Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 147



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Ep. 147

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Orbital bombardment of ‘holy sites’ designated by the cult’s priests and prophets.

It’s not impossible, but it’s not something that’s commonly done.

No, to be honest, it’s very rare.

That is because the Holy Land is a planet that prophets spend a long time interpreting passages mentioned in the ‘providence’ that the cult holds sacred.

Providence is a scripture and norm that encompasses the cult’s past, present, and future.

Therefore, we cannot arbitrarily touch the holy places mentioned in providence.

Even if it could be a danger to the empire.

‘That’s how it was originally.’

Even the most devout believers often have to compromise between their faith and reality. Cults are no different.

There are very rare cases where special measures are taken against the Holy Land, one of which is when the entire planet is being eroded by pollutants.

Jason also took advantage of this point and put strong pressure on the Cult Council and the Senate to complete the purification mission. Cynthia, a member of the Prophet’s Association, also supported the mission, saying that there were errors in the existing interpretation of Providence.

The purification order that went against providence was able to be carried out because the three major power organs of the cult empire, the council, the senate, and the prophets, took action.

If the purification order had been carried out normally, this wouldn’t have been such a problem as it is now. If the most dangerous contaminant in the Cult Empire had been removed, Jason’s opponents would have no justification for criticizing him.

However, the purge mission failed and the Imperial carrier and carrier group were destroyed.

Jason and Cynthia’s position became awkward as they pushed forward with the purification mission despite the providence, as the empire suffered enormous damage.

Even if things work out well and the pressure on Jason is eased, it’s nearly impossible for him to regain the power he once had.

Long-lived cults are conservative in nature, except for those that migrated to other factions, due to their racial nature. They will never forget Jason’s mistake.

‘Besides, there’s another really big problem.’

Cynthia said Jason had gone into hiding to avoid appearing before the council, but Chloe could easily guess what he was doing.

‘Seclusion is bullshit. You must be preparing to run away.’

Anyone who has played space survival for a while knows.

Sending an imperial carrier to the Holy Land is something only players, not cultists, would do.

There is a high probability that the 5th ranked Aimoff ranker either knows who attacked him or will find out soon.

That means, the infamous Morphbak’s next target is Jason.

‘If it’s that guy, I’d chase him to the ends of the universe.’

I know because I’ve been through it before. I didn’t know it was 5th place, so I interfered with its evolution, and its revenge almost caused me to quit the game.

I know Jason had a similar experience. He must have suffered worse than her, as he even posted an apology on the community.

‘… Should I run away too?’

As Chloe was lost in thought, one of the silent tombstones began to glow.

It was Jubaka’s tombstone.

“If the ship was destroyed, what happened to the related records?”

“What about related records?”

“Just because it’s annihilation doesn’t mean everyone died in battle, right?”

“What does that mean?”

“The concept of annihilation in military terms is used when combat capabilities are lost to the extent that missions cannot be continued. It is difficult to say that there were no escapees just because the entire carrier group was destroyed.”

Of all those present, Jubaka is the only one who has a military background. He is the Grand Commander of the Star Union and the Commander-in-Chief of the Machine Fleet. So he understood exactly what Cynthia meant.

Cynthia answered Jubaka’s words.

“Only one ship out of 50 returned from the carrier fleet. Even that ship was destroyed, killing 80% of the crew, and returned by autopilot. The captain of the imperial carrier ‘Judgment of Damos 08’ was killed, and only 20 people survived on the escape ship.”

“What is the cause of the destruction?”

“Our investigation revealed that the dark matter in the Cosmic Bolt was retrograde and exploded due to an unidentified energy projectile.”

“What do the living sailors say?”

“… … .”

Cynthia suddenly fell silent at Chloe’s question. Until now, Cynthia had been answering questions fluently, but this was the first time she hesitated.

“What did you say?”

“… It was said to be a three-headed demon that could cast lightning.”

“Uh… No way?”

“Fuck!”

The three-headed demon. Chloe knows what that nickname means.

“That guy has already evolved into an adult?”

“If it’s an adult, then it makes sense that the entire carrier fleet was destroyed.”

As expected of a chronically-aged race, Aimorphs become very powerful as they progress. Adult Aimorphs can fight and subdue elite armies and fleets.

In addition, judging by the fact that it destroyed the Imperial Carrier and Carrier Fleet, it may have acquired many unique characteristics.

“If it’s Aimov’s adult body, we’re in danger too. You understand that, right?”

“Tch, I’ll contact the inspiration.”

“And Cynthia. Can you upload the video of him now?”

“The picture quality isn’t very good.”

“I don’t think it’s a situation where we can talk about image quality right now.”

“Okay, just wait a minute… huh?”

“What’s wrong… Huh?”

While the three were talking, a tombstone that had been lying on the ground floated into the air.

Soon the tombstone began to glow and an old man’s voice echoed through the dark cave.

“It’s been a while.”

As the saying goes, even a tiger will come when called, and the new participant was the man Chloe usually called “inspiration.”

“It’s been a while. How have you been? Akira Yujin.”

Akira Eugene was the CEO of Megacorp and an old king of Earth.

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‘I can live a little now.’

It’s the second day since we stopped the Imperial Carrier’s air raid. I’ve barely recovered enough to move like before.

On the first day, I just slept without moving. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I ate the food brought by No. 26, Adhai, and Heavenly Mother to appease my hunger, and then went back to sleep.

I was finally able to get up after resting like a person with a cold.

Number 26 and Adhai, who had been devotedly caring for me all day, collapsed as soon as they confirmed that I had returned to normal.

No. 26 was tired, and Adhai was truly in critical condition. He had continued to bring food even though his ribs and wings were broken when he was attacked by the Hond Gigant last time.

I quickly attached the symbiotic spores to the guys and moved them to the underground nest. More than 80% of the nest had collapsed due to the confrontation with the Imperial Carrier, but there was still enough space for 26 and Adhai to lie down.

I was currently moving with my Heavenly Mother, having even brought food to satisfy my hunger when I woke up.

“Of the crashed ships, this one is the closest.”

“I guess so.”

She’s right. Beyond the forest, at the end of the auxiliary engine, there’s a faint smell of scorched alloy plates.

We are now on the hunt for the cult ships that crashed after being hit by my psychic breath.

Most of the crashed ships fell into the ocean or other continents, but some ships crashed on the continent of Saintopia 02 where we are.

‘I have something to experiment with.’

Whether or not a ship that has crashed and been badly damaged can be subject to domination. If it can be dominate, then it would be a good idea to consider that ship as a target for erosion.

‘I originally planned to leave on a deep-sea research base.’

The research base is made of black silver and is very large. If the black silver effect still remains after I erode it, it will be a great help in fighting the cults I may encounter in space. It is also very large, so it will be much easier to manipulate the enemies on board.

‘Of course there are also disadvantages.’

A larger size means a larger attack surface area. In fleet battles, increasing the attack surface area actually does more harm than good.

Of course, I can strengthen the durability of my ship, but that doesn’t mean I can’t get attacked at all.

Also, the material called black silver is a double-edged sword, because I don’t know what kind of restrictions it will have when I use psychic breath.

‘On the other hand, cult ships are better suited for combat.’

A sea I had already experienced the last time I hijacked Spacedog’s ship.

Actively utilized the weapons on board the ship while defending against attacks by metallic gremlins.

Moreover, that ship was a trading ship, not a battleship. If they could subdue and control the Cult’s warship, they would be much stronger.

‘Well, we don’t know yet how much damage there is or if erosion is possible.’

The Heavenly Mother has better eyesight than I do. She might even be able to see the shape of a ship that has already crashed.

“Can you see the shape of the ship?”

“It was so badly hit the ground that I couldn’t see much. Judging from the part above the ground, the damage didn’t seem that bad.”

“That’s fortunate.”

I glanced at Mother Sky running beside me.

Her golden hair reminded me of a ripe barley field. She was now shiny and clean and beautiful, but I remember her. She was covered in soot all over her body when she nursed me.

Number 26, like Adhai, she also did her best for my survival.

‘I’ll have to repay you someday.’

I know that her actions were due to the contract she made with me. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that my heavenly mother nursed me.

I plan to compensate her appropriately later when I have the chance.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t said sorry yet.’

He tried to eat her as punishment for failing to protect Adhai, but it was a misunderstanding.

It was Adhai who acted impulsively because she felt she was falling behind No. 26 and Heavenly Mother, but she did nothing wrong.

I tried to apologize, but things kept happening one after another, so I haven’t been able to say anything yet.

“There’s a ship ahead. As you can see, there seem to be some survivors there.”

“Wait a minute. I have something to say before that.”

“What do you want to say?”

I stopped my fast-moving legs and stood still. When I suddenly stopped, she also stopped running.

She tilted her head with the graceful eagle’s head. I looked into her amber eyes and said.

“The incident with Adhai last time.”

“huh?”

“I misunderstood. So I want to apologize.”

“Huh. Huh?”

She blinked after hearing my apology. She asked again as if she didn’t understand what she had heard.

“What did you just say? Say it again.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t trust you.”

Mother in Heaven opened her mouth wide as she saw me apologizing again.

“I made a rash decision. I will make sure that this does not happen again.”

“Honestly, I don’t believe it right now, but please say it one more time.”

“… I’m sorry. I’ll be careful in the future.”

She stopped teasing me, as if she understood that I was serious. She looked me in the eye with serious eyes.

“Okay. I don’t know if I’m in a position to receive an apology, but it’s true that I couldn’t protect Adhai. So I’ll apologize too.”

“I get it.”

“Then this is the end.”

“good night.”

She sighed as I nodded.

“Wow. I never thought I’d hear Morphbak’s apology in a game. I can’t believe it.”

She shook her head, saying something that could be either admiration or mockery.

I was going to point out that I had never done anything in the game that would warrant an apology to her, but I stopped myself.

‘Ugh. It’s true that I was wrong.’

While I was thinking about that, I caught some movement in the auxiliary organ. The sound of footsteps repeating at a steady pace, the sound of a heart beating that showed a tense state, and the unique smell of sweat and iron mixed together.

In summary, it wasn’t difficult to figure out who the enemy was.

[Zuzuzu (enemy)]

“That’s right.”

The gaze of Mother Sky, who realized it slightly later than I did, turned between the trees.

“Cult survivors. The number is….”

[Zuzu (six)]

“The armament is crude, except for the purple spray gun.”

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (It won’t be difficult)]

It’s a perfect match for relaxing after a day of rest.