A man who knows that he will die is the most dangerous man you will ever encounter
-IDK whoever said this
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A huge AOE attack caught us in its blast, propelling me towards the wall and hitting my back at it.
Damn, that hurts like hell even more. I think I also broke a few bones too...ow.
[Pilot...] (Ronin)
[You.....]
My eyes were shocked by what I have seen. My heart quivered as Ronin stood in front of me with its back facing the origin of the blast and its arm open wide as it tried to mitigate the explosion while trying to protect me.
Parts soon started to fall from its back.
[No!!!]
[Pilot, take care.........] (Ronin) It took out Ronin with a blast....holy shit. I wasn't even prepared to lose my one and only partner in this important life-threatening battle.
Shit....shit..........
{RONIN HAS BEEN CRITICALLY DAMAGED. REPAIR TIME: 1 WEEK}
Holy shit.........that's even more than just problematic.
[Ptu!] (??)
[You do not get my feelings do you!!!!!!!!] Despite that, the onslaught from the slime was still ongoing.
Is giving up even an option? HELL NO it isn't. I want to live another day, I want to see them, I want to go on a quest, I want to find love and then visit the red light district at least once!!!!!
[Owaa!!!!!] What matters the most is that I am still mentally sane and physically able to fight back.
Picking up the fallen KRABER from the ground, I instantly retreated from the slime using the grappling hook and then propelled myself to the ceiling.
The slime's complexion has also returned to its normal soft body, which means this is a chance once again.
*PING!!!*
Throwing another sonar blade to the ground as the first expired, the weakness of the slime gets highlighted once again. Seeing this, I immediately aimed and shoot at the fast-relocating weakness as soon as it aligned with the sight.
*BANG!*
I did not waste a second.
*BANG!*
I shot another round right after cycling the bolt as soon as the slime gets stunned once again.
*PLINK!*
This time it ricocheted once again.
....I see, so it has now learned that a follow-up shot would be guaranteed hence it learned that it should harden its body to deflect the attack.
How clever for a slime indeed.
But that does not mean it will always harden itself forever.
*BANG!*
Just a few seconds after the hardening expires, I fired a round at it stunning it in place.
This is crucial, as I now have an idea about how to defeat this creature.
At this point, since it is bulletproof, that means the shots that I have successfully landed did not do a thing.
What I needed to do is to deliver a solid blow at its core.
I don't need the sniper to do the stunning part! I just needed the pistol!
The RE-45 isn't optimal in my case as accuracy is needed, that is why...I took out the short sword as well as the cheat item.
*BANG! BANG! BANG!*
Three shots from the smart pistol are enough to stun it for a few seconds.
Seeing it stiffen up, that is the go signal.
The jump kit propelled me to the slime as the grappling hook pulled me towards it.
[Die!!!!] I bet all my luck on this attack as I made a thrusting attack midair...successfully stabbing the core in the middle.
[KIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] (??)
*GACHIN!!!!*
{YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY KILLED THE CORROSIVE MIASMA SLIME (TRUE FORM)! SINCE THE ENEMY WAS A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL, YOU HAVE EARNED 10,000 EXP and 30 STATUS POINTS!}
{YOU HAVE LEVELED UP! 10=> 11. YOU HAVE EARNED 1 STATUS POINT}
{WEAKNESS FINDER HAS LEVELED UP! 1=>2!}
{EMERGENCY QUEST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED!}
{YOU HAVE SURVIVED A LIFE-THREATENING ADVERSITY! YOU HAVE RIGHTFULLY EARNED THE EXTRA SKILL {NEGATIVE STATUS EFFECT NEUTRALIZER LV 1}!
{YOU HAVE RECEIVED 1 RANDOM REWARD BOX (COMMON)}
{YOU HAVE RECEIVED 1 CORROSIVE MIASMA SLIME CORE}
[Huh?] With those notifications popping up in an instant as soon as the slime burst, the strength on my legs left me causing me to collapse on my knees.
What the heck!!!!!! AHahahahahahahahahahhhahahahahahahaha!!!
No shit, I survived it. No way, no fucking way I did it.
The aftermath is quite apparent too that a fight had just happened here. There were craters on the floor, bullet holes, and acid pools that deposited at some of the craters.
For now, I just want to lie down and close my eyes for a bit.
{TIME FOR BOSS MONSTER TO RESURRECT: 2 WEEKS}
Man...to think it took that much beating before it finally went down was something else. I looked at my watch....and apparently, that exchange happened in over 30 minutes. 30 fucking minutes was all it took to wipe out 2 drones and 1 titan. Damn.
The rewards from the emergency quest are quite sufficient too, but it begs me to ask about how I got the boss monster's core .
I hold the thing in my hands and it was this noir dark core with a blue glowing outline.
{CORE OF A CORROSIVE MIASMA SLIME (TRUE FORM)}
I don't even know what to use it for.
{DO YOU WANT TO REVIVE THE DEFEATED OWNER OF THE CORE? YES|YES}
[Arehh?????] Am I just hallucinating, but why are the options only highlighted as both YES?
I'm not getting crazy right?
I rubbed my eyes, and still saw the same question being asked.
{DO YOU WANT TO REVIVE THE DEFEATED OWNER OF THE CORE? YES|YES}
The heck is this?!!!!
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CHARACTER STATUS
NAME: JACK COOPER
AGE: 20 YEARS OLD
RACE: HUMAN
OCCUPATION: [MILITIA] TITAN PILOT LV14 [1500/7000]
TITAN: RONIN LV1 [8,956/200,000]
HP: 110/110
ENERGY: 190/200
STR: 17
VIT: 11
DEF: 16
STAMINA: 16
LUCK: 13
STATUS POINTS: 31
SKILLS:
CLOAK LV2
STIM LV2
GRAPPLE LV2
A-WALL LV2
PHASE SHIFT LV2
PULSE BLADE LV2
HOLOGRAPHIC PILOT LV2
WEAKNESS FINDER LV2
SKILL POINTS: +3
PILOT KIT I: FAST REGENERATION LV1
PILOT KIT II: LOW PROFILE LV1
EXTRA SKILL: NEGATIVE STATUS EFFECT NEUTRALIZER LV 1
TITLE:
DAVID & GOLIATH
INN RECEPTIONIST
ADVENTURER
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A/N
Hey ya, it's ya boi here. Going back to my province has provided me with a lot of insights into life as well as my first experience of a sparking love life (which was nonexistent before).
*Cough*
As I promised, I will publish a chapter in August.3 chapters are now published within August of 2023 which is more than what I have promised.
Other than that...about the insights in life you ask? Hmmm, how do I say this?
Life is not something we should quickly do a 100% completion achievement, what I mean is we don't have to hasten on achieving everything. Life is best done slowly but surely, where you have a plan that can get you ahead but choose to do it one at a time to make sure that it is executed well. Also, don't do things that will truly fuck you up. Don't be stupid, don't be foolish, don't be naive, but most of all don't be an asshole.
If you like the story then consider voting for it as seeing the number of votes gets me into an inspired state where I could make the story more interesting. If you have any concerns or suggestions, feel free to message me or comment here. As always have a nice day and stay safe out there~
-Author who is on a one-week vacation to his province