Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 260
Only Noblemtl
Ep. 259
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“Hey, did you hear that? There was chaos downtown an hour ago.”
“Terrible?”
“Some crazy guy attacked the Marcio Cartel and died.”
“Huh, crazy.”
The Marcio Cartel’s position in the space fortress Kesha Arma is not limited to simply being the owner. With control of the reactor, Marcio Cartel is effectively holding the lifeline of everyone in the fortress.
Gidq has only heard of it, but it is said that in the past, those who rebelled against the cartel were herded into a single area and deprived of oxygen.
That is why the name Marcio is not a light one in this city. There is someone who dares to attack such beings. It is an incident that would interest a colleague like a scorpion.
“So who got hurt on our side?”
“Brother Jonas. I heard he went to the hospital because a crazy guy bit his neck.”
“… That reinforced suit lover was attacked? No, how could a normal person bite someone wearing a reinforced suit?”
“The kids who were with him said he was like a drug addict. They said his physical abilities had greatly improved, as if he had inhaled cyonium or something.”
“He’s a pharmacist.”
When he heard that word, Gidky remembered what had happened that morning.
The sight of a military port guard smiling strangely at the sight of a hover bus. There were more than a few people standing with similar looks.
‘They will take care of it from above.’
The Marcio Cartel has an important business coming up. In a few days, an auction for smuggled animals and slaves will be held. Because of this, ships of various species are currently flocking from all over the universe.
In this situation, the cartel will not stand by and watch the drug dealers run wild. There will probably be a large-scale crackdown.
It’s an ironic situation where criminals are cracking down on drug dealers, but it has nothing to do with Gidkyu. His job in the organization was more important than breaking drug dealers’ heads.
“By the way, looking at all those dishes makes me hungry.”
“Freddie, you little brat, do you want to be ejected into space like your predecessors?”
“I was just saying, kid. How harsh.”
Before Gidkyu and his colleague Freddy lies a once-in-a-lifetime delicacy.
The place they are in was once called the Second Command, and now functions as a hotel where the most important clients of the Marcio Cartel stay.
Their job is to ensure that the food reaches the guests staying upstairs safely.
To this end, they are armed to a considerable degree for a low-level member of an organization. They are even given new intermediate-level reinforced suits and Gauss rifles. In terms of just the level of armament, they are comparable to the armed police team of Megacorp.
“Ready to go. Let’s go.”
The android that had loaded all the food onto the cart moved. The two who followed the android into the elevator kept their mouths shut.
The elevator, which had been rising quickly, stopped on the 100th floor.
The door opened and a hallway as luxurious as the food the android was carrying greeted them. The two followed the android down.
In the hallway, there were pirates wearing advanced armor and fully armed androids. Feeling their gazes, Gidkyu swallowed hard.
The guests staying on the 100th floor are very important. The cartel boss strictly orders them to be treated as if they were his own person.
“passing.”
As soon as I passed through the strict security guards and entered the room, I heard laughter from inside.
It’s a voice I only hear a few times a year, but I clearly remember who its owner is.
Kesha Arma’s owner and the leader of the Marcio Cartel.
Montana Marcio, one of the most influential elders in Spacedog.
As you enter the enormous dining room with your Android, you see a brown-skinned giant and a cultist with deer antlers.
“Hahaha, cults are really interesting!”
“That’s interesting. It’s an interesting perspective.”
The ruler of the space fortress is a man so large that he can fill a sofa large enough to seat three adult men.
On the other side, the cult woman who nods with a cool expression contrary to her words is a VIP invited by Montana Marcio.
She is a very important person who has been staying on this spacious 100th floor for almost half a year. She deserves to be flattered by Montana Marcio like this.
“Ah! The food has finally arrived, Cynthia.”
“Thank you for your consideration, Montana.”
“Consideration? Considering the grace I received from Cynthia and him, this is not enough.”
As he gestured, the android began setting up the food.
From this point on, there was nothing for them to do. Gidky and Freddy bowed their heads politely and stepped aside.
“Wow, do you know who that cult is? I’ve never seen the leader look like that before.”
As soon as they got into the elevator, Freddie started rambling about what he had just seen. Gidky responded nonchalantly.
“She’s a really important woman, so she’ll be here for half a year.”
“That’s true. No one has stayed here for over a month now.”
“Don’t worry about them, they have nothing to do with us.”
Since they just went up for dinner, their work ends here. The other members of the organization will take care of the entertainment from then on.
KidQ and Freddy returned their equipment and left the 2nd Command building.
“Hey, I’ll pay for everything, so let’s live like kings today.”
“This kid even rode a hover bus and now he’s using it like that.”
Both of them had to show up at headquarters again tomorrow. But, like pirates, no one cared.
With or without credit, they have lived haphazardly so far and will continue to do so.
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“Ugh.”
A very drunk Kid Q left the fancy bar. Freddie had already disappeared with the Wolf prostitute.
He was thinking about having the same fun as his friend, but his credit was holding him back. His terminal was sending out warning signals from the bus ride and drinking party he had been having the past few days.
‘You can just follow it again.’
Anything is difficult at first. If you hit the jackpot once, the second jackpot will come even faster.
With such a carefree mind, Kidq walked down the street.
Unlike the regular bars near the stadium, this area is densely packed with high-end entertainment facilities. That’s why it’s quieter than other entertainment districts. When the auction starts, this area will be as crowded as the other areas.
‘Shall we walk?’
With few credits left, KidQ decided to walk instead of taking the bus. He walked towards the area where the capsule-style housing was located.
Even though it was late at night, there were quite a few people on the street. Those who came to this street generally had two goals: to have fun with women like Freddie, or to drink a lot like Gidkyu.
However, people on the street were waiting for someone and not entering the store, but standing outside.
‘What are you doing?’
It was a strange sight even to him, drunk and out of his mind, but Gidky ignored it. He was not so well off in life that he cared about the actions of those who were richer than him.
After walking for about 30 minutes, the entertainment district ended and we entered a street full of old buildings.
This is the area where the fortress’s arsenal and factories are located. When the cult was in control, the lights never went out, but not anymore. It is only activated for a short time when there is an auction. Normally, it is just like an abandoned area where you can’t feel any human warmth.
There is no electricity, but fortunately, it is not dark. This is because there is light from the planet looking down from above his head.
So it would be normal not to be scared, but today the atmosphere was somehow different.
‘…Fuck. Why are you like this?’
The streets he walked every time he left work seemed even more worn-out, and he had a strong feeling that something was lurking inside the abandoned buildings. The atmosphere was so heavy that even he, who was very drunk, trembled slightly.
It was as if the entire street was alive and wriggling.
‘The atmosphere is fucked.’
He put strength into his feet, thinking that he had to get home quickly. His cyborg-modified body forcibly increased the rate at which alcohol was broken down.
For a moment, his mind cleared and he heard something in his ears.
It was footsteps. Not just one, but several footsteps coming from behind.
‘What the… all of a sudden… .’
The moment he turned his head, he felt like he had been splashed with cold water.
Amid the planet’s light, a group of people stood in the street.
Some were wearing shabby clothes, some were wearing guard uniforms, and some, like Gidky, wore old pirate jackets.
Fifteen people in different costumes stood on the street, watching him. They were all smiling with the corners of their mouths turned up.
“Wh, what the hell are you guys doing!”
Gidkyu shouted at the crowd of people who were looking at him with strange faces. He quickly took out his laser pistol from his bosom and aimed it at the enemies.
‘What the hell is this!’
That crazy group was definitely the same group of drug dealers I saw this morning. Now that I think about it, Freddy said that the member of the organization wearing the armor was attacked by them.
At the time, I didn’t understand why I was being treated this way, but now that I’ve met them in person, I understand. To anyone who looks at them, they don’t look normal. No, they look very dangerous.
‘…I have to run away.’
They are the ones who wounded even those wearing the reinforced suit. If we keep fighting like this, there is no telling what will happen. It seemed like there was no other way than to hide in the building and call other members of the organization.
KidQ fired his pistol at the one in front and ran away. He didn’t check whether he hit or missed. It was better to run away at that time.
“Heh, heh, heh!”
This was the first time he had run at full speed since escaping from Star Union. He hid in an abandoned building nearby.
It was an abandoned building with no windows, walls, or ceilings left intact, but the broken debris made it easy to hide. He hid behind the debris and looked at the street through a broken mirror.
A group of drug dealers were seen passing the building where he was hiding. As expected, they did not spot him.
“Whew, Mommy… .”
“Are you okay?”
“!”
Just as he was about to feel relieved, he heard a voice from inside and jumped up from his seat. As he aimed his gun in the direction of the voice, a young man appeared from the darkness.
“Shimura Cartel?”
“Don’t shoot.”
“Why are hyena cubs here?”
KidQ immediately recognized where the green-haired young pirate belonged. He was a member of the Shimura Cartel, a gang that made a living by thieving near the military port.
As it was a small organization with only five members, the Marcio Cartel was also neglecting it.
“No, now is not the time to be thinking about that.”
KidQ took out his terminal and called for support.
“I have a foolish bum.”
The support request was over. As he was putting the terminal in, a green-haired pirate approached him.
“I guess you have a connection with the 2nd Command.”
“Of course I know since that’s where my workplace is.”
“Is that so? That’s amazing.”
The green-haired pirate nodded in admiration.
It’ll take another ten minutes for Gidkyu’s colleagues to get here. He opened his mouth, looking into the mirror to see if a group of drug dealers were coming.
“What did you come all the way here to find something to eat?”
“I came here because I needed something.”
“You crazy kid, if that’s the case, why don’t you come during the day?”
“I tried to avoid the surveillance cameras and this is what happened.”
After hearing what the other person said, Kidkyu snorted in disbelief.
“What nonsense are you talking about? How long has it been since the cameras here stopped working?”
“Is that so?”
“Do you think we are so idle that we supply energy to places that don’t need it? There are more than one or two places like this.”
“That is true, but.”
“You stupid kid.”
“I’m curious. What do you do at the 2nd Command?”
“Security. I can’t tell you any more details.”
While they were talking, KidQ felt something strange.
The green-haired pirate said he came in the middle of the night to look for things, and that too in a ruin covered in countless pieces of debris.
In that case, he should have brought search equipment, at least a flashlight, but there was no sign of such equipment on his person.
“You’re looking for something, so can you just stay like this?”
“It’s okay. I already found it.”
“You found it? What is it?”
Gidky asked, but the green-haired pirate just smiled incomprehensibly and remained silent. Since they were both pirates, you could think that he didn’t want to show off his valuables, but it felt uneasy for some reason.
‘furthermore….’
KidQ checked out the drug dealers wandering around outside.
They were checking out all the other buildings, but they were not coming near these ruins. Something seemed to be blocking their approach.
Suddenly, I remembered a story I heard while drinking a few days ago.
Rumors of a demon wearing human skin. It was very similar to the situation he was in now.
‘Oh, shit… .’
That ended the conversation. The only sound in the ruins was the two people’s breathing.
Just by listening to his breathing, he was clearly human, but Gidkyu couldn’t be at ease. He was worried that the breathing sound might actually be the sound of a demon licking its lips as it watched him.
He picked up the broken mirror shards again with trembling hands. His heart was racing as if it was racing at full speed. He wanted to turn around and check for himself, but he was too scared to do so.
He held the mirror and turned it not toward the street, but in the opposite direction, behind his shoulder. If the author were truly human, he should see a green-haired pirate.
He thought so, but soon regretted his actions.
What was visible behind his shoulder was none other than a spider-like monster.
The bastard was lying face down with his mouth sticking out behind his head.