Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 222



Only Noblemtl

Ep. 221

‘Oh, now that I think about it, I forgot.’

After the Gallagon horde left, I emerged from the tunnel and checked the text box.

While fighting them, the Predation effect appeared. When not using the symbol of hunting, the probability of obtaining genetic essence is very low, but for some reason I got lucky. And it wasn’t even the genetic essence of a green gallagoon, but of a white gallagoon.

I brought up the text box again, and there were only 10 seconds left to choose. Startled, I quickly chose to acquire the trait.

“Steal the ‘Gallagon’s Horn’ trait from the ‘White Gallagon’ creature trait.”

“The ‘Gallagon’s Horn’ trait has been applied.”

‘Oh my, I almost got in trouble.’

As the trait was applied, the horns on my head began to mutate.

The six horns were much larger than before. The skull shell was the same, but because the horns had grown larger, it definitely felt heavier than before.

There were differences in details other than size.

First of all, all horns had thin scales growing in the opposite direction on their surfaces. The gaps between the scales were dyed white, making it look like white cracks had formed on the black horns.

And before the mutation, two of the six horns were broken, and this was reflected in the mutation.

Originally, there were two main types of horns on my head. A pair of horns that were twisted in a spiral shape and pointed forward, and four horns that were lined up along the shell of my head and stuck out like thorns.

Among these, one of the left swirling horns, the last of the four horns in a row, was damaged by Odd Grad’s breath. It was in the process of regenerating, but due to the mutation, the size and shape of the horns became unbalanced.

The right horn was thick and sturdy, while the left horn had sharp scales sticking out like saw blades. The four horns in a row were the same.

‘hmm.’

It was an unexpected change, but it didn’t seem like it would interfere with using it as a weapon. I touched the horn, which had become even more bizarre.

‘The horn of Gallagon.’

The effect of the superpower-related trait ‘Gallagon’s Horn’ is very simple.

Completely ignoring the effects of psychic power techniques.

Let’s take ‘reflection’ as an example, which often annoyed me.

Even if the enemy is protecting themselves with Reflection, they won’t be able to block it if I stab them with my horn. This is because the horn will directly penetrate the Reflection area. All other psychic power techniques of the protective shield type will also be destroyed.

The nullification range is limited to the horn. Therefore, the moment the head shell touches the reflection, the entire head is blown away. However, the horn is so large that it is not a big problem when fighting a normal cult. The size of a single horn easily exceeds 1m, so it is only natural.

‘It’s a very good trait when fighting cults.’

The sad thing is that this horn has no chance to be useful when fighting Gallagons, since they don’t use techniques like Reflection.

After confirming the change in the horn, I also looked at the messages that had come to mind.

Although I failed to kill Odd Grad, I gained a lot from this battle. The number of Apex I successfully hunted has now reached 28.

Apex conditions count as kills I personally made. I was able to fill up the number a lot at once thanks to using ‘God’s Whirlwind’ on the Gallagon group.

‘If I catch two more, the Apex requirement will be over.’

Of course, it’s not like I won’t catch Apex after that. I still have 10 unique traits and 6 types left to acquire.

Since you can obtain unique characteristics through the Transcendence system, it feels like they are relatively easy to obtain, but originally it wasn’t like this.

The standard way to acquire unique traits in the game was to hunt creatures with unique traits. The only way was to catch creatures in the upper-mid tier of Apex, like Black Gallagon, or kill players with unique traits.

The latter of these is a way to kill enemies who utilize genetic essence, such as Outspacer players or genetically modified Megacorp players.

Of course, even if it’s just the Black Gallagon, it’s very difficult for a player to catch it alone. The Red Gallagon and Arcane Orca above it are much more powerful enemies.

And who are the players who caught them and obtained unique traits? Needless to say, each and every one of them is a top-tier player, comparable to a ranker.

So, getting unique traits in the game was never easy.

It must be because there are less than 10 people, including me, who have reached the Aimorph stage in the game. I also had a very hard time getting over this wall.

‘When you see things like that, the transcendence system is quite groundbreaking.’

It hasn’t even been a year since I came to this world, and I’ve already become this strong. As I was thinking that, my body suddenly floated into the air.

Number 26 used his psychic powers to move me when I was injured.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (It’s okay now)]

“No. The older one is sick, so I’ll listen to him.”

The lower part of my tail has not yet fully regenerated. The bones of my wings and arms are also regenerating.

‘Should I get his help now?’

The guy picked me up and staggered a few times before he got the hang of it and carried me properly.

Soon, PS-111 appeared, dragging the corpses of the Gallagons, and I picked them up too.

‘That’s amazing.’

The guy had no trouble lifting me and the Gallagon corpses with his psychic powers. He certainly looked like a quasi-raid boss.

We took the Gallagon corpses and moved carefully. We couldn’t help it, because we didn’t know when Odd Grad would send pursuers again.

I told Adhai and Nel Germa to meet me at the nest. They should be hiding somewhere in the forest and moving around.

After about half a day of moving, my wing bones were almost healed, so I asked 26 to come down.

“The big baby is still sick. You need to rest when you’re sick.”

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (It’s okay now)]

The claws on its tail are still far from regenerating, but it has no major problems crawling on the ground. I received a few Gallagon corpses from No. 26 and held them firmly with its erosion tentacles.

“Those tentacles look very useful.”

[Zuzuzuzu (That’s true)]

“Genetic information is required to reflect it in future upgrades.”

[No way]

I rejected the guy’s request outright and moved with Gallagon’s corpse. It looked fine, except for the fact that the lower body was missing.

After such a short break, we set off again towards the nest.

Since I was walking myself, my speed was much faster than before, but it was still slower than flying. After almost a whole day, we were finally able to reach the nest I had made.

As we approached the nest, Adhai and Nel Germa, who had arrived before us, emerged from the forest.

“Confirmed with sub controller 2 little baby. Nice to meet you.”

“Hello little one!”

“Little Adult” “Sick Child” “Safe” “Fortunate”

Adhai, who greeted No. 26 and PS-111, was surprised to see me with my tail still regenerating.

“Big man” “Injured” “Serious” “Are you okay?”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (You’ll get better soon)]

“Rest” “Need” “Return” “Red…” “?”

The guy tilted his head as he sent out his thoughts. His eyes, like lavender falling on the snowy field, were focused directly on my horn.

“Horn” “Feeling” “Difference”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (It broke because of the odd grad just now)]

“Broken” “Difference” “Horn” “Change”

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (This is what changed after eating food)]

“One side” “Big” “One side” “Sharp” “Wild” “Charm” “Presence”

“Agree”

Adhai nodded, as if he liked the current appearance of my horns. Nel Germa, who was next to him, also sent a wave of thought in agreement.

“Do you like it when the appendix gets bigger?”

“It is said that males of some species use colorful tails or horns to show off their sexual appeal.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Enough with the small talk. Is everything okay at the nest?)]

After hearing what I said, Adhai seemed to have just remembered something and started firing off thought waves indiscriminately.

“Big man” “Important matter” “There is” “Very” “Very” “Very!” “Important matter!” “Now” “Nest” “Have to go!”

[Zuzu zuzu (What is it?)]

“Nel Germa” “The Daughter of the Meteor” “Opinion” “Agree” “Black Kind” “House” “Confirmation” “Necessary”

Seeing Nel Germa, who had a calm impression, acting like that made me feel uneasy.

‘Is there something wrong with the nest?’

Or maybe Mother Heaven had suffered a serious injury. I quickly checked the parasites in her head. It looked fine, so there was nothing particularly wrong with her body.

‘Then why?’

[Zuz …

“Nest” “Problem” “None” “Problem” “Other” “Quickly” “Confirmation”

I quickly ran to the nest, following Adhai who was jumping around and urging me on.

Far below, between the trees, he could see the entrance to a cave half buried underground. Beside the entrance, something huge, red and white, lay.

‘huh?’

I thought the sight looked familiar, someone came out of the cave.

It was a beast with a body resembling a gaunt black skeleton, huge deer horns, and a head in the shape of an animal’s skull.

Its appearance resembles the evil phantom beast Wendigo from Space Survival.

And then the Wendigo-like beast looked at me, and from within its empty eye sockets a familiar amber will-o’-the-wisps glowed.

The true identity of the Wendigo was the Heavenly Mother, wearing the ‘Hunter’s Disguise Shell’. She had been watching over Odd Grad’s nest and had returned here safely.

As soon as she saw me, she made an urgent gesture.

“There’s no time! Your injuries are serious and you won’t last long! We need to use the symbiotic spores quickly!”

Only after hearing her words did I realize what this huge object at the entrance to the cave was.

Torn wings, broken and twisted arms and legs, a torn tail and broken horns. This was a horribly mangled White Gallagon.

And this Gallagon was someone I had met once before.

‘Ham Ort? How?’

Adhai’s mother, who was thought to be dead, was alive.

‘No, there’s something I have to do first.’

He’s a very important source of information. We can ask him later how he lived and why he’s here.

I created a symbiotic spore and attached it to the dying body of Ham Ort.

I touched the bastard’s body while I was holding him, but he didn’t move at all. I couldn’t even feel him breathing, so it was clear that he was on the verge of death.

However, the reason I put it outside the nest is probably because there are many elements in my nest that can cause harm to creatures that I have not permitted to have.

Because of the characteristics I possess, the nest is releasing a lot of substances that are harmful to other creatures. These are not strong enough to cause life-threatening damage to the White Gallagon, but Ham Ort is seriously injured. If I leave it alone, it will most likely become a nutrient for the nest.

‘Since it’s attached, let’s move it inside.’

If you attach a symbiotic spore, the Ham Ort can also receive the healing effect. I carefully lifted it with the erosion tentacle and placed it inside the nest.

Perhaps it was the heat rising from the nest that made Ham Ort feel his body slowly coming back to life.

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (What happened?)]

“It’ll take a long time to explain in detail. I’ll tell you later, so you get some rest.”

As she said, my tail injury hasn’t fully healed yet. She said nothing more and left the cave.

‘There’s a lot to think about, but….’

As I returned to the nest, I felt quite tired, perhaps because the tension had eased.

‘Let’s take a short break now.’

I closed my eyes on the warm swamp.