The Arcadia System

As Reve froze, he used his eyes to scour his surroundings. He was searching for the source of the roar.

He found it!

To the left of it, about two metres away was a young cub. The cub was not close so Reve couldn't tell why he roared.

However, one thing was sure. It wasn't roaring at him.

"What type of magical beast is it. Dammit! I knew I should have gotten the [Appraisal Skill]," complained Reve.

The skill in mention was a general skill for all of Arcadia. It had to do with another function of the Nixy Practice, the store, otherwise called, the Arcade!

Just like its name, the function allowed people to buy skills from the arcade using AP, the currency of Nixy.

Nonetheless, AP could not be easily achieved. Its full name was Achievement Points, and it could only be gotten when one does an achievement. 

However, buying skills from the arcade does not mean one has full mastery of the skill. It just gives the knowledge needed to execute the skill.

Also, some skills have requirements laid down to buy it.

This is why the arcade is to be treated with caution.

The last time Reve visited the Arcade Nixy Window, he saw one particular skill that was useful. The [Appraisal Skill].

A skill that could only be gotten from the arcade, an exclusive skill.

[ Skill: Appraisal(Normal)

  -> Ability to identify basic lifeforms and inanimate objects.

  -> It arranges the knowledge of the user and extracts necessary information that relates to the object of the identification. If the information could not be found, the world administrator compensates for it.

Requirements:

Identify twenty magical beasts (0/20)

Identify fifteen plant life (0/15)

Identify ten natural inanimate objects (0/10)

]

...….

"Focus. Focus, Reve. I'm not in danger. The magical beast has not sighted me. I should first hide then take advantage of the situation by identifying the beast," reasoned Reve.

Following his thoughts, he inched ten feet closer to the magical beast and hid in a nearby bush.

"Okay, I'm safe. Tho, it is still roaring. Why?" wondered Reve.

The roars of the young cub unsettled him every time.

He was trying his best not to rustle the leaves of the bush out of panic.

That said, he could finally get a good look at the magical beast.

"Red fur covering every part of its body. Brown big eyes. An immature mane. Coupled with its beastly face, there is no doubt. This is a [Red Lion Cub]," twinkles sparked in his eyes as he analyzed.

As stated before, he had read a few general knowledge. Now, he was benefiting from it.

A [Red Lion] was one of the most popular magical beasts. They were found in every magical forest and their numbers were immeasurable.

Usually, they stay in packs. So, he wondered what a young cub was doing here.

"Hmmm…..so that's it," a smile creased on Reve's furry face.

If he wasn't suspecting, he would have unconsciously ignored a blob that was sneaking up on the cub.

"Another common magical creature. This time, this one is even more common, [Blue Slime]!"

Immediately he saw the moving blob, Reve went on alert.

It was like he had met his destined enemy. The feeling of nostalgia that coursed through his veins was brimming.

Where had he seen this familiar blue slime? 

Ultimately, he had other matters at hand, "Hmmmmm….I have already identified it as a [Blue Slime]. The problem is now what do I do from here on."

After a while of pondering, he decided the best course of action was observing.

It wasn't his fight anyway.

*Roar*

The lion cub, all so mighty, all so domineering, tried to search for the threat that loomed over him.

*Roar*

He released another roar. He wasn't threatened.... or was he? Was that just to boost his confidence?

Where was it?

Where was it?

He looked left. He looked right. He looked ahead. But he would never have guessed that it was behind him…..facing his rear hole.

Such a young cub. He couldn't bear the thought of the slime spying at his pink bottom.

Anyway, back to the showdown!

The slime, cute as hell, bright as the sky, was already performing its victory laugh....if it had any mouth.

Hahaha, I win!

It stretched its body, planning for a one-hit attack.

A second later, it lunged its body at the pinkish target circle on its prey.

However, before it could reach ten points, the tail of the cub slammed it.

...

Back to the cub…..

Hahaha, I won. Reverse Uno!

It had relied on its sixth sense to act just in time.

He finally knew where the little menace was hiding all along. It was actually at his most vulnerable spot, his pink rear hole.

Hmph!

Fumes escaped his nose as he charged at the location of the slime.

As soon as he got there, he found nothing there.

Nooooooo!

.....

Back to the slime, …..

Victory is mine! Double Reverse Uno!!!

It had hidden its trump card for this. Slimes had the ability to absorb physical impact.

The moment the young cub swatted it, it absorbed the impact and latched on his tail.

Now, it was time for harvest. Slime had another ability, the innate skill [Encroachment]. The ability to digest whatever they swallow.

This alone was not enough for it to win the battle as the conditions were quite tough.

However, [Blue Slimes] are capable of stretching beyond limits. If they were able to cover their prey, then it was game over!

The cub tried to swing it away but it wasn't working.

Hmph!

It was a master of riding. It had ridden horses, ridden plants, and ridden tigers. Heck, it had even ridden on a human!

Hmmmmm….that sounded wrong.

Anyway, with its experience, there was no way it would lose to a mere cub.

Like a parasite, it moved around the body of the cub.

From its tail to its lower body…...to its face.

Soon, it covered the cub like a net and submerged it into its body.

Sparkles of light shone on its translucent surface as its innate skill took to action.

Mission Success!

Now it was time to slowly enjoy the gains of the battle.

Digestion was a slow process. It would take a long time for it to fully break down the body. It would even take more time for it to digest it.

Hence, it had to wait.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

It was almost over. Its bloated size was finally lessening.

But...….

Plot twist!

A weak claw mercilessly tore into its soft body and brought out its main core, the slime stone.

The sunlight revealed the face of the attacker, a white cat.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!!!