Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 203



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Ep. 202

In mythology, the sky is an object of longing. The vast expanse of sky has the character of a father or mother and is closely related to the creation of the world.

Even if they did not possess divinity, heaven was considered a place where divine beings resided. Sometimes it was a paradise where the dead were saved, and sometimes it was a place where beings who had become more than human resided.

Even after the age of ignorance ended and the age of reason and technology arrived, the sky remained fascinating.

This is also the case in Space Survival. As the game is set in the vast universe, the sky is bound to be a target of challenge and overcoming.

But you have to be careful.

Because we don’t know what kind of beings might be lurking in the unknown realm of the sky.

Snow, rain, hail. And storm. My wings swim in the symphony that nature plays.

A flash of light, followed by thunder. My shadow flickers against the gray clouds with each lightning strike.

The shoulder blades and shoulders are tense, and the muscles covered in shells and scales tremble. The membranes connected to the tips of the long fingers cut through the clouds. The wings spread out are more than 40 meters long. Even if you estimate just one wing, it is longer than my body.

‘Considering my size and weight, I should be able to fly if I weigh this much.’

And the cultists who are attacked by me won’t be very happy about it. My body is much smaller than a cruiser that is hundreds of meters long, but the cultists who are watching me through the camera won’t think so.

‘Crashing it is a bit much.’

Just a moment ago, I rammed my torso into the front where the situation room was located. It was to make them panic.

As I thought, the cruiser was not making a proper decision. They were counterattacking with their cannons even though they were running away at full speed.

The psychic batteries’ firing mingled with the eerie noise of the snowstorm and lightning. I adjusted my wing arms and dove down. The enemy’s shot just grazed the tip of my tail.

“Joe, fly carefully! If we fall, we’re finished!”

“I was created with the assumption that the mission would be a descent into the planet’s atmosphere, and that the relevant….”

“shut up!”

“Wow! Flap flap! This is fun!”

There are children riding on my back as I fly at a tremendous speed. I am taking out my erosion tentacles and gently wrapping them around them in case they fall. If they fall like Mother in Heaven said, it will not be a good sight.

‘That’s unexpected.’

Despite her name, the Heavenly Mother didn’t seem to enjoy high-speed flight. She had been holding on to my erosion tentacles as if they were the safety bars of a roller coaster.

The griffon has the ability to glide, allowing it to hover in the air for a short time, so I thought it would be okay, but I was wrong.

‘I rather like number 26.’

As expected of a guy who likes everything I do, he seemed quite happy from the beginning. On the other hand, PS-111, which is more than half machine, seemed to be indifferent.

‘Then let’s start by cutting off the feet.’

It’s unlikely, but if that captain fires up his hypersonic engines, I’ll be in trouble. If I’m lucky enough to have the cruiser leap into the star, it won’t be good for me either if I manage to escape this place unscathed.

‘Because we might be able to bring reinforcements from the Cult Empire.’

This is a different situation than last time, as this planet is not designated as a holy place. If we are not careful, we could end up fighting the entire empire.

Later on, when I become an adult, I will fight the Empire, but not now. I must prevent them from escaping.

‘Then, starting from the propulsion side.’

I slowly waved my wings and glided through the clouds. The enemy cruiser’s cannons continued to fire at me. Purple energy bullets several meters in diameter were chasing me closely, tearing holes in the clouds.

Even when synchronized with the spaceship, I was able to easily dodge. I went into the dark clouds and easily avoided enemy attacks.

‘The main gun will probably be unusable.’

The Cult Cruiser is equipped with a main gun with strong firepower.

In the past, a cruiser owned by Muriel’s pirate group, the Humanity Cartel, intercepted me from a great distance. At the time, I was in control of a Star Union cargo ship, but a single shot from the main gun split the huge ship in two.

It is very powerful, but it is unlikely to be used now. When the main gun is activated, it focuses a huge amount of psychic power. In effect, it is advertising to the Gallagons around here that they are here.

‘Of course, if they’re crazy, they could just shoot him.’

We need to deal with this quickly before that happens.

I flew while hiding in the clouds and quickly approached the side of the cruiser. The cannons that spotted me tearing through the clouds quickly turned their guns.

A few quick-moving cannonballs managed to hit me, but it didn’t matter much. I had already closed the distance well enough to the cruiser.

When I judged that the distance was close, I stretched my wings back and opened my membrane. My body, which had been moving forward fiercely, suddenly stopped in midair.

At the same time, I put the recoil on my tail. The long tail naturally shot forward like a pendulum, and the pincers on its end slammed into the side of the diamond-shaped cruiser like a hammer.

There was a loud explosion, flames shooting out, and the cultist ship was thrown to one side. The propellers on the side of the ship were shattered, causing it to lose its balance.

While the enemies were panicking, I landed on the cruiser. The cannons couldn’t hit me properly because the entire ship was shaking.

There’s something I have to do before my stomach returns to normal. I’ve activated the ‘Acid Fungal Glands’ trait for the first time in a long while. Acidic mucus mercilessly poured down my bifurcated jaw.

The cruiser’s sleek ivory plating melted away, releasing a sour smell. The fungi quickly penetrated the outer walls and entered the interior.

‘Is this enough?’

I opened the hole wide with my fighting arm and stuck my head in. Then I saw the cultist looking up at me with a blank expression from the inner hallway.

I opened his jaw wide and bit him before he could react.

“Hee, heek!”

“A monster is infiltrating the ship!”

The cult crew screams as they see their comrade enter their stomach, leaving only their ankles behind.

‘This place is too narrow for me to walk around.’

Before I knew it, my body had grown too large to walk around the hallways. Unless I was a clever weakling, it was difficult to move, let alone enter.

‘Should we aim for the runway?’

I shot a blast of fungus at the fleeing cultists and then stuck my head out again.

[Zuzuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuz (I’ll go the other way)]

“Okay. Should we start by clearing out the situation room and the engine room?”

[Zuzuzu (for now)]

“See you later, big baby.”

“This is an opportunity to update the database on the structure of the Cult Cruiser.”

I carefully placed the ones I was wrapping around my tentacles inside the ship. When I felt their presence fading away, I spread my wings again.

–

“Report the damage!”

The captain shouted in a curse. His head had been hurt by the impact earlier, but that didn’t matter.

“External armor damage rate 9%! 23% of internal areas damaged!”

“The condition of the crew cannot be confirmed!”

“I, an unidentified psychic creature, am heading to the engine room! B, the warrior group assigned to defend is annihilated!”

“Crazy! What the hell are the Temple Guardians doing!”

“That, that was to stop the monster that appeared on the runway….”

Even though he said that, the captain also knew. He couldn’t not know. The numerous video images floating in the center of the situation room clearly showed the current situation.

All twelve members of the Temple Guardians were on the runway. They were currently busy dealing with a flying creature that was far larger than Gallagon.

In fact, it was not appropriate to say that it was a confrontation. To be precise, it was a massacre.

The long, thick tentacles that protruded from its back were as fast and deadly as energy bullets. If you got caught by the appendages at the end of the tentacles, the dragon scale uniforms worn by the members would have little effect. If you were swallowed by the tentacles, your entire body would melt away, so what use would your defense be?

That wasn’t all. The guy was incredibly sturdy, as if his huge size wasn’t just an empty boast.

“Rain, damn it! That guy reflects psychic power!”

“Then what should I do!”

“Demolisher… Kkaaaak!”

In the brief moment of looking away, another member of the group was dead. His head, folded backwards, was covered in unpleasantly shiny bubbles.

He was a member of the crew that protected the cult on this ship before departure, but he was not a good opponent.

That flying monster was too strong.

The captain turned his head as he saw another member’s limbs being torn off.

They were the only hope left, but even that was gone. We had to come up with another solution.

‘Should we abandon ship?’

If we use the escape pod, we might be able to escape from those monsters.

The problem is that escaping from here won’t make things any better. Even if you abandon ship, it’s impossible to survive long on this planet with its scary monsters and harsh weather conditions.

At best, it would only extend one’s life by a few days.

“…Prepare hyperspeed engine to start.”

“Captain! That’s crazy!”

The crew in the situation room protested, but the captain shook his head. That was the only way left.

The ship is currently in a very bad state of damage, so there’s a good chance it’ll split during the voyage, but either way, we’re all going to die anyway.

Plus, one of the monsters is heading towards the engine room, so this method will become unusable in a few minutes.

‘You can fly to a nearby planet at superluminal speed and then escape.’

The identity of the monsters that attacked is unknown, but they are most likely indigenous creatures of this place. It is unknown whether they would be able to survive in such a completely different environment.

“I will give the order again. Activate the hypersonic engine….”

As the captain was about to give another order, the floor shook violently.

‘no.’

The ship is not rocking. The ship is currently in a stable state in the air thanks to the emergency propulsion system that is in operation.

The flying monster capable of destroying ships is still fighting the Temple Guardians on the runway.

‘It’s not that the boat is rocking… .’

His gaze was directed to the tightly shut shield door. All the intermediate areas connected to this place were closed off, as an attack on the bridge situation room would be the end.

‘no way?’

As if to answer his question, the situation room shook again. This time, the shock was not felt only by him.

The crew members who had been diligently monitoring the ship’s condition stopped moving. They too looked at the shielding door, just like the captain.

“…Check the situation in the surrounding area.”

“Oh, I see… .”

Then a loud noise was heard. It sounded very close, like an energy bullet being fired from a cannon.

It came right from behind that shield door.

And the captain’s prediction was correct.

The shield door shook violently from the strong impact. It shook a few more times and then became quiet.

“… … .”

The attack had stopped, but none of the cultists present thought the enemy had retreated. Several crew members took out their weapons on the bridge at the captain’s command.

While they were arming themselves, the shield door changed again. A red dot suddenly appeared in the middle of the door. The red dot quickly expanded and soon became a large hole.

The material that made up the door broke down as the energy became highly concentrated.

Everyone in the situation room looked beyond the hole. The crew’s screams could be heard faintly through the hole.

And in that place filled with only thick darkness, “it” appeared.

Eyes as red as blood, and a face as pale as ice in contrast.

If I had closed my eyes, I would have seen a beautiful woman’s face staring into the situation room.

“Hey, girl?”

A remark that someone blurted out as if it was absurd. But he soon had to retract his remark.

The moment the white face floating in the darkness opened its mouth wide, everyone thought that.

That’s not a woman.

That would be the case, since women, whether human or cult, don’t have mouths that wide.

The captain was about to give an order when he saw the blue flames rising from within the mouth that was as wide as the cult’s face.

Shoot that monster right now.

But that couldn’t be done.

Suddenly the world twisted and the smooth ivory floor grew closer and closer. Along with it, the familiar sight I saw every morning in the mirror came into view.

His upper body was adorned with a magnificent insignia.

Only then did the captain realize that his neck had been severed from his body.

His last memory was of countless arms tearing through the hole and the silent screams of the crew.