked a new Perk: Collateral Damage.
Proficiency level increased. Summon Familiar is now Level 6. INT 2. WIS 1. MNT 1.
Proficiency level increased. Demonology is now Level 3. WIS 2. MNT 2.
The Mimic cald itself down and climbed out of its little hole, then looked towards where the city once stood. All that was left in its place was a glowing crater and a gigantic mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke and dust. The green plains and thick forest around it had been turned to gray ash. The monsters selfish actions had left a scar on this world that would never truly heal.
Neat!
Thats all it had to say on the matter, though. So what if it brought about a calamity that wiped out an entire city? It reaped a massive profit in Levels, and thats all it cared about! No, thats not quite right. There was also the matter unlocking new Restricted Skills!
First and foremost, the oddly nostalgic Mimic Skills.
Skill List: Mimic
Unlocked Skills: Assassination, Storage, Cadaver Absorption, Biomass
Available Skills: Natural Armor, Misdirection, Create Fleshling, Liquid Mimicry, tal Mimicry
You can unlock 1 additional Restricted Skill from this Job.
Create Fleshling was a Skill that would create a miniature, semi-sentient version of the Mimic to serve as its minion. However, these creatures would die after a set amount of ti and could only follow pre-set orders, not to ntion that separating chunks off its own body was obviously going to be unhealthy.
In short, Summon Familiar suited its needs much better. Therefore, it passed over this one.
Liquid Mimicry was also offered at Level 20, along with Create Fleshling and Biomass. It allowed the Mimic to recreate almost any non-magical liquid the Mimic knew about by expending MP. However, anything created by this Skill would disappear after a while and it was impossible to create alchemical products like potions and poisons. Therefore it was passed over for Biomass.
And now it seed that it only got one new option.
tal Mimicry
Description: The ability to turn flesh and bone into steel and iron
Requirents: Level 30 Mimic, Shapeshift, Biomass, STR 100, END 100
Type: Passive
Activation Ti: N/A
Cost: N/A
Range: Self
Effects: Flesh can be shapeshifted into any known non-magical tal.
MP will be consud depending on how much of the body is turned to tal.
The transformation will fade after 15 minutes.
Reduces the MP consumption of tal Mimicry by 5% per Level of this Skill.
The Mimic actually stopped to think about this one. It looked attractive, but several concerns gave it pause. While it would be possible to create arms and armor on the spot, it would co at a heavier price than what was obvious at first glance.
tal was hard, heavy and inflexible. Hard was a good thing. Right now the Mimic could instantly cover its body with sothing that looked like steel, but that wouldnt an it would be anywhere as tough. It was still shapeshifter flesh under the shiny surface and would not actually block attacks any better. Therefore, having the legitimate toughness of steel was extrely attractive. It probably wouldnt have to worry about running out of weapons, either.
But the other two characteristics of tal were downsides. Heavy ant it would take a LOT of its body mass to create it. Therefore, the actual amount of tal it could produce would be quite limited. As for inflexible, lets just say the Mimic was worried whether it could move joints that were turned to steel. The answer would most likely be no.
Therefore, rather than gamble on an unknown, it actually revisited and reversed a decision it had made a long ti ago.
Proficiency level increased. Natural armor is now Level 1. END 6.
Natural Armor
Description: Monsters are known for their tough hides that can shrug off anything and everything.
Requirents: Level 5 Monster Job, END 10
Type: Passive
Activation Ti: N/A
Cost: N/A
Range: Self
Effect: Reduces all incoming damage by 1% per Level of this Skill.
Provides an additional 2 END per Level of this Skill.
I dont need it if I dont get hit was the sort of naive thinking that had nearly gotten it killed in that dungeon. Therefore, while it may not be flashy, it picked the most reliable-looking Skill it could. Besides, it would probably need it if sothing went wrong when working with the other Skill it wanted.
Proficiency level increased. Crystallize Magic is now Level 1. INT 2. WIS 2.
While the sentient chest still felt apprehensive at the thought of blowing itself up, it was hard to argue with the results from the dungeon core ltdown. The event had also given it a really good idea for how to handle the potentially dangerous Spell Crystals. It just had to have soone extrely expendable take care of it!
Speaking of which.
Ohh! Im back! shouted Kora after her summoning. Woah!? Is that the city in the distance?!
Whats left of it.
WAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! The fiend threw her hands in the air and let out a stream of hearty laughter. Serves you right you blondie! Lets see you try cleansing this world of my taint when youre nothing but dust!
Blondie? inquired the chest, curiously.
Ahn? Oh yeah, there was this guy with a really shiny sword and flashy, spiky hairdo. Super annoying. Kept prattling on about justice and whatnot while I was busy ripping this other guy limb from limb. Those Hero types are always a buzzkill, you know?
I dont.
... Oh, right. Youre only like 3 months old, huh?
Yes.
Well, youll find out soon enough. Hmm? Hey, my body seems to be overflowing with power compared to before! Did you Level up from that?
Yes, many tis. Got Skills and Perks too.
A very tasty result indeed. As for the Perks, the first one seed to be quite useful.
Butcher of Humanity
Description: Repetition is the mother of learning. Especially when it cos to murder.
Requirents: Kill more than 5,000 humans.
Effects: Increases all damage dealt to humans by 5%.
Killing a human invigorates you, restoring 2% of max HP and MP.
The Mimic fought humans a lot. It would probably keep on fighting them, so being more effective against them was a good thing to be sure!
Collateral Damage
Description: Like exploding fish in a barrel.
Requirents: Hit more than 20 targets with a single attack.
Effects: Increases the radius of Area Effect Spells, Skills and Martial Arts by 10%.
The other one... Well, it made the Mimic feel a bit cheated. Still, considering its plans for Crystallize Magic, it was far from a useless Perk.
Wheres the walking pair of boobs? asked Kora.
Does such a tasty-sounding thing exist?!
Uhm, yeah, the succubus you call your, heh, your Snack.
Oh! Yes, Ill summon her soon.
Kora went back to enjoying the aftermath of her hard work while the Mimic was recovering its MP. After a minute or so, it summoned Xera.
Greetings Master. Oh wow! she said when she saw the mushroom cloud.
I know, right?! exclaid Kora. I dont think anyone survived that thing!
Yes, I can see that. I must say this is much more devastating than I thought it would be.
Youve seen this sort of thing before?
Sort of. I was caught up in sothing like that along with an old master, but this is my first ti seeing the aftermath.
Xera gave a sigh. She was actually counting on at least one person who saw her wonderful acting to survive that. This world would beco a lot more interesting if that were the case. Well, it was a hastily thrown together idea anyway, so brooding over its failure would be pointless.
Where to now, Master?
...
The Mimic really hadnt thought that far ahead. Sowhere it needed to go? No, not in particular. So task to accomplish? Nothing ca to mind. Sothing it wanted to get? Yes. Plenty of things actually.
I want tasty things! Shiny things too! Ah, and potions! And troll blood. Lots of troll blood, actually. Whats a troll anyway? Is it tasty? It sounds like it might be tasty. Oh and I need to find out what happens when Warlock gets Level 25. And good swords too! Shiny swords! Snack! Where can I find all those things?!
Uhm going to another city would be a good place to start, I guess?
She knew a big city would have libraries, blacksmiths and alchemists. The shiny things it wanted were obviously gold, maybe jewels. Those could also be gotten easily in a city if one were ruthless enough.
Oh! Wheres that?!
Im not sure, Master.
She knew her way around a map, but had no idea where they were right now. Shed never heard of a place called Monotal until a week ago. Well, technically speaking it wasnt really a place anymore.
We could always follow the road until we find so travelers we can, huhu, squeeze for information.
Okay. Lets do that! Arms! Were leaving!
Eh? Huh? Oh! On my way!
Kora had been staring reverently at the forr city. It seems she wasnt quite done appreciating the scenery. She had high hopes for the future too. How many demons could claim they helped destroy an entire city on the first day of their new contract?! She was sure her masters na would spread throughout the Beyond if she-
Huh? Master, you dont have a na?
No. Are nas tasty?
Well Even if you ask that Kora looked inquisitively at Xera, silently asking for help.
The succubus let out another sigh. How did this moron not figure it out yet?
Tasty ans good. It also ans tasty, she explained.
Oh. Oh! Yeah, Master! Nas are tasty! You can do fun things like yelling Bow before the terrible might of Koralenteprix! at people right before you smash them! Its even better if they bow, because you can really squish their head against the ground!
The Mimic had absolutely no idea what Kora was getting at. Still, it had to admit that it was curious. But how would one go about getting a na? Maybe if it opened its Status and inspected the Na field?
You are currently unnad.
Would you like to a na to be assigned to you?
Yes
No
Well, at least this one seed easy. It chose Yes without a second thought.
A few monts later, its new na appeared in the Status and was then communicated to its familiars through their respective contracts.
Hahahaha! Nice one, Master! Aaaah hah hah hah! Thats amazing!
Oh, co on! What sort of na is that?! Are you kidding with this shit?! Theres no way Im calling you that!
Kora burst into laughter while Xera seed to have so objections. The Mimic was actually quite happy with it though. If a na could be tasty, then this one most certainly was.
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