Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 198



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Ep. 197

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Adhai stood before the Queen of Pure White, Ham Ort.

She was lying face down on the floor, enjoying the warm heat flowing through the cave floor. She didn’t seem to feel even the slightest threat from Adhai.

Adhai felt slightly annoyed by that peaceful appearance.

“Ham Ort” “Recommend” “Here” “Warm” “Lie Down”

“Okay” “Unnecessary”

“Ham Ort” “Words” “Repetition” “I hate it”

There was a slight sense of discomfort mixed in with the thought wave fired by the female compatriot. Adhai had no choice but to lie down on the ground.

As she said, the floor was very warm. It was enough to make me forget the cold winter wind outside the cave.

Ham Ort closed his eyes with satisfaction as he watched Adhai follow him obediently.

“I” “Words” “Following” “Explanation” “Request”

“Ask a question first” “The daughter of a meteor” “Father” “Do you know?”

“Great Odd Grad” “Black Kindred”

“Yes” “Ham Ort” “The Third Companion of Odd Grad” “The Daughter of the Meteor” “The Descendants of Ham Ort”

The pure white female Ham Ort, who was basking in the heat at the front, and the great black dragon Odd Grad were her parents.

On the day Adhai was born, a pure white meteor shower occurred, so Ham Ort named her ‘Daughter of the Shining Star’. Adhai, who had an excellent memory, vividly remembered the sight of her mother’s joy when she saw her.

Of course, it was irrelevant now. Her parents had banished young Adhai because she was a mutant.

The moment he was about to ask why he was bringing up something that had already happened, Adhai was startled.

Because I felt intense anger from Ham Ort.

“Odd Grad” “We” “Deceived” “Dozens” “Hundreds”

“?”

Adhai didn’t understand.

The concept of deception is vague for her and her kind. They are beings who communicate through thoughts. As in the case of Ham Ort, emotions are directly incorporated into thoughts. It may be possible to deceive other creatures, but it is impossible to deceive a kind that is sensitive to psychic power.

“Odd Grad” “Special Stone” “Holding” “Emotion” “Leakage” “Blocking”

“rock?”

“Special Stone” “Owner” “Emotions” “Hide” “Ham Ort” “Odd Grad” “Heart” “Unreadable”

Adhai had some idea of ​​what Ham Ort had said.

While traveling with her elders, she had seen ugly creatures carrying strange lumps of metal, some of which held great power.

The ugly creatures did many strange things with the lump of metal. Sometimes they used it to torment her and the adults, and sometimes they used similar powers to those of their kind.

Perhaps Odd Grad also possesses such a strange lump of metal, a lump that allows him to hide his own mind.

“Curiosity” “Lies” “What?”

“Odd Grad” “Old” “New Successor” “New Black Race” “I Must Come Out to the Top”

“agreement”

“But” “The Horde of Odgrad” “The Successor” “The Black Kindred” “They Don’t Come Out”

Her words about there being no black race were true. In Adhai’s memory, no black race was seen except for Odd Grad.

Looking back, it was strange. There were many white people in Ham Ort’s group. If Odd Grad’s group had lasted much longer, it would have been expected to have black people, but that wasn’t the case.

“Flow of Stars” “Change” “Dozens” “Black Kind” “Didn’t Come Out”

Although Adhai was not that old, he could tell that what Ham Ort had said was not normal.

In the first place, didn’t she eat various foods and change from brown to green in a short period of time? It is impossible for a black species not to emerge from a nest where all the conditions for growth are provided.

“Odd Grad” “Successor” “Not Wanted” “Possible Growth Species” “Abandon”

“?”

“Ham Ort” “Saw” “Odd Grad” “Dongjok” “Secretly” “Eliminate”

“!”

The rest of the story didn’t continue, but Adhai could understand.

The old leader trampled the young sprouts to protect his position. The fact that he did not simply end with exile, but directly sought out and killed his own abandoned kin.

But Ham Ort’s words were not over yet.

“Odd Grad” “Anda” “The Daughter of the Meteor” “Possibility”

“possibility?”

“Ham Ort” “Investigated” “Legend of the Kindred” “Old Kindred” “Said” “Savior” “Necessary”

Ham Ort stretched out his foreleg and pointed at Adhai.

“The Daughter of the Star” “Qualification” “Have” “True Savior” “Can Be”

That was something Adhai had never imagined.

–

Like all Apex creatures, Crystal Wings have their own unique personality, having evolved to survive in harsh environments and with stronger competitors.

If I had to pick a representative part, it would be the detection organ.

First the bastard’s eyes.

As a creature that flies at high altitudes, Crystal Wings have excellent eyesight. To the extent that they can spot small creatures that are more than 10km away. They don’t have ‘clairvoyance’ abilities like desert-dwelling Terror Devils, but it’s safe to say that they simply have excellent eyesight.

But his true value is not in his excellent eyesight.

‘He’s like a flying radar.’

Crystal Wings emit their own electromagnetic waves from their bodies every time they breathe. Like radar, they use the process of sending out radio waves that bounce back to determine the location of other creatures.

The reason they were able to have abilities that were different from those of normal creatures was because of the bodily fluids they secreted.

Crystal Wings instinctively apply their own fluids to various parts of their bodies before they are fully grown. Over time, this fluid hardens and builds up, transforming into a unique metallic substance that generates radio waves.

These waves are useful for hunting prey, but they are also used for self-defense, as the waves create a semi-permanent stealth effect, allowing them to avoid detection by other radar equipment.

‘That’s why Crystal Wing’s body fluid is expensive.’

Anyway, considering its ecological characteristics, hiding under trees or rocks doesn’t make much sense. You can’t escape its detection unless you hide deep underground.

‘The original strategy was to attack using radio interference or hijacking…’

‘Radio interference’ and ‘hijacking’ are characteristics that generate waves that control electronic equipment. Although Crystal Wing is a living organism, it is vulnerable to these characteristics because it uses radio waves. The main tactic is to nullify or disrupt its radio abilities and then attack it.

I currently don’t have either, but there are traits that can substitute for them.

‘The fur of an unknown creature.’

This trait, provided as a perk of the ‘Clever Weak’, nullifies various detection equipment, traits, and skills. If you have this trait, you will be able to avoid detection.

‘Hiding isn’t much of a problem.’

The important thing is how to surprise them.

After gathering my thoughts, I called the kids together.

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (We need bait to lure them when they come)]

“That’s right. They’re sensitive and timid.”

[Zzuzuzuzuzuzu (That’s what I’m saying)]

I looked at number 26.

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Can you adjust the strength in your body so that it can’t be seen?)]

“Yeah. I can do it.”

No. 26, who heard my request, moved the psychic power flowing through his body. All the energy that was distorting the surrounding air was sucked into his body. Even the purple light that was flowing shallowly over his pink body completely disappeared.

‘good.’

The being in front of me now was not a terrifying sea monster. It was the popular pet Bubble Amoeba from Space Survival.

“Is this okay?”

[Zuzu zuzuzu (very good job)]

“huh!”

[Zuz …

“Just trust me, big baby.”

What a peculiar guy.

There are two reasons why I chose him as bait.

First, the one who can hide his power the best, except for me, is No. 26. He is a guy who surpasses me in the ability to handle psychic powers, so he has no problem pretending to be weak. When you see a guy who hides his power, he is exactly like Bubble Amoeba. He is nothing more than a harmless pink balloon.

‘At this point, even the cautious Crystal Wing would be fooled.’

The second is the color of the guy’s body. A bright pink creature on top of a snowy peak covered in white. Crystal Wing, with its excellent eyesight as well as electromagnetic fields, would never miss it.

I picked him up and placed him down near the nest. He pulled out his tentacles and shook them, telling me to trust him.

I gently stroked No. 26 with the back of my hand, as if asking him to take good care of me. I left the guy behind, who was shaking as if it was ticklish, and left the nest with my Heavenly Mother and PS-111.

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (What do you think about digging a hole behind the rock over there?)]

“If you want to make a surprise attack, I think the place with the trees over there would be better.”

[Zuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuz (Not bad. Let’s do it that way)]

“I will help you.”

PS-111 and I dug the ground around the peak where the trees were. Soon, a large hole about 2m deep and 3m wide was completed.

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (Go in first and wait)]

“To avoid being tracked? Okay.”

Since he’s a mutant Screamer, half of his body is mechanical. He emits a small amount of electromagnetic energy from his body, so Crystal Wing will immediately notice him.

So I deliberately planned to hide him at the very bottom. After confirming that he was lying at the bottom of the pit, I called out to my heavenly mother.

[Zuzuzuzuzu (Are you ready?)]

“uh.”

She had transformed into a beastman, not a griffon. She looked slightly different than before, perhaps because she had accepted the power of the Wendigo.

It had the same white eagle head, golden fur covering its entire body, and sturdy body, but it had some new elements added to it.

Two small horns grew on his head, and black bone-shaped tattoos appeared all over his body. His bulky muscles disappeared, revealing more feminine curves.

If her previous appearance was that of a strong female warrior, her current image could be said to be closer to that of a shaman from a primitive tribe.

She quickly moved to lie down on top of PS-111, who was lying in the pit. Her height in her human form was much smaller than in her griffon form, so she was able to hide easily.

‘it’s okay.’

I laid down and covered them with my body. My body length including my tail was 5 meters. I had no problem completely covering the entrance to the pit.

‘This way, we can avoid detection from the other side.’

I know it’s not a perfect method, to be honest. That’s why I put No. 26 as bait to divert their attention.

I’ve done all I can with this.

‘Now all that’s left is to wait.’

We kept waiting for Crystal Wing, who might not return anytime soon.

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzu (Aren’t you hungry?)]

“I’m okay!”

“I need energy supply. I request the small parasites produced in the body of ‘Aimov’.”

“I ate it earlier, and now?”

“Energy supply is required to withstand the load that occurs continuously.”

“… Do you want to go? I’m not heavy.”

Chatting with each other.

“I think I can mark one of the two Crystal Wings.”

[Zuz …

“Yeah. I can’t hold on to it for long though, since it’s an adult.”

[Zuzuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuzuzuz (Males are more resistant than females, so you should aim for the females)]

Or discuss how to fight.

“The characteristics of the creature called ‘Aimorph’ seem to have many similarities with my model.”

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Maybe the ones who created you were modeled after me)]

“Have you ever met my developers?”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (Well, should I say we met?)]

“If developers see ‘Aimorph’, they will never stay still.”

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu (Me too)]

We spent time talking about things we hadn’t been able to talk about before.

None of us are creatures with reduced physical abilities. Being unable to move for long periods of time does not endanger our lives.

But there was nothing I could do about the boredom.

During the first day, we talked about this and that, but from the second day onwards, everyone became quiet.

PS-111 went into hibernation to conserve energy, and the Heavenly Mother also fell asleep. Number 26, who was acting as bait, was playing around by pulling out the gemstones in the nest.

I taught him how to play air because I thought he might get bored if he couldn’t sleep and had to act as bait. At first, he seemed awkward, but after he got used to it, he became completely absorbed in it. Even now, he is constantly throwing dozens of jewels into the air with one tentacle and catching them.

‘A Mr. Demon who plays with air.’

In the game, he was a guy who played with people and had air games.

‘I’m glad you like it.’

I distracted No. 26, who was playing well on his own, and went back to focusing on what I was doing.

We have been monitoring it since yesterday, as we do not know when Crystal Wing will return. The auxiliary organ under the chin has been continuously monitoring changes in the dark sky above the peak for two days.

‘It reminds me of the old days.’

There have been times in the game where I’ve waited for a long time to catch Crystal Wings. I’ve been sitting around their nests like I am now, waiting for them to come back.

Of course, it was less boring than it is now. The crystals of body fluids made by Crystal Wing were very expensive, so there were many competitors who wanted to buy them.

From their perspective, it is much more profitable to keep Crystal Wing alive and drain her bodily fluids. Their position is completely different from mine, who is aiming for life itself.

‘Thanks to that, we fought without any time to get bored.’

To be honest, it was a win-win for me either way. The more players I fought, the more genetic essence I got into my mouth.

‘… On the other hand, there were a lot of strange guys.’

I remember that the Jin Megacorp Ranker brought his ship here and even conducted an orbital bombardment, thinking that what he couldn’t have, no one else could have. I remember that he was killed in the bombing and lost his unique trait.

As I spent time reminiscing about the old days, the appointed time soon came to an end.

‘There’s only one hour left.’

I looked up at the dark sky. All I could see was white specks of snow and black clouds.

‘Should I find another way?’

I came here to catch Crystal Wings specifically for the Apex Hunt and Spaceflight traits, but if you just want the wings themselves, there are other ways. There aren’t many winged creatures on the Ice Planet, so it’s not like there aren’t any.

‘Go down and get the wings first, then find the Crystal Wing… .’

I was thinking about waking up the kids, but something caught my auxiliary organ.

Something qualitatively different from the strong wind blowing over the peak tickled the hairs. It was a faint flow, as if someone was blowing on it from the side, but I didn’t miss it.

It was similar to the feeling you get when you get close to a ship’s engine room or central computer.

Something you can never feel on this white peak where not a single person, let alone a machine, is visible.

It was definitely electromagnetic waves.

‘Here we go!’

The long-awaited Crystal Wing is returning to the nest.