The Frontier Alchemist ~ I Can’t Go Back to That Job After You Made My Budget Zero

n Harold?”

“That’s acting captain.
The report said those spores are poison.
I brought all the magic circuits to change elements that were left.
We will equip them and fire in one volley.”

“Yes sir!”

Rihalzam realized he was in danger, and desperately tried to move away, but his movements were very clumsy.

He was then hit by some fire bullets shot from magic guns, but not many.
It appeared some of them malfunctioned and left the soldiers who fired them with burned eyebrows.

Still, some did hit Rihalzam and burned his body.

“Gya, a, a… H-o-tttt…”

It seemed his mushroom body burned easily.

He fell to the ground, and the voice in his head continued speaking.

“Ding-dong.
Burning jealousy originating from lack of talent detected.
Skill ‘Fire Resistance’ granted.”

Rihalzam’s mushroom body was fired upon again, but this time the fire disappeared as it hit its target.

“Ah?”

Rihalzam looked at his own body with surprise.

The soldiers were thrown off by something they did not expect, and stopped firing.

The voice disregarded everything and continued.

“Sadism towards those who are weaker detected.
Skill ‘Tyrant’ granted.
Endless unwarranted resentment detected.
Skill ‘Piercing Resistance’ granted.”

Rihalzam saw a chance and rushed to get away.

“Captain Harold!”

Yelled someone who appeared to be his subordinate.

“I see it! We have no choice.
Everyone unsheathe your swords and charge!”

The soldiers prepared to charge towards Rihalzam with swords in hand, while he struggled to move his myxomycete lower body.

“Ding-dong.
Involvement in dirty work detected.
Skill ‘Complete Myxomycete Conversion’ granted.
Adjustments of rebirth evolution concluded.
Processing complete.”

Rihalzam’s movements suddenly became better, just as the swords drew near.

Suddenly, his mushroom body melted as if being sucked into the lower half.

His entire body was now myxomycete.
He dodged the swords in this form, and spotted a sewage gutter.

He escaped to this gutter in his myxomycete form without hesitation.