Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 272
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Episode 272 – Rats (3)
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A banquet hall located in the basement of the 2nd Command.
It was a space that was usually left empty, but not today.
Outsiders who had enemies with the great powers of the universe, such as Megacorp, the Cult Empire, and the Star Union, were staying at the banquet hall. They were all dressed in luxurious attire and were being treated to food as precious as the clothes they were wearing.
Everyone here is Montana Marcio’s main customers.
Originally, we planned to invite them to the banquet hall after the auction started, but we deliberately brought it forward.
It was because of an unpleasant incident that occurred at the fortress.
Montana’s business is heavily illicit. The guests who come to the fort know this. If Montana makes even the slightest mistake, they will immediately move on to another alternative.
That’s why Montana had to do everything in his power to keep them in check, at least until his men could resolve the problem in the underground vault.
“How was everyone’s meal?”
The guests nodded silently at Montana’s words. Their expressions were not bad, but they were not all friendly.
There’s a problem with the underground storage where their stuff is stored. That’s why the mercenaries they brought in are now going to the storage to check the safety of the stuff.
The reason they didn’t leave right away was because of their status. In fact, none of those who came to the banquet hall to enjoy a meal were truly upper class. They were simply representatives of the upper class of their respective powers. They were a kind of servants who took charge of illegal transactions.
Of course, if there is a problem with the item and the transaction fails, they will also be held responsible. It is better for a cult, but you never know what will happen to employees of Noble Capital or Prime Capital.
So it is not too late to cut ties with the Marcio Cartel after the safety of the goods has been confirmed.
For this reason, the guests at the banquet hall believed Montana’s words and were there.
Some hoped he would handle things well, some were dissatisfied with the difficult situation, and some were thinking of ways to gain something from it. Everyone had a smiling face, but behind the scenes, complex calculations were going on.
Montana, who was watching the scene, was the same.
He was also working hard on his calculator in his head. The damage caused by the accident was already inevitable. However, he thought that he could use this accident to his advantage, overcome the crisis brilliantly, and build a good image for them.
He has overcome many adversities so far. This time will be no different.
The subordinate approached him cautiously, believing that he was like that.
“Two, ah, no, Chairman.”
“what?”
“This is an urgent report. It’s a bit too early to talk about it here… .”
It’s never a smart move to leave your seat in front of a large crowd of customers. In any other time, Montana would have stepped aside.
He certainly would have done so if he hadn’t noticed that his subordinate’s entire head was soaked in cold sweat.
“Hahaha, I guess the work is finished. The main menu will come out soon, so please wait a little longer.”
Montana, who responded calmly as if nothing had happened, left the banquet hall guided by his subordinates.
And after hearing all his subordinates’ words outside, he could not remain calm.
“The troops sent to the military port also lost contact? All of them?”
The worst-case scenario Montana envisioned was that the troops sent to the depot would suffer heavy losses.
But the situation he was facing was far beyond his imagination. He couldn’t even contact the reserve units gathered at the military port, let alone the storage facility.
“Well, I contacted the kids hanging around the military port, and they said it’s total chaos right now. They said monsters have appeared and are massacring people indiscriminately…”
“… … .”
The situation was very serious. It was the biggest crisis since he took control of the fortress.
‘This is not the time to be doing this.’
“I will go to the General Administration Office. You stay and greet the people inside.”
“yep.”
He sent his men to the banquet hall and took the elevator with his bodyguards.
The general management office was located on the 10th floor. As soon as the heavy man pressed the button, the elevator began to rise quickly.
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After organizing the troops gathered in the storage facility, I sent the mutant group towards the headquarters. The reason I didn’t go with them was because I had business at the military port.
‘There will be more reserve forces.’
The pirates on the train I raided were all heading to the military port station. There is no space around the storage facility for land-based vehicles such as patrol ships or hover buses for security reasons.
So, the enemy would have gathered a large number of troops at a nearby military port and then deployed them one by one depending on the situation.
‘If we make them all mutants, it will be much easier to conquer the fortress.’
The mutants will move around and naturally reduce the number of enemies. Furthermore, if you take control of a military port where many enemy ships are anchored, their means of defense will be greatly reduced.
For this reason, I asked PS-111 to sneak into the port and do some preliminary work.
And now that we’ve arrived at the port, I can see the results he’s created.
“Ugh, ugh… .”
“Whoa! Gulp, gulp… .”
Pirates, mercenaries, and various criminals were lying on the ground all over the military port. This was because PS-111 had hacked into the environmental maintenance function in the area where the military port was located and ruined it.
First, he twisted gravity to make the enemies unable to move, and then lightly sprayed poisonous gas on top of them. Thanks to this, the fighting power of the troops gathered at the military port decreased drastically.
“Request support from command center immediately!”
“Damn it! My communicator is dead!”
“Stop this nonsense! Let’s release the Hulk mutants first and stop him!”
One thing that was regrettable was that not all enemies were subdued. There were quite a few who quickly responded after seeing their comrades fall one by one.
The mercenaries and pirates were wearing gas masks and had injected themselves with enhancements to survive the toxic gas and gravity. The Hulk mutants, who appeared to have been brought in by Megacorp, were also wearing specially made biomasks on their faces, making them immune to the toxic gas.
‘It’s not a bad response, but….’
The lesser of two evils is the choice chosen instead of the worst option, so it is equally bad. Since they chose to fight, there are only two futures left for them.
Die or… .
“Commence firing!”
Enemy troops hiding behind the building poured all their firepower on me. From physical bullets like the Gauss Rifle’s tungsten bullets and the Storm Gun’s depleted uranium bullets, to electronically sensitive pulse grenades and laser weapon’s energy bullets.
All sorts of attacks poured in, but only a few of them reached me. The bullets that had physical power were all fixed in the air.
“What?!”
“What is that…?”
If they were a cult, I would have known why the bullets were floating in the air. The 26 above my head caught all the bullets with its powerful psychic powers.
[Zuzuzuzuzuzu (Don’t kill me)]
“huh.”
Number 26 jumped down onto the metal floor. At the same time, the bullets that had been wrapped in a web of psychic power also fell to the floor.
The body of No. 26, which stood in front of me as if protecting me, grew rapidly. Large fins grew from underneath its body, and countless tentacles grew from above.
In an instant, the creature grew into a giant monster that was 25 meters tall, and countless eyes popped out from its body. Each eye moved independently and watched the enemy’s location.
“… … .”
“… … .”
The enemies who met his gaze were unable to take any action, as an overwhelming fear beyond imagination gripped their throats.
While everyone was silent, No. 26’s attack began.
A powerful psychic power emanated from the guy’s body, while his tentacles lengthened and struck the building.
“Everyone get out!”
“Kwaaaaak!”
The building where about ten people were hiding on the roof collapsed after being hit by the guy’s attack. It wasn’t hard to guess what happened to those inside. The other enemies who saw this scene barely came to their senses and started screaming.
“Hulk Mutant! Release the Hulk Mutant!”
“Kill that bastard!”
Hulk mutants wearing biomasks burst out, breathing heavily. Number 26 stood proudly in front of me, blasting them with psychic powers.
“Kuuu?”
“Koooosh!”
Four Hulk mutants were lifted into the air at the same time. Their bodies began to tremble, then their limbs were torn off as if they had been torn apart by a chariot.
“How do I defeat that monster?!”
“You have to run away now!”
“Everyone step back… Kyaak!”
The pirates who tried to escape were caught in the restraints of No. 26 and had their legs twisted 360 degrees. The others were busy looking after their own safety rather than helping their comrades.
‘I don’t think you need any help.’
As expected, No. 26 was fighting well even without me.
I pulled out my tentacles and injected the mutant virus into the enemies who were not yet dead. The pirates who were howling with bones sticking out of their thighs became quiet as soon as my tentacles touched them.
They have become new beings, free from their past weak minds. The desire to kill has set them free.
“Gigigigigi”
“Ugh!”
The newly born mutants rushed at the Hulk mutants whose limbs had been torn off.
‘It would be nice if the Hulk mutants were also mutated, but it’s a shame.’
It’s not that the mutant virus doesn’t work, but when I tried it, the results weren’t very good. Maybe it’s because there were so many spliced genes? Rather, the mutation occurred in a bad direction.
I gave up on the Hulk mutant and focused on mutating living mercenaries, pirates, and other humans.
As a result of their diligent movements, by the time No. 26 had subdued the enemy, the number of mutants had increased to several hundred. I adjusted their movement path as the ‘Herald of Chaos’.
“Baby, you have to go over there, not over there.”
“Gigigigigi”
There were some individuals who occasionally strayed, but in those cases, No. 26 caught them one by one. Those whose necks or backs were broken by the guy’s strength staggered and joined the other mutants.
‘The port seems to be somewhat cleared up.’
I turned dozens of criminals hiding in one building into mutants and tried to get them to join the group.
‘Is this enough?’
As I was thinking that, suddenly a light flashed from a long, cylindrical building in the distance.
And then a huge halo of light flew towards me and annihilated dozens of mutants I had created. As if that wasn’t enough, it even made me retreat a few meters from the center of the light.
‘this!’
Just now, that was the inner defense fortification in this fortress. There are six in total, two in each of the three command posts, and the one now was the main gun in the second command post.
‘The command center is also aware of the situation.’
The mutant is still on its way to the command center. It must have been taken into action immediately, not because of the mutant, but because contact with the personnel at the military port was lost.
‘That doesn’t mean I can shoot the fortress cannon right away.’
The fortress cannon only works when the battle situation is very bad. It is a weapon designed for when enemies have infiltrated the fortress, so its firepower is extremely powerful.
They may know about the mutants, but they don’t know about me, so that’s a pretty quick response.
“Big baby, are you okay?”
[Zz zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I’m okay. Shrink your body again)]
No. 26, who was worried about me, shrank back to a small size. He could use his psychic powers to deflect the beams from the fortress cannons, but it would be a very dangerous attempt. There are two fortress cannons, so if you block one and get hit by the other, you will be fatally wounded.
‘I have to use that.’
I originally planned to save it and use it later, but I can’t help it because of the situation.
It is time for the latest acquired unique trait, ‘Complex Spectroscopy’, to come into play.
The second fort cannon at the 2nd headquarters will be firing soon. Before that, I activated the unique trait.
As the trait was activated, a formless haze rose up from my body as if it was a hot flash. The haze rose into the air and then gathered together to form a transparent plate. It was so large that it could cover me and the largest size, No. 26.
Then, the azure that had become a tray-shaped object began to solidify and began to refract and disperse the surrounding light. The tray, shining in a variety of colors, looked similar to me in the state of ‘Abyssal Colors’, but it was slightly different.
The abyssal colors of light gave off an eerie, yet it seemed like light created by a purely natural phenomenon, like light reflecting through a prism.
Then, a light flashes again from the command post in the distance.
A ray of psychic power flying at a much faster speed than Gallagon’s breath. It collided with the transparent tray floating above me.
The enemies could not have predicted the results that followed.
The heat rays blocked by the invisible barrier transformed into numerous beams of light and flew in completely different directions.
The main capabilities of the tray-shaped azure, or rather, the complex spectrophotometer, are as follows:
‘Reflects energy-based attacks.’
“So pretty and sparkly!”
A meteor shower of light decorating the fortress and a city on fire.
It was a very beautiful sight, just as No. 26 commented.