Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 402



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The only trait that requires traits that can be obtained from Apex creatures. There are currently two remaining materials.

Once you have acquired the Hiveformer, the only thing left is the ‘Ether Core’.

‘Let’s start with application first.’

I accepted the textbox request.

A special genetic essence from outside spreads throughout my body. The shell that protects my organs, bones, muscles and flesh begins to crack.

Soon, muscle fibers inside began to protrude through the cracks in the broken shell and torn scales. What looked like hair at first became intertwined with each other and grew longer. The same thing happened all over the body except for the head, neck, and wings, including the arms, legs, and torso.

In human terms, it would be like all the muscles below the shoulder were ripping the flesh, but there was no particular pain.

The muscle fibers that protruded outward gradually grew larger and longer, and changed into a tentacle-like shape. Just like the appearance that No. 26 had shown when fighting the fleet, tentacles of various sizes grew all over its body.

‘Are you okay?’

I’ve seen Amorph with Hiveformer applied many times in games, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in real life. I like the way it looks, with its huge body covered in small tentacles that resemble plant stems, like the plant monsters I’ve seen in monster movies before.

“and!”

As I inspected the body with the new trait applied, I felt a short, strong wave from the side. It was the wave that No. 26 shot at me after seeing me complete my transformation.

“Pretty! Pretty!”

The guy circled around me, his voice constantly flowing with admiration. He seemed to really like the sight of me with my tentacles wrapped around my body.

“The big baby is cute!”

[Thank you]

“That’s, uh, pretty? Am I, weird?”

I’m glad that it’s not just me who likes it, but number 26 as well. The guy took out his pink fin and flicked my tentacles.

“The big baby is different from me, but similar! That’s why I like it!”

[Z (really?)]

“Yeah. It’s soft and pretty.”

It’s exactly as he said. The pile of tentacles that have grown on my body are completely different from the Sea Demon’s tentacles in both purpose and appearance.

Unlike the Sea Demon’s tentacles, which have serrated edges on their inner surfaces, these ones are completely devoid of them. The surface is covered with finely divided carapace, giving it a shape that resembles a snake’s body or a plant stem.

And my tentacles can’t express as complex emotions as No. 26 can. Since they’re tentacles made of muscle fibers, they can’t be controlled as finely as other body parts.

‘Because the purposes were different in the first place.’

These tentacles created by the Hiveformer can do more than you can imagine. Don’t worry if you can’t use them for attacking.

Anyway, the transformation was complete. I unfolded my folded wings again.

[Zuzu zuzuzuzu (Should we go back now?)]

“huh!”

“Seo-ah, if you look at your older sister, you’ll faint.”

Adhai, Mother of Heaven, PS-111. Everyone is waiting for me.

It’s time to return to the dragon’s nest.

After returning to the constellation where Gallagon’s nest is located, I headed straight to Giga Cracker.

The massive spaceship moving along the orbit of the pure white planet reacted as soon as I approached. The large gate connected to the mineral storage opened wide.

As I entered, a huge mountain crawler the size of a hill caught my eye among the piled up minerals.

“Hello, Tantan!”

“Geuuu”

After hearing No. 26’s greeting, Mountain Crawler blinked his four eyes and fell asleep again.

“Where did Sister Seo-ah go?”

As Isabel said, the guy’s owner was nowhere to be seen.

‘The treatment should have been finished a long time ago?’

Then a mini-Screamer crawled up to me. It had a human female head and long, thin metal legs, and it stood still, looking up at me.

“Isn’t that MPS-03?”

“That’s right. That’s right.”

When I asked him using my mimic organ to mimic his voice, MPS-03 wiggled its metal legs.

“Where is everyone?”

“Nest. ‘Little Baby’ Treatment. Treatment.”

“You’re in Gallagon’s Nest? Not the Screamer support ship?”

“Nest. Incurable.”

The moment I heard that it was incurable, my heart sank. Something was wrong.

“I’ll go down and come back.”

“Big baby, I want to go too!”

“Just a minute. Let’s go together.”

I quickly opened the gate to the storage room and went out. 26 and Isabel followed me.

‘With PS-111’s skills, eliminating APNC is no problem.’

He can design and manufacture the Screamer, which is the pinnacle of genetic engineering. The Isabelle and MPS series are all his creations. It is unlikely that a technician with that level of skill would fail to remove the bullet.

‘It’s clear that Akira has done something to APNC.’

He set traps on his subordinates’ bodies to catch me. I suffered during the battle because of that. If Adhai was hit by a specially treated bullet, it would be difficult to recover using normal methods.

In my case, since my physical abilities are excellent, I was able to endure even when I fell into that guy’s trap. On the other hand, Adhai’s body is weak, so he would be able to endure for much shorter time than me.

‘… No, I don’t know yet.’

My thoughts keep flowing negatively. No matter how serious the situation is, I have to stay calm. Instead of thinking useless thoughts, I just focused on getting down to the nest.

The cold atmosphere of the frozen star was felt above the carapace and tentacle bundle. Beyond the natural barrier of ice and wind, a white land stretched out. On one side, an entrance leading underground was visible.

As I went down through the hole, a huge underground world appeared before me.

There is a Screamer support ship stuck in the ice below, towering like a tower. Normally, I would have stopped by there first, but not this time. I flew at full speed towards the dragon’s nest.

Thanks to all my concentration on the flight, I soon arrived at the valley where Gallagon’s nest was.

“The Companion of the Great Adhai”

A white male Gallagon Sha Belmarg sensed my visit and came out to greet me.

[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (Where is he?)]

“This way”

I followed the guy’s instructions and crawled deep into the cave created inside the cliff.

After a while, I arrived at a cave that was about four times the size of me.

The floor was strewn with colorful, shiny pieces of minerals, and the ceiling was covered in dried vines and moss.

‘Is this Adhai’s room?’

Looking at the scenery that looked like a child’s secret base, it was indeed like a child.

However, there was a strange feeling that was hard to explain in words. It felt like something invisible was clinging to me and sucking my energy. After entering the space, an inexplicable sense of helplessness enveloped my entire body.

“Are you here?”

“Eimov, you’re safe!”

As I was thinking about the unreasonable discomfort, I felt a familiar voice and a wave of thought. The Heavenly Mother, who had taken the form of a Thunderbird, and PS-111, who had various surgical tools on her arms, greeted me.

“Sister!”

“Hello, middle child! Hello, friend!”

Isabel and No. 26, who returned alive from a life-threatening battle, also expressed their joy at seeing the guys.

‘Neither of them were hurt.’

When checked by an auxiliary organ, there were no signs of serious injuries on either side. Fortunately, both of them were okay, but Adhai was missing.

“What about Adhai?”

In response to my question, PS-111 extended his finger and pointed to the center of the cave. There, a large ruby ​​gemstone, ten meters high, was embedded in the ground.

I approached the ruby-like mineral a little closer. Upon closer inspection, I saw an oblong white object inside. Judging by its small size and uniquely beautiful body, it was definitely an Adhai.

‘How did this happen?’

I don’t understand why Aadhai, who needs treatment, is inside the ruby. At that time, the Heavenly Mother sent me a thought wave.

“That’s not a ruby. It’s not a mineral or anything.”

“That substance is the crystallized result of the energy body released by the ‘little baby’ during the treatment.”

“what?”

“Up until the point of arrival and treatment, everything went according to ‘Aimoph’s’ plan.”

When I asked a question, PS-111 began to explain.

“The ‘middle baby’ succeeded in activating the limited genetic model transformation ability. This allowed us to continuously inject the little baby with a healing fluid, reducing the chance of surgery failure by 16%.”

“In fact, PS-111 succeeded in neutralizing most of the APNC in Adhai’s body.”

“Was there a problem with that APNC?”

“No. There was nothing special about it other than the fact that the bullet shape was changed to increase penetration power.”

“The problem arose after the treatment was over. The psychic power in Adhai’s body continued to decrease.”

“Psychic powers?”

It is a characteristic of APNC to absorb the psychic power of the target it hits. If the bullet is neutralized, it is true that the psychic power that was consumed is regenerated.

“The psychic power within the little one’s body is being lost and a new energy body is being created. The substance currently protecting the little one is the result of the energy body being crystallized and released to the outside during this process.”

I looked up at Adhai, who was sleeping in a rock that resembled a ruby. The color was like wine made by the blazing sun, very similar to the red glow that appeared when he wore red armor.

“Don’t touch.”

I stretched out my wings and arms, wondering what would happen if I touched them, but the Heavenly Mother stopped me.

“why?”

“After Adhai becomes like that, he continues to suck up all the energy. If you touch him directly here… ”

At that moment, a new visitor entered the community.

It was Gallagon, Ham Ort, with beautiful scales that looked like they were carved from obsidian. She looked at me and bowed her head slightly.

“Adhai’s Companion” “Welcome” “Wanted” “Now” “Difficult”

[Zuzuzu (It’s okay)]

She had been out hunting, or perhaps she was holding a large corpse in her forepaws. It was a Giganterium that the Gallagon pack had hunted before.

‘Why did you bring the body?’

She dragged the corpse and placed it against the crystal containing Adhai.

Then something bizarre happened. The corpse began to rapidly dry up and twist, as if the gallagons were sucking the fluids out of its prey.

Within seconds, nothing but skin and bones remained around Adhai.

“All the energy is absorbed like that.”

“The substance that protects the baby requires a constant supply of energy. If energy is not supplied as it is now, it will rob the surrounding energy in bulk.”

“That’s why Ham Ort and the other Gallagons keep bringing food.”

Now that I think about it, I wondered why I felt helpless when I first came here, and it was because of this. Just getting close to Adhai drains my energy.

“Is the guy’s life in danger?”

“The surgery was a success. Given the presence of the energy source, the chances of the little one’s life being in jeopardy are currently calculated to be 11%.”

“Isabel?”

Isabel, who received my request, examined Adhai with the Heavenly Eye of Mansang.

“It says it’s currently in a ‘dormant’ state. As my sister said, it’s being supplied with energy, so I don’t think there will be any particular problems.”

The Screamer sisters came to the same conclusion.

It is fortunate that Adhai escaped the life-threatening crisis, but it is too early to feel relieved.

As far as I know, there is no technique that uses dragon power to absorb in that way. The guy’s current state should be considered an unknown state that has not been seen in the game.

‘No, wait.’

Requires a lot of energy, goes into a forced state of hibernation, and secretes special substances to protect one’s body. These are all elements we’ve seen before.

‘When I evolve.’

Come to think of it, when Adhai first gained the power of Red Gallagon, he told me something. He said he was sorry for failing.

The girl had a strange feeling while growing up and gave up on becoming Red Gallagon. When I heard the story, I thought it was because she wanted to stay by my side rather than become the Queen of Gallagon.

Now that I think about it, I may have given up my power because I was worried about the current situation. At that time, we were about to fight a formidable enemy called Odd Grad. If that guy hadn’t participated in the battle, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

“Ah, Adhai’s condition. Could it be that he is preparing for evolution?”