It Started with Slime - Part 1

Chapter 60 - How a Slime got its Wings

Once again they came together, claws flashed, clubs and tails smashed. There was no real finesse to it but in the end, the pigeon lay dead on the rooftop and Aarav moved to finish off the other. That quick work done, he moved to the other three and made quick work of them as well. A part of Aarav was a little sickened at the death that he had caused but this was a harsh world, if nothing else his time in the forest had proven that, everything killing and eating everything else. Not that different from the forests and woods back home. Nature was a vicious and cruel mistress. Humans were all about protecting it but nature did its own thing and would not prioritize an individual no matter what.

Now with 5 dead birds on the roof, it was time to Assimilate and put that high success rate to use. A very small part of Aarav cringed at the need but need trumped everything and he was completely out of Stamina, that last baby he had to just smother with his body and take some damage. With just under half his health and a significant chunk of his body missing from the exchanges it was fair trade as far as he was concerned.

You have Killed 5 Pigeons! You have gained a total of 395 Exp!

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 2! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Acuity, +1 Dexterity, +1 Strength, +1 Fortitude. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 3! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Vitality, +1 Resistance, +1 Accuracy, +1 Focus. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 4! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Acuity, +1 Dexterity, +1Strength, +1 Endurance. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 5! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Vitality, +1 Resistance, +1 Accuracy, +1 Focus. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 6! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Acuity, +1 Dexterity, +1Strength, +1 Endurance. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 7! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Vitality, +1 Resistance, +1 Accuracy, +1 Focus. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 8! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Acuity, +1 Dexterity, +1 Strength, +1 Endurance. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 9! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Vitality, +1 Resistance, +1 Accuracy, +1 Focus. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 10! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Acuity, +1 Dexterity, +1 Strength, +1 Endurance. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

YOU HAVE REACHED Boss Copycat Slime Level 11! CONGRATULATIONS! +1 Vitality, +1 Resistance, +1 Accuracy, +1 Focus. Further bonus to Assimilate success rate +1%

"Woah! This is insane!" Aarav barked, his voice hoarse and therefore thankfully quieter than it could have been. He adjusted his tone and then did a whoop in his mind. I guess that is the benefit of changing Tiers, experience requirements go way down! The amount of power he just accrued was incredible and making him a little giddy. 40 stat points after one fight, albeit with 5 birds, but still, this was amazing! He almost regretted choosing Copycat first, he needed the Assimilate bonus more now than he would later. Still that extra 10% and the luck boost as well was going to go a long way to getting all the traits he needed from these birds.

And now Aarav activated his Talent Consuming Blorenar for an additional +10% boost to Assimilate with this he was sure that he would get everything he could from the birds.

You have Consumed 2 Adult Pigeons, 2 Juvenile Pigeons and 1 Baby Pigeon and have successfully Assimilated the Wings, Talons, Beak and Eyes of the Pigeon.

Yes! It is time to celebrate! Got it all! But most important are those damn wings. Aarav continued to assess the implications of the Assimilations.

Your Limb Skill Wings of the Pigeon is compatible with Strong Insectoid Wings! They have merged into A Fliers Wings! You will gain a bonus +1500 Exp. Your carrying capacity has increased from 300g to 1kg! Your Talent Infinite Flight has grown to Infinite Flight +1 and efficiency had improved. Your cost of flight will now no longer exceed 3SP per metre. However at this threshold your speed will reduce to the same as walking.

Okay, just with that things were starting to look up and Assimilate was also taking into account the Talent as well. A coincidence? No way, no such thing. All he knew was that this was making him a tough son of a... ahem, anyway. He was getting way stronger! He eagerly checked to see what else he had to show for the effort.