Louis' eyes flickered slightly.

As a result, Rimuru's training strategy may have to change.

You know, some monsters are incredibly strong at low levels.

But after the level is a little higher, there is no trace at all.

——Because these monsters don’t have high levels at all.

"Teacher Merlin, is the Shoggoth race so outrageous?"

Merlin snorted and said:

"This is normal. After all, they are war weapons cultivated by the outside world. The Ancients were once a powerful race wandering in the astral world, and they are extremely good at bloodline transformation."

"The Shoggoth is their legacy."

"Shoggoths don't have language, they can only express themselves through the changes in their body shapes."

"Likewise, they have no voices and can only imitate the voices of their former owners."

"The Shoggoths come from the land outside the realm. They have a terrifying and indescribable appearance like a nightmare, and a body size comparable to that of an ancient dragon or even a great ancient dragon."

"They are like amorphous bubbles of protoplasm, their translucent bodies letting sunlight through."

"Over a long period of time, this alien creature from outside the domain has evolved into an unprecedented power."

"This ability to constantly replace themselves even allows them to overthrow their original creators."

"After the Shoggoths entered the Star Continent, they started a new round of differentiation."

"They went to two extremes."

"Some of them have become the dangerous monsters we know today, the slimes."

"The slimes inherited the wildness and destructiveness of the Shoggoths. They maintain a more primitive appearance and stronger power to cope with challenges from the outside world."

"The other group voluntarily gave up their powers and strengthened their self-splitting, attack-resistance, digestion, transformation, and evolution abilities."

"But as a price, most of them became weaker and permanently lost their original wisdom."

"In your era, the latter are called slimes, the lowest-level monsters that adventurers love to kill."

Louis has seen various monster illustrations.

In most monster encyclopedias, Ooze and Slime are two similar but almost unrelated monsters.

Because even the lowest level slime monster has a challenge level of above 5.

Some slime monsters living in different places also have different types of differentiation like slimes, but there are not as many classifications as slimes.

For example, Louis and his crew of the Moonlight Cat Group accepted the mission of [Defeat the Arcane Ooze] some time ago.

The Arcane Ooze is a subspecies of the Slime, and its characteristics make it almost immune to most magical damage.

Rumor has it that this is an individual that the slime monsters evolved specifically to restrain spellcasters.

The challenge level of the Arcane Ooze is LV9.

Logically speaking, as a team with exemplary strongmen, killing LV9 should be easy.

But the battle was extremely intense.

The magic damage was ineffective and almost directly destroyed the elemental damage released by Louis and Alice when they used the Mo Fengliu martial arts.

The resistance to physical damage allows the Arcane Ooze to bear almost the entire team's output without suffering any fatal injuries.

In the end, it was the metal manipulation performed by Louis and Rimuru together that worked wonders.

Louis took advantage of the fact that the Arcane Ooze dared to swallow almost anything and directly covered his face with a wave of liquid metal.

Then he took advantage of the time difference between the arcane mud monster taking in the liquid metal and not completely corroding it, and directly caused a metal explosion in its body.

The liquid metal instantly turned into a spiky sea urchin and pierced it into a hedgehog.

It can be said that the slime monster is the most difficult type to kill among all the monsters he has encountered so far.

Later he went to check it out, and was surprised to find that the Arcane Ooze was a subspecies of the Slime that was easier to deal with.

Other kinds are more terrifying.

For example, the large mud monster [Fire Mud Monster] has a starting challenge level of LV7. The temperature of its entire body is like burning magma. Ordinary melee professions will find themselves almost burnt while fighting it.

What’s even more terrifying is that fire mud monsters often appear in groups of three or five.

If there are more of them, there might even be a higher form of the Fire Mud Monster.

Super large mud monster [Hellfire Mud Monster]! The challenge level starts at LV13.

In the Abyss, even demons of the same level are unwilling to fight with it.

Do you think this is the scariest thing?

No, not at all.

It is said that on the Giant Plains between the Republic of Tunisia and the Empire of Amn, there exists a [Skeleton Glue Monster] known as the "Mobile Tomb".

With a height of three or four stories, it is a natural weapon of war.

The Skeleton Glue Monster, which has absorbed a large amount of bones, has mastered the secret of bone control.

Those who engage in close combat with it will constantly suffer the pain of having parts of their bones extracted from their bodies.

The clusters of bones are its tentacles.

The Giant Plains is the habitat of the tribe of the future angry king, Lord Bone.

Yes, the challenge level of the Skeleton Glue Monster starts at LV21.

Below the legendary level, every one that comes will die.

The trolls are a race that can quickly recover even if half of their heads are chopped off, so over the years almost all of their elite troops have been used in internal conflicts with the Skeleton Glue Monsters.

In the latest updated Future Diary, he saw a summary of the reasons why the Wrathful King launched an expedition to the Republic of Tunisia.

One of them is to acquire resources for further development.

The other one was tortured to death by the legendary monster Skeleton Glue Monster.

Perhaps one sentence can better summarize the pain of the troll tribe:

[If I am guilty, please let the law punish me, don't let that damn skeleton glue monster torture me]

The pinnacle of the slime, or Shoggoth, is the Slime God who now lives in the deep pit magic network on the 66th layer of the Abyss.

So much so that even the evolved large slimes exist, and it is even said that they can evolve into the legendary Monster Kingdom Slime.

But the mages do not have enough basis to judge that the slime monster and the slime have the same origin.

Louis looked up at Rimuru, whose body had suddenly become huge.

The little swan quietly walked forward and covered Louis' eyes:

"Don't look at it, you bad boy. When Sister Wang is not around you, you are looking at things you shouldn't be looking at, right?"

Louis coughed and said:

“I was just surprised by Rimuru’s size.”

Standing next to the mimicked Rimuru, the scene can be summed up in a few words -

Mrs. Hachisha and the little boy!

Rimuru learned how to do this from somewhere, but he used the slime from part of his body to transform a top that looked like a spinning skirt, which made Louis feel even more subtle.

But it seems that it is too big, so it may not be easy to pull out the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snake, right?

This is a supermodel figure, and you don’t see any of the same kind at first glance.

Who would have thought that Olivia beside him chuckled: "Louis, the purpose of letting Rimuru unlock the mimicry ability is not to let him go fishing."

She stood on tiptoe and patted Louis on the shoulder, laughing:

"You've been strengthened, come on!"

Louis: ??? At this time, he finally understood why the little swans were so excited when they helped him kill the beauty snake.

These guys are really trying to kill me!

but……

It seems very interesting!

Louis whispered:

"Wait for me a moment!"

So he hid behind a rock.

Not long after, accompanied by a burst of black mist, Louis's figure changed.

When he came out from behind the stone.

The little swan gasped.

The female hooligan couldn't help but whistle.

Bathed in the black sun of the Shadowless Underworld, they saw Louis' face.

Light gray-brown scales covered the edges of his cheeks, adding a touch of snake-man wildness to Louis.

That face looked so calm, without any emotion, but if you looked more closely, it looked like a child quietly looking at the moonlight and listening to the croaking of frogs by the lake.

He is the ultimate monster that surpasses the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snake, with a mixture of human and snake characteristics, and a sense of calmness and violent power.

Yes.

Most of the fallen beauty snakes are female.

But perhaps there is no shortage of little boys coveting priests in the Star Continent, or perhaps there is no shortage of male favorites in some wealthy and powerful women.

After all, it makes sense.

The flower language of steel wool is forbearance and wealth.

There is the reflection of the bewitching beauty, a female fallen beauty snake.

Naturally, there is also an equally outrageous male version.

Louis originally absorbed the blood of a succubus.

In the mimicry state, he did not directly transform into a female beauty snake as Little Swan thought.

Instead, he appeared before everyone in another more evil but also more shocking form.

Merlin, the Blade Mentor who had switched to a virtual state, smiled with satisfaction.

Yes.

From the very beginning, the Blade Mentor had anticipated this situation.

Since you want to hunt down the Fallen Shadow Beauty Serpent and further strengthen the spell model of [Tiger Taming Technique], the best way is definitely not to turn yourself into a hunter.

The hunter who hides himself as prey is the most dangerous killer.

"Very good, you guys should go back to the camp and rest today!"

"Louis, get ready, we're going to do something big tonight!"

Mentor Merlin suddenly became excited.

He had a hunch that this generation of Eternal Blade would give him some unexpected surprises.

"Humph, Black Emperor, I recognize this kid's excellence, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid of you!"

He muttered to himself.

Suddenly.

He seemed to hear a chuckle coming from the black sun in the sky.

Cold and cruel, with a sense of fearlessness.

Merlin coughed and straightened his mind.

"Fuck, why is this Black Emperor so scary?"

On the other hand, the little swan beside him showed a hint of curiosity after hearing Merlin's words: "Mr. Merlin, are you going to start [Eternal Training] for Louis?"

Merlin nodded and said, "Yes, I also know the fatal weakness of this monster."

"They will be facing the accumulation of three thousand years of combat experience."

"Be grateful, Louis. This is the skill that your Blade Mentor has given you to hone over time."

…

That night.

In the camp beside the stream.

A group of people were taking a rest in a tent.

Three girls lived in one tent.

Louis and Rimuru lived together in another tent.

This time it was Louis who had covered himself with the little quilt.

The bonfire outside the tent was burning brightly, and a curvaceous figure could be vaguely seen reflected on the tent.

From the curve, you can tell at first glance that it is not a little swan.

It seems that the girl group that decided to keep watch is Alice.

If the little swan knew about Louis' "slander" against her, she probably would not sleep tonight and would come over to strangle Louis to death.

He lay down on the bed without any extra thoughts, and soon his breathing became even.

LV1 Eternal Blade can unlock two skills.

The first one is to obtain the Blade Mentor, the "Ring Grandpa" who has a lot of combat experience like a fellow creature.

The second is a spiritual skill called [Eternal Training].

The effect of this skill lays the foundation for the Eternal Blades' superb skills.

Its effect is: every night when you fall asleep, the Blade Mentor will enter your mind and infiltrate your dreams.

The mentor can create an absolutely real battle dream for you based on his combat experience in his previous life.

In this dream, you will fight against various monsters created by your mentor.

Due to the convenience of accelerated thinking, it seems that only one night has passed, but in fact the time spent simulating the battle in the brain may be longer.

Long enough... to allow any dull Eternal Blade to gain effective martial arts improvement for a short period of time.

So the next moment, Louis, with his eyes closed, seemed to have returned to the scene of his previous battle by the river.

The river water kept flowing. He stood by the river wearing full body armor, watching the shadow in the water approaching rapidly.

Louis was not only stunned by this miraculous dream.

Is this [Eternal Training]?

I was able to construct such a realistic scene in my mind directly based on my mentor’s experience.

He took a deep breath and looked at the beautiful snake rushing towards him.

"A decisive battle without fear of death!"

The corners of his mouth curled up into a happy smile: "This kind of technology... As expected, this Star Continent has never lacked talented people!"

Merlin's voice sounded faintly: "Your professional level is not high enough. I can only create one exclusive battle scene for you every night."

"Generally speaking, when you start eternal training, you can train in two directions."

"The first direction is to choose a move from Steel Soul or Pious Heart School to train."

"As long as you meet the most basic learning requirements of any martial arts, even if you are a pig, I can imprint the afterimage of the martial arts on you through eternal training."

"This way, in your next encounter, the mark of training will allow you to display the extraordinary effects of your martial arts until the mark fades."

"But I have observed you. You are the best among your peers in learning the Nine Swords Martial Arts."

"Regular martial arts training is not very useful to you, so I took the initiative to choose another direction for you."

"Increases your ability to see and harm certain races."

Louis understood what he meant instantly.

The first direction is to allow him to quickly master martial arts through eternal training.

——This direction is good news for those who are not good at martial arts.

Even a Nine Swords professional who is not good at martial arts can use this method to force himself to learn martial arts that he could not learn otherwise.

In the second direction, the Blade Instructor combines his rich experience and uses himself as a template to carry out corresponding confrontation training targeting the weaknesses of specific species.

This direction is more useful for Louis.

Because this means that he can try and error repeatedly in his dreams without fear of death, looking for the enemy's loopholes.

It was not until now that he finally understood why Alice had such an envious expression when she mentioned his employment at the Eternal Blade.

The three major T0 advanced professions represent completely different development directions.

If we say that the Ruby Guard is powerful purely in terms of its combat mechanism.

Then the Grandmaster of Nine Swords represents the supreme application of martial arts.

And the Eternal Blade...

This is like directly hanging a ring on you, so that you can indirectly master the combat experience accumulated over thousands of years.

So scary! Could I be the protagonist of the novel?!

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