Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 263
Only Noblemtl
Ep. 262
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Kadoon was once a slave.
Actually, it’s not that special. Most of the wolves live as slaves.
Men become combat slaves, women become sex slaves, and if unlucky, they end up as test subjects for Megacorp or Star Union and end up in the lab.
The only way to live a better life for Wolf is to become a space pirate.
What crime did they commit to deserve this suffering? When the young Kadoon cried out to the chieftain of the tribe, the chieftain said:
They were once the gods who ruled the planet, but they fought each other due to their arrogance and violence. After a near-eternal struggle, Wolf lost his power as a god and fell. And the descendants of the god are now paying for the sins of their ancestors.
It didn’t take long to realize that the chieftain’s story was nonsense.
The chieftain is already dead, the tribes are scattered somewhere in space. They were all wrong.
The reason why the Wolf is persecuted is simple: they are weaker than the cult.
The natural order is a cruel law. Just as a predator can eat its prey without moral condemnation, it is natural for a powerful cult to trample on a weak wolf.
In order not to be trampled by the strong, one must become strong oneself. Having traveled to countless arenas and soaked his hands in blood, he has become stronger than any other wolf.
Another strongman of a different kind from the cult, Montana Marcio was the only one who saw his potential. He spared no support to help Kadoon continue to grow.
Kadoon also knew that it would be to his benefit if he served Montana, so he submitted to him.
It’s been ten years since Kadoon became the second-in-command of the Marcio Cartel. He even obtained the ‘flesh of God’ that the chieftain spoke of in the past.
Although he held great power in his hands, he felt no emotion. The myth of Wolf was no longer important to him.
As the cult follows providence, the Kadoon served the law of the jungle.
So he was scheduled to train at the personal training facility located at the headquarters today as well. That is, if his subordinate hadn’t suddenly rushed into the training facility.
“There’s fog in the inactive area?”
“Yes! A pirate on patrol took a picture of this!”
The subordinate, who was very excited, handed him the terminal. When he pressed the button, the recorded video started playing.
“This is the religious area of the cultists. Did the life support system manager say there was nothing unusual?”
“It’s not a device problem, but someone spread it artificially.”
“It’s artificial. What are the results of the analysis?”
“I heard that engineers are gathering together and investigating this.”
The spread of contaminants within the area is a serious matter, but it is not something that Kadoon should directly get involved in. It is a matter of expertise rather than authority, and it would be more reasonable to discuss it with the engineers.
The subordinate in front of him would not be unaware of that fact. The reason he came to report to Kadun was for something else.
“That, that, I think it has something to do with the fog and the potions. Before the potions died, they talked about spiders in the fog.”
“Spider in the fog?”
Kadoon checked the footage again.
It was hard to see what was inside the fog. The flow was just unnatural and abnormal, as if it was trying to hide something inside.
‘The fog that drives humans mad, and the creature that controls it.’
A few similar creatures come to mind. The ‘angel spider’ that catches its prey with a web made of psychic power, the ‘red mist’ that sprays hallucinogenic pheromones to incapacitate its prey, etc. As the underboss of the Marcio Cartel, which mediates pirate trade, he has encountered many rare creatures.
“Bring me the guys who took this video.”
“Oh, the patrol that took the video showed symptoms similar to those of the drug dealers….”
I don’t know exactly what that creature is, but it doesn’t seem like an easy opponent. That must be why his subordinate came looking for Kadun.
‘어떤 개새끼가 저런 걸 풀어놓고 갔지?’
Not all pirates who visit the fortress succeed in smuggling animals. There are many cases where the trade fails. Some pirates who fail to make a trade may abandon rare animals in an inactive area and run away because they do not want to pay the transportation cost.
Kadoon saw this incident as a similar case.
The problem is that the damage is much greater than at other times.
“Krrr, I’ll have to be there to catch that guy. I’m going out. Get everyone ready to go with me.”
“All right!”
“Before you go in, spray the area with gas. It might not kill him, but it might weaken him.”
“yep.”
Today’s training should focus on catching that monster, Kadoon thought.
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‘The bait has been bitten.’
An hour ago, a signal came from the parasites whose consciousness was linked to mine. Five minions sent to lure the enemy. The connection with them was lost.
‘You must be preparing hard by now?’
After bringing all the kids to the religious area, I threw out a bait to lure the boss out.
The hint is that I might be the source of the virus spreading in this fortress.
These past few days, there have been people wandering around the fortress who have gone mad because of me. Except for a few who are controlled by parasites, the rest are all mad because of the ‘Herald of Chaos’.
Some of them have a mental parasite called the ‘Madness Bomb’ in their heads. When someone infected with the Madness Bomb dies, it spreads to those nearby. Just as dandelions spread their seeds in the wind, the Madness Bomb spreads quickly.
Now even pirates know that it’s not because of drugs, because random people suddenly go crazy. The problem is, they don’t know why it happens.
If you had a doctor examine it, it would come out, but instead, they chose another option. If they showed any abnormal symptoms, they would incinerate them immediately.
It may seem ignorant, but from their perspective, there is a reason for their actions. Regardless of the cartel, the presence of doctors is precious to the Space Dogs. If a doctor gets infected with a virus of unknown origin, the damage will be huge.
The Marcio Cartel is a wealthy cartel that uses the space fortress as its base. Of course, they will have many doctors and researchers, but the timing is an issue. They are about to hold a large-scale auction. Many VIPs will be visiting this place, and if they lose a doctor by mistake, it will be a big problem.
‘It’s better for hundreds of my subordinates to die than to lose a doctor.’
If you’re a space dog who values the lives of its members as much as the lives of flies, you might think that way.
Of course, this is a temporary measure, and the best way is to eliminate the factor causing the problem.
What if I appeared in that situation, covered in a suspicious fog? What if those who filmed me showed strange symptoms? They would definitely think that I was the source of contamination.
‘It’s just directing, you know.’
The fog is due to the enhanced Gremlin Moss effect, and the people going wild is due to the Herald of Chaos and the enhanced Parasite effect.
Of course, they won’t know that they’re being fooled. Even if they do, the fortress will already be on the verge of collapse.
‘huh?’
While I was waiting for them to come, I smelled a strange smell coming from somewhere.
I raised my head from where I was lying face down in the church with one wall collapsed. The auxiliary organ under my chin quickly read the changes taking place throughout the space.
‘Is that really how it turns out?’
There’s a toxic gas in the air. They’re probably trying to weaken me by spraying the area with the toxic gas before they come for me.
‘It’s no use even if you do that.’
Unless it’s something like the swamps of the cult holy planet we visited before, it can’t do us any fatal damage.
‘No. 26 can withstand this much, and Adhai has grown stronger as he has grown, so he won’t get addicted.’
PS-111 is free from addiction problems because it is a machine life form in the first place. It is to the extent that Mother in Heaven is slightly worried.
I pulled out the monster tentacle I had hidden and shot a wave at her.
[Zzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (They’re spraying poison gas)]
“Don’t worry. I’ve already transformed.”
“A large amount of chemicals have been detected in the air. ‘Middle-aged babies’ should be careful.”
“… I would have been really grateful if you hadn’t called me a baby in the middle.”
“What’s going on?” “What’s going on?”
“There’s something strange in the sky.”
“Wheezing?” “Understood.” “I can’t.”
“I have to collect them little by little.”
“Me” “I can’t see” “Where are you?”
“Gallagon cannot observe the flow of gas with its eyes.”
Everyone was hiding in different places, in their own way. The entire area was covered in toxic gas, but not a single person was in pain.
‘I thought I put some thought into it, but…’
Unfortunately, the opponent was not good.
I waited for them to come in, listening to the kids’ chatter.
After about an hour, the toxic gas in the area began to fade. The guys were also slowly preparing to storm in.
Soon after, a slight vibration was felt in the air. Three corvettes filled with pirates entered the area.
‘You’re here.’
The pirates on board the corvette are all armed with intermediate-level reinforcement suits, psychic rifles, and gauss rifles. Furthermore, the chieftain, despite being a wolf, came wearing an advanced-level reinforcement suit.
‘For a pirate theme, those are some amazing specs.’
Muriel’s men weren’t like that either. Could this really be considered typical of pirates who run an orbital settlement?
‘The problem is that everything is being read.’
There are still three undiscovered servants. They are on board each corvette and are sending me information.
They think the five people they threw as bait are the end. They have no idea that there are three spies with them.
‘Then shall we begin?’
I organized the information I had acquired and sent a wave to the guys. We had fought together more than a dozen times so far. The guys quickly understood my wave and started to move.
I crawled out of the church, following the children’s movements. My huge winged arms crushed the cult symbols on the floor.
‘The distance between them is 1km.’
One of the patrol ships is attempting to land on a plaza about a kilometer away. Considering the speed I’m moving at, it’s not that far.
I moved my wing arms and fighting arms and ran in the direction they were.
In the middle, alloy structures blocked my way, but my body pierced through the obstacles. As I ran through the buildings, I saw a pirate ship.
With a distance of a few dozen meters remaining before the patrol ship landed, I pulled out the erosion tentacles hidden on my back.
Six giant tentacles, like the giant snakes in mythology, fly towards the ship. The cannons of the corvette move quickly, as if they did not know they would be attacked while landing.
But that choice is wrong. They should have taken evasive maneuvers to avoid my tentacles.
My tentacles wrapped around the stern of the corvette. The hull shook violently and the cannon shots missed their target completely.
Having captured the corvette, I pulled its tentacles towards me. The pirates on board opened the hatch at the back, thinking that they couldn’t do it. They were wearing intermediate-level reinforced suits, so they wouldn’t die from jumping from a few dozen meters.
Wrong answer. Because my erosion tentacles are holding onto the back of the ship. Some of the tentacles are swallowing the pirates floating in the air whole.
“be careful!”
“Fuck Amy!”
“Ugh, euaaaah!”
Unfortunately, my erosion tentacles are not enough to devour all the enemies. Only four pirates were devoured by the tentacles, and the rest landed safely on the ground.
‘It’s not over yet.’
“Everyone scatter!”
“Crazy monster bird… Huhhhhhh?!”
“The ship is falling! Get out of here!”
I dropped the sentry ship I had been wrapping my tentacles around on their heads.
The smell of gunpowder, gunfire, and blood.
Elements familiar to Aimov signaled the start of the hunt.