Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 396



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The right wing, which had been trying to fire a beam just now, resembled those of creatures I knew.

‘Similar to the wings of the Arcane Orca.’

It is much smaller than the original and lacks the beautiful, unique patterns. However, its shape and ability to fire energy beams are very similar to those of the Arcane Orca.

Even the clawed arm that had been used to claw at me, and the newly grown left wing and leg were all modeled after those of the Apex creature.

‘Changing multiple parts at the same time.’

The transformable bioweapon can only change one part at a time, and only temporarily, unless it is in the Void Dice state. It is unclear what limitations it has on its ability to transform its body, but as of now, its special ability seems to have an advantage over this.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (what other perks?)]

“Boy, that’s a special privilege, and with the current one, there are seven.”

[Zuzu (7?)]

Of all the players I’ve killed, the one with the most perks is Jason. In my case, I have 5 ‘Mark of the Strong’ perks, which I acquired by killing him and other players.

It is unclear whether he killed a player with multiple perks like me, or if he killed six other rankers besides himself.

The thing is, Akira has a lot of perks. Seven is more than me.

“Fortunately, those two can’t be used here.”

[Zuzuzuz zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (Can’t use it here? Is it a privilege with restrictions?)]

The guy nodded to my question.

The traits of the enemy tokens I have are powerful, but their use is limited. It seems that the bastard’s special ability is the same.

‘Still, 5 is the same as me.’

The message Isabel sent was deeply imbued with anxiety.

Let’s summarize.

He has the perk of contaminating genes, the perk of being close to being a higher-level variant of a variable bioweapon, and three more perks. Of course, you can’t help but be worried.

‘… It won’t be easy.’

Besides, the situation here is not good.

I checked on Adhai, who was held in my small arms, while I watched him with my assistant.

As if to prove that her life force was draining away, her small, frail body was quickly cooling down.

“Eimov. ‘Little Baby’ condition, very serious.”

PS-111, who had crawled down the arm, quickly checked Adhai.

“APNC, active, confirmed. Take immediate action or risk.”

Officially known as Anti Psychic Nanite Cartridge, or APNC for short, this weapon is a nanomachine bullet created by Star Union.

If the target is successfully hit, the built-in micro-machines will activate and suck up all the psychic power in the vicinity. It is very small in size and can be considered a blood reaver that only absorbs psychic power.

Except for the fact that it is equipped with nanomachines, it is not much different from the depleted uranium bullet of the Storm Gun. It does not cause significant damage to creatures with extremely thick shells like me or those who do not use psychic powers.

‘The problem is that it was Adhai, not me, who got hit by APNC.’

If the guy was a normal White Gallagon, he wouldn’t have suffered such fatal injuries. Gallagons grow stronger as they grow, making it difficult to damage them with Stormgun-level firepower.

However, Adhai was born with a congenital small body. Without Red Armor, even APNC, which has a weak bullet, can cause serious injuries. Just like now.

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (what about other poisons or pollutants?)]

“Not confirmed.”

I’m glad I wasn’t injected with some deadly poison I didn’t know about, but I can’t be optimistic about that either.

‘If this continues, I won’t be able to last much longer.’

Not only is the injury serious, but the nanorobots inside his body are continuously eating away at his psychic powers. If we don’t take action quickly as PS-111 warned, he’ll die.

‘I would like to transplant recovery-related traits, but…’

Unfortunately, that’s impossible, because Akira’s manipulations have contaminated the genes responsible for recovery and regeneration.

But the silver lining is that there is another being here besides me who has the power to heal wounds.

‘Mother of Heaven.’

Having gained the power of the phantom beast Thunderbird, she has powerful healing abilities.

After gathering my thoughts, I immediately created waves with the monster’s tentacles.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (Everyone come here)]

My message spreads out into space. Those who were fighting fiercely far away respond.

The silvery clouds stretching between the ships turned blue and disappeared. Then, a moment later, they appeared, tearing through the space near me.

Thanks to Number 26 receiving my message and relaying it to the Metallic Gremlins, we all ended up here together.

“■■?”

“Grrr.”

“The enemy fleet just jumped in and disappeared. What happened?”

The silver demons and my clones who flew in while we were fighting looked bewildered. The Heavenly Mother who was among them saw me and flew in with No. 26.

“Little baby?”

The two who came closer stopped when they saw Adhai that I was holding. Soon, No. 26’s body, which had been in battle mode, began to turn white.

“The little one is hurt!”

Even the Heavenly Mother, who was in griffon form, trembled her amber eyes at the sight of Adhai covered in blood.

“That blood, no way?”

“You can’t die!”

[Zuzuzu (calm down!)]

I sent a wave at them both with strong will.

[Zuuuu zuuu zuuu zuuu zuuu (Adhai never dies)]

I’ve never sent such strong waves to those guys before. Maybe that’s why the two, especially No. 26, froze.

[Zzuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzuzuzu (There’s no time. You have to help me)]

“… What are you going to do?”

Heavenly Mother had already experienced losing something precious, so she came out of the panic state earlier than No. 26. She waited for my answer, her eyes fixed on Adhai.

[Zzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz (I’ll hand over the Revenant Engine to you here)]

“what?”

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzuzu (We need the power of Thunderbird to save the guy)]

When she heard me, her eyes opened wide.

Even Heavenly Mother knows the detailed activation conditions of the ‘Revenant Agency’. This is because she talked about how to utilize it when fighting Jason in Adhai’s former hometown.

Later, when I was able to transfer up to two traits to others thanks to the ‘Double Helix Monolith’, she asked me for the Revenant Engine.

‘And superior homeostasis.’

The Revenant Organ is a trait that automatically activates only right before death. To overcome this shortcoming, a strong recovery trait is needed. ‘Superior Homeostasis’ is a trait that goes well with the Revenant Organ.

So I gave her the trait after we finished hunting Magmasaur on the volcanic planet. I later reacquired it, so now both she and I have the trait.

Therefore, all conditions were met for the Heavenly Mother to utilize the Revenant Agency.

[Zzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz (After passing the trait, I’ll send Adhai and PS-111 to Giga Cracker)]

The reason I am also sending the PS-111 is because it is a working APNC.

The tiny mechanical device that sucks psychic power is impossible to remove with recovery abilities. While the Sky Mother keeps Adhai alive with the Thunderbird’s abilities, PS-111 must deal with the nanomachines.

“… Are you sure it’s okay?”

The Heavenly Mother let out a wave of thoughts filled with complex emotions.

She’s not worrying for nothing. That’s because Heavenly Mother has never used the Revenant Agency in the game or in this world. The information she’s heard from the community and the explanation I gave her is all she has.

This is also why I want to send her, who is a powerful force, to a safe place. If she makes a mistake or something goes wrong, both she and Adhai will be in danger. It will probably be a big burden.

‘but.’

I believe she will succeed.

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (You can do it)]

“… … .”

To be precise, I believe in the power of the feelings she has for Adhai.

She knows better than anyone how horrible and scary it is, having experienced losing something precious. So she will never fail.

She closed her eyes as she felt my short, strong waves.

Her anxiously beating heart gradually calmed down to her heart’s content.

“Please.”

The Heavenly Mother, calming her mind, thrust her head toward my snout. As she transformed into the symbol of the hunt, her accessory organs, surrounded by sharp bone blades, touched the griffon’s beak.

When the power to manipulate genetic essence, the ‘Double Helix Monolith’ is activated, a reaction comes from within the body. All the structures that make up the body, such as blood, flesh, bones, and shells, are split and combined. Even though there is no change on the outside, an advanced chemical reaction has occurred internally.

After a while, the result flowed out from the tip of the bone blade covering the auxiliary organ. It was a genetic essence that contained a black mucus-like substance that was produced during growth. A droplet as small as a human finger joint was passed over to the Heavenly Mother.

The liquid containing the information of the ‘Revenant Agency’ quickly seeped into her beak and quickly spread throughout her body.

The trait was successfully passed. Once the genetic essence is rearranged, she can use the Revenant Engine.

[Zuzu zuuuu zuuuu (I’ll send Adhai now)]

She nodded instead of answering, as the tuning process was still underway within her body.

I was trying to use the star coordinates on Adhai when I suddenly felt a strong impact on my head.

A torpedo fired by a Star Union battleship hit my skull and exploded. That was the starting point for the enemy’s offensive.

“Hey, you bastard!”

Isabel gives an urgent warning.

Among the flying torpedoes, an object moving particularly quickly is detected. Akira is hiding among the projectiles and is aiming for me.

The guy points the muzzle of a weapon that resembles a rifle at me.

APNC must know that it is useless to me. It must have been loaded with different bullets.

He already knows that my defenses have been greatly increased since he cut through my carapace once. If it’s not APNC, then it’s a bullet with enough power to cause me a lot of damage.

‘No matter what, it’s not good if it’s right.’

At the moment when he was trying to avoid the mysterious attack, No. 26, who had been frozen, stepped forward.

“Hey! The little one is sick, don’t bother him!”

Before I could stop him, a massive amount of psychic power was unleashed from his body. Large and small purple streamers shot out in all directions, as if the entire Cult fleet had fired their psychic cannons simultaneously.

The flying torpedoes and aircraft exploded as soon as they touched the psychic net that the guy had spread. In an instant, the area was filled with red flames and metal fragments.

‘It’s scary.’

It’s a devastating use of psychic power that you wouldn’t think is number 26. It reminds me of when Sea Demon violently exerts his power against players in the game.

The only one who was still alive in the inferno created by the enraged No. 26 was Akira. The guy who failed to surprise me when the torpedo that was meant for cover suddenly exploded took aim at me again.

At that moment, Isabel pulled out Vortex One’s pistol. They both pulled the trigger almost simultaneously, but Isabel was slightly faster.

The bullet that had just been fired disappeared. The invisible and undetectable power of Vortex One swallowed the bullet and the barrel of the gun Akira was holding.

Thanks to the connection between No. 26 and Isabel, we never found out what bullet he was trying to shoot.

The guy who lost his spleen in an instant threw his broken weapon away nervously. Then he flew in to attack me directly.

He was thinking of cutting me with his hooked claws like before, but this time things were different. The clones created by the ‘Hydra Split’, the ‘left head’ and the ‘right head’, were blocking his way.

“Grrr!”

“Okay!”

As my clones and Akira began to fight, the battleships in the rear also flew in to support them. The metallic gremlins on this side also moved again to fight against the metal structures made by humans and cyborgs.

‘Now is your chance.’

The enemies are caught up in the melee and are out of their minds. Thanks to this, we have time to move Adhai.

I carefully took Adhai out of my small arms. As I was about to bring the auxiliary organ closer to use the star coordinates, the thing moved slightly.

“Big adult”

The thought waves that Adhai released were much weaker than usual. Even though they were so close, they could barely be detected by the monster’s tentacles.

“I said it was big” “praise” “I did it” “sorry”

[Zuzu (No)]

I gently stroked the guy’s head with my fingers.

[Zz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (You are my pride and joy. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for you)]

This is not an empty remark, this is sincere.

At first, it was just a contractual relationship. I thought of him as a guide to the dragon’s nest, a treasure trove of precious genetic essence.