Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 253
Only Noblemtl
Ep. 252
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As Sihyeon Eugene was just leaving the atmosphere on a transport ship, an urgent report came in from the flagship.
“The Star Union fleet has already arrived?”
I knew the fleet was coming via satellites stationed on the outskirts of the constellation. I just didn’t expect them to arrive so quickly.
In addition, the enemy came equipped with a warp finder, a device that can monitor the movements of faster-than-light navigation. It was as if they were trying to track someone.
‘Could it be that Sachs-01’s hideout has been compromised?’
Megacorp and Star Union are officially at war. From the cyborgs’ perspective, the forces of the vision are nothing more than enemies of Star Union. There can only be one reason for a regular fleet, including a warp finder, to come to this remote location.
‘…not good.’
As long as the warp finder was present, the flagship’s condition was limited. Even if they escaped at superluminal speed, they would immediately catch up.
Suddenly her attention was drawn to the ‘relics’ stored on the transport ship.
The weapon that her former teacher, Beom-ho, used to wipe out the Outspacers, the ‘Abyss Destroyer’. And the crystal battery that supplies massive amounts of energy to it.
‘If I use that thing, I should be able to break through without much difficulty.’
Although she felt the urge to use her weapon, she shook her head.
We still don’t know the enemy’s objectives or the battle situation properly. It’s not too late to use weapons after obtaining the necessary information.
“Any other special circumstances?”
“Uh, that’s….”
The subordinate hesitated and then answered Sihyeon’s question.
“According to communications from the flagship, we are currently engaged in combat with a swarm of creatures presumed to be Gallagons!”
“Gallagon?”
The answer her subordinate gave was far from what she expected.
‘Why Gallagon?’
“The flagship is currently observing and not responding as Gallagon is attacking the fleet.”
“…hmm.”
When I first set foot on the planet, I had a hard time because of the Gallagons that appeared periodically. In fact, the fact that I entered the volcano late was largely due to the Gallagons. This was because I intentionally kept changing my movement route to avoid the Gallagons.
‘I don’t know what happened, but….’
Their irregular movements are now actually beneficial.
“For now, let’s take advantage of this situation. We must carefully return to the flagship so as not to get caught up in the battle.”
“All right.”
Starlight can be seen twinkling beyond the transport ship’s reinforced glass.
Some of them were not stars.
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‘That’s?’
I had just removed my fourth warp finder, and was in the process of dumping a useless piece of scrap metal into space when I caught sight of a ship I had never seen before.
A lone oval-shaped battleship was floating at a considerable distance from the battlefield. Judging from the design, it was not a Star Union ship, but a Megacorp ship.
‘Why is Megacorp’s ship here… Ah.’
As I looked at the boat, something came to mind.
Before he captured Odd Grad, he had eaten a human when he raided the nest of the Hellside Hornet. He said that he came here following Sihyeon Eugene.
‘That’s the volleyball.’
Sihyeon Eugene died by my hand, so that ship must be led by the forces that follow her.
‘What should I do?’
It’s been 20 minutes since the battle started. There’s still one Warp Finder left.
The time I initially set was 25 minutes. I’d like to hear more details from the crew of that ship, but there’s not that much time left to do anything else.
‘I should organize it if I have time.’
I took my eyes off the ship and followed the tail of the fleeing fleet.
The XAX-5 class fast battleship carrying the warp finder was running away, as if trying to buy time.
‘As expected of a battleship, it’s definitely fast.’
It’s only slightly slower than Adhai. I was trying to clear it out by using psychic breath, but the Gallagons started to move.
Aadhai, with red wings visible from afar, followed closely behind the battleship. The other Gallagons scattered here and there without giving chase.
Looking closely, the gallagons were moving in a way that spread out and then gradually narrowed down towards the path the battleship was moving.
‘You’re being chased.’
As with fighting formidable foes like Skywhale, the Gallagons were on a hunting expedition against battleships.
‘Then I should help you too.’
Instead of the battleships, I fired my psychic breath at the patrol ships blocking Aadhai. The patrol ships that were focused on their target were destroyed by my breath.
Adhai skillfully avoided the purple flames as if he had anticipated my attack. He evaded the wreckage of the destroyer, which was burning brightly in the flames of his supernatural power, and accelerated even further.
The red-winged dragon flew towards the battleship, drawing a tail like a comet in the night sky. The creature, transformed into a single ray of light, quickly approached the battleship.
APDs poured out from the battleships as a deterrent, emitting waves that neutralized psychic powers. However, Adhai was so fast that the drone waves could not reach him.
The creature moved around in the range of the wave and unleashed psychic breaths. As the energy bullet-shaped breaths continued to strike the outer walls of the ship, the battleship had no choice but to retreat.
Adhai was pushing back battleships that were dozens, if not hundreds, of times larger than himself, like David defeating Goliath with a slingshot.
And the galleons that had been forming a siege began to slowly close the distance with the battleships.
The battleship carrying the warp finder tried to escape somehow, but the distance between them and the Gallagons had already been shortened sufficiently.
And all the Gallagons simultaneously breathed their dragon breaths toward the battleship. Even though the defenses of the Star Union ships were great, it was impossible to defend against the attacks of so many Gallagons, especially those larger than the White Gallagon.
‘This is the end.’
We’ve destroyed the last warp finder. Now there’s nothing left that can stop our escape.
Just as I was about to tell everyone to return to the PS-111 ship.
My auxiliary organs detected a wave of intense energy.
‘!’
Without realizing it, my head turned to the point where the energy wave had originated.
A space of emptiness where there was nothing. There, a blue sun was rising.
It looks like the sun, but it’s a very powerful concentration of energy. So much so that it can tear space apart and force objects to move.
‘Supersonic speed travel!’
After a while, the blue sun disappeared as if obscured by clouds.
And what appeared in their place was a fleet. A fleet incomparable to any fleet we had fought so far.
[Zuzu zuzuzu (Everyone step back)]
I retreated with the Gallagons, avoiding the enemies that suddenly appeared. The surviving ships of the reconnaissance force flew towards the newly appeared Star Union fleet.
‘how?’
Although the PS-111, synchronized with the ship’s computer, missed the intrusion of the reconnaissance force, the intrusion of that large fleet is a whole other matter.
Superluminal navigation is a technology that utilizes a great deal of energy. That’s why devices that track energy flow, such as warp finders, can be effective. In normal circumstances, there’s no way he’d miss hundreds of ships moving at once.
‘… Did you develop a new technology?’
In games, too, in space battles, it was important to know who could arrive at superluminal speeds first. This was because the person who arrived early could easily figure out when and where the enemies would come from.
It seems that the Grand Commander was aware of this weakness and put a lot of effort into improving it.
And the results are now right before your eyes.
At that moment, a support ship controlled by PS-111 approached. A thought wave flew from the Heavenly Mother on board.
“It seems like the cloaking technology that hides the energy of superluminal travel has been applied!”
[Zuzu zuzuzu (I think so)]
“PS-111 says that the entire fleet has not arrived yet. That’s the 5th Elite Fleet. The 2nd, 8th, and 9th fleets have not arrived yet.”
Now that I think about it, there weren’t that many ships for four elite fleets to have gathered together. If they had all gathered together, there would have been hundreds of battleships, but the enemy’s size wasn’t that big.
‘furthermore….’
I calmly observed the enemy fleet changing camps. Several ships had major damage to their outer walls. They were cleanly destroyed, as if they had been cut with a blade. It was a sign that something had gone wrong during their superluminal voyage.
‘I guess the technology isn’t perfect yet.’
Despite the side effects, it wasn’t hard to imagine why it came flying in so suddenly.
The Grand Commander’s plan is to jump in sequentially and catch us by the ankles so that we can’t escape.
[Zuz …
“… At least 10 or more. Some ships are equipped with strong cloaking equipment, making them impossible to detect.”
It would be suicidal to engage in combat without knowing how many Warp Finders there are. But running away is not a good option either.
They’ll use their numerical superiority to track us down, just like the Gallagons did.
‘Is it a one-man show?’
I looked at the galleons and ships behind me.
‘There is only one way.’
It is clear what the enemies, that is, the Grand Commander players, are after as their top priority.
‘They’re after me. If that’s the case…’
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (Everyone return to the ship)]
“Big man?”
[Don’t worry, there’s a better way.]
I reassured the anxious Adhai by sending waves of reassurance telling him not to worry, and called out to the Heavenly Mother.
[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Do you know where to go to level up to divinization?)]
“What? You really?”
[Zuzuzuzuzuzu (Meet me there)]
“Are you crazy? You want to be bait for those guys?”
Strictly speaking, it’s not bait.
Because I’m thinking of fighting them and then going super-fast to Cult or Megacorp territory. That would probably create a similar situation to how we had the Cult and Star Union fight before.
‘The only problem is that it won’t be able to attack while preparing to sail, but it’ll be okay.’
Thanks to the transformation into a ‘bone beast’, my defense has increased exponentially. It has already been proven that enemy torpedoes cannot inflict fatal damage on me. The energy for navigation can also be replaced with psychic power, which is pumped almost infinitely with the ‘Dragon’s Heart’ trait.
The only problem is the Grand Commander.
My fate depends on what weapon he brings.
‘I’m not the type of person who normally gambles.’
Still, it’s better than fighting those guys and losing everything.
I flew forward, leaving everyone behind.
Since coming to this world, it has always been a series of choices.
Some of them brought me positive results, some did not. Looking back, there was always a mix of good and bad choices.
Still, I have no regrets.
Because I’m still alive. I don’t know how many more times I’ll make wrong choices in the future.
But even then, I will be alive, just like I always have been.
As I was flying with that thought, a red star flew next to me.
‘Adhai?’
Besides him, the other Gallagons followed me instead of returning to the ship’s hangar.
The same was true of the ship PS-111 was moving on. A battleship the size of which overwhelmed me was standing over my head with its guns out in the open, rather than entering hypersonic speed travel.
“If you keep saying bad things to the older child, you’ll get in trouble!”
Wave 26 is heard from the ship.
“Adhai” “Dongjok” “I won’t throw away”
I can feel the waves of thought flowing from Adhai next to me.
“I’m afraid that someone will say I’m not Morphbak, so I try to fight alone every time.”
The Heavenly Mother on board the ship grumbles.
“PS-111 told me to hold on, because the Warp Finder will find you as soon as possible.”
I was speechless at what the guys said.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? No.
It’s a perfectly reasonable choice for me to fight alone here. I’ve always fought alone and eventually won.
But when I see the guys following me, I start to think differently.
I’ve been able to win by fighting alone so far, but I thought it might be easier to win if I brought the kids with me.
Aimoff, Sea Demon, Gallagon Herd, Mega Battleship, Wolf Ranker.
Wouldn’t this be enough power to fight against over 100 new ships?
[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (from torpedoes and breath)]
After a fairly rational process of reasoning, the choice I chose was ‘fight together’.