Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 223



Only Noblemtl

Ep. 222

After clearing Space Survival, I woke up in the hospital.

After I became an adult, my separated parents hugged me and cried. They held me tightly and kept mumbling that they were glad I was alive.

It might be normal for some people, but it was strange to me. Ever since I was in the hospital, my parents had always blamed each other.

But was I also hoping for a harmonious family? For some reason, tears welled up in my eyes and I cried along with my parents.

After that, my parents finally spoke to me.

Let’s start again.

Legally, we are already strangers, but I hope we can slowly restore our relationship.

Looking at that sight, I noticed something I didn’t want to know.

That I am dreaming right now.

My parents loved me, but they never got along well. Even if I died, there was no way they could ever be reunited.

The moment I realized it was a dream.

I opened my eyes above the swamp.

‘How much did you sleep?’

I checked the lower body and tail. The tail, which was covered in mucus, was intact without a single wound. The pincers, which had been completely lost, were also restored properly.

Maybe it was because I glimpsed reality through my dreams, but I suddenly thought that it would have been nice if I had this kind of resilience when I was human. If I had, my parents wouldn’t have divorced, and I wouldn’t have lived a lonely life at home without a single close friend.

‘… useless thoughts.’

I don’t know why I suddenly had dreams about things from the past when it wasn’t even time to evolve. It just made me feel terrible.

I shook my head, shaking off the negative thoughts along with the mucus. The ripples on the surface of the swamp I had created were blocked by the object in front of me.

It was Ham Ort, the White Gallagon, lying with symbiotic spores attached to it.

Compared to when he came into the nest, he had improved a lot, but it wasn’t enough to be considered okay. His broken legs and torn tail had healed, but his wings hadn’t even regenerated halfway.

The horn on his head was still broken. He would have to wait a little longer, but it seemed possible that it would never recover.

After checking Ham Ort’s condition, I got up. The first thing I saw when I came out of the nest was a giant jellyfish that was bright pink.

It was No. 26, its body inflated to its maximum. The heads of the blue-scaled gallagons could be seen through the gaps in its pink tentacles. Just like the cruiser, it was carrying a large number of blue gallagons that were weak to the cold.

“Big baby, aren’t you sick?”

[Zzu zuzu zuzu (Yeah. It’s okay now)]

The guy who saw me lifted one of his tentacles and shook it gently.

As I looked around, I saw several holes that I hadn’t seen before I fell asleep. The holes were covered with branches.

‘I guess you were hiding here.’

As the cruiser departed, the Green and Blue Gallagons must have dug themselves into a hole. We quickly figured it out, since we had been keeping ourselves warm in a similar way since our fight with Jason.

Now, instead of the Green Gallagon, the pit contained the corpses of other creatures.

“The middle baby caught it. The older baby can eat it too if he’s hungry.”

The recovery of the body and the feeling of emptiness in the stomach were separate issues. I gladly followed the guy’s advice and pulled one of the corpses out of the pit.

It was a snow banshee, its entire body twisted in a grotesque manner and its tongue pulled out. Judging from the coldness I could feel in my hand, it seemed to have been dead for quite some time.

I’ve had it a few times before. It tasted like a mix of beef jerky and dried squid.

I put the meat I was holding in my mouth and chewed it. Since it was close to the original taste of side dishes, it was still okay even when it cooled down.

I asked Number 26, chewing on my cold Snow Banshee.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (what about the others?)]

“The flapping kids went hunting. The middle kid has something to say to the little kid and the big flapping kid.”

The ‘big flap flap’ the guy is talking about is Nel Germa.

Number 26 spoke in waves, pulling out a tentacle and pointing into the forest.

“We went there together.”

[Thank you]

After quickly disposing of one corpse, I crawled in the direction the guy pointed.

I see a forest that is only black and white, like a chessboard. The ground is covered with a thin layer of snow, and the black trees grow on it. Light dimly leaks in between the densely intertwined branches.

As I was passing through the gloomy forest, I felt the movement of three creatures of different sizes.

And the smell of blood.

The scent of blood that hung low on the forest floor was quite familiar. It was the blood of the White Gallagon.

‘Adhai ate Gallagon’s corpse.’

A small creature approached me as if it had noticed me from the other side. Soon after, the Heavenly Mother, in the form of a Wendigo, appeared between the trees.

“You’re here? How are you feeling?”

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Very good. Thanks to that, my stomach is full)]

“I held on to a lot of them because I didn’t know when they’d wake up, so that’s a good thing.”

[Zzzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz (How did you bring Ham Ort?)]

“Uh, there’s something I need to talk about before that. It’s about Adhai.”

[Zzuzuzuzuzu zuuuu zuzu zuzuzu (By the way, what about Adhai? Has he finished growing?)]

She was silent at my words. She scratched her skull with her black, furry hands.

“It’s hard to explain, but just see for yourself.”

She signaled for me to follow her by wagging her finger.

For a moment, I thought something was wrong, but looking at her, it didn’t seem like that. Her reaction was closer to the embarrassment you feel when you see something different from what you expected.

Following her, I came to a small open space. Among the pieces of meat scattered on the ground, there was a white Gallagon Nel Germa. The creature bowed its head slightly at me.

And behind him was a Gallagon I had never seen before.

It was probably between 4 and 5 meters long? A little larger than the Heavenly Mother who had transformed into a griffon.

Six horns on its head, a tuft of long tentacles extending from its mouth, a long body reminiscent of a snake. All of this was Gallagon-like, but there was one crucial difference.

Right, the wings. The little Gallagon had four wings, not two.

Gallagon’s wings are located on its back, close to its thorax. The Gallagon behind Nel Germa also had large wings on its back, close to its forelegs.

Additionally, there are small wings attached to the area where the hind legs and tail connect.

There is only one Gallagon in the game with four wings.

Red Gallagon, the strongest being among the Gallagons and a creature with power as strong as Vortex One.

‘however….’

As its name suggests, Red Gallagon is a being with red scales. Red Gallagon’s scales, which use a unique energy system called Dragon Power rather than psychic power, emit a mystical luster like a red diamond.

But the color of the Gallagon behind Nel Germa was not red.

No, to be exact, the red diamond color was limited to the wings and horns. The guy’s horns and wings glowed bright red, as if they were soaked in the Gallagon’s blood flowing on the ground.

However, except for the horns and wings, the rest of the body was still as white as the snow piled up in the open space.

A small wave of thought flowed out from the hybrid red and white Gallagon.

“Big man” “Me” “I failed” “I’m sorry”

I was speechless after hearing Adhai’s apology, which was only half-grown.

Disappointed? To be honest, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel that way, but that’s not the reason.

The real reason I’m confused is because I don’t understand this situation.

‘A half-grown Red Gallagon.’

There was no such thing in the game. There were no cases of it appearing as an event.

First of all, Red Gallagon is a raid boss and a transcendent being that rules over all Gallagons. There can be no case of it growing in an ambiguous manner.

Besides, if the transition from white to red fails, wouldn’t it be natural for it to become a black gallagoon? I don’t understand why Aadhai ended up with half the characteristics of a white gallagoon and half of a red gallagoon.

My mind was complicated, so I looked at the guy again. No matter how I looked at it, the guy had four wings. They were drooping and hanging over his eyes, but it was unmistakable. Not only his wings, but his horns were also red like blood.

Then I met the guy’s eyes. His eyes, beautiful like amethysts set in ice, were filled with an uneasy light.

I flinched for a moment, having seen similar eyes a long time ago.

Whenever my parents fought, I hid in the closet. Every time, I would look at myself in the mirror on the closet door.

The look in his eyes now was very similar to the eyes of someone reflected in the mirror back then.

‘… Let’s calm down.’

I forced myself to calm down and sent a wave to the guy.

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (What happened?)]

“Me” “The expectations of the elders” “I betrayed you”

[Zzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (No. I never thought you let me down)]

It’s true.

No. 26, Adhai, Mother of Heaven, PS-111.

I have never once felt disappointed by the guys who helped and supported me. They have all gone above and beyond my expectations and filled in any gaps I had.

Adhai seemed to have calmed down a bit, as if my feelings had been conveyed. Since he seemed to have calmed down, I asked him again.

“Corpse” “After Predation” “When Growing Up” “Bad Feeling” “I Heard”

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuz (Not feeling well?)]

“Growth” “Completion” “Me” “Savior” “Change” “Savior” “The Only King of the Clan” “Red Queen”

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Yes. When you grow up, you will become a red race)]

At my words, Adhai shook his head and looked at me with sad eyes.

“Then” “Me” “No more” “Adult” “By your side” “I can’t protect you”

[Z(what?)]

“Red Queen” “The Same Race” “Prosperity” “Must Lead” “It” “The Only Mission” “Big Adult” “Little Adult” “Friend” “Sick Child” “Everyone Separated”

When I heard that, something suddenly occurred to me.

In terms of setting, Red Gallagon is a being similar to the King of Gallagons. He rules over all Gallagons and reigns over them.

And a king cannot exist outside his kingdom.

“I” “I was worried” “My kind” “Ham ort” “I hate” “But” “Dying” “I don’t want to see” “So” “I” “Savior” “Road” “I will walk” “I thought”

Adhai continued to send out waves of thoughts towards me as I listened quietly.

“I” “I chose” “Savior” “Adult” “Both” “I will get it”

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (So you gave up on becoming a red compatriot?)]

At my words, Adhai shot a wave of thought that meant denial.

“Me” “Red Queen” “Mission” “Rejection” “Impossible” “Only” “Reserved”

[Zuzu (reserved?)]

“Me” “Red Queen” “Not Yet” “Insufficient” “Big Grown-up” “Next” “Things to Learn” “A Lot”

The guy came out from behind Nel Germa and approached me, bowing his head respectfully before me.

“Me” “Adult” “Group” “Belonging” “Adult” “Me” “Will you accept me?”

While I was sleeping, Adhai made an important choice.

It was a decision he made in a short period of time, but I didn’t think he made it rashly. Even if that were the case, I couldn’t disparage his decision.

He gave up the throne and chose to remain by my side.

‘Adhai helps me.’

We don’t know how strong he’s become, but he’s probably superior to a normal White Gallagon. If he’s lucky, he might even be able to use the Red Gallagon’s unique power, Dragon Power.

He will be a useful combatant not only in the fight against Odgrad, but also in the fight against other strong opponents in the future.

‘…but that’s not all.’

If I had intended to let him go in the first place, I wouldn’t have come this far. I will never hand him over to anyone else, not even No. 26.

I walked up to the guy and stretched out my arm. I stroked his head as he flinched and shook his body. I said.

[Zzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (You are always welcome)]

It is uncertain whether the guy will be able to grow into a Black Gallagon or a Red Gallagon later on. However, judging from the nuance of the expression that it was reserved, it does not seem like growth is impossible.

So, even if Red Gallagon isn’t known, it might be possible for it to grow into Black Gallagon later on. I just don’t know how to do it.

‘Let’s find out about that little by little.’

Adhai with a new look.

It seems like it could be useful when fighting Odd Grad, even if he doesn’t get stronger.

Red horns and wings.

The Gallagons probably know better than I what that symbol means.

‘If we do it right, it could cause internal strife.’

With that thought in mind, I continued to stroke Adhai’s head.