Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 413



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I don’t know if that was its appendage or its tail, but it didn’t matter.

It would be foolish to continue fighting now that most of my men have been hurt. We must get out of here quickly.

Ventress slammed her back hard against the wall. With her reinforced fist, she broke down the wall and quickly escaped the warehouse.

“Boss?”

“Damn it! You abandoned us… Aaak!”

His subordinates called out to him from behind, but he ignored them all. He used his organization members as shields to buy time and ran down the messy runway.

‘I’ve never heard of a monster like that here!’

There were two dangers he had considered before coming to AG-01: the separatists and the TNC defense force. He had no idea that a monster would suddenly appear and annihilate the members of the organization.

‘Could this be the work of those crazy terrorists?’

This is a planet that was terraformed before he was born. Most of the creatures that inhabit it have been discovered. Of these, there are no dangerous creatures the size of a destroyer.

It was clear that someone had brought them from off-planet, and the only people who would do something like that were the Separatists.

Of course, it is unlikely that they captured it themselves, given their crude level of military power. They must have received support from the Star Union.

‘Daring babies dare to hit the back of this way?’

If I get out of here, I will definitely get revenge. With that promise, I continued to run down the quiet runway.

The screams and gunshots heard from behind had completely stopped. The sound of his footsteps was the only thing that broke the silence of the wide space.

This means that the probability of ‘it’ following him has also increased. Fortunately, there is a ship over there for him to escape to.

Among the anchored ships, you can see a warship that resembles a Starshark that the cultists are said to have trained and used. It is a ship commanded by Ventress, the head of the Cartel. There is a crew on duty to maintain it, so it can depart whenever necessary.

As he was running towards the only escape route, something strange caught his eye.

A ship parked near the pirate ship. The hull, similar in size to a small destroyer, shakes.

‘no way?’

I thought it was a spaceship, but I was wrong. What was there was a living, moving creature.

“… This fucking shit!”

Ventress stopped running hurriedly and crouched down.

The beast, with its long neck, large head on top of it, six arms, two legs, and a forked tail, was devouring humans and ships.

It was definitely ‘that thing’ that had raided the warehouse, as it had a familiar pair of pincers attached to one of its tails.

‘Crazy! When did you follow me here?’

There was no other sound while he ran here. Unless he had flown, it was impossible for something that big to move without making a sound.

‘… Damn, I guess it doesn’t matter.’

Ventress approached the pirate ship, careful not to make any noise.

Among the corpses he was eating were those wearing familiar clothes. They were all subordinates from the pirate ship. It seemed difficult to get out of here by boat.

But there is still a way.

‘Let’s take the transport ship.’

There’s a small boat inside that’s used to transport smuggled creatures. It can be easily operated by just one pilot, so you can escape on it.

As I walked slowly, step by step, the pirate ship was right in front of me. The figure of ‘it’ was hidden by the ship, but the eerie sound of bones and flesh being chewed continued.

He approached the back of the ship, his body pressed against the outer wall. The door used for moving supplies was wide open. He went through the metal hatch and entered, boarding the transport ship straight away. And as soon as the takeoff preparations were complete, he departed.

“Grrrrr”

The ship that left the pirate ship soars over the harbor. The growling of the monster gradually diminishes.

“Hoooooo.”

Ventress sighed deeply and leaned back in the cockpit, her tension easing as she felt relieved to be out of hell.

At that moment, the transport ship shook violently with a loud noise. The impact was strong enough to make him roll off his chair.

Sparks flew from the interior, metal was heard crunching here and there, and the radar was blaring loud warning sounds.

“What, what is it?”

There was a triangle mark that appeared over the circled ship, and the moment I saw it, the ship started to shake violently.

“Rain, damn it!”

Ventress barely managed to sit up in her chair and grab the controls. She tried to regain control, but it was no use. No matter how hard the thrusters blew, the unknown entity would not let go of the ship.

As the ship’s position on the radar continued to change, the ship suddenly stopped and began to rapidly lose altitude.

“Huh? Huh? Huh? Wait?!”

Even if he was wearing a high-performance reinforced suit, a fall from this height would result in serious injury at the very least.

But there’s nothing he can do now. He just hopes to survive and not die.

“Eww!”

The moment the shock hit him, which even the reinforced suit could not handle, he lost consciousness.

And how much time passed?

A sound woke up the unconscious Ventress.

“You worked hard to block the communication network. It would have been much harder without you.”

‘Shepherd?’

It was the voice of a female subordinate who had gone to the research complex. The sound, like a conversation in a cave, lingered in his ears.

‘Here?’

When I opened my eyes, it was pitch black. I tried to adjust my vision by operating the terminal, but my body wouldn’t move. No matter how much I tried to use my arms and legs, they wouldn’t budge.

He lowered his head and saw a strange object covering his torso. It seemed as if this object was pinning him to the wall.

“You want to look at the pirate ship’s data too?”

I hear a voice again. It’s getting louder and louder, so I think it’s walking towards me.

Just as I was about to ask her for help, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

At first I didn’t recognize it because the voice was echoing, but when I listened to it again, something felt strange.

He was currently hanging on the wall. It would be natural for the sound to come from the front or below. However, the voice of the subordinate approaching was heard from far above him.

“No. I’d better check that out.”

And now the voice was heard, overhead.

His head slowly turned upward.

“There are people here who can help anyway.”

There was ‘it’ there, laughing and imitating a woman’s voice.

The loot from the port command post was pretty good.

The material aspect was as expected, nothing special, but I did get some interesting information instead.

When my clone attacked the pirates, they used binding bullets.

This weapon made by Star Union is effective when dealing with medium to large creatures. It can actually hold onto my clone for a short while, so it can be said to have an excellent sealing effect. That is why it is a weapon often used by players who enjoy hunting.

‘But it’s a bit tricky to get.’

According to the setting, the binding bullet is a secret weapon made by the Star Union for use against the Hulk mutants, so its distribution is restricted. The official setting is that players from other forces can purchase and use it only after receiving approval from the Machinery Committee.

And it requires an expensive shape memory particle manufacturing plant and advanced nanotechnology to produce. It is not easy to make unless you are a cyborg player of a certain level.

A single pirate would use such high-end consumer goods? It’s nearly impossible. Unless you have the support of a ranker.

‘The amount brought is also considerable.’

I brought a whopping 5 containers worth of ammunition. It’s rare to see this many binding bullets used in a game.

War between players, or… .

‘When you capture the upper apex.’

Apex creatures are difficult to catch simply by pouring out high firepower. They have strong combat power and various special abilities, so you need to prepare a lot. This goes without saying for beings like Vortex One, which is at the top of the Apex.

And a large amount of binding bullets are a very basic preparation for hunting high-level Apex or raid bosses.

‘But there are no Apex creatures here.’

The same goes for the other planets on Jer-11. Even if there were powerful creatures like I thought, they probably aren’t there now. They were probably wiped out by Megacorp during the terraforming process.

‘Except for just one.’

A noble being that wanders constantly without settling down on any planet or constellation.

One of the top Apex creatures, Arcane Orca.

‘That’s what PS-111 was like. There’s a high possibility that this place will be included in the Arcane Orca’s area of ​​activity.’

This place has no valuable resources or rare creatures. From a pirate’s perspective, there is no particular reason to come here.

But if there is an Arcane Orca, it’s a different story.

‘They came for the same purpose as me.’

There were two candidate sites that PS-111 and Heavenly Mother had selected together. PS-111 and I came to Jer-11, and Heavenly Mother went to investigate other constellations.

As in the game, it takes a considerable amount of time to find the Arcane Orca. Honestly, I thought the AG-01 was a dud. But who would have thought that I would find the traces of the space wanderer so quickly?

‘Of course there are still problems.’

I looked down at Ventress hanging on the wall. He was staring blankly into space with his eyes consumed by parasites.

‘The question is exactly when the Arcane Orca will arrive here.’

Shinoni’s second-in-command had no idea about that either. His only order was to stabilize AG-01 until the other pirates arrived.

‘Your colleagues said they would come in about two weeks?’

The leader of the Shinoni who gave the order to Ventress is said to be currently on a mission elsewhere. Once he is done, he will come to AG-01 with the cartels who share the name ‘Sino’.

That means it will be at least two weeks before the Arcane Orca arrives here.

Although the exact date is unknown, it is certain that the pirates will arrive before the Arcane Orca. They will have to come early to prepare for the hunt.

And since their target is the same as mine, conflict is inevitable.

‘This is not an easy opponent for a ranker aiming for the top apex.’

Looking at the cartels of the Sino Group that we’ve met so far, the leader’s identity is probably a ranker. Plasma rifles and binding bullets are not easy to obtain if you’re not a ranker.

‘I don’t know which faction it is.’

Anyway, both the ruling faction and the returning faction are enemies to me. It doesn’t matter which faction he belongs to.

More importantly, the power he possesses. There is no way that someone who hunts a creature as powerful as Vortex One would be weak. He must be of the same level as me, or even stronger than me.

Of course, I have no intention of giving up because this is a matter of traits and Adhai’s life.

‘He doesn’t have much time left.’

Even at this moment, Adhai is trapped inside the red crystal and is rapidly losing energy. If the Arcane Orca’s body is not brought to you quickly, his life is in danger.

If I want to get what I want, I have to kill my competitors.

‘They don’t know I’m here yet.’

If you use the Ventress of the Second Lieutenant well, you can keep your presence hidden. You can also provide false information to the enemy and induce them to take certain actions.

While they are unaware of anything and are concentrating on the Arcane Orca, we can set up a game plan that is advantageous to us. No matter how strong they are, they will be shaken if they are attacked unexpectedly.

‘Then I should get ready right away.’

I contacted PS-111 and told them what Ventress had said and what I was thinking.

“AG-01 is the active area of ​​the dangerous creature ‘Arcane Orca’. It is estimated that it will be observed for at least 2 weeks. The pirate group ‘Shino’ that is tracking the creature is also scheduled to visit in 2 weeks. Is that correct?”

“okay.”

PS-111, who heard my story, summarized the situation.

“So tell Mother in Heaven to come here too.”

“Understood. Nevertheless, we will continue to compare the stellar activity data of Jer-11 in preparation for emergencies.”

“Yes. Please. Oh, and I might not be able to contact you for a few days starting today.”

“Why is that so?”

There was something that was put on hold because of pirates targeting the research complex.

Predation of materials for unique trait synthesis.

Here I plan to create a unique trait where the trash trait is included as a material.

“Are you preparing for physical growth?”

“That’s right. So if anything happens, consult with the Heavenly Mother. She will know what to do.”

“I have confirmed it. I hope you grow up safely.”

After finishing communication with PS-111, I used the Hiveformer to activate the holographic device. A list of genetic samples brought by MPS-03 before floated into the air.

There are a total of 4 characteristics that I need to obtain from numerous samples. The performance is really bad, so it is ignored, but obtaining them is not particularly difficult.

Except for one thing.

‘Let’s first look for the hermit orientation.’