Reincarnated as a Princess's Pet: With Trash Stats, but SSS-Rank Skill

Max ran straight toward the giant slime.

The ground trembled beneath every strike of the tentacles.

But he didn’t stop.

He activated the Echo Illusion Necklace.

The gem glowed.

An instant later—

Eight new Maxes appeared around the battlefield.

"Hey, slug!"

"Over here!"

"Catch me if you can!"

The clones began running in different directions.

The slime reacted instantly.

Dozens of tentacles shot toward them.

WHAM.

One of the clones vanished when it was crushed.

Another jumped onto a rock.

A tentacle pierced it.

POOF.

It disappeared like smoke.

The monster’s attacks began to grow chaotic.

A tentacle smashed into a tree.

CRACK.

The trunk split in half.

Another tentacle swept across the ground.

Two more trees collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Meanwhile—

Max kept running.

"Moon!"

The little dragon turned her head.

"Yes?"

Max pointed toward the sky.

"Throw me!"

Moon’s eyes widened.

"Huh?"

Neros understood first.

The knight stepped forward.

He positioned himself in front of her.

His sword spun in his hands.

CLANG.

A tentacle struck the blade.

"Do it!" Neros said.

Moon nodded.

Wind began swirling around her feet.

Her wings beat powerfully.

"Max, jump!"

Max jumped.

A current of wind launched him upward.

WHOOSH.

Max’s body shot through the air.

He rose above the trees.

Above the chaos.

He activated his boots.

The Feather Fall magic triggered.

His descent slowed, leaving him floating in the air.

Below him, the great slime kept attacking the clones.

Tentacles slammed into the ground.

They knocked down trees.

They destroyed everything in their path.

Max raised his hammer.

"Hey!"

He threw it.

The hammer spun through the air.

THUD.

It struck the gelatinous mass.

The slime trembled.

Max stretched out his hand.

The hammer returned to his palm.

"Up here!"

He threw it again.

THUD.

Another hit.

The slime raised several tentacles.

Now it had noticed him.

Max smiled.

"Moon!"

He shouted from the air.

"When I’m inside—!"

He pointed at the monster.

"Burn it!"

Moon raised her sword.

"Understood, Dad!"

Max threw the hammer again.

And again.

And again.

The tentacles began focusing on him.

One brushed past his leg.

Another tried to grab him in midair.

Max took a deep breath.

"Alright..."

He deactivated the boots.

His body dropped straight toward the slime.

The tentacles shot upward.

Max twisted in the air.

He dodged one.

Then another.

A third nearly caught him.

But it was too late.

His body slammed onto the gelatinous surface.

SPLASH.

The viscous mass absorbed him instantly.

Max vanished inside the monster.

From the ground, Neros frowned.

"Can something that insane actually work?"

Moon stared at the slime.

Her wings fluttered nervously.

But she smiled.

"Yes."

She raised her sword.

"I trust my father."

Inside the slime everything was dark.

Sticky.

Max could barely move.

The gel pressed against him from every direction.

But he managed to raise one hand.

He lifted his thumb.

From outside, Moon saw it.

"Now!"

Max touched the seal.

The magical ink glowed.

A second later...

BOOM.

The explosion shook the inside of the slime.

Fire spread through the gelatinous mass.

Max was engulfed in flames.

His ring shone.

Fire resistance activated.

The flames surrounded him.

But his health didn’t drop.

And he didn’t feel the fire burning him.

"Perfect!"

The slime began to react.

The mass swelled.

Huge bubbles appeared across its surface.

The monster began to screech.

Tentacles shot wildly in every direction.

One pierced a tree.

Another ripped half a trunk from the ground.

The fire kept spreading inside.

From outside—

Moon launched a fireball.

BOOM.

Then another.

And another.

Flames struck the slime’s surface.

The gelatin began to blacken.

The mass bubbled.

It burned from within.

Moon’s breathing grew heavier.

Using so much magic was starting to take its toll.

But she kept attacking.

Another fireball.

And another.

Little by little, the monster’s body stopped moving.

The tentacles fell to the ground.

The gelatinous mass hardened.

It turned black.

Rigid.

The giant slime slowly became an enormous block of charcoal.

Moon lowered her sword.

Her breathing was still heavy.

The battlefield fell silent.

No one moved.

Moon took a step forward.

She looked at the black mass.

A few seconds passed.

"...Dad?"

There was no response.

Sophie frowned.

"That plan was far too dangerous..."

Varis crossed his arms.

"Yeah..."

He looked at the charred rock.

"That pet of yours is completely insane."

Moon clenched her fists.

She kept staring at the monster’s body, waiting for Max to come out.

Moon took another step toward the massive black rock.

"...Dad..."

No response.

The little dragon gritted her teeth.

Her eyes began to fill with tears.

"Dad..."

She ran toward the enormous block of charcoal.

And began punching it with her small fists.

THUD.

THUD.

"Come out!"

She punched it again.

"Dad!"

Tears began falling down her cheeks.

"This isn’t funny!"

She kept hitting the charcoal.

"Come out already!"

Neros watched the scene in silence.

Then he stepped forward.

He looked at the massive black rock.

He frowned slightly.

"...Perhaps he needs help."

Moon lifted her head.

Her eyes were red.

Neros placed a hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Now there shouldn’t be any problem cutting it."

He slowly drew the blade.

SHING.

The sword gleamed under the sunlight.

Neros closed his eyes.

He focused his breathing.

Then he spoke calmly.

"Child."

The little dragon looked up.

"Step aside."

Moon wiped her tears with her sleeve.

She looked at the knight.

Then nodded and stepped back.

Neros opened his eyes.

In the next instant, he vanished.

SHING.

SHING.

SHING.

The sword moved.

Once.

Ten times.

Fifty.

A hundred.

The cuts were so fast they were barely visible.

The enormous charcoal rock began to crack.

CRACK.

CRACK.

CRACK.

A second later, the structure collapsed.

The massive black body exploded into a cloud of dark dust.

WHOOSH.

Pulverized charcoal filled the air.

Neros heard something inside the cloud.

A sound.

A breath.

His eyes focused.

The knight lunged forward.

He cut through the black cloud.

And caught something in the air.

When he emerged from the dust, he was holding Max.

The young man’s body hung weakly in his arms.

His clothes were completely black from the charcoal. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Max opened one eye.

He looked at Neros and smiled.

"Thanks..."

He coughed lightly.

"...for getting me out of there."

Moon saw him.

Her eyes widened.

"Dad!"

She ran toward him.

She jumped straight into his arms.

"Don’t ever do something so stupid again!"

She hugged him tightly.

"I thought you died!"

Max raised a hand.

He gently patted her head.

"Sorry..."

He smiled tiredly.

"But it worked."

Moon hugged him even tighter.

Max tried to say something else.

But suddenly his body went limp.

His eyes closed.

He fainted.

Neros caught him before he could fall.

"He must be exhausted."

He lifted him easily.

"Dorian."

The elf was already approaching.

He knelt beside Max.

He placed a hand on his chest.

Several magical runes appeared around his fingers.

"His lungs are full of smoke."

He began drawing seals in the air.

Green magic shone.

Sophie hurried over.

"I can help."

She raised several papers with seals.

Dorian looked at her.

And nodded.

"Yes."

He pointed at Max’s chest.

"Reinforce the magical flow here."

Sophie activated her seals.

The marks glowed.

The magic slowly began clearing the smoke from Max’s body.

Meanwhile, Varis watched the scene with his arms crossed.

He shook his head.

"Seriously..."

He looked at the unconscious young man.

"That boy is unbelievably brave."