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Chapter 1: That time I was reincarnated as a slime
It was just a typical day for Shen Yuan. Well, as typical as a terminally ill patient can be afforded to have. He was confined in a lonely hospital room with the beeping of several medical machines the only things keeping him company. All Shen Yuan could do was stare up at the ceiling in boredom. No one from his family could come to visit today, not even the nurses bothered to converse with him. It was a typical lonely day…
Beep beep
God, the sound of the machines annoyed him. Would it kill the nurses to put on some music or at least turn on the television for their poor bedridden terminally ill patient?
Beep beep
Shen Yuan glanced over to his bedside where a stack of books sat. A gift from his Meimei. His sister knew Shen Yuan was a fan of light novels, especially isekai and power fantasies. So his little meimei enthusiastically recommended him ‘Proud Immortal demon way’ by an author with a weird pen name… airplane something whateverthefuck. He hasn’t gotten the chance to peek at the books yet, unfortunately, due to his recent failing health. Even reading causes him pain, much to his dismay. Devouring trashy weeb novels was his only hobby, and now his cruel body won’t even let him….
Beep beep
After some time, he just couldn’t take it anymore. Boredom has consumed him that he didn’t care if reading would cause him pain. He’d rather be entertained. So Shen Yuan tried to reach out to grab the first volume of the book series, but his body hurt. It felt as if his arms were about to snap like twigs if he moved them any more. He can feel a droplet of sweat trickle down from his temples as he struggled to move.
‘God it’s so hot today too… can’t I catch a fucking break…?’
[Confirmed: Resist heat …. Successfully acquired]
Shen Yuan stubbornly squirmed on the bed, trying to sit up and grab his book but he ended up rolling off the bed with a painful thud. He hissed in pain when he felt the IV needle that’s stuck to his arm stab him further. The books he oh so wanted to reach out for were now scattered on the floor with him.
‘Shit, that hurts! Oh god…I need to call the nurse.’
Beep …….beep
[Confirmed: Resist piercing weapon … successfully acquired]
[Follow up with resist melee attack … successfully acquired]
Suddenly, he started to cough violently while his body convulsed.
‘Wh-what’s happening… am I dying? Wtf...?’
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, he never felt so much pain before, this was different from the usual… it was scarier and less bearable.
[Confirmed: Cancel pain… successfully acquired]
Suddenly, In the midst of his coughing fit, blood sprayed from his mouth and accidentally landed on his precious books.
‘That’s….probably not a good sign. People die when they bleed too much……right?’
[Confirmed: Constructing a blood-free body …. successful]
‘Shit…. This is really it huh? This is how I die? Choking on my own blood…how pathetic’ At this point, Shen Yuan could no longer feel anything. Not the pain, not the heat… it’s just cold, everything feels cold.
[Confirmed: resist cold …. Successfully acquired. Combined with the previously acquired resist heat, the skill has progressed to resist temperature.]
With weak and trembling eyes, Shen yuan glanced over to the book beside his face. The book was opened to an illustrated page. It was of the protagonist.
‘L-Luo Binghe…huh…’ the dying boy whispered, reading the small description at the bottom of the illustration. He examined the picture and assumed the handsome hunk was the epic badass protagonist. He remembered listening to his little sister gush about the protagonist when she was recommending him this book series… apparently, the dude has a harem.
Shen Yuan was jealous.
Here he was floating off to meet his maker… Shen Yuan felt pity for himself. He had nothing but regrets… he did not live life to the fullest. He wanted to be free from his hospital prison, to go explore the world and go on adventures like his book protagonists! or...or even just run around in an open field without caring if his lungs would burst or his legs would break. He never got to do anything in this life!! He never even got to lose his virginity!
‘I am so sorry, my manhood, my son. My little Yuan. I’m sorry I couldn’t make you a real grown up. But I promise, if there is such a thing as reincarnation, I WILL go on the offense and attack! Go for the kill on my prey and be like that hunk protagonist, but of course with consent! get the ladies and maybe a harem! Or maybe grab that protagonist hunk for myself! I don’t give a shit, I play for both teams! I MEAN look at those huge tits and that handsome fucking face… I want someone like him…’
[Confirmed: Unique skill “Predator” …. Successfully acquired]
‘In my next life, I want to be in control though…. Without stupid machines dictating my lifespan and freedom. To hell with machines and systems and hospital beds, I am my own system!!”
[Confirmed: Extra skill “System”….. successfully acquired. Evolving extra skill “System” into unique skill “System Mod”]
[Isekai reincarnation Complete]
‘Hey, someone mind telling me who’s talking? What do you mean ’unique skill’ and all that crap?! Can’t I even have the dignity and respect of a quiet peaceful death…?’
The picture of the hunky protagonist was the last thing Shen Yuan saw before darkness took over him and he left the mortal plane.
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep