Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 273
Only Noblemtl
Episode 273 – Chaos (1)
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Cynthia, the VIP on the 100th floor of the 2nd Command Building, did not go to the banquet hall.
She is currently hiding in the pirate realm of Kesha Arma. If you go to the banquet hall, someone might recognize her.
Montana Marcio also knew this fact and promised to treat her separately.
It was soon time for expensive gourmet food to be served and fill the dining table in the room she was staying in. Before the meal arrived, she was listening to music in the audio room as usual.
Beautiful music flowed from an antique speaker designed in the shape of a gramophone. She listened to the beautiful melody of the string instruments filling the room.
It was a slight vibration that woke her up from her immersive world of music with her eyes closed.
It wasn’t just the music that was so loud that it resonated in the room. It was the whole building, no, the whole floor she was on, that resonated as if something had hit her hard.
‘what?’
This had never happened before. She got up from her chair and left the room.
A familiar noise came faintly from the balcony, a sound she had once heard so often it made her dizzy.
It was a loud bang when an energy bullet hits something.
‘Could it be Akira?’
Did she realize that he was hiding here? She ran out onto the balcony in a hurry.
And what Cynthia saw was a little different than she had expected.
There were no giant warships invading the fortress, no swarms of aircraft, no Hulk mutants and soldiers descending from the sky.
Instead, there was a meteor shower.
Numerous fires were burning the fortress.
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‘I guess I should be thankful that it’s a cult fortress.’
I looked up at the transparent tray floating in the air, protecting me and No. 26.
That object, which looks like a mirror or circular prism containing various types of light, is created whenever the ‘Complex Spectroscope’ is activated.
Its main ability is the reflection of energy-based attacks.
This is the only trait that I created by combining the defensive traits that I previously had, such as ‘Mimic Scales’ and ‘Superpower Reflective Gloves’.
‘Defense series traits are rarely active, you know.’
Most of the defensive traits I’ve acquired so far have been activated when conditions are met, or have been activated automatically in most cases. Even in the game, traits that allow Amorph players to activate defensive abilities whenever they want are rare.
Also, defensive traits in active form usually had risks instead of being effective. They had difficult usage conditions or were very difficult to obtain, etc.
Of course, the complex spectrometer does not have the characteristics that can be used at any time.
I opened the text box under the protection of a transparent mirror that reflected the energy.
“Complex Spectroscopy: In nature, waves are forces. Form a medium that reflects energy-based attacks that have been hit multiple times. Reduces damage from energy-based attacks that cannot be reflected by half or more.
*Reflected targets: Laser, plasma, psychic power, crystallization waves
*Duration: 5 minutes (cooldown 30 minutes)
*P.S. As a strategist, you must know how to use your enemy’s strength to your advantage.」
The effect of the complex spectral body is a combination of the defensive characteristics I have had so far and the effect of the cult’s defensive technique, ‘Reflection’.
It is similar to Mimic Scales in that it only affects energy-based attacks that have been attacked multiple times, and similar to Reflection, a superpower reflective glove, in that it reflects them.
‘As an added effect, it also reduces the damage from attacks that cannot be reflected.’
It can also be used effectively when fighting enemies that use unique energy systems, such as Red Gallagon or Vortex One.
Their attacks can nullify defensive characteristics, so they can cause massive damage to even adult Aimorphs. Even if you can’t reflect the damage they take, it’s definitely a benefit to be able to reduce it.
‘The shortcomings are also good to this extent.’
The reflective medium lasts for 5 minutes and has a cooldown of 30 minutes.
It’s true that you can’t use it whenever you want, but compared to other characteristics that require you to wait more than 24 hours before using it again, it’s practically risk-free.
‘Anyway, that’s the case.’
This will let them know that I have a reflective ability. Instead of shooting with the fortress cannon, they’ll use other means.
At that moment, a light flashed again from the distant 2nd headquarters. Two fortress cannons opened fire simultaneously.
‘Did you think I was mistaken?’
The enemies seemed to be in disbelief that their most powerful weapon was being used against their fortress, or rather, was being reflected back at them.
‘You lack faith.’
And the price of distrust was not small.
A purple heat ray with more firepower than a battleship collides with a giant transparent mirror.
A mirror that performs its original function without the slightest movement. A heat ray thicker than my body is split into small pieces and reassembled into hundreds or thousands of thin beams that fly in the opposite direction.
A rain of highly concentrated psychic power fell over the fortress. The rain of death did not discriminate between the cult-built facilities or the buildings built by the new immigrants. The explosions were so intense that if I had ears, my eardrums would have burst.
Some of the beams of psychic power also flew in the direction of the fortress’ command center. Small sparks flew near the center of the tall, cylindrical command center.
Only then did they stop firing, as if they realized that I had a means of reflection. The other 1st and 3rd Commands also remained quiet and did not use their fortress guns.
‘That’s what Kadoon said. There are other types of weapons in the fortress.’
The fort’s owner, Montana, said he had deployed several types of cannons.
Of course, the most powerful weapon they have is the Psychic Fortress Cannon. It is unlikely that they will use another weapon when their strongest weapon is disabled, but that does not mean they can be ignored.
The complex spectral array is only effective against energy-based attacks. It is useless against weapons that strike with physical force. It cannot even stop tungsten bullets, which do little damage to my body.
If by any chance the enemy fires another anti-ship weapon at me and determines it is effective, I’m in for a headache.
‘So we have to move diligently.’
The duration of the complex spectral body is only 5 minutes, but they don’t know that. While they are still firing, we must attack the command center.
[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (Can you please gather up the fallen people?)]
“Are you having a baby?”
[Yeah]
Number 26, who was attached to my side, glowed with understanding. He grew back to a large size and used his tentacles and psychic powers to pick up the fallen people.
Those who were oppressed by heavy gravity while poisoned by toxic gas were unlikely to resist No. 26. They became mutants without even being able to put up a fight.
‘Is this good enough?’
Nearly a thousand mutants headed to their respective command centers.
Some of them have ‘Madness Bombs’ implanted in their heads that spread the ‘Herald of Chaos’ effect. The more mutants are killed in order to respond to the command center, the more chaos there will be.
As I was thinking about finishing up the creation of the mutant, a familiar wave of thoughts tickled the tentacles of my monster.
“Big adult”
[Zuuuuu (Adhai?)]
The leader of the ideological faction was Adhai, who guarded the Heavenly Mother on the ship we came on.
“Outside” “Noisy”
[Zuzu zuzuzu (I’m hunting)]
“I’m jealous” “Me” “I’m bored”
[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (Isn’t the Heavenly Mother finished yet?)]
“Yeah” “Okay” “That’s it”
Just as Amorph enters a cocoon every time it evolves, Wolf’s body changes as he increases in divinization level.
‘Turned into an egg-shaped jewel statue.’
The type of jewels that make up the statue will vary depending on the amount of redemption you decide to make when you first reach the stage of deification. The Mother of Heaven is a griffon, so it will be in the shape of an egg made of agate.
[Z zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (It’ll be over soon. Just wait a little longer.)]
“Understanding” “Me” “Ugly Friend” “Promise” “Keeping Things”
Adhai answers curiously.
Once the fort is cleared out, I’ll have to see if there’s anything I can give him as a gift.
After finishing my conversation with the guy, I left the military port with No. 26. The areas around the military port had long since been completely devastated.
The buildings collapsed as a result of the reflected impact of the fortress’s cannons. Those who escaped from inside were attacked by mutants.
There were no survivors in sight, perhaps because the monsters mutated by the virus had swept through the area surrounding the military port.
‘I don’t think there’s any need to maintain the transformation.’
The ‘mutant virus host’ is not very fast due to its body shape, such as its long legs and thick torso. If you keep it in that state and maintain the Herald of Chaos, its movements will become even slower.
Its combat power isn’t that great either. It can’t use physical or internal organs characteristics while in the mutant virus host state.
The number of mutants has increased significantly. From now on, I plan to attack the fortress headquarters directly, so it would be best to go back to the way things were.
After making my decision, I turned off the ‘organic evolution’ that was maintaining my transformed state. Then, my body changed drastically and returned to its original form.
The body, which was once plump and reminiscent of a scarab larva, became thinner, and the short legs became long and slender like those of a spider. The black tentacles writhing all over the body also disappeared.
“The big baby has changed again.”
As I returned to my spider-like form, No. 26, who had been following me, blinked his light as if he was disappointed. Then he jumped on top of my head.
“But the big kid is always cool! I like it!”
[Thank you]
I lifted my wing arm back to its original state and patted the guy. He also took out his tentacle and wrapped his fingers around the tip of his wing arm as if shaking hands with me.
‘My body is back, let’s move around.’
Currently, PS-111 is working secretly to neutralize the Third Command, which oversees life support facilities. It is not directly attacking the command. It is taking control of the lower-level facility, the Environmental Management Center, and using this as a base, it is preparing to hack the Third Command system.
So, the target that No. 26 and I are aiming for is another command, that is, the 1st or 2nd command.
‘The 2nd Command was the most responsive.’
Judging from the fact that the fortress cannon was the first to be fired, there is a high possibility that the leaders are gathered there.
Having set my sights on a target, I stretched my wings out to the sides. The membrane covering the inside of my shell spread out.
After a long time, I took out my wings and flapped them a few times, almost as long as my body. The membrane flapped, pushing away not only the air but also the debris around me.
‘good.’
After a quick check, I gave my wings a big shake. The tremendous air pressure collapsed the surrounding buildings and lifted my heavy body into the sky above the fortress.
I adjusted my wings to lower my altitude. As I flapped my wings and looked down, I saw that the shadow my body had created was thick over the street.
“Strange”
“Strange”
“This is so weird”
“That’s so funny”
The mutants running towards the fortress, filling the streets, cry out at me.
The pirates who were resisting them also felt a shadow over their heads and raised their heads. Their eyes grew wide and their mouths fell open.
“Hey, what is that?”
“I’ve never heard of anything like that!”
If I had to describe that feeling simply, it would be ‘shock’.
A natural reaction when witnessing an overwhelming presence. I decided to give them a gift.
A herald of chaos descends upon the area within a 500m radius from me. A powerful psychic power that distorts human senses and drives them mad burrows into the heads of resisting pirates.
“Ugh, eww! Run away! Run away!”
“Please save me, please save me, please save me… .”
“Mom! Mom! I’m scared! Mom!”
In front of them was a horde of mutants, above them was a flying monster that was dozens of meters tall. With the mind-contaminating psychic powers added on top of that, the pirate camp quickly collapsed.
“Don’t run away! Fight back… Kkuuk?!”
“Hee, heeheehe! I won! I won! Heeheehehehe!”
“Ki, kiihihihihihi, die die die die die die die!”
That’s not all. The pirates, who had become mentally unstable and even insane, began to fire their guns at their comrades.
The mercenaries who had just joined forces with the pirates to stop the mutants were busy unleashing the killing skills they had honed on their comrades.
Madness spreads through the streets like a malignant tumor.
Meanwhile, the mutants and hordes I had created were racing through the streets and over the buildings, heading towards the headquarters.
‘I think this is enough.’
I’ve modified the objectives of the lunatics created by the Herald of Chaos to aim for bigger targets rather than stabbing their comrades in the stomach next to them.
For example, how about making the people who caused this misfortune to them pay the price?
“I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill you.”
“I want to kill you! Quickly! Quickly bleed!”
I adjusted the position of the carrots above to where they wanted to eat them.
Crazy pirates and murderous mercenaries followed the mutants. Those who had just been biting and shooting each other were now moving together in a crazy manner towards their new target.
At the end of the path where the dense madness was heading was the Second Command.