Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 391
Only Noblemtl
As I got closer to the battleships, the movements of the collecting bugs changed. Those who had been chasing me closely all turned around and moved away. They seemed unaware that the enhanced psychic breath could not damage weapons.
‘or not….’
It could be that there is an important object hidden within the fleet that should not be touched by the bubble.
“Hey, Morph, 4 o’clock.”
At the point where Isabel spoke, a peculiar flow of energy was felt.
It was a unique energy flow that was similar to the energy released during superluminal travel, but somehow different. The size of the being that emitted the energy was only about the size of a small or medium-sized destroyer, but its unique energy was impressive.
‘That’s it.’
That creature, protected by a number of battleships and outspacers, is the one that is interfering with hypersonic travel.
I finally discovered the hidden card that the enemy rankers had prepared to block my retreat.
When you enter a state of hunting awareness, your vision disappears, but the performance of your other senses is greatly enhanced.
In the case of Aimorphs, which have no nose or ears, the tentacle-shaped auxiliary organ located under the jaw is intensively strengthened.
Thanks to this, you can perceive exactly what someone looks like even if you can’t see them, or feel the flow of energy that you can’t see with your eyes.
The outspacer identified as an auxiliary organ was an entity I had never seen before.
‘It seems like the queen has been remodeled.’
Just like when I fought in Berzan02 before, the queens that the 4th ranked had very different appearances from what I knew. Because of that, it was hard to tell what genetic essence they were made of.
‘Or maybe it’s because of the special privileges he possesses.’
Anyway, it was clear that that special entity was the one blocking my escape.
There were three flying monsters, each about 20 meters long, surrounding the creature. They were probably guarding an unidentified outspacer.
Isabel, who was observing the enemy with the Heavenly Eye of Mansang, sent a thought wave.
“I saw the enemy’s special features. It can fly, absorb energy, and be a monster.”
[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuz (who’s the one in the middle?)]
“Sailing, energy, interception. I can do it. Range, very wide. And, energy sensing, high-speed, superluminal navigation, sea, I can do it.”
[Zuzu (high speed?)]
“Almost at the level of War, Proboy.”
After hearing the story, I can understand what those four outspacers are aiming for.
‘Counter to Psychic Breath and Black Devourer Cannon.’
The flying monster with energy absorption ability is used to block psychic breath, and the special entity in the middle is used to block the ‘Black Devourer Cannon’.
‘I can’t stop the Black Devourer cannon, so I’m just going to dodge it.’
If I showed any sign of firing the cannon, he would immediately release control of his superluminal travel and attempt to escape.
At that moment, two small projectiles flew from between the clustered ships. The two shadows opened fire, and the other enemies began to attack as well.
‘First of all, I know what kind of power the opponent has.’
I also wonder how to fight.
I also started flying in step with the enemy’s offensive.
Megacorp’s ships fired not only with their forward-mounted main guns, but also with their side-mounted auxiliary guns. Star Union’s ships fired guided torpedoes indiscriminately using the guns packed tightly into their outer walls.
As the distance was close, the enemy’s attacks continued without a break. My carapace, which had been directly hit by plasma rays and torpedoes, was repeatedly damaged and recovered.
The net is so dense that it’s hard for me to dodge with my size. This makes it difficult to expect a restraining fire from PS-111 and Isabel.
From here on out, it’s time to trust the auxiliary organs. The auxiliary organs covered in bone blades move furiously and gather information.
I don’t know about other attacks, but I somehow managed to avoid the special bullets fired by the Giant Gun and move forward.
Having thus narrowed the distance between me and the enemy fleet, I simultaneously pulled out my erosion tentacles and hurled them at a nearby ship. The battleship tried to open the distance, but it was too late. A huge ship twice my size was caught in the tentacles.
The Giant Gun’s special bullets that flew through the black space pierced the outer wall of the ship, not me. The attacks of other enemies were also blocked by the battleship held by the tentacles. Even though my comrades were captured by me, there was no mercy.
‘Even so, it’s only their loss.’
I used the battleship as a shield while simultaneously tearing off the outer wall of the ship with my mouth. Every time I digested a chunk of alloy, the effect of the ‘Destruction Beast Carapace’ was activated throughout my body. The damaged carapace was restored, and my body size grew little by little.
The ship I was captured on, in contrast to my growing strength, was instantly reduced to rags. The crew in their spacesuits tried to resist, but it was no use. It was either going to end up in my mouth with the alloy fragments, or I would be shot and torn to pieces by PS-111.
“Predation effect activated!”
Thanks to this, he also acquired several traits that can be obtained from humans, such as ‘dexterity’ and ‘biting power’. He combined ‘dexterity’ with ‘radio interference’ to create ‘hijacking’.
‘I just needed it.’
Having quickly destroyed one ship, I rushed towards the battleships. The ships that had been huddled together quickly scattered to avoid me.
I reacted quickly, but the situation changed just now. I used hijacking on one of the torpedoes that was about to hit me. I controlled the guidance chip inside the torpedo and sent it towards the fleeing Star Union battleship.
The propeller at the back of the battleship exploded and its speed suddenly decreased. Dozens of cannons on the outer wall of the ship were firing madly, but that didn’t make a difference. Just like I did earlier, I used the damaged battleship as a shield.
‘The groundwork is all done.’
To break the cards prepared by the 4th place, you need a few things. The large cover I have now is one of them.
‘Then next….’
I hid behind the ship and prepared to strike the enemy hard. I poured all my concentration into preparing so that I could not be late or make a mistake.
“Risky, but effective. I’ll help you.”
“Sister, bullet. Intercept it.”
Isabel and PS-111 worked diligently to block the Giant Gun’s bullets and torpedoes, as well as the swarms of Collector Bugs that tried to get behind me by making a detour.
In the meantime, after completing all preparations, I used my last means of attack, the Black Devourer Cannon.
The energy spread throughout my body rushes to my left tail. My body shakes as if I am floating on a stormy sea.
No, it’s not just my body that’s shaking. The faint light that exists in the middle of the universe is refracting, and space is shaking.
The enemies also sensed the change and moved quickly. The ships, which had narrowed the gap between each other, were engulfed in a blue glow. Among them was the Outspacer that the 4th had created to deal with me.
The energy that had been flowing out softly has now become so intense that it can be easily detected from a distance. It is trying to release control and travel faster than light with the fleet.
As the Outspacer and the fleet disappeared, a black shell was fired from the tail.
None of the elements that can be heard or felt on the battlefield, such as the explosions made by ships or the screams of life fading away, were felt.
The only thing detected by the auxiliary organs was static.
After a while, energy was concentrated in a distant space. I used the ‘starlight coordinates’ on the ‘object’ I had prepared before they jumped out.
Soon, enemies that had leaped through space appeared. Among them were Outspacers.
The enemy’s casualties were not that great. Of the remaining ships, approximately 10 to 20 percent were sucked into the Devourer’s maw.
‘doesn’t care.’
Because I wasn’t targeting the enemy fleet.
As I move away from the fleet, a swarm of Outspacers, including Collector Bugs, attempt to attack me again.
Using star coordinates will render you inactive for at least 1 minute. It would be difficult for the enemy to miss this opportunity.
But then they suddenly stopped. The collecting bugs that were about to tear me apart froze and didn’t move. It was as if something was wrong with their heads.
‘Of course so.’
Outspacer subordinate entities move under the direction of their superior entities. If there is a problem with the superior entity, the entities below it are also affected.
And now, the highest commanding entity among the higher entities is in big trouble.
“Sex, ball.”
Isabel, who had checked the enemy’s condition, told me.
The object I just teleported was one of the Star Union remnants I had been using as cover.
‘To be precise, it is a remnant covered in psychic foam enhanced with the colors of the abyss.’
The black devourer cannon was bait.
I expected the bastard to dodge, so I prepared a piece of alloy with enhanced psychic breath while eating his belly. I took advantage of the fact that this unholy bubble ‘does not activate on inorganic objects.’
I had a piece of foam-covered debris and used the star coordinates to time it as it moved. The thing that had temporarily stopped controlling its hypersonic navigation to escape was hit by the weapon I fired.
‘No matter how well the 4th place analyzed me… .’
No one can know better than I, the owner of the trait.
The collecting bugs that had been surrounding me and standing still began to run away. There was no sign of any systematic movement from them, having lost their commander.
The battleships of Megacorp and Star Union approached me, leaving the fleeing Outspacers alone. They must have judged that, having lost the means of rapid movement, they would be at a disadvantage if they kept their distance due to the Black Devourer cannons.
‘We’re going to see this through to the end somehow, right?’
Currently, my body is unable to move for 1 minute due to the star coordinate penalty. Hundreds of ships are approaching, firing nonstop.
Among them were shadows. The shadows holding giant guns moved to the side and moved to a position where they could attack me. Isabel and PS-111 continued to fire at me in defense, but the two shadows skillfully avoided the attacks.
As they were moving around and were about to fire their giant guns, a large object quickly approached from behind me.
It was my clone, ‘Right Head’, who was fighting the Outspacers. The corner of the mouth of the guy who succeeded in killing the 40m Outspacer he was fighting against was covered in blood. The bloody Aimov passed me and jumped into the enemy fleet.
The Heavenly Mother, who had been fighting the Outspacer with the guy, was not there. Her target was not the ship.
One of the shadows trying to snipe me flinches and stops. A primitive blade protrudes from his abdomen.
The Mother of Heaven approached him without anyone noticing and stabbed him with the priest’s golden spear. Then she raised the spear and cut him.
The other shadow, seeing his comrade being split vertically, immediately stops aiming and tries to run away.
‘Where are you going?’
“I can’t, miss it.”
He’s been annoying me since earlier, so I can’t just let him go. As if reading my mind, PS-111 swung his arm with Gallagon’s claw sword attached.
Psychic power bursts out from the tip of the long blade and flies towards the fleeing enemy. Immediately afterwards, the enemy’s body is cut in half and hot liquid spurts out from the cross-section of its waist.
“This time, I won’t make a mistake.”
[Z zu zu zu (Okay. Good job)]
Just as the penalty was over, I threw away the ship fragments I had used as cover and approached the thing. The severed shadow tried to protect itself by activating its shield, but my eroding tentacles were faster than it.
The tentacle-mounted mouth swallowed the whole of the creature’s body, which was split in two.
“Predatory effect activated! ‘Ultra Control’ genetic essence acquired successfully.”
“Stealing ‘Ultra Control’ from ‘Code Black’s’ biological characteristics.”
Shadow, or rather, the new traits stolen from the newly appointed Code Black’s flesh seeped into his body.
‘Ultra control! That’s great… .’
I was lucky enough to obtain a property that could be used as a transcendent material. Just as I was about to rejoice, liquid suddenly flowed out of my mouth.
The moment I realized that it was my blood and not a shadow, I felt an excruciating pain in my chest.
“Why are you like that?”
“Hey, Emoph?”
PS-111 and Isabel sensed my ideal and sent a thought wave, but I was unable to respond.
Because something bigger than the pain in my chest has happened.
The carapace damaged by the heat ray stopped regenerating, and the energy consumed by the black devourer cannon did not recover.
‘Why all of a sudden… No way?’
I think I know what caused this strange phenomenon that happened to me.
A shadow that has just been eaten and digested.
There was no doubt that Megacorp’s ranker had planted something in Shadow’s body.
As soon as I realized that fact, a blue cloud appeared in the distance in space.
What appeared through the light were spaceships. Numerous warships joined the enemy camp.
The enemy’s offensive is not over yet.
–
OW-33, once a barren planet, is now a star teeming with life.
It is home to the most powerful outspacer colony in the universe.
From her throne deep within the stars, the ‘Empress’ realized that one of her queens had died.
‘…also.’
The death of the queen, created with great care.
It was unfortunate, but it was to be expected. That was to be expected, because the enemies the Queen had faced were ones that even he had difficulty dealing with.
‘Eimov.’
In the N-51 system, Megacorp’s territory and the place where the Queen died, a battle is in full swing. The punitive force led by Akira, the leader of the ruling faction, is fighting the infamous Aimov Ranker.