Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 338
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A small lump of saliva gathered in my mouth. Although small, it was about the size of a grown man’s upper body.
Since I didn’t have time to feed her little by little, I just poured it all over Isabelle. The semi-liquefied, soft Ultra Jelly seeped into her wound.
‘… I don’t like it.’
But the guy’s wounds didn’t get better. Ultra Jelly was barely able to maintain the status quo.
“Your brother’s condition is very bad. We estimate that his life will cease within the next five minutes.”
PS-111, who was watching my treatment activities, said.
It’s exactly as he said. Isabel’s body is on the verge of collapse. Nothing can heal it.
“Oh, sis… .”
Isabel, hearing her twin sister’s voice, called out to her only blood relative. I picked up the PS-111 that was on top of my head and placed it next to him.
“Brother. You must not give up.”
“I, I’m sorry. I, unnie, threw it away.”
“I expect a lot from you. You are what I need.”
“Eimov, sister, please.”
With those words, Isabel lost consciousness.
‘Should I just eat it like this?’
If we continue like this, we will really lose him. All his knowledge and privileges will disappear. If we don’t eat Isabel here, the loss will be even greater.
‘The problem is that the disadvantages are also considerable.’
I’ve never eaten Cold Blood while it was being ritualized. If I’m not careful, Vortex One might rip my stomach open and burst out.
Based on what Isabel said, it seems like it’ll be okay, but I can’t be 100% sure. She’s probably never experienced anything like this before.
‘What should I do… Wait a minute.’
As I was about to swallow the dying Coldblood in one bite, an idea suddenly occurred to me.
“PS-111, is there a medical facility in Gigacracker?”
“Yes. But that facility cannot remove the unidentified substance that has consumed your brother’s body.”
“What if I make a new body?”
PS-111, who understood my intention, blinked its red camera lens.
“You already know how to move it.”
“The probability of success is estimated at 10%. There is a high probability of failure.”
“If this continues, Isabel will die. And I plan to eat her before she dies.”
PS-111 bows his head after hearing my honest words. He doesn’t move at all and remains still, but he must be calculating countless possible scenarios in his head.
“Think about what you want.”
“Is this what I want?”
The guy who heard those words raised his head. The red lenses sparkled with light.
“I want my brother to survive, so please help me.”
“good.”
I immediately sent PS-111 to Gigacracker using the ‘Starlight Coordinates’.
The Starlight Coordinates impose a penalty that restricts movement in proportion to the size of the target being moved and my size. If it were like before, I would have been unable to move for several tens of minutes after moving PS-111, but not now. Because I was in the ‘Bone Beast’ state, my body had grown to more than three times its size.
A minute passed and my body moved again. I immediately used the star coordinates on Isabel as well.
‘If it’s PS-111, it’ll be successful.’
The guy has low odds of success, but I don’t think so.
How many mutant Screamers have been able to repair and improve their own bodies, as well as create several mini-Screamers? No one knows more about Screamers than he does, except for his creator.
So, it will definitely succeed.
‘Isabel, I’ll leave it to the guy, now all that’s left is… .’
I looked up at the sky.
Vortex One, who had lost Coldblood during the summoning, was wandering. The black liquid that had been clumped together was now in the form of fog and was expanding to an enormous size. In fact, it was much larger than me, who was already in the bone beast form.
‘Who did you summon?’
I have some guesses, but I’m not 100% sure.
While Isabel was being cared for, the incomplete summoning ritual was almost finished.
Something stirs in the wide black fog. Something in the fog writhes and slowly crawls out.
‘Coming.’
What emerged from the fog was a black ring. A very large black ring.
Countless arms hung from the ring’s body. Like the ring, the arms were black and held their hands together as if praying.
The overall appearance was reminiscent of the halo often seen in religious paintings. However, while it was originally supposed to maintain a perfect ring shape, the one that appeared here now had half of its body missing.
‘…a chain of agony.’
Vortex One, known as the demon of the universe.
One of them landed in Berzan02 in an incomplete state.
What is the single most powerful NPC in Space Survival?
Most players will point to the super-powerful Apex creatures that appear as raid bosses: the Red Gallagon that unites all Gallagons, the Vortex One that steals psychic powers from Outspacers, the Sea Demon that lives on ocean-type planets, the Arcane Orca that lives on giant gas planets, and so on.
These are very difficult to deal with, as the environment is difficult for players to conquer, and the individual’s specs add to it.
Well then, let’s change the question.
What species has the most powerful force?
For this question, the answer tends to be unified.
A being with many nicknames, including the Demon of the Cosmos and the Dweller of the Abyss.
Vortex One.
However, due to the setting, it is difficult to view the Vortex Ones, who came from different universes, as a single race. This is because their appearance, strength, and habits are all different.
However, since Vortex One is the only being whose body is made of an unidentified energy called the ‘Power of the Abyss’, this is just what ties them together.
Beings classified as Vortex Ones all display strength that is at the top of Apex. Even the weakest ones have power that far surpasses that of Black Gallagon.
Moreover, each individual has different things to watch out for, so if you rush in without knowing, you will most likely suffer great losses.
I too have fought Vortex One before and lost several times, even when I was an adult and had many unique traits.
One of those dangerous beings appeared before me.
A black ring that was about 1.5 times larger than me, even though I was torn in half and in a ‘bone beast’ state. The ‘ring of agony’ that had just appeared was floating in the sky without moving.
‘…I guess I should be thankful that it’s not a mask play.’
After seeing Isabel’s summoning ritual, there are two candidates I expect to become Vortex One.
The more dangerous of these is the one called ‘Mask Play’.
He’s a Vortex One who specializes in mind control, so he’s very difficult to deal with. He’s the only one who can cast my unique trait, ‘Herald of Chaos’, on a planet-wide scale.
The Ring of Agony is weak compared to the Mask. Furthermore, since it was summoned incompletely, it will not be able to fully display its original power.
‘That doesn’t mean it’s that easy.’
There are two main things to watch out for when dealing with the Ring of Agony: the numerous arms attached to the ring’s surface, and the ring itself.
Each of those countless arms is a weapon of the creature. Depending on how those arms move, the creature’s attacks and movements change.
The next thing to watch out for is the ring, but luckily it’s broken and only half of it remains, so I don’t think you have to worry too much.
‘Originally, I shot energy cannons with that ring.’
It can gather energy by spinning the ring at high speed and fire it.
Its power is so powerful that it can easily split a planet apart. It is extremely threatening because it nullifies most defensive abilities except for a few exceptions such as Red Armor. So when catching it in the game, you absolutely have to catch it before the ring rotates.
‘Thank goodness there’s no time limit here… .’
At that moment, the ring of agony that had been floating still in the sky began to move.
“Big baby, big baby. Look over there.”
[Zuzuzu (Be careful)]
Me and No. 26 prepared for the imminent onslaught of attacks.
One of the bastards’ movements was different from what I expected. The arms on the ring surface were extended downwards with their fingers interlocked.
‘what?’
The pose that the arms of the ring take is usually shown when they have to move very quickly.
As I thought, the altitude of the entire ring increases rapidly. Accordingly, the size of the giant aircraft decreases rapidly.
‘Where are you going?’
I thought you would attack me first, but this is unexpected.
If you look at it rising after assuming a moving posture, its target is not a being on this earth. It is targeting a being outside the atmosphere, that is, in space outside the planet.
‘There’s something outside the planet… Wait a minute.’
For a moment, the scene I saw earlier comes to mind.
Isabelle performing the summoning ritual and Alshas looking at it with fearful eyes. Seeing that, I guessed that it wasn’t the summoning he ordered. There was no way Alshas could defeat Vortex One, who was difficult for me to deal with right now.
But looking at the current situation, I think I misjudged.
Alshas did not react that way because Isabel acted impulsively.
‘Isabel asked Alshas to be killed instead of giving up her own life.’
Then why did you bring in such a dangerous monster?
‘It must be because of Alshas’s special privilege.’
He can create clones of himself. He actually ate meat, but it was not much different from other cultists. That is, even for Eimorph, who has a supernatural level of senses, it is difficult to tell if he is a clone.
But it’s different with Vortex One.
As you can tell from their appearance, their cognitive abilities are beyond the laws of physics. They can accurately perceive their targets no matter how far away they are. No matter how good your cloaking technique is or how well you hide in a perfectly protected sealed facility, you cannot escape them.
This is probably what Isabel was after. If it’s Vortex One, he won’t be fooled by the copies and will go after the original.
‘I guess I should just say it’s fortunate that we didn’t fight right away.’
While I was lost in thought, the bastard had already moved far away and was out of sight. He won’t attack me until he achieves his goal.
‘But I can’t leave it like this.’
If I let Alshas die from the Ring of Agony, I’ll be losing the privilege of creating clones. Honestly, it’s such a desirable privilege that I want to get my hands on it somehow.
‘And there’s information too.’
Since I’m gambling on Isabel, I need to get some insurance. Alshas, who seems to have lived in this world for quite some time, would be a useful source of information.
So we have to catch that guy before Vortex One.
‘If we follow him, we’ll quickly find where the original is, so that’s not a problem.’
The real problem is when you kill Alshas, or when you get in the way of him killing Alshas. The cosmic demon never forgives those who get in his way.
‘If we fight here, can we win?’
If it were a game, of course that wouldn’t work, but things are a little different now.
Because it was summoned incompletely, its most powerful attack method was sealed. It is unlikely that it will die from a surprise attack. If you are thinking of capturing it, now is your chance.
‘Then what about me?’
By game standards, I’m not ready to take on Vortex One yet. Rot mold and acid breath can’t do any damage to him, and even the Medusa Organ can’t deal a fatal blow to him.
Even close combat is not easy for the Ring of Agony, and its close combat skills are also excellent. The arms attached to the ring are by no means decoration.
‘but.’
There is an important variable for me now.
Unique traits created with the Transcendence System.
The traits that belong to the ‘Space Monster’ type are ones that did not exist in the game. If you use these traits, you will be able to gain an advantage in battle.
‘And there are other kids too.’
In the game, I did all the preparations for the Vortex One raid and hunting by myself.
But I have allies here to help me. Sea Demon 26, Red Gallagon Adhai, and even the Heavenly Mother who is from the ranker.
If I use all the power I have, I have a good chance of winning.
‘good.’
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (I’m going to catch him)]
“Big boom, dangerous.”
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