[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system":3,"chapter-ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SS Awakening: My Monster Merging System!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1508975,1959,"Chapter 3: Entering the Graveyard for the First Time","ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Cautiously, Zich moved towards the unaware blue slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain of Ascension did not come with any magical beginner starter pack like other virtual games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, you use whatever you have to your advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though slimes were one of the weakest types of monsters, he did not dare to be reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wrong move here and he would be dead both in the Ascension Mountain and in real life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His slightly golden eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for anything useful. It did not take long before he came across something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully made his way to the crude weapon he had spotted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware, the dumb slime continued to play with the butterfly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the weapon a quick glance before picking it up. Up close, it was a crude metal sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he bent to lift it, a branch snapped underneath his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\" he cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment, the slime turned around, an angry expression forming on its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even before it could do anything, in one smooth motion, he grabbed the hilt of the rusty sword and rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its mouth to spit something out, but he was much stronger and faster, driving the sword straight through its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding You have killed Level 2 Slime]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1\u002F5 Spirit Orb Collected]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please kill more monsters]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system did not say it directly, but it looked like he could create a monster after four more kills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Motivated, he held the rusty sword tightly and headed deeper into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this particular area was filled with slime type monsters because after walking for a few minutes, he came across another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time there were two. They were in an awkward position, lying on top of each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him a moment before he understood what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Are they mating?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the thought that came to mind when he noticed the strange movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how awkward the whole scene was, he did not linger and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently snuck behind them and stabbed multiple times, killing them in the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding You have killed 2 Level 2 Slimes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding You have collected 2 Spirit Orbs]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Two more.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly left the scene as if he had not just killed a pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he encountered other players, but he did not greet any of them, nor did he respond when they spoke to him, which left them confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who does he think he is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let him be. People like that die quickly. Even if he survives, when he sees how tough it is out here, he will come crawling back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he heard what they said, but he did not care and kept walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others thought he ignored them because he was arrogant, but the truth was that he did not know how to communicate properly with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been in this world for sixteen years, and during that time, he had either spent it in the graveyard or with his unusual parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could count all the interactions he had with other people on one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, he preferred to stay alone and interact with corpses, which he was more comfortable with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the new batch of players were hunting outside the first settlement of the beginner area, on top of a large tree branch in the forest, two figures smoking pipes watched the fights below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically, their eyes were fixed on a certain white haired boy who was moving through the forest without any teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For looking over a bunch of weaklings who get into trouble every two minutes, the association sure pays little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men sneered. He was wearing a long coat with the symbol of the Player Association on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His partner, dressed similarly, dusted off leaves from his shoulder and replied in a calm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would not complain. I would rather do this than risk my life exploring some unknown secret realm in the second or third layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most of the new players did not know it, the Player Association had sent supervisors to watch over them and make sure they did not die recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, none of the players knew this, and even their interventions were subtle, just enough so the players would not become careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing the association wanted was to lose their already declining standing to the other races in the second layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two did not say any more words and simply kept their gaze on the same lone kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more minutes of slime hunting, he eventually killed his fourth slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was facing the fifth and final one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue slime, which was larger than the rest he had faced, shot out a sphere of green liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he did not know what it was, he did not stay still, especially because this particular slime had the name [Poisonous Slime] hovering above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly dashed to the side with agility far above what a beginner player should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sphere struck the trunk of a tree, it immediately began to decay, eating through the wood at a frightening speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thought as much.\" He shuddered slightly as he imagined what would have happened if it had hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisonous slime continued to fire more spheres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puah! Puah! Puah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh! Fwoosh! Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving in a zigzag pattern, he weaved through the attacks. Once the distance closed, he simply thrust the sword forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the slime had no real combat ability aside from spitting poison, it was easily killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing orb flew out and entered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it did, a screen appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding You have slain Level 4 Poisonous Slime]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding 5\u002F5 Spirit Orbs Collected]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would you like to enter your graveyard]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y... yes,\" he answered with slight hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the space around him began to warp and twist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he found himself standing on top of a hill under a dark sky covered with thick clouds that blocked out any light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold breeze swept across the land without stopping, pushing against everything in its path and making a low sound as it passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched his head and felt a slight wet patch. When he looked up, he saw light rain falling slowly and steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire place felt empty and still. No animals, no voices, nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this strange space was not completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because on this vast wasteland, there were five trombone!\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-06T04:58:20.788Z",1,"novelbin.me","eaedc9907b4c309a40b3f37c12aae45159a45b202ffe74f4ab0ae3a3713a7834","ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-chapter-4","ss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-chapter-2",94,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fss-awakening-my-monster-merging-system-cover.jpg"]