Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 412



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“What happened to the separatists?”

“We fought the guards and perished together. Only a few survived.”

“Hehehe, it went according to plan.”

The main goal of this plan is to pit the Planetary Defense Force and the Separatist forces against each other, in order to prevent the Sinoni Cartel from taking control of the planet.

“Look. Is that what I said?”

“… … .”

The executive next to him didn’t answer. He had been concentrating on the hologram with an anxious expression on his face since earlier.

“Things are going well, so what are you complaining about?”

“…No matter how I look at it, it’s suspicious.”

“So what’s suspicious?”

The officer pointed to the moving circles on the holographic map. There were three or four red marks indicating the dead, but most of them were alive and moving.

“Is it because the kids’ locations are displayed strangely?”

“The separatists are said to have used a drone for disruption, but as far as I know, there is no weapon that only disrupts biosignals. And the range is…”

“No, shit. The kids confirmed that it was a new weapon from Star Union. What more do you want me to explain?”

“but….”

Ventress frowned at the executive’s response that she was completely unconvinced.

“From what I’ve seen, I guess you don’t like the fact that the kids aren’t doing well?”

“yes?”

“I thought the operation was going to fail, but it worked out so well, right?”

“Oh, no!”

Only then did the executive realize that he had gone too far. He quickly lowered his head.

“Didn’t you say I was considering it from all angles? Didn’t you?”

“I, I’m just trying to ensure the safety of the deputy chief….”

“Comfort, Mom. Do you think it’s easy because I keep looking after you?”

Ventress glared at the officer with a cold gaze and waved her arms. An eerie metallic sound came from the armor he was wearing.

It’s easy to forget that the Shinoni Cartel acts like an orderly military force, but they are, at heart, a pirate group. The same goes for Ventress. They only pretend to listen to their leaders because they have an important mission.

“I was wrong… ugh?!”

The officer’s words were not finished because the deputy chief struck him in the stomach with his fist.

The executive was blown away and crashed into the opposite wall.

“I left him alone because he was a smart guy. He’s so arrogant.”

Now, Ventress is wearing a highly modified advanced suit. She can turn her opponents into blood clots with just a light punch.

After destroying the annoying executive, he called the members of the organization downstairs. The pirates in the reinforced suit quickly took the corpse stuck in the wall and disappeared.

“What’s going on?”

“Nothing. Have you finished controlling the anti-aircraft guns in the complex?”

“Yes. You can move the items whenever you want, as long as the transport ship comes.”

“Okay. Then right away… .”

Just as he was about to say that he would send a transport ship, the hologram flickered. Not only that, but the lights in the warehouse also blinked uneasily.

And soon the fire was completely put out.

“What the heck!”

It wasn’t just the warehouse that was in darkness. All the holographic devices and communicators were dead.

Ventress cursed harshly and put on the helmet attached to her suit. She immediately contacted her subordinates at the research complex using the communicator attached to the suit.

“The power to the warehouse is out. It might take some time before we can send the transport ship.”

“That’s right, crackle, need, crackle, no, crackle crackle”

“What did you say? I couldn’t hear you very well.”

“Unnecessary, unnecessary, unnecessary, hahahahahahahahahaha”

“Fuck, what the hell is this!”

The other person’s voice became eerily distorted and then suddenly cut off. When I tapped the communicator, all I could hear was a loud noise and it wouldn’t connect.

At that moment, the subordinates on the first floor came running up.

“Boss, there is a power outage!”

“I know! If any of you have a communicator, give it to me.”

I also received and checked the subordinates’ reports, but it was the same.

‘There’s a problem with communication too?’

I can understand the power outage. But the communication failure is a whole other level of problem. It means that there was an error in the facility that manages the network.

“What happened to the guys I sent to manage the communications network?”

“Well, since I couldn’t contact you, I couldn’t confirm…” “You idiots! Then go and find out yourself…”

Ventress’s scream was suddenly drowned out by a loud noise. At the same time, the floor they were standing on shook violently.

“Is that an earthquake?!”

“No. This is….”

Having experience hunting a variety of dangerous creatures, Ventress instinctively felt that this was not a simple earthquake.

Especially the sound and vibration that shakes the entire warehouse. This happens when a very large creature moves and roars.

The spine-chilling noise soon died down. Instead, the silence was broken by the sound of small gunshots and screams coming from outside the warehouse.

“You guys, gather the scattered kids and bring them to the first floor.”

After giving orders to his men, he gathered his weapons and came down to the first floor. Pirates armed with reinforced suits gathered around him.

“Are we all here?”

“Yes. That’s all the people here.”

The number of members gathered is approximately 50. With this number of people, they can even catch the monster called the space dragon, the ‘Green Gallagon’.

“You guys, go and open the door.”

The three men who had received the order slowly walked towards the large gate of the warehouse. The other pirates prepared their weapons so that they could fire at any moment.

The three pirates forced the gate open by manipulating the terminal on the wall. As the alloy door opened with a loud metallic sound, Ventress and the pirates looked outside tensely.

The screams and roars I heard earlier weren’t fake. The situation outside the warehouse was a complete mess.

There was a large hole in the runway in front of the gate. The area near the hole was filled with unidentifiable corpses.

“You three, go out.”

“yes?”

“What about examples? I’ll give you more kids, so hurry up.”

Ventress ordered ten more pirates to scout out.

Everyone knew that it was very dangerous outside, so they didn’t want to go out, but they had no choice. The rest of the group, including Ventress, were aiming their weapons at them.

The temporarily selected reconnaissance team slowly and gradually moved forward.

The pirates advance one step at a time. Their figures become smaller and smaller. They move away until they appear to be the size of a palm, but the beings that raided the warehouse still do not appear.

The members of Shinoni’s organization kept their eyes on the darkness without letting their guard down. This kind of confrontation often occurred when hunting wild animals. They were used to waiting to draw out the one who was hiding.

But there was something they didn’t expect.

The monster that raided the warehouse was not behind the black fog.

He was already close enough to them.

Everyone was looking beyond the wide open gate, when suddenly the wall on the other side collapsed. The pirates at the back looked back in surprise.

A giant hand shot out from between the clouds of dust that had risen as the wall collapsed and fell upon them.

–

“Enemy… Eww?!”

I expected it to be a roar, but the size of ‘it’ was much larger than I thought.

Judging from the appearance of its upper body alone, it appeared to be almost as large as a small destroyer. This was the first time Ventress had seen such a large creature.

Behind the pillar-like, large legs, you can see the creature’s long neck. At the end of it is ‘its’ head.

It had a long, protruding snout, and large horns rising above it. Its appearance was similar to that of the carnivorous reptile ‘Hond Gigant’, but there were also many differences. Not only was it much larger, but it also had no sensory organs such as eyes, nose, or ears.

The hand holding the pirate goes up. The thing’s mouth opens wide, revealing its vicious teeth. Even without eyes, ‘it’ naturally devours its prey.

“Grrrrrrr”

“Crazy! What is that!”

“All attack!”

The pirates who saw this started to attack, screaming with curses mixed in.

The first thing that flew in was a flash grenade. Bright light, like condensed sunlight, burst out repeatedly, illuminating the warehouse. Ventress screamed when she saw it.

“You idiots! What kind of flash grenade is that for someone who doesn’t even have eyes!”

It was the first bullet used when hunting wild animals, but it was not suitable for the current situation. In fact, ‘it’ moved just fine even in the blinding halo of light.

The monster crawled into the warehouse, stretched out its long arms, and grabbed a handful of pirates. Contrary to its appearance, its movements were surprisingly fast and quiet.

“Eww! F**k!”

“If you don’t want to get stabbed, shoot!”

Although the captured people struggled desperately, not even a small scratch appeared on their opponents’ bodies.

‘It’ stuffed the food into its mouth all at once and chewed it. Human blood poured out like a waterfall, soaking the floor. The sight was so horrifying that even veterans of combat flinched.

“Everyone, wake up! Replace all your flashbangs with binding grenades, and have the little guys up front use containers as cover!”

Ventress continued to give instructions to her subordinates so that they would not become agitated. The frozen members of the organization quickly moved upon hearing their superior’s voice.

Pirates with heavy weapons fired bombs at their targets. They were not targeting monsters, but containers stored in the warehouse. The tower of containers collapsed, covering ‘it’.

“Grrr”

The creature growled briefly. Even though it was crushed by containers, each of which weighed an enormous amount, it showed no sign of pain.

But even Ventress expected that much.

“now!”

The pirates, who had replaced their explosives with mortar rounds, fired one after another at the ‘thing’ lying in the container.

When the fired bullet hit the target, the particles inside spread out in all directions. The gaseous particles instantly solidified in the air and turned into a pumpkin-like shape.

The binding bullet is an item created by Star Union to subdue Megacorp’s Hulk mutants. It is effective in robbing large enemies of their mobility.

The lumps from hundreds of tethering bullets caught ‘it’. It fell forward, heavy lumps stuck to its head and neck.

“Huh?”

“crazy!”

“It’s still moving?”

A single slingshot could incapacitate a mutant Hulk. But the monster was still moving after hundreds of shots. It was swinging its arms wildly, trying to tear the chunks off its body.

“Damn it! Aim for his arm with the launcher!”

Still, it was a fact that the enemy had slowed down. One of the pirates took out his plasma launcher and aimed it at the ‘thing’s’ arm. While those with binding rounds were buying time, the launcher’s energy quickly built up.

Then suddenly the ceiling above the head of the man holding the launcher collapsed.

“What?!”

Amidst the debris, a large pincer several meters long can be seen. The pincer slams down on those holding the launcher.

A loud bang followed, and Ventress realized he was floating in midair. The launcher he was charging had exploded on impact, sending him flying. His body flew across the warehouse and crashed into the wall.

“Ugh!”

He felt pain all over his body, but fortunately he was not seriously injured. This was thanks to the good reinforced suit he was wearing. He quickly pulled himself together and got up.

“Ah, it hurts! Save me!”

“Kuaaaah! It’s hot!”

“Someone help me!”

Unlike him, who was only injured in a bruise, the condition of his subordinates was not so good. Those who were close to the launcher-wielding member were oxidized, and many of those who were far away were seriously injured. There were only a handful of pirates who were in good condition.

And the culprit of this disaster was floating in the middle of the corpses. Despite being caught in the explosion, the tongs were intact, with only a slight charring on the outside.

The large pillar-like part attached to the back of the pincers slowly moved. The pincers passed over the corpse and approached ‘it’. Then, they struck hard and destroyed the clumps of attached bullets.

It was only then that Ventress realized that the pincers were part of the monster. The lower half of its body, which had been hidden by the walls of the warehouse, had moved.

‘Oh, I have to run away!’