Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 390
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The clones created by Hydra’s splitting have limited use of their characteristics, but they are by no means inferior in physical abilities. The left head withstood the hail of plasma bullets and closed the distance with the enemy.
And they savagely trampled their enemies. They used every part of their body, including the horns on their heads, their fighting arms, their tails, and even their two legs, to tear apart ships. They compensated for the wounds or energy loss they received while fighting by eating enemy ships.
“Adult on the left” “Another enemy” “I’ll catch you”
“Grrr”
As soon as Adhai spoke, a huge amount of plasma heat rays flew in. The enemy main force abandoned their allies here and opened fire.
Of course, thanks to the symbol of hunting, my senses were heightened, so I was able to read the enemy’s movements one step ahead. The left head, which received my thoughts, performed evasive maneuvers with Adhai and induced the battleships’ attacks.
Screamers and Outspacers blocked our path as plasma beams from the main guns of the battleships rained down like arrows.
“Psychic, strength, gravity, control, be careful.”
The first to attack was the Screamer. Using the Cult Ranker as material, the Screamer released a powerful psychic power. In a space that should have been empty and empty, I felt a sense of weight. Judging from the increased pressure from before, it seemed that the output had been increased to match my body, which had been strengthened as a symbol of hunting.
‘But there are experts in psychic powers here too.’
Behind me is a user of psychic powers that no cult can surpass. Number 26, who had been following me in a shrunken state, inflates himself to join the fight.
The psychic power flowing through the guy’s body spread out in all directions. The amount and concentration exceeded the output of dozens of Screamers. The psychic power that was covering me was silently broken.
At the same time, some of the Screamers who were pressuring me have become abnormal. Some of them have enlarged brains that have become tangled, perhaps due to the impact of the collision with No. 26’s psychic power. The life support system and the AI controlling the body are intact, but it will be difficult for them to use psychic powers for the time being.
The remaining Screamers focused their psychic powers into weapons. Various offensive psychic techniques, including the Pain Spear, were created in the air.
Number 26, who saw that, let out waves of annoyance and anger.
“Go away!”
A massive wave of psychic energy gushed out along with the waves and swept forward.
I was trying to move forward, leaving behind the fight between No. 26 and the Screamers, but this time the Outspacers flew at me.
A 40m tall Outspacer with its severed arm restored to its original state, with flying monsters behind it supporting it with bio-cannons.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m not your opponent.’
While I and the left head were catching everyone’s attention, the ‘right head’ and the Heavenly Mother made a surprise attack on the flying monsters. The right head grabbed the Outspacers with its combat arms and legs, then bit the enemies with its sharp teeth.
The large outspacer that saw that changed direction to save his kind.
“K, Crystal Wing. Hellside, Hornet. Pa, Iromancer. Gene. Be careful.”
[Zuzuzu (Have you heard?)]
As the large outspacer approached the right head, the Heavenly Mother, who had been hiding behind the horns, appeared.
Her eyes, which had taken the form of a water creature, were now a pale blue flame instead of a beautiful amber. The Wendigo’s unique ability, ‘Ice Demon’, had been activated, forcing the opponent into a one-on-one duel by driving them mad.
“Don’t worry, I heard you. I’ll take care of this guy.”
A large outspacer possessed by a demon roared silently as it charged the griffon wolf. The Heavenly Mother, riding on Aimoff’s head, drew the golden spear of the priest and faced the enemy.
There was no more interference. I flew to where the main force of the fleet was gathered.
The fire from the Megacorp and Star Union fleets poured down without stopping, but I didn’t stop. Sometimes I just dodged, and sometimes I just held on with my body.
When we got close to the enemy main force, Isabel suddenly warned me.
“Head, danger!”
‘huh?’
At the urgent warning from the guy, I quickly turned my head to the side. There was clearly no warning, but my left horn melted away.
‘Could this be?’
A weapon that changes the structure of matter with invisible attacks. I’ve seen it before.
‘Isabel’s pistol.’
Small humanoid figures can be felt moving between the Megacorp battleships. Judging from the movements they make, they appear to be humans wearing enhanced suits.
‘The Silver Lion Order of Edgerton, or… .’
“Eugene. Genetically modified human.”
The identity of the one who attacked me is the shadow I fought before.
The elite assassins of the Eugene family have come armed with ranker weapons to hunt me down.
The shadow that attacked me quickly disappeared between the ships.
Even if the genes of a powerful creature were transplanted, it would not be easy for a human to fight and win against an adult Aimorph. This is because the physical differences cannot be ignored.
They probably know that fact and that’s why they act like that.
‘But it seems like you brought good equipment.’
[Zuuuuuuuu (How many people were there?)]
“Three. Unique, equipment, wear. Pistol, sniper rifle, checked.”
Isabel said after checking the enemy’s information for a short while.
“The rest, the time I lost, was short, I didn’t see it.”
The guy’s special ability is only effective if you see it with your own eyes. It seems like you can’t see everything because the enemy quickly hid himself.
‘Still, I’m glad I saw some important equipment.’
First of all, it was certain that the gun was something that Isabel had obtained through her contract with Vortex One. This was because the gun and attack method were exactly the same as those seen in the guy’s memories.
‘And a sniper rifle.’
This is something I also know.
‘Sniper Rifle’ is a nickname used among players, and has a separate official name. The nickname is ordinary, but its power is not ordinary.
The official name is ‘Giant Gun’. When rankers talk about sniper rifles, they often refer to the Giant Gun.
Unlike the sniper coil gun, which supports a variety of bullets, the Giant Gun is a weapon that supports only one dedicated bullet.
‘The problem is that those special bullets are a real pain in the ass.’
The Giant Gun’s special bullets contain microorganisms collected from specific organisms. When the special bullets are lodged in the target’s body, they release the microorganisms contained inside.
This microbe moves through the bloodstream of the attacked opponent, blocking all healing abilities. Even Aimorph’s recovery and regeneration properties are all nullified.
‘Right now I don’t have any properties that can block the effects of that special bullet.’
After a certain amount of time, the microorganism will naturally disappear, but until then, its recovery ability is sealed.
So, you have to be careful not to get hit by anything.
I approached the enemy fleet, focusing on the auxiliary engines.
As the distance between us narrowed, a swarm of anti-ship drones poured out from the Star Union ships. Some of the Outspacers that were with Megacorp’s fleet also came out to intercept me.
“This is Stationmaster, Dr. Ron.”
PS-111 said as he saw a drone shaped like an equilateral triangle.
This drone has no attack capabilities, but instead can form powerful force fields. It is a combat weapon mainly used to fight against Outspacers or Metallic Gremlins, which mainly use physical attacks.
As the large lens at the bottom of the equilateral triangle glowed, a strong cohesive energy field formed in front of me. I turned downwards and escaped the range of the force field.
There, a number of aircraft carriers were waiting for me. The small plasma cannons mounted on the aircraft fired simultaneously. I could have avoided them, but this time I chose to break through.
Hundreds, thousands of plasma bullets hit my body. There were too many to dodge each one. I accelerated toward the fighters while being showered with plasma.
At that moment, I felt a particularly threatening attack mixed in with the numerous energy bullets. I twisted my neck to avoid the shadow’s sniping. A small projectile about 30cm in size passed over my skull.
‘also.’
I expected this to happen from the moment the shadows used the fleet as cover.
I activated the dark curtain while flying.
It is difficult to see the light of day for the type of characteristic that creates fog in a situation where the opponent has prepared a force field drone. Even knowing that, it was used because there is a chance.
A black fog emitted from the biopipe followed the path I took. The fighters immediately ceased their attack, and instead, a swarm of force field drones and outspacers took to the front.
The drones predicted the direction I was moving and formed a force field. Large and small flying monsters, such as Outspacers with bio-cannons and Collector Bugs, surrounded me in the force field.
Those guys are closing in on us, huddled together.
‘I got caught.’
I, who had been waiting for this, took out the number I had prepared.
A strange color permeates the surface of the red and black carapace. An eerie light, as if harboring evil, gathers on the tentacles of the monster on its head.
Immediately afterwards, a psychic bubble enhanced with the ‘Color of the Abyss’ emerged from my body. A ravenous predator drifted through the fog in search of prey.
They know how deadly this bubble can be, having been hit by the abyssal color once in Berzan 02 before. They tried to retreat, but the force fields placed everywhere impeded their escape.
While the enhanced psychic breath engulfed the gathered enemies, I stopped creating the curtain and slipped through the gap in the force field.
Not far from the curtain, a particularly small object is felt among the aircraft.
“3 o’clock forward, pistol.”
As soon as I heard Isabel’s thought wave, I immediately turned my head. One end of my horn was hit by a pistol and liquefied. Since our first encounter, the bastard has been persistently aiming for the head.
‘I guess that’s because you heard information about me.’
The guy who failed to attack is trying to retreat. He’s already been hit twice, so I can’t just let him go like this.
The temperature of the large thorns protruding here and there on my back rises rapidly. The moment the heat reaches its limit, the thorns are fired forward as if pouring down.
The aircraft blocking our path were hit by thorns as hot as an adult man and exploded. I chased the shadows through the explosion.
The jetpack on his back worked well, so he was able to get away easily. However, no matter how good his equipment was, he couldn’t be faster than me, who was in a state of hunting. The erosion tentacles that had been sleeping inside his back armor came out to catch his enemy.
As the tentacle appendages tried to snatch the thing away, Isabel hastily shot a thought wave.
“caution!”
From a distance, small bullets are rapidly approaching the tip of my tentacles. They are the shadows holding the giant gun providing support fire.
It was already too late to bite the tentacles. Then, PS-111, who was on his back, stepped in to respond.
“Twice, it doesn’t work.”
Before the special bullet lodged itself in the appendage, the creature fired the demolisher implanted in its tail. One of the blue energy bullets intercepted the incoming 30cm-long bullet.
It was a feat that was only possible with the help of a high-performance computer, but the ending was awkward. The shadow that was running away was also hit by the energy bullet.
Those hit by the bullet that decomposes matter are turned to dust without being able to respond properly.
‘this.’
Since it is a state of symbolism for hunting, you can obtain a lot of genetic essence by preying on shadows. I regretfully missed that good opportunity.
‘I can’t help it.’
Still, I guess I should be thankful that I managed to catch one of the annoying shadows. I used my erosion tentacles to retrieve the pistol floating in space and hand it over to Isabel.
“Good, ah. Very. Good.”
‘I got the gun back. What’s next…?’
At that moment, as they were trying to enter the enemy camp while avoiding the firing angles of the battleship’s main guns, a large number of movements were detected behind them.
‘what?’
I thought they were carrier-based aircraft, but they weren’t. The ones chasing me were actually collecting bugs covered in bubbles all over their bodies.
A few bugs, half of their bodies missing because of the bubbles imbued with the colors of the abyss, try to cling to my tail.
Just before the bastard could cover himself with foam, Isabel used Vortex One’s pistol. The collecting bugs that were approaching me collapsed like sand castles swept away by the waves.
“Hey, Morph? Are you okay?”
[Thanks to you]
It could have been dangerous if Isabel hadn’t responded quickly.
The psychic breath, enhanced by the color of the abyss, will continuously spread until it consumes all organic matter the moment it touches a living enemy. It seems like it would be easy to stop it if you quickly wipe it away the moment the bubbles appear, but it is not easy.
Because those ominous glowing bubbles cause extreme pain to biological enemies. Even the non-sentient Outspacers can’t move properly.
Because of this, most of the enemies who were hit by the bubble were unable to move and suffered in pain until they died.
4th place seems to have caught on to this and completely removed the pain sensation of the collector bugs, so that they can continue to fight even when hit by bubbles.
Also, the Collector Bug is a consumable assault unit that approaches and fights enemies. If you just approach the opponent, you can transfer the bubbles on your body.
‘I intentionally modified the collector bug to transfer the bubbles back to me.’
The enhanced psychic breath has already been used once in Berzan 02. Its characteristics and weaknesses must have been determined based on the information obtained at that time.
Behind the Outspacers that have liquefied and disappeared, bubble-covered Collector Bugs swarm in. Even as their bodies melt, they try to cling to me somehow.
The station drones and carrier-based aircraft also joined in, chasing me. I moved without stopping to avoid them.
‘It’s quite an annoying situation, but….’
Even if you’re in 4th place, you probably don’t know the colors of the abyss perfectly. For example, it’s hard to figure out that the bubbles only eat organic matter and leave inorganic matter untouched without seeing it multiple times.
‘Let’s check.’
While I was evading the enemies, I sharply turned my body upwards. Then, I flew straight up into the middle of the Megacorp and Star Union battleships gathered above me.
Some of the battleships hurriedly turned their main guns and fired plasma heat rays. I advanced forward without avoiding the heat rays and getting hit by them all.