Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 108



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Ep. 108

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“Ready to go.”

“Okay.”

Dylan stood up at the deputy’s report.

He currently wears a modified, advanced armored suit over his body and a mask with a peculiar appearance over his face.

The name of the mask that looks like a death mask with a human face in silver is ‘The Indomitable Mask’.

A special piece of equipment bestowed upon Dylan by the Chieftain, granting the wearer the ability to detect cloaked targets and immunity to poison and mind-affecting psychic powers.

Moreover, the Indomitable Mask has the tremendous advantage of being compatible with any equipment.

For example, the auto plasma gun currently mounted on his shoulder.

Because it is connected to the mask, it can automatically fire at enemies that cannot be detected by existing detection equipment.

None of the things he wore were cheap, but Dylan didn’t care.

Because the enemy they have to deal with is by no means an easy one.

As Dylan emerged from his tent, thirty heavily armed pirates were waiting in the open space of the campsite.

All of them were wearing advanced armor and each carried a Gauss rifle as their weapon. In addition, they carried a portable plasma rocket launcher and a purple spray gun as infantry support weapons.

“Heavy Walker?”

“Boarding has already been completed.”

There are also heavy walkers, clad in thick armor and armed with storm guns and plasma launchers.

There aren’t many cartels in the entire Spacedog that can mobilize equipment of this high level.

“Okay. Let’s go with our usual encirclement tactics.”

“All right.”

When Dylan and his men hunt, he always divides the team into three groups.

A reconnaissance team to search for prey, a driving team to drive the prey away or, conversely, to lure it away, and finally a strike team to strike.

The reconnaissance team consists of 6 people including the deputy chief of staff, 10 people on the hunting team, and 16 people on the strike team including Dylan and Walker, for a total of 32 people who carry out the hunting operation.

The pirates’ armor and weapons were also tailored to their teams and roles.

For example, the reconnaissance team wore light, concealable armor, while the raid and strike teams wore armor with enhanced defensive capabilities.

“Then let’s go.”

“Yes. All aboard!”

Following Dylan, the pirates boarded the large transport ship one by one.

A large transport ship carrying walkers and pirates soared through the dawn fog.

The damp air characteristic of the jungle quickly filled the transport ship.

The pirates all silently checked the equipment they had brought. Their faces were stiff with the tension of the battle ahead, but they showed no sign of fear.

Meanwhile, the pirates of the Humanity Cartel have been fighting against powerful enemies.

Although they sometimes lost, they were always the ones who survived until the end.

“Unknown monster? A monster, a swindler, let’s show who the real monster is.”

“yep!”

The pirates responded forcefully to Dylan’s words.

The large transport ship, which had been flying so quickly, soon reached the landing point.

“Boss, we will be there soon.”

“Okay. When you get down, let’s start searching around Camp 17.”

As the large transport ship prepared to land on the wide open space, the pirates finished preparing by loading their weapons and boarding their walkers.

And just as the transport’s landing gear touched the ground, Dylan heard a sound.

“huh?”

I realized that it was the sound of a mine triggering, but it was too late.

A huge fire engulfed those on board the transport ship.

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‘It’s started.’

In the distance, a pillar of fire can be seen rising into the sky.

The landmine I had planted in advance exploded.

I interrogated the pirates I captured before they arrived to find out where the enemy transport ships were expected to land.

And I gathered up all the defensive mines that I had stored at the campsite and planted them in every open space where I expected them to come.

‘He’s probably wearing a reinforced suit, so he won’t die from that.’

Two or three at most?

I don’t think there will be many casualties, but just cutting off the enemy’s means of retreat is a sufficient achievement.

My goal was accomplished, so I jumped down from the top of the tree.

‘Next is….’

I ran through the foggy forest. As I ran, breaking small trees, small creatures flinched and dodged.

As the humidity in the air grew thicker, the trees began to thin out and a wide riverbank appeared.

There were hundreds of creatures that looked like stegosaurus gathered there.

These are the Plantrizards I once caught and ate in Space City. They look like herbivorous dinosaurs, but they are actually classified as plant-type creatures.

The ecology is also similar, with the animals obtaining nutrients during the day in places with plenty of sunlight, and coming to the water’s edge at night to ingest water.

‘I’m sorry for making you rest leisurely.’

Now I need help from my forest friends.

I roared loudly at them.

｢■———–!｣

A huge roar from its body, which was nearly 12 meters long including its tail, resonated throughout the forest.

A group of pterosaurs sleeping in the trees jumped out of the forest in surprise, and I heard the roars of other predators wary of me from inside the forest.

The Plantrizard horde, hearing my roar, all woke up from their slumber.

“Khuu …

“Cough! Cough!”

The largest male, 10m tall, looked at me and let out a short howl. Upon hearing that, the entire group started to run away in the opposite direction, avoiding me.

‘good.’

I chased after them and threatened them by wagging my tail and roaring.

The male stood in the middle several times to protect the group and tried to chase me away.

At those times, instead of attacking the male, I pretended to attack another Plantrizard behind him.

If a male tries to protect his family, he threatens another male. If a male moves, he targets another male.

As this continued to repeat, the Plantrizard group continued to run away from me in some way.

‘Let’s just keep going like this.’

My intention was to have the group ambush the pirates while they were fleeing.

Plantrizards don’t have any real means of attack other than the spines on their tails, but they’re different when they gather in groups.

Imagine hundreds of giant Stegosaurus dinosaurs, each between 5 and 10 meters tall, rushing at you at once.

Even heavily armed walkers would never be safe if they were crushed by these hordes.

‘And then I can target the enemies during that gap.’

They’re probably pros too, so they’ll sort it out quickly, but my strategy doesn’t end here.

Because I still have dozens of ways to cook them.

‘Almost there.’

The accessory organ under my chin whispers to me.

A bunch of idiots who don’t know anything are coming this way.

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“Two members of the reconnaissance team are dead, one member of the mob team is injured, and one walker is unable to move.”

“… You fucking punk, don’t you include the transport and the pilot? Don’t you want to do your job properly?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

Even before entering the battle, the damage Dylan’s party had suffered was by no means small.

In particular, it was fatal that one of the Heavy Walkers, which was in charge of the main firepower, was damaged. Thanks to this, only four Heavy Walkers remained.

‘Fuck…!’

He’s the guy who hangs skinned corpses on trees. He should’ve anticipated that the pirates would use the bombs and weapons against him.

It was a mistake I made because I thought I was fighting a dangerous beast.

“The reconnaissance team will be disbanded and the remaining personnel will all be transferred to the mob team.”

“All right.”

“Boss, what should we do with the injured?”

After hearing the other pirates’ words, Dylan approached the injured member of the mob. Judging by the deformed twisted leg, it seemed impossible for him to walk for a while.

So Dylan, without hesitation, shot him dead with his shoulder-mounted auto plasma gun.

“Our cartel doesn’t need casualties.”

None of Dylan’s men protested against his actions, for being injured and alone in this hellish forest was as good as dead.

The pirates took the necessary tools and ammunition from the wreckage of the transport ship and headed towards Camp 17.

When they were not far from the camp, the deputy chief of staff in the lead gave a signal.

“… … .”

At that signal, all pirates stopped. While the other pirates watched the surroundings with the night vision goggles built into the helmets of their powered suits, Dylan activated the cloak detection function of the Mask of the Unbreakable.

A purple flame flickered in the eye area of ​​the mask, and the creatures hiding in the forest came into his sight without a trace.

“Chick, it’s 11 o’clock.”

Upon hearing the assistant’s words, the pirates’ guns all turned to the 11 o’clock direction. The auto plasma gun on Dylan’s shoulder also moved according to its master’s sight.

“Kuung!”

“Ugh!”

The howling of an animal was heard from afar.

The surrounding scenery, which seemed to be no different from anything else, the thick fog, and even the sounds of unknown animals.

The pirates broke out in a cold sweat on the back of their necks in the extremely eerie atmosphere.

As the cries grew louder, Dylan placed his finger on the trigger to intercept the enemy that would soon appear.

At that moment, he felt his body tremble slightly.

‘earthquake?’

He felt the vibrations coming up from under his feet and up his knees, so he put his palms on the floor. At first, they were shaking gently, but gradually they started shaking more and more.

“No way? What the hell! Everyone scatter!”

The moment Dylan shouted, large, dark green reptiles emerged from the thick fog.

A group of Plantrizards, each with an impressively shaped plate on their back, pounced on the waiting pirates.

“Eww!”

“You fucking idiots! Spread out and take cover behind the trees! Don’t shoot back!”

As Dylan swore, the pirates quickly jumped behind trees and rocks. The Plantizards passed by without attacking the pirates, seemingly ignoring them.

“Huh huh?”

However, the large and slow Heavy Walkers could not move that fast. One of the four missed the timing to dodge while shooting the Plantrizard with its plasma launcher.

As a result, the Heavy Walker was crushed by a horde of charging Plantrizards.

Hundreds of heavy creatures weighing over 10 tons each were trampling through, so even the most heavily armored heavy walkers had no chance of dealing with them.

The cockpit, protected by thick armor, was crushed to death, leaving the pilot inside unable to put up a fight.

“This fucking dog…!”

But their trials did not end there.

Something with a pitch-black exterior leapt out from among the Plantrizards and lunged at one of the remaining walkers.

The thing slammed into the Heavy Walker with its body at a high speed, and the two thick horns on its head pierced the reinforced glass of the Walker’s cockpit.

“He appeared!”

“Commence firing!”

The pirates immediately opened fire on the monster attached to the walker. Penetrating bullets from the Gauss rifle formed a net, and purple flames shot out from the Purple Spray Gun.

As soon as he pulled out his horn, he fled into the forest on the other side to avoid the pirates’ attacks.

“Pilot Walker? Check it out, quick!”

While the mob and strike teams fired at the monster, one of the recon team’s pirates checked inside the walker.

“What happened?”

“… the bullet penetrated the pilot’s chest squarely.”

Dylan’s face distorted when he heard his subordinate’s report.

The battle hasn’t even started yet and we’ve already lost three precious Heavy Walkers.

“Ugh, euaaaah!”

Dylan’s scream-like shout echoed through the forest.

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‘You must be pretty pissed at this point.’

When I hear their leader squealing, I can’t help but feel happy.

Because the more the enemies lose their senses and keep going, the more advantageous it becomes for me.

‘I expected it, but everyone came with good equipment.’

Although I assumed the Humanity Cartel had a lot of money, their armament went beyond the scope of ordinary pirates.

Even the Heavy Walker they brought with them has plasma launchers on both arms, so it can kill me even when I’m not in the hunting state.

So, I first targeted the heavy walker as my top priority.

The unfortunate thing is that we were only able to eliminate two Walkers.

Originally, I had planned to take advantage of the confusion and take out the other walkers by surprise, but the enemy’s offensive was unexpectedly fierce.

‘I brought a purple spray gun.’

The Purple Spray Gun is a type of superpowered flamethrower.

You can think of it as reducing the power of the psychic breath I use by half and changing it to spread it widely.

I have super power resistance, but it’s definitely not a weapon that you can fight with while getting hit by it.

There are currently two Walkers left. The pirates holding the purple spray guns are still there.

Next, we need to finish off the Walker somehow with the prepared trap. Then we can focus on dealing with the pirate with the purple spray gun.

‘Okay. Then let’s go… Huh?’

As I was about to move towards the next trap, my auxiliary organs warned me that something invisible was detected nearby.

‘Something invisible?’

Nothing caught my eye. But since the auxiliary organs could not possibly lie to me, I stood for a moment and concentrated my thoughts.

The smell of the dirt on the ground, the moss on the rocks, the moisture that makes up the fog, the sound of trees absorbing water and breathing, the smell of sweat…

‘Wait, sweat?’

There was a strange smell in the air. It was so faint that it was hard to detect unless you focused, but it was definitely the smell that a human being gives off when he’s nervous.

I lightly brushed the tip of my tail in the direction of the sweaty smell. The thorn flew out and got stuck in something transparent.

It was a man in a reinforced suit, paralyzed and collapsed on the floor. His eyes were wide open in disbelief through the helmet’s translucent visor.

‘Stealth equipment?’

It had a similar appearance to the stealth enhancement suit worn by snipers who fought in space cities in the past.

‘That’s a good thing.’

Originally, another trap was prepared behind this.

But I never thought I’d get my hands on something this good. Thanks to that, a fun idea came to mind.

‘Your body is meant to be used preciously.’

I picked up the man in the stealth suit and moved to the next location.

Pirates who entered this forest.

There’s still a lot left to show them.