Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 155



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Ep. 154

‘hmm.’

I reviewed all the recent records stored on the Walker’s onboard computer.

A brief report on a giant creature not registered in the database, information on the extraction of nest debris from within the ship, etc.

The cyborg I captured sent quite a few communications in a short period of time.

‘The signal probably didn’t go outside…’

Even now, psychic powers that cause communication failures are periodically emanating from No. 26’s body. It is nearly impossible for the information Walker sent to reach the Star Union’s capital, Sachs-01. Even if it does arrive, it will be so damaged that no one will be able to recognize it.

But that’s not the problem.

‘Human resources supply line.’

That ship may have registered information about me in Starlink before it encountered me. In fact, the supply ship recognized my presence before I did and approached me. It is highly likely that it reported to Star Union that it had encountered me before it arrived.

‘This is going to be a headache.’

Things are getting annoying.

Even if I leave this place, the Star Union pursuit team will chase after me.

Escaping at superluminal speeds is on hold.

Not only the Star Union, but also the elite fleets of powerful forces such as the Cult and Megacorp have systems to track superluminal navigation. It depends on how much danger they consider me, but if the elite fleet is chasing me, escape is impossible.

‘It is impossible to hide even if you change the appearance of the ship.’

The ship that dominates the Nightmare Horizon is a being between a living thing and a metal one. If the supply ship reported my characteristics as a ‘biological ship’, they would quickly recognize it even if I changed my shape.

“Kekekeke, how dare you touch the Star Union’s ship. You’ll never die in peace… Huh?!”

“Quiet.”

I silenced him by tightening my grip on his body with my erosion tentacles and checked the cards I had.

‘It’s been a month since I left the Holy Land. Most of the means at my disposal are still available.’

The Nightmare Horizon that takes over the spaceship, ‘Organic Evolution’ that makes me gigantic or smaller, ‘God’s Whip’, a long-range attack ability obtained from the Marauder’s irregular polyhedron, and ‘Emblem of the Hunt’ that transforms my body into a form suitable for battle. My current state is perfect and lacking in fighting strong enemies.

But I shook my head.

‘All-out war is still dangerous.’

The situation was different from when I fought the Imperial Carrier. The fact that the planet I was on was a ‘holy land’ with a politically complex position played a significant role.

If it weren’t for the Holy Land, it would have been impossible to escape as smoothly as I did. Even if I had managed to escape, I would have been chased by the cult.

But Star Union has no such restrictions.

In Star Union, where the highest authority, the Machinery Committee, holds dictatorial power, concepts such as ‘politics’, ‘competition’, and ‘conflict’ do not exist.

Although there is formal coordination between the committee and each department, it doesn’t really have much meaning. If the committee orders something, all cyborgs must obey.

All members of the Machine Committee, except for the Supreme Leader, are highly intelligent androids. If they perceive me as an enemy, they will do everything they can to kill me.

‘Android is annoying because it doesn’t let its guard down.’

They will definitely dispatch an elite fleet with high powers to kill me in one go.

‘Space warfare is still difficult.’

The fact that many of the physical characteristics are sealed means that you are fighting with a handicap. There are also ‘newly unlocked type-related characteristics’ when you eat the manpower supply ship, but these characteristics are not useful in the current state of being synchronized with the ship.

It has several attack abilities that can completely destroy enemy ships, but they are limited in time and number of uses. However, it is not advantageous in defense and evasion maneuvers.

When fighting a small number of ships, I can be overwhelming, but fighting a fleet of hundreds of ships is not easy.

The only good thing is that this ship I control has been modified. I’ve attached weapons obtained by dismantling the cult ship to this ship, so I won’t be helpless when fighting multiple enemies like last time.

‘The bad thing is that I don’t have infinite time.’

This is cult territory. If you fight here and get caught by the cultists? From then on, you will be beaten by enemies on both sides. In the eyes of the cultists, I am no different from a bioship, a flying monster from Outspacer.

‘Wait? A cult?’

The moment I thought of a cult, I stopped.

This JP-99 system is a cult zone.

It is a remote area with no good resources, so it is a place like a straitjacket, but it is impossible to tolerate others crossing its territory. If they discover the Star Union’s elite fleet invading the constellation, the two sides will surely clash.

‘You can just get out of there in the meantime.’

The important thing here is how to call a cult, and coincidentally, I have the means to call them.

‘This is going to be fun.’

After gathering my thoughts, I made a plan on how to get out of this predicament. There were a few precarious elements, but I decided to push through.

From now on, this operation of deceiving cults and cyborgs is what I do best.

‘Let’s wrap up the plan here.’

There’s something I need to take care of before I explain it to the kids on board. I looked at the captured cyborg.

“What, what is it?”

The cyborg that met my gaze trembled as if he had a premonition of uneasiness.

The guy is going to play an important role on the stage I created. He’s not just food to replenish energy.

‘It’s your turn after a long time.’

The little things that were sleeping in my body wake up according to my will.

A small hole appeared in the ceiling of the ship that was integrated with me, and something fell through it onto the tentacles. Something like a thin, long rubber band crawled diligently over the tentacles that were squeezing the cyborg.

“Hey, wait! What is this… Th, stop it!”

Only then does the cyborg realize what he’s about to face go crazy.

He held onto the cyborg tightly to help the parasite climb up to complete its mission.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh!”

A cyborg that resists fiercely.

No matter how much you modify your body into a machine, there is a limit. It is impossible to break free from the bonds of the erosion tentacles that are strong enough to crush the entire ship.

He will accept it anyway when everything is over.

The reality of becoming a monster’s servant.

–

The Nemean fleet stationed in the ESS-22 constellation has received urgent orders.

It was a message from the Nemean Five, a representative of the Star Union’s Mechanical Committee and the leader of the Nemean fleet.

“As soon as you confirm the contents, dispatch to exterminate the new creature that appeared in JP-99. It is an extremely dangerous entity, so do not approach, but intercept and incinerate it from a distance. This order was given by the great leader… the great leader Jubaka himself?!”

Acting fleet commander Sanadaev, who had been delegated control of the fleet by the Nemea Five, was taken aback.

The Machine Committee only relays very important matters by notice, and rarely issues direct orders to individual cyborgs like now. The Machine Committee, which runs the entire Star Union, is not a very leisurely organization.

Moreover, it was truly unprecedented that even the head of the Machinery Committee and the highest dignitary, the Grand Commander, was interested in him. For the first time since being converted into a machine, Sanadaev almost lost his mind.

“F, this isn’t a lie, is it?”

“Certification marks from the Mechanical Committee and the Grand Commander have been confirmed. There is a 0% chance that it is counterfeit.”

He scratched his chin at the ship’s computer F’s words.

“JP-99 is cult territory. Does the Machine Council want war?”

ESS-22 is a place that is particularly close to JP-99 within the Star Union’s jurisdiction. The Nemean fleet, an elite fleet of the Star Union, is also located here to prepare for any eventuality.

‘Surely not?’

Sanadaev checked the machine committee’s orders again. No matter how many times he looked, there was no mention of invading the cult.

The Machine Committee is an organization comprised entirely of robots, except for the Grand Commander, so there is no need to use indirect language or metaphors. It seems that what he was worried about did not happen.

“What about the troops stationed there now?”

“Three Memnos-class battle cruisers and twenty Sian-class corvettes.”

“It’s definitely because it’s a remote area, so there aren’t many. There are no space fortresses or imperial carriers.”

After seeing the data screen that F had brought up, he made up his mind. He had to quickly complete the mission and leave before the cultists came rushing in.

“But what kind of creature is it that even the Machinery Committee is causing a fuss?”

There was a notice sent to all ships about a month ago.

When we discover new creatures, we will immediately register the data with Starlink. And we will implant a signal chip made by the Mechanical Council on each ship.

At the time, I didn’t know why this order was given.

“Is he really that dangerous?”

“The materials attached to the message by the committee have been confirmed.”

“Send it to my head.”

Immediately afterwards, the biological data flowed into Sanadaev’s head, which was connected to the ship’s cable. Feeling a slight headache, he pressed his temples and checked the information.

“Hmm. A giant monster with the ability to disguise itself as a ship.”

“The model is believed to be a Jasville 02-class Zama-class frigate.”

“Zama-class? You mean that new frigate? Hmm.”

His first thought was that it might be a secret weapon of the cult, but he soon dismissed the idea. The idea of ​​creating artificial life forms and controlling them was something only Megacorp would do.

‘Or maybe it’s an outspacer.’

As far as he knew, the giant creatures operated by the Outspacer colony didn’t look like that.

They are hideous monsters with bio-batteries hanging from them that shoot biochemical substances. Anyone who sees them and says they resemble cult frigates must have severely impaired eyesight or a strange sense of aesthetics.

However, it is true that when it comes to spaceships made of biometals, the first thing that comes to mind is Outspacer. Perhaps it is a newly evolved space assault monster that they have developed.

Sanadaev carefully examined the information provided by the Mechanical Committee. The amount of information was not as much as he had thought. Rather, the annotations and hypotheses added by the Mechanical Committee accounted for a much higher proportion.

There is a risk of infection, so do not approach at all, boarding is not allowed, it can use psychic power attacks, so prepare counter-psychic defense measures, etc.

Just by looking at that, you could tell how wary the Machine Committee was of him.

‘He seems like a tough guy.’

After reviewing all the data, Sanadaev contacted all the ships belonging to the Nemean fleet. He told them to prepare the instructions given by the Mechanical Committee.

And two hours later, the entire Nemean fleet of 101 ships was ready for superluminal travel.

A huge blue glow enveloped them, visible even from the surface of the planet in the constellation, and soon they left ESS-22.

Thanks to superluminal travel that easily surpasses the speed of light, the Nemean fleet led by Sanadaev reached JP-99 in an instant.

“Superluminal travel completed. 0 stranded ships confirmed.”

“Okay. Let’s finish this before the cults find out. Release the probe drones and carrier-based aircraft.”

“check.”

Drones and aircraft poured out of the Star Union warships, which had rectangular hulls and were covered with long, spike-like cannons. There were so many drones that it looked like sand was flowing out of burst sandbags.

“Search your surroundings carefully. If you find anything strange, report it immediately.”

“check.”

Drones controlled by the ship’s computer and android-piloted ship-based aircraft combed through the space junk, rock piles, and more.

And several carrier-based aircraft discovered artificially synthesized metal fragments and delivered them to Sanadaev aboard the flagship.

He quickly figured out which ship the debris had come from, and where the information the Mechanical Committee had sent him had come from.

“F. Have you finished confirming traces of hyperluminal travel?”

“No trace of a jump from this planet.”

“Okay. He’s around here, everyone be careful… .”

“Emergency report! Energy concentration occurring ahead!”

“what?”

Before he could finish speaking, the ship’s camera panned forward. Blue energies gathered in the empty space, transforming into a massive structure in an instant.

“…this.”

Soon, with each flash of blue light, large and small cult warships appeared in front of the Nemean fleet. Sanadaev muttered quietly as he saw them.

“Oh, shit. I’m screwed.”

The regular Cult battleships aren’t much of a problem, as the Nemean fleet with its super-powered defenses is more than capable of fighting them.

The problem is that huge structure that protects the back of the battleships.

“The captain of the ‘Condemned One of Gormos 03’ has sent a message. Please check it immediately.”

A diamond-shaped structure, or rather a ship, adorned with gold decorations on an ivory background.

The gigantic ship that appeared in front of the Nemean fleet was the imperial carrier that the Cult was proud of.