Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 341
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‘Well, that’s okay. There’s nothing wrong with your body.’
After a brief inspection, I looked up.
Now it’s time to hunt the demon before your eyes.
I flapped my outstretched wings vigorously. The energy released by the wings helped my body move easily in the weightless space of space.
My body moves quickly like a battleship moving at full speed. Adhai and No. 26 are following me closely behind.
Even while I was evolving, the Ring of Agony and the Imperial Carrier were in the midst of a fight. The relatively lightly armed destroyers had long since been annihilated, and only the Imperial Carriers remained, fighting hard.
As we appeared, one of the Imperial Carriers turned some of the guns of its secondary armament, the ‘Black Cannon’, towards me. Then, the other Imperial Carriers followed suit and prepared to attack me.
With only eight batteries installed per Imperial Carrier, the Black Cannon is a very powerful weapon, even if it is inferior to the Cosmic Bolt.
The Black Cannon has two modes: when fighting small numbers of enemies, it fires a black heat ray, and when fighting fleets, it fires a sphere that forms an artificial black hole.
Although they are different in form, both use dark matter, the same energy source as the Cosmic Bolt, so their power itself is incomparable to that of a normal battleship. In fact, when the Cult Fleet and the Star Union Fleet fought before, the Imperial Carrier fired black hole bullets with its black cannon, causing massive damage.
Soon, the four Black Cannons, the anti-fleet guns, opened fire. Black heat rays reminiscent of black holes flew towards me to burn me up.
‘Of course, if it doesn’t fit, it’s useless.’
I folded my wings just in time during the flight. Four black heat rays flew around me, barely grazing my body.
Adhai, who was following behind, also skillfully avoided the heat rays by freely changing his orbit.
Meanwhile, the other Black Cannons were pouring down fire on the Ring of Agony.
“-”
Arms burning in the heat ray applaud silently.
The bastard’s firepower is more than twice as strong when he is twisted into a figure 8 shape rather than in a normal ring shape. This is still the case now that only half of his original body has been summoned.
As the power to manipulate gravity is unleashed, space ripples like a piece of paper fluttering in the wind. The power that distorts the laws of physics of reality spreads out and reaches the defenders of Berzan 02.
Then the Imperial Carrier began to twist like a twisted egg from the tip up, completely ignoring the thick armor and shields created by the Carrier.
The other Imperial carriers who saw that stopped firing at me and focused all their black cannons on Vortex One. The smooth outer wall of the ship, like a cut diamond, cracked and opened at the corners. The cannons inside shot black spheres, black hole rounds.
“-”
The ring of agony applauds again.
Then the black sphere stopped in the middle of space as if it were blocked by an invisible wall. The space around the sphere was distorted and all light was sucked out.
It was a bad decision to shoot a black hole bullet at Vortex One, who can manipulate gravity.
The black hole bullet that creates a small black hole is impossible to identify. The unnamed imperial carrier that went out to rescue its comrades was caught in the weapon it fired. The huge ship contracted rapidly and soon disappeared into the abyss of space.
Meanwhile, I approached the Ring of Agony and struck its body with my combat arm and bone sickle arm.
Its body size was smaller than when it had grown into a giant bone beast, but its strength had grown stronger. Its bone scythe, as cold as the stars floating in space, tore apart the arms that covered the rings. And its three heads with double jaws bit the beast without mercy.
Flesh, made from a fusion of organic matter and energy, seeps into my body. Amorph’s excellent digestive system absorbs Vortex One’s flesh and converts it into nutrients.
The bastard also realized that I had become stronger than before and immediately began to respond. As the arms on the surface crossed in an X shape, numerous energy bullets struck my body.
‘It’s an energy bullet.’
If he had just created a counter-force and pushed me away, the damage would have been less. He chose the wrong option.
My body was quickly tattered from being hit by the rain of death at close range, but my strength actually grew stronger.
Additionally, body size.
My heads and arms embedded in the bastard’s body grew rapidly due to the Tyrantroid effect. From the bastard’s perspective, it was like inserting dozens of hemostatic sponges into his wounds.
Surely this was a pain of a different dimension, and the bastard stopped moving for a moment. I shook the heads embedded in the ring’s body and stirred the enemy’s body.
There’s something I have to do while he’s not moving.
‘Where is the core?’
Vortex Ones are beings that transcend normal life forms and do not have limbs or digestive organs such as intestines.
However, there are organs such as the heart and brain that are necessary to maintain and operate the physical body. These organs are called ‘Abysmal Cores’, and if they are destroyed, the summoned Vortex One will die.
If Amorph wants to steal Vortex One’s genetic essence, he must devour this Abyssal Core.
「–」
The bastard must have realized that I was eating his meat and searching for his core, because he reacted immediately. His arms clasped together and an overwhelming counterforce came crashing down on me. My body was thrown back, but I wasn’t pushed back helplessly like before.
Right now, my arms and head are stuck in the bastard’s body, acting as anchors. I was able to hold on because the elasticity doesn’t work on the inside, although it might work on the surface.
“Pain relief activated!”
“Pain relief activated!”
Of course, it can only withstand it, and it doesn’t even offset the impact from the recoil. The wounds from the energy bullets are opening up, and the thick shell is completely broken.
After the shell was shattered, it was time for muscles and bones. The exposed muscles were torn and bones were broken by the elasticity created by the Vortex One. A fountain of blood gushed out from my body, filling the weightless space.
‘… strong!’
Even if it’s just a simple use of self-preservation ability, it’s still incredibly powerful. If gravity manipulation ability is also involved, even I wouldn’t be safe.
‘It’s almost time to come… .’
He must have had similar thoughts to me, because he put his hands together to applaud.
At that moment, the bastard’s body shook slightly. The defender of Berzan02, who had not been completely defeated, attacked the bastard.
“—-”
The bastard’s arms crossed in an X instead of clapping. It must have been his intention to first clear out the less troublesome enemy Imperial Carriers before killing me.
After the arms changed position, a strong but short wave was felt. After that, the movement of the Imperial Carrier was no longer felt.
“-”
The guy who sank the Imperial Carrier with an energy bullet is trying to change his position. The moment those countless palms touch each other, my body will be completely crushed.
But it’s not just me and the Imperial Carrier here.
The bastard’s body suddenly starts to tremble. This is because Adhai, carrying No. 26 on his back, has flown in and pierced the bastard.
The arms move to kill the annoying enemy that has attached itself to them.
‘Is that even possible?’
No. 26, who creates a shield that blocks anything, and Adhai, who can protect himself with red armor. Even if they are Vortex One, it is impossible to kill them both easily.
And my auxiliary organs finally detected something alien. A large organic mass, about 10 meters in size, was nearby.
‘Absurd Core!’
After confirming the location of the core, I pulled out the erosion tentacles from its back. Then, I grabbed the surface of the ring where the core was and tore it with the tentacles.
“—–”
The one who realized that his core had been exposed took a new stance. All his arms were stretched out in front of him, fists clenched.
Then, the figure-eight-shaped body that had been torn in half was split into small pieces. Like a lizard cutting off its tail in times of danger, the parts where my head and arms were embedded were separated.
‘I knew it.’
The area where the core is hidden has moved away, but this was also planned.
The broken parts of the ring were reassembled, and the ring of agony returned to a figure 8 shape with only half of it remaining. Because I had to separate a part of its body, it had shrunk in size compared to before.
I prepared the next card right away, my head buried in the body that had lost its owner.
The thing that merged with me from a distance moves to finish me off.
Just before he started clapping, a wave came flying from somewhere and touched the tip of my monster’s tentacle.
“Wow! A new house is coming!”
“Not yet” “Not here”
‘You’re finally here!’
The new house that No. 26 is talking about.
There is only one thing that can be called a new home for the guy.
A blue halo of light is concentrated in the middle of the empty space. A structure of enormous mass appears, tearing through the light.
This is Megacorp’s 2km diameter superweapon, Giga Cracker.
I asked for a favor as I sent off Heavenly Mother in Berzan 02.
Once the dangers of the Aur Constellation are roughly sorted out, bring in the Giga Cracker.
Now that the Imperial Carriers have been annihilated, the Super Weapon carrying the Heavenly Mother, PS-111, and Isabel has appeared here.
There were a total of two imperial carriers bombarding the ‘Ring of Agony’.
One is likely the Alshas’s mothership, the ‘Defender of Berzan 02’, and the other is thought to be an Imperial carrier protecting other planets in the Aur System.
Originally, when an imperial carrier moved, a carrier battle group was always mobilized, but now there were only a very small number of destroyers. This was because Alshas included a carrier battle group in the elite fleet of the Surveillance Agency when fighting at Berzan 02.
It may have been intended to help in attacking me, but the result was a bad handshake. Not only the elite fleet, but also the carrier battle group was destroyed by the Black Devourer cannon. In addition, several imperial carrier ships that were sent in together disappeared as well.
Since the strategy he set up has failed, the two Imperial Carriers are the last line of defense. If those ships are destroyed, the Aur Constellation will become a no man’s land.
‘So far, everything is according to plan.’
While the Imperial Carrier was buying time against the Vortex One, I checked my evolved body.
This isn’t the first time he’s used hunting symbols since becoming an adult.
I used it several times when I visited the dragon’s nest where the former Adhai’s people had migrated. At that time, I actively used the symbol of hunting to transplant characteristics into the mini-screamers created by PS-111.
‘But this is the first time I’ve used it to fight a strong enemy.’
Besides, it’s been a long time since I transformed to use it directly in battle. I used the symbol of hunting to obtain fixed characteristics every time.
‘So, I need to check my physical condition.’
First, looking at the head, the eyes have disappeared just like before, and the abilities of the auxiliary organs under the jaw have been enhanced. The central head, like the right and left heads, has a shell covering the eye area, and sharp horns have grown on top of it.
The accessory organs under the jaw are not in the form of thin tentacles, but are protected by sharp, blade-shaped bones on either side of the mouth, like fangs.
In addition, the size of the carapace and horns on the back of the head have also grown to an extent that is difficult to compare to before. The sensation felt through the auxiliary organs was that the carapace and horns were mixed together and sharply protruded. It felt like wearing a throne made of swords on the head, like in a classic fantasy novel.
The heads on both sides, which were simpler than the head in the center, became more ornate and ferocious.
Another major difference is that the skull and oral structures of all three heads have changed. The jaw, which resembles a snake or crocodile, has changed to resemble the mouth of the subadult stage.
Of course, it wasn’t exactly the same, because there was another chin inside the lower jaw.
“Grrr”
As it opened its mouth, a second jaw, the pharyngeal jaw, emerged between its chin and neck. The newly formed tentacle-like tongue had been replaced by a jaw as it acquired the ‘reaper’s jaw’ trait.
Not only did it follow the motif, but its appearance also became closer to the real EXX.
‘It’s closer to a bear than a X-day-X-year-old, you know.’
Next, I look at my body. It has become larger overall, just like my head. My body length without any enhancements is only 60m, but now it is easily over 100m. I guess it is probably around 120m.
Aside from the body growing bigger and the eyes disappearing, there is one more hunting trademark left.
A sickle bone that forms right on your back.
Previously, a bone sickle arm would have grown out from near the wing bone of a human. Thanks to this, it was easy to attack when biting an enemy with the mouth or during a strength struggle.
But is it because the body structure changed as it became an adult? The part where the bone sickle arm comes out has changed.
A bone scythe arm protruded from the waist, below the combat arm, rather than the back. It was also very long, almost as long as the ‘normal wing arm’.
The reason I specifically say it’s a normal wing arm is because the wings become larger when it enters the hunting state.
The wings, so large that I wondered if they were my own body parts, were waving over the black sea. The inner membrane of the wings had a vivid red wave pattern that stood out, reminiscent of a constellation shining in the night sky.
As his head, arms, and other parts of his body grew larger, his muscles also increased tremendously.
Even though his length had increased to about twice his usual size, his body itself had become so thick thanks to his muscles that there was no significant difference in proportion. In fact, it felt like he had gained weight.
Since his muscle mass would have increased explosively, his weight would have increased significantly as well. If he had been inside the surveillance building, the floor would have collapsed just by standing still.
‘Overflowing power, I like it.’
As I have been fighting nonstop since Berzan 02, I have lost a lot of stamina. In addition, I have not yet fully recovered from the injuries I received while trying to activate Tyrantroid and the energy consumed by the Black Devourer Cannon.
As my body was temporarily upgraded through the symbol of hunting, I felt as if some of my lost strength had returned.
“Big man” “Horn” “A lot” “Very” “Big” “As expected” “Awesome”
“Big babies are cute.”
This was the first time I saw the two of them transform into hunting symbols in their adult forms. In the dragon’s nest, Adhai was busy performing his role as leader, and No. 26 was busy taking care of the Gallagon hatchlings.
“Negative” “Cool” “Cute” “Different”
“Cool and cute!”
“That” “I admit”
Adhai, as always, gave his assessment based on Gallagon’s instincts. On the other hand, No. 26 gave an unexpected assessment.
‘You’re cute. Is it because of the shape of your mouth?’