Corrosion Resistance reached level 3. Regeneration reached level 3.

"Still busy with the first one? He he, this is exactly why I bothered to come here only after I learned fire magic. Well, good luck Kitty, I will go kill some more on that side." said Master and walked away while happily whistling.

"Firebolt!" I heard the voice of Reveon after some time.

In the meantime, my opponent slime tried to attack me, but with those pathetic slow moves, it could as well just stand still. While the slime could do absolutely nothing to me... the opposite was true as well. I predicted that only if I hit its core inside the body would I be able to do some damage. The problem was that I was unable to reach it. With each strike, by creating a pressure within the liquid, my own arm was pushing the core out of the way.

The fact that the core was in the middle of its body, and I could barely reach it with my arms even under normal circumstances wasn't helping me even the slightest. Not unless I want to dive into the slime. If I attacked with my sword instead, I would have my kill rather quickly, but... that thing cost 80 silver!! There was no way I will put it into an acid.

Grrr. This annoying monster. Just die already! I slashed at it ten more times with my 'Dragon Claws', but all of them missed the core and slime was alive and kicking. Now that my resistance reached level 3, wounds from acid weren't as serious. 'Dragon Claws' has helped to protect from acid during the strike. but as I had limited mana, I couldn't keep it up all the time. Liquid parts of the slime were also a bit sticky and it takes some time to get rid of the mass once the hands are out of the slime. Leather bracers were already history and I still had nothing to show for my efforts.

"Just... Die... Already!!" I snapped up and hundreds of swings practically shredded the slime into pieces.

"Grrr," I grunted from pain and frustration.

I normally wouldn't attack like that. Yes, the slime was finally dead, but with an attack so reckless I couldn't avoid all of the acid and my tunic with some parts of leather armor now had quite a few holes. Only thanks to the corrosion resistance and regeneration you could see fresh skin trough those holes instead of nasty wounds. The reality isn't some anime where only the clothes of a girl are damaged without even touching the skin.

You have gained 64 experience points for overcoming your adversary.

"Ha ha ha ha..." I started to laugh while kneeling on the ground.

"Fireball!" I heard a shout of Master in the distance.

*BOOM*

You have gained 133 experience points for overcoming your adversary.

I looked there and saw how with a single spell, a pack of slimes was turned into a pile of goo, and my laugh slowly changed into a cry.

No other choice then. I slowly stood up, withdrew the bow from my back, and aimed it at the closest slime. With the bow drawn to its limits, I then released an arrow.

Skill "Bow Mastery" learned. Bow Mastery reached level 2. You have gained 31 experience points for overcoming your adversary.

And then another.

You have gained 29 experience points for overcoming your adversary.

And another.

You have gained 34 experience points for overcoming your adversary. Bow Mastery reached level 3.

Arrows started flying left and right, piercing cores of the slimes, and I noticed that Reveon started to panic. I smiled and continued my massacre.

But all good things come to an end.

"Mmm Master?" I asked timidly after approaching him.

"There is still a half-hour left, I can still catch..." Reveon stopped mid-sentence.

*Gulp*

"What happened to your clothes, Kitty ?" he asked while looking at me with hungry eyes.

"Acid, an... anyhow I wanted to ask you something... can I have more arrows?" normally most arrows are salvageable after a kill, but you can't expect much from arrows that went trough a body made of acid.

"Ha ha ha ha." started to laugh Master, then stopped while looking at me.

"Sure thing Kitty. Just wait a bit till I finish on my end." he said with a smile.

Well, it was worth a shot.

I could probably kill more by shredding them to pieces just like I did earlier but my clothes can't regenerate like my body and I might end up completely naked. I could just strip naked and fight just like that, but it was one thing if Reveon saw me in that state and completely another if it was some stranger... and we were definitely not alone in this dungeon. Besides, even with regeneration at play, there was a limit on how much I could heal and wasting nutrients just like that when I had no idea what we will be facing next was stupid.

Yes, seems I really lost this time.

*

I was sitting with my back leaned against the wall of the dungeon and watched how Reveon was hunting the slimes.

"Fireball!" I looked at Master killing three more slimes with a single spell.

You have gained 95 experience points for overcoming your adversary.

Level Up.

You have reached level 10.

Mana Manipulation reached level 3. Mana Perception reached level 4. Alchemy reached level 4. Leatherworking reached level 2. Tailoring reached level 5. With the influence of Reaver class, special skill "Phantom Tail" learned. Phantom Tail - Demonic tail made from pure energy, extends from your tail and is used to slice through your enemies. Uses 80 mana/min to sustain. Choose two of your skills to rise by one level.

I selected 'Body Manipulation' and 'Enhanced Mind' as other skills I might be able to improve on my own. I had no idea how to do that with those two though. Once again I was spammed with windows messages, saying that I got a lot of mind power so my earlier guess was correct that it was because of 'Enhanced Mind'.

A five-meter long blue ghostly tail materialized as I gave my new skill a try. 'Phantom Tail' probably could be useful as a whip... and judging from the description probably even as a blade.

An evil smile appeared on my face immediately. If I remember correctly when we made that bet earlier I mentioned only my skill 'Phantom Claws', there was absolutely nothing said about 'Phantom Tail'.

"Thank you, Master, for level up. I really was out of options there." I said while standing up and searching for a prey.

*

With a quick dash, I approached another slime and sliced it into two with my phantom tail. Needless to say, the core of my target was destroyed as well. Then I quickly charged to my next target and the slime meet the same fate as it's brethren.

It was too late to turn the tables, as there were not enough of the slimes left around us. I had to run around and kill them one by one as the little elf has killed most of the groups already and... it wasn't like he was just sitting idly while I did so.

I could sense few parties of adventurers hunting further ahead, so situation there probably wasn't any better. In case something unexpected happened, I couldn't run too far either, not without putting Master in danger by leaving him alone.

All I cared about now was to reduce the difference as much as possible. And it's not like I was all that much against the kiss.

*

And it was finally a time for Reveon to claim his just reward. I embraced him in response to his hands on my waist and head. Our wet lips were connected and we were having a slight game of tag with our tongues. I could feel one of his hands caressing my back, sometimes reaching for the hips. I let him do as he pleases while caressing his back in return. From time to time we would separate our lips to take a breath and have an eye contact before engaging back into a passionate kiss.

It continued like this for a while til I separated our lips with an attempt to end the game.

"Hey now Kitty, you said that if I win, I could kiss you as much as I want," Reveon complained and approached me again. "And I still want a bit more."

"But Master... mhhmhm... your 'friend' down there has been rubbing my tights for a while now... Mhmhm... Besides, I prefer our room over the dungeon, just wait till we are... mmmhm... back... you can kiss me there all you want." with some effort I finally managed to say all I wanted, as Master continued to assault me with his lips.

"It's a promise then." he finally stopped kissing me and smiled. "As for my 'friend'... it's your fault, Kitty. You are simply too tasty."

I was proud of the influence I had over his body, but this was getting dangerous. Will I even still be a virgin by tomorrow? If he made a move probably not. My resistance to him was probably negative.

*

As we continued further I saw a party of adventurers surrounding a corpse of a slime. One female wolf beastkin was crying, while others were arguing. It seems they lost one of their friends, as I could see half-digested remains of the human inside that slime.

"You said it will be safe." shouted the girl.

"There is no such thing as 'safe' inside a dungeon. I already warned him to be cautious." defended himself mage.

"Clark is right. You shouldn't underestimate them just because they are slow. Our job was simply to lure them into one place so Clark could kill them with one spell. But Will just had to make fun out of this..." joined a dryad.

Most likely this Will guy has slipped on the ground, when was luring the slime, which he probably wasn't taking seriously judging from their conversation. The slime was close when it happened and before the man could react, his foot was swallowed and by the time his friends reached him to help, he was swallowed entirely.

We continued to travel further and left the adventurers behind. It's not like we could help them with anything now.

"No more Slimes?" I asked when we passed a group of liquid goo, and Reveon showed absolutely no interest.

"No point, I already got used to my new magic and we can go to the next floor for something with a higher level. We won't learn anything from 'fighting' these guys, it's just target practice... well unless you are an idiot." he then added and turned his head over the shoulder.

"So, the lower we descend, the higher level of the monsters?" I asked.

"Yes, monsters of a dungeon are different. Normally people, animals or even monsters outside, have to kill or master many skills to level up. But skills alone give us very little. You will never meet a pure merchant or craftsman higher than level three, most levels are gained from combat. This doesn't apply to monsters in the dungeon though. These guys can level just by absorbing mana. They can do that by killing too, of course, but are not limited just to that like the rest of us. Mana density at the lower levels is higher and so are the levels of monsters that spawn there." he explained.

On the way, we killed a few more groups of slimes when our path was blocked by them. But other than that we mostly just ignored them.

"But is it alright to leave them like this? Aren't we supposed to keep their numbers in check?" I asked as we passed yet another group of the slimes while approaching stairs leading to a second floor.

"As you probably have noticed they are slow and weak to magic. It's the best place for fresh mages to train their skill. With the tactic these guys from earlier have used even a group can get a decent experience. If there are too many of them, the guild will issue a request with a higher amount of guild points as compensation so there is no need for us to go overboard with the hunt." and at the end of his explanation, we reached the stairs and a familiar stench to the one on the surface within the outpost has reached my nose.

*

After we reached the second floor, I was amazed by the view. The first thing of notice was that the floor was much brighter than the one above. The light source was as before all kind of glowing plants, but the difference was in intensity. it was no different from the brightness outside at a hazy day. I could notice some trees and an overall higher variety of plants. The dungeon now slightly reminded me of a jungle. With my enhanced sight, I noticed a few giant spiders in the distance and they were almost one meter tall.

Next, to the entrance, I noticed a similar structure of a portal. The stench was mostly coming from there.

"You probably noticed the smell, there are some runes that generate it near the portal to make the place something like a 'safe zone'. It doesn't guarantee your safety, nothing does when we talk about dungeons, but you have was fewer chances to be ganged by a group of monsters the moment you have teleport through the portal. Since it's close to the stairs it also prevents monsters from going up. Anyway, why don't you go and mark this portal with your stone? The next time we will be able to teleport there directly without going through the floor with the slimes."

He then paused and looked at me in surprise, "Say, Kitty, you want to continue or would like to celebrate your birthday?"

"Birthday?" I asked just as surprised as he looked earlier.

"Yes, I just checked your status. Sorry that I have not noticed earlier." Master replied.

"You are so mean Master. Just look what those slimes did to me, and I don't even have a single intact core to sell. I need someone to went my anger on." I said while checking my status.

> Name: Melissa Health: 219/219 Level: 10 Mana: 251/495 Race: Cat Beastkin Stamina: 197/239 Gender: Female Strength: 54 Age: 15 Agility: 74 Class: Reaver Endurance: 55 Subclass: Alchemist, Tailor, Leatherworker Mind Power: 99 State: Healthy, Enslaved(Reveon Sile'dur) Unallocated attribute points 3 > ACTIVE Body Manipulation (Unique) LVL 5 Mana Manipulation LVL 3 Dragon Claws LVL 1 Sprint LVL 2 Phantom Claws(Special) LVL 1 Devour Mana(Special) LVL 1 Phantom Tail(Special)(NEW) LVL 1 Synthesis LVL 4 PASSIVE Eternal LVL MAX Nightvision LVL 2 Corrosion Resistance LVL 3 Enhanced Smell LVL 4 Regeneration LVL 3 Enhanced Hearing LVL 5 Acrobatics LVL 4 Enhanced Sight LVL 4 Mental Resistance LVL 7 Enhanced Mind (Special) LVL 4 Godly Accuracy LVL 1 Lie Detection LVL 1 Mana Perception LVL 4 Unknown Martial Arts LVL 4 Alchemy LVL 4 Tailoring LVL 5 Leatherworking LVL 2 Bow Mastery(NEW) LVL 3

Age 15... that's right, I was 14 yesterday. Parents of Melissa rarely celebrated her birthday so even I wasn't sure when it was supposed to be. Now that I think about it, while in this world you are considered an adult at the age of 14, in my old world I would still be underage huh? If I had to wait 3 more years til I can eat my Master... that would be terrible! No, wait, even in my old world at medieval ages you were considered of marriageable age even at 13.

Hmm. I started to compare time with my old world, mostly using body-clock and memories of Melissa to assist. Hmm, it seems that the average day is 26 hours there, while one year was 372 days... So my actual age when measuring by the standards of my old world would be... 16 years? The status of an adult is much closer to the norms of my old world it seems. Still, I would have to wait nearly one and half year to be an adult.

Well, not that it matters, I am an adult in this world so I can do with the elf all I want... as they say when in Roma do as Romans do.

After one more look at my status I have noticed that even with level up my stamina and mana were still not full, earlier I thought they were restored fully with each level up, but judging from what I have now, it restores only around 25% at best... I wasted way too much mana on that slime... and stamina.

When I noticed that my Mind Power was at 99 I decided to change that. Usually, I put points before going to sleep, but as I was already checking the status might as well make that number larger.

With the influence of Reaver class, special skill "Enhanced Mana Pool" learned. Enhanced Mana Pool - Ability to store even more mana.

So I got this because I reached 100 with Mind Power? Maybe not. It seems that my class had high influence for that as well. Anyway time to hunt. Need to release stress from all that frustration slimes put me trough. Now it should be easy... probably... I hope the next monsters aren't ghosts or something.