Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 380
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Six long tentacles head towards the ship’s heart. The tentacles that reach the engine room first start spewing out mucus.
A wave of black mucus engulfed the hypersonic engine in an instant. As if that wasn’t enough, it flowed outward and engulfed the entire ship. It was certainly large, so the erosion was very rapid.
“What is that? Is the ship… turning into a nest?”
There was a hint of surprise in Isabel’s voice outside.
The guy has never seen anyone take control of a ship with Nightmare Horizon before. It’s surprising, since taking control of a ship like this in a game is something only possible in Outspacer.
“It’s a trait that allows you to control a ship and turn it into a bio-ship. It seems like it was made with the guy’s special ability.”
“Is it possible to get hold of the hidden Giga Cracker as well?”
“It seems that dominance depends on size, but it’s probably possible. However, there’s a time limit when it becomes a bioship. Once that time is up, the ship is completely destroyed and unusable.”
“Hmm. Indeed.”
The Heavenly Mother, who had seen him rule the ship many times, explained to the boy.
“I have to bring Ttantan, pack his school stuff, pack his food. And, and… .”
“I will help you. I will bring ‘Tanttani’ first.”
“huh!”
No. 26 and PS-111 were busy preparing to leave. Even while they were taking control of the ship, you could feel them moving busily.
“… … .”
The previous owner of the ship, Sechan, was speechless as he watched his ship transform into something bizarre.
It may be because of the parasite inside his head, but even if it weren’t for that, he would have reacted the same way he did now. It was completely against common sense for a ship made of metal to transform into a living thing.
In the midst of the bustling atmosphere, Adhaiman was alone, curled up in a comfortable position, enjoying a nap. Judging from the way his tail was wagging while he was sleeping, it seemed like he was having a pleasant dream.
Five minutes have passed since the erosion began.
The pirate ship that surrounded me is no longer there. This ship has become something alive and moving, thanks to the black slime that the erosion tentacles spit out.
‘Okay.’
The bio-ship connected to the main body moves entirely under my control. All useless facilities and compartments have been removed, and space has been created for the Mountain Crawler to board.
[Zu zu zu (It’s done)]
“okay?”
“It looks like it from the outside, but the inside is completely different.”
“If you just look at it from the outside, there doesn’t seem to be much difference.”
The outer appearance of the ship I currently control is the same, except that the color has changed to black. Isabel lifted her body slightly and began to look around me.
The ship I took control of with Nightmare Horizon can reflect some of my characteristics. I created a large mouth on the front of the ship, the ‘Reaper’s Mouth’, and showed it to him.
“Just like my sister said, this is my second body.”
[Z (Yeah)]
“The inside of the ship is practically the same as Aimov’s stomach.”
[Zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (slightly different but similar)]
“That’s amazing.”
Just because they enter the ship doesn’t mean they’re all mine. If you want to prey on the ship while dominating it, you have to eat it with the harvester’s mouth. Only then can you obtain the genetic essence.
After releasing the harvester’s jaw, I made a new entrance in the side of the ship. Isabel looked around with interest and then entered through the entrance.
“I want to come in too!”
“There’s a lot to move. Please open the door wider.”
PS-111 and 26 moved around the ship, transporting food and various mechanical devices from this planet. I also helped them by generating tentacles on the outer wall of the ship.
‘I guess I should wake up Adhai now.’
I pulled out one of my tentacles and flicked its plump tail. The creature jumped up in surprise.
“What is it?” “Just now” “What is it?”
[Zzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (It’s time to wake up)]
“Big man?”
[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (Get ready, we’re leaving this place)]
The boy nodded, rubbing his eyes with his forepaws.
‘Now all that’s left is….’
“Grrrrrrr”
“don’t worry.”
A mountain crawler came up to the ground. It sniffed around with its four eyes fixed on me.
“Geuuu”
The appearance has changed, but the smell will be the same. After a while, the mountain crawler let down its guard and approached me. I made a large door in the back of the boat and let him and the Heavenly Mother in.
The boat rocked a little when the guy got on, but it soon stabilized.
“Are you okay? Can you move?”
[Zzuzuzuzu zuzuzu (This much is okay)]
“… The body being too big is also a problem.”
That giant mountain crawler survived the detonation of an antimatter bomb. That level of defense would be incredibly useful in ground warfare, but there’s a problem.
‘It’s not easy to carry around because it’s too big.’
Right now, thanks to Nightmare Horizon, you can move it without any problems, but once the trait cools down, it becomes impossible. After raiding the Colony Research Center, you will have to wait a long time to move that giant creature.
‘Or we can use Giga Cracker.’
A gigacracker that can easily transport large quantities of minerals can easily move even with a mountain crawler on board.
[Zzu zuuuuu zuuuu zuuuu zuuuu zuuuu zuuuuu (Let’s go to Adhai’s house first and leave him behind)]
“How do you feed it?”
[Zuz …
“I’m thinking of asking the Coldbloods.”
There are also Coldbloods living with the Gallagons on the ice planet. If you ask them to take care of Mountaincrawler for a while, they’ll be able to hold out for a while.
After everyone had boarded, I looked at Sechan, who was left alone.
‘Should I take that guy too?’
His connections will be quite useful when entering LV-06. It’ll be better there than here. I had the parasite take him on board too.
‘good.’
Everything is ready to leave.
I focused my consciousness on controlling the ship I had taken control of. The thrusters were blasting out plasma created from my own bioenergy.
The ship rose upward with a strange floating sensation different from that of flying with the wing arms. Then, like a bullet leaving the muzzle, my body pierced through the clouds of volcanic ash that filled the sky.
Behind me, I see a star filled with fire and ash. Having finished everything at Asuka44, I run towards the dark space.
–
After the black spaceship left Asuka 44, a rock floating in space began to move.
“The ‘predator’ took the ‘second bait’.”
Its identity is the Queen of Outspace.
A queen much smaller than a normal queen was hiding in a rock fragment and observing the outside.
“A flying object, presumed to be a ‘predator’, has disengaged.”
“His seed is still unconfirmed.”
“There is no interference with the plans of the Empress and the ‘Great Enemy’.”
The Queen approached the halo of light left by the black spaceship with great caution. Several thin tentacles emerged from her body, touching the residual energy generated by her superluminal travel.
“‘Predators’ are dangerous. So, track them carefully.”
“There’s no problem since it’s been improved since our last encounter.”
“‘Predator’ is dangerous. Move carefully.”
Just before the remaining energy disappeared, the Queen’s body glowed blue.
Soon after, the queen also disappeared, leaving behind only blue light and stone fragments.
–
Frank’s joining the Shinomitsu Cartel was purely coincidental.
Originally, he was a low-ranking executive of the Marcio Cartel, a giant pirate group that operated a space fortress.
His job is to capture debt collectors who have run away with the cartel’s money. To do this, he periodically leads pirate ships out of the fortress.
The problem started a few months ago when he returned from work. He had brought back the debt collector as usual, but the fortress was nowhere to be seen.
As if it were a ghost story circulating among sailors, the cartel he belonged to and his base disappeared overnight.
All he had left was a pirate ship converted from a corsair and a dozen or so men.
Having lost most of what he had, Frank was left with two options.
Either create a new cartel and continue piracy, or join another cartel.
Frank was a bad guy, but he wasn’t a swindler. It was all thanks to his support that he was able to catch debt collectors without much difficulty.
The Marcio Cartel, which is one of the top five space dogs, has enormous information power. If it weren’t for their information network, the fugitives would never have been caught so easily.
So, Frank chose the latter.
He recently requested to join the pirate group ‘Sino Alliance’, which had grown rapidly in power. Since the pirate Shinomitsu, which was part of the alliance, was recruiting members, Frank and his men joined the Shinomitsu Cartel.
Since having a ship was in itself a merit, he was promoted to the position of captain as soon as he joined the new organization.
Starting out as a low-level executive and becoming the head of a famous cartel. I thought I was screwed when the fortress was blown up, but it was actually a turning point.
He is now followed by hundreds of men, two ships, and even some alluring women.
“Are you there, sir?”
Frank, in the captain’s cabin, ignored his subordinate’s communication. He was having a great time with his cyborg slave and did not want to be disturbed.
“Boss?”
“… What the hell.”
But the voices of his subordinates that kept coming in succession ruined everything. He pushed the slave between his legs and received the communication.
“Hey you piece of shit, didn’t I tell you not to contact me because I’m busy?”
“That’s urgent.”
The ships currently commanded by Frank were on a reconnaissance mission in an uninhabited constellation, having received information that a very rare creature would appear there.
Not only Frank, but other cartels belonging to the Sino Union are also waiting at the places where rare creatures are expected to appear.
It was a boring mission for the pirates, but they didn’t really care. They had brought sex slaves with them on purpose to avoid this kind of situation.
“Why are we complaining when there’s something urgent going on in our work?”
“Please take a look at this.”
A small holographic map appeared on the desk along with the subordinate’s words.
“Why the sudden map… Huh?”
A hologram replicating the constellation showed something I had never seen before.
There were a lot of grains gathered in one place. They were all moving in the same direction, so it wasn’t just a depiction of a rocky area. Frank looked at it closely, wondering if it was some kind of rare creature.
And after a while.
“What the heck?!”
Frank, his face pale, jumped up from his seat. He shouted, pulling up his fallen trousers.
“Wake up all the kids and get the drones ready! Now!”
Frank knows what the strange entity on the map is.
That’s something that anyone aboard a spaceship would fear, even if they were a notorious pirate.
‘Oh, shit! Why are there a bunch of metallic gremlins here!’
Tens of thousands of raiders are now approaching where Frank’s ship is.
–
Of course, this world is very different from the game.
There are often cases where features that were considered insignificant in the game show unexpected performance when they become reality.
Even the accessory organs under the chin are like that.
In the game, the surrounding environment was implemented in the form of a minimap, which only gave an advantage in vision. However, in this world, it is used for various purposes, such as detecting and avoiding enemy attacks, detecting invisible enemies, etc.
Many other characteristics are different from what you remember from the game.
But is it because these differences have mostly worked in my favor? I made a mistake without realizing it.
As I was flying towards the ice star where Adhai’s family was staying, I felt that my body was different than usual.
It was hunger. A feeling of emptiness that I had never felt before when traveling at supersonic speeds began to torment me.
I quickly figured out what the cause was. It was because of the trash trait ‘Hunger’ that I acquired by hunting the Pyromancer.
When I was on the planet, I had no time to feel hungry because I was eating frequently. This was the first time I experienced the risk of starvation.
‘First of all, it’s not that there’s a lack of energy itself.’