4 Defeating a Strong Boss at the Start and Obtaining a Cheat in VR, Isn’t That Simply Impossible?

The reason why I consider it hard mode is because of the awful smell of trash.

Up until now, I could see how advanced Magicraft’s VR technology was since my sense of smell wasn’t out of place in the slightest, but right now, I regret it all.

I should get out of here…… as soon as possible.

“……?”

Huh? I can’t properly move in my shoggoth form yet? I’m not able to revert back to my humanoid form either?

…… This is a problem. Right off the bat, it’s an escape game (hard-mode).

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After struggling to wriggle for a while, the following was discovered.

・I can create new body parts, but I can’t move them all that well.

・There’s no one nearby to help out.

・One of the special characteristics of the shoggoth race is their ability to melt garbage, so my body is gradually sinking.

・When I searched the ingame bulletin board, others say that they spawned in random locations throughout a starting town called “Solon”.

・It seems like I’m the only one who’s gotten this literal garbage start as of now.

“Aren’t I screwed here?”

In other words, it’s that kind of logic right?

Being a shoggoth doesn’t exactly mean hard-mode, but rather, choosing a shoggoth and rolling a garbage dump spawn while you’re still in your true form is what makes it difficult.

“Damn you RNGesus!”

Whoops, excuse me. I was unintentionally crude there but wait a minute. I don’t know who I’m explaining myself to, but hold on just a second. This would naturally make you want to shout, wouldn’t it? Even though I finally found a game that wouldn’t bug out with my parallel thinking, why did this have to happen? Of course I’d throw out a few coarse words here and there!

Thinking again, this situation sure is cruel. I thought I was lucky, but now I’m not so sure.

Nevertheless, I’ll have to figure out how to move, one way or anotheeeeeer!?

Suddenly, I felt as if I was floating. What’s going on here!?

At any rate, I surveyed my surroundings and realized that the bottom of the landfill had caved in.

Obviously, I couldn’t secure a safe landing……

“Gubeh-!”

I landed(crashed) with a sound unbecoming of a young maiden.

What happened? What is this place?

The area glimmered throughout beautifully in rainbow lights.

Wait, rather than rainbow colors……

“Could it be? Are these all shoggoths!?”

…… First things first, let’s start practicing my humanoid transformation. I’m helpless if I’m unable to move after all and I’m tired of these progressive bouts of frustration.

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=2 hours later=

Fu, fufufu, fuhahahaha!

Finally, at long last, I’ve managed to transform into human!

My appearance was practically no different from what I looked like in real life. The only difference was probably that my eyes reflected an iridescent color.

Moreover, another good thing that came out of this was that it seems like I’ve learned the trick to moving in shoggoth form while I was humanizing. Though it still feels a bit clumsy. I have to visualize taking the reins of each cell individually with parallel thinking.

This whole time, I was picturing controlling each part one by one so that’s why it apparently didn’t work out too well.

Let’s explore right away. For now, I’m heading in the direction of the wind.

The surrounding shoggoths are so huge, it comes across as surreal.

My bare feet gently tapped against the ground as I walked alongside the wall.

…… Yes, that’s right. Since I had no equipment, I was only dressed in the innerwear that the system wouldn’t allow to be removed.

If this goes on, I’ll be labelled as a pervert. A pervert. I’ve got to find some equipment quickly.

By a stroke of luck, I eventually spotted something convenient. At the base of my feet, was a small baseball-sized shoggoth. Yep, there’s one thing that I’ve recalled to my mind here.

〈Shoggoth〉

[Increases stats upon cannibalism]

[Stats upon cannibalism]

[Cannibalism]

“…… I have to eat this thing?”

I picked up the little shoggoth at my feet using my fingers.

Yeah, no matter how you look at it, this definitely isn’t considered food.

Squelch

“Uwaa……”

A mouth centered in the middle of the fun-sized shoggoth opened. If anything, it’s looking like it wants to eat me instead. Nope. I’m reluctant to do this, terribly reluctant…… but if I’m going to continue with this character, this is likely unavoidable.

“Hahh……”

Ugh. Ah damn it, girls should be courageous!

“…… Wah!?”

Appearing before my eyes was a gate, which I believed to be an exit to this underground passageway, or perhaps it was the entrance.

Hm? I wonder exactly what just happened? I scanned through the message log.

『You have preyed on a shoggoth』

『You have received, Status Effect: Temporary Insanity』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『Empty.』

『You have recovered from, Status Effect: Temporary Insanity』

I see, I don’t understand one bit of this. Well, I suppose being a shoggoth is hard mode, just as I had thought!

I’ll check over my status next.

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Lvl: 7

Race: Shoggoth (Predation 6)

Thul: 0

Occupation: Maid

Side-Occupation: None

HP: 690

MP: 610

STR: 69

CON: 48

SIZ: 84 (10)

DEX: 1(12)

APP: ―(21)

POW: 61

AGI: 1 (14)

TEC: 1 (8)

VIT: 1

LUK: ―(275)

※( ) = Stats as Human

Skills

・〈Shoggoth〉

・〈Unable To Obtain EXP〉

・〈Unable To Acquire Magic〉

・〈Clean-up Lv Distorted〉

Equipment (Human)

Head: None

Right Hand: None

Left Hand: None

Torso: None

Legs: None

Feet: None

Accessory: None

Equipment (True)

・None

Title

[First Insanity]

[Kin Eater]

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…… I mean, at least I found out what happened during my temporary insanity, so let’s just consider this a good thing!

Furthermore, I realized that obtaining skills was indeed possible. How wonderful!

“……Hmm”

Somehow, I felt like my stomach was squirming around. Were 6 of them really in here?

“…… Let’s switch gears! Rather than that, the exit is more important right now!”

Eh? Don’t just shout and try to escape from reality? I definitely wouldn’t resort to something like that, not at all.

I begin opening the door in front of me. This is made out of…… iron, I’m guessing? It’s terribly rusty. Now then, have I finally arrived to a place with actual people perhaps?

『Million Monster: You have encountered The Eternally Unfaithful One』

…… I didn’t see that coming.