Let’s first organize the list of chimeras here.
Reviewing Pelerian’s dungeon chimeras.
From No.1 to No.9, there were nine chimeras total.
The nine tanks were numbered in order.
‘Test Flesh No.1: Meat Lump’ was the first created chimera.
We don’t need to think too deeply about Meat Lump.
Because it’s already burned to death.
Having no legs, it couldn’t escape Isil’s hellfire attack.
I wanted to taste it but it became completely charred so I couldn’t.
The second chimera was.
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[Test Flesh, No.02]: One Leg
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That one had only one leg.
It looked like a yokai or goblin I’d seen somewhere.
Rather than having a proper body with a leg attached, it looked like a rugby ball with a single leg.
Eyes circled around its body so it seemed able to see in all directions.
Despite having only one leg, it was quite fast. It disappeared instantly, hopping away on its peg leg.
Third was Three Eyes.
One with three eyes and three legs.
The reason for three legs might be due to disappointment with the second chimera having only one leg.
Perhaps Pelerian tried adding another leg but added too many.
Anyway, it was swallowed by flames and became my experience points.
Let’s skip the fourth chimera for now and analyze from the fifth.
‘Test Flesh No.5 Big Belly.’
True to its name, it had a protruding belly and thin limbs.
Its skin was pale. A yellow tank top would have suited it.
Instead of hands, its arms had tentacle-like things, which were clearly reproductive organs.
Baby tentacles were growing from the body of the human who died with his stomach pierced by it.
Good thing it burned to death.
I hope there aren’t any more terrible ones than that.
Right, and going back to No.4.
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[Test Flesh, No.04]: Blood Scales
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Pelerian (main body) had nicknamed it Blood Scales.
I can guess why he named it that.
It had scales on its body.
But those scales had none of the beauty like mine.
Rather than growing densely, they looked forcibly pushed through the skin.
Some were like ingrown hairs that couldn’t emerge from the skin.
Because of that they remained bloody, hence Blood Scales.
But if it were me, I would have named it differently.
If giving it a more accurate nickname, probably…
‘Rotten Kimbap.’
That’s what I would have named it.
Its body was a long cylinder shape.
The part that should be called its ‘head’ had hair and tentacle-like things sticking out, exactly like kimbap scraps.
The legs below were also short and weak like kimbap scraps.
With red scales on its skin covered by pale flesh, it looked just like moldy kimbap.
Could there be a more appropriate name than Rotten Kimbap?
If kimbap existed in this world, Pelerian would have named it that too.
Chimera No.4’s body structure made it impossible to walk or run properly.
So when I saw one unable to pass the stair area, I thought of it.
Sure enough.
My guess proved correct.
“Shh.”
‘Shh.’
Tick tick.
We were hiding a bit away watching over there.
Blood Scales, or Rotten Kimbap, was there.
“Not just unable to climb stairs, it can’t even walk.”
Pelerian muttered.
As could be inferred from its appearance, Blood Scales couldn’t walk properly.
Instead, it rolled around.
Its rolling skills were quite decent.
It might even be faster than my crawling speed.
But the problem was climbing stairs.
It couldn’t go up just by rolling.
Here, Blood Scales – no, Blood Scales showed an amazing performance.
It bounced up like a jumping fish.
That’s how it climbed stairs.
Up to here was excellent. But the problem came next.
Since it didn’t support itself with limbs to climb up, it was hard to maintain balance.
Even after getting up the steep stairs, due to momentum it kept rolling and tumbled down.
Thud!
Must be quite painful.
Seeing its body trembling, it seemed so.
It stayed like that for a while before repeating the same attempt.
To climb all the stairs, it would need to succeed in such jumps at least ten times in a row.
‘What a pathetic chimera.’
It clearly wasn’t very intelligent.
“Pathetic… ngh.”
Pelerian tried to object but, seeming to realize objecting would be stranger, he grimaced.
I focused my eyes while continuing to watch.
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[Test Flesh No.4 Blood Scales lv70]
[Traits]
[Hard Worker], [Single-minded]
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Given that it doesn’t give up and keeps trying, the Hard Worker trait doesn’t seem strange.
Level 70 isn’t low either.
Considering only levels, it’s actually higher than me.
Since I couldn’t tell anything from its presence, I needed to check its skills.
Looking at its appearance, it probably doesn’t have any powerful skills.
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[Skills]
[Rolling lv20], [Bouncing lv10], [Poison Scales lv10], [Impact Resistance lv10], [Slash Resistance lv10], [Heat Resistance lv10]…
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Oh!
The most notable was Rolling lv20.
Reaching level 20 in any skill was not easy.
Whether higher or lower tier skills, it was the same. Actually, I don’t have any skills I’ve honed to that degree yet.
‘Rolling’ doesn’t seem like an impressive skill.
But level 20 rolling with full dedication…?
“It just rolls around.”
But it might roll around extremely well.
‘We shouldn’t underestimate it.’
I remembered.
Given the structure of where the tanks were, Blood Scales would have been closest to me after Big Belly.
But when Isil breathed hellfire, it had already left its position.
Was there time for that?
In just a brief moment Blood Scales had escaped its position.
It couldn’t have run with those weak legs, so it must have rolled away, which means its rolling speed must be extraordinary.
‘Shall I borrow it?’
At some point I started wanting to only borrow high-level skills with Billy’s Horn.
Things like Heavenly Thunder Spirit or Gigantification were typical examples.
But there was a drawback – it takes much time and effort to fully master higher skills.
Because of that, even though there were many skills I wanted, I could only long for them.
‘Rolling…!’
Now that I’ve fully mastered Gigantification, I wanted to borrow Rolling with Crown of Steal, which evolved from Billy’s Horn.
