Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 177



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Ep. 176

Aadhai and Sky Mother, who had just woken up, blankly stared at Screamer, PS-111, who had only his head left.

“Look everyone! It’s my new friend!”

“Greetings, Wild Creatures. My name is PS-111. I serve the main controller, ‘Sea Demon’, and the sub-controller, ‘Unidentified Hostile Creature’. Your service will be in good hands.”

“Don’t call it an unidentified hostile creature, just call it Aimoff.”

“Confirmed. Change the code name of the sub controller.”

The Heavenly Mother opened her mouth wide as she saw the head of the human woman who was introducing herself while riding on the body of No. 26. Her gaze wavered and then turned to me. Her eyes were asking if what she thought was right.

‘What you think is right.’

Unlike her, who had a surprised eagle-like face, Adhai kept nodding his head as if something was strange.

“Big man” “Me” “Question”

[Zuzu (what is it?)]

“That guy” “Words” “Strangeness”

Adhai immediately noticed that the waves PS-111 was sending out were awkward.

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzu (It’s because my body hurts)]

“Wounds” “A lot?”

[Zuzuzu (maybe)]

I don’t know what the PS-111 originally looked like. The Screamer I hunted was a lower-grade S-model, so it probably looked different from its original appearance.

‘No matter what, if only the head remains, it must be considered a fatal wound.’

Of course, PS-111 is unlikely to feel pain from injuries, as the creature can move its vital organs thanks to the genes of the Sea Demon. Although it appears to be only a head on the outside, it has a brain and basic digestive organs inside.

However, it was complicated to explain this to Adhai, so I decided to just skip it.

“That guy” “Injury” “Serious” “Poor thing”

[Zuzu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (You’re older, so help me a lot)]

“Me” “Adult?”

I didn’t ask directly, but it seems likely. In the game, Screamers have a life expectancy of no more than one year.

The PS-111 is a new screamer, but even so, it is unlikely to have a long lifespan. It will probably last no more than a few years at best.

Anyway, after hearing what I said, Adhai seemed surprised to see a creature younger than himself and ran towards No. 26 and PS-111.

“Results of external analysis of the wild animal are 78% identical to the ‘Green Gallagon’.”

“Little baby, be friendly with your friends.”

“Sick Child” “Pity” “Help”

“Friends should be friendly with little kids too. Okay?”

“By the order of the Main Controller, I am reclassifying the rank of ‘Green Gallagon (78%)’ to Sub Controller 2 ‘Little Baby’. Please take care of it, Little Baby.”

“Sick Child” “Words” “Strangeness” “Me” “Education” “Possibility”

“Yeah! The little one is good!”

“Thank you for your support of Little Baby.”

It was quite interesting to see three monsters with unique personalities having a friendly conversation with each other.

In particular, Adhai looked completely different from when he was Heavenly Mother. He was acting friendly towards PS-111.

‘Did you feel a sense of responsibility for seeing a creature younger than you?’

Or maybe it’s because they judge that they have similar physical defects to you.

As I was happily watching the guys getting along, Mother Heaven called me.

“What happened? Taming a Screamer? Was that possible?”

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (It wasn’t me)]

She didn’t seem to understand the existence of friendly Screamers. They only appear as enemies in the game, so her reaction is understandable. If I hadn’t seen them myself, I would have thought the same.

I gave her a brief summary of what had happened earlier.

“Did No. 26 say that new mutant Screamer? He took the initiative from him?”

[Z (Yeah)]

“A Screamer who uses psychic powers. You’re right. Someone is making up for Screamer’s weaknesses.”

She sighed, agreeing with my reasoning.

“Chloe Carmeldara. I can guess who she is.”

“Probably 12th place.”

Among the Megacorp rankers, there was a player who focused on weapon development. He was a specialist in the production of rare equipment and provided weapons to players who were hostile to me.

“The two sponsors Muriel mentioned last time. One is a cult player named Jason, and the other one you said you didn’t know.”

[Zuzuzu (That’s right)]

“You guessed that he was from Carmel.”

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Are you trying to say that they are the same person?)]

She nodded.

“There are only two rankers who have expertise in making equipment. The first one is already dead, so only the 12th rank remains.”

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I heard that the 12th place is a guy?)]

“You can choose your gender in the game. I don’t know if that’s really true.”

[Zuzu (Hinji)]

That’s a valid point. Just because it was like that in the game doesn’t mean it’ll be the same here.

‘I have to be careful with this.’

It’s been over half a year since I came to this world, but sometimes I make judgments based on games.

Even though I myself am an element that deviates from the principles of the world of space survival, if I keep thinking like this, I may end up in trouble.

‘You have to be open to all possibilities. Be careful.’

I continued my conversation with my Heavenly Mother, making a resolution in my heart.

[Zzz …

“I’ll have to look into it further to see if that’s actually the case or not.”

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (If you’re the guy’s former main controller, you’ll know something)]

If you catch the former main controller of PS-111, ‘Pira Eleven’, you may be able to get more information.

‘It’s just a matter of timing.’

I’m having a hard time deciding whether to hit and catch Black Gallagon or catch it before that.

If the new Screamers have any connection to the players, then their commander, Pyrrha Eleven, will be the same. She can spy on me and Black Gallagon’s fight and transmit that information to the players.

‘But it’s not easy to hit the screamer first.’

If this were another time, it would have been advantageous to attack Pira Eleven first, but the situation is not good.

We have already confirmed that the Gallagons are moving around abnormally. If we rashly go out to find the Screamers and run into a group of Gallagons, there is a risk that they will form a double front. Based on the strength of the Screamers we have fought so far and the information provided by PS-111, they are very powerful enemies. They are estimated to be weaker than the Black Gallagons, but that does not mean they are easy opponents.

Fighting two enemies at the same time would be pure suicide.

‘Should I try to take advantage of the situation? No. I still don’t know enough to do that.’

I think we’ll have to decide on this part after extracting more information about Pira Eleven from PS-111.

‘Until we’re sure, let’s finish preparing for the Apex hunt first.’

You should catch the predators on this planet and gain useful traits so that you can fight smoothly no matter who you fight.

‘Additionally, the Heavenly Mother’s Wendigo transformation ability is also unlocked.’

While I was gathering my thoughts in my head, No. 26 and PS-111 came towards us.

“I have a question for the main controller. What species of wild animal is that next to you?”

“Wild animals….”

“Psychic powers similar to Gallagon detected. Presumed to be highly intelligent.”

“Hey buddy. This is the middle baby.”

“Information is uncertain. Search results for the creature called ‘middle baby’ 0.”

While Mother Sky was dumbfounded at being treated like a wild animal, I gave PS-111 a brief explanation about her.

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (She is a deified Wolf, that is, a Wolf with the ability to transform)]

“Are you a mutant wolf with a metamorphic trait? Refreshing the built-in database.”

“The middle child is a great child who is good at punishing bad children. Be friendly.”

“Sub Controller 3 is reclassified as ‘Medium Baby’. Nice to meet you, Middle Baby.”

“… That, that’s right.”

The Heavenly Mother seemed perplexed by the surreal situation in which she was greeting the Screamers through the arrangement of the Sea Demon. One beast and one synthetic creature, who had finished their light introduction without paying attention to her attitude, headed towards Adhai.

“A special metal device is detected from the little one.”

“Don’t touch that. The big kid brought it.”

“Big man” “Friend” “Two” “Available” “Sick child” “Confirm” “Want?”

“If you absorb that device, it will help you recover quickly….”

The three monsters huddled together began to chatter among themselves in waves and thoughts. Seeing them looking so friendly, the Mother of Heaven shook her head.

“… You’re surprisingly good at picking up monsters.”

[Zuzuzu (yes)]

“I thought I was familiar with this.”

If other players saw this combination, they would be shocked. She muttered quietly, but didn’t bother to respond.

After talking like that for about an hour, the three of them fell asleep again. Heavenly Mother also fell asleep quickly, probably because she was quite tired from fighting continuously since the daytime.

The only ones awake in the nest are me and PS-111, the screamer with only his head left. He swam through the swamp that covered the nest and came to me.

“Aimoff. Aren’t you going to sleep?”

“I have something to think about.”

Earlier, I was trying to check out the newly opened ‘Characteristic Enhancement’ system before going to bed.

I wasn’t able to check because No. 26 sneaked out of the nest, so I plan to check it out now.

After I sent back the PS-111, I tried to display a semi-transparent text box, and it was floating in front of me.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“Yes, Aimoff. According to the information I got from the little one, that 70L tactical backpack belongs to Aimoff. Is that correct?”

What the guy was pointing to with his small metal leg was the backpack containing the gear I had acquired from Muriel.

The bag that Adhai usually carries on his back contains the ‘Priest’s Golden Spear’ and 8 ‘Blood Rivers’, the only class weapon of the Star Union.

The ‘Plunderer’s Irregular Polyhedron’ obtained by killing players has the effect of preying on unique equipment and converting it into a unique trait. Thanks to that, I was able to absorb the cult’s orbital weapon ‘Thunder God’ and obtain the trait ‘God’s Whirlwind’.

The priest’s golden spear and blood reaver are also carried around as they may be used for predation.

“That’s what I got. Why are you asking?”

“I need three of the metal machine equipment ‘Blood River’ inside. If I absorb these devices, I can expect a dramatic increase in my combat power.”

“absorption?”

“Higher-level entities above the intermediate terminal level are granted extensive self-repair authority to counter concentrated attacks from enemies. Therefore, when the necessary materials are secured, they can be used for repairs.”

Hearing the guy’s words, I was reminded of the Screamer that killed Winterwalker on the ground. He tried to replenish his energy by eating the corpse.

‘Is it possible to prey on equipment other than meat or psychic powers?’

PS-111 also seems to be able to eat and utilize metal, weapons, and equipment, similar to me. Perhaps its superior entity, Pira Eleven, also has the same ability.

“Why are we talking about such an important topic now?”

“According to information obtained from the main controller ‘C-Demon’ and the little one, this location is not safe. In order to protect the main controller, we must restore combat capabilities as quickly as possible.”

I glared at PS-111. From the look of the guy, it didn’t seem like he was intentionally leaving out any important information.

‘If you were trying to hide it, you wouldn’t be talking about it now.’

It didn’t seem like the guy was lying, but that didn’t mean I could give Blood River a free pass.

I don’t know what will happen when I absorb a powerful unique piece of equipment, and I only have 8 Blood Rivers.

‘Three of them is practically half.’

You must use it when fighting Black Gallagon, so you must choose carefully.

As I was wondering what to do, the auxiliary organ under my chin detected a very faint vibration.

‘What was that just now?’

The vibrations came from a place quite far away from here. It felt different from an earthquake.

Having a bad feeling, I lay down and linked the auxiliary organ to the nest.

My senses spread out across the entire subterranean space, along the surface of the swamp that covered the nest. The cold walls of ice, the passages through which cool air flowed in and out, the pits created by my fierce battle with the Ice Horror.

My senses, which were licking the inside of the underground space that stretched out wide beneath the ice plain, were once again struck with vibration.

As the thud is heard, the pile of ice and rocks blocking the passage disappears in an instant. Then follows the flow of psychic power and the afterglow of the metal weapon.

When I realized what these meant, I jumped up from my seat.

‘enemy!’

A number of psychic power users entered this underground space.