Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

Honestly, the skeletons aren't a problem; the liches and ghouls are the real troublemakers. Plus, both the slime and Li are currently under some curses, most of which are of unknown effect. The slime really doesn't want to fight, and even if it had a way to kill the ghouls, it wouldn't risk dragging Li into the mess. Right now, the slime would rather take Li and escape this place as quickly as possible.

"It's okay! Akira is here to help!"

Xiao? That little fox girl?

Xiao, the orc girl rescued by Li without my knowledge, is probably over a hundred years old, but her mental age is only seven or eight years old. Logically, Li wouldn't bring her to a place like this, because Li dotes on Xiao. But why is Xiao here? Come to think of it, I think I saw her too… Xiao…

In a glimpse out of the corner of my eye, I saw a lich standing there, about to cast a spell on me and Li, when he was instantly killed by a weapon slashing down from behind, along with the magic circle. Standing behind the lich was the petite orc girl—Xiao.

Wow, Akatsuki is really amazing...

Maybe it really works... Give it a try, box, let me up.

"Maybe it really works... Let's give it a try. Box, let me get on."

The slime probably spotted Akatsuki among the undead army and must have seen Akatsuki's abilities, which is why it agreed to my request. So our team is tentatively formed: Slime the Mage! Akatsuki the Fox-Eared Assassin! Riku the Mimic Warrior! Perfect, perfect.

Although it seems like my defenses have been weakened by a curse.

The slime jumped onto me and used me as a means of transportation to unleash its full power. I've already seen a slime go all out once, so mere skeletons can't stop us!

The magic circle unfolded before me, not the silvery-white of spatial magic, but a variety of colors, as the slime unleashed all sorts of spells. When I first saw it, it didn't have much magic left, and this hysterical use of magic probably meant it had no more to go on; the slime likely wanted to end this battle once and for all.

Several spells pierced through the undead army and struck the ghouls directly. In what my magic eye saw, the ghouls did lose some health, but... why was there an x3 in their HP bars...?

Hey, hey, hey, this joke has gone too far! The slime only lost 5% of its magic damage after being hit by so many spells? That's too much, you ghoul!

The ghoul, of course, had no idea what I was complaining about. Seeing the two of us attacking it, it suddenly went berserk and slammed the ground, sending the surrounding skeletons flying and shattering them. To be honest, I was a little unsteady on my feet. The slime completely ignored all of this and used magic to finish off the skeletons that were still alive in mid-air, some of which were also aimed at the ghoul.

Thanks to the ghoul's attack, the number of skeletons around me decreased rapidly, and I was able to run freely across the empty battlefield. The bones falling from the sky were a bit of an eyesore, but it didn't matter, as I could still see the path.

Come on! Fight back, slime!

"I know without you saying it!"

Chapter 11 Team Time!

In Xiao's eyes, these skeleton soldiers were incredibly slow, moving as if they were standing still—utterly meaningless. She swung her katana, instantly decapitating a nearby skeleton, but this didn't kill the undead. They would simply seek out another skeleton, resurrect, and then slaughter and curse the living. She couldn't pity them, because Xiao didn't understand the point of such a thing.

Ultimately, her arrival in this world was all thanks to Sister Li, a treasure chest monster.

A very powerful monster, capable of understanding language, producing all sorts of things, and doing unusual things. That day, Li found her and told her he would take her to the outside world.

She's very gentle, like a mother, but she told me to call her Sister Li. She seems older than me, right? [Xiao's age is 233, Li's age (Earth) is 17.]

Today, Sister Lelfa took Akatsuki out to play, but for some reason, Sister Nao kept trying to stop her. However, in the end, Sister Lelfa managed to get her out using a very powerful method, and at that moment, Lelfa's whole body was radiating light. That was probably magic, because Sister Li and Akatsuki said they were going to teach those who could use magic a lesson.

However, Xiao didn't know what real magic was. Li Jie just said to pick those that glow. If that's the case, then Relfa, the slime, and Nao all know magic?

Xiao, lost in thought, searched among the undead for anything that glowed. She spotted her first target: a lich with its back to her, chanting incantations, though no sound could be heard. In front of the lich was a circle, filled with symbols and other visually appealing designs. Xiao raised her hand and decapitated it, then slashed its body three times in quick succession before sheathing her sword and disappearing back into the undead army.

Before the undead could even react, their companions fell, and then they fell too.

Ha... That's a descendant of a divine beast! Even if it's weak, it's still a divine beast. It's much stronger than these grunts.

She wandered freely among these spirits, and it's likely she wouldn't stop unless someone called out to her.

She didn't know how she got here; she only knew that Raelfa had suddenly disappeared. She just kept walking and ended up here. A group of undead rushed at her, but Akatsuki reacted faster. She took out the two small katana swords her mother had given her and, with dazzling swordplay, elegantly repelled them.

But then another group of undead rushed at her, forcing her to keep fighting until she unexpectedly entered the central area. Just as Xiao was getting fed up, she suddenly heard Risa's voice. At first, she thought it was a hallucination, but she couldn't help but go look for her, and sure enough, Risa was there too. Then, Risa asked her to help with the matter from earlier.

Xiao is in a great mood right now, full of energy. The undead can't stop her at all; anyone who gets close is shredded to pieces. The reason is that she can help Li in some way. She probably doesn't know how dangerous the situation is for Li and the others.

Before long, she had eliminated all the liches. Although they would resurrect, they wouldn't be affected by them again for a while. She sheathed her katana and stood there catching her breath, when she was startled by a sudden explosion. Despite being a fox, her ears were actually very sensitive.

"Wow!?"

Her ears throbbed with pain from the loud noise, but she still sensed the presence behind her. She rolled away to dodge the skeleton soldier's weapon, drew her short sword and threw it, knocking the skeleton soldier's head off. She looked towards the source of the sound and saw a blue giant, about five meters tall, slamming his fist into the ground, sending all the surrounding skeleton soldiers flying.

"Xiao, calm down, they're not after you." A voice rang out from nowhere. "Watch your back."

Of course, she hadn't missed the two guys who had been knocked away, Sister Li and the slime. She also slashed down the monster that pounced on her from behind; this voice was trustworthy.

The slime calmly unleashed various spells on the skeletons that had been blasted away in all directions, clearing out all the skeletons within a 200-meter radius of them in one go, leaving only the giant. The giant was neither too close nor too far from Akatsuki, but even at this distance, Akatsuki could feel the chill emanating from the giant; it was a little cold.

"This doesn't seem good..."

"Yeah... Are you going to go help? Is that mimic the one you mentioned, Risa?"

"Ah."

Akatsuki instinctively sensed that this giant would be difficult to deal with, while Riku, carrying the slime, charged forward without the slightest fear. Riku's eyes were fixed straight ahead; she simply moved forward, while the slime protected her. Both of them seemed quite happy. Then, Akatsuki made her decision as well. She drew two small katana and smiled.

Oh oh oh oh oh! ?

They were actually blasted away! They underestimated the power of the ghouls!

Unexpectedly, the ghoul slammed the ground again, this time sending me and the slime flying. While airborne, I couldn't defend or move, and at that moment, the damned ghoul raised its arm and leaned back dramatically, preparing to hit us a home run. So! It's up to you, Slime!

The slime aimed at the ghoul and unleashed five overlapping red magic circles. The magic power within the patterns ignited, unleashing a fire tornado that propelled us aside and slammed into the ghoul's body. Although the ghoul withdrew its hands to protect itself, it couldn't withstand such a powerful fire tornado and was pushed back a distance, leaving trails on the ground.

I was pushed to the ground by the force, but I lost my footing and was pushed back a distance. The skeletons behind me, seeing us suddenly approach, tried to pounce without hesitation. But they were all knocked down by another person, who swiftly cut through the obstructing skeletons and ran behind me to support me, preventing me from retreating any further.

"Sister Li! Xiaolai is here to help you!"

Yes, that voice definitely belongs to someone I know, a little girl I'm under my care, Akatsuki. To be honest, I think both the slime and Akatsuki are stronger than me, so having another ally makes me feel incredibly reassured. There's probably nothing more reassuring in this world, except being by the hero's side…

"Perfect timing!" I telepathically spoke to Akatsuki. "Slime! Dispel the spell! Shall we charge in like this?!"

"Then protect me!" the slime roared back.

"You must have some wicked idea up your sleeve! I believe you!"

"

"What do you mean by 'mischievous idea'?!"

The slime, roaring, dispelled the fire tornado. The chill emanating from the ghoul was no longer so biting, and it was still emitting smoke, making it look rather comical. Looking at its current state with my Mystic Eye, I realized the fire tornado hadn't even taken down a single HP bar. I thought it would be very effective.

Chapter 12 The End

At this moment, the ghoul had three enemies in its eyes: a slime, a mimic, and an orc. The slime was the first monster to attack it, the mimic was prey, but the orc arrived later, and the ghoul didn't know what to do with it, so it simply decided to tear it apart with its bare hands.

After a brief moment of thought, the ghoul began its operation. It roared and charged towards the three enemies. The orc immediately abandoned the mimic and slime, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye. But the ghoul didn't care, for nothing could directly harm it. The ghoul raised its hand, clenching it into a fist. To it, those two monsters were now nothing more than easily crushed skeletons.

But the mimic and the slime didn't even try to run. The mimic stood still, while the slime stayed on its head, changing its color to earth. Then, the ghoul slammed its fist down, but missed, not even hitting near either of them. Before it could react, it collapsed.

Pretty!

That punch was terrifying, though. Getting hit directly by it would really be the end of the story.

The slime and I stayed where we were, while Xiaoxian retreated. The slime and I were going to take the ghoul's punch head-on. The slime successfully restricted its movements. After turning earth-colored, it used magic to make the ground muddy. The ghoul didn't notice the muddy ground beneath its feet and slipped and fell.

I avoided the spot where he fell, but that wasn't enough; I needed to continue the pursuit.

I rushed forward before it could stand up, running towards it. The slime had already cast a speed-boosting spell on me, and I could clearly feel myself getting faster. Why didn't I use it when I was running away earlier? Maybe it was because even if I did, I wouldn't have been able to escape. After all, those skeletons were so densely packed; it would be difficult to run at full speed.

Seeing me charge at it, the ghoul didn't immediately stand up but continued swinging its arms at me. How could I possibly be hit by such an attack? I simply changed direction and ran away. These undead are really a bit stupid...

Immediately afterward, as I approached the ghoul, the slime unleashed another spell, turning the ground beneath the ghoul's feet into a swamp. Oh, that common control magic? Seems quite useful.

The ghoul, failing to get up and leave its spot immediately, sank even faster as it continued to pound on us with its paws. In any case, we've successfully restrained it, but our goal is to kill it! How dare it attack us!

By this time, Xiao had already returned from the outer perimeter. I had asked her to help us hold off the skeleton soldiers on the outer perimeter, and now she was back to help us fight the ghouls. In the blink of an eye, she had overtaken us and leaped onto the ghoul's back, following its still-raised arm. Whoa, that's too dangerous! Get down right now!

The ghoul immediately tried to slap Xiao with his other hand, but if he was slapped down and fell into the swamp, he would be doomed.

But Xiao kept running and nimbly dodged the slap, the scene was a bit like a human swatting a mosquito... But we can't fall behind, let's hurry up and get there.

Slime, I'm coming up now, are you ready?

"Stop talking so much nonsense..." The slime seemed very impatient.

I ran up before the ghoul raised its hand, but it was harder to stand up than I expected, and it was so cold!

Because it was direct contact with the ghoul's body, with absolutely no protective measures, the chill emanating from its blue muscles instantly frosted over me—it was terrifying. Wasn't Xiao cold? How could she still run so fast in this situation? I snapped out of my daze; now was not the time to stand still, I had to get there quickly.

Meanwhile, the slime had already prepared its magic.

"Listen, Box, have the little fox cut this guy's tendons so he can't move."

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure if Xiaozhi knows what a tendon is... By the way, you even know about this kind of thing? Is there anything like this in my book?

"You really should read some books, you stupid box."

As the slime spoke, it unleashed its magic. Behind it, which I couldn't see, runes were being left on the ghoul's hands. All I knew was that I needed to keep running upwards. Ignoring the slime's merchant-like words, I called out to Xiao, who was ahead. She dodged another attack; people are really agile.

Xiao! Can you hear me?

"What's wrong, Sister Li?" Xiao turned around, still standing there.

Don't look back at me, just run! It's dangerous!

"oh oh……"

While Xiao's slightly silly antics are cute, there's no room for her to be silly now; it'll lead to trouble. Since I think Xiao probably doesn't know what tendons are, it's best to let her focus on figuring out a way to immobilize the ghoul.

Xiao, can you find a way to make this guy unable to move?

"Hmm...? Sure."

Xiao Ming clearly answered that she could… Really? She doesn't know magic, does she? How is she going to control the ghouls?

Xiao suddenly stopped in her tracks. This time, a familiar light emanated from her body—the same light she had seen the first time she met Xiao. This time, the light surged from her petite frame, transforming into a gigantic phantom of a divine beast, albeit a three-tailed one. This was probably Xiao's own power, wasn't it? Come to think of it, I didn't expect her to possess such an ability.

A gigantic phantom of a three-tailed divine beast bound the ghoul with its tail from beside it. The ghoul struggled with all its might. In my vision, Xiao's MP was rapidly decreasing. This was probably not magic but a racial skill... just like some of my racial skills. But this is bad. I have to hurry.

Slime! Hurry up, this trick won't last long!

"Then you'd better run faster! You'd better climb onto that bastard's head right now!"

But the ghoul was struggling frantically, and I couldn't move easily. I could only run up and grab Xiao first. She was so focused on maintaining her phantom image that she didn't realize she was about to fall. I caught her just in time and pulled her back. The slime stuck us together to hold us in place—well done!

"You two go down first! I'm going up myself!"

The slime turned red, threw us down, used magic to cushion our fall, and then accelerated upwards. I could clearly see it rush straight up to the ghoul's head, leaving runes in its wake.

"Ugh... I can't hold on any longer..." Xiao had used up all her magic power and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Now that her magic was exhausted, the phantom of the divine beast had also vanished. The slime, however, remained on the ghoul's body. All the runes lit up at this moment, especially the one above the ghoul's head, which was particularly dazzling. The slime jumped down at this instant, but…

"------!"

Sensing imminent danger, the ghoul used its last bit of magic to unleash a breath attack it had never seen before, striking the slime directly.

Chapter 13 Gathering Treasures

In the end, the result that day was...

The slime isn't dead, stop cursing it to die, okay?

The slime wasn't the type to charge into battle recklessly. It hadn't used up all its magic power, and its rune-drawing magic didn't consume that much magic, so it had a backup plan. Perhaps for it, as long as it had magic power, there were a hundred thousand ways to solve a problem.

I'm so envious... But thinking about it carefully, I think I'm the weakest among these people, right?

Ugh, I'm so annoyed.

The slime is currently soaking in the lake under the Perseus Tree, looking quite content. As for Akatsuki, he's warming himself by the fire; well, that's tough for him.

Ah...where were we...right. You guys should know about slimes' ability to change color, right? It changed color back then, to metallic silver, and was hit directly by the breath but was completely unharmed.

Wow! I'm reporting this slime for cheating! It's got way too many cheats! Maybe you're the Demon Lord yourself?!

As for that ghoul, it was blown up by the slime. Yes, literally blown up; the magic used was similar to C4, and the blast blew away half of the ghoul's body.

That ghoul died so inexplicably; a single slime could have taken care of it? What was the point of running for so long...?

In short, we're home now. This matter is over for now, just temporarily. We don't have to face that endless army of the undead anymore, because of some inexplicable reason from Rielfa—that it should be enough—let us rest for a while…

No, this person is really strange...

After the ghouls died, they probably understood the difference in strength, because the skeleton soldiers didn't approach us again, and we were able to return without any hindrance.

When I got back, I happened to see Lelfa sitting there being lectured by an angry Nao, and I suddenly felt so relieved—serves her right! Zhou Dong was still the same as always, sitting under a tree doing nothing. Looking at it now, it's actually quite good, because he doesn't have to fight monsters.

I'm traumatized by fighting skeletons in the Blood Sea these past few days. It seems like they'll never finish them off, and every now and then some inexplicably strong monsters appear and chase me. Why are they all chasing me? I don't have any cough syrup!

There are a few things I want to do today. One is to go back to my old home to get some things, and the other is something I've always cared about.

"Treasure Trove, LV.MAX."

Yes, that's the skill. I noticed it was mentioned in the subtitles given by the Magic Eye when I woke up today. Maybe it activated its effect? ​​So I decided to check. The method I used to record it before was interrupted again for various reasons, and I've become too lazy to determine whether it activates periodically or not.

I really didn't want anyone to notice that I left quietly, because Treasure Gathering might be the only ability I can call truly useful. Its creations have saved me countless times; I considered it one of my trump cards, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better…

"Ah, Li," Rielfa suddenly called out to me, "Your treasure-gathering skill should be activated soon, right? Let me see what you have!"

I tried to stop Rielfa, but it was too late. She seemed to be deliberately speaking very loudly so others could hear. The slime flipped over on the lake's surface, and it looked very… this? Frenzied?