The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life Chapter 150: Appearance of the Evolutionary Form of Slimes (

We arrive at the sea without being obstructed along the way.

Its the beach near the City Hall that we visited four days ago.

As before, there arent any signs of monsters or humans.

The silence calms my heart.

There isnt anyone around usWhy not begin searching for slis straight away?

Wan!

Walking along the beach with Momo, we find so slis in a few monts.

I thought we had hunted them to extinction last ti, but they seem to have reappeared since then.

A considerable number of slis have drifted to the beach.

Its a surreal sight to behold no matter how many tis I look at it.

As usual, they arent running away at all

They have no sense of vigilance.

Really, how do they survive in this world?

Whatever, lets just catch them.

Absolute Shadow.

I activate Absolute Shadow, one of my newly acquired skills.

Absolute Shadow is an upgrade from the previous Shadow Manipulation.

Their effects are pretty much identical.

I alter my shadow into the shape of a net and cast it over the slis before pulling it with Momo.

Oh, weve caught around 10 slis in one go.

Here, Aka. Bon Apptit.

Furu furu ~

Aka absorbs the captured slis in a good mood.

The slis dont bother to run away, so all I have to do is place them near Aka.

While Aka is feasting on the slis, Momo and I continue to capture more and more slis.

How many of them are there?

No matter how many we catch, more appears.

I guess Ill also replenish my stock of tetrapods.

I store the tetrapods along the wharf into my Item Box.

When I do so, so slis start to fall into the sea.

So so of them were hiding in such a place.

Wait a second? If there are so many slis on the beach, wont there be more of them offshore?

Were able to capture them en masse only because they drifted here from the ocean.

I use Telephoto to check out whats happening offshore.

Wah thats incredible

Should I say that it is as I expected? There are countless slis floating around.

There are so many of them that its ridiculous to even think of counting them.

It awfully resembles the scene of the Echizen jellyfish outbreak which I saw on the old news.

Honestly, with how many there are, it gives the creeps.

What should I do about them?

As of right now, Enemy Detection isnt reacting at all.

(Ichinose-san is present to let know if sothing occurs, so I guess theres no harm in going over to look)

Ichinose-san is not with .

Shes monitoring from the rooftop of a building that is nearby.

Ichinose-sans skills cant be put to good use on the beach, so I had her stay there.

In the event of an ergency, we can use Momos Shadow Migration to et up.

Also, Kiki is with Ichinose-san as well.

Momo, sit tight and wait for here. Be prepared for a Shadow Migration if things go out of control.

Wan!

Momo plops down beside Aka.

I send a Mail to Ichinose-san to inform her about what Im about to do.

With this, Im ready.

Lets do this.

I activate a new Ninjutsu.

Art of Water Walking.

Along with the activation of the skill, my body glows faintly for a mont.

I inspect my body.

Okay, there doesnt seem to be any problem

Although I already know the skills effect, I cant help but get excited.

I try to place one of my feet on the surface of the water.

Chapun!

My foot steps on the water without subrging.

Oo

I voice out my amazent without intending to do so.

As I thought, it feels different seeing it in real life

As the na implies, Art of Water Walking is a Ninjutsu that lets walk on water.

5 MP is consud per minute.

During that ti, I can freely move about on top of the water.

Ahaha.

This is fascinating.

Although I can sense the water underneath , Im not sinking into it.

Theres no problem even if I run or jump.

Its like that experint with cornstarch.

Dilatancy was it?

Anyway, its super fun.

I keep running and running, arriving offshore in no ti.

When I turn back, I see the tiny figures of Momo and Aka in the far distance.

This place should do.

I guess Ill start capturing them.

There are nurous slis floating around.

They are going up and down along with the waves, sotis hitting and bouncing off of each other.

Absolute Shadow.

I manipulate my shadow to catch the slis.

In the past, I couldnt control my shadow without having a proper foothold, but I can do so now even on the surface of water because of the skills improvent.

Big catch, big catch.

I pull the shadow-net and return to the beach.

I feel like a real fisherman.

Look, Aka. There are lots to eat.

Furu furu~~~

Akas happiness reaches its peak with all the slis presented before it.

It twists its body and jumps around in pure bliss.

As Aka continues to relish in the slis, I head off again to kidnap more.

We repeat this process several tis.

The number of slis that Aka has absorbed easily exceeds 200.

Huu this should be enough.

Wan!

Good work out there, Momo. Thanks for your help.

Kuun.

I examine the rejuvenated Aka while mofu-mofuing Momo.

Aka

Creation Sli LV4

Oh, its level went up.

It should be much stronger than before, so I might be able to pull off the plan that I was thinking of.

Shall we return? Momo, Shadow Migration.

Wan!

Just as Momo is about to spread her shadow to join up with Ichinose-san, an announcent echoes in my head.

You have received a mail.

N?

Its a Mail from Ichinose-san.

I open it.

Sothing strange is approaching you from the sea.

The sea?

What is she talking about?

At that mont, Enemy Detection also picks up a response.

Off into the distance, sothing is approaching us from offshore.

Only a certain portion of the ocean has risen up, and it is creating waves around it.

What is that?

The mysterious creature is getting closer and closer.

Zazazazaza.

With a splash, it appeared.

Its appearance suggests that its a

Jellyfish?

A huge jellyfish erges from the water.

The jellyfishs umbrella comfortably exceeds 5 ters in length, and the innurable tentacles extending from its translucent umbrella are each as thick as a persons arm.

Its a monster through and through.

~~~~~~~Furu furu!!!!

Aka becos thrilled upon witnessing it.

Its hopping around while grabbing onto the hem of my shirt.

(Perhaps that creature is a sli?)

Its a sli that resembles a jellyfish, so should I call it a Kurage Sli? No, is it better to call it a Jellyfish Sli? [1]

You know what, it doesnt matter. Ill be calling it a Sli Jellyfish.

Im going to assu thats its one of the evolutionary forms of slis

Unlike the slis so far, this one is being picked up by Enemy Detection properly.

(Maybe its the alpha sli around here?)

Did it get angry over the fact that we hunted too many of its kind?

Such a pointless question cos to my mind.

Aka rubs against as if to plea. I want it! I want it!

You want to absorb that?

Furu furu!

Yes! Aka shivers in affirmative.

Aka makes it clear that it wants to absorb the Sli Jellyfish.

If Aka absorbs a sli of that size, it would gain a considerable amount of power.

(To make Aka absorb it, I would have to avoid killing it directly)

Its slightly troubleso, but its sothing Aka is asking for.

Ill just think of this as an opportunity to try out my new skills.

I send a Mail to Ichinose-san and imdiately receive a reply saying Ok.

Good, were ready.

.Buruburu Buruburu!!!

Sensing our hostility, the Sli Jellyfish shakes violently in an attempt to intimidate us.

The countless tentacles around it are directed towards us.

The other side is also intent on fighting us.

Momo, its show ti!

Wan!

Momo and I decide to challenge the Sli Jellyfish.

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[1] Author first says Jellyfish in Japanese and then switches over to English. Just wanted to make that clear.