Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 372
Only Noblemtl
Now I know why those guys called me.
On the ground, various creatures such as Vulcarox, Lavaraptor, and Stoner were running in one direction. It was a strange situation where they were predator and prey, but they were not fighting and were just running.
‘no way?’
The movements of the beasts in that group were clearly abnormal, as if they had been deprived of their reason by someone.
And there is only one being on this planet who has the power to rule over the wild animals.
The equipment manager of the Return Party.
‘I wondered how you knew I was coming.’
I guessed that was what happened when I saw the antimatter bombs being moved, but now I know for sure. All of the animals you see below are under his control. He must have placed them everywhere to prevent intruders.
Besides, the direction that the strange combination of groups was heading was the same direction that my clone was flying.
That means, Salman is calling them closer to him.
‘This is not the time to be doing this.’
If the opponent calls for reinforcements, Heavenly Mother and PS-111 will be at a disadvantage. I instructed the two heads to continue flying and then cut the link.
‘Before leaving… .’
The text box has been waiting for my answer for a while now.
As I chose Confirm, Apex’s genetic essence began to permeate my entire body.
Although mutations occurred in many parts, including the shell, outer skin, and internal organs, the goal was the same for all.
It’s about becoming a better being.
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“Six ‘Pileflies’ approaching from behind.”
“okay!”
At PS-111’s words, the Heavenly Mother struck the air hard with her large wings. Her body accelerated and sprinted forward.
After that, they were followed by sleeping monsters with broad wings.
Their true identity is ‘Pilefly’.
It is a carnivorous insect that mainly lives on volcanic or rocky planets.
It flies like a glider, riding on updrafts, and when it spots prey, it shoots out a large biological stake attached to its abdomen to catch it.
On this planet teeming with all sorts of monsters, the only thing that allows the Pilfly, which is only 3-4m tall, to survive is the Bio-Pile. The Bio-Piles they shoot have very high throwing speed and penetration power, so they can even kill heavily armored creatures like the Vulcarox.
A biological stake of such terrifying power rained down on the black-winged thunderbird.
The Heavenly Mother descended toward the ground to avoid the 70cm projectiles. Stakes slid precariously past the black feathers covering her back.
If she flew faster from here, she could avoid their pursuit, but the situation was not favorable because of the PS-111 hanging from her hind legs.
PS-111, which was holding onto its hind legs with its hooked claws, moved its long tail to face backwards. The demolitionist on the tip of its tail activated and began firing material disintegration bombs.
“Keeek!”
A giant dragonfly that was following along the air current lost one of its wings and crashed. Then, a blue energy bullet flew in and hit three of its wings or heads.
Four of the six that had been following them fell to the ground. Even though more than half of their compatriots had died, the pursuers showed no intention of retreating. They simply continued to shoot stakes.
It is clearly abnormal for a predator at the bottom of the food chain to move in such a way.
“There will be no end to this.”
“I know too… Tsk!”
At that moment, three or four of the bio-stakes flew towards the wing. It was already too late to dodge or intercept them. Just as the flying stakes were about to get stuck in the wing, a black arm grew out of the feather and swatted the stakes away.
This was a defense using the functions of the ‘Obsidian Arms’, the equipment worn by the Heavenly Mother. While she focused on controlling the black arm, PS-111 intercepted the remaining enemies with the Demolisher.
But there was no relief. The real threat still remained.
The Heavenly Mother looked down upon the earth. There were beasts gathered there, their instincts completely obliterated. Above their heads, a strange-looking being was floating.
Wolf Ranker, who transformed into the phantom beast ‘Simurgh’, is Salman.
His current appearance was different from when they fought earlier.
The basic features, such as the head of a canine and the body of a peacock, remained the same, but the wings had grown abnormally large. The body, which was 10 meters long, had grown so large that it looked small, and it had a body shape similar to a butterfly or moth.
In addition, the emerald and lapis lazuli colored feathers covering its wings and tail were continuously disintegrating and disappearing. In their place were particles of light and clumps of energy.
The enlarged wings had already disappeared and were replaced by a multicolored halo of light. Although they still retained their wing shape, the light inside them constantly fluctuated, making them look extremely unstable.
Soon, the chaotically tangled stream of light began to grow more intense and burst out into the surrounding area.
‘It’s dangerous!’
When the Heavenly Mother saw that, she quickly spread her wings and flew higher. At the same time, hundreds of heat rays stretched out in the shape of stems and flew towards her.
Heat rays as thick as a grown man’s waist poured down like rain. She avoided the pursuing blast of light with a dazzling evasive maneuver.
However, it was difficult to completely avoid enemy attacks like before while carrying PS-111. Eventually, PS-111, which was hanging on the hind legs, was hit by the heat ray.
‘Tch!’
PS-111’s body also had considerable durability, but it was not strong enough to withstand Simurgh’s energy attacks. Especially when the attacks were enhanced by unknown factors.
The Heavenly Mother hid in the clouds and got as far away from the bastard as possible.
The enemy who had been firing off heat rays indiscriminately stopped attacking her after she retreated. Instead, they simply sent new subordinates.
“■■■■■■!”
“Kirilirik!”
No matter how much I looked at it, it didn’t sound normal. As Salman howled like an animal, the fileflies that had been hovering around him flew up.
The Heavenly Mother rose to her highest point and hid in the nearby dark clouds.
“are you okay?”
“Both arms were damaged by highly accelerated, unidentified particle energy. Analyzing the nature of the particles and the conditions of their acceleration would be quite useful….”
‘… It seems okay for now.’
If a normal creature lost two of its eight legs, it would be a serious injury, but PS-111’s body was mostly made of machinery. Losing its weapon was painful, but it didn’t seem to have much trouble moving.
As the fighting reached a lull, she quickly took stock of the situation.
‘What on earth is going on?’
After being hit by a window and falling, he suddenly changed like this.
The special feature of the priest’s golden spear is that it becomes sharper and more deadly as it absorbs blood. If you kill an opponent, you kill them, and you don’t mutate them like that. The armor he wears also has nothing to do with the mutation.
‘Then there is only one answer.’
A modified form of cyonium that is believed to have been taken by the man.
That’s most likely the cause.
PS-111 said that he had problems because he took a stimulant similar to cyonium.
The Psyonium Ampoule allows the user to jump one level for a short period of time. For example, if Wolf takes it, he will go up one level of divinity. If the ampoule is used at a level where he cannot go up any further, it will not work.
In other words, if you take it in the incarnation state before the final mission, you will not be able to enjoy the strengthening effects. It is the first time she has seen the body disintegrate and twist after taking the drug.
‘If it weren’t for that armor, I would have died a long time ago.’
The Heavenly Mother only looked at the flesh that looked as small as a fingernail.
Thunderbird’s eyesight is much better than Griffin’s, so she can clearly see what condition the creature is in.
The only part of her body that remained intact while her entire body was mutated strangely was the golden armor covering her torso and head. The chest of the armor contained the ‘Golden Priest’s Spear’ that she had thrown.
This piece of equipment allows the wearer to recover quickly from injuries. Even with a hole in his chest and his body collapsing, he is still alive thanks to this armor.
‘If the physical breakdown he’s experiencing is a side effect of the drugs… .’
When the effects of the cyonium wear off, the body will return to normal. It is unknown whether the mind will return as well, but it is possible that it will.
Whatever it is, if we drag this out any longer, there’s a high chance that he’ll escape.
“We’ve exposed too many cards. We have to catch him here somehow.”
“How about this method? I act as bait to attract attention while the ‘middle child’ approaches and subdues the target.”
“I thought about that too, but I still thought it wouldn’t work. If I did that, you’d be in too much danger.”
Even if the Mountain Crawler falls, there are still many monsters that are protecting the ground. In addition, things like Lavaraptor are much faster than the PS-111.
If she fails to catch Salman, the guy could die.
“The potential danger of the target is very high. Failure to subdue it would significantly increase the risk of unobservable events.”
“… … .”
“It is beneficial to subdue the target even if it means sacrificing my body.”
Hearing his harsh words, she recalled memories from the past.
On the day he fought Muriel, her husband, Father Earth, said something similar. He said that while he was under attack by the enemy, she should step forward and take the enemy’s life.
At the time, she had expected Muriel to be carrying a dangerous weapon. She didn’t know it was a brain god, but she thought that the enemy had a weapon of equal value. No matter how strong her husband was, she thought it would be difficult to withstand the firepower of an orbital weapon.
‘It’s the same as before.’
Her choice was to move with her husband.
And that was a wrong decision, because the Earth Father suffered great damage while protecting her from the flames of the Thunder God, which led to his defeat.
Would the outcome have been different if she had made different choices?
‘…I don’t know.’
The moment of choice came again, but perhaps because of past memories, I couldn’t make a hasty decision.
As their worries deepened, the file flies began to approach where they were.
“There is no time. Please decide quickly.”
“I know, too.”
“Time” “None?” “Why?”
“I know I have to do something before he gets away! But… huh?”
The Heavenly Mother, who was flowing with thoughts mixed with worry, sensed a familiar thought in the middle. The tip of the long snout, resembling a pterosaur, was pointed upwards.
Up ahead, a swarm of fileflies prepared to attack. The bio-stakes growing from their bellies were aimed squarely at her and PS-111.
The moment the stakes were about to leave the ship.
A red flash appeared, ripping through the dark clouds above them.
“Keeek?!”
“Kyaak!”
The fileflies that collided with the red light were torn apart like insects hit by an electric flyswatter. In an instant, a being that dyed the ash-gray clouds red flew in front of her.
“Ugly Friend” “Worried?”
Little Gallagon called her by her usual strange nickname.
But now that disgusting ideology felt very welcome.
The red rascal, Adhai, came to help her.
–
“omg?!”
Salman opened his eyes, breathing heavily. When he woke up, he looked down at his hands. Instead of wings covered in colorful feathers, he saw familiar hands covered in fine fur.
“Coolook, what, what’s going on here?”
Just a few seconds ago, his body was disintegrating, but no wounds were visible on his clean hands.
‘No, but isn’t this my hand?’
Skin that looks good with just the right amount of sun exposure, muscles built through exercise, and well-groomed nails.
The hand was that of a human male. His long-lost hand.
He quickly looked around, wondering if he had returned to reality.
The place he was in was a pure white room. He was sitting on a chair in a room without any objects or decorations.
And on one side of the room stood a short cult boy.
The boy, who looked like a human because of his severed horn, muttered to himself. Every time he opened his mouth, noise filled the air, making it difficult to understand.
I could only understand a few parts.
“I didn’t know that the cyonium they made had such effects.”
“You, you?”
“Thanks to you, I got some important information. Since we don’t have ■■■■ this time, I’ll help you out.”
As soon as the other person finished speaking, Salman felt a burning pain all over his body. A familiar force had restored his mind from the madness.
He had received help like this before. He gritted his teeth and tried to stay sane.
‘S, Saionium, ugh! I didn’t know it had such a side effect!’
When the spear thrown by the enemy pierced his chest, all the psyonium ampoules inside shattered. The reinforced psyonium in the ampoules all seeped into the wound.