The Slime Dungeon: Book 1 (The Slime Dungeon Chronicles) Read Online Free PDF Page B

stone designed to support the weight of small things like slimes and nothing else. The dungeon was pretty simple, given the time they had: Three large rooms and his room at the end with pitfall traps sprinkled in the tunnels. He had about seventy simple slimes, and they were now everywhere. Almost understanding what he was doing, the slimes had gone into the pits on their own, turned into puddles, or had climbed up to the ceiling and blended in to the stone.
    "They have pretty good instincts,” he commented as the last slime rolled into his pit.
    Claire shrugged, "I'd say it was more you than them, but whatever you say.” She was back on top of his first slime, which had become her favorite place to lie down. This slime was the darkest purple and never moved far from his room.
    "So Claire, what's the story with this slime?"  Doc asked, indicating her moving bed.
    Claire smiled, "Oh! This slime? This is you."
    Doc was confused, "But I'm me."
    Claire giggled, "No, silly, I mean this is your other body.” She flew around the slime and pointed, "This is your dungeon boss."
    She held up her hand, "Yes, I know you have no idea what a dungeon boss is, so I'll go ahead and tell you. A dungeon boss is how it sounds; the boss of your dungeon. Normally, it is your first monster or the monster that has survived the longest. It has the strongest connection to you, so after you designate it and infuse it with your power, it will become a body you can possess and fight with."
    "So I'm not stuck as a crystal then? I can move around in that slime?" Doc asked excitedly.
    Claire gave him thumbs up, "Right! This is also the last step of making a dungeon, besides the entrance. Right now this is simple slime, but if you push your will into it, it will grow to become your boss. In fact, go ahead and give it a go!"
    Claire flew up to her chair to watch the action while Doc got to work. He focused on the slime and pushed, but felt nothing happening. "Claire, it's not working," he informed her.
    "You aren't creating something silly, so stop using mana. Use your mind instead to possess it."
    Feeling embarrassed, Doc tried again, this time pushing himself into the slime. He felt his conscious drawn out of his crystal; pass through his walls down to the slime. Experiencing vertigo, he watched in amazement as the slime rumbled grew quickly. Soon, it was big enough to cover a good bit of the floor and very purple in coloration. Doc felt his awareness switch from the wall to the floor, and realized he could feel things.
    Being a slime was a very different experience for him. He couldn't feel his dungeon as well as before, but was more conscious of the surface he was touching. Moving was also a new experience, and he enjoyed rolling his mass across the floor. Claire flew down and plopped onto his head.
    "So, what do you think?"
    "Blurb, blub, blub," Doc answered. Startled, he found he couldn't talk the same way as he could before.
    Claire giggled so hard she fell off his head. "Sorry about that, I forgot to mention you can't speak like you're used to whenever you are in your dungeon’s boss body. I can hear your thoughts though, so go with that."
    This is cool Claire. He thought happily, now I can explore my own dungeon.
    "Oh no, you don't!” Claire scolded, "Hurry and leave so you can finish the entrance."
    Grumbling, Doc left his new body and returned to his crystal. "Fine, but I still think the entrance should be simple."
    Claire folded her arms, "A grand entrance will make sure everyone knows we aren't hiding anything."
    "It could also be perceived as a trap to lure in fools.” Doc countered, "A simple entrance may look like a trap, but at least it's honest."
    Claire sighed and shrugged, "Oh fine, then, but it still has to be obvious that it's a dungeon entrance okay?"
    "Okay." Doc moved his awareness to the front of the dungeon and gazed at his entrance. At the moment, it was still the small round hole with a large corridor behind it. Using his