Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 346
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As my worries deepened, the Griffin man nudged me.
“Wait a minute. It might not be a physical problem.”
“What does that mean?”
“Psychological factors may be preventing awakening.”
She looked at Isabel with serious eyes.
“I have seen many patients who had successful surgeries but never recovered because they lost their will to live.”
“Isabel wishes to die? Will she really do so when she has the chance to be with her lost family?”
“Just wait and see until we summon Vortex One. That damn… ahem, he sacrificed his life on purpose for fear of having to fight us because of Alshas.”
“That’s right.”
“That kid doesn’t know we won yet. So there’s a chance he’s given up on everything.”
“Does that mean you gave up your life so as not to harm us?”
The Heavenly Mother nodded silently.
‘Considering the guy’s personality, it’s a plausible inference.’
Even while living as a slave, Isabel had deep feelings for her family, as she saved the 40 people her sister had left behind. She would have tried to avoid any chance of becoming an enemy of her sister due to a bad contract. She might have thought that everything would be resolved simply if she died and disappeared.
It’s not that there aren’t parts that aren’t explained, but it’s not to the point where it’s unconvincing.
However, if the guy really can’t wake up because of a mental issue, things get complicated.
‘You’re saying that you have to use the mind control technique among the psychic power techniques.’
There are only two people in this place who have the skill to control the mind: me and Alshas.
‘Alshas is not allowed.’
He’s gone mad because of PS-111. There’s no guarantee he’ll carry out the orders I give him. Even if I try to do it after infecting him with parasites, the risk is too great.
However, it is also a problem to plant a parasite in the head of Isabel, who has become a Screamer. The enhanced parasite eats away at the opponent’s brain and replaces it. What I need is a ‘companion who thinks for themselves’, not a slave who is controlled by a parasite.
‘What should I do?’
I looked down at Isabel, who had her eyes closed. The guy with the same face as PS-111 looked very comfortable in the situation. It was as if he was asking me not to wake him up.
Next to the sleeping Screamer were No. 26 and Adhai. Adhai circled around curiously, patting Isabel’s arms with his forepaws. No. 26 approached her face and caressed the surface with his tentacles.
“Feeling” “Unique” “Sick Child” “Similar”
“My friend’s family also ate a lot and grew up quickly.”
“Sick Child” “Family” “What It Looks Like” “Different” “But” “Feeling” “Same”
As I watched the three of them, an old memory suddenly came to mind.
There was a time when the Dragon’s Nest was invaded by mutant Screamers, and Adhai’s people died. He was unable to protect his flock, so he fell into a sense of guilt, and his mother, Ham Ort, came to his aid.
‘And there was also number 26.’
At that time, I saw No. 26 sitting between Adhai and Ham Ort, connecting the two with his tentacles. The two were not talking at all, just silent.
‘The next day, Adhai recovered immediately.’
I didn’t think much of it at the time, but why am I thinking about it again now?
‘Come to think of it, even Adhai, who hated Ham Ort, was appeased by No. 26.’
Objectively speaking, it is difficult to see 26 as being eloquent. It is true that he has intelligence far surpassing that of a typical Sea Demon, but he is not human. His way of understanding and conveying certain concepts is very different.
It would not be easy to persuade a creature who is completely different from oneself. It would be close to impossible unless some means unknown to me were used.
‘Unless it has the ability to directly influence the mind.’
Number 26 is a great user of psychic powers among us. Although I have the upper hand in terms of destructive power and output, he is far superior in precision and subtlety. He is even capable of reading the minds of others or changing their minds using psychic powers.
I called number 26.
[Zuz …
“huh.”
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Can you tell me what you’re thinking right now?)]
At my request, the guy put his tentacle to Isabel’s forehead. The tentacle glowed a pale purple, and the color of the guy’s body kept changing.
“It’s scary and lonely. But I guess you want to be alone.”
[Zuzu (why?)]
“I don’t know. I guess I should just be alone.”
Reading emotions seemed possible, but difficult to explain properly. If the hypothesis presented by the Heavenly Mother was true, Isabel’s emotions would be too complicated for him to understand.
I asked the guy an important question as I was pulling out his tentacles.
[Zuzu zusss zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Have you helped Adhai and Ham Ort before?)]
“before?”
[Zusssss zuuss …
“That’s right” “Little adult” “Me” “Help me”
He shook his tentacles as if he remembered No. 26 having come into contact with Aadhai’s thoughts.
“That’s right! You helped me before.”
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (Do to me what you did back then)]
“Does the older child want to reconcile with his friend’s family?”
[Yeah]
“Please do me a favor too.”
PS-111 came between us.
“My brother is deeply intimidated by my original. There is an 82% chance that my presence will help persuade him.”
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (Is both possible?)]
“I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll try!”
As soon as the 26th permission was given, PS-111 went over to Isabel’s head and lay down. Their identical faces faced each other, it was like looking into a mirror.
I was trying to join them, but Heavenly Mother sent me a wave of thoughts.
“Eimov.”
[Huh?]
“I don’t know how I’ll be able to connect with her, but if I can, I’ll be able to talk to her…”
She said with shining amber eyes.
“Please tell me this. You’ve worked hard so far, so don’t give up here.”
[Okay (Okay)]
Rather, that’s what I want to say. I put in a lot of effort to save him. I intend to make him suffer like this and receive a reward for it.
To do that, I have to somehow get it out of my head.
“Then shall we go?”
As I got closer to the center head in front of Isabel and PS-111, No. 26 came into the center. Three thin tentacles emerged from its pink body and moved around in a strange manner.
The tentacle of No. 26 made contact with the tentacle of the monster on the back of my head. Its tentacle gently entangled with my bundle of tentacles.
Is this what it feels like when your lover gently kisses your neck?
The moment I thought I felt something ticklish and strange, the sensation in my body quickly disappeared. The feeling was similar to when I linked with the nest. My mind and senses went through the monster’s tentacles and crossed over to No. 26’s body. As I passed through the guy’s body and reached Isabel’s forehead, my vision went dark.
When I opened my eyes again, there was a city in front of me.
‘Here?’
I thought it was reality, like when I saw a fantasy, but it wasn’t. The ivory buildings designed in geometric shapes were the same ones I had seen not long ago.
I’m now in the middle of a cult metropolis.
‘Is this Isabelle’s memory?’
When he bent his neck, he saw small arms on his chest. Seeing that the head on either side was also intact, it seemed that the form of the adult Aimov had entered his memory just as it was.
‘It seems to have gotten a little smaller though.’
I used to be taller than most buildings, but now I’ve become so small that I have to look up at buildings. I swung my tail over the pavement blocks, but it had no effect.
‘Is this someone else’s memory?’
After a quick check, I looked around. It was clearly a big city, but strangely, there weren’t any cults in sight.
‘Where is PS-111?’
If the guy managed to enter Isabel’s mind, he must be somewhere here.
As I was trying to find the guy, I saw a group of people running between the buildings. They were the Coldbloods, a race with reptilian heads and humanoid bodies.
‘What should I do?’
After thinking about it for a moment, I decided to follow those Coldbloods first.
As I made my way through the buildings to follow them, the scenery suddenly changed.
The once-good metropolis had become a ruin. Looking up at the sky, I saw various warships and imperial carriers floating.
Corpses were strewn across the broken road. Upon closer inspection, they were the corpses of Coldbloods and cultists wearing dragon scale uniforms.
‘… Could this be?’
After checking the faces of the corpses and raising my head, I saw someone fighting in the distance.
Two cultists were fighting fiercely against one Coldblood.
I know who the two cultists are, and who they’re fighting against.
‘Ranked 18th, Penelope.’
The memory I am seeing is the memory of the day when Isabel’s twin sister died.
A male cultist with deer antlers on his head, Jason, leaps into the air. The black axe in his right hand moves with an eerie glow.
The target of the axe’s blade is Coldblood, a reptilian human with a taller stature than the cult and a mature appearance, Penelope.
She reached out toward Jason. A small, spider-like machine emerged from inside her sleeve.
The identity of the machine is ‘Blood River’. A mechanical vampire flies in to bite Jason’s nape.
The male cultist’s expression hardened as the Star Union’s only weapon suddenly flew towards him. The axe changed direction and struck Blood Reaver.
But now it was the opponent’s trick. The inside of the Blood River, which was split exactly in half, was empty. What Coldblood had thrown was a replica.
Penelope, who had fooled the enemy, flew backwards. In her hand, doing a somersault, she found herself holding a remote control that resembled a lighter. When she pressed the button, the sand exploded and a real Blood River spurted out.
If Jason were alone, he would have been cornered here. But he has company.
A rainbow-colored light bullet flying from somewhere hits Blood River. Cynthia, a female cultist with deer antlers like Jason, supports him from behind.
After disabling Blood River with the Color Night, she created a purple spear and threw it at Penelope.
A pain spear that weakens the opponent’s healing effects flies towards Coldblood’s leg. Penelope twists her body in midair to narrowly avoid the pain spear.
As she lands on the ground, Jason rushes at her like lightning. The black axe, ‘Condemnation’, plunges into Coldblood’s chest. There is a sound of air being cut, and the front of Penelope’s dress is slightly cut.
Jason didn’t stop there, but slightly clenched and unclenched his left hand. Penelope’s body flinched. It was either gravity control or bondage, but it was impossible to confirm.
Cynthia didn’t miss the opportunity when her comrades tied up the enemy. She blew a colored night.
It was a truly life-or-death moment. At that moment, a new variable appeared on the battlefield.
A short Coldblood leapt out of a nearby building. He threw something in front of the Color Bomb’s flying trajectory. A purple shield emerged from the hexagonal plates and collided with the energy bullet.
The moment they collided, the plates were turned to dust, but at the same time, the orbit of the Color Night was distorted. Having achieved their intended purpose, Coldblood and Isabel took out their pistols from their bosoms.
It wasn’t a futuristic design like a plasma pistol or laser pistol, but rather a hand-fired pistol that looked like something from the Renaissance era. Furthermore, the entire gun was made of jewels, making it more of a decoration than a weapon.
An old-fashioned pistol in the space age? Shooting Jason with it wouldn’t even scratch the Black Gallagon armor he’s wearing.
But Jason quickly rolled to the side to avoid Isabel pulling out her gun. Immediately afterwards, the gun clicked and the ground Jason was standing on turned into sloppy mud.
‘That’s the power of Vortex One.’
The gun that Isabel took out seemed to be something she had received as part of her contract with Vortex One. It was similar to the sword he used to summon the ‘Ring of Agony’.
Penelope, freed from her bonds thanks to Jason’s avoidance, moved to Isabelle’s side.
“…are you okay?”
“Thank you. Thank you.”
The two were twins in the real world, but here they look completely different.
Penelope, with her tall, mature body, stood out next to the petite Isabelle. Also, unlike Isabelle, whose eyes and scales were blue, Penelope had red eyes and white scales.
If you only look at their appearances, they were completely different from each other, but their eyes were different. Judging from the fact that they could communicate with each other just by looking at each other, their hearts didn’t seem to be much different from when they were twins.
“Fucking Vortex One.”
“Be careful, Jason. You’d better not get hit without my protection.”
“I know.”
Jason and Cynthia also clung close to each other like twin sisters. When Cynthia raised her hand, a hemispherical shield surrounded them.
The lull that followed the battle ended quickly, and both sides returned to battle.
I thought as I watched the four of them fighting.
‘I remember Jason and Cynthia to some extent.’
And what kind of privileges they have.
‘If you fight without knowing, it can be quite threatening…’
Isabel has the ability to read information from her opponents. Since Isabel has the upper hand in information, she won’t be easily pushed back.