Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 301
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Episode 301 – Infiltration (4)
After MPS-05 was activated, we encountered an unexpected difficulty.
In order for the guy to safely attempt hacking, he must be physically connected to a computer with high privileges. While the main body can be hacked anywhere as long as there is a terminal, this is impossible for the Mini Screamer, which is worse than the original.
The problem arose elsewhere.
There were too many surveillance cameras in the corridors of this battleship. I knew that the security of battleships was high, but this was the first time I saw cameras installed every few meters.
Because of that, I changed my plans a little bit.
Heavenly Mother was waiting in the gun room where the 15th gunner was, and MPS-05 and I were moving together.
Regardless of race, the place where the computer with the highest authority is located inside the ship is the situation room. This battleship is no exception, and it is impossible to get there without being caught by anyone.
The ‘Undercovered Fur’ effect of the Clever Underdog makes it immune to normal detection equipment, traits, and skills. It will naturally be affected when directly confronting the cult.
Thanks to the mimicry device, he appears to others as the 15th shooter, so he won’t be caught blatantly, but he will still be suspected. It’s natural for people to find it strange that a mere shooter is going in and out of the situation room.
Anyway, since targeting the situation room was difficult, I chose the ‘Shield Management Center’ that managed the outer walls and shields of the ship as a second choice. This was because I had to visit the Shield Management Center at least once to delete the records of shield damage that occurred when we infiltrated and the records of damage to the protective wall protecting the 15th gun.
After waiting for the crew to fall asleep, MPS-05 and I took action. It took quite some time to avoid the patrolling warriors, but we were able to arrive at our destination safely.
While the guy was working hard in the empty shield management office, a strange visitor barged in.
One of the two goals to look for on this ship is the knowledge manager.
“Ke, ke… Sa, save me… .”
A female cultist struggles while being held in combat arms. There is no trace of the oppressive atmosphere when I was mistaken for a 15-shot shooter.
‘I didn’t know you would come to me on your own feet.’
I thought it would take at least a few days to capture the knowledge manager, but once again my expectations were off the mark.
The knowledge manager also serves as the ship’s chief engineer. It’s also her job to check for errors in the ship’s defense systems. I came here to check for errors in the protective barriers that occurred during my infiltration.
“Ship. Flag. Records. Copy.”
“Be careful not to get caught.”
“Don’t worry. It’s invalid.”
The guy who had been hiding in the tool room came out again and continued his work.
‘Then I guess I’ll do what I have to do.’
I looked down at the trembling knowledge manager.
Currently, my parasite is receiving the buffs of both the unique trait ‘Great Infection’ and the sign of a strong enemy, ‘Shape Master’. Its size itself has become much larger than in the game, and its abilities have also been greatly improved.
In the past, they would just attach themselves to the brain of the infected and control it, but not anymore. They would prey on the brain and the parasite would take over the brain’s functions, or… .
‘Do you know what to do?’
I sent a strong will to the parasite crawling out from inside my hand. The eel-like parasite nodded its head or body and crossed over to my other hand.
“?!”
The knowledge manager is horrified at the sight of the parasite crawling up his arm. The cult’s beautiful face becomes distorted into an ugly grimace.
She kept her mouth shut and tried to avoid the approaching black eel, but it was no use. The parasite’s body, enhanced by the Great Infection effect, erupted with worm-like things and forced her mouth open.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
In an instant, the parasite that entered the cult woman’s mouth became active.
It quickly devoured part of her brain with its mouth, and its torso devoured her spinal cord. Her entire body shook violently, and after a few seconds, she fell limp as if dead.
“Get up.”
As soon as she heard my voice, she started to move. When I relaxed my grip, she stood on the floor on her own.
“You may speak.”
“What, what is this…?”
Cult’s eyes were filled with confused emotions. Suddenly, his body couldn’t move as he wanted, so he couldn’t help it.
“Tell me your name and title.”
“My name is Charas, the knowledge manager. What have you done to me?”
“fizzle.”
“… … !”
Before going to the space fortress ‘Kesha Arma’, that is, when robbing the pirates’ slave market.
I chose ‘Parasite Colony’ as the target of the Great Infection’s strengthening. As a result, many changes occurred to the parasites.
It wasn’t just that a parasite the size of a small snake had grown to the size of an eel, or that its dominance had grown stronger.
A different form of domination than ever before. One of the new powers the parasitic colony has acquired.
Originally, the parasites of the parasitic colony took over the brain and controlled the opponent’s body at will. Even after being strengthened, the basic method is similar.
It is useful when you need to completely dominate your opponent, but in cases like the present, it has the weakness of being counterproductive.
The brain plays an important role in the knowledge manager’s ability to remember and utilize vast amounts of knowledge and information. If you plan to use her, you should at least be careful with her head.
So this time I used a new method.
Currently, part of her head and spinal cord are infected with parasites. The brain is partially controlled, while the remaining parts are controlled through fusion with the spinal cord. As a result, as you can see, she is unable to move a finger of her own free will.
There are two downsides.
The problem is that it has less control than replacing the brain, and it cannot be replaced.
The parasite is fused with the spinal cord of the infected victim and cannot be separated by any means. When the parasite’s lifespan ends, the infected person also dies.
‘I don’t know what will happen if I have surgery, but…’
At this point, it is a meaningless assumption. Knowledge Manager Charas must serve me until he dies.
I spoke to Charas in the voice of the 15th shooter.
“Then, shall we start with the ships that can enter Berzan 02?”
Her body and knowledge are now mine.
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Two days have passed since the strange phenomenon occurred in the Aur Constellation.
The unidentified magnetic field was no longer observed.
One of the knowledge managers pointed out a connection to the ‘three-headed demon’, but no clear conclusion was reached. The evidence was insufficient, and the knowledge manager who had expressed the opinion also reported a new correction.
Eventually, the surveillance office ordered the ships waiting at the point where the anomaly occurred to return. The ships that were drifting in the middle of space used superluminal travel to return to the surveillance office in an instant.
“This time it ended blandly.”
“That’s right.”
“I guess I should take comfort in the fact that there were no casualties from the battle. Isn’t that right… um? Where’s the knowledge manager?”
“I submitted my vacation request this morning, didn’t I?”
“Ah, that’s right. You said you were going down to Berzan 02?”
The captain felt regretful at his subordinate’s words. Charas was quite an attractive woman, regardless of her position. He wanted to continue a better relationship with her, but in the end, he ended up not being able to speak to her even once.
“Why didn’t you just talk about it earlier?”
“How can that be, when we’re in the middle of an operation?”
“He must have a loved one, seeing as he disappeared as soon as he returned to the surveillance office.”
“… I guess you want to be demoted.”
The captain thought to himself as he joked with the crew in the situation room.
‘Ugh. I guess we’ll have to talk about it when I get back.’
He disembarked from the ship with his men, thinking that it might be a good idea to bring up the topic of Berzan 02.
“There seem to be many among the shooters who have applied for leave.”
“Really? I guess I’ll go to Berzan 02 too.”
While the crew was chatting, a personal spaceship flew near the ship. The elongated, triangular-shaped spaceship was parked close to the ship.
After staying there for about a minute, the spaceship took off. It was rare for a personal spaceship to come so close to a battleship, but because it happened in such a short amount of time, not many people witnessed it.
Moreover, no one saw anything pitch-black boarding the personal spaceship.
The spaceship blended into the procession of hundreds of spaceships flying around it, whether they knew it or not.
A large number of ships are crossing the interior of the surveillance center, a massive space structure. A triangular spaceship that was flying together inside them gets separated from the line midway.
Aside from that spaceship, some other ships also escaped, but not in large numbers. This is because what they wanted was not to move to another area, but to get out of the surveillance station.
In front of a large gate on one side of the outer wall, individual ships were inspected and let out. One by one, they were inspected, and finally it was the triangular spaceship’s turn.
“Knowledge Manager Charas?”
“you’re right.”
“You reported the destination as Berzan 02. Why is that?”
“It’s a vacation.”
“Do you have a companion?”
“I am the only one in the cult.”
“If you are visiting Berzan 02, an internal inspection is required for procedural reasons. We ask for your cooperation.”
“Just a moment. I reported to my ship and the surveillance office this morning and received permission to visit. Please confirm.”
At Charas’ words, the person on the other end of the communicator fell silent. After a moment, a voice came out of the communicator again.
“Confirmed. Thank you for your cooperation.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
Charas passed through the gate and out of the observation room. Then a planet with a pale red color appeared before his eyes.
That planet is her destination, Berzan02.
The spaceship, which had been accelerating since it appeared in the surveillance office, was approaching Berzan 02. Although she couldn’t see it, countless batteries on the ground were targeting her ship.
Of course, she had the permission of the surveillance agency, so there was no chance of her being attacked. The view beyond the reinforced glass of the ship that passed through the atmosphere was a red land and an endless forest of buildings.
It was a wonderful sight, but her expression remained the same. It had been the same since she left the surveillance office.
In contrast to her blank face that showed no emotion, her hands quickly prepared for landing. The ship landed at a small airport quite far from the forest of buildings.
“We have arrived.”
There were no other cultists on board this ship besides her. Except for non-cultists.
Behind her face, staring at the tempered glass in front of her, the giant mouth of ‘it’ rose.
“This is Berzan 02.”
‘It’ speaks in a normal human voice.
Charas could easily predict what kind of result the ‘thing’ he had brought, the three-headed demon, would bring to Berzan02.
It was a catastrophe, just as it had been in the Holy Land in the past.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”
“High temperature. Detected.”
A demon and other voices are heard from behind. The beings brought by the demon are approaching the driver’s seat where she is sitting.
A female wolf with the head of a bird of prey, a hideous monster with a human head and metal parts and legs hanging from it.
Despite her concerns, the three-headed demon and its minions eventually succeeded in landing on Berzan 02.
“Now all I have to do is have the kids come.”
The devil laughed, flicking his long tongue.