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

"Hol, Lv.58, Human."

"Ink Crescent Moon, Lv.49, Human."

"Seria, Lv.51, Human."

"Insufficient permissions; authentication unavailable."

Wait...? Can't identify it?

This is the second time the Demon Eye has malfunctioned since Zhou Dong. My gaze fell upon four people in danger amidst the swarming scorching lightning wolves. On the girl wielding the knife, the words "Unidentifiable" appeared.

At that moment, two scorching wolves pounced on them, and their defenses seemed to collapse. The scorching wolves behind them also pounced. Instinctively, I threw out the few grenades I had. I saw the surprised expression on the girl's face after she found the grenades.

And then... BOOM!

Chapter 27 Chaos

Insufficient permissions. Authentication unavailable.

Okay, I got it, so please move aside, okay? You're blocking my way.

Having my view blocked by the subtitles wasn't pleasant, but I still charged into the wolf pack and joined the fray. The slime casually interrupted the wolves' attack with magic, and then I finished them off.

The Blazing Wolves pose no threat to me now, but their sheer numbers are quite troublesome. I can only do my best to defeat them and have no time to worry about retrieving their corpses.

By this time, Xiao had already reached the center of the wolf pack, and I couldn't help but worry about her. We were too far away from her; if something happened, we wouldn't be able to rescue her immediately.

"Haha! Yahoo!"

Xiao used the stick to smash a wolf's skull from a distance, then released the stick, tucked it into his waistband, and quickly stepped back to the middle of the stick. He then struck the ground with the back of the stick, bent the stick, and used the momentum of the rebound to perform a backflip that sent him flying high into the air.

Then, at its highest point, it aimed at a Blazing Thunder Wolf and struck it on the head. Because the scene was very bloody, I won't describe it here.

Xiao seems to be having a lot of fun... I guess we don't need to worry about her...

At least not now...

On the human side, they also began to consolidate their battle lines. The big, dark-skinned guy ran over and lay down on the ground, while a guy dressed like a deviated priest helped up a brown-skinned mountain girl.

The girl sat slumped on the ground, still shaken. She must have fallen into a pitfall trap. I understand how you feel, because I've also fallen into various traps set by Rielfa.

This team is really something else! They have all sorts of weirdos: a giant black guy, a reformed priest, a mountain tribe girl, a boy who looks like a Taoist priest, and a girl whose identity is impossible to discern…

Wow, that's a lot of information... What exactly happened to this team? It feels like there's a story to tell. Such complicated relationships...

"Don't stand there, you stupid box!"

The slime suddenly shouted something to me telepathically, and I realized that the Blazing Thunder Wolf's claws were already right in front of me.

It's impossible for it to hit!

I sped away from the claws, slid under them and into the scorching thunder wolf's body, and unleashed a full-speed uppercut.

Warning: Uppercut!

My pincers smashed its jaws. Of course, the Thunder Wolf's jaws couldn't compare to the Mimic's hard pincers; it was like an egg hitting a rock.

hum-

A small magical circle suddenly appeared on the chest of the Blazing Thunder Wolf, crackling with electricity. Wait, could it be self-destructing?!

"Water Blade." *Buzz—*

Another azure magic circle covered the Blazing Thunder Wolf's magic circle, and high-pressure water blades shot out from the runes, slicing through the Blazing Thunder Wolf's chest and cutting off a large chunk of flesh. In the blood, I saw a pale heart that was still beating slightly.

"Take it and hurry up, stop dawdling." The slime's voice was extremely impatient.

What? You should have said so earlier if you could do this kind of thing...

I muttered complaints to it while grabbing the heart with the pliers and shoving it into my mouth. Since the slime could take the heart off for me, I could finally go all out and do my thing.

"Seria! Get up!" Hale shook Seria. "You're alive! We need your magic!"

"Ha, ha, ha. I understand." After catching her breath a few times, Seria managed to stand up with difficulty.

Hale nodded, picked up the spear he had tossed aside, and returned to the front lines. The Black Knight had already gone to help Xia Que; he was now responsible for protecting Seria, while Mo Yueya had his own summoned creatures protecting him.

"Let's find another place to fight! Fight and run!" Hale used his spear to sweep away the scorching wolves blocking his way and led Seria forward through the pack.

Hale's judgment was correct. Fighting here could easily lead to falling into the same pitfall trap; it was best to find another place to fight. Upon hearing Hale's advice, Mo Yueya immediately turned and ran, following behind Seria. At this moment, his summoned beast had been torn to pieces by the wolf pack and returned as black light.

"Your Highness, you go first." The black knight raised his shield. "I'll cover your rear."

"Okay." Xia Que hesitated for a moment. "Is there a problem?"

“No problem.” The Black Knight nodded, his face beneath the helmet probably smiling at her.

"Then I'll go first."

Without further hesitation, Xia Que slashed down the nearby Blazing Thunder Wolf and turned to run towards Hao Er and the others. The Black Knight used his shield to block the Blazing Thunder Wolves that pounced on him, forcefully knocking them away, and then slammed the side of his shield into their bodies. He then moved to a different location with Hao Er and the others.

The Black Knight gazed at the fox-girl dancing among the wolves, his feelings a complex mix. She, all by herself, was managing to toy with so many Blazing Thunder Wolves. No, she truly was toying with them, for her smile appeared genuinely joyful.

She deftly dodged all attacks, and the wolf pack's countless attempts to attack her failed. The black staff she wielded at high speed was even taller than herself.

Logically speaking, wielding such a stick should be very difficult, but she didn't seem to be struggling at all.

The Black Knight tried hard to recall the figures he had seen in the Adventurers' Guild, but there was no one like that. How could someone with such great strength not be an adventurer?

He could only say thank you to the little girl in his heart before returning to his group, where his companions were still waiting for him.

Hey, can't the identification process continue?

The "Unable to Identify" message no longer appeared in my field of vision, which made me feel much better. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of the retreating adventurers. I was slightly concerned about the "Unable to Identify" message because the last person who caused the Magic Eye to malfunction was indeed an Earthling, so I suspected that she was probably also an Earthling.

But now that everyone else has retreated, I have no way to verify it... I'll go back and ask Rielfa.

Why are you looking at that female human?

The slime's extremely displeased voice entered my mind, and I actually started to tremble unconsciously. Wow, why is this guy suddenly angry again? And how did it know I was looking at that girl?

Hmm, while I don't really mind yuri, I'm not interested right now. I'm just a mimic. Shouldn't we wait until I become human before talking about yuri?

It's nothing, I'm just a little concerned. Because she might be from my previous world.

I nervously explained it to it, worried I might have done something to anger it again. Suddenly, it unleashed a familiar magical circle… If I remember correctly, that thing is a 'fire tornado,' right? No way, this will cause trouble—whoa?!

bake--!

Chapter 28 A great harvest

The fire tornado blew right over my head, and even with fire resistance, I felt incredibly hot. In an instant, the tornado engulfed the wolf pack, incinerating all the Thunder Wolves caught in it into charred remains.

While I felt heartbroken for the countless scorching lightning hearts, I carefully avoided provoking the slime. Its anger triggers were so strange... We finally managed to talk to it, and now it's turned into this?

Having witnessed the overwhelming firepower of our forces, the Blazing Wolves began to flee. They must have realized that sheer numbers were no match for the three of us. If they didn't run now, they might be the next ones to turn to charcoal.

"Ah...don't run away!" Xiao cried out in a panic.

Seeing the Blazing Wolves begin to flee, Xiao naively tried to call them back, but the wolves clearly wouldn't listen to her. She chased after them herself, knocking down one that had fallen behind with her stick, while the others ran away.

Ahhh, my heart is racing...

I thought these wolves would take advantage of our small number of monsters because of their sheer numbers, but I underestimated them. I probably forgot that these guys are all incredibly cunning. In the end, I haven't killed many of the Blazing Thunder Wolves. The slime even used a "Fire Tornado" to burn a whole bunch of them to a crisp, leaving nothing behind.

Wow, that breaks my heart.

But what's more dangerous than that is this time bomb on my head called "Slime"!

That... slime?

"Huh? What?" The slime's tone was extremely unfriendly.

No, it's nothing...

Because the slime-type time bomb looked like it was about to explode at any moment, I had no choice but to give up communicating with it and leave it alone until it recovered on its own. Leaving aside the fact that I'd experienced this magic before, I wasn't very confident I could use "Distortion" to completely remove the explosive force.

Even though I'm stronger than before, I'm still not as strong as a slime. What kind of monster is this? A slime that even a mimic can't beat!

"Li-jie~" Xiao ran over, clutching the corpse of the Blazing Thunder Wolf. "This stick is so much fun!"

Uh... really? I'm glad you like it.

The stick Akatsuki is holding is slowly dripping blood, and I know without even thinking where it's coming from. This stick is of absolutely guaranteed quality, since it's made from slime. Despite Akatsuki's reckless use of it, there's no sign of damage. It's probably comparable to Akatsuki's two short swords... Wait, where did those two short swords come from?

As she spoke, she continued to wave the stick in her hand, creating a gentle breeze that felt quite pleasant.

Hey, slime, that stick of yours looks pretty powerful...

Ah... I unconsciously started talking to it.

"...Hmph, not bad." The slime scoffed. "What's so difficult about something like this? As long as you have the materials, you can make it easily."

Huh... this is actually a mass-produced item...?

Although I don't know much about weapons, this stick seems quite sturdy to me. It seems like as long as a stick is sturdy, that's all that matters, there aren't many other requirements.

"What, you want one too?" the slime asked.

No, I just think it's amazing.

I have no interest in sticks, and at this stage, I can't use most of the weapons that humans can use, so there's no point in having them. My pliers are much harder than this thing.

I vomited up the corpses I had swallowed at the beginning; the pile of corpses there was quite a sight. I dragged out a corpse at random and reached in to pluck out its heart. Seeing that I wasn't very efficient, the slime told me to lay all the corpses out, belly up.

I did as it instructed, arranging all the corpses neatly. The scene looked a bit like a cult scene, and Xiao watched the corpses with great interest.

The slime repeated the chest-cutting spell, this time cutting off the chests of all the corpses at once. I was a little worried about what would happen if I accidentally detonated one of the hearts.

Fortunately, the slime's magic didn't cause any accidents; the heart of every corpse was left intact. Wow, super convenient. Now, I just need to go and collect them one by one.

Wow, thanks, slime.

"It's nothing." The slime's mood had probably recovered.

I took the hearts one by one and roughly counted them. I now have at least forty Blazing Hearts in my hands. That means with these hearts, I can do whatever I want, right? Forty hearts! Blowing up ghouls wouldn't be a problem, would it?

But it's obvious I won't use those hearts on ghouls.

"Hey, Li-jie, what's this?" Xiao stared intently at the heart in my hand, very curious.

This is the heart of these wolves. It can be used to detonate it.

"Detonate?"

Hmm... I'm sure you wouldn't know much about this either. Here's one, you can put magic into it and throw it out to see what happens.

I placed the heart in Xiao's hand. She looked at me, then at the heart. I nodded, allowing her to do so. As soon as she received permission, she happily poured magic into the heart and then threw it far away. No, I didn't mind her throwing it far; it would have been a big problem if it had been thrown closer.

After a while, the scorching heart that had fallen to the ground emitted a strong azure light before exploding.

Whoosh—boom!

Azure lightning erupted from my heart, and the current filled that area. I could vaguely sense the violent magic power there. It seems I've made some progress in this area.

"Wow!" Xiao clapped her hands excitedly, "That's fun!"

Hmmmm... I feel like I ran out today just to find toys for Xiao (a stick, a Blazing Heart)... and they're all really dangerous toys... Is it because of me? Should I go ask Nao what to do later?

I worried about Xiao's future while watching the raging electricity until it disappeared.

Electricity... Ah, how wonderful... If only this world had electricity... Wait a minute?

I suddenly had a bold idea!

Meanwhile, the two people on the other side of the cave also discovered what Xiao was thinking, but they found it from the book she left behind.

"Wow...this is really amazing..." Saiwei exclaimed, holding the book in his hand.

"What strange thing have you found this time?" Aye didn't even look at him. "Is it a dragon tooth? Or a box that looks really powerful?"

Aye's words were barbed, mocking Savi. Savi could only smile wryly, because he was indeed in the wrong in this regard.

They had agreed to investigate the matter of the caster together, but only Miss Aye, the vampire, was actually seriously investigating. The one who was constantly slacking off was, of course, Sevi, whose attention was always drawn to something new and interesting. And every now and then, he would share his new discoveries unrelated to the caster with Aye, for which he received many eye-rolls from her. It's a wonder Aye managed to hold back from scolding him.

“But, Aye, this is really amazing.” Savi showed her the book.

Aye glanced at it; it was another book she couldn't understand. This time, the book described a strange building that provided something, which then made something work.

Not to brag, but Aye can now barely understand some of these words because she has seen them before and has been studying them recently.

"Use...to generate electricity...to supply...to electrical appliances?" Aye looked at the book and read the words he could understand. "What is this? It looks really impressive, but I don't understand the key parts."

“No, look at this page.” Savi turned a page.

This page depicts a brightly lit city. A world illuminated by electricity and electric lights—this is something humanity could never have imagined, nor could it have achieved. Yet, it is indeed the world that people in this world yearn for.

"...You've actually found something good."