My body didn't react any faster than before. My mind still worked as fast as it did when I transformed into the strongest Hnoll the last time. But something had changed.
My movements were sharper, the scenery in front of me more detailed, and the steel sword felt better in my clawed hand. Still, the sensation was not perfect. I overextended when Clove pulled to the side and suffered a cut to my thigh.
Clove accelerated. His hits were as fierce as before, but the force behind them was much greater than a moment earlier. Even then, I nearly cut his arm and evaded most strikes. That held true until he pushed further.
Clove leaned forward, his daggers flashing before my eyes at dangerously close range. That was when I shifted into the Blue Slime. The slime's liquid body splashed across the tree stump. Clove flinched but didn't falter. He hadn't expected the Blue Slime to transform into an Arok Serpent.
