Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 247
Only Noblemtl
Ep. 246
Adhai landed gently on the hangar.
When he rammed the Pira Eleven’s aircraft, he used ‘Red Armor’, and there wasn’t a single scratch on his body.
“Fellow People” “Grudge” “I Repaid”
[Zuzuzu (good job)]
“Big man” “Me” “Great leader” “Role” “Did you do it?”
[Of course]
“The little baby is strong! Strong!”
“Success” “Fortunate”
The guy who heard the compliments from me and number 26 nodded proudly. It felt strange to see the guy who used to jump up and down whenever he was happy now acting so dignified.
‘But the tail seems to be out of control.’
I patted the head of the guy whose plump tail was wagging.
[Zuz …
“Ham Ort” “I took charge” “Sea of Stars” “Going” “It’s hard”
[Zuzu (Hinji)]
Wolf won’t die immediately if he goes into space naked. However, he can’t survive for long periods of time like other monster species like Aimorph or Metallic Gremlin.
If you have a well-maintained ship or a space with a decent amount of oxygen, like a nest I made, there’s no problem, but coming into space hanging on to something like an Aadhai would be quite a burden.
As we were talking, the hangar doors closed on their own. And I felt the entire ship descending rapidly. PS-111, who had taken control of the ship, was trying to land it.
‘He must be in the situation room.’
Pira Eleven remotely piloted this massive ship, but that was only possible because she was a highly advanced android. The PS-111 is special, but it is not at the level of Pira Eleven in terms of performance.
So you will be piloting this ship in direct sync with the bridge.
‘It’s a Sachs Alpha-class battleship, so it’ll probably be in the center of the upper section.’
I took Adhai and No. 26 to the situation room.
When I arrived at the situation room, I saw PS-111 as I had expected. He had lifted the floor in the center of the situation room and was lying face down inside.
The tissue covering the guy’s back was split in half, exposing his spine, which was densely packed with hundreds of cables.
“Are you here?”
The guy who had been blankly staring into space looked at us and pretended to know us.
“That’s good. I have something to check.”
“Is this about the Star Union’s support fleet?”
“Can you tell me when my support request was sent?”
The guy is in direct control of the massive ship, so I figured he’d be able to access the records without much difficulty.
But contrary to my expectations, the guy gave a negative answer.
“Pira Eleven has strengthened its security system. It is impossible for me to break through it in my current condition.”
“okay?”
“But if I strengthen my machine module, I think I can get through it.”
“Gang Hwa-ra. I guess you plan on using this ship’s facilities.”
“That is an accurate judgment.”
This ship is loaded with various machinery and equipment that are responsible for producing Screamers. It would be easy for him to modify the equipment and use it to strengthen himself.
‘I was thinking of corroding the ship and extracting the data, but that method seems better.’
Considering Pira Eleven’s venomous nature, there may be some problems if the security system is forcibly disarmed. He would have set a trap, after all.
Even while talking to the guy, the ship continued its steady descent and safely landed on the surface.
As I stepped out of the ship, I saw a half-collapsed canyon in the distance.
On the plains near the ship, the Gallagons and the Heavenly Mother were waiting for us. The Gallagons’ bodies were covered in wounds, but none of them were dead.
Ham Ort, who was at the forefront of the Gallagons, quietly bowed his head toward Adhai. The Gallagons behind him also bent their forelegs and bowed their heads.
Adhai lowered his head slightly, his wings spread wide. Then he sent out waves of thought that I could not interpret.
‘Is this a consciousness of having achieved revenge?’
Gallagons have no concept of funerals, but they are not without camaraderie. If a young blue gallagoon dies or an egg breaks, the entire colony becomes enraged.
‘Even in the game, Gallagon’s revenge was notorious for being vicious.’
That’s why hunting was really hard. If you hunt alone, other Gallagons will keep appearing.
‘And now I’m hanging out with a bunch of Gallagons.’
If the me in the game saw myself now, I’d be shocked.
As I was watching the dragons’ ritual, the Heavenly Mother approached me.
“If that guy saw it, he would have loved it.”
[Z zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (That Gallagon maniac? Were the two acquainted?)]
“Yeah. After the clan disbanded, they tried really hard to recruit me when I was left alone.”
The ‘guy’ she was talking about was an 18th-ranked Cold Blood ranker who was very famous for being a Gallagon fanatic. It was said that he had even stolen an egg in order to raise a Gallagon.
‘He must have come to this world because he’s a ranker too.’
Coldbloods can grow quickly until the middle of the game due to their racial characteristics, but it becomes increasingly difficult after that. They are strong in the beginning because they use the power of Vortex One, but as time goes by, the price they have to pay increases and it becomes difficult.
‘Considering the price, survival won’t be easy.’
The Vortex Ones, the demons of the universe, are transcendent beings that only rankers can meet. The power they lend is terrifying, but the price they pay is also transcendent. Can’t you properly pay them? A future worse than death awaits you.
If you hadn’t gone the social route, you might still be alive, but this world isn’t a game, it’s reality. If you had the power of Vortex One, you could solve most of the problems you face, but it’s questionable whether you can overcome that desire.
‘Come to think of it, Jason also caught a Coldblood ranker.’
I heard it when the Cult Ranker interrogated Jason by turning him into a human face.
One of the special abilities he possessed was the ability to create metallic shapes, now known as the ‘Color of the Abyss’, which was originally a special ability of the Coldblood Ranker.
‘Jason said he didn’t know what rank he was in.’
Coldblood rankers are all ranked low due to their unique limitations. As expected of an arrogant man, he has no interest in those weaker than him.
‘It was because of that reckless personality that I lost.’
Moreover, the investigation into the Coldblood Ranker was said to have been carried out by another player who had participated in the Ranker hunt together. So there was no reason for him to be interested.
While I was thinking about the dead, Adhai sent me a thought wave.
“Big man” “Me” “Nest” “I’ll go and come back”
Perhaps he would also inform his fellows in the nest of this fact. Just as he was about to tell them to do as they wish, PS-111, who had emerged from the ship late, approached us.
“To improve the ship’s control efficiency, I need to upgrade my mechanical modules. To do this, I need the metal from the nest.”
“I” “I’ll take you”
“thank you.”
It was decided that those who had business with it would return to the nest.
After the guys left, only me, No. 26, and Sky Mother were left on the side of the ship.
‘then….’
I looked up at the damaged front and side of the ship.
There are still some remaining issues. We don’t know when the Star Union reinforcements that Pira Eleven mentioned will arrive.
But that’s information that can only be found out after the guy is strengthened. It’s not something that can be done right away.
There’s only one thing I can do right now.
The treasures that Pira Eleven worked hard to collect in order to create Screamer. It’s time to check them out.
‘I wonder how many genetic samples are on board.’
[Zz zuzuzuzuzu zuzu (let’s go see the ship)]
“good.”
“It’s Screamer’s ship. It wasn’t in the game. It’s interesting.”
I boarded the ship again with the kids.
If you’re lucky, a new unique trait synthesis formula may open here.
‘Although a synthetic recipe that requires infection-related properties as ingredients has already been opened.’
On the other hand, there is a possibility that you will not be able to obtain many characteristics because there are only many samples of the same creatures. Of course, this is not a bad thing because you can still obtain a large number of characteristics.
With such pleasant imaginations, I headed towards the area where the genetic essence was stored. As I got closer to the area, the alluring smell I had just passed by became stronger.
Maybe it was because I had expended a lot of energy in the intense fight. I felt good without realizing it, due to a moderate amount of hunger and anticipation for the future.
“I guess the big baby is in a good mood.”
“… As expected from Morphbak, ahem, that’s right.”
Finally, I reached the place where the smell was strongest. I grabbed the thick iron door blocking the sweet scent and tore it open.
Then an incredibly concentrated scent hit my auxiliary organs.
‘and.’
The scene behind the iron gate was just as I had imagined.
No, in some ways it was beyond my imagination.
There, genetic samples purified from hundreds of species of creatures were filled in freezers. And that wasn’t all. Freezer containers containing the corpses of creatures from this planet and other planets also greeted me.
“Wow! There’s really a lot of food!”
Number 26 spoke curiously above my head. As he said, this place was a treasure trove of genetic essence.
The only regret is that a significant portion of the samples that should have been in the freezer were leaked out and broken. It was assumed that the freezer was damaged due to the impact during the battle.
Still, it’s not a big problem. There are quite a few samples left as well as broken ones.
‘We don’t need anything else, let’s start with the symbol of hunting.’
It’s finally time to prey.
–
There is a peculiar volcano on the unnamed planet.
It’s so big that it could be called a supervolcano, but it’s not really that big, because there are even bigger volcanoes on other planets.
What makes the volcano truly unique isn’t its size.
First of all, the color. On this planet where it snows and hails day and night, the volcano has always been black. It’s strange that nature doesn’t avoid the volcano.
The second is energy. This volcano was constantly spewing out a tremendous amount of energy. It was so intense that any creature that consumed energy would have a hard time leaving this place.
What’s interesting is that this volcano wasn’t like this from the beginning. It’s only been a few decades since the volcano changed like this.
A volcano that transcended the laws of physics and nature at some point. There was a cave at the entrance of the mountain.
From the outside, it looks like a common cave, but inside, it is not so simple. The long, labyrinthine cave reaches deep into the volcano.
The caves were teeming with many of the planet’s predators, as temperatures inside the volcano rose high enough to support life.
Thanks to this, no strangers visited this cave for a long time.
Until recently.
“Scream…!”
A disgusting creature, a mixture of a locust, a wasp, and a horsefly, fell down with its head half severed.
A woman with black hair stood before the fallen monster. She had a slender figure and wore a white bodysuit. She lightly wiped the blood off the pure white sword that had sprouted from her wrist.
“What about you?”
“It’s over.”
The one who answered her words was a being wearing a 2.5m tall metal suit. It was a heavy suit that mixed the features of a powered suit and a walker, so it was close to the image of a fully armed combat android.
“Captain Nern, are you all safe?”
“I’m safe. Sihyeon Eugene.”
The woman in the white bodysuit, Sihyeon Eugene, looked at the survivors. There weren’t many left.
‘… 9 people.’
There were 60 people when they first set foot on this planet. Ten of them were attacked by wild animals before entering this volcano and disappeared. Actually, it’s called disappearance, but being left alone on this harsh planet is as good as dead.
We entered the volcano after losing a considerable number of people, 10 out of 60, but this place was an even more terrifying and magical place than the outside.
The inside of the volcano was not as cold as it could be, but instead it was teeming with all sorts of dangerous creatures.
The creature she just killed is also a very dangerous monster named Hellside Hornet. Without the ‘White Maiden’, a powered suit that can change shape according to the wearer’s imagination, she is also a being whose life and death cannot be guaranteed.
‘This is already the fourth time I’ve encountered such a monster.’
“I’ll take a break here.”
“yes!”
At her command, her men fell to the ground and prepared to rest. Shihyeon did not scold them, knowing that they were tired from fighting a tough enemy.
Sihyeon approached the subordinate in charge of communications.
“How’s the communication? Has the weather problem been resolved?”
“It appears that the current weather problem has been resolved. However, it appears that the line has not been completely restored on the other side.”
“The problem with the satellite radar… huh?”
Then the being in the metal suit, Layla Chamberlain, gestured to her, indicating that she had something else to say.
“Try again and let me know if you succeed.”
“yep.”
Sihyeon, who had given orders to his subordinates, followed behind Laila. She stopped slightly away from the empty space where the other personnel were resting.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“I’ve already encountered four Hellside Hornets since I came here. Oh, including the one just now, that’s five in total. This is the first time in my life that I’ve seen this many Hellside Hornets.”
“…okay.”
“There was another Ice Horror, right? Twenty people died because of it. And thanks to you luring it, we were barely able to shake it off, so the damage was limited to that. If we had been wrong, we could have been wiped out. Am I wrong?”
Due to severe physical damage, Layla must live the rest of her life on the suit’s life support system. Her vocal cords are also completely damaged, requiring mechanical assistance when speaking.
Although the machine’s voice, which poured out words like a machine gun, contained no emotion, Si-Hyeon could easily understand what Layla was feeling.
Leila questions whether what she is doing is worth it.
“There is an important relic here. We must obtain it to achieve what we desire.”
“That relic. You know how ridiculous you are saying that. There is no such thing as a magical relic anywhere in this universe.”
The TNC, the family that Leila belonged to, has the most colonized planets in Megacorp. They are the ones who have full knowledge of all the unique elements that exist on all planets.
So, Layla knows better than anyone that there are no such things as ancient relics or secret weapons left behind by a fallen civilization from the distant past unknown to humanity.
“You gave me a chance. I can’t die until I get what I want. Dying in a place like this is even more shameful.”
“… … .”
Sihyeon did not respond right away to Layla’s words, but remained silent for a moment.
Si-hyeon knows what Lila is thinking, what Min-seok is thinking somewhere outside that planet. If it were true, she would have thought similarly to them.
But she saw.
Reborn into a clone’s body, she checked not only the records left behind by Si-hyeon, but also those left behind by those around Si-hyeon.
Then, in one of the few records left behind by Si-Hyeon’s past teacher, Beom-Ho, an unusual message was confirmed.
It was something closer to a kind of arrangement for the future.
Sihyeon has never shared that record with anyone until now.
‘but….’
Now it was time to speak. Sihyeon handed over to Layla a small memory chip hidden inside the reinforced suit.
“What is this?”
“You’ll know when you check.”
Without asking any further questions, Layla inserted the chip into the panel on her wrist. Then the copied images contained in the chip appeared before her eyes.
“Is this a navigation chart?”
“okay.”
“What are these next to it? Words? Sentences? They look like letters left behind by primitive intelligence.”
“That’s a character used on Earth in the past.”
“Earth? Is that the Earth I know?”
“Yes. These are characters that are now dead. If we decipher them, their meaning is as follows.”
Sihyeon took a deep breath and opened her mouth.
“The ownership of the two pieces of equipment made with the ‘special privilege’ of the producer ‘Unknown’ is temporarily transferred from ‘Player Jeong-woo’ to ‘Player Shin Beom-ho’.”
The words that came out of her mouth were words that no one used these days. Even though she was saying them with her own mouth, Si-hyeon felt that they were somehow familiar.
As if the blood flowing through my body was responding.
“From now on, only those with the blood of ‘Player Jungwoo’ can obtain the ownership of the two pieces of equipment. ‘Player Shin Beomho’ will keep these pieces of equipment safe until then.”
With that thought in mind, she recited the next sentence.