Death
Eren died in agony.
Crushed beneath falling debris, his bones shattered, nerves screaming until his mind went numb.
Just before consciousness faded, a mechanical voice echoed in the darkness:
[Severe pain detected.]
[Unique Condition Unlocked: Pain Nullification.]
The pain vanished.
Then nothing.
He woke up soft.
No arms. No legs. No heartbeat.
Panic surged then stopped instantly.
[Pain is nullified.]
[Reincarnation Complete.]
[Name: Eren]
[Race: Slime]
[Location: Beginner Dungeon Depth 1]
[System Activated.]
His vision adjusted. Damp stone walls. Glowing moss. The air was thick with mana.
He had been reborn as a slime.
Something moved ahead.
A Feral Flame Rat crawled from the shadows, its body wreathed in unstable fire.
Instinct screamed danger but the system reacted first.
[Fire Attribute Detected.]
[Condition Met.]
[Fire Resistance to Fire Nullification Unlocked.]
The flames washed over him.
He felt nothing.
Realizing this, Eren surged forward, enveloping the rat completely. The monster struggled, burned, then dissolved into energy.
[Monster Defeated: Feral Flame Rat.]
[Skill Acquired: Absorption Lv.1]
[Skill Acquired: Fire Manipulation Lv.1]
[Ability Acquired: Heat Conversion]
[EXP Gained.]
Power flowed through his gelatinous body.
He was getting stronger.
He hunted.
Bats. Crawlers. Living embers.
Each kill granted more power.
[Skill Acquired: Body Hardening]
[Skill Acquired: Mana Sense]
[Skill Acquired: Acid Secretion]
The dungeon was no longer a prison.
It was his hunting ground.
Then the air changed.
The temperature spiked. Mana trembled. The stone itself seemed afraid.
A massive shadow moved deeper within the dungeon.
Two burning eyes opened in the darkness.
A Fire Dragon coiled around molten stone, scales glowing like living magma exhaled slowly.
[Warning.]
[Dungeon Boss Detected.]
[Species: Ancient Fire Dragon.]
[Threat Level: Overwhelming.]
Instead of fear.
Eren felt anticipation.
[Fire Attribute: Nullified.]
[Absorption Compatibility: POSSIBLE.]
If he could defeat it.
He wouldn't just survive the dungeon.
He would rule it.