Midnight Surprise

Joy stood at the window as the glistening shine of the moon covered her with delight. She was unable to sleep, thinking of the words that Tanuki said, "Expect a massacre tonight."

She held her hands by her chest as she prayed for the little slime's safety.

The fine-clothed table cracked to the smash of the Baron's fist, "What are you saying? The knights are disappearing?" He shouted as his aides trembled upon the Baron's anger. They knew that if they don't report properly, their head will be sent flying.

"Forgive me Sire, but we searched the entire town but there is currently no to be found." The Baron's aides sweat upon their Baron's rage.

"There have been sightings of Ballistic Eagles and Viperous Snakes lately, it could be a Tamer or a Summoner, Sire." The other aide muttered.

The Baron grits his teeth as his temper ran wild, "Gather all the knights and protect my mansion!" He shouted as he ordered his aides, "If we can gather them in one spot, we can see whoever is making my knights disappear!"

"Y-yes, Sir!!" The Aides shouted as they scattered and left the room. The Baron's teeth started to grit so hard, his eyes are starting to pop.

The knights that he hired for his security are disappearing, like his own bubble of safety and comfort is being popped.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" The Baron smashed the table as the image of torches and fires came back from his memories, "No, not this time. Not again!" He continued as the image of a house on fire appeared.

"You little peasants, this is all your fault!" His rage took over him as he smashed his table once more.

The once elegant table is now smashed like simple driftwood smashed by the waves, "You, come here!" He shouted as a person came out from the shadows.

His mouth was wrapped by some clothing as his red-spiky hair stand out. He has a small robe that ends to his waist and his whole chest covered with bandages.

"Your orders?" The man said to the angered swine as he was told to kill unsuspecting people that come by the mansion, "Alright." He muttered as he suddenly disappeared.

"Just become you're a real knight, you can start shittin' with me!" The Baron shouted as he looked at the man disappear from his sight with no sign of respect.

The man suddenly appeared by the mansion's roof as he opened his palms.

[Appraisal Magic: Field of Detection]

A magic pulse expanded from the man's body as it came out and expanded like a dome. It was colorless but it distorted the space a little—like a glass.

The man laid back down on the roof as he rested his hand by his knees, "Finally, something fun to do." he said as his smile started to appear.

After eating a couple of knights, the little slime stopped to realize that the others are retreating from their post, "As I suspected, that pig is really like his own son." he muttered as he transformed into a Ballistic Eagle.

"Let's eat some of the ones running while I'm at it." He said as he launched a Ballistic Dive on the unsuspecting prey.

[You have leveled up!]

"It's been showing this for quite a while now.." The little slime mumbled as he used Appraisal on himself.

[Slimeling Lv.9]

He realized that whenever he levels up, his stamina comes back to normal. This means if he is ever in a dangerous situation, as long as he can push himself to level up, he could fight again.

He transformed back into a Ballistic Eagle as he watched the others go the Mansion, but apparently...

"The Baron is said to be very powerful but whenever there is a treat for his life, his knights always gather to protect the Baron's life." Was what Joy said.

The little slime skydived not into the knights but in a certain tree branch as it broke the string that was attached to the branch.

"Since I knew this was gonna happen. Metal String, launch!" The little slime shouted as the string began to take a domino effect, breaking strings from where the little slime set it up.

"What's that—" One of the knights noticed some string moving when he realized his waist got reattached from the upper body, "W-what?" he muttered as he fell on the ground.

It wasn't just him. That Domino Effect launched "Metal String" that the little slime got from a Demon Spider he found. He realized that it was as hard as a metal, so he put a trap beforehand.

Just with that attack, ten knights got diced in half and all of them got eaten eventually.

It was to preserve the little slime's stamina — so it was well worth it. Why preserve, you ask?

"That's some crazy presence I feel on the mansion." The little slime said as he stared at the distant mansion. He felt relieved, saving his stamina all this time and leveling up.

He landed back on the ground as he initiated his second step to his plan. He remembered eating a Wolf Fox on the forest and he has the ability to temporarily duplicate.

"Step two, massacre." He said as one little slime became two little slimes.

"You ready?" Said the little slime as the other little slime nodded, "Go!"

The man that was laying on the roof, all relaxed suddenly stood up as he felt magic disappearing one after the other in two directions, "Two people... and what's with this speed?" The man was surprised yet he was in awe.

"Two people, huh." He said as he was thinking, "Nah, not helping. They'd be an annoyance." He continued as he returned back to laying down on the roof.

"Let's just watch for now."

Aarrghh!! "That should be all of them." The little slime murmured as looked back at the top of the mansion, "Well... not all of them." He resumed.

He was vigilant ever since he felt as though he entered some sort of magic and deduced that it came from that guy on top. He looked at it all the time but he only stood up once and laid back again.

"He disappeared!"