Chapter 241 - Departure (2/2)
'Too bad I'm just starting on my path to power. Sorry, Blob, but your creator won't lose to you that easily.'
Whoosh!
As he arrived at where Blob was, Blob went ahead and told Argentum with an elated tone, ”Did you see what I did, Argentum? It was super easy for me to beat that wolf!”
”Sure, sure. You did it,” Argentum let out a sigh as he responded, which he then followed up with a light chuckle. He then went ahead and asked him, ”So, do you feel like you've reached your limit of power again?”
”After fighting against that wolf? Yeah,” Blob responded to Argentum's question. Blob then went ahead and asked Argentum, ”Is it fine if I go ahead and evolve?”
”Go ahead. Be my guest,” Argentum responded to his words before adding, ”Just note that after you evolve, we'll be leaving the Inferno Plains.”
”Eh? What for, Argentum?” Blob tilted his head slightly as he radiated an aura of slight curiosity. Fortunately, Argentum's words satiated his interest as he said, ”It's time for me to grow stronger as well.”
”Ah.” Hearing his creator's words, Blob had an understanding in his mind, prompting him to giggle as he asked Argentum, ”Is Argentum jealous of my power?”
”Are you going to evolve…or not?” In response, Argentum replied to him with a serious tone as he emanated a level of killing intent Blob had never seen from his creator before. This made Blob a bit fl.u.s.tered as he said, ”Y-yes! I'll evolve now!”
Whoosh!
Not long after that, a large mass of Fire energy particles manifested within a certain radius of Blob once more. The aura Blob radiated had intensified even further as his appearance had undergone a massive change thanks to it. As to what kind of difference it was, it was a change in stature.
Unlike before, where Blob would be around the same height as Argentum, after this evolution, Blob was now at least twice as high as Argentum. With that in mind, this made Argentum ponder as to how he was going to treat Blob after this.
Thankfully, Blob's evolution process did not take long. In fact, after he was finished, he let out a shocked shout, realizing how much he had grown with just one evolution. ”How the…”
”You've become an Epic-grade Pseudo-Animate, Blob,” Argentum said with an aura of slight glee. ”Congratulations.”
”I know that, but…” Blob said in response to his creator's words before asking him, ”How the heck do I become smaller?”
”Have you checked your new skills yet?” Argentum pondered over the question before replying. ”Surely there would be one skill that would allow you to shrink in size.”
”Hmm…” As Blob hemmed and hawed while rummaging through the skills he had learned from evolving, a reaction was soon found from Blob as he said, ”You're right. There's a skill that does what you just said, Argentum.”
”[Flame Adjustment]!” Blob said not long after, reducing his stature back to around Argentum's height. With his size now at a level where he felt like he was his old self, Blob then asked his creator, ”What are we going to do next, Argentum? Kill some more beings in the Inferno Plains to get stronger?”
”You've grown strong enough, Blob,” Argentum said in a tone that he felt like he was wronged. ”Don't you think it's time for me to get stronger this time. And also, I already told you our next plan before you evolved!”
”Eh? You did?” Blob said in slight shock before recalling, only to find out that Argentum did tell him. He then apologized to Argentum before asking, ”What are you going to do to get stronger, then?”
”Head to the Azure Shores,” Argentum unhesitatingly replied to Blob's words before telling him, ”Oh, right. You can't join me on this adventure since you'll be heavily disadvantaged in this area.”
Although Blob was now an Epic-grade Pseudo-Animate, the power he could unleash would be, at most, on the level of a peak Magic-grade Pseudo-Animate. This was because the Azure Shores was filled to the brim with things of the Water element. Then again, though it was a level of power far superior to Argentum's in some areas, Blob would still die thanks to the elemental disadvantage.
”But why can't I join?” Blob asked him, to which he responded, ”It's an area filled with the Water element. You'll die easily in there.”
”But I'm stronger than you! Also, remember that I told you that I would protect you from harm? Which is why I chose this path?” From the words Blob said, he was still adamant in joining Argentum in the Azure Shores. Argentum could not help but let out a sigh of slight annoyance as he tried to formulate a good compromise.
Surprisingly, it only took a few seconds for the compromise he needed to appear in his mind. With it, Argentum then focused his sense of vision towards Blob and tell him, ”I still can't take you to the Azure Shores, but how about this. While I'm on my way to the Azure Shores, you'll act as my mount while I continue to enhance my skills before reaching the Azure Shores. That way, you could protect me from harm while I enhance my combat power. Does that sound good to you?”
”Hmm…” Blob pondered over his creator's suggestion, only to ask him, ”Is there really no way for me to be able to help you out in the Azure Shores?”
”There is none,” Argentum said to him without hesitation. However, he was inwardly pondering about ways to give Blob the [Water Resistance] skill. With Blob obtaining this ability, this would allow him to show his superior defense in an elementally disadvantaged area.
With his creator being adamant, Blob was left with no choice but to accept. ”Alright, then. I accept.”
”I'm glad you understand, Blob,” Argentum responded in a slightly gentle tone before morphing into a speck of red sand which then flew towards Blob's right shoulder. After making sure that he wouldn't fall, Argentum then commanded the system to open up a map, marking the fastest route for Blob to take before sending him this information.
After sending this information, he then told Blob, ”This route is the route you'll have to take to get to the Azure Shores as fast as possible. Every once in a while, I'll check if you've deviated from the original route. Do you have any problems with that, Blob?”
”None at all, Argentum,” Blob replied as he shook his head.
”And with that…” Argentum then said in an ecstatic tone, focusing his sense of vision towards the broad horizon.
”Let's set off to Azure Shores!”
”For real this time!”