Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 180



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Ep. 179

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“Huk, huk, huk, huk, huh, huk… .”

Selene, a warrior of the Temple Guardians, ran along the ice passage.

‘Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!’

The silence that fell throughout the passageway tells us what happened to her colleagues. Other members sacrificed themselves to save her, who had learned the art of memory storage.

Even though he knew that his opponent was a soul-devouring demon.

‘I never thought such monsters would exist in this world!’

As she ran, she recalled the sight she had just seen.

White skeletons that stood several times as tall as the cult. At first glance, I thought they were giant creatures resurrected in skeletal form.

It didn’t take long for her to realize that it was something covered in the bones and carapace of a giant creature. Her companions were on the head of the ‘thing’ that rose up along with the bones.

The first cultist to appear was the leader of the group, Krisian. He was impaled on a horn sprouting from the monster’s head.

Below that, a pointed snout resembling a theropod had a leg sticking out, presumed to be that of a single creature, struggling.

It was such a surreal sight that all of her colleagues, including her, just stared blankly at it.

Then, with an eerie sound, her legs, struggling to escape, gave out. Only when she heard the sound of her comrade’s death did she and her group come to their senses.

A harsh scream and the sharp metallic sound of weapons being pulled out. It was the sound heard every time they hunted a monster.

The temple guardians who came here prepared their best equipment to catch the three-headed demon.

Demolisher, which manipulates and destroys matter, Champion Shield, which combines psychic power and ether to dramatically increase defense, Dragon Scale armor made from monster scales, swords forged from the claws of a White Gallagon, etc.

As the Temple Guardians were one of the most elite units in the Empire, their equipment had to be top-notch as well.

And those who use that equipment? The best of the best.

If their opponents were just monsters wearing bones, they wouldn’t have been defeated so easily.

There was one reason why the situation did not go as they expected.

Contrary to their expectations, there was not one.

As the giant monster reared up, other monsters hiding underneath it appeared.

A monster with a human head and a spider body, a monster with long tentacles on a pink balloon body.

Among them, the spider monster absorbed the champion shield made of composite energy. Every time its claws scratched the shield, the shield’s energy fell away in chunks.

The monster with the bones turned upside down targeted only the Guardians whose shields were weakened. It was agile to a degree that was hard to imagine for its huge size. Every time it moved, its comrades were impaled by its horns or crushed to death by its large feet.

And lastly, the pink balloon monster. It wasn’t as agile as the other monsters, but it had some very scary abilities.

He was the most powerful psychic user she had ever seen. Although he was not as powerful as the young priest Jason, he was more than enough to overwhelm those present.

Because of the pink balloon monster, contact with the outside world was nearly impossible. The massive psychic power flowing from its body blocked supernatural abilities such as telepathy and soul link.

Psychic powers are like limbs to a cult. Even if they were the temple guardians, it was difficult for them to demonstrate their full potential when their use of supernatural powers was restricted.

Her companions struggled to evade and counterattack the two monsters.

But despite such counterattacks, the number of standing members quickly decreased.

They moved as if they knew all the characteristics and weaknesses of the equipment equipped by the Temple Guardians.

When the spider monster nullified the Temple Guardians’ shield, the giant monster attacked. When the members tried to move to avoid the giant monster, the pink monster restricted their movements.

Even if the members with the demolishers tried to shoot, it was useless. The monsters would always dodge the demolishers, even if they were hit by other attacks.

They showed excellent coordination, even better than the Shinto Guardians who had been breathing together for decades.

The result was a massacre.

Those who always hunted monsters were now the prey, slaughtered.

A spider monster rips open the cult’s innards with its hooked claws, while a pink balloon monster levitates members with its psychic powers and rips off their limbs.

And the sight of a giant monster devouring the undead cultists.

Selene will probably never forget that sight until the day she dies.

When the number of people was reduced from 12 to only 5, Selene’s companions shouted, telling Selene, who had mastered the art of memory storage, to run away.

Selene had to survive so that the deaths of those present would not have been in vain. She knew this too, so she left her companions behind and fled.

‘I’ve saved all the memories. If I could just pass this on to Jason…!’

She continued to try telepathy as she ran. The farther away she got from the thing, the weaker its power became. Perhaps if she went a little further, she would be able to convey these memories to her companions.

“!”

At that moment, a sound reached her ears as she ran with all her might. She quickly activated the Champion Shield on her wrist.

‘where are you?’

Holding the Champion Shield, which shone softly in gold, she looked around.

I thought I had misheard, but then I heard the sound again. There was something mixed in with the sound of the wind blowing in the hallway.

‘Damn it! Where the hell is it… .’

Her eyes wandered wildly. All she could see was her own distorted reflection in the ice. The distorted faces of the cult seemed as if they were mocking her.

You will be joining us soon.

As a group that fights monsters, the Temple Guardians learn to remain calm even in dire situations.

But was it because of the situation today, or was it due to some unknown factor? She couldn’t come to her senses like a rookie going into battle for the first time.

“Fuck! Where are you!”

She lost her composure and howled like a wounded animal. It sounded like a response.

The sound was similar to the sound a flag makes when it waves in the wind.

Only then did she realize what she had heard.

It was the sound of a large winged creature flapping its wings.

And the sound was much closer than it had been a moment ago, almost as if it was coming from above her head.

“… … .”

Her gaze slowly turned upward.

In a place where there should be nothing but ice.

A green winged creature was hanging upside down, looking down at her.

She met his purple eyes and tried to draw her sword.

Before her hand could reach the hilt of the sword, the creature’s wings had spread open. The moment she realized this, she felt the strength drain from her body. The world she was looking at turned upside down and a familiar ankle came into view.

Selene’s mind was plunged into darkness.

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“Feed” “Escape” “Block” “Success”

[Zuzuzu (good job)]

Adhai, who had decided to clean up the kid who had run away and hid outside, returned. The kid had a cult hanging from his back with only the upper half of his body remaining.

Judging by the blood on his body, it was clear that he had been hit at high speed.

‘It looks like there are no wounds.’

He seemed to have completely mastered the fighting method of charging while wrapped in psychic powers.

‘What a peculiar guy.’

I patted the guy’s head with my combat arm and picked up the cult corpse hanging from his back with my erosion tentacle.

‘The 12 people who came in here have all been sorted out.’

The tooth fairies that came out of my body started the battle, but this is the first time I’ve fought directly.

Their skills were as I expected, but there were a few things that were unexpected.

‘The equipment is much better than I expected.’

My gaze turned to the equipment the cultists had brought with them. Dragon’s Armor, Champion’s Shield, a sword forged from Gallagon, and even a Demolisher. All of these weapons were expensive.

I picked up a weapon that resembled a harpoon gun from among the weapons scattered on the floor.

Although it looks unsightly, it is a weapon with such powerful destructive power that it ranks among the top five standard weapons for ground forces in the space survival world.

‘You’re bringing a demolisher. Are you here to hunt Gallagon?’

The Demolisher is a weapon that shoots bullets made up of dark matter and other rare materials. The Demolisher’s heat ray has a matter manipulation effect, so no matter how hard the material is, it will break down and turn into sand when it hits it.

Because the Ice Horror’s shell, which No. 26 and I had worked so hard to destroy, was punctured by the Demolisher.

To defend against the Demolisher’s attacks, you need to have special defensive measures. I don’t have any such measures yet.

‘And this sword is also a fairly expensive weapon.’

This white sword tied to the waist of the cultists is a weapon made from the claws of the White Gallagon. Its effect is to create a supernatural sword energy that can cut down enemies from a distance. It has the same effect as the Gallagon claw that Sihyeon Eugene pulled out from the back of his hand when he fought before.

There’s no way someone with this much equipment would come here for no reason. I woke up the human-faced beasts attached to my skull.

“Why did you come here?”

“That, that is….”

The five human-faced beasts tried their best not to speak, but it was no use.

The human faces that have formed on my body are all beings reconstructed from Aimov’s body. Just as my arms and legs obey my commands, they cannot refuse my commands.

Eventually they told everything.

Their explanations were never long, but they contained very important information.

What they came to catch, and who leads them.

This was high-level information that could have put everyone in great danger if I hadn’t checked it now.

‘The young priest is after me.’

He was the one who suggested sending the Imperial Carrier and Carrier Fleet to subdue the three-headed demon that had appeared on PH-101, a planet the cultists call Cygil-08.

When his plan failed and he lost influence in the Imperial Diet, it is said that he personally led the Temple Guardians here to make up for his failure.

What does that mean?

‘The player who supported Muriel.’

The one who was judged to be a Black Gallagon-level strong player was Player. A player with much stronger power than Muriel.

If your opponent is a player, you will need to modify the plan you have made so far.

‘You must know me well.’

If they were rankers, they would obviously know what to watch out for when fighting Aimov.

‘Once the enemies have joined, it is impossible to deceive them with parasites or human-faced beasts.’

The original plan was to lure the enemies into a cave containing an Ice Horror. The cave was so weakened that its walls and ceiling were badly damaged and could collapse at any moment.

There, I planned to collapse the walls and ceilings and bury the entire glacier above my head. No matter how strong the enemy was, there was little chance of them surviving under a block of ice hundreds of meters thick.

Could a Black Gallagon-level powerhouse survive, depending on what psychic power technique he possesses? If he survives, I plan to launch an all-out attack with the kids to subdue him.

‘But if you consider me your enemy…’

Since he knows I’ve set a trap, it’s unlikely he’ll act as I intend. I’ll have to use my brain more to fool him.

‘… I’m glad I found out now.’

As soon as I heard the explanation, I slightly modified my original plan and called PS-111.

“There’s a variable. Take the kids and go to the place I told you about first.”

“All right.”

The guy put No. 26 on his back and prepared to leave with Adhai.

“See you later, big baby.”

[Z (Yeah)]

After saying goodbye to the kids, I hurried to the nest. I didn’t forget to place the auxiliary organ on the ground to watch for enemy movements along the way.

‘The distance is a bit precarious.’

There are only a few minutes left before the remaining two groups gather in one place. The group that was attacked by PS-111 and the Heavenly Mother is moving around with extreme caution and has not yet joined in.

‘If you stop by the nest and leave, you’ll be late.’

We must strike from behind before the enemies join us.

I stopped in the middle of the passage, and put my head against the ice, trying to connect with the nest with the auxiliary organ under my chin.

As the nest expands on its own, the area around me is dyed black. There are no spores yet, but the mucus from the nest has spread to this area and hardened, so it can at least give a signal.

‘She would know right away.’

I felt around on the ground with my auxiliary organ, looking for a place to link. As I did so, my auxiliary organ came into contact with the stem of a nest that was just beginning to spread.

I felt some of my senses pouring out onto the floor, and the wide passage began to feel like my body. I had successfully established a link with the nest.

‘good.’

I burst a few spores inside the nest. Then two objects lying in the swamp reacted. Soon one of them started moving towards me along with the other.

The Heavenly Mother who took the prisoner must have read the signal I sent.

I checked the passages in this underground space again, maintaining the link. The enemy player and his group showed no sign of moving.

While they were still keeping a close watch on them, the Heavenly Mother appeared, holding a female cult in her beak.

The lower part of the cult’s neck did not move at all, as if the cervical vertebrae had been broken when captured. The Heavenly Mother must have known that the Yonglinbok had the function of sustaining the life of the wearer, so she took such measures.

I was carefully handed it over so that the cult wouldn’t look at me. If I had No. 26, I wouldn’t know, but if not, I would have to be careful with the Soul Link.

“What happened? This wasn’t planned?”

[Zuuuuu zuuuuuu (Plans have changed)]

I told her what I had heard from the Inmyeonsu. Her amber eyes lit up as she understood my wavelength.

“He came here?”

[Z (Yeah)]

“…I absolutely cannot miss it.”

[Of course]

I can’t just let the player, and the player who knows about me, go like this. I have to catch him at all costs.

“What are you going to do?”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (First, organize the subordinates)]

The subordinates brought by the player are armed with swords made from the claws of a demolisher and a gallagoon. Both are weapons that can inflict fatal wounds on me, so I can say that they are enemies that I cannot trust.

If you take direct command from the player there, it becomes very difficult to deal with.

‘So we have to hit it before they gather.’

I looked down at the cult I had captured.

Originally, it was intended to be used to instill fear by flaying the enemy. However, as circumstances have changed, it seems that its purpose should be slightly changed.

‘Of course, if you’re a player, you won’t be fooled.’

What about those who haven’t joined yet?

I reached out to the paralyzed cultist.