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Veronica traversed across the damp and dark dungeon, going through the stairs while inspecting her surroundings with her mana waves in combination with the 'Special Five Senses' Skill. ??
"Have you noticed? The breeze has become more intense…" muttered Shade.
"Indeed… the breeze has become stronger. It probably means that we are approaching the entrance… at last" said Veronica.
"Guu…" said Aqua, she seems to have noticed this as well. As she was a Slime, she possessed the 'Special Five Senses' Skill.
Beings that had this skill were capable of having the same five senses as other 'normal' creatures.
For example, a Living Armor such as Veronica would not be capable of having any hearing as she does not have ears. She would not be capable of talking without a mouth. And she would not be capable of having a touch sensing without hands, skin, and nerves to tell her that… yet, with this special skill, even a living armor was capable of having those senses.
The same was for slimes, they would not be capable of seeing things without eyes, and without antennae or ears, they would not be capable of hearing things. This is why this skill was particularly useful and any creature that lacked such senses would obtain this skill to compensate…
However, this skill can also be abused, someone like Veronica, who had possessed it even in her previous life when she already had natural senses in her body through organs such as ears, eyes, or tongue, was capable of using this skill differently.
By combining it with her mana, she was capable of releasing special waves that could carry her senses far away. Giving her the ability to see distant things, to hear distant sounds, to 'feel' the walls of a dungeon, and so on…
This ability seems to have augmented even more when Veronica lacked any of her natural senses in flesh organs. As she was now a living armor and a soul, such special senses reproduced through mana were augmented even more.
And now Aqua, who seemed to be a genius amongst Slimes, was slowly developing this technique by seeing Veronica do it and imitating her, just like she did with the 'Unarmed Fighting Technique'.
"Well, this gives me even more motivation to hurry up and get out of here… oh!" said Veronica, evading a trap. It was a switch on the floor.
"These traps are becoming more common as we progress…" muttered Shade.
"Guu!" said Aqua, agreeing.
"Well, I can use my 'Special Five Senses' Skill to detect almost any trap… like this one," said Veronica, pointing at the trap on the floor, and then evading it.
By using Aqua's camouflage and stealth, she was capable of being almost undetected by a nearby monster, so the exploration towards the surface had become quite smooth. No monsters had been driven by her presence.
The corridors extended through the large floors, some corridors led to nowhere, others to stairs that led down below, and some to the stairs above.
"So what are you planning to do after you encounter with your brother?" asked Shade.
"I… I don't know yet… well, I have considered going to the Demon Continent…" muttered Veronica.
"That will be hard, will you be able to cross the sea?" asked Shade.
"The sea… do you know about it?" asked Veronica.
"A bit… some Undines that had stayed in here know about the Sea, and had talked about it. They had said that powerful and fearful monsters roam the seas that connect this Continent with the Demon Continent, it is usually almost an impossible feat to travel there through 'normal' means… I have also heard that the wealthiest of humans are capable of buying special Ships created with Magic and Alchemy, strong enough to withstand the savage sea and capable of defending itself from the monsters… I think they would often carry strong Adventurers for security, such as B class or above" said Shade, recalling his memories of the anecdotes that Undine Spirits would often talk about.
"I see how it is… well, by then, perhaps Aqua would be able to help us get there? She is a Spring Water Slime… maybe you would evolve into an Ocean Slime…" said Veronica, glancing at Aqua.
"Guu?" said Aqua… she did not know what an 'Ocean Slime' was.
"Well, enough baffling around, there is seem to be something ahead of us," said Shade, pointing at a strange creature ahead of Veronica's sight, shrouded in the white and damp mist.
"A mimic?" asked Veronica.
It was a Mimic-type of monster, which was mimicking itself as a wall, blocking the stairs going upstairs.
"A Wall Mimic… it's only Rank 3, but it has a strong Defense. Let us provoke him with some magic…" said Veronica.
"Alright!" shouted Shade, as both he and Veronica exchanged mana and conjured Light Attribute Spells.
Flash! Flash!
Two highly concentrated Light Rays rushed from within Veronica's fingers, pointing at the Mimic, the magic attacks penetrated its defenses and hit its fleshy interior directly!
"Giiiisshhiaaa!" it shrieked.
The bizarre creature then stopped mimicking a wall was shapeshifted into a quadruped fiend, with its fleshy and red muscles twisting with the blue bricks that imitated the bricks of the dungeon protecting it as if they were scales. A large jaw filled with razor-sharp fangs and several eyes showed up, sniffing the place, it rushed towards Veronica's position at a surprising speed.
"Here it comes! Steel Wall! Steel Armor!"
Veronica activated the Shield Technique and Armor Techniques of Level 2 and received the powerful Charge of the Wall Mimic.
Clash!
Click…!
Veronica managed to receive the full force of the fiend and as she was about to retaliate, the scenario suddenly changed!
Clash!
She fell over her knees and found herself in a small room… filled with monsters!
"Huh? Wait… is this…?"
"It seems that the Wall Mimic activated a trap and we were sent to this room through a teleportation device of some sort…!" muttered Shade.
"Guuuboo!" shouted Aqua, readying herself to fight.
The fiends surrounding Veronica and her little party were ominous in presence… a group of five cow-sized armored crickets… two masses of liquid metal, Metal Slimes, and the damned Wall Mimic that sent her to this!
The Wall Mimic immediately became an ally with the other monsters, and the large group set Veronica as the prey to finish off.
"If I sit here and receive get ravaged by all of these creatures at the same time, its surely my end… I will go on the offensive then! Soul Materialization, Shadow Manipulation!" shouted Veronica, covering herself in her own Soul, resembling shadows, and manipulating them masterfully with 'Shadow Manipulation'.
"Charge!" she shouted, rushing towards the still surprised armored crickets, using the boost in speed given to her by the 'Charge' Skill.
"Criiisha!" shouted a cricket, jumping with immense speed, resembling a bullet.
Flash!
"Steel Wall! Steel Armor!??? shouted Veronica, enhancing her defenses with techniques.
Clash!
The Armored Cricket hit her shield with an immense force due to its propulsion speed, however, Veronica did not fall, resisting the impact, she expanded her soul into long and grotesque claws that began to slash the cricket mercilessly, bypassing its hard exoskeleton and crushing its insides!
Slash! Slash!
"Criisshiiaa…!"
"Now, Shade, Aqua" shouted Veronica, as both of her companions rained the cricket with Light Rays and water projectiles. The Armored Cricket was not capable of responding in time, overwhelmed, it died on the spot!
The other creatures were surprised by Veronica's incredible quick-thinking, the Armored Crickets immediately began their charge, while the Metal Slimes moved slowly while shaping themselves as sharp spears or swords! Meanwhile, the Wall Mimic charged towards her with all of its speed, like a mad bull!
Veronica decided to confront the easiest targets, the Armored Crickets!
Slash! Slash!
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