Ah... damn, I'm so dizzy. My vision was blurred, and I didn't know what was going on.
The blurred outline began to clear up and I could tell there was still a goblin in front of me.
But the goblin is pale and twitching, with black tentacles clinging to his body and countless tube-like objects stuck in the end.
The tentacles were coming out of the Usurper’s Armor, and seemed to be sucking something.
《Notice: Six Petals of Resurrection has been activated. Four petals left. 》
The text appeared in front of me.
I’ve been strangled to death. I died for nothing, huh.
But, what’s happening?
A few minutes later, the tubes were removed from the goblin, and the black tentacles pulled back inside the armor.
“I leveled up!?”
I looked at my status, and saw that my level had increased. Maybe the tentacle was taking the experience?
Huhu.
The Usurper’s Armor is the best, isn’t it?
From this day forward, I am the top predator in this forest.
It was a while since I was searching for my prey in the forest.
I felt a strange presence and then, I hid myself behind a tree.
“This is a good place to level up, since there are strong fishes and no behemoths like in the Dead Forest.”
“Nice spot, I didn’t know there was such a place.”
I heard a voice and quietly looked ahead.
Two men were walking through the grass.
Perhaps they're adventurers. One is wearing light leather equipment and the other is wearing full black armor.
I immediately recognized one of them as an elf, but the other had a full face helmet, and I couldn't make out his appearance.
They look like adventurers, but I'm not sure exactly what they are. For now, let’s just go with that.
This is a great way to get information. I hope I catch them alive, somehow.
“Is someone there?”
“!?”
The elf twitched his long ears and spoke in my direction.
Elf’s ears don't lie, huh. Their hearing skills have no match.
I guess I’ll have to show myself, quietly.
“Sorry, I thought you were a demon.”
“What? A human? Hmph, you scared us for nothing.”
The two men relaxed slightly, perhaps relieved.
I’ll use my appraisal skill to check them out.
Ehh, the elf is level 202 and the black-clad one is 312, huh.
I'm level 330. I think I can win easily without raising the bottom level with my sword and armor.
Job's skills are nothing to be worried about, but what about equipment?
… Normal. Well, I think they aren’t my enemy.
“This guy has a good face, maybe we can get a lot of money if we catch him and sell him to a slave dealer.”
“Is that so? I don’t think we'd get more than 10 gold coins.”
“10 golds is a lot! Get him!”
“Hehe~”
The elf grinned and drew his sword. At that moment, a strong wind blew.
So he’s using a spirit, that’s why the wind blew.
I've seen high elves using spirit magic before. The feeling of discomfort filled me in an instant.
I also drew my sword.
“You can’t fight spirits properly. Right, Human?”
Whoo! There was a sharp wind!
But… faster than that, I was kicking off the ground to narrow the distance.
“Hyaa!”
“It’s a bad idea to try to fool this Sain.”
My sword cut the enemy's throat.
“That can’t be...”
“Too late.”
In that instant, the full armoured man was pierced through the gap in his armour by one of my black tentacles.
“Hyaaa!?”
Once the tentacle gets you, the body relaxes so much that even strong demons are unable to move.
The moment he approached me, his defeat was decided.
Mmmm, yummy. Your status is delicious~
I only know that
I can only absorb experience and skills. The absorption rate of the status varies depending on the number of tubes inserted. If it’s just a scratch, it’ll heal without a trace during absorption.
Of course, there are drawbacks.
You can only absorb about half the experience. The maximum number of tentacles you can produce is ten. Absorption takes a lot of energy (if you just move the tentacles, it's fine), and It takes a while to digest and absorb the stats.
However, this is a small price to pay for the great benefits you will gain.
Thud. The man with that full face helmet falls to the ground.
“You are an elf too?”
“P-Please, let me go…!”
“There is no doubt that this is a different continent, but it seems that it is a difficult place for humans to live. For the time being, I'll have to keep my race hidden.”
I picked up his full face helmet and put it on.
I guess I should keep the name 'Sain' under wraps too. I'll have to think of an alternative name.
“Who are you?”
“Uh, Ido.”
“I'll call you that. From now on, you'll call me Aide”
Okay, elf. Let's have a little chat about your status, shall we?