Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 213



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Ep. 212

What would be a good Apex for Adhai and I to catch together?

Skywhale, which absorbs all kinds of energy, is out of the question. To fight it, you have to rely purely on physical ability. It is a very disadvantageous opponent for Adhai, who are much smaller than their kind.

Crystal Wings are a good opponent for Aadhai to hone their skills, but there’s a problem. It takes at least a few days to catch them, and we don’t have that much time.

So Crystal Wing is also excluded.

Another target to consider is Glacier Fiend, but this is also ambiguous. The narcotic substance of Glacier Fiend will also charm Gallagon. White Gallagon will be able to hold out for a while since it has high resistance to poison, but it will be difficult to avoid the aftereffects. Since the fight with Odd Grad is not far away, it is not good to fight an enemy that leaves aftereffects.

What about ice horror then?

Not so good. In the case of the Ice Horror, he ate it twice. The one I caught and the one Ham Ort caught. It’s been eaten several times, so I don’t think it will have any new effects.

If you take out the Ice Horror, that leaves Gallagon. It’s not a bad opponent, but other than the Odd Grad and Ham Ort hordes, there are no other enemies on this planet. In the end, Gallagon is also a team.

The situation excluding the 5 types of Apex including Gallagon.

In my memory, there are three types of Apex that live on ice planets, other than these. One of them, Arcane Orca, is a higher-level Sky Whale, so I’ll leave that out, and there are two types left.

One of the two has no flying ability at all, making it unsuitable as a training subject for Adhai, who needs to get used to aerial combat.

Naturally, there is only one apex left.

Now I’m moving with Adhai to catch that guy.

We are currently in a place far from the forest where the nest is located. It is relatively close to the giant mountain where Skywhale was caught, but it takes quite a while to get there.

I didn’t see any special movements from the Odd Grad group, so I came out a little further. I plan to look around for a day and then return, as it would be dangerous if I delay for too long.

Since we also had to calculate Adhai’s stamina, we occasionally landed on the mountain to rest or eat.

[Zuzu (eat)]

“thanks”

I handed Adhai a small animal corpse. I watched him suck the blood with his tentacles, and I swallowed the animal corpse in one bite.

‘It’s hard to find the guy you’re going to catch this time, so don’t be impatient.’

Although not as much as Crystal Wing, it is a type that is difficult to find.

The one we’re going to catch this time is a stealth type Apex. Like the Ice Horror, it’s the type that builds its own home and hides there.

‘It’s more like a food warehouse than a home.’

This creature has a unique habit of catching prey, storing it in a suitable place, letting it rot, and then eating it. No wonder it is nicknamed the Gourmet.

Just like picking their prey, the ones we’re hunting this time are very smart. They don’t have the high sociality or advanced communication system of Gallagons, but that’s because they only move alone.

In some ways, it can be said to be a similar type to Aimov.

After a short meal and rest, we started exploring again.

Beneath our wings we see the vast ridges of mountains stretching out beyond the forest full of trees.

Even during the flight, my auxiliary engine was fixed near the mountainside. The thing usually makes its hiding place in the mountainside, so I have to keep a close eye on that area.

As smart as they are, they hide their nests well, but they have one impressive trait. I told Adhai about this in advance.

“Big man” “Question”

As I was looking closely at the mountains, Adhai called me.

“Elder”, “Knowledge”, “A lot”, “My kind”, “Me”, “I don’t know”, “Everything”, “Knowledge”, “Amazing”

[Zuzuzu (Is that so?)]

“Ham Ort” “Odd Grad” “Two” “All” “I Don’t Know” “Big Man” “The Only”

The guy seemed amazed that I knew so much information. From my perspective, it seemed more impressive that I could remember the movements of each star.

“Big man” “All” “Food” “Everything” “Know?”

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (No. Not to that extent)]

I have memorized about 80% of the creatures that appear in Space Survival. Since Amorph’s characteristics are strengths, the more information you know about a creature, the better.

‘There aren’t many players who know as much as I do.’

The 4th place Outspacer ranker and the 1st place Cyborg ranker are probably at the same level as me or know more than me.

However, since this is reality, there are quite a few differences from the game. No. 26, who became a sea demon from Bubble Amoeba, and the mutant Gallagon Adhai. These are all beings that were not seen in the game.

Besides those guys, there was also the Ice Horror that we first encountered on this planet. It was much larger than the size specified in the game. White Gallagon Ham Ort also had far superior skills compared to his kind.

‘My knowledge is still useful enough.’

I don’t know how long this will last. Ultimately, there is only one way to minimize the risk of discrepancies between my knowledge and reality.

‘Building strength so as not to die.’

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (There’s a lot I don’t know. I’m still weak)]

“Big man” “Body” “Black compatriot” “Similar” “Strength” “Strength”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (When you grow up, you will be stronger than me)]

“truth?”

It’s true. Even a regular Black Gallagon would be superior to me in terms of specs. If Adhai were to become a Red Gallagon, he would be the most powerful being among my colleagues.

‘Of course, it won’t be as strong as the original because of its small body.’

Adhai, hearing my words, flew happily and waggled his tail from side to side.

“I” “Growth” “Completion” “Behind” “Wish” “Existence”

[Z zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (Okay. If you want something, I’ll give it to you)]

“promise”

I, too, am in a position where I need to continue to collect genetic essence, separate from evolution. If there’s food that the guy wants, it wouldn’t be bad to catch it together.

As I continued to wander through the mountains like that, I saw traces of the thing.

[Zuzuzu (found it)]

“where?”

[Zuzu (over there)]

Adhai and I landed on a mountainside covered with a lot of snow. There weren’t many rocks, and the mountain was covered with trees and plants.

‘They move trees and plants and plant them at the entrance to the nest.’

If it were a normal animal or someone who didn’t know anything about its habits, they would probably just ignore it.

“Over there” “The nest?”

[Yeah]

I took Adhai to a place that was overgrown with trees, vines, moss, and various plants.

The reason I was sure this was the creature’s nest and feeding place was simple: I tore off the vines growing from the ground.

‘This plant species does not grow nearby.’

Those with the ability to fly always go to distant areas to find food. Each time, they bring back seeds or roots of plants in the area where there is food and plant them at the entrance to their lair.

That is, if you see plants that don’t grow naturally, that’s the thing’s hiding place.

I picked the fruit that grew on the vine and swallowed it, then threw one to Adhai. I spoke to the one who started eating the fruit.

[Zuz …

“I” “Together” “Enter”

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (No. I’ll lure you and then fight you outside)]

The enemy we’re up against this time prefers a very unconventional style of tactics. They either hide and make surprise attacks, or trick the enemy into counterattacking. On top of that, their attack power is very high, so if you’re not careful, Adhai’s body could get cut off.

‘In that case, it would be better for me to go in and get it out myself.’

I pulled at the vines and trees. I cleared away obstacles with my wing arms and fighting arms, and a large cave appeared.

Inside, there was a faint smell of blood and rotting corpses. The moment I smelled it, I was sure of it.

‘He’s inside.’

The one I’m looking for doesn’t come out until it’s finished eating.

I entered the entrance while lying face down. It was narrow on the outside, but it got wider as I went inside. It wasn’t just the passage that got wider. There were numerous forks in the road like an ant hole.

But there’s no need to go any further along the road. My job is to drag the bastard out.

‘He’ll be waiting for me…’

I stopped in a reasonably wide passage.

The cooldown of the Hunting Symbol ended a few minutes ago. I took out the latent biological weapon inside my body.

As the shape of the head shell changed, vision disappeared and other senses became much more sensitive. The body structure twisted, the human face moved to the head shell, and bone sickle arms sprouted from the back. Red vein-like patterns were engraved on the wings. It did not end with the change in appearance, but the body length also grew larger than before.

My body, which had completed its transformation, was completely packed into the passage. Even if I raised my body just a little, my head would touch the ceiling.

Everything was exactly what I wanted. I started banging my head against the walls and ceiling of the passage.

‘Come out quickly.’

If this place collapses, the guy won’t die or anything. Instead, all the food he cherishes will turn into trash.

“Ssaaaah! Shaaaaah!”

As I intended, an angry roar came from inside. Then, a sound similar to that of a rapidly opening book echoed through the narrow passage. It was the sound of the thing running.

Having succeeded in luring the guy, I took a step back.

Beyond the dark cave, which is as dark as the musty smell, the thing is getting closer. I can sense a strong grudge from its footsteps.

And about the time when the claw at the end of my tail came out of the nest.

The creature’s arms, which resembled the forelegs of a locust, sliced ​​through the air. Its forelegs, which had tremendous cutting power, cut off one of my horns.

I knew the bastard was getting close, so I quickly pulled my head back and avoided being fatally wounded.

Having lost one of my horns, I quickly escaped from the nest.

“Big man” “Horn” “Where are you going?”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (He’s coming out. Get ready.)]

Adhai, who was using his tentacles as straws to eat the fruit, tensed up when he heard my warning. It jumped out just seconds after I got out.

The bastard’s front legs flew towards me again, trying to cut me down, but I was ready as well. I used the wide space to turn my body to the side to avoid the bastard’s attack, and used the recoil to swing my tail.

The pincers on its tail flew down like a meteor and struck the creature’s body. With a loud bang, the creature fell to the ground on the snow piled up in front of the cave.

‘It was weak.’

It looks like it hit me right, but it didn’t. When I hit it with the tongs, it folded its front legs to minimize the damage.

As expected, the guy got up without any problems.

The name of the creature is ‘Hellside Hornet’. As the name suggests, it is an Apex with an appearance similar to that of an insect.

‘Of course, there is no such insect in the world.’

The Hellside Hornet has a combination of features of a mantis, a wasp, and a horsefly. However, while most insects have six legs, this creature has eight legs in total. It has two arms on its upper body, similar to the mantis’ front legs, and six legs on its lower body.

Looking at its body structure, it resembles a locust, with its upper body raised upwards and its forelimbs shaped like folding sickles.

The structure is similar, but unlike the slender-looking locust, its upper body is developed as if it had been bulked up. Inside its thick shell, it is packed with muscles to the point where it is hard to imagine it is an insect.

‘His speed and strength come from those muscles.’

The head on top of the solid upper body resembles a wasp. Just as a wasp’s bite is very painful, its jaws are also a threatening weapon.

On its back, it had wings large enough to cover its entire body. Unlike its upper body, which resembled a locust, its lower body looked like the entire body of a horsefly, with a long, living tube-like thing attached near its buttocks.

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Be careful not to get hit by that tail)]

“Okay”

I didn’t compare it to a horsefly for nothing. If you get attacked by its tail, you will become infected with parasites.

It doesn’t control other targets like Nana Outspacer’s parasites or drive them crazy like the Glacier Fiend’s narcotics, but instead causes hundreds or thousands of maggots to burst out of the wound. It’s a similar effect to the ‘Tetanus Vine’ I used to fuck the Temple Guardians.

‘In some ways, it’s more terrifying than vines.’

Imagine hundreds of maggots the size of an adult male’s finger crawling through your wounds and inside your body. It’s visually shocking, but above all, it’s excruciatingly painful. If I were you, I wouldn’t know, but if I were Adhai, I’d be instantly incapacitated if I got infected.

If there is any consolation, it would be that it is difficult to infect Aadhai with its tail due to its physical structure.

‘Because he’s big.’

The Hellside Hornet before us is about 10 meters tall and 15 meters long. It would have to be quite flexible to infect Aadhai.

The Hellside Hornet, with its dark brown stripes on a dark gray background, glared at us with its hateful compound eyes.

“Shaaaa, saaaaaa.”

His gaze is drawn to our wings. He must be checking to see how much mobility we have.

Soon, the creature’s wings spread wide. At the same time, Adhai and I also spread our wings.

‘It’s a beginning.’

All three flew together into the dark sky.

An aerial battle has just begun involving me and two Apex fighters.