Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 366
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If the flames of this great metal furnace were to go out.
At that time, the Heavenly Mother will obtain the only armor exclusively for Wolf.
‘Why the sudden bomb?’
That’s a Star Union bomb too.
All the ships currently stationed around the volcano are Cult warships. It is quite rare for the Cult to use cyborg weapons, unless they are space dogs.
The core of the Cult Empire’s weapon system is energy-based weapons based on psychic power. There is no reason to be interested in Star Union’s drone weapons.
‘Of course, that’s a general view.’
Asuka 44’s ruler, Salman, is a player. He will not be bound by the cult’s common sense, so it is not strange for him to use Star Union weapons.
Among the three major powers, the Star Union possesses the most powerful conventional weapons. In addition to nanomachine bombs, they also have a large number of conventional bombs, that is, conventional bombs of the same type as nuclear weapons. And their power is incomparably greater than that of real nuclear bombs.
[Zuzuzuzuzu zuzuzu zu (How much is the bomb?)]
“I don’t know exactly how much, but I saw them moving a gamma-class antimatter bomb.”
The gamma-class antimatter bomb that Isabel spoke of is the third most powerful weapon in the Star Union’s installed bomb arsenal. Its power is powerful enough to destroy a city protected by a biodome.
‘The question is, why are you bringing that out here?’
Unlike other enemies, Magmasaur cannot be killed with antimatter bombs, as it can absorb heat energy, much like the energy-absorbing Skywhale.
Wouldn’t a ranker who plans to fight Magmasaur know that fact? Even if he detonates something like a Gamma-class here, it will only end up filling the enemy’s stomach.
So that bomb was planted with another intention.
‘I’m not trying to kill you, I’m just trying to put you to sleep.’
Magmasaurs’ main food source is the energy and by-products generated when volcanoes erupt. They absorb energy through the plates on their bodies, and suck in inorganic substances such as lava and rocks through their large mouths.
Once it exceeds its digestible limit, the magmasaur stops eating and goes into a state of hibernation, where its body rapidly transforms into a new volcano.
‘This world won’t be much different.’
In the game, the magmasaur with a mutated body was treated as terrain rather than a living creature. Naturally, genetic essence could not be obtained.
Unless you’re lucky enough to consume it before its head transforms, it’ll be difficult to prey on its essence.
The same goes for Salman. It is unknown how the privilege will work, but it is unlikely that he will be able to control a giant creature whose body is changing at the genetic level.
“It seems like a trap.”
Isabel said to me as I was thinking about the situation going back.
It’s a trap set by Salman. I think it’s highly likely given the circumstances.
At the time of taking control of the research center, Salman was diligently searching for Magmasaur. The purpose was obviously to control stronger creatures, not to put them to sleep.
The fact that he came out like this can only be seen as a change in his goal. Instead of ruling himself, he now wants to organize things in advance so that they are not taken over by others.
And that other person speaks to me.
‘I know I came to this planet.’
Otherwise, the actions of the reconnaissance fleet in planting bombs on the supervolcano cannot be explained.
Anyone who knows me well knows what I’m going to do here. I’m going to do whatever it takes to prevent you from obtaining the genetic essence.
If my judgment is true, I must consider myself in grave danger at present. If Salman had been aware of my intrusion, he would have already called for reinforcements.
It is possible that all the rankers of the Returning Sect are already in Asuka44.
“Big baby, are you okay?”
At that moment, No. 26, who was above the center, cautiously called out to me. He sensed my growing emotions and was worried.
‘Let’s calm down.’
Your thinking is jumping to one side.
It doesn’t help at all to lose your cool in a dangerous situation. You have to think rationally.
‘If we look at the situation closely….’
One thing that is certain is that he doesn’t know where I am. If he did, the Returning Sect’s rankers would have attacked me long ago.
However, the reason he planted a bomb in Apex’s habitat was probably because he thought I might be in Asuka44.
So what is the basis for that judgment?
‘The creature that he rules over.’
I must have used my unique perk, ‘Beast God’s Snare’, to place living surveillance cameras all over the planet. While I was roaming the planet, the spies reported the facts about me to their masters.
All this time, I focused on avoiding the enemy ships’ surveillance nets, and didn’t pay much attention to the gazes of wild animals. Judging by the timing of the enemy’s actions, I think they were caught while they were on their way to capture Dreadsong and Pyromancer.
‘But that’s not the important thing here.’
It is unclear whether the dominant animal did not properly understand what he saw, or whether it was a limitation of the privilege itself.
The point is that the guy is acting on the basis of uncertain information.
If my guess is correct, that bomb is some kind of insurance that works via a decoy called Magmasaur.
If I remove the bomb to catch the Magmasaur, my invasion will be confirmed.
Even if they recognize my presence through another route, it’s the same. At that time, all you have to do is detonate the bomb and put the Magmasaur to sleep. Although you’ll lose the chance to rule Apex, you’ll be able to prevent me from becoming stronger.
‘Then he’ll call his other colleagues and try to deal with me.’
Then why did he take such a cumbersome approach?
The answer is simple. It’s because there are no colleagues in Asuka44.
As Alshas said before, each member of the Returning Party is responsible for an important task. Unless something really important comes up, they don’t leave their tasks and move forward.
But if it becomes clear that I have infiltrated Asuka44, they will immediately flock here. No, they may have already requested support and are on their way here.
‘That’s all I can figure out right now.’
I explained to Isabel what I had deduced. The girl nodded after listening to me silently until the end.
“So what are you going to do now?”
There is one thing that is most needed in this situation.
To quickly clear out the bastard before Salman’s colleagues arrive.
‘One of my opponents is quite a cautious person.’
Regardless of whether or not he had called his comrades in advance, he probably hadn’t ruled out the possibility that I would strike him first. He must have laid all sorts of traps to prepare for my intrusion.
Heavenly Mother and PS-111 succeeded in infiltrating the base, but it was different for me. In fact, if only one of them had been there, the guys would have probably failed to infiltrate. Heavenly Mother is incapable of hacking machines, and PS-111 has a body that is not suitable for infiltration.
However, I don’t really feel like confronting him head on. That would be no different from being dragged around by the plan he’s set up.
“The big baby doesn’t look happy.”
“Dwarf” “When we meet” “Always” “Mood” “Bad”
“That’s because humans have bad things.”
“Dwarf” “Body” “Weak” “Stick” “Strong”
“Bad people should be hit with bad things!”
While I’m racking my brain, the kids chatter about being bored.
‘for a moment.’
The moment I heard about the guys’ competition, an idea suddenly flashed through my head.
‘If I use this well, it won’t be bad, right?’
A way to achieve everything I set out to do while still inflicting fatal damage on Salman.
There is just one method that is almost like magic.
[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (the equipment that the Heavenly Mother is going to make)]
“huh?”
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Will it take about two hours to finish?)]
“It depends on what kind of equipment you use, but I remember it taking about that long.”
[Z (Like)]
4 hours, including the time it takes for the infiltrator to escape.
Once that time passes, life will be over.
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“What happened to the bomb squad?”
A huge space with a dome-shaped gate on the ceiling.
In front of the rock mountain in the middle of it all, Salman asked the attendant.
“It’s been four hours since installation, but no one has accessed it.”
“He will definitely show up there. As soon as we confirm his approach, detonate the bomb.”
“Don’t worry, we have the remote control switch here.”
As the attendant took out a black terminal, Salman nodded slightly.
‘I did everything the Empress told me to do.’
Among the members of the Returners, the ones who had fought the most against Aimoff were the Empress and Beomho. Salman contacted the Empress through the communication stone and asked for advice on how to deal with it.
She, or rather he, said that if he had really arrived on that planet, he most likely had two main goals in mind.
One is the life of the ranker. He must have heard of Salman’s existence from the already dead Alshas, so he came looking for him.
So the Empress told them to focus on surviving as much as possible.
Immediately after receiving the call, he caught wild animals as he could and increased his load as much as possible. The ecosystem was ruined because of that, but that was not something to worry about now.
While increasing the load, he wore all the equipment in the equipment storage that could be used. He changed the security system of the storage to a closed type for the remaining equipment, so that no one else could access it.
And the second reason he’s after Asuka 44. That’s the best genetic essence you can get from a volcano, Magmasaur.
Magmasaurs belonging to the upper tier Apex are also coveted by Salman. That is why he has been using expedition teams to search the inside of the volcano.
The Empress, who knew of this fact, also gave this advice. If he really came to Asuka 44, Magmasaur should be abandoned. And all of the subordinates in the base who went outside and came back should be suspected.
‘Because it might be infected with parasites.’
There’s no way that crazy Morphbak would search through every single volcano. Even in games, he enjoys using his opponents’ plans against him. It’s highly likely that he’s secretly using his subordinates.
He obediently followed the words, for they were all equally persuasive. Those who were in charge of external activities and volcano searches were all assigned to the bomb squadron. If there were any infected among them, they would be a good means of luring the Morphbak.
“Are there any issues reported separately within the base?”
“Yes, Salman. There has been no problem so far.”
The chief of police answered confidently. I hope that no problems will arise as he said.
Thinking like that, Salman left the servant behind and approached the rocky mountain, reaching out and stroking it.
‘I guess I’ll have to check outside too.’
He closed his eyes as he stroked the rocky mountain, connecting with one of the animals that dominated his senses.
When he opened his eyes again, what he saw in front of him was not a rocky mountain. All he could see was boiling lava all around him.
Currently, beasts under his control are hiding in the skies outside the base and in the lava beneath the base. The beasts have been instructed to report immediately if they see any black clouds or giant monsters.
Among them, he synchronized with the Vulcarox hiding in the lava lake and raised his head to look at the edge of the lake. There was no being in sight where the black land met the gray sky.
‘I hope it’s nothing to worry about…’
I looked around in sync, but there was no one approaching.
Just as I was finally about to look over the floating base, a pillar of fire shot out of the lava. This was caused by gas erupting from beneath the ground. For a split second, the base’s energy absorbers opened to absorb the gas, exposing its interior.
‘huh?’
Salman flinched when he saw that. It was only for a very brief moment, but it was true that the base was exposed to external threats. Who knows if that part will become a weakness during the fight with Aimov?
After unlinking, he tried to tell the attendant about this part.
“A facility to absorb gas….”
“Salman!”
At that moment, the chief of police spoke first. He called Salman and was holding the communicator with a very surprised expression on his face.
“This is a call from the bomb squadron!”
“what?”
As the attendant turned on the communicator, a scream came out from within the small device.
“We’re being attacked by monsters! Ha, it’s confirmed that over 60% of the fleet’s strength has been lost!”
“Contact lost with the bomb manager who landed on the ground!”
“D-d-d-d-d! There’s a b-b …
“I need your help right now! I need your help right now… Ugh, ughhhhh! Stop.”
The voices that had been pouring out without a break soon stopped. What remained was only cold silence.
“Detonate the bomb! Now!”
“Yes, yep!”
As Salman shouted firmly, the chief of the guard quickly activated the remote control switch. The number 20 appeared on the screen of the black terminal. If that number reached 0, the gamma-class antimatter bomb would explode.