6 Chapter 5: Survival (1/2)

My strongest tentacle constricted tighter against Healer Maiden's throat, I was going to snap her neck in half, or entirely crush her cervical vertebrae. I could hear her bones cracking. She was kicking away in every direction, searching for a breath of air. In my instinct-mind, I wanted to kill her, but another part of me didn't. I was conflicted, so many things were running through my brain that I couldn't make up my damn mind. I have never killed anyone before, the only things I have killed was the many failed lab-test animals that Dr. Oaken had experiment on. I felt somewhat bad about the lab animals condition, so out of pity and remorse, I killed them without Dr. Oaken knowing. I remember as I slit their throats, that I felt nothing. Empty like a husk. Not many people know what it means to take a life. It doesn't matter the species if you kill a human people look at you like a monster. But in my past world, animals are slaughter like beast and devoured for pleasure. So I wonder who really is the monster now? I would be no different of a beast if I killed this girl. I squeeze tighter and tighter, ”Garrrwghhh! Please stop!” Healer Maiden gasped for her final breathe of air.

I had, but one choice. In order to ensure my survival.

”HAK!GAAGGH! AACK!” Healers Maiden's mouth opens wide enough for me to insert one of my tentacles inside her throat. The long scaly tentacle shrunk in size as it entered her mouth. I made sure to shrink the size at the perfect diameter to enter in, if I had used slime skin then my plan wouldn't work, I needed all of my slime clone's body to access her brain for what I was about to do; Which is the most fucked up thing I would ever do in my life.

”Flmmpfff! Blahgggpf!” Gagged Healer Maiden, she was choking on my tentacle. I shifted the tip of my inserted-tentacle upwards inside her throat to release one slime clone. Surely enough the clone will make its way upwards to her brain, once it does I will create a mini-explosive by altering the slime with my mindscape. Or in other terms, I will bind her with my mindscape entirely. If memory serves me correct I couldn't control her with Mindscape, however, I can alert a few things here in there. To sum up, what just happen, I planted a slime-bomb inside her brain, in which I can change its property. I am a tentacle monster after all. I would assume that my race is good at camouflage, close combat, and seeing opponents every movement. However I forgot one thing, tentacle creatures like cephalopods can not only expand in size, but they can morph their bodies literally. Well, the ones on my planet could. Dr. Oaken regarded the cephalopods as one of the most important test subjects of our word, mostly for their regeneration abilities. He was obsessed with immortally and all that crazy stuff. But what stood out from the cephalopods species, was when one of the test subjects after being electrocuted by scientists wearing yellow lab suits, actually morphed into an entirely different species in front of my very own eyes. Miracles and powers exist in such fucked up ways. That's how I felt right now. Jaded, yet astounded of what procedure I just did. Sorry, Healer Maiden. But you made the surviving way easier for me.

I slowly take out my tentacle from the beautiful blonde girl's throat, to avoid damaging her brain or any part of her body. I then set aside everything else to help protect this girl. I use slime clone, infused with regeneration on her body and face. Her wounds from the goblins slowly disappeared and her skin became a shiny light pale color. She looked like she came out of a pool all soaking wet in a tight bathing suit. Godam she is gorgeous, but I have to stop. I can't think sexually about anyone, not like this I raise up my tentacles in anger of my body form. Fuck, why couldn't I've been reborn as some dumbass adventurer boy or a fucking slime at this point? Under any circumstances, I cannot think about having sex. Plus I am pretty sure my connection with Healer Maiden is beyond ruined. I mean imagine how your first date with the girl of your dreams ends up with you jamming your tentacle arms deep inside of her mouth and then shooting slime into her fucking brain. Yeah, I bet she loves me right now. I so badly wanted to burn in hell or whatever underworld this world of Zareth has. I wonder if the people even believe in God or heaven or hell, oh I remember that metal song. It's pretty good. Anyway, let's finish creating a barrier area for my resting spot.

As my mini-slime tentacles finished their healing duties on the maiden and disappeared, I scuttle to my burrow and take out a tiny rock the size of a human skull and start to drag it against the jagged ground. Small line marks were now seen on the rocky surface of where I was standing. Well, I think it is about time I cultivate. But first, I summon one slime clone and make it go over Healer Maiden to protect her. I then threw a rock inside of the slime and insert one of my tentacles inside the slime shield. I active tentacle shield and sure enough, the slime turned into a mini-version of myself, scales and thick octopus skin, now covered the slime clone. It's one large eyeball body was now the size of a human skull. My clone now performed tentacle shield around Healer Maidens body, this would protect her from any incoming predator and beast. I smacked my tentacle against my clone and use mindscape on it. Harden Shell, I commanded. The clone responds to my demand and hardens all of its scales including its own eyeball. I gently place the young girl inside my burrow. Over her mouth and face was another slime clone I summoned to give her oxygen. Good, that settles that, I close the huge boulder for extra protection. Once she wakes up, I can get all the answers I need and escape this dungeon. Most likely I will part ways from her after I am out in the open world of Zareth. Somehow I do feel like this a bad idea, to protect and save her, but I need someone who can help guide me through these caves. My system index Althera won't help me much since she doesn't know much about the open world. But if Healer maiden does betray me, then I wouldn't twice about exploding her pretty little head into bits.

”Hey! I heard that! Asshole! You know I can help you!” Althera's A.I voice blasts through my non-existent ears.

”Ha. But it's the truth. Good thing you're awake now. I need an update of my stats real quick.”

”After you apologize. Mister.” Althera pouts.

”What are you? My mom?” I snap as I keep marking the ground with straight lines with a tougher crystalized rock.

”No. But I could be your daddy.” Althera teases, obviously pointing out her own gender issues.

”That was a pretty good joke. For an annoying gender confused A.I. But seriously bring up my stats.”

”Ahem. You know you don't always have to summon me in order to bring out your system index.”

”Oh shit. Your right.” I blink my eye and inside my mindscape was my status screen.

”Wait! We can still talk—” Althera was cut off.

”Naw I am good. I think I can practice my skills alone.” I take a look at my stats. Ha, I mean who doesn't like working alone? You get more done.

[System Index]:

[Neuron Bomb] Skill gained!

[Tentacle Clones] Skill gained!

[Harden Shield] Skill gained!

[Bind Spell] Skill gained!

[Harden Scales Evolution] gained!

[Class: Morhpher] gained!

Name: Unknown

Race: Tentacle Monster

Class: Morpher C+

HP:40/52 Shield:10

Level: 2

Rank: Bronze

Mana Force: 10/14

Cultivation Power: 2

Attack: 11+2 [13]

Agility: 2+2 [4]

Defense: 9

Magic:11+5 [16]

Intelligence: 7

Karma:-1