Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 130



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Ep. 130

‘So where should we start?’

There are countless ways to hunt down survivors in the research base. You can destroy the outer walls of the base to mess up the internal air pressure and kill them, or you can destroy the underwater elevator to slowly wither them away.

The first method is not bad, but there is a problem. If you are not careful and the base collapses, No. 26 may get hurt.

‘I have to eat anyway, so I guess I’ll do it the traditional way.’

Track down the survivors, harass them, and kill them. That’s the way it’s been done so far.

‘Should we block the escape route before that?’

After deciding how to cook the researchers, I moved with No. 26.

The area we are in has no elevator or passageway. We have to go to another area to get to the central area where the underwater elevator and submersible are located.

‘We must destroy the underwater elevator and submersible before the survivors arrive.’

If we destroy them, this base will no longer be a place to save humans, but a prison that holds them captive.

‘I don’t know about the fishermen, but the humans didn’t really undergo any modifications.’

For humans who have lost their way out, there are only two options left.

Either die by my hand or take your own life.

Even if they are lucky enough to escape the base on another submarine, there is no future for them.

The village of Pishrian, which is in a cooperative relationship with the humans of the base, is under attack by the Heavenly Mother and Adhai. A griffon that has reached a high level of divinization can easily clear out a village of that size.

Besides, she’s a ranker. She’s probably had some experience fighting the Pishrians.

‘Because it keeps showing up so often when fighting sea monsters.’

Sub-boss marine creatures such as Sea Demon and Pale Mask often attract top players because they offer great rewards. If you are a Heavenly Mother who has also been a clan leader, you will have a lot of experience dealing with Fishlian.

‘I had a hard time preparing the strategy by myself.’

Marine bosses have many useful characteristics, so it’s a must-kill for Aimop.

So I often used the method of attacking from behind and taking care of both when other players had almost caught them.

It was an inevitable choice for me to catch a creature that others had to work together to catch, but I ended up getting a lot of hate for it.

Anyway, I have one of those scary raid bosses next to me who uses disgusting fish as his puppets, while constantly sending out chatty waves.

“Big baby. Big baby. Did you meet the little baby?”

[Zuzuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Of course. Thanks to you, I was able to come this far)]

“The little one got hurt a lot. Is he okay?”

[Zuuuuu zu zu zu zu zu zu (I cured Adhai. He’s okay now)]

“Treatment? What is treatment?”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (meaning that the sick one was cured)]

“Wow, that’s amazing! The big baby is cool!”

No. 26 must be happy to see me after such a long time, because he’s been chattering nonstop since a while ago. I also don’t particularly feel burdened or dislike talking to him, so I’m continuing to accept his conversations.

“People who make life miserable for little children are bad.”

[Zuzu (yeah)]

“Many of my kind died because of ugly people.”

[Huh?]

“I tried to help my strongest friend before he died, but the humans caught me. That’s why I couldn’t help him.”

The words of the 26th issue that followed were unexpected.

“My friend died and his family is in big trouble. A bad guy came and made their life miserable!”

Number 26 calls me and Adhai a baby. There is only one person he can call family or a member of the same clan.

‘The same species would be Bubble Amoeba.’

Bubble Amoeba is probably the strongest among them, so if we’re talking about the strongest friend, we’re probably talking about Sea Demon.

‘The sea demon is dead?’

When confined to this planet, there aren’t many beings that can hunt Sea Demons.

‘Could it be Muriel?’

For a moment, I thought so, but that couldn’t be true. From what No. 26 said, it seems like the Sea Demon died after we entered this planet.

‘That’s strange. I don’t see any weapons powerful enough to kill the Sea Demon.’

Even if there were weapons I couldn’t detect, it’s unlikely they would have attacked the Sea Demons. If they had, the Fishrians wouldn’t have cooperated.

‘… No, wait.’

Let’s change our thinking.

Before Adhai came to me, the beings that had inflicted great harm on him were the human and fisherman alliance.

Until now I thought the fishermen served the sea demon.

The humans are taking the Sea Demon No. 26 hostage and demanding their cooperation.

No. 26 was lured to this base made of black silver and left helpless.

That’s what I thought, but I was wrong.

‘I buttoned it up wrong from the start.’

There was no way that the Pishrian, who held marine predators sacred, would quietly stand guard over the imprisoned 26. It was even more absurd to just leave the imprisoned 26 alone.

That is, the Pishrian villages in this archipelago do not serve the Sea Demon.

‘Did humans and fishermen form a cooperative relationship over a common enemy?’

However, questions still remain.

The Pishrians are an extremely hostile race. When they see another living creature, their first thought is to offer it up as a sacrifice.

‘How did you get those guys on your side?’

It is unlikely that they were lured by weapons or equipment. It is more likely that they gave information about the Sea Demon’s weaknesses, but it is unlikely that those ignorant fish would have accepted that alone.

Also, even if humans tell the Fishrians about the Sea Demon’s weakness, it is impossible for the Fishrians to hunt the Sea Demon. It is beyond my understanding how they could kill the Sea Demon, a powerful monster, when they have nothing.

‘… There’s too little information. Let’s just be careful.’

What is clear is that somewhere in these deep seas exists a sea monster that the Fishrians worship, other than the Sea Demon.

‘If it’s not Sea Demon, it’s most likely Pale Mask.’

Dread Hydras exist as sea demon-level creatures, but they do not leave their own territory. This is because their body structure itself makes it difficult for them to move in the water. Dread Hydras only live in the deepest parts of the deep sea, so they never come into contact with fishermen.

Pale Mask, on the other hand, is different.

They actively hunt for food not only in the deep sea but also over a wide area. Sometimes they go close to the sea surface to hunt, so they often encounter fishermen.

‘If Pale Mask is the enemy, then it’s fortunate.’

Pale Mask is a deep-sea predator that ranks one level below Sea Demon. Even I, who lacks the characteristics related to underwater combat, can fight it.

‘And I have number 26.’

Although Heavenly Mother may still be stronger in terms of power, No. 26 has a lot of experience fighting alongside me. If she assists me, I can easily gain the upper hand against Pale Mask.

[Zuzuzuz zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (Let’s find out after we beat up the humans who make life difficult for their families)]

“Yeah. Okay.”

When we clean up the humans, we have to leave at least one of them behind.

After gathering my thoughts, I dived into the dark water with No. 26.

–

“How much damage do you estimate to the base?”

“Considering the water flowing into Area A, it is likely that additional damage has occurred in Area H.”

“We checked the elevator area and it is currently operating normally.”

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

A hallway within Zone B.

Twenty researchers were moving through a flooded hallway.

After the great shock, water kept pouring into the first situation room, making it unbearable. They had no choice but to abandon the situation room and decided to escape wearing emergency protective suits.

The reinforced suits worn by the researchers had a similar appearance to spacesuits, but they were designed solely for the user’s safety and survival functions, so they were able to survive in such cold water.

But it was still too early to feel at ease.

Because the most dangerous factor where they were right now wasn’t the temperature.

“However, due to the large amount of water currently flowing in, the internal pressure has become unstable. The central area where the elevator is located is still fine, but I don’t know how much longer it can hold out.”

Areas A and B, which control the entire base, were already submerged in water. It was no longer possible to command the central computer to drain the water.

‘…Fuck!’

The mutant seed demon is missing, and this precious research base is flooded.

Runan, the research director and ‘captain’, knew very well how expensive this research base was and how ‘various functions’ it had.

No matter how great his achievements were, it would have been a blessing if he had not been disciplined for causing such a mess.

“Which area is not flooded yet?”

“It’s areas C and D.”

“This is Area B, so I think I should go there and take the elevator to the central area.”

“Not a bad idea.”

While Runan was racking his brain to calculate the profit and loss, his team members finished discussing what to do next.

“What should I do?”

“… … .”

“Team leader?”

Runan, who had remained silent even when his team members asked for his opinion, finally opened his mouth.

“… First, we’ll move to Area C. We’ll finish recharging our oxygen there and then we’ll depart right away.”

“yep.”

“And as we go, manually close all the shield doors that aren’t closed. That way, we can buy some more time.”

Calculating profit and loss is also a matter of survival. A huge amount of water is pouring into the base in real time.

Moreover, it was not only the sea water that chased them.

“Closure complete.”

“Okay. Let’s move again.”

As I moved through the hallways of Area B, I stopped at every door that didn’t close, which delayed my progress, but there was nothing I could do about it.

The monster that caused this situation. It was following them.

Thud, thud, thud

“Damn, that noise again.”

“… I think we’ve gotten closer than before.”

“Fuck, don’t say anything ominous.”

As evidence, a loud noise had been heard continuously since a while ago. It was a sound that had been heard periodically since the initial crash into the base.

All the researchers knew what that sound was.

That was the sound of something colliding with the blocked barrier.

The sound was getting closer, as one of the team members muttered.

“… … .”

“Gulp.”

Every time they heard that sound, the researchers felt their hearts sink. Isn’t that how a condemned person feels when he climbs the steps to the gallows?

There was another factor that added to their anxiety.

“Eek?! ”

“Wh, what is it?”

“Poetry, the corpse….”

One of the team members stumbled backwards as he encountered a drowning body floating in the water filling the hallway.

The colleague I had eaten with and attended meetings with yesterday was now floating around like a pale corpse.

“You little punk! What are the other guys doing? You’re not supporting that kid!”

At the stupid behavior of his subordinate, Runan almost shot him with the Gauss rifle he was holding in his hand. Barely holding back, he became irritated and nagged his teammates.

“Team Leader, there’s something on the body….”

One of the team members noticed something odd when he saw the bodies. It was unclear whether deep-sea fish had entered, but there were bite marks on the bodies from some small creature.

“Shut up! There’s no time to waste! We have to move quickly!”

“Yes, yes!”

However, Runan, whose mind was already at its limit, ignored his teammates’ opinions.

‘What sin did I commit to deserve this misfortune?’

Runan continued to mutter curses inwardly.

According to the cultists, those who do not follow providence and commit sins will go to hell. Among the types of hell, there is a type of hell where sinners are tortured in ice water, and his situation was exactly that.

Could it be because we kept moving without stopping while the mood suddenly worsened?

The end they had been waiting for had arrived. One of the team members shouted loudly.

“Team Leader! There’s only 20m left to Area C! We’re almost there!”

“Oh, thank goodness!”

“Whew, I can finally get some rest.”

Thinking that the high ground was not far away, everyone gathered their strength and moved diligently. Thanks to the enhanced suit that enhanced their physical abilities, they were able to take steps, albeit with difficulty, even in the high water pressure.

As they were wading through the water, one of the team members at the very back felt a tickle in his lower back.

“huh?”

I’ve been feeling a tickle in my leg since I fell down earlier, but it was even stronger now.

It felt as if something was crawling on his back. He thought it was just an itch, but that thought didn’t last long.

“Huh, huh? Huh huh huh!”

“Hey? What’s wrong?”

When a colleague following behind suddenly shouted, the nineteen researchers who were moving simultaneously turned around.

“Oh, something got inside my clothes!”

“what?”

“Take it out, take it outeeeeeek! Aaaah! They’re eating my body!”

A researcher writhing in agony, screaming in agony.

It was an extremely comical scene to someone who didn’t know what was happening, but no one there laughed at it.

“Fuck! Wait a minute!”

“Huh?! What, what is this?”

Two other team members checked the terminal attached to his wrist. They were soon terrified when they saw the foreign substance inside the suit through the terminal.

This was because several palm-sized creatures were clustered close together around his waist.

Even during the inspection, the unidentified creatures continued to crawl upward, biting the bodies of researchers wearing reinforced suits.

“Cough!”

puck

After a while, the blood the researcher vomited soaked the helmet. The inside of the helmet turned red in an instant, and the team member’s body went limp.

“Hey, wait? Hey? Seriously?”

“Okay, let me check the status!”

“You idiots! Don’t open it!”

Runan shouted belatedly, but another researcher had already slightly opened the helmet of his sagging colleague. Inside, five or six black flea-like bugs were writhing, covered in blood.

“Eww!”

“Heeeeek!”

As the researchers watched in astonishment, they burst out of the helmet and disappeared somewhere underwater.

Sadly for the survivors in this place, this was only the beginning of a skirmish. Immediately after the insects disappeared into the darkness, a tremendous roar was heard.

The shield they had just passed through had been breached.

“Everyone, run!”

Runan screamed. The team members who heard the sound started running like crazy, as if they had just woken up.

“Gasp, gasp, gasp, gasp!”

“Heh, heh!”

While only the sound of panting could be heard from the communicator connected inside the reinforced helmet, “it” was rapidly approaching.

“omg?!”

“Ugh!”

The two people in the back groaned in surprise, briefly, over the communicator. And that was their last words.

“Crack, crack”

The communication was cut off with the sound of bones breaking. Everyone with their communicators on heard it.

They ran in silence and arrived in front of the shielded door in Sector C.

“Open it quickly!”

“Poetry, there is no time!”

“Fuck! Hey! You, you, you three! Go and stop that guy right now!”

“Huh? Are you fucking crazy?”

“How do you stop that!”

Seeing his teammates protesting, Runan aimed the Gauss rifle he was holding at them.

“I will not forget your sacrifice for your comrades. Go and stop him.”

｢Team leader Lee Fuck!”

“If you shoot him with that weapon….”

“I’ll say it for the last time. Go quickly and stop it.”

While Runan sent the researchers as bait, another team member managed to open the shielding door.

As soon as the isolation space similar to an airlock appeared in the middle of the area, sixteen people entered. Since the space was not large, they were wearing reinforced suits that resembled spacesuits, and as soon as they entered, it was full.

‘I knew this would happen, so I sent three people.’

Runan briefly praised himself, saying that even in an urgent situation, it was a wise decision.

The other team members also sighed in relief.

But their misfortunes were not over yet.

“Tea, Team Leader!”

“What?”

“Uh, that….”

A team member called out to Runan and pointed to the door. Runan held his breath as he saw where his finger was pointing.

Beyond the small reinforced glass in the airlock.

There were the eyes of “it” there.

The bastard’s white eyes moved slowly, scanning the inside of the airlock, as if he was trying to remember every single person inside.

Runan screamed in surprise at the guy’s persistence.

“Dude, drain the water quickly! Drain the water!”

“yes!”

The team members quickly manipulated the terminal in the airlock. Only after the water that had filled the isolation space was discharged to the outside, were they able to enter Sector C.

“What? This is a sea of ​​water too?”

“Team Leader, what should I do?”

thud

“Damn it! He’s following me!”

“Everyone, run!”

They ran through the half-submerged corridors of Area C without even taking off their protective gear.