Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 353
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From the two newly activated steles came the voices of a dignified man and a frivolous young man, both of whom she knew.
“What? It’s Jubakka and the kid? Who called you?”
“I called Jubaka and Shino-kun. Chloe.”
“Oh, Chloe. It’s been a while. How many years has it been? Two years? Three years? Time is so vague in space. Now that I think about it, I stopped by a certain planet a while ago… .”
“… Hey, kid. Shut up. Akira. Why did you suddenly call the members?”
“Don’t be hasty. There are still more people coming in.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a dusty gravestone rose into the air.
Chloe was surprised when the tombstone, which had never been lit before, became active.
‘Could that be the tombstone?’
“You dare call me. You have guts. 3rd place.”
“Hehe, it’s been a while. 4th place.”
The last participant was the 4th ranked Outspacer ranker, the maximum power of the Returning Faction that was hostile to the ruling faction.
–
My conversation with Isabel gave me a new goal.
However, there is still work to be done, so we are currently on the planet where the Adhai group resides.
This planet, called ‘White Stone’ by the Gallagons, is covered with a thick layer of ice that extends from tens to hundreds of kilometers. It seems as if there is no life at all, but if you go down through the ice, a unique ecosystem unfolds.
Under the frozen sky, plants that looked like giant mushrooms or rainbow grasses were abundant. Near the plants, animals adapted to life underground were wandering around.
Past the vast expanse of underground plants, a long, split canyon appears. There, hidden by steam due to the acidic river flowing through the center of the canyon, are the Gallagons.
Near the valley, in a grove of plants resembling oyster mushrooms.
There, Adhai introduced the new immigrants to his people.
“Cute Dwarfs” “Eggs” “Protection” “I’ll Help You”
Forty Coldbloods, who recognized Aadhai’s ideology, bowed down to Ham Ort.
The Coldbloods were all quite tall, wearing Megacorps-made armor, but they still looked like dwarfs to Gallagon, who was dozens of meters tall. Ham Ort, a female with beautiful obsidian scales, looked down at the new visitors with cold eyes.
“Dwarf” “Plunderer” “Everyone” “Must Kill”
“Rejection” “Cute Dwarf” “Good”
“Dwarf” “Lie” “Capable” “Same race” “Dangerous”
“Infidelity” “Cute Dwarf” “Family” “I Protect You” “I Swear”
“family?”
Ham Ort’s gaze turned to me. I nodded to his jewel-like purple eyes as an answer.
“Dwarf” “Adhai’s Companion” “Pup?”
“Negative!” “Absolutely!” “Negative!”
[Zuz …
Ham Ort tilted his head and looked back and forth between me and Adhai. Then he nodded as if he understood something.
“Adhai’s Companion” “Friend” “Comrade” “Friend”
[Z (Yeah)]
Now that the leader’s deputy, Ham Ort, has accepted, there is no need to worry about the Gallagons attacking the Coldbloods at will.
The Coldbloods who were lying on the floor cautiously got up. The Heavenly Mother, who had transformed into a griffon beast, approached them and handed them a mechanical device the size of a shoulder bag.
“PS-111 is a translator created by analyzing Adhai’s ideology. I taught you how to use it before, but if you don’t remember, ask now.”
“Friend of the Savior, we remember perfectly.” “If there is any problem….”
The Heavenly Mother taught the Coldbloods how to survive in Gallagon’s lair.
For four days after arriving here, we prepared for the Coldbloods’ safe migration.
‘Strictly speaking, PS-111 did almost everything.’
While the main body of the guy was in charge of tuning Isabel, the MPS-01, who was left to manage this planet, created equipment for Coldblood to use. Unlike the MPS-05, which specialized in communications and hacking, the MPS-01 is a mini-Screamer specialized in facility maintenance and modification.
MPS-01, synchronized with the main body, repaired the damaged aircraft remaining on the Screamer support ship and created a Gallagon Thought Translator. Thanks to the diligent help of me and No. 26, it was finished quickly and without much trouble.
‘Isabel’s tuning is almost finished.’
“I think it’s safe to say that everyone is so motivated.”
I was thinking that it was time to start heading towards a new destination when Mother Heaven approached me.
“There are some communication issues, but I’m relieved because Ham Ort said he’d help me with that.”
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (I wish you had more necklaces)]
“this?”
After hearing what I said, she pointed to the sapphire necklace around her neck.
The necklace that Muriel had attacked and forced upon her in the past is a necklace that does not exist in the game. Thanks to that, she was able to converse in thought waves like Gallagon even while transformed into a divine beast.
“As you know, this is something that Soobin… no, Muriel brought. If it was made by a player, it would probably be difficult to mass-produce.”
[Zuzuzu (what a pity)]
“Maybe the guy who manages the equipment of that returning faction has more.”
[Zuz …
The next destination in my head is the planet Asuka 44, where the equipment manager of the Return Squad is said to be hiding.
‘You said it was a volcanic planet?’
There are also some Apex creatures that can be found on volcanic planets. It would be a good idea to collect their traits while you are hunting the Returner rankers.
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (Then shall we go back)]
“Big man” “Me” “Nest” “I’ll listen”
[Okay (Okay)]
Adhai left for the canyon with Ham Ort, intending to inspect the nest’s kin. I spread my wings and arms wide after carrying the Coldbloods.
My huge body floats into the air. I feel the strength in the hands of the Coldbloods holding the scales on my back. The oldest Coldblood thanks me while looking fearful.
“Great Three-Headed Dragon. Thank you for giving us a place to rest.”
[Z zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (Okay. But can’t you change that nickname?)]
“If you order me to do so, I will fix it.”
[Z zu zu zu zu zu (just call me Aimov)]
“I will follow your orders, Great Aimoff.”
I smacked my lips at the embarrassing nickname. The two heads on either side of me stiffened their necks as I spoke, as if they liked the new nickname.
“Why? It seems like a good nickname. Isn’t ‘Great Three-Headed Dragon’ much better than ‘Mopbak’?”
[Zuzu zuzu (no. not at all)
The griffon flying next to me with its wings spread wide was clicking its beak as if it was so excited to see me flustered.
‘Ugh. I have to hurry up and get things done and leave.’
With those thoughts in mind, I headed to the Screamer support ship with Heavenly Mother.
–
“Your Majesty?”
“You’re calling the Outspacer here? Akira, are you out of your mind?”
“Wow, what’s this? This is my first time seeing a 4th place. Hey, sorry about killing the queen last time. I needed the money, right?”
4th place Outspacer ranker, commonly known as ‘Empress’.
It was a very arrogant nickname, but Chloe didn’t think of it that way at all. The Empress is said to control about 80% of all Outspacers. If she wanted to, it wouldn’t be difficult to bring down the Cult Empire.
She and Jubaka, who make huge profits through trade with the Empire, will try to stop the Empress, but honestly, it will be difficult. Even if they are lucky and win, the damage is expected to be enormous.
However, the reason the Empress does not go to war is because there are powerful beings within the ruling faction.
“Hmm, I called Beomho too, but he’s not answering either.”
“If you were the one who called, would you respond?”
“Well, that’s true.”
While everyone was surprised, Akira Eugene, the leader of the ruling faction, spoke calmly with the empress.
“Akira, you’re calling the members of the Returning Faction instead of us. What are you talking about?”
“You’re not suggesting that we merge factions, are you? I have absolutely no intention of going back to that shitty reality.”
Of course, Akira was the only one who reacted calmly in this situation.
‘Why the Empress all of a sudden… No way?’
Suddenly, Chloe remembered that the Cult Empire had been in chaos not long ago. Berzan 02, one of the pillars of the Empire’s economy, had been completely destroyed. The Empire was controlling information for fear of chaos, but there was no one among the ruling faction’s rankers who was unaware of the fact.
However, what Chloe knew was slightly different from what others knew.
“Haha, that’s nonsense. The situation has already tilted in your favor, so why would you do that?”
“Are you calling to condemn the recent air raid? I heard that Berzan 02 was blown up.”
“Ha, there were a lot of good routes there. Ah. Thinking about that makes my head hurt.”
The Carmelites have several connections within the Cult Empire, including the Reformers, one of the two major factions within the Imperial Diet.
The leader of the innovation faction, Kisos, died in Berzan 02. He wasn’t killed by an Outspacer or anything.
The spies who barely survived the catastrophic disaster all said the same thing: a giant three-headed creature had destroyed his mansion.
The one who brought down Berzan02 was the 5th ranked player, ‘Aimoff’.
“Is that all you’ve called me for? To condemn me?”
“No way. It wasn’t your fault anyway.”
“what?”
“What does that mean?”
“Tsk tsk, everyone’s information is so slow. The culprit of this situation is Aimov.”
“… Tch.”
Chloe clicked her tongue slightly at Akira’s words. The faction that took control of Berzan 02 was the reformist faction. Chloe, who was closest to them, was bound to be at an advantage in gathering information.
But the fact that Akira knows means there’s a hole somewhere in her spy network.
‘You’re such a fucking old man.’
“Huh? Aren’t the Aimorphs extinct? You’re not talking about ‘that Kusomorph’, are you?”
“Hmm, Shino-kun didn’t attend that time, so he doesn’t know. Aimov came to this world too. He must have done something useless.”
“Don’t insult Beomho. Everything has been calculated and decided.”
“…I think I know why you called us.”
Chloe and Jubaka could guess why Akira had called them, knowing that it was Aimov’s doing. Something similar had happened in the game.
“So you’re going to issue an order to punish Aimoff?”
“Yes, Chloe.”
The 5th place went to the most notorious player in Space Survival. Anyone who has played the game for a while will remember being beaten by him at least once.
That’s why there were often cases where several rankers and clans joined forces to hunt Aimov. The rankers I’m currently talking to have also participated in the Aimov subjugation force several times.
“I can’t stand seeing the garden ruined by weeds. I’ve been using tools, but the results haven’t been very good. So I’m going to take this opportunity to clean it up myself.”
“It doesn’t matter to me whether you fight Aimov or not. I don’t know if that’s even possible in the first place.”
“Good point. 4th place. If I were alone, I might fail. But that’s what it is.”
Akira paused for a moment and then continued.
“How about you help me?”
“Inspiration?”
“…Akira. The Returning Faction’s trickery led to this situation. Do you think that guy will follow suit?”
“Jubakka. I must be precise. This was not done by the Returners, but by Beomho on his own. Isn’t that right, Your Majesty?”
The Empress’s tombstone remained silent in response to Akira’s question. This must be because what he said was true.
“We’re all competing because we each have different wishes, but isn’t this case different? If we continue to leave him alone, we don’t know how much damage he’ll cause in the future.”
“He is in Beomho’s arrangement.”
“Do you really think that the destruction of Berzan02 was also his intention? I don’t think so. He is human, too, my Empress. A weak and fragile human.”
“that.”
“If Jeong Beom-ho is caught, I’ll consider letting him live for a while. What do you think? What’s my suggestion?”
It was rare to see Akira make a polite suggestion to someone. If the other side’s nickname was Empress, then this side had a personality that could be called a tyrant.
At that moment, everyone was holding their breath.
“What do you need?”
The tombstone of the returning ranker shone quietly.
–
“It is presumed that the Dorane constellation, to which Asuka 44 belongs, refers to the constellation where the red giant ‘Olga’ is located.”
“Oh, that’s right! That, that’s what the sun looks like on that planet!”
The human-faced insect nodded its head urgently as it looked at the image of a large star printed on the frozen wall. When the answer it wanted came from Alshas, who had become the human-faced insect, PS-111 turned to me.
“Considering the speed of the ‘Eimov’, it is expected to take between three and seven days to travel from here to the Dorane Constellation.”
[Zuuuuu (good job)]
While PS-111 turned off the holographic projection device in the situation room, I gestured to Alshas.
[Z zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (Your role ends here)]
“No, no! I don’t want to go back there! Please! Please don’t send me back!”
It hasn’t been that long since I called you, so why is that? Alshas went crazy. Actually, even if I say I went crazy, it’s just with my mouth, and since my body is getting closer to me, it doesn’t mean anything.
‘Jason did that too, and now this guy is doing this too.’
Parasites like to live inside my body, and the human-faced bugs all react like this. Jason also made a fuss when I first brought it out, but he’s been quiet recently.
‘But I don’t intend to throw it away.’
I’ll keep Jason and Alshas with me for the foreseeable future, because there’s still a lot of useful information left in his head.
“Poem, I hate it!”
With the last word, the insect went into the nest near my back and tail. Then, a mucus membrane formed over it, covering its entire body. It will stay there until I call it.