Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 164



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Ep. 163

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The data carried by the drone consisted of data analyzed and organized by the Star Union ship’s computer and footage taken inside the ship.

However, some of the stored data was lost due to collision with fine particles in the rock cloud.

Although the data was in an imperfect state and had been encrypted, this part was not a particular obstacle for Sihyeon and Layla.

Si-hyeon, who learned espionage skills while acting as Eugene’s shadow, and Layla, who received special training as a promising prospect for the family and even wore a high-tech suit.

Since they were both extraordinary people, it was not difficult to read the data contents.

“The soldiers aboard the X2-class destroyer were annihilated by four unidentified creatures. How could this happen?”

“This information was recorded by the Star Union’s ship computer, so it is unlikely to have been distorted.”

“Well, it must be true since it remains in the video.”

The AI ​​performance of Star Union is far superior to that of Megacorp. There is no significant difference between the two in terms of ship operation, such as calculating route or energy output, but Star Union’s AI is superior in its ability to analyze given information.

No wonder Sihyeon Eugene’s flagship is also using Star Union’s AI.

Layla also knew that fact, but it was such a hard reality to believe that she brought it up.

The two were now directly viewing the video records stored on the drone.

Cyborgs and androids were completely helpless against the attacks of four types of monsters and died helplessly.

“That D-type creature, is it a bubble amoeba? It looks similar, although its size is quite different.”

“I don’t know. I’ve never heard of a Bubble Amoeba wielding such strong psychic powers.”

“Maybe it’s a test subject made by Edgerton or Zhao. I heard they’re very interested in bubble amoeba research.”

As Sihyeon heard the words that Leila had passed by, a memory suddenly came to mind.

‘Bubble amoeba, psychic powers, experiments…’

The first thing that came to mind after Shihyeon woke up in the clone production facility was the memory of her death. She was planning to eliminate Kisaragi Yujin, the granddaughter of Akira Yujin.

Kisaragi Eugene is a person who has shown great achievements in the study of psionium and Hulk mutants. He was an important figure to Akira Eugene who gained power through the Hulk mutant business, so he was a target that had to be eliminated at all costs.

Sihyeon Yujin planned to frame it as a conspiracy by other families while eliminating Kisaragi.

As planned, Kisaragi Yujin died. The rest is just her own manipulation of Kisaragi’s death.

That’s where things started to go horribly wrong.

The monster that was on the spaceship where Kisaragi died was the one that interfered with her.

She realized that the monster was a being far superior to Shadow, the pinnacle of genetic engineering technology.

That’s why she tried to capture it, but the monster was much stronger than she expected. She fought fiercely with the monster, but eventually lost due to an unexpected variable.

‘Bubble amoeba on the research vessel.’

She was left out of the spotlight because she was a powerless being, but that powerless being interrupted her at a crucial moment.

Using psychic powers, just like you saw in the video.

‘Kisaragi’s last research topic was the potential for psychic power from Bubble Amoeba.’

Si-Hyeon also remembered what she had researched, as he had been gathering information in order to kill her.

‘What are the odds that there’s a bubble amoeba on the spaceship that uses psychic powers?’

Sihyeon checked the information on the drone again while Layla watched the video.

Of the four types of creatures, only Type A and Type B had the least information. Both of them had cloaking abilities, which were not recorded on video.

Among them, the being that Si-hyeon was interested in was the Type A creature. She looked through the information about Type A left by the computer.

To summarize what has been recorded, the creature possesses extraordinary physical abilities and can create acidic fluids that can melt ships. It also possesses extremely high intelligence and seems to prefer surprise attacks.

As Si-Hyeon read the text, she thought of the monster that had killed her. It was a monster with extremely high intelligence, with acidic blood and a bubble amoeba that she carried around.

When you think about it that way, it has a lot of similarities to the Type A creature that annihilated the Star Union soldiers.

Although she seems to have grown a lot since we first met.

‘Monster! It’s alive after all!’

At the TNC Special Trade Center, she felt the guy’s presence. At the time, she was transporting a bomb, so she couldn’t face the guy directly.

After the city collapsed, she was sure that the monster was not dead.

Since he’s so intelligent, he must have somehow escaped the city and is hiding somewhere in space.

In fact, it was a judgment that had some basis.

After the city collapses, Sihyeon rescues Layla’s medical ship that was drifting in space and hears detailed information about the monster from her.

Everything from what happened in the city to Lyla’s ambition to study the guy and develop a new Hulk mutant.

Sihyeon glanced at Layla.

‘There’s no need to talk about it right now.’

The reason why Noble Capital’s Laila followed Si-Hyeon’s words was because of revenge and ambition.

Revenge against the monster that destroyed him, and use its corpse to become the head of TNC.

Thanks to these two goals, she was able to stay alive even though she was half a corpse.

‘… In that respect, he might be similar to me.’

Sihyeon, who had that thought for a moment, checked the date the data was recorded. The date of recording was exactly 10 days ago.

It’s been quite some time, so it’s hard to find the ship that launched this drone.

‘I’m going to start researching this information now.’

I don’t know when I’ll encounter him again. I need to get enough information about him before then.

‘If only I could get that weapon…!’

The ancient relic they are currently searching for. If they can get their hands on it, they will be able to hunt even the most intelligent monsters.

A quiet spark rose from Sihyeon’s eyes.

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“Ship number 98, discovered!”

Sanadaev, the acting commander of the Nemean fleet, shouted in a loud voice with great tension.

He, who usually wore shabby clothes and piloted the flagship, was now wearing a black military uniform. There was a red badge on his chest.

This emblem, featuring a fist in the center and twelve stars surrounding it, is the symbol of the Star Union.

“Search complete! Captain alive inside!”

The reason he wears a badge on his military uniform that he never wore when going into battle is because of the two beings watching him.

“Question. Sanadaev. Are there other cyborgs?”

“Hey, ahem! 9 others confirmed to be alive!”

The one who asked him the question was Nemea Five, one of only 12 highest ranking members of the Star Union and Sanadaev’s direct superior, a high-performance android.

Although the Nemea Five are a difficult boss for Sanadaev, it is not the androids that really make him nervous.

“Nemea Five reports. Your Excellency the Chairman. Are you ready to commence the operation?”

“Let’s start.”

Zubaka, chairman of the Machinery Committee and leader of the Star Union, is watching over Sanadaev from the capital city of Sachs-01.

Just hearing the voice of the mythical being and highest dignity of the Star Union was enough to make Sanadaev faint.

“Order confirmed! Docking operation initiated! Combat unit standby for entry!”

“Order. Prepare. Other ships.”

“Arrow Fleet Representative! Ship orders confirmed! Targeting complete!”

“Red Tail Fleet Representative! Ship orders confirmed! Targeting complete!”

He gave the order, barely holding back his tears. The captains of the other ships seemed to be feeling the same way as Sanadaev, swearing into their radios as they replied.

They are currently on a search mission for Ship 98, which lost contact 10 days ago.

Ship 98, which was supposed to repair its hyperluminal engine after arriving in the AD-100 constellation, began to act erratically after communications were cut off. It was even observed to have made hyperluminal voyages to other constellations using hyperluminal engines that were reported as broken.

Normally, this would have been a problem that would have been resolved by the Nemean Five, the commander-in-chief of the Nemean fleet, but this time it was different.

It was because Grand Admiral Jubaka began to take interest in Ship 98 that three elite fleets were sent in pursuit of Ship 98.

And after 10 days, they found ship number 98 in a constellation located in a neutral zone. Ship number 98 was floating in the middle of a constellation where numerous trading ships came and went.

Ship number 98, known to have been infected by the bio-ship, looked exactly like a regular X2-class destroyer, except for its color. The ship was dyed pitch black, much like the space surrounding it, and anyone who saw it could tell that it was in a severe state of contamination.

“Docking complete! Let’s dive in!”

“Order. Permitted.”

Next to the 98th ship was the flagship of Sanadaev. As punishment for not properly managing his subordinate ships, Sanadaev’s ship was given the task of searching the interior of the 98th.

The rest of the fleet, excluding him, are keeping their distance and targeting ship number 98. If anything strange happens, their cannons will open fire immediately.

“All signals are detected in the situation room. Vital signs are good. There are no special changes.”

“Search everything thoroughly. You never know what you might find.”

“Okay, okay… Ahem, I understand! Your Majesty!”

The footage of the androids and walkers aboard the 98 was transmitted in real time to each ship and the commander. Sanadaev also checked the movements of his subordinates through the cable attached to his neck.

Inside the ship, a gas containing toxic chemicals was spreading like a fog. As the men adjusted the cameras, pulsating organic tissues were visible throughout the ship.

Jubakka muttered after seeing that sight.

“… Nemea Five. Save them all without exception.”

“Nemea Five responds. Saving. Don’t worry, Your Excellency the Chairman.”

The subordinates on the scene, unable to hear what the two were saying, quickly searched the inside of the ship. Soon after, they arrived at the situation room.

“Uh, that’s?!”

Sanadaev was terrified when he saw the scene inside the situation room filmed by his subordinate.

The stark, crude design of the ship’s situation room was gone. In its place were tentacles that looked like veins, spores that swelled and burst endlessly, and disgusting biopipes that spit out toxic fog.

It was more of a nest than a situation room. A nest of hideous and disgusting creatures.

In the lair of that unclean being were the captain of the 98th ship, Keynes Q, and eight cyborgs they were looking for. They were hanging from the walls and ceiling, tightly bound by hardened tentacles.

“Ha, Captain Keynes Q and eight crew members! We’ve found them all! No casualties so far!”

“Order. Confirm.”

A walker approached Keynes Q to knock it off the wall. As the walker approached, Keynes Q began to thrash around.

“Huh, huh? Why is this happening all of a sudden…?”

“What’s going on?”

“Captain 98’s heart rate is rising.”

He, whose face was wrapped in tentacles, somehow managed to open his mouth and shout loudly.

“Everyone get out of here right now! On this ship… kekekeke!”

While he was speaking, he vomited a large amount of blood and lowered his head. At the same time, the vital signs of Keynes-Q that Sanadaev was watching also turned black.

“Captain 98 is dead!”

“Death? Why all of a sudden… Wait. No way?”

When Jubaka saw Keynes Q’s death, he shouted urgently as if something had occurred to him.

“All retreat! Get away from number 98…”

Before Jubaka could finish speaking, a huge light burst out from the engine room of Ship 98.

Sanadaev could never have known that it was because of the bomb installed in the engine room.

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‘hmm?’

“Big baby, what’s wrong?”

When I suddenly moved my head, number 26 above me asked me.

[Zuzuzuzuz zuuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuz (It’s nothing. Don’t worry)]

“huh.”

[Zzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (Isn’t it uncomfortable because it’s narrow?)]

“No! I love it when the big baby, the middle baby, and the little baby are all stuck together!”

[Zuzuzuzu (Thank goodness)]

As No. 26 said, Adhai and the Heavenly Mother were closely attached to my huge body.

‘It’s definitely narrow.’

It was an inevitable choice to escape the pursuit of Star Union.

Three days ago today, I abandoned Star Union’s ship number 98 and boarded a new ship.

The reason was that after sinking the ship and going through the computer records, they discovered that Captain Keynes Q had fired a rescue drone.

‘That guy’s doing useless things has made work a hassle.’

To avoid being tracked by Star Union, you had to change ships as soon as the cooldown of ‘Nightmare Horizon’ ended.

Finding a ship in the middle of this vast space was never an easy task, so I had no choice but to change my plan. I decided to go to a constellation where many trade ships travel and find a new ship.

‘Thanks to that, it took longer than originally planned.’

In fact, I wasted a week, so I wanted to kill Keynes Q, but I barely held myself back. Instead, I thought of a punishment that would suit Keynes Q, so that it would be known that I had punished him well.

Booby trap operation using parasites.

I ordered the cyborgs to build the bomb and implanted sensors in their bodies so that the bomb would automatically explode if their hearts stopped beating.

Then, on the day the ship was abandoned, all nine cyborgs were locked in the situation room and a bomb was installed in the engine room.

‘If you come to Star Union…’

The parasitized cyborgs will scream for you to run away. But that action is against my will. The enhanced parasites will punish them immediately.

‘And then what happens when the cyborg dies? Bam.’

Thanks to the infection enhancement type, the period during which the parasites can survive without me replacing them is about 5 to 6 days. Replacing the parasites themselves is not a problem, but I added spores of the symbiont just in case they starve to death.

Only after completing all the tasks could I leave number 98 with peace of mind.

And it was only today, three days later, that I felt the parasites growing again inside my body. Nine parasites dying at the same time was like a bomb exploding.

I hope my plan will succeed.

‘I found it later than I thought. If I had known this would happen, I would have found a better ship and taken it.’

The ship I’m currently eroding is a cargo ship purchased from a neutral constellation that is not occupied by any power.

This is the ship that the Heavenly Mother, who transformed into Wolf, went out and bought. The funds were raised by selling the drones and androids on board.

The reason why we don’t just catch the wandering ships and erode them is simple.

‘They think of me as a bio-ship. They would never think that I would buy a ship and move around.’

It doesn’t matter if a player intervenes in my pursuit. If anything, it would make it harder for them to find me.

‘You will know me as Aimov.’

The Aimorphs are a race that cannot communicate or negotiate. They would never dream that I would bring three friends with me.

‘It went according to plan, but I’m a little disappointed with the ship.’

At that time, we had to find a boat in a hurry because we didn’t know when the pursuers would come. As a result, the boat we were on was so small that it was barely over 60m long.

‘My body size is well over 25m, so 60m… .’

In addition, since they needed food to eat while moving, they filled up their cyborg combat rations and energy drinks obtained from neutral constellations.

That way, there wasn’t much space left, so the four of us had no choice but to stick together like we did now.

‘Is it fortunate that No. 26 was able to shrink?’

The guy, who had shrunk his body to about 50cm, was dozing off on top of my head.

“Big man” “Me” “Hunger”

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzu (Wait a minute)]

Adhai, the Gallagon Navigator of this ship, was curled up on my tail. I produced a tentacle to grab a handful of energy drinks and handed them to him.

“thanks”

The guy who greeted me briefly stuck his tentacle into the energy drink and sucked it down. Unlike the Calorie Bar or the Cyborg Combat Rations, the energy drink tasted like apple cider, so it was quite edible.

“I should have gotten a bigger boat.”

Finally, the Heavenly Mother. She had returned to her Wolf form and was clinging to my side. She kept turning around as if the claws and thorns on my shell were uncomfortable.

‘I guess I need some help.’

I changed the structure of the boat slightly to create a space where she could lie down comfortably.

[Zuzu (How is it?)]

“Thank you, but doesn’t this make you uncomfortable?”

[Zz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I’m in a state of unity with my stomach, so I don’t feel that uncomfortable)]

“I’m a little jealous of that.”

[Zuz …

She sighed softly at my words. That ended our conversation.

I was about to return to my superluminal voyage when she spoke softly.

“Thank you for your concern.”

[Z (Yeah)]

She expressed her gratitude, but soon closed her eyes, perhaps feeling embarrassed. After a while, I heard her breathing evenly.

I continued my superluminal voyage, leaving the sleeping Heavenly Mother behind.