Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 173



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Ep. 172

The first and only trait I acquired in this world was ‘Perfect Organic’. As the name suggests, it is a trait that changes my physical abilities and types into a state suitable for survival.

And it has a special effect on complete organisms.

‘Symbol of the Hunt’ mode.

When the symbol of the hunt is activated, my body evolves into the ultimate biological weapon, optimized for combat. It lasts for 20 minutes and has a cooldown of 24 hours, but its effectiveness is so great that it ignores all of its shortcomings.

Just like right now.

“Grrrrr”

Even though my eyes are gone, my senses are better than ever.

This space where I am standing, the passage where the ice horror is buried, all these things feel vivid as if I am seeing them with my own two eyes. Thanks to this, I am also aware of the changes that are taking place in my body.

My entire body twists – bones, muscles, scales, shell – optimizing my body to hunt stronger enemies and more prey.

As my skull grew rapidly, my body weight shifted slightly forward. The six horns that were useful when fighting against strong enemies grew into an even more vicious shape to suit their role.

After the ‘organic evolution’ trait was applied, the elongated head of the theropod type changed to a more extreme form. The bifurcated lower jaw developed, giving the impression of wearing metal protection under the chin.

Along with the change in the jaw, a bony shell was placed on the accessory organ under the jaw, changing it into something like an elephant’s tusk. This bony shell, shaped like a curved blade, was quite large and heavy, but it did not interfere with the development of the jaw and its movement.

‘The original function of the auxiliary organ remains the same.’

The accessory organs weren’t the only thing that had changed around the head. The biggest change was that the five human faces that had been attached to the back had moved to the head. Just as ancient warriors would decorate their bodies with the skulls of their enemies, the five pale faces were attached to the back of the head like trophies.

As the head grew heavier, the neck also evolved to support it. The monster’s tentacles covered its enlarged neck like hair.

In its normal state, the neck was not a prominent part due to the monster’s tentacles extending like a mane and the carapace on the back of its head. However, it has now become thick and long like the neck of a crocodile or Komodo dragon.

And the area from the neck to the back, which would be the wingtips of a human, throbbed. Then, two bony blade arms, which could be considered symbols of hunting, emerged from the holes in the shell.

This arm, with its bionic scythe at the end, is the sharpest and most lethal weapon I have. It can easily cut through even the hardest materials, such as the outer walls of a ship or a high-level armor.

In addition, other parts have also been transformed into forms useful for combat.

In particular, the blunt claws on the lower body and tail area have changed significantly. They have grown joints like arms and have sharp claws at the end. Their appearance resembles spider legs.

Although there were changes like this where new parts grew, the weight was lighter than before. When I used the hunting symbol before, it felt thick and heavy, but now it felt thin and light.

Just because it’s lighter doesn’t mean it’s less durable or hard. Rather, its defensive capabilities have probably increased thanks to the densely woven scales.

‘Plus, it seems more flexible than before.’

I flexed and extended my fighting arm, which was more than twice as long as before I took on the symbol of the hunt. The scales moved smoothly like flowing waves, following the movement of the muscles and bones.

Apart from the fact that the body itself has become lighter and more flexible, its overall length has increased. Based on the detection by auxiliary organs, the length including the tail is estimated to be between 35 and 40 meters. This means that the body, which used to be 28 meters long, has increased by a little less than 10 meters.

‘It’s still small compared to that place.’

The opponent is a gigantic creature that can easily exceed 100m in length. Although it is less than a third of that creature’s size… .

‘Size doesn’t matter.’

After finishing my inspection, I raised my head, my four bone blades, or rather, my transformed auxiliary organs, shaking. As if I had timed it right, the ice and rocks piled up in the passage began to shake as soon as I raised my head.

The pile of stones begins to tremble more and more violently, as if to represent the emotions of the being beneath.

A moment later, shards of rock and ice exploded and the Ice Horror appeared.

To summarize the Ice Horror’s appearance in a nutshell, it looks like the head of the monster from the classic monster movie series, BulXsaX, combined with the body of a fox.

Its head had four jaws that were strong enough to tear apart a ship, and they were filled with protrusions and teeth that could catch and suck in prey. At the back of its jaws were two long, thin antennae and a set of vestigial eyes.

Those antennae that resemble chain whips are the detection organs that the creature possesses. Unlike mine, whose auxiliary organs are weak, its antennae are quite sturdy, as you can see from its appearance.

The lower part of the head is divided into segments similar to a marten, and each segment has legs with sharp claws, and a white dorsal shell. The difference from a marten is that the dorsal shell is very hard.

‘Even without any special defensive abilities, it’s enough to ignore most attacks.’

In fact, even though I shot the psychic breath straight at it, it only received a few scratches on its armor.

“Ss …

The creature hissed roughly, clearly angered by its sudden attack. The antennae on its head shook like a cobra threatening its prey.

This is a large space where two giant monsters can fit comfortably. I chose this place to fight them.

The Ice Horror’s size may seem like it would be advantageous to fight in a confined space, but in reality, it is not. It can easily dig through the ground or ice and move around better than I can. Unless it is an open space like this, I will be the one who suffers the loss.

“Ssssss”

The thing that had been making a threatening sound turned its head towards me. Its four jaws opened wide, and a stream of clear venom shot out from within them towards me.

When I’m fighting biological enemies, I often use a neurotoxin that is highly concentrated and mixed with a hallucinogen, and that becomes the Ice Horror poison. In simple terms, it’s a poison that paralyzes or hallucinates the victim.

But I didn’t dodge. Instead, I charged at the one who was standing still while shooting venom.

‘Poison is of no use to me.’

Thanks to the ‘perfect immunity’ trait that I received as a quasi-adult, I am completely immune to poison and disease. No matter how strong the poison that thing inflicts is, it won’t work on me.

I ran across the ice on the ground, getting hit with poison.

“Sssss?”

The guy looks perplexed as he is seeing an enemy that is immune to venom for the first time.

‘It can’t be helped.’

There are probably only a few creatures around here that aren’t affected by its venom, including the Black Gallagon.

While he hesitated, I used my speed and weight to slam him into the horns of his head. The frozen underground chamber shook violently, and his large body was pushed back.

“Grrrrr”

It has never been unscathed by my horns before, but this time it is an exception. The Ice Horror’s defenses are truly terrifying. Despite my blow, only the horns left scratch marks on its carapace.

“Ssssssss”

The one who was pushed back started to counterattack with a creepy sound. Its body, several times longer than mine, wriggled like a snake and tried to wrap itself around me.

I grabbed the torso of the thing with my six fighting arms. I swung my tail wildly while doing so. The pincers on the end of the tail became heavy iron hammers and struck the carapace near the abdomen.

“Ssssss!”

The Ice Horror’s painful screams and roaring noises echoed through the underground chamber. When I looked at the spot where my tail had hit, I saw that it was covered in cracks like spiderwebs. It was a hard hit that slightly cracked the surface, so it couldn’t help but hurt.

“Ss …

The enraged creature lunges at me with its four jaws wide open. It must be planning to devour me whole. The swirling skin on my back peels off, and the tentacles hidden inside burst out all at once.

The erosive tentacles, with their appendages spread wide, grabbed the creature’s jaws.

And so the struggle began.

“Grrrrrrr”

“Seuss!”

Two giant creatures, each measuring tens or hundreds of meters, were competing. The aftermath caused the ice walls surrounding the underground space to shake violently. The icicles hanging from the ceiling fell, and the floor I was standing on was hollowed out and cracked.

‘It’s a tremendous power.’

Even though he was wearing the symbol of the hunt, his strength was truly immense. The six erosion tentacles held his jaws tightly, but he couldn’t hold out for long. Because he started to put his weight on me and press me down.

‘but.’

I expected this much.

I slightly released the strength from the erosion tentacle. The body of the thing that had been exerting its strength to crush me was suddenly hurled towards me.

The moment his huge mouth was about to swallow me.

The bone blade arm that was on my back flew out like lightning and stuck itself in the bastard’s mouth.

“Self?!”

Ice Horror was startled by the sudden pain. It must have been in a lot of pain because it shook its entire body wildly. The hundreds of meters tall thing was causing a ruckus, so not only the tunnel but the entire underground space shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Sssssss!”

Then he grabbed me with his jaw closed and shook his head violently, throwing me away. My body flew through the air and hit the wall hard.

‘Ugh!’

“Pain relief activated!”

The ‘Pain Reduction’ trait has been activated for the first time in a while, but there’s no time to lose your mind and feel pain. I quickly pulled myself out of the wall and dodged to the side. As soon as I did, the thing’s head hit the wall next to me.

I narrowly avoided the blow by a sheet of paper and slashed at the carapace near the opponent’s abdomen with the four bone blades under its chin.

This bone blade is made of the same material as the blades on the back of the arm. In other words, it is very hard and also sharp.

Four gashes appeared on the creature’s carapace, accompanied by the sound of a walnut shell breaking.

The bastard twisted his body and slammed into me, probably annoyed that I had dodged his attacks and counterattacked. I quickly raised my combat arms to block, but the result was not good. Two of my arms collided with the bastard’s armor and were completely shattered, and my body was slammed back into the wall.

‘Ugh!’

It was a simple movement without any tricks, but it was not easy to deal with because it was faster than me and had good strength.

The guy who broke my arm pulled his head out of the wall and charged again. As I expected, I opened my mouth to look into his eyes. The acidic fungal glands located near my esophagus in the back of my throat shot out a vicious acidic liquid.

The one hit by the green liquid stopped attacking for a moment. While he hesitated, I quickly pulled away and put some distance between me and him.

“Ss …

A guy who shakes his head as if he’s annoyed. Perhaps because his shell boasts a hardness that easily surpasses that of a diamond, even the acidic fungus is unable to penetrate it at all.

The one who had shaken off the green liquid looked at me and growled. He must have started to become wary because new abilities kept popping out of me.

While the creature was on guard, I inspected the part of the creature that I had been ‘targeting’. The abdominal carapace was covered in cracks from the slashes I had made with the tongs and the blade under its chin.

‘The preparations are complete.’

There is only one thing left.

Waiting.

“Ssssss”

“Grrrrrrr”

The thing that had been keeping its tentacles fixed on me and was on high alert moved again. It rushed at me, skidding across the ice like a train barreling down a railroad track.

Just before I collided with the creature, I tightened my legs on the tip of my tail and on my lower body. My body bounced up towards the ceiling like a spring, and the surface of my pincers brushed against the creature’s jaws.

I narrowly avoided the Ice Horror’s charge and jumped onto its back. Using my remaining fighting arms and erosion tentacles, I held on to its belly like a cowboy doing a rodeo.

“Sssssssss!”

The guy who put me on his back twisted his whole body as if he didn’t like it. But I was already stuck to his body. I couldn’t get off easily as he intended.

While the bastard was rampaging, I swung the blade under his chin and the arm on his back wildly. With each hissing sound of wind, one wound or two more appeared on his belly.

“Saaaaaaah!”

Finally, as if he couldn’t stand it anymore, he let out a loud roar and lifted his body up. Just as I had jumped up, he also used his lower body and legs to lift his body up.

In a single leap, the thing soared to the ceiling of this massive underground space. As it leaped to the ceiling, its back collided with the ceiling, and I, who was stuck between them, ended up in a situation similar to being stuck in a press machine.

“Okay!”

‘Ugh!’

I unconsciously lost strength due to the immense pain I felt throughout my entire body. The back of my skull was now shattered by the impact, and my back and chest shells were also greatly cracked.

‘If I get hit again, it’s dangerous!’

I jumped off his back as he slammed into the ceiling and landed on the floor. He opened his jaws wide as if to ask where I was running away and bit my tail.

As soon as I bit into it, the protrusions and teeth on the inside of its jaw and mouth grabbed hold of my body. It must be planning to swallow me like this.

Instead of hitting the thing in the jaw, I activated the spine-shooting tail inside the pincers. The pincers opened slightly and the spines inside poured down the thing’s throat.

“Ssssss!”

Poison attacks are meaningless to someone who uses neurotoxins as weapons like me, but it’s unpleasant for anyone to have a fish bone stuck in their throat.

The Ice Horror spat me out with a shudder. The tip of my tail, which had briefly entered its body, was badly damaged when I emerged.

‘Definitely strong.’

This guy boasts incredible fighting power, so much so that no one would call him an Apex creature. Even so, he’s only this strong because he’s one of the weaker Apex creatures. If it were a Black Gallagon or Sea Demon, I’d already have two or three fatal injuries on my body.

“Saaaah!”

The one that gave a short roar quickly approached me with its legs moving quickly. This time, I didn’t dodge but ran towards it.

We charged at each other’s heads like males fighting for dominance, the Ice Horror’s jaws clashing with my skull on the ice arena.

A tremendous pressure was felt on my head. The previously undamaged skull shell was shattered, and three of the six horns were broken.

‘If you fall here, it’s over.’

I strained my lower body, legs, and tail to avoid being pushed away.

As the two powerful forces struggled to overcome each other, the floor could no longer hold out and collapsed.

At that moment, I lowered my head down. The guy I was wrestling with had no choice but to focus his strength on his head because I avoided his head.

The creature’s jaws instantly shattered the back of my skull and swept across my back. The impact broke both arms on my back.

A pain that was hard to describe in words struck me straight in the head. I almost lost consciousness due to the pain that felt like the back of my head was split open, but I was able to endure it somehow thanks to the pain-reducing properties.

‘now!’

I turned my head to the left, and the bone blade under my jaw stood straight up.

The target of the bone blades was the abdomen of the guy passing over me quickly. The two blades on the right side of my bone blades cut the abdomen of the guy who was flying forward.

“Ssssss!”

‘It’s broken… ugh!’

Before I could enjoy the joy of my attack landing, I was rolling around on the collapsed floor because the angry bastard swung his tail at me.

‘this!’

I tried to get up again, but the bastard’s mouth was right there.

I see a huge, four-pronged jaw spread open like a flower. The moment that jaw closes, my head and upper body will be finished.

I tried to crouch down to minimize the damage, but the thing suddenly stopped moving. It was just a split second, but it was enough for me to dodge.

As soon as I pulled my upper body out, the thing’s jaws snapped shut. I realized I could feel the movements of a familiar being on the other side of the half-collapsed passage.

‘You came!’

And the rock and ice fragments that had filled the passage rose up, raining down like cannonballs on the Ice Horror’s carapace and tail.

“Ss …

The man turned his head sharply, startled by the sudden attack.

Three creatures appeared from beyond the dark passage.

“… As expected. You held on well.”

A griffon beast holding the ‘Golden Spear of the Priest’.

“Big adult” “Big” “Snake” “Very” “Huge”

Green Gallagon expresses surprise at the sight of me and the Ice Horror.

“This bad boy! I won’t leave that kid who bullies the big kid alone! I’m going to scold him a lot!”

And a 10m tall sea demon with numerous tentacles and fins waving menacingly.

After a long time, reinforcements finally arrived.