Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 220



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Ep. 219

As soon as Odd Grad laughed at me, he backed away. Contrary to his proud attitude, he flew in the direction his compatriots were coming from.

‘I’m not leaving any risk behind.’

He is a man who does not hesitate to show off his ugly side in order to win. It seems that his words about overcoming any ordeal were not empty words.

The number of Gallagons that feel like auxiliary organs is increasing. Most of the ones in the nest must have jumped out. It is nearly impossible for me to win in this state.

‘We need to change our strategy.’

To be honest, it doesn’t seem easy to kill Odd Grad here. He has a crisis detection skill that is better than my ‘predator sense’. It would be good to get information while fighting, but that’s difficult because we’re at an absolute disadvantage.

So there is only one way I can do it.

‘We need to step back and reorganize.’

However, I have no intention of running away helplessly like he wants.

‘I’m going to destroy all the weapons he has here.’

For example, the subordinates of the guy who’s flying in now. If we reduce those Gallagons, it’ll be much easier to attack Odd Grad again.

‘For that, I need colleagues too.’

That’s the only way to avoid his precognitive abilities and safely reduce the number of enemies.

If you look at the predator sense, it collects and calculates various factors in the surroundings to draw a ‘future with a high probability of occurrence’. I don’t know how the guy’s crisis detection ability works. If we assume it’s similar, the more variables that are unfavorable to him, the more advantageous it is for me.

The unfavorable variables here are ultimately my abilities and my colleagues.

‘Even if I can’t do it, I should at least call PS-111.’

He can pilot a cruiser, so he’ll be a huge help in getting us out of this place.

The only question that remains is how to call this place… .

‘There’s something just right.’

Just as he called his comrades ‘Maelstrom’, I too have the power to cause weather anomalies. The power of the thunder god to twist the atmosphere and shatter the sky.

‘If it’s PS-111, it will pick up my signal.’

He’s stationed on the cruiser. He must have noticed that the sky is strange because of the Maelstrom of Odd Grad. If I use ‘God’s Whirlwind’ here, he’ll know that I’m in danger and move right away.

I raised my head and looked in the direction that Odd Grad was retreating, that is, in the direction that the group of bastards were coming from.

The powers that spread throughout my body boil according to my will. Accordingly, the black shell and scales turn golden. Starting from the pincers at the end of the tail, the tips of the fingers, and the tips of the spread wings, a golden wave flows into the chest.

My body shines brilliantly above the sky where countless waterspouts swirl.

It goes without saying that Odd Grad will dodge my blows. But the Gallagons that come to his aid are not.

I gathered more energy than usual to properly damage them.

It was the first time I had gathered this much energy since fighting the Imperial Carrier. Compared to that time, my firepower was about a tenth of that.

Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s weak at all. The only enemy on this planet that can survive this attack is Skywhale.

After finishing all the preparations, I opened my mouth. My upper jaw went up, and my lower jaw opened wide in two. Like a snake swallowing its prey, my mouth opened to its limit.

And the energy that had been gathered in my chest erupted like a volcano, releasing the power of a god. As the name suggests, a whirlwind swung by the god of thunder came out of my mouth.

In ancient myths, golden rays of light split the atmosphere like a chariot pulling the sun racing across the sky.

What followed was a torrential downpour, lightning, and a blizzard. A tremendous explosion that no natural phenomenon could ever replicate shook the planet’s atmosphere.

Even the earless Adhai and Nel Germa trembled at the supernatural vibrations created by the divine power.

Odd Grad, who had been retreating with his tail showing, sensed the danger and quickly dodged. The divine slash passed through Odd Grad and continued beyond the horizon. The power of the thunder god spread golden spiderwebs across the black clouds covering the planet’s atmosphere.

As expected, the Gallagons were not very good at avoiding the attacks that came from nowhere. I released the translucent text box that had appeared in front of me and spread my wings wide.

[Zuzuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuzuz zuuzuzuzuz (PS-111 is coming. You have to hold on until then)]

“Yeah! I’m going to punish those bad guys who make life miserable for the kids!”

“Black compatriots” “Strength” “Recognition” “Command” “Obedience”

“Big man” “Cool”

As Nel Germa’s ideology became more polite, Adhai seemed to feel better. They had both looked terrified just a moment ago, but now they showed no fear at all. They were encouraged by the thought of having a being with transcendent powers nearby.

‘That’s fortunate.’

As I flew ahead of them, I checked the energy I had left in my body.

Although he expended much more energy than usual, he still had some energy left. This was thanks to the ‘berserker synapses’ that helped him manage his body’s energy more efficiently.

‘I can use it two more times.’

I could shoot more if I fired with less power, but I don’t really want to do that.

As I flew at high speed, enemies began to appear.

Seven large white gallagons, nine relatively small and thin white gallagons, and fifteen green gallagons. Behind them was the black gallagon Odd Grad.

They were having a sectarian conversation among themselves. I don’t know what they were talking about, but I knew one thing for sure.

The Green Gallagons and the smaller White Gallagons are afraid, having just seen their own kind burn to ashes in midair.

‘If there was no leader, I would have stepped down… .’

A large white gallagon slapped the green gallagon next to it with its tail, causing the other gallagons to prepare to fight.

‘Those guys are Odd Grad’s companions.’

It was said that he grew up well under the favor of Odd Grad, and it seemed to be true. Judging from the psychic power that he exuded from his body, he was much stronger than a normal White Gallagon, although not as strong as Ham Ort.

‘If possible, I should aim for those seven.’

Having decided on a target, I rushed to where they were gathered. Under Odd Grad’s command, the Gallagons fired their psychic breaths simultaneously.

Dozens of purple rays fly towards me.

Attacks made up of destructive psychic power. I evaded numerous breath attacks by adjusting the angle of my wings. Of course, it was impossible for me to evade all of them, so some of the attacks hit my scales and carapace.

“Pain relief activated!”

Each time, a text box would appear, and heat rays reflected by the super reflective gloves would bounce out of the cloud.

A tingling pain rose from the area I was hit by, but I didn’t care. In order to get the effect of ‘Imitation Scales’, I had to focus on receiving the enemy’s attacks.

The task given to me now is to fight while taking enough hits to avoid fatal injuries or instant death. While focusing on fighting the enemies, I also have to calculate how much damage is accumulating on my body.

‘In times like these, Aimov’s special senses come in handy.’

If I cared about everything, my head would have exploded before we could even fight properly.

As I moved forward, avoiding what I had to avoid and taking what I had to take, Adhai and Nel Germa were behind me. They followed me closely, using me as a shield.

No matter how fast Adhai or Nel Germa are, they can’t avoid all the breath attacks from dozens of Gallagons. So it’s natural for them to hide behind me, who is bigger than them and has better defense.

When I judged that the distance had narrowed to some extent.

Facing the horde of Odd Grad, I prepared my psychic breath. Not just any breath, but an abyssal color version.

The tentacles of the monster hanging from the back of my head and neck rippled ominously. Upon seeing this, Odd Grad quickly shot the thought wave.

“Be careful!”

Upon hearing the order, Odd Grad’s companions quickly retreated, but the other Gallagons were slow to react. I sprayed an enhanced psychic breath at them.

The bubbles of destruction that fell like water droplets from the tip of the tentacles moved to bite their targets. Compared to Gallagon, they were infinitely small bubbles, but their power could never be underestimated.

And this was proved by one ignorant Gallagon. The Green Gallagon, who had been unable to move while firing a heat ray at me, was startled as soon as the bubble touched his tail.

Because in an instant, like paint dropped into water, a small bubble swallowed up the bastard’s tail and was aiming for his lower body.

Gallagon’s unique oral structure makes it impossible for him to scream. Instead, the pain-inducing spurts he emits echo through the air.

I rushed at the bastard while the bubbles were still melting his body. I opened my lower jaw wide and aimed for the neck area near the head. The bastard couldn’t even react properly to my attack due to the pain of his entire lower body melting away.

I held Gallagon’s thin neck tightly with my chin and pulled. With a sound of bones breaking and flesh tearing, the bastard’s head fell off.

The unpleasant wave of thought that felt like a hook scraping against an iron plate was cut off. The dead body of Gallagon fell to the ground.

After seeing that, I called number 26.

[Zuzuzu (please)]

“huh!”

As the creature waved its tentacles like a conductor, the bubbles that had been gnawing on the corpses of the Gallagons rose into the air, and rushed towards the other Gallagons.

The droplet piloted by No. 26 pounced on one of the sluggish Gallagons. I put a stop to its suffering as I had just done.

“Everyone, scatter!”

At Odd Grad’s command, the Gallagons widened the distance between themselves. As the distance between the enemies grew wider again, the psychic breath linkage tactic with No. 26 ended there.

‘It’s a shame I couldn’t kill more.’

I swallowed the head of the Gallagon I was holding. I would have enjoyed the taste if not for this situation, but it was a shame.

Odd Grad, who had retreated his men, attacked again. A dark purple breath stronger than anyone else in this place tried to pierce me. I flew upwards as if kicking the air with my wings to dodge and approached the direction where his men were.

‘If we do this, he won’t be able to attack… This is it!’

Odd Grad breathed out, not caring that his men might be hit. The breath made of psychic power passed under my tail. The young White Gallagon behind me was hit by Odd Grad’s breath, and a hole was made in its wing.

“Great Odd Grad!” “Younger Kindred!” “Danger!”

“Black Traitor” “More Dangerous” “Sacrifice” “Inevitable”

At that sight, one of the companions quickly sent a thought wave to its leader, but it was useless. I grabbed the White Gallagon that was falling with a hole in its wing and bit its head. The one that was struggling and resisting stopped moving as soon as its head was broken.

At that moment, an unexpected message appeared.

“Predation effect activated!”

‘What? Check first!’

If it were any other time, I would have been happy that I was lucky, but now I was in a battle. I quickly checked the contents and called Adhai.

[Zeuuuuu (Adhai)]

“check”

The guy who was fighting the other Gallagons with Nel Germa ran towards me like a white lightning bolt.

In order for this guy to grow, he needs to prey on White Gallagons. However, in the current situation, it is difficult to eat one whole individual.

‘I don’t know if it will work even if I share it.’

Considering the paradox of the ‘Ship of Theseus’, it is highly unlikely that this will work, but it is the only way to try now.

I grabbed the guy and the White Gallagon corpse and jumped into the nearby dragonfly.

The tornado was so strong that it would leave no trace on a naked person the moment it touched them, but it didn’t apply to me, who was stronger than the outer wall of the ship.

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I’ll stop this)]

“You insignificant seed!” “How dare you!”

I was trying to hide in the waters of the dragon and feed the corpse to Adhai, but Odd Grad’s angry ideological waves flowed in from outside. I could feel the terrifying flow of energy approaching at an incredible speed along with the ideological waves.

Adhai and I quickly dodged. The creature’s breath evaporated the corpse of Gallagon I was holding without a trace.

‘He knows that too.’

It was clear that he also knew the secret behind Gallagon’s growth. Furthermore, judging by his nervous reaction, he seemed to be extremely wary of it.

‘… Be wary of Adhai’s growth.’

Since it was important information, I memorized it in my head and went out of the dragon’s nest while wrapped in Adhai. As soon as I came out, a purple halo greeted me.

“Big man” “Are you okay?”

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (It’s okay. Don’t worry)]

Adhai is worried as he sees the shell and scales on his body being shattered and peeled off by the attacks of his enemies.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that it doesn’t hurt, but you have to endure it no matter what.

‘There’s not much time left.’

A positive sign is that the pain is getting less and less with each breath. This is evidence that the mimic scale’s immune system is being activated.

I closed the distance between myself and the nearby Gallagons while being hit by the heat rays. They immediately stopped attacking me and retreated as soon as I got even a little closer.

I released Adhai in the gap and poured the fungal mass into the air. The green mucus that had gathered together fell to the ground, but then went against the laws of physics and started flying away somewhere.

A mass of fungi that was advancing along the path of the psychic power of No. 26. At the end of it was a large White Gallagon companion.

The thing tried to dodge backwards, but No. 26 was a little faster. The flying fungus exploded like claymores and rained down on the thing’s wings.

The white wings quickly became bloody due to the acidic fungus. The creature nervously fired purple lightning to burn the fungus.

It’s not a bad strategy, but he misses something: he has to prioritize the enemy in front of him over the fungus.

The thing that belatedly noticed me flying right in front of it fired a psychic breath. Almost at the same time, I swung the pincers on the end of my tail.

Some of the psychic breaths that hit me were reflected back to the thing’s body. White Gallagon was confused as to what was happening. Even while the thing was stopped, the natural mace attached to my body was still flying towards its target.

Then, just as the tongs were about to strike the bastard’s abdomen, a black dragon appeared above my head.

“Die!”

Odd Grad, who had lured me in with his companion as bait, struck my head with his heavy forepaw.

“Pain relief activated!”

Even though it was old, it was a terrifying force. It was almost as powerful as the Ice Horror’s charge, and the impact almost broke my neck.

I used the fear gaze on the bastard as I fell back. I didn’t have time to apply the abyssal color.

For a very brief moment, the bastard’s eyes became blurry before returning to normal. He had been caught, but, as expected of a Black Gallagon with strong psychic resistance, he quickly released it.

Images that came to my mind along with it. My predatory sense that foreshadowed my death was triggered.

“Trivial” “Talent” “Useless”

The bastard fired a psychic breath right away. It was a very brief moment, but I quickly ducked to avoid the attack, having sensed the bastard’s attack in advance with my predatory senses.

‘Ugh!’

“Pain relief activated!”

The distance was so close that I barely managed to save my life, but I couldn’t prevent myself from sustaining serious injuries. The dark purple breath completely obliterated the lower part of my tail. As a result, the pincers at the end disappeared without a trace.

“Weak” “This is the end”

The creature’s tentacles turn a dark purple. It’s too late to dodge now.

“Big baby!”

I can feel the wavelength of No. 26. No matter how great the guy is, it is impossible to defend against his breath at such a close range, and with such tremendous power.

“Big man!”

Adhai, who saw my crisis from afar, flies to help, but is blocked by another Gallagon.

Time slows down. I can feel the force building up in its tentacles.

The moment the bastard’s attack was about to be executed.

A bright light appeared on the other side of Odd Grad’s head.

‘The sun? No, that’s….’

There are as many stars as there are life forms on this planet. But that bright light is not the sun.

Because the sun can’t fly all the way to where we are.

A lump of energy that is familiar with the psychic powers used by Nana Gallagon, but mixed with some miscellaneous impurities.

I know what it is.

Even Odgrad, whose judgment was clouded by the pleasure of being able to kill me directly, realized it too late.

“what…?”

As the creature turned its head, I quickly folded my wings and fell down. In less than a second, a massive explosion occurred above my head.

As I was falling towards the ground, I saw a familiar aircraft.

“I have received a signal from the sub-controller, ‘Aimorph’, and have come to assist.”

“Wow! My friend is here!”

The announcement was coming from the ivory-colored diamond-shaped cruiser. The owner of the machine-like, stiff speech was someone both I and No. 26 knew well.

PS-111, a mutant screamer developed by Star Union.

The guy came here guided by a golden ray of light.