From Ant to Abyssal Demon

Chapter 11: Primary Poison Resistance and Second Evolution!

The moment Su Bai took his first bite, he felt a surge of joy.

As a genuine monster, the slime’s flesh might not taste good, but it was extremely rich in energy.

For the first time, he gained over 10 points of experience from a single bite!

Moreover, after the【Healing】skill, he obtained his second skill fragment!

Even without mentioning anything else, just getting a second skill fragment was enough to make this risk worthwhile. Furthermore, after devouring this slime, he would undoubtedly undergo his second evolution!

Encouraged by these benefits, even though the slime’s secreted mucus was highly corrosive, continuously eroding his carapace, Su Bai didn’t stop. His large mandibles kept moving, tearing off pieces of slime flesh and swallowing them.

[Eating… gained 11 points of experience…]

[Eating… gained 9 points of experience…]

[Ding! You have consumed slime flesh, gaining 1 point of slime genes.]

[Ding! Your carapace has been corroded by slime mucus.【Adaptability】talent activated, you gained a skill fragment.]

[Ding! Your carapace has been corroded by slime mucus…]

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With the continuous stream of messages, Su Bai devoured the slime at an increasing speed.

Suffering severe damage, the slime finally reacted, ceasing to devour ants and instead wriggling its body, attempting to envelop Su Bai entirely, using its acidic nature to dissolve and digest him.

Fortunately, after evolution, Su Bai’s strength surpassed the slime’s. With just a slight struggle, he broke free from the slime’s adhesion and continued devouring it.

Time passed by.

More and more flesh was devoured, and the slime’s size kept shrinking.

Finally, half an hour later, Su Bai swallowed the last piece of flesh, and the slime, a nemesis to insects, completely disappeared.

At this moment, Su Bai looked extremely battered.

Most of his carapace had been corroded by the slime’s mucus, becoming dull and cracked in more than ten places, revealing the internal fluids and muscles beneath the carapace.

However, all of this was worth it.

Looking at his second panel, despite the intense pain coursing through his body, Su Bai felt immense joy.

【Gene Points】: Slime genes 20 points, Mouse genes 10 points, Frog genes 7 points, Cricket genes 9 points…

【Evolution Points】: 17 points

【Skill Fragments】: Poison Resistance 10/10

Devouring the slime brought Su Bai not only 20 points of slime genes and 8 evolution points, but also ten skill fragments, enough to directly synthesize a new skill!

[Ding! You have obtained ten skill fragments. Do you want to fuse them into a skill?]

“Fuse!” When the voice sounded in his mind, Su Bai didn’t hesitate to choose to fuse.

Then, a brand-new skill appeared on his attribute panel.

[【Poison Resistance】: Passive skill, primary level. After prolonged exposure to toxic mucus, your  【Adaptability】 talent has granted you resistance to toxins. This skill greatly reduces damage from primary toxins, moderately reduces damage from intermediate toxins, and slightly reduces damage from advanced toxins.]

Poison Resistance!

Another powerful passive skill!

After reading the skill description, Su Bai felt a wave of excitement.

Having played many games in his past life, he understood the importance of resistance for a character. With primary poison resistance, most toxic monsters and spells would deal significantly less damage to him.

Moreover, since the【Adaptability】talent could grant him primary poison resistance, it might also allow him to gain resistance to fire, ice, earth, and other elements.

What would he become if he could combine all resistances?

A shadow assassin?

Or perhaps… a mage slayer?

Suppressing his excitement, Su Bai turned his attention to his evolution points.

Obtaining primary poison resistance was a pleasant surprise, but the second evolution was the main focus after devouring the slime.

After this evolution, he would surpass the limit of the Tiny level and truly become a level 1 monster!

As Su Bai acted, the voice in his mind sounded again.

[Evolution points met. Begin the second evolution?]

“Begin evolution!”

[Choose the evolution method: self-evolution or mutation?]

With this voice, virtual images of a dozen creatures appeared before Su Bai.

In addition to the various insects he had seen before, there were now virtual images of frogs, mice, and slimes.

The slime’s virtual image was fully illuminated!

This meant that if Su Bai wanted, he could choose to mutate, abandoning the ant race to become a slime during this evolution.

Self-evolution or mutation?

Su Bai fell into thought.

Objectively speaking, the slime was much stronger than the ant.

Reborn as an ant, he had relied on three major talents and countless efforts to evolve to a level comparable to a slime. If he had been reborn as a slime, he might have already evolved into an elite or even a lord-level monster!

However, starting as an ant had the advantage of having four powerful passive skills upon becoming a level 1 monster.

What should he choose?

After a long time, Su Bai made a decision.

“Choose self-evolution! Invest all gene points into this evolution to enhance self-evolution!”

In the end, Su Bai chose self-evolution.

It wasn’t that the slime wasn’t strong enough, but he believed more in the voice’s description of the devouring evolution talent: even the weakest insect could have unlimited potential!

[Selection complete.]

[This evolution will last twenty minutes. Please ensure the surrounding environment is safe.]

[Evolution beginning…]

As the voice echoed in his mind, Su Bai dove into his nest and lost consciousness.