Ch 12: Returning to Hometown
“A warm place and plenty of food…”
Mos stood in front of the cave entrance, lost in thought.
If the surrounding terrain had to be described, it would be similar to the shape of tree branches or fish bones!
The sewers, spanning tens of kilometers, are interconnected, but eventually converge into a huge underground river channel, all leading to the exit of the sewers.
Mos once caught a glimpse of it from afar; it was the first time she had seen sunlight since her rebirth!
But Mos didn’t go out, because she knew the dangers of the outside world!
The number and strength of the Demonic Creatures in the wild are not comparable to the Slime in the sewers!
Although Mos had also encountered powerful creatures in the sewers.
But now is not the time to think about these things!
Even if Mos wanted to go out, it wouldn’t be when this winter is about to arrive.
Compared to the relatively warm sewers, the temperature in the wild is a deadly threat!
“Eek~! Even if I can increase my Cold Resistance, I don’t want to stay outside!”
Mos seemed to remember something and couldn’t help but shudder!
At the same time, Mos also thought of a very suitable place!
The surrounding sewers are actually all similar.
It’s just that the flow rate is higher in some places, but the things inside are actually about the same.
Animals, Slime, feces, garbage bags, wood chips, food scraps, rotten animals…
But there is one place that is different from other sewers!
It is closer to the ground, often has warm water flowing through it, and the amount of food far exceeds other places, even the freshness is better!
That’s right!
That place is Mos’s old home, the nest that was once attacked by the Black Rat Swarm!
“That place… should be the most suitable place to spend the winter nearby.”
Mos touched her chin, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said in a low voice:
“Should I go back and take a look?”
Her current strength is actually not weak.
At least when facing those Black Rats, Mos is confident that she can handle them!
“Go back… let’s go take a look!”
Mos nodded, having made up her mind!
She recalled the surrounding routes, determined the direction, and immediately took action.
Enter the main road from this location, and you can quickly reach it by going straight up!
“It’s going to take about twenty or thirty kilometers, the journey is a bit far, I should hurry up.”
Mos doesn’t want to sleep outside, so she must reach her destination quickly!
As for the passage she took when she escaped before, it has already been blocked by Mos!
Moreover, her current location is very far from the previous cave entrance, and she doesn’t want to go back from there.
If she encounters the Black Rat Swarm in that narrow place, it will be very troublesome for her.
“Phew… let’s have lunch first, and then I have to get there before I get hungry!”
Mos said in a low voice while running.
Speed Enhancement!
Swoosh——!
Mos’s speed suddenly increased several times, shuttling through the dark sewers like a ghost.
Some small creatures that were still active on the road only felt a gust of wind blowing by!
Whoosh!
Before a small Lizard could react, its neck was instantly broken!
Thud!
The severed head fell to the ground, unconsciously opening its mouth.
And the body that lost its head had already disappeared!
Crunch!
Mos, with the corpse of the Little Lizard in her mouth, dragged a trail of afterimages and appeared on the ground dozens of meters away.
She turned her head and glanced at the still-active head, lowered her head and began to feast.
Half an hour later…
Whish, whish, whish, whish——
The sound of flowing water gradually became louder, and Mos knew that she was about to reach the main road of the sewers soon!
“Oh! Almost there.”
Mos muttered to herself, and the speed under her feet increased a bit!
Rumble!!!
As she got closer and closer, the sound of flowing water, which was originally whishing, has now turned into a rumbling sound!
Mos watched the exit getting closer and closer, and her speed also slowed down, gradually changing from running to walking.
Finally, she stopped at the exit of the sewer, looking at the situation outside the exit.
Rumble!!!
Several streams of sewage from the sewers above fell in front of Mos, falling straight into the underground river channel below!
“Whoa~! It’s still spectacular to see it again, like a waterfall!”
Mos grabbed the edge of the exit, looked at the rushing water below and shouted, but was quickly drowned out by the rumbling sound of the water.
After shouting a few times to her heart’s content, Mos retreated back.
She found a relatively dry place and lay down, closed her eyes and began to rest.
The next road is not easy to walk, she needs to restore her strength!
This place is very hidden, and Mos is not worried about being attacked by other creatures.
But just in case, she summoned Little Dumpling.
“Wake me up if there are any enemies.”
Mos instructed the well-behaved Little Dumpling.
Soon, Little Dumpling’s voice came back to her mind.
‘Okay, Master.’
Mos nodded and lay on the ground to continue resting with peace of mind.
【Talent: Hibernation III(Activated)】
Instantly, Mos fell into a deep sleep!
At this time, Mos didn’t realize that the Magical Element in the air was slowly approaching her!
Puyo!
Little Dumpling, who was quietly guarding her master, suddenly jumped up, her transparent body began to glow because of the gathered Magical Element!
‘Magical Element, get stronger!’
Little Dumpling’s cheerful voice echoed in Mos’s heart, but unfortunately Mos didn’t hear it at this time!
And Little Dumpling didn’t care, only to see it jump happily a few times, and its body began to swell like a balloon!
Inhale——Exhale——!
Between one expansion and one contraction, as if breathing, Little Dumpling quickly absorbed the Magical Element in the air!
One hour later…
“Umm…”
Mos opened her eyes groggily, stood up and sat halfway on the ground, raising her hands to rub her eyes.
“Haa——!!”
Grabbing the ground, Mos stretched and yawned.
She blinked her eyes, looked at Little Dumpling who was still quietly staying aside, and inexplicably felt that Little Dumpling seemed a little different.
“It seems to have gotten a little bigger…”
Mos walked up to Little Dumpling and reached out to hug it.
Her hands felt a greater curvature than before, and Mos finally confirmed it.
“It really got bigger! About one centimeter… what’s going on, Little Dumpling?”
Puyo!
Little Dumpling jumped up, nuzzled against Mos, and a cheerful voice entered Mos’s mind.
‘Magical Element, so full! Master’s…’
“Uh——I don’t understand.”
Several black lines drooped down Mos’s forehead, and she had given up on getting any useful information from Little Dumpling, who didn’t have much intelligence yet.
Little Dumpling’s sudden growth has created a large deviation from the Slime growth data that Mos was studying.
This is something worth studying!
However, now is not the time to do research, Mos can only temporarily keep this matter in mind.
Mos moved her body and felt the vitality in her body, nodding with satisfaction.
“Yeah, recovered!”
Now that she has recovered, let’s continue on the road!
Mos put Little Dumpling back into the space and came to the edge of the sewer exit again.
Rumble!!!
She looked at the turbulent water below and took a deep breath.
She opened her hands and slowly fell forward!
A squeaking sound came from the air.
“Yahoo! Watch my leap of faith!”