Killing slimes isn’t that bad - if you did not know the fact the stings stacks and his clothes are hanging by the thread because of their passive skill [Acidic Body]. Alec doesn’t know where he got that knowledge but it felt like he’s known it before. It’s unclear where it came from as it feels like there’s a fog blocking a huge part of his memories. Nevertheless, it came to him on small amounts - like how he seems to like mint tea or how he hated the smell of dogs.
Alec shook some of the slimes in his face. Some of the slimes took him by surprise when they shot dollops of their body with their skill [Acid Ball]. Most of them missed, but it’s an Area of Effect skill and that meant some of the projectiles splashed and hit him. It burned off his clothes. His tunic is filled with holes, like Swiss cheese. His pants are barely hanging by the seams, and fuck, he could already see this kid’s underwear. Well, it’s not called underwear. It’s Braies but how the fuck does he know that? No matter. He should be more focusing on the five slimes ready to pounce on him at the same time.
Alec steadied his legs, his feet - three meters apart. His hips are like iron and his grip that of a trained master. Energy is building in his juvenile muscles. It’s small but it’s the most powerful Alec has felt his entire life. In one slice of a second, all his energy focused on a thin line in the air.
[Martial Arts: Sword Slash]
When the slimes jumped all at once, a critical strike stopped them in their tracks and sliced them into two. They popped consecutively like balloons, followed by the formation of five magic stones. With deft hands, Alec snatched them but not before poking another slime and taking its stone.
That’s 35 stones and within his line of sight, 6 more slimes for the slaughter. He placed the stones in his hip bag which has surprisingly survived the slime’s barrage of acid.
The slimes surrounded him in a circle, and that’s when he knew his second skill would come in handy. He closed his eyes and breathed. His body is in a sea of darkness and absolute focus which allowed him to pinpoint the trajectory of the slimes.
[Martial Arts: Double Strike]
One, he slashed in an arc hitting 3 of the slimes. Two, he slashed behind him hitting the rest. The explosion didn’t wait as they popped all at once at the same time. Six dead slimes and six stones for the sack. Alec looked at his card and he’s down to 80 HP and 10 Mana. He’s gained a few experience points but not enough to reach the next level.
With that done, there’s no sense staying in Leone’s body anymore. He could stay but what about his body? Leone could have killed those forty slimes but his strength is abysmal and he couldn’t carry a man twice his size. Also, that would be a weird sight. A kid with tattered clothes carrying an unconscious man? People would think something wrong happened between the two of them. So, Alec decided that it would be best to return to his body. One way he thought of returning is by using the same spell again.
[Possession]
The same energy crackled in the air, giving life to the aura on his skin. The energy flashed into the air and back to his body. Alec woke up, feeling refreshed and free from the sting of the slimes. It’s lucky how the slimes avoided attacking his empty body.
Leone grumbled and woke up from where he stood. He looked at Alec who's too busy checking his body for the damage he might not have noticed and back to himself where he saw the damage to his skin and especially to his clothes.
“What in Helia’s name happened to me!?” Leone screamed.
Alec smirked. This is payback for his snotty attitude before. “Didn’t you remember? You said you’d be the bait while I attack the slimes.”
“Wait, I said that? All I remember is - I - Uh… I don’t remember anything.”
“The slimes must have knocked you good.”
Leone failed to reply. He must be exhausted to even give a simple nod.
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On their way back to the kingdom, Alec saw updates to his adventurer card. His attributes remained the same but his magic says ‘low’ now. His skills now have [[Martial Arts: Sword Slash], [Martial Arts: Double Strike] and [Minor Healing] which is born out of Leone’s set. Alec thought that by possessing another person’s body, he might copy their skills to his.
The last thing Alec noticed is that his experience has gone up and his level advanced to the next level without him noticing. He’s now level 2 with an experience of 20/120. Then there is this red exclamation mark pinging at the upper left of his card. It’s making this annoying blare sound that even Leone heard behind him.
“You’ve leveled up? That’s fast.” Leone said. “I didn’t reach level two until two months as an adventurer. I think yours is just a beginner's luck. Wait till you reached the high cliff after level 9.”
Honestly, Alec is too bummed to reply to that. So, he’s going to let it pass.
“You should click on that before it disappears.” Leone said.
“What, this?” Alec pushed the red ping mark and a screen hologram popped out. It says should one skill point available then it is transferred to a screen detailing two choices.
[Possession +1]
Or
[Soul Manipulation: Body Swap]
Or
[Martial Arts: Swords Slash +1]