Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 327
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The guy muttered quietly to himself and turned to me. He seemed to have guessed why I had called Jason.
There is no other reason why I brought up the human-faced insect here.
Jason has hunted other players in the past, including fighting Isabelle’s allies.
I want to check again here what happened to the players who hunted back then.
“You know about Isabelle?”
“Yes. I remember when I see your face.”
“What did you do with her colleague?”
“I killed him and took his privileges.”
Isabel squeezed her eyes shut at Jason’s assurance. The boy’s eyelids fluttered.
The Heavenly Mother, who had been watching the scene, placed a hand on Isabel’s shoulder. While she was comforting the boy, I took back Jason’s human face.
“In the end, all that remains is my sister’s shadow.”
Isabel spoke softly, her voice trembling. The man barely managed to pull himself together and pushed her hand away. Then he let out a sigh that contained a lot of meaning.
“There must be a reason why that Morphbak is being so kind. What do you want?”
I glanced at my heavenly mother, telling her to start slowly.
“The plan to transport the Cold Blood underground. I think it needs to be revised.”
“You’re going to fix it?”
“It’s difficult to increase parasites here due to circumstances.”
I decided to hide this part because the fact that I can’t use parasites could be a weakness. As I said before, she conveyed the truth by twisting it a little.
“So, you have to make the Coldbloods move on their own so they can leave. Or you can go with them.”
“As I said before, that’s impossible….”
“I want you to lead them and their family to the end.”
“family…?”
Isabel’s eyes widened at those words.
“I don’t know why you’re staying here. But is that more important than being with your family? They need you. No, you need them too. Not just for this life, but for the rest of your life.”
Her advice was something she could say because she had lost her family right before her eyes.
Isabel also couldn’t immediately refute the question, perhaps because she had just heard about her older sister’s death from her enemy. Judging by the way her antennae were shaking and her eyes were wandering, she seemed to be in quite a bit of trouble. Even the Heavenly Mother, who knew that the boy was struggling, quietly waited for the boy’s choice.
After a long time, the guy nodded slightly.
“I’ll do as you say, Sister Seo-ah.”
After much thought, the choice he made was to follow us.
“really?”
“Yeah. But if I do it the way you say, it takes time.”
“That doesn’t matter. I have to prepare this side too.”
“And Morphbak.”
‘huh?’
Isabel called me.
“Your clone, PS-111, is also on this planet?”
“okay.”
“Can we meet before we escape?”
I couldn’t readily accept Isabel’s request. The reason I only brought MPS-05 is because PS-111 has difficulty walking around the streets. It would take quite a bit of preparation to make it possible for the two to meet.
‘I think he knows that too.’
Looking at his slightly shaking eyes, it seemed like he had guessed that it would be difficult. He knew it wouldn’t be easy, but his desire to see me was probably greater.
‘That doesn’t mean it’s impossible.’
Now that he’s decided to join us, there’s no reason for him to spend too much time in the fort. I guess we can use the warehouse we rented in advance.
“I think it might be possible in certain places.”
I told the guy where we could meet. He nodded as soon as I mentioned the familiar place.
“If it’s there, we can meet.”
“Okay. I’ll see you there tomorrow at this time.”
The result was more satisfactory than I expected. I was thinking of threatening him if things didn’t work out, but I didn’t have to do that.
Isabel bowed her head to me and Heavenly Mother just before leaving. It was a completely different attitude from yesterday when she left without saying a word.
“I’m glad things worked out.”
“We still have a long way to go. For us and for that kid.”
“I know.”
The Heavenly Mother looked back every now and then, perhaps worried about the exhausted Isabel.
I checked the MPS-05 that was back in my backpack.
“are you okay?”
“No problem.”
It was the same reaction as usual, but I had a feeling that the guy was interested in this situation. He was always looking to confirm the existence of his original. I wonder if the main body in the mansion was thinking about what kind of conversation to have with Isabel?
‘I guess I should think about what to ask.’
About fantasy, about the cult rankers on this planet, etc.
Actually, you can ask after leaving Berzan02, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to ask and check whenever you have the chance.
With that in mind, we boarded the airship and returned to the mansion.
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“Nothing special happened today?”
“Yes. There is a headache medicine that ‘Tool’ takes, but it won’t be a big variable.”
“It’s medicine. Well, it’s not something that can be stopped with medicine. Just leave it alone.”
“In addition, it was confirmed that there was an increase in brain activity during sleep and an increase in fitness scores and an effect.”
“okay?”
“yes.”
“Interesting information. I’ll pass this on to ‘the other side.’”
As always, Isabel reported the events of the day to the being beyond the tombstone.
“You’re doing well. Keep watching and report any problems.”
“yes.”
“Well, that’s it for today… .”
“Is it okay if I ask you one question?”
“huh?”
She was usually the type to just report and leave it at that, but today was different. This afternoon, she heard something that would become a major turning point in her life.
After hearing that, I had to confirm it even if it meant my life was in danger.
“I would like to ask about Cynthia, who guided me with the plan. How is she?”
“Cynthia? Why are you curious about that?”
As if asking why, Isabel continued speaking naturally.
“Thanks to Him, I was able to avoid being addicted to this world. It is also thanks to Him that I am able to serve the plan.”
“Hmm.”
“I was worried about how you were doing, even though you left for another place to carry out a great plan. That’s why I asked you.”
After saying that, she knelt down before the tombstone.
A distorted voice flowed out again from the stone monument that had been floating silently without a sound.
“Cynthia is working hard to carry out the plan. Don’t worry.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s right. I left for another place on purpose to find your sister. Of course I should.”
“… … .”
“I will convey your feelings to her. Then.”
The person who said that immediately turned off the tombstone. The deactivated tombstone fell down in front of her head.
Even though the tombstone was gone, Isabel did not get up from her seat and continued to lie face down, trying not to reveal her feelings.
Now she was gripped by a rage she had never felt in her life.
They told her a blatant lie.
Her sister, Penelope, has been dead for a long time, and they have been lying to her all this time. They have even kept the fact that their own comrades have died a secret from her.
This made it clear which direction she should go.
By destroying what they call the ‘great plan’.
The next morning I left the mansion with PS-111.
Today, Mother in Heaven decided to stay with the children.
Even though the owner of the mansion pretended to be away, it was still strange that there was no one there. It would be much more natural for the slave in charge to show up when someone visited the mansion in person. In fact, the house itself is in a remote place, so the possibility of someone coming is low, but just in case.
“I’m looking forward to meeting someone who knows me.”
“I saw you yesterday?”
“This is the first time I’ve seen it with my own eyes.”
The guy pointed at his own eyes with his hooked claws. The red camera lenses that replaced his eyeballs expanded and contracted repeatedly.
It’s been like this since yesterday. Even though most of my body is made of machines, the anticipation and excitement inside me is clearly evident.
‘This is the first time I’ve met someone who knows about the original.’
After seeing the video of the creation of the mutant Screamer on Pyrrha Eleven’s ship, PS-111 began to wonder what kind of being his original was. However, since he had never been to the Star Union’s territory, he was unable to satisfy his curiosity.
If it’s Isabel, the twin sister of the deceased 18th ranker Penelope, she can grant his wish.
I took the airship with PS-111 aboard and went to where the warehouses were located.
A warehouse area where each warehouse is built as a single block, like a giant pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid is a large warehouse rented under the name of Charas.
After landing in front of the warehouse, I got off first. As I authenticated with Charas’ terminal pad in the warehouse that operated with an automated system, the shielding door opened immediately.
PS-111, who was holding the joystick, entered the warehouse together with the airship.
“There are no cameras here. You can get off.”
The bio-machine that heard my words crawled out of the airship, moving its eight long legs.
“When can I see ‘Little Brother’?”
“It’ll take a few more hours.”
“Since you’re a twin, you’ll be genetically identical to me.”
“Well, maybe.”
“It’s an impressive experience to encounter another ‘me’ that has not been duplicated.”
In fact, it’s unlikely that it’s the same as he thinks. Isabelle and Penelope being twins is a story from the real world.
Looking at the current trend, players who fall into space survival are born with a body completely different from reality. In many cases, not only the body has changed, but they are not human.
So, other than being of the same race, the two sisters probably don’t have much in common. They even came to this world at very different times.
But talking about this would make things too complicated, so I decided to just keep my mouth shut.
As time went by, it was time for him to come. As I continued to wait, I heard someone knocking on the door from outside.
‘You’re here.’
I opened the door by manipulating the warehouse terminal. I saw Isabel wearing a full-body cloth dress and an ashen mask. She had disguised herself to sneak in since there were cameras there.
The guy gave me a slight nod as a greeting and quickly walked towards PS-111.
“Nice to meet you. This is PS-111.”
“… … .”
Isabel silently took off her ash-gray mask and reached out her hand. PS-111 bent down so that the man could easily touch her face.
A thin, delicate hand moved slowly and touched PS-111’s face.
Isabel’s hands trembled as she touched the cold metal skin. She could feel the boy’s emotions fluctuating.
“… As expected, you’re my sister. You’re almost exactly like I remembered.”
The guy threw away his mask and stroked PS-111’s face with both hands.
“Do you know my face?”
“Of course I know. How could I not know that after seeing your face for so many years?”
“I am Coldblood. My face now looks very different from the original.”
Isabel shook her head at PS-111’s words.
“Have you ever wondered why your once broken sister became like this?”
“It’s thanks to the energy of the main controller that makes up my body and the organic matter provided by Aimorph.”
“Then why did it end up like this? It could have been a more efficient form.”
PS-111, whose body is more than 80% made of machines, is always speaking without hesitation. But this time, even he couldn’t dare deny it.
‘I guess so, now that I think about it?’
It was something I hadn’t really questioned until Isabel pointed it out.
‘The current PS-111’ is a being created by absorbing the psychic power of No. 26 and the organic matter I provided after it was destroyed while fighting the Ice Horror. Compared to the mutant Screamer produced by Star Union, the difference in appearance is very significant.
Even if you look at the mutant Screamer designed by Pyrrha Eleven, it was closer to a hybrid with randomly-smashed genes, not a stereotyped form like that guy.
‘It was as if there was an invisible frame.’
Especially the face part. The guy’s face is getting closer and closer to a human female’s face. Aside from the red eyes and pale chrome skin, there is not much difference from a human face.