Epic Of Caterpillar

”Although we got plenty of minerals down there, food is scarce as the monsters that we can hunt are extremely strong. Edible vegetables, plants, and mushrooms are very rare as well… With our group, we promised my old man that we would bring food and vegetables from the greenery on the surface. Iʼve heard that there are plenty of weak monsters up there, so it would be easier to hunt… But now that Iʼm serving Master Kireina, we will all be able to go to the surface and prosper!”

”I see… So, the living conditions in the Lower Realms arenʼt really that good… Anyways, these trees, they would be incredibly valuable in my Kingdom if we could somehow harvest them in the surface”

”Oh, thatʼs impossible, Inferno Barks only grow in places with immense temperatures, they also need to be constantly fed with fresh lava to grow big and healthy!” Said Oga, while nodding with her usually confident grin.

”What a peculiar plant…”

Perhaps, I donʼt even need to worry about harvesting them in the surface, I can just plant them all in this dungeon and then make my servants harvest them and transport them to the surface. Of course, I will need to first take over this place.

As I admired the blazing forest and my family took a break, a sudden tremor appeared, a hundred monsters rushed towards our position. The first monster of this floor finally showed up, and they were… peculiar.

Five-Headed Wolves, with blazing red fur and eight horns in each head, they also had a long, draconic-like tail covered in red scales. Their paws were also reptile-like, but the rest of their bodies seemed to be of conventional wolves. Each wolf was twenty-five meters tall, majestically overlooking us with their five heads.

”Grooowwwll!!!”

”A-Ah! M-Master Kireina, I recognize those wolves, they are the terror of the Lower Realm… Not so strong independently, but if together in packs of over a hundred, they ravage villages after villages… Five-Headed Demonic Hounds…”

”Oh? They look pretty interesting”

With a single swipe from my hands, a powerful flood of storms was released, hitting the leading wolf on three of its five heads, dazed by the sudden attack, it falls to the ground while trying to recover, only to be sliced in half by a massive water blade released by Rimuru.

”I got it, Mastaa! Guu!”

Afterward, seven more wolves approached us with the intent of eating us in one bite, only to be once again thrown away by my storm attacks being released from my Aura, which drew its power from the three armors and three attributes that made up the Storm Shark Armor.

I then flew over the heads of multiple wolves, ravaging them with powerful blows, slices, and techniques enhanced by my Aura and Magic, one by one their countless head were sliced and rolled to the ground. Due to the monsterʼs amazing regeneration capabilities, they could even regrow new heads with ease, forcing me to cut the five off in one go.

Flash!

By manipulating my tail, a powerful penetration attack impaled a wolfʼs head, while my claws sliced the other four. Afterward, three more wolves tried to avenge their kin, only to be received by my voracious Aura, that shapeshifted in the form of thousands of giant sharks, devouring the wolves alive. Energy flowed through my body, armor, and aura as I felt my senses being enhanced once again.

In a killing spree, I rushed over my preyʼs heads with the intent to kill and devour, a sudden feeling of satisfaction filled my heart as I killed and ravaged these colossal beings, I was already long lost into my monster desires.

When everything ended, the whole pack, made out of over one hundred monsters was killed, around 3/5 was done by me alone, while my family enjoyed their hunting with the rest. Oga and her group had also killed plenty with their teamwork, of course, with the support of my shielding spells and my family.

My entire armor was bathed in blood, and I couldnʼt help but leave a satisfied smile. I then drank most of the blood scattered around, recovering my MP and energy even more.

”Phew”

Suddenly, I felt a strange force surging from within my soul.

Ding!

[Kireina]ʼs Soul has reached Rank 4!]

[Soul Mutation Unlocked!]

[Soul Mutating…]

”Mutation?!”

Ding!

[Kireina]ʼs Rank 4 Soul has Mutated into [Bloody Chimera Soul of Scarlet Chaos: Rank 4]