Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 129



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Ep. 129

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Life is unpredictable.

This is the motto of Runan, the research team leader at the PH-101 research base.

He was a third capitalist from Ganymede, but he became a prime capitalist thanks to his good wife.

Even though his wife was a collateral member of the Zhao family, Prime Capital was still the one. Thanks to marrying such a woman, he was able to occupy one of the lowest positions in the Zhao family. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to become the research team leader of such a large research base.

Looking at that, life really became unpredictable.

He had been on a roll until he came to PH-101, but after getting lost in the deep sea, he had been walking towards the abyss.

After capturing the mutant Mr. Demon, his mood skyrocketed. Although many of his team members died during the capture, it wasn’t a problem that he had to worry about.

The dead are all middle or low capitalists. They caught the sea demon using common cheap human resources? It was a profitable business for anyone to see.

It was a few hours ago that I was thinking that.

Now, let alone a rosy future, it was unclear whether I would be able to survive until the sun rose.

“What the hell happened? Wasn’t it an earthquake?”

Area A, where the first situation room is located.

Aside from Runan, the team members who woke up and came here were busy assessing the situation.

“According to the central computer report, it was caused by an external impact!”

“Could it be Mr. Demon? He wouldn’t have the capacity for that.”

“Or maybe just the Dread Hydra or Pale Mask.”

“That can’t be. This isn’t the territory of two creatures.”

Dread Hydra is a giant sea anemone that can grow to be 50 meters long, while Pale Mask is a giant predator that preys on Dread Hydra. Both are deep-sea creatures that are no less ferocious than Sea Demons, though they are both weaker than Sea Demons.

The habitat of the two creatures is a trench under the seafloor canyon next to the base. Since this research base is located outside their territory, it is unlikely that one of them would have attacked them.

“Currently, areas E and F are completely flooded, and water is still flowing into areas C and D!”

“Flooding is a problem, but water pressure is the biggest problem.”

“I agree. The device that regulates the internal environment is under a lot of stress, so it can malfunction at any time.”

The PH-101 research base is located tens of kilometers deep in the ocean. It is designed to withstand even the harshest environments, so it can easily withstand the tremendous water pressure of the deep sea.

But for those inside, it’s a different story. If there was a failure in the device that stabilizes the internal pressure, everyone inside would be dead.

‘Tsk. I guess I’ll have to throw it away.’

Runan, who had been silently listening to his teammates’ opinions, finally opened his mouth.

“In order to stabilize the pressure, we need to separate the E and F sectors from the ring. We will separate them by force command and decide on the C and D sectors based on the situation.”

“Tea, Team Leader?!”

The expressions of the team members who heard the order darkened.

Areas F and G are where the dormitories are located. Because the incident occurred in the middle of the night, there are easily dozens of people left in Area F.

Despite that situation, the team leader chose to abandon all of the personnel in Area F.

“What are you doing? Can’t you hear me?”

“no!”

As the team members hesitated at the thought of abandoning all their comrades who might be alive and waiting to be rescued, Runan urged them on.

As the team members were moving under Runan’s orders, the base shook violently. Everyone in the first situation room staggered from the sudden shock.

“What is this?! Is this another attack?”

“No! That’s a shock from inside!”

“Could it be because of the water pressure?”

“Stop talking nonsense and check the situation quickly!”

“yes!”

At Runan’s command, the team members quickly sat down in front of the computers in the situation room and began to assess the situation.

After a moment, the face of one of them distorted.

“Oh, over there, team leader?”

“What?”

“I think I found the cause.”

When he heard his report, his face turned pale, Runan approached him and checked the monitor. Soon, his face became exactly the same as his teammate’s.

“An unidentified creature has breached the outer wall of Area E and is currently moving to Area G?”

There are a total of 8 zones in the smoke base, from Zone A to Zone H. Since it is in a circular ring shape, Zone A comes after Zone G and Zone H.

While it was a big deal that an unidentified monster had stormed into Situation Room 1, the real problem was something else.

Area H is where the biological research lab is located. That means the Sea Demon they captured with difficulty is trapped there.

“Separate the G zone immediately…!”

Kuuuung

The moment he shouted urgently, a shock like never before swept through the situation room.

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‘I guess you still don’t know about my intrusion.’

Since entering, they have been going around pulling out people’s heads, but no special measures have been taken other than sealing off the area.

Thanks to their delayed response, I was able to go find room 26 with ease.

As I crawled, the water level rose halfway up the corridor and shook violently. The entire corridor never flooded because the area was closed off and the inflow of seawater was cut off.

Because of that, I had to crawl in an uncomfortable position in the narrow hallway, because if I raised my back even a little, my head would immediately touch the ceiling.

‘If the hallway ceiling had been lower, I wouldn’t have been able to take the food.’

Currently, my six eroding tentacles were coiling around the corpses like a snake hunting its prey.

It didn’t look very good because it looked like a woven rope, and it was also inconvenient to move around, but there was nothing I could do about it.

Even when they first met on the old meteor research ship, the researchers didn’t properly feed No. 26. They only provided him with enough nutrition to keep him from dying.

‘He must be very hungry too.’

Even if I’m a little uncomfortable, it’s much better than starving in room 26.

‘Is this it?’

As I passed through the hallway marked H, a thick metal shield blocked my path. I had already broken through the other shield before, but this one seemed thicker than the first one.

Since it’s a place where dangerous marine life like the Sea Demon is studied, it seems like the security level is higher than other places.

‘It’s no use even if you do that.’

I placed the auxiliary organ under my chin close to the shielding door. It’s a double door configuration with another shielding door inside, but it doesn’t matter.

My will cannot be broken by a piece of metal like this.

[Z zu zu zu zu (I’ll get it out right away)]

“huh!”

After reassuring No. 26, I stepped back.

Acidic fungi are less effective in water, so they must be destroyed using primitive methods.

I kept a reasonable distance from the door, lowered my head so that my horn could pierce the door, and then charged.

The six combat arms attached to the upper body pushed my body forward, hitting the floor and walls of the hallway. The submerged tail and claws attached to the lower body also moved fiercely, pushing the water current so that I could move forward quickly.

I even broke through the outer wall of the research base, which was originally designed to withstand deep sea conditions.

The thick shield that collided with my horn was shattered into pieces. As if that wasn’t enough, the shield behind it was also crumpled into pieces of paper by my charge and bounced off.

Seawater from the hallway behind me poured into the broken door.

‘hmm?’

“Crunch?”

“It’s the enemy. Gulp.”

When I broke through the screen door and came in, there were no humans, but instead other beings were waiting for me. The fishmen in overalls looked at me.

‘Pishrian?’

I’ve seen humans and fishermen trading in floating houses on the ocean, but I didn’t know there were also some in the research base.

Judging from the fact that he was wearing overalls, he seemed to be in charge of security and guard work here.

“Gulp. That guy has ruined the human nest.”

“Gulp. You look strong, so I’ll offer you up as a sacrifice!”

“Jemuulul!”

The guys made strange noises and sharpened their claws. The eyes that had been flashing in the darkness disappeared into the water.

If they were human, they would have run away right away, but as expected of fanatics, they were guys who had no choice but to leave.

‘I didn’t expect to meet you here.’

In the game, Pishrian appears mainly as a subordinate of powerful marine creatures. In keeping with the setting of serving deep-sea predators, he serves as a combat assistant to terrifying predators such as Sea Demon and Pale Mask.

To be honest, for players who fight against boss-level creatures like Sea Demon, Fishlian is nothing more than an annoying fly, but it cannot be completely ignored.

‘Male fishermen have poisonous claws and thorns.’

Those colorful spines on their backs and heads, resembling the stingers of sea cucumbers, are not for decoration. The venom of fishermen is very strong, just as the venom of sea creatures is usually strong in real life.

Additionally, Pishrian can control the power of his poison, so he can be considered an improved version of the neurotoxin I possess.

One thing that’s unfortunate for them is that I have the trait of ‘perfect immunity’. Perfect immunity, one of the perks of being a semi-adult, gives me near-perfect immunity to poison and disease. Unless you’re a player who specializes in using poison, there aren’t many who can harm me with poison.

‘and….’

“Crunch!”

The diving guys suddenly approached me and jumped out of the water. Their claws scratched at my outer skin.

“Crunch?!”

“It’s solid!”

Since the claws don’t stick in the first place, even if there’s poison, it’s useless. Perhaps the enemies used the poison glands on the thorns to release poison into the water?

I stretched out my combat arm and grabbed the fishermen by their waists. Their eyes shook wildly as if they hadn’t expected this. When I put strength into my hands, their waists snapped with a snap.

“Monster! It’s a monster!”

“Crunch! The sacrifice is difficult!”

The guys who couldn’t catch me were trying to run away, as if they had finally figured out the situation. I threw down the dead body of the fisherman and followed behind them.

I looked at the remaining corpses, adding the fishers to the list of prey entangled in the eroding tentacles.

‘It’s a bit awkward to take it, but should I just try it?’

I took a bite of the head of the fisherman’s corpse. The fishy smell, the sharp and strong taste of the poison remaining in the venom glands, and the uniquely flavorful texture tickled my mouth pleasantly.

‘It’s delicious.’

Genetically modified humans, not quite the celestial flavor of Swamp Kings, but a very unique flavor.

It was light without feeling greasy because it had almost no fat, and the chewy texture was quite good, perhaps because of the solid muscles. Also, the poison flowing from the venom gland between the brain and the spines gave a thrilling pleasure, like eating raw fish with wasabi.

‘I have to give these to number 26.’

I discarded a few human corpses from the ones I was wrapping my erosion tentacles around and filled them with fishermen. Sea Demon 26 should have a stronger resistance to poison than I do, so he should be able to enjoy the fishermen meat.

‘When giving it to Adhai, you should avoid the venom gland area.’

As I entered the area with that thought in mind, I saw a sturdy-looking prison cell.

And then I saw a welcoming face.

“… Big baby?”

[Zuzuzuzuzu (It’s been a while)]

“Big baby!”

Number 26 jumped for joy when he saw me.

The guy I saw after a long time had become much smaller than before. The guy that used to be about 5m tall was now only about 2m to 3m tall. The pink body that reminded me of a cat’s paw was also lifeless and flabby.

‘It must be because you’re so stressed.’

It was so obvious that the guy had been through a lot, that I couldn’t help but flinch.

Contrary to my expectations, No. 26 was really excited to see me, as his body glowed and he sent out waves at random.

“The big baby has grown so much! He’s much bigger than me!”

[Zu zu zu zu zu (Because you ate well)]

“I’m glad you ate well! You did well, big baby!”

[Z zu zu zu (I’ll take it out right away)]

“huh!”

[Zzuzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I brought something delicious, so eat it when you get out)]

“and!”

I looked around the prison, leaving the happy guy behind.

‘Indeed. It’s a special prison produced by Star Union.’

I was wondering why number 26 looked so listless, but then I understood.

The prison bars were made entirely of pure black silver, so they were pitch black. There were several special sprinkler-shaped devices hanging between the bars and on the floor and ceiling.

This device is a device that sucks energy from other creatures, like Blood Reaver. The energy sucked in is used as power for the device itself, so it can hold even the most powerful creatures for a long time.

‘There’s water around so gremlin moss won’t work.’

I walked over to the computer that controlled the prison next to the cell. I touched the computer with my small arm near my chest, but it didn’t work properly, probably because of the water that had entered the entire area.

‘I guess I’ll just have to open it with my bare hands.’

The management computer is broken, and over time that energy absorber will be disabled, but I have no intention of waiting until then.

I used my six combat arms to hold on to the prison bars.

The moment I grabbed it, all the energy drained from my body, but I didn’t care. The energy that went into bending the bars was greater than the energy that was leaving.

The iron bars I was holding on to were twisted like a pair of taffy torn apart with a short cracking sound. After repeating this several times, I was able to break the bars enough to get No. 26 out.

He also destroyed all the energy absorbing devices attached to the broken iron bars, allowing the guy to come out safely.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (You can come out now)]

“Wow! Big baby is strong!”

Finally free, 26 ran over to me and hugged me. When we left the space city, he was about the same size as me, but now he’s much smaller.

‘It reminds me of old times.’

As I hugged the shrunken boy, old memories suddenly came to mind.

When I first met him on the spaceship of Yoo Seong and when I first arrived in the space city, I carried him on my head.

‘Now I can’t walk around without it on my head.’

Until you get the ‘giant creature’ trait, you can only ride it on your back.

[Zuzuzuzu (You worked hard)]

“I’m fine. What about the big baby?”

[Zuzuzu (as you can see)]

After petting No. 26 a few times, I released him from the hug. He still looked happy, so I gave him some of the food I had prepared in advance.

“Thank you! I really like it!”

No. 26, who was hungry, immediately pulled out tentacles from his body and devoured his prey. I continued to pet him to show him that he had worked hard.

‘The rescue was successful. What’s next?’

Number 26 quickly ate all the food I brought him. I don’t think this will fully satisfy his hunger.

“Big baby! I have something to say!”

Number 26, who had finished eating as I had planned, called me.

[Z zu zu zu (Are you still hungry?)]

“Yeah. But there’s something more important than that.”

[Huh?]

“These appendage-bearing creatures here. They’re really bad.”

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (Are you talking about humans when you’re attached?)]

“Yeah! Humans are bad!”

No. 26’s body swells up greatly, and the light flashes wildly. This is the first time I’ve seen him this angry.

[Zuzuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Don’t worry. I’m going to go beat up the humans)]

“Okay! Let’s scold him!”

[Z (Like)]

Number 26, waving its fins and tentacles threateningly.

Seeing that cute sight, I made up my mind again.

Those who made Number 26 angry, I will make them pay in blood.

‘I originally thought so, but…’

I don’t think we can kill him so easily.

All personnel in this deep-sea research base will flounder in pain and despair until they die.