The Warrior of Love

[Base recombination, body transformation - warning! Warning! There is an 87% chance of irreversible effects and the original form cannot be restored.]

[Emergency treatment, self-preservation activated, body reverse seal. ]

[The meaning disappears, the meaning disappears——Resistance! Proof of existence! Emergency escape——]

[Find new coordinates! Completed! Target: Dungeon Heroes! ]

Chapter 151: Your name is "Hercules"

【Self-transforming C++】

Not only the appearance can be changed, but even the flesh and blood can be reorganized from the essence of life.

Without external interference, transformation will tend to develop towards the "optimal (not the strongest)" form.

Due to the "self-sealing" process, the transformation process will be extended to a relatively long period of time.

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[Self-Seal (Body) B]

· Make independent judgments about radical physical changes and suppress them if they are harmful.

·Strongly restrain the body, not only the attribute values, but even the appearance will be affected.

·As the body gradually adapts to its "self-transformation", the seals will be gradually released and return to the original level.

After the restraints are released, the attribute values ​​will not only be restored, but will also be improved to a certain extent, depending on the degree of physical evolution.

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My name is Yuanshan Jiangliu. I was originally a warrior of love and a partner of justice, but unfortunately I was fed with black mud, and when I woke up, my body had become smaller?

But even though he has become smaller, his swordsmanship is still as good as ever, and he is still an absolute great swordsman... In any case, I believe there is only one protagonist, and that is -

"What the hell?!"

The desperate and childish cry broke the tranquility of the forest in the early morning.

Jiang Liu looked at his own reflection in the river with an expression that was difficult to understand and difficult to describe.

Eyes, nose, ears... none of the facial features were missing nor twisted into an inhuman shape. The limbs and body still looked human, and eight hands had not grown out of nowhere. But -

"How could this happen...I turned into a child?!"

To be precise, it is not a "child" but a "toddler". It looks like it is still at the babbling age, with big eyes, delicate white skin, and a non-intimidating appearance... There is no doubt that this is a creature called a "human cub".

However, this is nothing like the image Jiang Liu had of himself—the muscular, scarred Shura with fierce eyes!

I didn’t expect that I would turn back into a toddler… Was there a time when I was this cute?

"This is impossible... impossible!" Jiang Liu knelt on the ground with his hands on the ground, unable to accept it, looking frustrated and dejected, "My muscles!"

But considering his current appearance and age, this posture is surprisingly appropriate.

Although he couldn't believe his eyes no matter what, whether it was the Demon Armor that fell off because it was too loose, or the Undead Slash that suddenly "grew" a lot, they all announced this cruel reality -

Jiang Liu has regained his youth.

"If it was the rejuvenation of young Flash, it would be fine, but how could it be that he regressed to childhood all at once?!"

Jiang Liu was shaken wildly, and it took him a while to remember to check the "Original Book of All Things".

As a result, the following words were clearly recorded on his intelligence page:

【Distant Mountains and Rivers (Childhood)】

[First: Transform the body based on the essence of life, and shape oneself with the "optimal" possibility starting from childhood.]

[Second: It has not departed from the concept of "human", but it is an individual standing at the top of the race.]

[Third: As a result of the conflict between self-transformation and self-sealing, a graded seal was carried out based on the stage of physical development.]

[Fourth: The seal is divided into four levels, namely "infancy", "growth", "maturity", and "complete form". Currently in "infancy".]

[Fifth: After releasing the seal, the power will be improved on the original basis. (In contrast, the original strength level can be restored in the mature stage, and the complete form will far exceed the original upper limit.)]

[Sixth: The condition for releasing the seal - reaching the theoretical limit of this stage.]

Jiang Liu: “…”

After an unknown amount of time of silence, the cute and childish little boy suddenly cursed viciously.

“XXXXXX!!”

Such a loss of composure was rare for a man of such strong will, but this time fate had played a huge joke on him.

"Ti Ma...you are repaying kindness with hatred!"

As expected, I can't be a good person. I responded to the call of the goddess of loneliness, and the result was this...

Screw my partners of justice, from now on I will only be a warrior of love, I am allowed to abuse others but not others to abuse me!

"Hu, hu, hu..."

After swearing countless times in his heart, Jiang Liu managed to calm down and began to examine his current situation. He couldn't help but frown - it was really weird for a child like him to make such a serious expression.

The Demon Armor and the Undead Slash might not be usable for the time being. Not to mention whether his current strength can control these two killing weapons, the issue of his height alone is enough to embarrass him.

Then it looks like this is a forest, and I don’t know if there will be any wild animals appearing…

After sensing the strength of the vitality in his body and waving his fists twice, Jiang Liu let out a long sigh, feeling much more relieved.

"Fortunately, it didn't really bring me back to my original form."

Although it is said to be "childhood", Jiang Liu's current strength is not weak. Even with the short stature of a child, he can exert strength that is not inferior to that of an adult.

In addition, Armament Haki may be difficult to use, but Observation Haki and Conqueror Haki can be used as usual. These two alone are enough to deal with wild beasts.

Don’t look down on me because I’m small, don’t look down on me because I’m small, I’m more capable than—grass!

The human cub looked at the giant snake that was gradually emerging from the river with a subtle expression, and his facial muscles stiffened uncontrollably.

Whatever you fear will come true...

Although it is called a "big snake", this is probably just due to a change in perspective. To an adult, it should be just an ordinary snake, with a length of only about one meter from front to back.

Maybe it is a fatal threat to real children, but to Jiang Liu——

"Snapped!"

At the moment when the venomous snake rushed out of the water and gave him a kiss, Jiang Liu waved his short arms, seemingly slowly but just right to pinch the snake's head an inch behind, and pinched its jaw with his small thumb, seemingly soft and weak, but it made the venomous snake struggle in pain.

Although the surface was very smooth, Jiang Liu's technique was so amazing that he didn't let the venomous snake slip away.

Almost instinctively, the snake wrapped its body around Jiang Liu's arm and began to shrink in an attempt to force him to let go. However, Jiang Liu was not in a hurry and instead began to ponder.

Snakes are creatures that generally don't attack objects they cannot swallow.

Although the "poisoning" and "strangulation" hunting methods are notorious, snakes about one meter long generally do not actively attack humans. The main food of snakes of this level is small mammals such as voles.

If it was a wild boar, tiger, bear or other wild animal that attacked him, Jiang Liu might not be so surprised, but snakes are a kind of "energy-saving and emission-reducing" creatures, and venom is a precious resource for them. They will not attack other creatures just for the reason of "bloodthirstiness".

Well... there are only two reasons I can think of.

One was the effect of "Dragon Slayer", which caused him to attract the attention of snake creatures, and strictly speaking, gave them a "sense of threat".

Normally, it should have created a deterrent effect to drive them away, but Jiang Liu's current appearance could not create an intuitive sense of oppression, causing the stimulated snake to start attacking actively.

If it was a magical beast with a little intelligence, it might have stayed away from the river, but this snake obviously couldn't tell the difference between "fear" and "excitement".

Second, he had just seen Tiamat, and maybe there was an aura on her that attracted beasts... This was an unexpected disaster.

But no matter what the situation was, it was a foregone conclusion that the snake had attacked him, and there was no reason to let it go.

"Buzz!"

The mental shock mixed with the domineering aura shook the struggling venomous snake, and then its whole body became loose.

For Jiang Liu now, it is not difficult to kill an ordinary animal with his mental power.

However, perhaps because his body and powerful spirit were not matched, after just one attack, a feeling of fatigue came over him, causing Jiang Liu to yawn.

"No... At least we need to find a place where humans gather to sleep. I can't stay in the wild in my condition..."

Just then, another voice came from the bushes, which cheered Jiang Liu up.

"Another beast?"

He looked intently, then opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Because what came out of the bushes was not a wild beast, but a human woman with shining golden hair.

"Hmm? I felt a strange vibration... kid? Snake!"

The woman was horrified and ran up quickly. She grabbed the snake's head fearlessly and tried to pull it off, but when she did so she realized the touch was wrong.

"Is this...dead?"

She belatedly looked at the dead snake in her hand, the child with an innocent and cute face (from a female perspective, actually Jiang Liu was in a daze), the armor scattered around, and the sword that exuded an ominous aura.

No matter how you look at it, this child's background is not simple!

"Why are you here alone? Where are your parents?"

Only after asking did she realize how stupid she felt. After all, judging from Jiang Liu's appearance, he was not old enough to answer questions.

Jiang Liu had no intention of speaking: Are you kidding me? What if I get killed as a monster?!

Ordinary people would be fine, as they have no ability to threaten him, but although the woman in front of him seems to have no power, Jiang Liu intuitively feels that she is not easy to mess with.

and……

Strangely enough, he had an inexplicable liking for her.

Perhaps the blonde woman had similar feelings, so the more she looked at Jiang Liu, the more she liked her from the bottom of her heart.

“That’s right. If you had parents, you wouldn’t have been abandoned in the forest… It seems like your life story is full of secrets. But it’s okay. Now that you’ve met me, you’re safe. As a guardian, I won’t let anyone harm such a cute child.

Well...indeed, you are born with a handsome appearance."

She thought it was impossible for her to make a wrong judgment, because in terms of eyesight, there were few people in the entire heaven who could match her.

“What a healthy body, and such clear eyes, and the well-behaved look, it’s as if you can understand what I say.

You will definitely become an excellent warrior in the future. I have a very good eye for you.

Okay, it's decided! Even if your parents call me, I won't send you back! You are unqualified to be a parent if you abandon your child to a place like this. I will take care of you from now on!"

For her, something as big as adopting a child doesn't seem to require much consideration. It's enough for her as long as she likes the child.

After thinking for a while, the tall blonde beauty bit her finger and gently applied it on Jiang Liu's lips and teeth.

He subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked it, and the woman laughed as if she was tickled.

It has no smell of blood, but is as mellow as milk, with the sweetness of honey and some light floral scent.

At the same time, Jiang Liu also felt a heat falling into his body, hidden deep in his blood.

"Grow up strong, my lovely little boy. I promise that you will have a glorious and bright future. Well, but before that, I need to give you a name... um, um... oh, right!

Since you are my child, I will give you my name, and then add the blessing - Hercules! "

The blonde woman said with a smile as she happily lifted the child up to the sky, towards the sunlight that was peeking through the treetops.

"Your name is Hercules! Heir to my glory!"

Chapter 152: The Hero's Growth Period

"drink!"

A childish yet powerful shout, and a fierce slash fell down. Although it was just a simple downward slash, it hit the fast-moving enemy just right.

"Bam—"

With a sound like breaking rocks, the wild boar, which was as big as a rhinoceros, was hit on the head. Blood immediately oozed out of its mouth and nose. Its body continued to slide due to inertia, while Jiang Liu calmly dodged and let the wild boar hit the big tree behind it before stopping.

"Oh...Ohhh! I really won!"

"No way, such a little kid can defeat such a huge beast."

"Beast? That's already a monster!"

"No, no, I heard that monsters disappear when they die, leaving behind magic stones. This one is obviously an ordinary beast... But it's scary enough."