Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 352
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“I see.”
When I entered her mental world, I already confirmed that the sisters were on good terms. Their special relationship as twins, and their unfortunate family environment, seemed to have made their friendship even stronger.
“So, did you both have a vision of Coldblood?”
“That’s what my sister did. I would have done the same if I had continued growing up.”
“What does that mean?”
“After discussing it with my sister, we decided to avoid anything that would get too close to the ending. In order to uncover the secret of ‘memory,’ one of the two needs to be in good condition.”
“Huh? Then how did you summon the ‘Ring of Agony’?”
Just because you’re Coldblood doesn’t mean you can summon Vortex One whenever you want. You have to keep making contracts and paying the price to borrow more power.
The act of directly summoning Vortex One is a contract that is equivalent to a superior contract, if not the best. It is impossible to summon it directly without skipping the previous step.
Except in one way.
“Did Penelope create the tool that summons the Vortex One?”
“That’s right. The song I used to summon it was made by my older sister. Of course, I have to prepare the price for using it myself.”
If you become friendly with Vortex One through frequent contracts, you can imbue your tools with demonic power. Of course, it is very difficult to make, so it is not easy to make, and some tools break immediately after using them a few times. The sword that summoned Vortex One can no longer be used.
Anyway, one of the sisters chose to avoid the illusionary brainwashing by giving up the ending. It is true that the twins’ powers were weakened because of that, but it couldn’t be helped. If they hadn’t done that, they wouldn’t have been able to clearly understand the dangers of illusions.
“The danger of illusions has been proven, and that is a gain. If it weren’t for you guys, I wouldn’t have been convinced.”
“huh.”
“To sum it up, there is a being that called the player. That being wants us to move along a specific route.”
“that’s right.”
“Then I guess we have to assume that the players’ factions are also flowing according to his intentions.”
“At least the ruling faction and the returning faction share the same form of ‘memory’.”
“Okay. The question is how do we solve this… .”
The story is back to square one.
The reason I aimed for ascension in the first place was to find out the being that called me and the secrets of this world.
‘Even if I’m not a normal case, I don’t know what will happen in the future.’
I didn’t kill my ‘real self’ in the fantasy. But I don’t know what will happen when I see the fantasy again later. Like other players, I could be consumed by the fantasy and become something other than myself.
‘But I can’t just avoid it.’
In my case, I also see illusions when synthesizing unique characteristics with the transcendence system. If you want to avoid illusions, it means you have to give up some of the evolution.
‘But that can’t be.’
There are many who are after me now. Those who are after the ending will want to kill me, the only Aimorph adult, and those who want to rule the universe will see me as a serious threat.
‘You need strength to face your enemies.’
I guess I should tell him the truth. He’s a guy who’s met more rankers than me, so he might be able to tell me something helpful.
“When we first met, I told you that I only glimpsed past memories and did not make any choices.”
“I remember it like that.”
“Actually, that was a lie. I didn’t kill the ‘real me’ or the ‘me of this world.’”
The guy who heard me didn’t seem to understand at first. After a while, his eyes widened as he realized that I had chosen not to kill my ego.
“Does that mean you avoided the brainwashing of ‘memory’?”
“Well, I don’t know until then. All I can say is that I made an unusual choice.”
“… … .”
“Is there anyone among those you have seen who made the same choice as I did?”
The guy thought for a moment and then shook his head.
“No. I’ve seen people who’ve withheld their choices, but I’ve never seen anyone who’s decided ‘I won’t kill’ like Aimov.”
“Hasn’t there been anyone among those who have withheld their choice experienced this? When illusions continue to appear in order to change the self.”
“I think that will be okay.”
I asked him a question because I couldn’t make up my mind myself. I thought it would be difficult for him to answer, but surprisingly, he answered quickly.
“As you might have guessed, the being that manipulates ‘memory’ is not omnipotent. An omnipotent being would not necessarily manipulate us in such a cumbersome way.”
“yes.”
“There are limitations to using this method. So I don’t think Aimov will be subject to as much pressure as before.”
“Now that you’ve made your choice, does that mean you can move on to the next step without pressure?”
“Yeah. That’s likely.”
Come to think of it, Alshas also said something similar.
Beom-ho, the leader of the return group, and the 4th person said that they had a fantasy about returning to reality and adapting. It seems that the fantasy stage has progressed as they are aiming for return.
‘I guess I’ll have to see the next fantasy to find out.’
At this point, there is only one way for me to see the illusion.
It’s just raising the space monster type stage.
If you gather the material properties to create 4 unique properties, you can advance to stage 3. Since you had illusions when you went up to stages 1 and 2, stage 3 will be the same.
Even if it wasn’t just for the fantasy, I had to level up at some point. I had to become stronger in order to survive in a situation where I was being attacked by both the ruling faction and the returning faction.
‘First, I need to create a unique trait that uses the devil machine as material.’
With this, the next goal is set.
–
There are countless creatures in the world of Space Survival. There are thousands of species of animals that players have discovered and organized, and if you include things like plants and mushrooms, the number more than doubles.
Outspacers are one of the few creatures among the many NPCs that are proven to have come from another universe.
The fact that the entire colony is under the command of the queen and that they prey on other creatures and apply their characteristics to the colony is also because they are from a different universe.
But if they were just heterogeneous, they would never have adapted to this universe.
Outspacers, like regular creatures, prefer planets rich in resources, as they need a diverse biome and organic matter to create energy, allowing them to grow their colonies quickly.
Of course, most planets teeming with life are either already conquered or are about to be conquered by intelligent beings such as humans, cyborgs, or cults. If you build a nest in such a place, you are likely to be attacked by a punitive force and destroyed before your colony can grow.
In that respect, the Outspacer Queen who made her nest on the barren planet OW-33 in the Z-10 constellation could be considered both lucky and unlucky.
The planet he was born on is away from the gaze of the great powers, but that doesn’t mean it’s a place with good conditions for growth.
Outspacers migrate to another habitat when they have consumed all the resources of a planet. If they cannot accumulate the energy necessary for migration before the planet dies, the colony will collapse. The queen of OW-33 was one of those individuals that withered to death from lack of resources.
It would have been so if he had not possessed superior intelligence than the other queens.
Now, 40 years after his birth, he has become the Great King, leading the largest colony among the Outspacers.
The entity called ‘Empress’ by her subordinates and the Hive Queens is now on her birth home. What was once an old planet on the outskirts is now contaminated not only on the surface but also inside the planet.
The person responsible for polluting the planet was deep within the planet, conversing with an old comrade.
“How long must we wait? How long must we watch our compatriots die?”
A large computer, plundered from the Star Union, was embedded in the sticky mucous membrane. Thin, long tentacles sprouted from the surrounding mucous membrane, connecting the computer to a diamond-shaped stone monument.
The stone tablet glowed red as the owner of the nest typed a message into the computer with his tentacles.
“Message arrived.”
Soon, the other party’s intention was conveyed to him on a tombstone.
“You don’t have much left? I said the same thing when my compatriot died last time. But look at the result. Didn’t Olivia, who devoted herself to your plan, lose her life?”
The computer and the tombstone convey the Empress’s wrath to the other party. The tombstone flashed and then fell silent.
After a while, the stone tablet containing the opponent’s answer began to glow again. The empress, who had seen the message the opponent had sent, became increasingly annoyed.
“Patience? Patience? I’ve lived in this alien female body for 40 years. How much longer do I have to endure this?”
“Message arrived.”
“He is way beyond our expectations. He will become stronger as our compatriots lose their lives. Do you still believe that you can control him? I can’t understand.”
“Message arrived.”
“Yes. I’ll have to do my best. My patience is at its limit.”
“Message arrived.”
“Communication terminated.”
When contact with the other party was lost, the tentacles connected to the stone monument and the computer separated.
‘… Beomho.’
The person I had just contacted was Beomho, the leader of the return party.
All the plans of the Return Party came from his head. If everything goes according to plan, he can return to the hometown he longed for.
‘The problem is that things aren’t going as planned.’
There have already been two major mistakes in recent times, resulting in the loss of two of our precious compatriots’ lives.
However, Beom-ho insisted that he had not deviated from the grand scheme of the plan. He said that while the deaths of his compatriots were unfortunate, they could be restored if the plan was completed.
In fact, within the returning faction, there is no one who wishes to return to their hometown as much as the Empress.
Among the Outspacers, the only entity that players can choose is the Queen. The Empress was the only ranker whose gender as well as race had changed.
He, who has the identity of a 34-year-old German male, has spent an additional 40 years in another world as the body of the Monster Queen. During that time, he has produced countless entities. No matter how many new bodies he creates, he cannot get rid of the basic concept of the Queen as the mother of the legion.
He had no intention of living like this until he died, so he put in a lot of effort to see the ending alone. If Beom-ho hadn’t come to him 30 years ago, he would have challenged the ending a long time ago.
‘Damn. But I didn’t know it would take this long.’
The Empress also knows that Beom-ho is right when he says that she must wait patiently. She also knows that it will take a long time to achieve her plan.
But before he knew it, he had spent more time as the mother of monsters than in reality. His ego was strong, but no one knew how long that would last.
‘We need to prepare for the ending even now… .’
As I was thinking about it, a red light came on again from the tombstone.
I checked to see if it was a common occurrence, but it wasn’t. Someone had sent a message to everyone who had a communication stone.
‘Who is it?’
Jason from the ruling faction had sent me messages like that before. Of course, I didn’t respond because I wasn’t interested in messages from a lowly 10th-ranked person.
But this time, that wasn’t possible. The person who had contacted me was far more powerful than anyone in the top 10.
‘3rd place?’
CEO of Megacorp, one of the powers that dominates the universe.
The leader of the ruling faction who has built up a force as powerful as the Empress.
Akira Eugene calls the rankers.
–
“Li Zhao. What are the experimental results of the JS prototype?”
The Mercury weapons research base of the Carmelda family, one of the seven families of Megacorp.
At the family residence there, Chloe Garmelda was receiving reports from researchers from other families.
“It’s quite interesting. It has excellent combat power, flexibility, and adaptability to psychic power. I expect it to show strategic utility beyond the Green Gallagon even in its shipped state.”
A new Screamer created with new ‘materials’ is nearing completion.
Senior Researcher Li Zhao, who led the Screamer development project with Chloe, is currently conducting the final experiments in the Zhao family’s colony.
“Not bad. But it’s not completely omnipotent. What are the downsides?”
“The combat intelligence is lower than that of the PS model. Its learning ability is weak, making it vulnerable to unexpected situations.”
“In short, it’s dumber than the previous model?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm.”
Chloe tapped the handle of the levitating chair with her index finger. Quickly gathering her thoughts, she spoke to the holographic Li Zhao.
“That’s better. They also cited high autonomy as an imperfection. It’s fortunate that we don’t have to do anything to lower our intelligence.”
“Okay. Then I will continue with the experiment.”
“Thank you for your hard work. Please send me the relevant files. I will check them with Carmelda’s simulation program.”
“Already sent.”
“Okay. Oh, and tell Zhao Gaju that I’m grateful to him for letting me borrow the lab.”
“Of course. Then I will contact you again next time.”
The handsome Asian man bowed his head, and the hologram ended.
“When I heard the news of Cynthia’s death, I was worried, but things turned out well.”
She hummed and pressed the buttons on her levitating chair. The files Li Zhao had sent were linked to the computer in the room she was in and played as holograms.
Just as I was about to check the various graphs and data floating in the air, a red light flashed on the floor. When I turned my gaze, I saw a diamond-shaped tombstone with wires connected to it lit up.
“Huh? Is that Jubakka?”
She checked the tombstone, wondering why he contacted her when he always said he was busy, and immediately frowned.
“Hey, aren’t you the inspiration?”
The caller was Akira Eugene, the CEO of Megacorp.
Akira had not contacted the tombstone since Jason’s death. She was debating whether to ignore it or not, and then activated it.
“Sir, it’s been a while. I heard you’ve been busy lately. What’s going on?”
“Oh, Chloe. Are you dressed up?”
“I’m so busy playing with toys on Mercury… huh?”
As she spoke to Akira’s tombstone in a decorated voice, the other tombstones also became activated one by one.
“Akira, I’m busy. Please refrain from talking nonsense.”
“Is this tombstone working properly? Oh, over there? Can you hear me?”