Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 420



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420 Bad Relationship (3)

Wolf Tane, a jackal of the Salt Forest tribe, loved the myths of the old gods.

The story of the celestial horse that ran across the Milky Way, the legend of the eagle that became the sun to replace the lost light, etc.

My heart always raced when I heard stories of our ancestors who traveled between the stars and commanded the universe. Every time I heard legends and myths, I felt closer to my ancestors.

So she was interested not only in her own tribe but also in the myths of other tribes. She collected all the stories that were floating around in the land where she was born and raised.

Perhaps because of that passion, Tane became the wisest Wolf in the tribe, second only to the chieftain, despite her young age. The tribesmen called her the little wise woman.

If Tane had grown older, he would have become the leader of the tribe.

But the day they came down from the sky, everything changed.

The village where I was born and lived until now is burning. Blackened corpses are strewn across the ground.

Fire, blood, and screams engulfed young Wolf’s hometown.

There they were, in a place filled with death. Steel demons descending from the sky.

The moment he recalled their laughter, Tane woke up.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was pitch black darkness.

“Here…?”

The soft muttering echoed loudly. It felt like I was in a cave-like space. The air was humid and had a strangely unpleasant smell.

At that moment, a loud splash of water was heard from afar. Startled, Tane looked up at the thick curtain.

She couldn’t see anything, but she could feel that something very big and scary was here.

There is a sound of water parting, as if a large animal is crossing the lake. Tane quickly tries to hide herself.

“urg!”

But no matter how hard she tried, her body wouldn’t move. Something like heavy mud was tightly binding her arms and legs.

Even as she struggled, the being was getting closer and closer.

At that moment, I was overwhelmed with fear that felt like my heart would stop.

In the middle of the black curtain, two amber lanterns rose up.

“wait for a sec.”

Along with that, a refreshing voice seeped into Tane’s head.

“Is it okay if I ask?”

Surprisingly, as soon as the mysterious voice was heard, the overwhelming presence slowly dissipated. The being in the darkness had retreated.

As the terrifying presence disappears, the flames slowly approach.

When the flame grew larger than Tane’s palm, a bright light burst out from below. As the light drove away the darkness, the true form of the amber flame was revealed.

There was a gigantic beast of noble bearing, a creature with a white eagle head and warm amber eyes looking down at her.

At that moment, Tane remembered.

The one who saved her from dying when she was crushed by a collapsed house.

“You woke up first.”

“… … .”

“I have a question for you. Is that okay?”

A being that seems to be a direct embodiment of the ancestors in mythology asks her.

“Yes, my lord.”

Of course, Tane’s answer was set.

–

“I see.”

“Do you need further explanation?”

I shook my head at the words PS-111 coming from the communicator.

“No, this is enough.”

“Okay, then I’ll keep watch in case any intruders come in.”

While Heavenly Mother was talking to the Wolfs, I asked PS-111 what had happened where she had gone to investigate.

‘U-08’s Wolf tribe was completely wiped out, and the chief and the old Wolf were kidnapped.’

When the Heavenly Mother arrived, everything had already ended. The village she had known was in ruins. The only survivors were the ten Wolfs she had brought with her.

Not only that, but all the stone tablets and relics that recorded the tribe’s history were also lost. In particular, the relics were said to have been destroyed so thoroughly that no one could recognize them.

‘Are you destroying everything you need for tracking?’

It is a well-established fact that the Sino Group is preparing to hunt the Arcane Orca. However, even so, there is no need to erase the various traces that help in tracking it.

‘And yet it comes out like this….’

Maybe it’s the mother of heaven, or rather, it might be an attempt to keep me in check.

There are very few players who have been active in the Arcane Orca Tracking Squad. Even fewer have participated as mercenaries.

When the Heavenly Mother learned that the leader of Shino was a mercenary, she vaguely guessed his identity. The same would be true for the other party.

The fact that I and Heavenly Mother are together was already revealed when I fought Akira Eugene last time. The ranker leading the Shino Group must have also come to know about this fact.

Then it would be natural to think that I would have figured out a tracking method by force.

‘Well, aside from the compulsory nature, there’s nothing wrong with it.’

In fact, it was thanks to her help that I was able to get this far.

‘If we had been just a little bit later, tracking would have been much more difficult.’

Should I call this a phone call? While I was thinking that, the Mother in Heaven approached me.

“I asked the kids who came to their senses first because they weren’t all awake yet. But I think I heard everything I needed to know.”

“okay?”

“I know who did it. Do you know any space dog players who only use melee weapons?”

Melee weapons aren’t considered very good in Space Survival. It’s a world where lasers and plasma weapons are rampant, and thousands of spaceships are mobilized in a single war.

‘Still, there are quite a few fans.’

In other science fiction media, we often see characters using melee weapons.

The same goes for Space Survival. There are players who favor weapons like the Sonic Blade or the Cult’s Psychic Sword.

“A pirate who mainly uses melee weapons.”

When I hear the story, a few people come to mind. Among them, if you were to name a ranker… .

“Was he 25th? A pirate who mainly uses melee weapons and bombs.”

“Right. Have you ever fought before?”

“We fought twice just before we folded.”

Considering that he only used unique weapons, his combat skills were surprisingly poor. However, I remember that the equipment he used was excellent, perhaps to compensate for this.

“The child who survived said he saw a steel giant with very large twin swords. He said it was commanding the other giants.”

“If it’s a set of giant twin swords, it would be either ‘Colossus Shot’ or ‘Sacred Fang’. If it’s a steel giant, are you talking about the reinforced suit?”

“No. You said it was as tall as a tree, so it was probably a walker.”

Unless it’s a reinforced suit, a walker and a melee weapon don’t really go together. But if you insist on using a melee weapon, there’s a high chance that the opponent is ranked 25th.

“I’m in the 25th place and have experience participating in the Arcane Orca Tracking Squad. I was kicked out shortly after I joined.”

“You got kicked out?”

“He was notorious for only being friends with strong people. He would ignore those weaker than him. That’s why the clan leader kicked him out.”

I thought it was a bit strange. I think I know how he got his hands on such good equipment with such mediocre skills. He probably got it by using his connections with the top rankers.

It may also be related to the fact that the pirates possess many high-end weapons from Megacorp and Star Union. It makes sense if you think about it as something they obtained by taking advantage of their good relationships in the game.

“Okay. What about the other rankers besides him? What did the wolves say?”

“I asked around, but there wasn’t anyone who seemed to be ranked higher than 25th. And those kids don’t even know who’s outside the planet.”

I raised my head and looked at where the wolves were.

“I think it would be better to plant a parasite and check.”

Now that we have acquired the ‘Shape of Scent’, the parasites must have been enhanced in some way. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to experiment with the newly enhanced parasites while gaining information.

‘Or how many of them are Inmyeonchung? Wait, Inmyeonchung?’

Now that I think about it, I have two people from the ruling faction and the returning faction. I should call Jason and Alshas and ask them again.

‘Come out.’

The co-habitants inside my body respond to my call.

A monster with a body that looked like a cross between a locust and a wasp and the face of a cult burst out, tearing through the mucous membrane.

When Mother Heaven saw that, she frowned slightly.

“Are you asking about the 25th place?”

“huh.”

Immediately afterwards, Jason and Alshas’s human-faced beasts knelt down in front of us and bowed their heads.

“Did you call?”

“Did you call?”

“Do any of you know about the 25th place? In this world, outside of games.”

Alshas answered my question first.

“I don’t know because I’ve never seen it.”

“You’ve never seen it?”

“Our returnees failed to gain influence over Megacorp and Star Union. That’s why we used spies.”

“You mean Cynthia? That’s definitely not wrong.”

As he said, the Returning Faction has a history of forcibly recruiting weaker rankers through Cynthia. They probably also carried out espionage activities against the enemy ruling faction several times.

“Cynthia? Why all of a sudden…?”

“She was a spy. She’s an idiot.”

“yes?”

The Heavenly Mother, who still did not like Jason, let out a thoughtful wave filled with ill feelings. The bewildered man soon understood the meaning of the words and opened his eyes wide.

“Fuck! Alshas, ​​how dare you bitch!”

“That pervert kid calls someone a whore. He fucks anyone.”

“I will definitely tear you to pieces and kill you!”

“Damn it. This side is….”

“Shut up, both of you.”

At my command, the human-faced insects all shut their mouths. I didn’t bring them out to listen to their useless chatter.

“I understand that you are not a member of the Returning Faction. Does Jason have anything to say?”

“I don’t know. Sorry.”

“The 25th rank is a pirate who possesses a lot of high-end equipment from Megacorp and Star Union. It’s obvious that he’s closely connected to the rankers, but you don’t know that?”

Jason quickly lowered his head as the Heavenly Mother pointed out sharply.

“Our ruling party is made up of only a few people who know each other, so there are many things we don’t know about each other.”

“Really? If you don’t know, you can’t do it.”

“Wait a minute! There was a Spacedog Ranker working with Akira and Jubaka!”

As I was about to put it back in my body, Jason hurriedly added.

“The guy was hired by the two of them to bring them the items they needed. Now that I think about it, I think he was ranked 25th! I’m sure of it!”

The guy with the human face tried hard to squeeze out his memories, as if he didn’t want to enter my body.

“Why didn’t you tell me when I asked you before?”

“That, that guy, it’s been a while since I’ve had contact with him. I asked Jubakka, and he said he’s been out of contact with him for a long time too. So I thought he might be dead already…”

Jason spoke tremblingly. He seemed afraid that she would be angry if he said something important now.

But I had no intention of punishing him, because I knew that this was the limit of a human-faced creature.

Even if I were to eat someone and create a human-faced creature, that person’s memories would not be entirely mine. The human-faced creature would only remember things that the original considered important, or things that happened before it died. The rest would be remembered incorrectly, or forgotten altogether.

‘Just like now.’

It’s not that he lied. He probably didn’t think much of the 25th place in his lifetime, so he couldn’t remember it properly.

“Who else but the CEO of Megacorp and the leader of Star Union?”

“As far as I know, none.”

“What are his special privileges?”

“I, I don’t know because I’ve never seen it, but Jubakar says he’s very good at handling unique weapons. That’s why I’ve heard he’s been commissioned to test new weapons several times.”

The ability to handle a unique weapon. It’s a rather boring ability when you just hear about it.

‘I think it depends on the range of the weapon.’

And depending on how it’s applied, it can be a very scary perk.

‘I have to be careful with this part.’

“What other features?”

“That’s all I know.”

“Okay. If you have any more questions, just call me.”

“Huh? Okay, wait a minute… .”

“Oh, I hate that! That hell… .”

Since I had nothing more to ask, I took back the human-faced insects.

“what do you think about it?”

“… First of all, I don’t think the Grand Commander will come here.”

I agree with her.

Everything in Star Union revolves around the Grand Leader and the Machinery Committee. It is unlikely that the Grand Leader will bring out his troops just for hunting.

“Considering the large number of Star Union equipment mobilized, I wonder if the highest ranking members were deployed instead of the Grand Commander.”

“That’s right. If he’s the highest member, he’ll be supporting us from outside the planet, so those kids won’t know.”

The Mother of Heaven scratched her beak with serious eyes. She asked.

“Then how will Akira turn out?”

“He won’t come here.”

“Why? Is it because you lost the last battle?”

That’s not wrong, but the reason I’m sure of it is a little different.

“I had a vision when I entered Kochi. A vision about the ending mission that happened in the past.”

“what?”

“I heard from the being I met there. There is a ranker on Earth who knows the secret of the ending, so meet him.”

Heavenly Mother opened her eyes wide, perhaps because she had not expected such words at all.

“I saw Akira participate in the ending mission. He must be the one who knows the secret of the ending.”

“…Tell me more.”

I was planning to talk to her when I met her, so it worked out well.

I started explaining what the fantasy and information function had said.

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