That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime

Satoru Mikami, a 37-year-old corporate worker, is stabbed protecting a coworker. Dying, he hears a voice list odd requests. He wakes up in a cavern in a fantasy realm as a weak, goopy slime, gaining the [Great Sage] and [Predator] system skills.Character Status & System InitName: Satoru Mikami (to be renamed Rimuru)Race: Slime (Level 1)Active Unique Skills: [Great Sage] (Analysis/Guidance) and [Predator] (Consume/Target Acquire)Environment & Inciting IncidentLocation: Dark Cavern (Jura Forest outskirts)Sensory Input: No eyes or ears; only tactile and magical perception. Action: Absorb magic-infused grass and rocks to test the [Predator] skill. Encounter: Detect a massive, catastrophic energy signature nearby—Veldora the Storm Dragon, sealed in a barrier. Do you approach the dragon Veldora? Or do you explore a different path in the cave?