Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 255
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Ep. 254
There were several superluminal voyages, but no enemy was following. All that was visible was black silk decorated with five-colored stars.
I returned to the ship through the open hangar.
In the hangar, Griffin Wolf, the Mother of Heaven, was inspecting the aircraft. She was inspecting the storm guns mounted under the wings when I came in and spoke to her.
“Tracking?”
[Zuzu (none)]
“That ‘wavelength’ at the end. Is that why you can’t keep up?”
[Zuzu (well)]
Thanks to the sudden occurrence of an abnormal phenomenon, we were able to escape Star Union safely.
An invisible wave came flying in from somewhere and annihilated the enemy fleet. I was facing the enemy directly, so I could immediately see what had happened.
‘All the captains are dead.’
When you see ships moving and stopping, or repeating the same actions, there’s only one answer: the cyborg captains who controlled the ships are dead.
After the wave swept through my surroundings once, the ships did not return to their original state. Star Union ships can be commanded by cyborgs who can directly connect to the ship’s computer via cable, as PS-111 does.
In other words, since the ships did not recover normally despite the fire I was spewing out, I guess all the cyborgs on board must have died.
“There was no such event in the game?”
[Zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzz (I’ve never heard of a wave that only kills cyborgs)]
“…I don’t know why, but I was lucky.”
She is right.
What if that wave had affected all living things, not just cyborgs? Or what if it had happened after we lost to the Star Union?
If that had been the case, not everyone would have been safe like they are now.
‘It wasn’t 100% luck though.’
The unusual occurrence at the right time did not only benefit us.
A ship led by Sihyeon Eugene’s forces. They were also fighting the Star Union fleet.
‘The Inmyeonsu said it before.’
The remnants of Sihyeon Eugene visited the frozen planet in search of relics. Perhaps the waves that wiped out the cyborgs were also related to the relics they found.
‘I’m not sure, though.’
The chances of encountering them in the future are slim, as this ship is currently headed to a place that is not under the control of any of the Megacorp, Star Union, or Cult Empires.
‘It’s a place where it’s easy to get information, so let’s take a look.’
“Anyway, since you’re here, I think I should get some rest too.”
[Zuzuzuzuzu (You worked hard)]
“What’s the hardship?”
I left the hangar with Heavenly Mother. She seemed to be going in the opposite direction from me, perhaps intending to go somewhere other than the storage area to rest.
[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzu (Wait a minute)]
“huh?”
I called her over and went into the storage room.
When I went in, I saw No. 26, who had grown to a large size, sleeping in front of the wall. He had taken out all of his normally hidden flippers and was wrapping them around something.
‘What are you doing?’
Gallagon’s eggs were visible between the fins. They were holding the eggs tightly with their body and fins, like a hen brooding her eggs.
There is no problem with Green Gallagon or higher, but in the case of Blue Gallagon or Egg, psychic power is essential for survival. That is why No. 26, who creates psychic power on his own, manages the Egg so that it does not die.
‘I need to figure out how to solve that too.’
I carefully entered the storage unit so as not to wake the guy. Inside, among the refrigerated containers, several Green Gallagons were lying face down, sleeping.
And between them was my backpack containing the items and equipment I had brought from the Dragon’s Nest.
I extended my long fighting arm, like a spider’s leg, and picked up one of the mineral fragments.
As we came out of the storage room, she yawned and quickly closed her mouth. I held out the mineral to her.
[Zuzu (take)]
“that?”
[Zuz …
Her eyes widened as she looked at the gemstone in my hand.
This mineral, which has a black background with white grains scattered here and there, is called Star Pearl. It is used to make tools needed to raise Wolf’s deity.
‘It is not possible to process it right now.’
Star Pearl ore is very hard and cannot be processed with normal equipment. But that doesn’t matter. There will be equipment and technicians at the place we go to that can process it.
She received a beautiful lump of mineral that looked like a star pearl, just like its name suggests, and looked at the ore with subtle eyes.
“Oh, I packed this before.”
[Zuzuzuzuzu (You packed it?)]
“When Ham Ort and I returned to the nest, you said you were going to take a look around the nest with PS-111. I took it with me then. I put it in my backpack, but I never saw it.”
Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve carried a backpack. The last time I rummaged through it was when I was trying to prey on Blood River.
Since then, Adhaina Heavenly Mother has continued to pack her backpack.
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (Hold it just in case)]
“Yeah. It wouldn’t hurt to have one more.”
As I was about to go back into the storage room because I had nothing more to say, she called me. She said, scratching her beak with her fingernails.
“Thank you. I will use it well.”
She left the place, leaving behind a wave of gratitude.
‘Because it can be used for other purposes besides deification.’
Star Pearl is also used as a material for advanced equipment used by the Cult and Wolf. If it can be processed somehow, it will be of great help to her.
After sending her away, I went back into the storage room.
‘Should I check the backpack?’
I returned to the spot where I had just taken out Star Pearl, lay down on the floor, and picked up my backpack. Then, the diamond-shaped stone monument that had been standing slanted next to my backpack fell over with a thud.
This is a tombstone I picked up at Odd Grad’s residence. I took it with me on purpose to examine it, as it is an object that has been touched by civilization, along with a ring that hides emotions.
‘I’ll check later… huh?’
I picked up the stone tablet with my fingers to put it back up, but the stone tablet was in a different state than I had seen it before. Light was emanating from the unknown letters carved into its surface.
‘What is this?’
I touched the glowing letters with my finger, but there was no response. They just emitted light intermittently, as if that was how it was supposed to be.
‘hmm.’
I pulled out the monster’s tentacles, the auxiliary organs under its jaw, and even the erosion tentacles and touched them, but nothing changed. In the meantime, the light gradually grew fainter.
‘if?’
Suddenly, I remembered the ring that Odd Grad was wearing. I picked up the ring that was lying around my backpack and put it on my small arm near my chest.
Then, a change occurred at the tombstone.
“Temporary user ‘Odd Grad’ confirmed. Communication with ‘Akira Eugene’ is established.”
‘uh?’
A familiar-looking text box appeared before my eyes, and at the same time, the tombstone fell out of my hands.
An unfamiliar voice began to flow from the floating tombstone.
“It’s me. What took you so long? I meant to contact you later because I didn’t get a reply for a while.”
‘what?’
“Tsk, now that I’ve received it, I’ll ask. What happened to what we talked about before?”
The owner of the voice was a man whose age was difficult to guess. The voice itself sounded like a young person, but the way he spoke and the atmosphere he had were similar to those of an old man.
My attention is focused on the message printed in the text box, which records who the owner of the voice is.
‘Akira Eugene.’
I heard from Jason before that there’s a guy at Megacorp who insists on using a Japanese name and acts like an old man with chuunibyou.
‘There’s only one weird guy like that.’
He is a player who boasts the 3rd place in the rankings and is a terrible Amorph hunter who is even better than Jason. Thanks to this, he is a Megacorp ranker who fought me tirelessly.
‘I never thought that guy would be related to the black dragon.’
Only then did I understand.
The one who gave the ring to Odd Grad was Akira Eugene.
Odd Grad was afraid of the challenges of the young Gallagons, or those born with the power of the Red Gallagons like Adhai, because of their ability to read the future. The one who solved this problem was Akira Eugene.
‘I was wondering who made this.’
He gave Odd Grad a ring that hid his emotions, allowing him to oppress and rule over the Gallagons.
In return, what he received from the Black Dragon was probably… .
‘Gallagon.’
Ham Ort said that Odd Grad would periodically kill hatchlings or throw eggs out of the nest, ostensibly to reduce the burden on the colony by reducing the number of weak individuals.
When I first heard the story, I thought he did it for his own safety, but my guess was only half right.
He must have been regularly handing over eggs and Gallagons to Akira Eugene’s forces.
Then it would explain why the Eugene family members I’ve fought so far, Sihyeon Eugene and the Shadows, have Gallagon genes. It was all possible because Akira Eugene was receiving Gallagon from Odd Grad.
“Why no answer? Haven’t you dealt with Aimov yet?”
Besides, from what you’re saying now, it seems like you’ve already told me about me before I came. It’s probably an order to capture and kill me.
‘The black dragon who can clearly see the future is definitely a tough opponent.’
If it weren’t for the unique traits and kids created by the transcendence system, it would have gone according to the bastard’s plan.
I stared at the tombstone for a moment and then opened my mouth. The voice of Jason, the human face that had been stored in my throat, flowed out.
“Long time no see. 3rd place.”
“!”
Perhaps it was because I heard a completely unexpected voice. I could hear the guy swallowing his breath from beyond the tombstone.
“I guess you didn’t expect this.”
「…この糞野郎が。(…this bastard.)」
“Your pet is dead.”
I could tell how angry he was without even seeing his face. His plan to kill me had failed, and he had lost his supply route for Gallagon.
I sentenced him in a dry voice.
“The day I meet you is not far away.”
“Tch!”
With a short clicking sound, the light on the tombstone went out. Then, a crack appeared on the tombstone and it broke in half.
Looking at that, I think he knows exactly what I’m talking about.
‘Well, not right now, but after you become an adult.’
I intend to fulfill the conditions for becoming an adult in the places this ship is heading to. In the realms where the lawless of space run rampant.
After he becomes an adult, we will meet and talk to him in person, rather than talking to him through a stone tablet like we do now.
At that point, he’ll only have two choices.
Fight me and die.
Or run away from me and die.
Thoughts about what to do next kept running through my head.
Regardless of me, the steel cradle carrying the monsters steadily moved toward its destination.
–
In his luxurious study, Akira Eugene stared coldly at the mahogany table, where a diamond-shaped stone tablet with inscriptions sat.
“… … .”
The tombstone that had been lent to Odd Grad was immediately destroyed, but that did not make things any better.
The conversation wasn’t long, but that damn Aimoff would have gotten a lot of information out of it, too. He always does that in games, too.
Knowing that fact, his insides were burning like an active volcano.
‘くそ! (Fuck!) くそ! (Fuck!) くそ! (Fuck!)’
And the last provocation he had left was this: he dared to declare that he would kill him.
Akira Eugene, the CEO of Megacorp, one of the most powerful forces in the universe, and the king of Earth. If anyone else had said that, I would have laughed and tore him to pieces.
Star Union’s ranker Jubaka and Megacorp’s ranker Chloe Garmelda. Neither of them dare to talk to him like that. They know that he will come and tear their mouths apart.
But now he couldn’t do anything to Aimov. He wanted to swear at him, but he couldn’t. He was afraid that he would accidentally leak more information to him.
When Akira thought about it that way, he couldn’t bear it anymore.
“Ugh, euaaaaaaah!”
As he let out a scream, his arms became deformed. As the monster’s arms swung wildly, the mahogany table in front of him split into four pieces. In addition, other luxury items were also shattered by his hands.
“Odd Grau …
Akira’s outburst continued for a long time in his perfectly soundproofed office.
–
“Did you receive the ‘cargo’ I sent you, Chloe?”
“Yes. Of course. Thanks to Cynthia, I think the progress of the research will greatly increase.”
“Please don’t forget that you are ensuring my safety.”
“Don’t worry. That place is beyond the reach of the inspiration.”
“Well, I guess that’s true now that I’ve seen it in person.”
“I’ve already explained it to you, so there shouldn’t be any inconvenience. Then let’s talk again next time.”
“Understood, Chloe.”
With those words, the light on the diamond monument connected to the wire went out.
After ending communication with Cynthia, Chloe Garmelda left the room in her levitating chair.
“Cynthia hid well, and even gave the unlucky old man a proper treat. I can’t get in touch with Oppa Jubakka, so I don’t know, but he’s always busy. I’m sure he’ll take care of it.”
She felt good because things were going smoothly for the first time in a while.
Last time, Akira Eugene, Cynthia, Jubaka, and her, the four of them planned a Morphbak hunting operation. Cynthia told Cult Ranker Jason about the guy’s location, and Akira Eugene tried to kill the guy with Black Gallagon.
After the discussion was over, Chloe called Cynthia aside to make one request.
If Jason ever succeeds or fails in his hunt for Morphbak, he wants him to be the first to tell him.
Currently, she is conducting research on genetically synthesized organisms, or Hulk mutants, with Star Union’s Jubaka. What she needs for this is the genes of the Rankers.
If Aimov was killed, Akira Eugene would surely demand that he give him the body. Jason, who is more ignorant than he looks, would be satisfied with obtaining the privilege and easily hand the body over to Akira.
That wasn’t right, so she asked Cynthia, who was in personal contact with Jason.
And the result of the battle was Jason’s defeat. His body returned to Cynthia with only his head blown away.
She immediately reported Jason’s death to Chloe, and from there Chloe made a deal with Cynthia.
Don’t tell Akira that Jason is dead, because I’ll make sure she’s safe.
If Akira found out that Jason had been defeated, it was obvious that he would try to catch Morphbak again. Not only that, he would probably try to take Jason’s body as well.
So she delayed the news of Jason’s death ‘just a little bit’.
‘I didn’t know it would work out this well.’
If it were any other time, there was no way Akira Eugene would have noticed this. After all, there was also a Black Gallagon on the same planet, so if he just checked, he would have quickly learned of Jason’s defeat.
But this time, heaven helped her.
Akira Eugene was busy negotiating the end of the civil war and was unable to properly understand what was going on.
Thanks to that, she was able to achieve her goal without difficulty.
‘Brother Jason’s body and various samples. When he left, he left behind a lot of things.’
The levitating chair she was riding stopped in front of the laboratory door. A soft light emitted from the terminal next to the door, scanning her entire body.
“Welcome, Chloe Carmelda.”
The thick iron door opened with a familiar voice.
A pure white, colorless space greeted her. The floor, walls, and ceiling were all white, as if the entire space had been bleached.
The only color there was the scurrying researchers and dozens of test tubes.
One of the researchers wandering around looked at Chloe and bowed his head.
“My lord. The clone culture progress rate is currently at 23%. It is very stable compared to the previous test subjects.”
“Good news. Once it’s over 50%, initiate genetic fusion.”
“Okay, but my lord, even Senior Researcher Li Zhao asked me where I got this.
When the researcher approached the chair and asked Chloe a question, Chloe covered her mouth and made a gesture indicating that she could not speak.
“Please tell him that it is a family secret and I cannot tell him.”
“Hahaha, that’s what I thought. Oh, since we have a new test subject, how about giving it a name this time too?”
At those words, Chloe tapped the chair with her index finger. After a moment of thought, she opened her mouth.
“Let’s do it with JS this time.”
“JS? Last time you said PS, does that mean something?”
In response to that, Chloe only gave a faint smile. Seeing that she seemed unwilling to speak, the researcher shrugged and stopped asking questions.
‘I wonder how much help Jason will be.’
With that thought, she looked at the cult clone in the test tube.
Her eyes, which had a beautiful appearance like that of a girl, were filled with a quiet madness.