Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 350
Only Noblemtl
‘If the Smog Tower is the material, does that mean it will have a trait that gives strength to nest fights?’
I haven’t had any use for the nest lately, but there’s no guarantee that I won’t. Now that I’ve laid waste to the Cult Empire’s strongholds, I’ll be fighting a lot of enemies in the future. In addition, I’ll have to worry about fighting the Outspacers in the water war.
‘But I can’t even guess what kind of characteristics will come out.’
A fusion of the trait of creating toxic fog in the nest and the ability to create clones.
Perhaps it is a trait that is limited to creating clones or something similar only in the nest. The black mucus in the nest is all organic matter produced by my body. It is not completely impossible to use it to create new creatures.
However, if the guess is true, its versatility will be greatly reduced.
If you can’t use the nest, you can’t use the Mark of the Enemy. If you can’t borrow the power of the nest, such as when fighting against a fleet or fighting in space, it becomes useless.
‘Should I consume hard-to-obtain materials to obtain characteristics that are as similar as possible to the original?’
Or would you rather choose a trait that is easy to obtain materials but has a hit or miss outcome?
Of all the tokens of strength I’ve gotten so far, there hasn’t been one that was completely useless. Since each has its own strengths and weaknesses, I don’t think I’ll suffer a huge loss no matter what the outcome is.
I continued to ponder, lying comfortably on the hangar floor.
It took me a long time to decide what to use as ingredients.
‘Let’s use three heads.’
Even though the materials are rare, they are not as rare as the perks.
Looking at the players I’ve met so far, they all have perks with different effects. Even if you win against other rankers, the probability of obtaining the perk to create a clone is extremely low. Therefore, it is unreasonable to give up the possibility of obtaining the perk you want just because you feel it’s a waste of materials.
‘Besides, there is also the issue of versatility.’
This was the case this time, but in the future, there may be more situations where I cannot rely on the nest. I am already in a situation where I can fly freely in space, and enemies will also attack me in various environments.
If you combine it with the Smog Top and it comes out as a trait that can only be used in the nest, then of course its versatility will be reduced.
‘Of course, I don’t know yet if having three heads will live up to my expectations.’
It’s better to choose the one with the better odds.
“Do you really want to choose ‘Three Heads’ as your material? Once you choose, you cannot change it back.”
‘No problem. Okay.’
“You are eligible to use the trait enhancement system. Would you like to use the system?”
As it turns out, there are quite a few traits I have that are currently unnecessary.
‘Let’s make it six: strong jaw, chitinous skin, wings, claws of a beast, improved salivary glands, and enhanced digestive juice secretion.’
Once the setting for strengthening the characteristics was completed, the system for indicating the enemy’s strength was activated.
「’Alshas (Olivia Green)’ special ability and ‘Three Heads’ trait are fused. ‘Quantum Heavy⫓◯⫦∬⫓ trait enhancement system intervention!」
“Characteristic improvement in progress”
“Evolves with the ‘Hydra Split’ trait! ”
As the characteristic effect is applied, changes occur to the body.
In terms of humans, it would be a long neck that grew from the shoulders and collarbone, and two heads at the end. A purple sheen began to flow across the surface of the area. It looked as if purple electricity was flowing, but it didn’t feel like it was particularly painful.
‘It’s a strange feeling.’
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
The heads on the left and right tilted their heads as if they were feeling the same way as me.
I checked the text box for the new enemy’s sign, ‘Hydra Split’.
“Hydra Split: Splits the head to create a clone that can act independently for 60 minutes. Up to two clones can be created, and share some limited physical characteristics of the main body.
*Shared elements: Physical, special defense, internal organs, environmental adaptation related characteristics
*Caution: If a clone dies, it cannot be regenerated for 30 days.
‘Looking at the explanation, it seems to be as I expected.’
I expected that they would use the heads to create clones, and that’s exactly what happened.
However, it is unfortunate that, unlike Alshas, the clone cannot use all of the abilities of the original.
‘In addition, the number of clones that can be created is limited to two.’
In some ways, you could say it’s a deteriorated version.
“Grrrrr… ”
“Huh? Huh?”
‘I’m not saying anything to you.’
The left head lowered its head as if it had read my thoughts and was apologetic. The right head tilted its head, then saw what the left head was doing and followed suit.
‘Now that I think about it, I think I’ve gotten a bit smarter.’
Originally, the two heads were intelligent enough to assist me during battle. However, they were not able to express their emotions as richly as they do now.
‘That doesn’t mean it’s out of control.’
It seemed closer to an enhancement of brain performance in a functional sense rather than a creation of a sense of self in a body part.
‘Let’s try it.’
I used Hydra Split while looking at the left side of my head with a purple sheen flowing.
As the trait became activated, the purple sheen surrounding my left head and neck began to darken. Soon, it changed into a purple jelly-like texture and separated from my body, falling to the floor.
And I almost fell to the floor too. It was partly because my neck was gone and my body was out of balance, but there was another reason.
‘The energy consumption is enormous.’
It consumed a considerable amount of energy, although not as much as when I used the Black Devourer Cannon. If 26 and Adhai hadn’t stuffed the Ring of Agony meat into my mouth while I was sleeping, it would have been dangerous.
As I adjusted my posture, the purple jelly that had fallen to the floor was growing in size.
Starting out at about 15m in size, ‘it’ quickly grew into a giant monster measuring 50m in size. Its form was quite similar to that of an adult Aimorph. Except for the fact that it had only one head, was about 10m smaller than me, and felt overall small.
‘That’s because the unique characteristic doesn’t apply.’
Compared to me, who felt bulky due to my muscles, scales, and carapace, his body was much more slender.
And it was clear that it had a normal tail instead of a bio-cannon on its left tail, and that its back was thin because it didn’t have any erosion tentacles.
That appearance is similar to my appearance in the game.
After it had fully formed, its body color changed to black, like mine. Its black carapace and scales shone with a purple sheen.
“Grrrrr”
The ‘left head’ that gained a new body growls. Since it cannot share the characteristics related to superpowers, the monster’s tentacles were not transplanted either. It will probably be impossible to converse like me.
‘Then how do you control it?’
As I was looking, the ‘left head’ came over to me, stuck out its tongue, and licked me, like a pet dog wanting to be loved by its owner.
‘Eimov’s aegyo.’
It was cute, but it wasn’t what I wanted in this situation. The moment I thought about pushing him away, the auxiliary organ under my chin tingled and vibrated. Then, a strange sensation that I had never experienced before took hold of me.
I feel like there’s a two-headed Aimorph in front of me.
At the same time, the ‘left head’ is seen shining softly with a purple sheen.
Two images run through my mind, like an insect seeing the world with its compound eyes.
‘Two bodies share sensations… .’
“…There are two Eimovs.”
At that moment, a wave of thought came flying in from the doorway connected to the hallway.
There stood the Heavenly Mother, in the form of a griffon beast. Her captivating amber eyes were fixed on me and my ‘left head’ with a look of bewilderment.
‘It’s a strange feeling.’
Along with seeing her with the head of the main body, I feel her presence with another body. Since the ‘left head’ has no eyes, I sense the opponent with the auxiliary organ under the jaw. It should be seen as similar to when I enter the state of representation of hunting.
That is, I am split in two, and I perceive the existence of the Griffin beast from two angles, two sense organs. It is the first time since I became an Aimorph that I have felt this unfamiliar.
The person who made me feel refreshed once again approaches Griffin Wolf.
“Huh? Hey, wait? Excuse me?”
“Grrrrr”
And with his mouth open, he stuck out his long tongue and licked her. The golden fur covering her body stood on end like a startled cat.
“… … .”
[Zuzu (stop)]
“Huh?”
Even without feeling it as an auxiliary organ, it was easy to tell that she hated it very much. When I gave her the signal to stop, the guy’s tongue stopped licking the head of the Heavenly Mother.
‘Step back.’
I carefully moved my ‘left head’ back, just like when I woke up as an Aimov hatchling.
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (I’m not used to it yet)]
“Don’t ever do this again.”
[Be careful]
“I came to see what you were doing, and this is what I saw.”
The Heavenly Mother, soaked in Aimov’s saliva, sighed deeply and shook her hair.
It seems like it will take some time to get used to the new characteristics.
“So that’s the ability you gained by capturing Alshas.”
[Z (Yeah)]
“Grrr”
The Heavenly Mother looked at the ‘left head’ that had taken over the new body with strange eyes. When I tried to answer her question, a sound came out from both the mouth of my main body and the mouth of the ‘left head’ at the same time.
“Is your body in sync? Does it feel like an artificial prosthesis?”
[Zz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I don’t know because I haven’t used that expensive thing)]
“I see you can move independently when you’re not under my control.”
Aside from the discomfort caused by being soaked in saliva, she seemed quite amused by the sight of me moving two bodies at once.
‘I have a rough idea of what it’s moving about.’
Is it a feeling that combines the feeling of linking to a nest and the feeling of commanding a parasite?
If I were to explain it in terms of human senses, it was similar to the feeling you get when you move your body right before waking up from a dream. Your body is still asleep, but in your dream, you wake up to go to school, go to the bathroom, and eat.
I tried lifting the wing arm of the ‘left head’ and moving the tail of the main body at the same time. It was awkward at first, but I quickly got used to it.
‘If I had been in this situation when I was human, I would have gone crazy.’
It seems like things get more complicated here when you have two copies, but I’ll have to experiment with that later, because the body has a limited amount of energy reserves.
‘But how do you use the traits as a clone?’
Clones can use four types of traits: physical, special defense, internal organs, and environmental adaptation. Traits like regeneration will be activated automatically, so you don’t have to worry about them, but I don’t know how complex traits like mimetic organs will work.
‘It just so happens.’
Aimorph is not affected by the pheromone disruption effect, so it is impossible for me to tell what I look like. I can only tell what I have transformed into by the mimicry effect of my voice.
However, the Heavenly Mother is influenced by the pheromones emitted by the mimetic organs.
[Zuuuuu (just a moment)]
I asked her to wait a moment and focused on the ‘left head’ so that it could use its mimetic organ. I could feel the tiny holes that existed throughout the clone’s entire body wriggling.
And the auxiliary organs of the main body detected the reverberation of a familiar pheromone. In that state, I opened the mouth of the clone.
“how is it?”
“how is it?”
“… … .”
The same voice comes out of the main body and the mouth of the ‘left head’. It is the voice of Alshas, the last being I ate.
“How do I look?”
“How do I look?”
“… It’s creepy, can you tell me just one?”
I guess he really hates seeing his hair stand on end again because of the sticky saliva.
Instead of making a sound, I sent waves to the tentacles of the monster attached to the main body.
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I still can’t control it well. How do I look now?)]
“They both look like Alshas.”
[Z (really?)]
Her amber eyes are looking down well below my head. This is because the mimetic organs have confused her senses and made her perceive me as a human.
“Half the battle is won.”
“Now all that remains is….”
“It becomes a different appearance.”
“Using genetic information, that is.”
“…If you want to experiment, I wish you would do it with other kids besides me.”
There were a few more things left to check, but since the other side hates it so much, I’ll have to do them later. I left the ‘left head’ that I had pretended to have and removed the main body’s pretend organ.
[Zuz …
“phew….”
She sighed and shook her head at the waves I shed.
“Let’s talk about that later. Don’t you think the separated part hurts? The neck part is empty.”
[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (It’s okay. The awkwardness I felt after the split went away quickly)]