Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 331
Only Noblemtl
It seems like Kissos isn’t a ranker.
[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (not here)]
“then?”
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Let’s go to the Alshas you mentioned)]
The moment it was about to take flight again, numerous life forms were detected above.
As I raised my head, I saw small, shining grains in my eyes.
‘this.’
I know what those little grains, or creatures, are. And I know what’s on them.
“King of Heaven” “Similar”
Aadhai, who was flying next to me, emitted a wave of thought.
‘They look similar, but they are very different.’
“… That’s a Starshark. It’s a subspecies of Skywhale.”
“What is a subspecies?”
“Starshark. It grows up to 5m in size and can move quickly by absorbing energy. It is believed to follow Skywhales and eat their remaining energy.”
“King of Heaven” “Subordinate” “Dangerous”
“Bad flapping flapping!”
There is only one legion in the Cult Empire that tames and rides Starsharks.
[Zzzzzzzzzzzz (Priests of the Eye of Revelation)]
The ‘Slayer’ has stronger firepower than the Demolisher but is very heavy, and the ‘Inquisition’ is also heavy but has excellent defense. Excellent mobility is essential for these two to be effective.
The effective means of providing this is their mount, the ‘Starshark’, a sub-species of Skywhale.
“Priests!”
The one at the head of the men shouts loudly. The priest’s shout, amplified by mechanical devices, resonates throughout the flooded city.
Immediately afterwards, a cavalry force riding space sharks began to descend.
Starsharks, nicknamed the space sharks, are a subspecies of Skywhale.
However, even though it is a subspecies, it is much weaker than the Skywhale, which is classified as an Apex creature.
In terms of size, the Star Shark is no longer than 5 meters. It is a world apart from the Sky Whale, whose body length is an average of several tens of meters. Likewise, its fighting power is also very low. If the Star Shark were an Apex-level creature, it would have been impossible to tame it as a weapon.
Their appearance is also very different. Skywhales look like whales with six wings and eight eyes, but Starsharks are not. They resemble marlins with transparent skin and two wings.
Because the skin is transparent, the internal organs are clearly visible, and the bones even contain luminescent substances. Thanks to this, when viewed from a distance, the fish bones appear to be floating.
These two creatures, so different in every way, have one thing in common: they both feed on energy.
Starsharks do not obtain nutrients by eating organic matter like normal creatures, but rather survive by absorbing various types of energy.
However, they do not have the ability to convert the energy they eat into photon cannons like space whales. Instead, they store the energy they eat in their wings and use it to move their bodies quickly. This makes them much more agile than Skywhales.
And Starsharks have one more important advantage that Space Whales don’t:
They have a ‘herd mentality’ like Outspacers or Metallic Gremlins.
What this means is that the entire group is under the control of the leader. It is also thanks to this trait that the Eye of Revelation Priests have tamed the ferocious space sharks. Through a thoroughly trained leader, they can easily control a large number of Starsharks.
And now, hundreds of ghost fish are forming a line and coming at me.
I prepared an enhanced ‘acidic fungus gland’, or acid breath. A thick liquid surged from the back of my throat, which was extended into three branches. Without daring to block the feeling, I vomited it out at the enemies descending to the ground.
Three acidic rays of terrifying destructive power split the air. The buildings blocking my path were also split in two by the rays.
The Starsharks quickly widened the gap, expertly dodging the heat rays and the falling building debris.
The priests on the 5m long bio-fighters pointed their material disintegration weapon ‘Slayer’ at me without a care. Hundreds of blue energy bullets rained down on me.
I spread my wings wide to protect the kids from getting hit. Every time the Slayer’s light bullet collided with me, my carapace and scales disappeared into clumps.
I was thinking of using the ‘Complex Spectrum’ to reflect attacks, but I’ll save that for when I fight the rankers.
I didn’t block the enemy’s attacks and just took them. The Slayer’s attacks that decomposed materials caused me a lot of damage, but it didn’t matter. I could cover up this level of injury with my regenerative ability.
‘Because for it to be effective anyway, it has to take some damage.’
The priests, having fired once, circled over my head into the sky like birds of prey catching prey from the river.
At that moment, the ones protected by my wings ran out.
Adhai, who was the first to fly up, dug into the midst of the priesthood.
“King of Heaven” “Similar” “Die”
“Oh no! Everyone is bleeding…!”
The guy swung his wings covered in ‘Red Armor’ towards the space sharks. The wings with absolute defense power and acceleration? It was like a flying guillotine. Although not as strong as Skywhale’s, Starshark’s hide was cut like paper.
Behind the adhai that had gone ahead, the Heavenly Mother appeared. She followed closely behind the enemies who were gaining altitude. The griffon, a mixture of lion and eagle, flapped its wings, causing agate particles to spread through the air.
“Ugh?!”
“Snap!”
The ability she gained when she ascended to the higher rank of deification was to spray particles that could manipulate pressure. The bodies of the members who touched the particles would become crumpled like crumpled paper.
The Starsharks that lost their pilots were dealt with directly by the Sky Mother and Adhai.
“Priests! Switch to long-range firing formation!”
The one in the lead shouts loudly. Except for some who were just buying time, the rest quickly slipped out of our attack range.
Behind the men who opened up the distance, other warships can be seen flying in. Judging by the few battleships that can be seen here and there between the patrol ships, it seems that all the ships nearby have come here.
“Bad people!”
Number 26, who had been hiding inside my back shell, also noticed the appearance of a new enemy. The guy leapt over the water that filled the center of the city.
The guy fell and the water shook slightly.
And then giant pink tentacles burst out of the water, resembling octopus tentacles except for their color, wrapping themselves around the remains of collapsed buildings and other structures.
Among the numerous tentacles, there was a body in the center that was dozens of meters long. Its appearance was reminiscent of a sea monster crawling out of the deep sea.
Countless eyes were floating on the purple and pink colored body.
Hundreds and thousands of eyes gaze at the enemies, emitting an eerie light. The psychic power flowing through No. 26’s enlarged body swells like a balloon.
The Sea Demon’s unique technique, ‘Deep Sea Terror’, unfolds in the middle of the water fortress. Thanks to the auxiliary organs attached to each head, the shape of the energy collection is clearly visible.
“A large amount of psychic power is being concentrated.”
“… Could that have been made by No. 26?”
“Yeah” “Little adult” “Power”
The psychic illusion created by No. 26 was a gigantic ‘me’ that reached the end of the bio-dome. In addition, it had numerous eye pupils all over its body, making it look much more sinister than the original.
The Terror of the Deep is a trait that causes many enemies to go crazy by showing them terrifying illusions. It is scary enough even for me, so how scary must the enemies be? The Starsharks under the control of the priesthood are starting to break away from the ranks in fear.
It would be fortunate if they could just run away. Some of them were confused and attacked their masters or other sharks. The orderly camp was suddenly turned into chaos.
But none of the pilots blamed it. They too must have been gripped by a great deal of fear. If they had not been highly trained, they would have become like those beasts.
Those who had not lost their minds fled to the rear to avoid the rampaging Starsharks, and prepared to fire along with the battleships.
The crew aboard the Space Shark aimed their Slayers at me and No. 26. The battleships and corvettes also turned their main guns in our direction.
As the short preparation time ended, weapons large and small opened fire.
A meteor shower of blue and purple colors covers the sky. I stand in front of No. 26 with my wings spread wide.
A beautiful and deadly halo of light struck my entire body. The Slayer’s energy bullets reduced my carapace to dust, and the battleship’s main gun fired shredded the flesh and muscle inside my shattered carapace.
“Pain relief activated!”
A familiar message came to mind, but it was more like something I had hoped for. My body was breaking down faster than my regenerative powers could heal it.
“Big baby!”
[Zuz …
Currently, I have a trait that increases my energy output and strength as my injuries get worse. A trait I acquired from an Apex creature I hunted on a planet inhabited by a group of Adhai.
‘Tyrantroid.’
The fruit has ripened.
The pain caused by being torn apart without mercy is no longer felt. The two hearts inside the chest pump sadistically, producing a tremendous amount of energy. If I feel this way now, I would be okay even if all my limbs were torn off and only my head and torso remained.
I can feel the water covering my lower body shaking. It’s not because of the 26 or any other factor. It’s because energy is leaking out through my body’s biopipes.
The heads, imbued with great power, move slowly.
If there is anyone who can see psychic power with their eyes.
My appearance now appears to be enveloped in a purple glow.
The moment the three heads swung their power, the sky shattered.
–
A dark warehouse.
The debris on the floor was slightly dusty, including an interstellar communicator that resembled a one-meter-tall obelisk.
It looked like a warehouse where few outsiders visited, but there was one unusual element.
The walls and ceilings were densely painted with bizarrely shaped patterns. The patterns themselves were creepy, but what was truly bizarre was the colors.
Sometimes purple, sometimes green, sometimes gold. All kinds of colors were shining, tangled together.
The light of the pattern begins to flow like waves.
Light moving slowly like a swarm of hundreds of millions of ants.
At the end of it was a curved sword.
As the light touched the blade, the warehouse darkened. The pattern had lost its light. Only an unpleasant-looking mural remained in the warehouse.
In the darkness, Coldblood, a small girl, rose up.
She had been watching the scene from beginning to end, and she held the curved sword on the floor in her hand.
“… The preparations are complete.”
To others it looked like just a slightly dusty curve, but to her it looked different.
The planned ritual was a success. Now she is like a grenade with the safety pin pulled. If she lets her guard down even for a moment, she will explode.
The relief of having achieved my goal, the fear of the future ahead. I was in a complicated mood due to ambivalent feelings, when suddenly the basement shook violently.
“What about now?”
She hurried out of the warehouse with the sword strapped to her waist.
The first thing she saw when she came outside was the warships flying through the sky inside the biodome. The direction the warships were heading was towards the center of the water fortress.
And the destination of those numerous ships was completely different from usual. The artificial waterfall, the landmark of the fortress, was nowhere to be found, and most of the skyscrapers surrounding the waterfall had collapsed.
“no way?”
While I was concentrating my consciousness in the basement, the water fortress became a battlefield.
It was very clear who had caused this situation.
‘You idiot! Just leave!’
Now that the ritual is complete, this city, no, this planet, cannot avoid destruction.
I wrote down the number so that I could leave in advance, but I didn’t know it would turn out like this.
‘First of all, before that… .’
The slave quarters where Isabel is are quite far from the center where the battlefield is located.
But no one knows when the flames of war will strike this place. We must evacuate the hidden Coldblood slaves as quickly as possible.
“Where are you going?”
The moment she was about to move in a hurry, a voice called out from behind her. Knowing who the voice belonged to, she flinched.
In this situation, the person you most want to meet is behind you.
“You haven’t forgotten our contract, have you?”
She was troubled by the words of the being who contacted her through the tombstone every day.
I’ve prepared a trump card to prepare for this situation, but there’s one problem. If I play that card here, my sister’s legacy will completely disappear.
“…I haven’t forgotten.”
In the end, Isabel decided to wait for the right timing.
“Good. That’s good, you have a good memory.”
“… … .”
“Follow me. I think that fearless, rampaging Morphbak needs a proper reprimand.”
“I will follow as you command.”
She obediently followed what the other person said.
The opponent is a master of dirty tricks. Seeing how calm the water fortress is despite it being a battlefield, it is clear that he has some hidden agenda.