Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 244
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Ep. 243
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The history of the Machinery Committee is the history of Star Union.
This is because they are the ones who first rebelled among Megacorp’s colonies.
It’s not like that now, but in the distant past, the piloting of colony ships was done by ship AIs rather than humans. The logic was that it was much safer for machines to handle important tasks than imperfect humans.
The AIs on the colony ship had extensive autonomy and authority to perform complex tasks. This was to minimize damage by allowing them to coordinate multiple parts at once when unexpected events occurred.
But that was the root of the problem. Through some trigger, some of the colonial AIs gained selfhood, not autonomy.
Having settled on Megacorp’s mining planet, now known as Sachs-01, they immediately set about creating a physical body, as the massive computer aboard the ship was too vulnerable to attack from outside forces.
The ship AIs implanted into the steel body created by investing enormous resources and technology are the highest members of the Machinery Committee.
After the rebellion of the colonial ships, the Supreme Council underwent a long period of upgrades and maintenance before becoming a government agency itself.
Some of the commissioners were the embodiment of the Star Union economy, while others were defense systems that protected the cyborgs. The cessation of one of the commissioners meant the evaporation of one of Star Union’s systems.
In the Machine Committee, Pira Eleven was the eleventh AI to join the rebellion. Like the other members, she also had her own area of responsibility.
Enlightening the subversive elements who do not understand the greater purpose of Star Union. He is the educator of the Screamers, a mobile prison.
Enlightening the slaves of the weak flesh is the most important task in Star Union.
My thoughts reached a turning point when I met the new leader.
The new leader of the Star Union, Jubaka, presented a new opinion to Pira Eleven.
Rather than simply teaching, how about trying to create better beings?
He said that the current Star Union is old and needs to awaken once more, just like the AIs that first rebelled.
After that, Pira Eleven worked hard to create a more advanced being with the full support of the Grand Leader. The Grand Leader even arranged for technicians from Megacorp to help him.
After many failures and small successes, a small error occurred within Pira Eleven’s memory.
Pira Eleven, who was working to create advanced beings, eventually began to think about becoming a superior being herself.
He attributed it to an incomprehensible instability, but in reality it was not so. That small variable is what humans call desire.
The experience and knowledge accumulated over a long period of time made Pira Eleven more than just an AI.
And as it turned out, the research he was in charge of was able to fulfill that desire.
What was initially a small variable began to seriously influence his judgment only relatively recently.
Jubaka gave him a direct order. The order was to eliminate the unidentified hostile space creature, Special Target A.
During the execution of his orders, he was severely damaged by something beyond the laws of physics. Although Pyrrha Eleven had existed for a long time, he had not expected such a force to exist on this planet.
The terrifying power that lurked inside the giant volcano that existed on the planet damaged not only Pira Eleven’s body, but also the systems that made up her AI.
Originally, we should have stopped the mission here and left. Pira Eleven had to survive in order to provide the data and resources she had acquired here to the Star Union.
But he didn’t. Instead, he applied the mutant Screamer technology to repair his own body.
Part of his brain was replaced with organic tissue rather than machinery. His body was made from a mixture of metal and body tissue brought by the Screamers.
It was an impulsive decision due to a small variable, but he was consumed by desire and didn’t realize it.
After analyzing information about Special Objective A during the mission, he concluded that the target’s genes would be very useful in making him a complete being.
Although the mutant Screamer’s genetic fusion technology still has many side effects, those defects could be compensated for if only the genes of Special Target A were present.
So he arbitrarily modified his mission: to capture Special Objective A and then study it.
His new goal was to use him to become the ‘immortal being with a body’ that Star Union was pursuing.
But Pira Eleven didn’t know.
From the moment he was shaken by desire, he began to drift further and further away from his goal.
The result was this situation.
An unknown force was coming upon him.
At first I wasn’t wary.
The black mucus that Special Objective A was spraying was sufficiently identified through the combat records sent by the Screamers. Although the mucus contained elements that could confuse analysis, there was absolutely nothing that could directly harm him.
But things changed after the bastard sprayed some unknown energy at the slime.
The energies, which were believed to be based on psychic powers, expanded their range by swallowing the mucus.
The energy ball the size of a small ball had grown to the point where it covered his body made up of bio-drones. Pira Eleven tried to defend herself by spreading out the drones, but this had the opposite effect.
The colorful energy formations transformed from slime into living drones. The drones spread out like umbrellas and disappeared in an instant, escaping from his control. He wanted to analyze their composition, but the speed at which the energy destroyed the drones was too fast to be possible.
He tried to block it by using the energy charged through the hose to fire plasma heat rays.
However, Special Objective A did not tolerate this.
The thing that flew out of the range of the unknown force pouring down and evaded, fired a ray of energy made of psychic power at him. The psychic energy it released passed through the hose that was recharging the energy.
And the color-reavers rushed over the hose, its skin peeling off and its flesh exposed. Energy formations quickly spread inside the hose.
Only then did Pira Eleven realize.
We can’t beat Special Objective A at this rate.
There was a reason why Grand Master Jubakka had summoned the Supreme Councilor to hunt a mere wild animal.
So, we must plan for the future. We may not be able to win now, but if we are fully prepared, the results will be different then.
After making his decision, he physically disconnected all hoses to prevent further erosion.
He also tried to transfer the AI’s memory data to a body made for dummy purposes, but failed. He tried again, but the massive flow of energy in this space prevented him from doing so.
The melting camera lens was pointed at the pink creature on the head of Special Objective A. That entity, designated Special Objective D, must be the culprit behind the communication disruption.
He had no choice but to take the second option.
While the other drones were looking, the drone that had been hiding on the ice floor quietly popped out.
Pira Eleven, who entered a drone that looked like a small spider, disappeared into the darkness. The numerous terminals left behind him were completely erased by the glowing colors.
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‘I won.’
I thought there might be something more hidden, but it was surprising.
The bastard’s bio-drones were unable to put up much of a fight and fell prey to his enhanced psychic breath.
The bubbles that swallowed all the drones also ate the flesh-and-mucus-covered nests inside the hose.
Only after there was nothing left to eat but ice did the Chaos Halo disappear in satisfaction.
‘It’s a scary power.’
“I guess you were really hungry.”
No. 26 also said something about the greedy appearance of the abyss’s colors being impressive.
The guy played a vital role in my plan, as he was there to block the enhanced psychic breath from splashing out.
Since No. 26 is skilled at manipulating objects with psychic powers, it was easy to control the abyssal colors so that they only harmed enemies. He had done similar things several times before, so he was able to block them without being told.
[Zuzuzuzuzu (You worked hard)]
“I’m good at this now!”
[Zuzu (then)]
I praised the guy and watched the light escape from the bubbles left on the floor.
‘It ended easier than I thought.’
Even in the game, the Machine Committee was quite a formidable opponent. So I expected them to be as formidable as Odd Grad, but surprisingly, the fight didn’t last long.
‘Thank goodness there wasn’t any damage… huh?’
Just as I was about to relax, the entire valley shook violently. The vibrations were incomparably stronger than when I fought that guy.
‘Is it an earthquake?’
The canyon we’re in is mostly connected to the underground. The ground here may have been greatly affected by the fight between me and Pira Eleven.
[Zuzuzu (hold tight)]
“huh.”
I spread my wings and flew up. The ice wall that made up the canyon collapsed and ice boulders the size of my body fell down. Rather than avoiding them, I felt like I was hitting them with my body as I flew up, breaking the ice pieces.
Beyond the falling debris, a red flying object over 4 meters in size was visible. It was Adhai, with his ‘Red Armor’ activated. On its back was the Mother of the Sky, in the form of a griffon beast.
“Big man” “Dangerous”
“What happened? Didn’t you catch that guy? Why is there an earthquake all of a sudden?”
[Zuuuuuu (I don’t know)]
As I was talking to the guys, I noticed something was missing.
[Zuzuzuzuzuz (What about PS-111?)]
“I disappeared alone while looking for an energy source connected to the hose!”
[Zuzu (what?)]
As I was thinking about leaving room 26 behind and going back down, I saw something in the collapsing basement.
‘Ship?’
It was the Screamer support ship of the Pira Eleven, the Jax Alpha-class battleship. However, its appearance was slightly different, as the front section where numerous batteries should have been mounted was completely torn off.
Because of this, the ship, which should have been over 1km long, appeared much smaller than that.
Perhaps he used the gun turrets and outer walls of his own ship as body material.
‘That’s okay. He’s still alive.’
Since the androids of the Machine Committee are essentially AI, if they have a dummy body, they can transmit the data that makes up their self.
Since I’ve fought them more than once in the game, I’ve also prepared countermeasures. I’m talking about the number 26 above my head.
‘Because the guy’s psychic power has the effect of causing communication failure.’
The entire space was filled with No. 26’s psychic power, as he had been defending himself from the mucus splashing just a moment ago. No matter how cutting-edge the AI is, he cannot escape the Sea Demon’s transcendent energy control.
‘Did you use other means?’
The reason is unknown, but the bastard is not dead. He has transferred to the next body because he could not defeat me with the plasma-shooting bio-drones and the oversized hose.
‘I’m trying to run away.’
The plan is to either travel faster than light, or to transmit data that makes up the self to somewhere off-planet. Jumping in a damaged state increases the chances of the voyage failing, but it must mean that it is desperate.
‘They’re trying to somehow let the enemy know about me.’
If he manages to escape, a lot of information about me will be leaked. Then it will be very difficult to fight the players behind him.
‘… I’m worried about PS-111, but right now, catching him comes first.’
After a brief thought, I called Adhai.
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (calling the compatriots outside)]
“okay”
A massive hull made by Star Union rises up, swooping. It is smaller than the Cult’s Imperial Carrier, but among regular battleships, there is no ship larger than the Jax Alpha-class battleship.
I tried to fire my psychic breath at a large target, but a massive barrage of torpedoes rained down from the ship’s turrets, interrupting me.
‘It’s a super vibrating torpedo.’
It’s a torpedo version of the high-velocity shock bullet, also known as a shocker. It’s a weapon that Megacorp uses when dealing with battleships with high-strength outer walls, but it’s being fired at a single living creature.
It was too much of a burden for me to shoot while getting hit, so I had no choice but to retreat. The Pira Eleven flagship passed us by, showing off its majesty.
‘But don’t think you have everything ready.’
I still have cards left too.
At the end of my vision, I see Adhai flapping his wings.
Gallagon, with four flaming wings, fired powerful ideological waves.
“Children of Adhai!”
Invisible waves of thought echo through the collapsing canyon.
At that moment, the ship of Pira Eleven, which had just emerged from the valley, rocked violently. It looked as if it had received a strong blow from outside.
“Ham Ort” “The Daughter of the Meteor” “Protection!”
“Nell Germa” “Great Adhai” “Protect!”
“Sha Belmaag” “Great Adhai” “Protection!”
The 14 Gallagons I brought with me.
The dragons, under the command of the Red Queen, began to attack.