Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 424



Only Noblemtl

When playing Amorph, it’s rare that I completely overpower my opponent.

Since cooperation is impossible for a race, I need to be strong enough to subdue my opponents. To become stronger, I need to prey on enemies stronger than me.

The same goes for genetic samples, as locations where useful samples are stored are usually guarded by multiple players.

Of course, there is no need to worry about that. Aimov has many ways to defeat his strong opponents.

Using nests is one such method.

An underground kingdom built of black mucus. While crouching there, reports came flying in from various places.

The Hiveformers, the parasite-infested pirates, and everything else in the nest move according to my command.

The orders I give are simple.

Weakening enemies that come to AG-01.

‘So far, everything has gone smoothly.’

As the parasite-controlled pirates lured their former comrades underground, the Hiveformers and their nests overtook them. It’s only been a day since they arrived, but our numbers are growing rapidly.

When I think the seasoning is appropriate, I plan to hit the ranker.

‘Thanks to the unexpected variables, I also had some leeway.’

In the past, while I was on my way to capture the Returning Sect rankers, I fought against a cartel called Shinoroku. At the time, I felt that he had some kind of connection to the rankers, so I planted a parasite on the leader and let him live.

‘I completely forgot about it after that.’

Perhaps it was because the Ranker had called the pirates belonging to the group. The leader of Shinoroku also came to this planet. Thanks to that, I was able to contact the parasite for the first time in a long time.

Since he’s currently in charge of repairing the terraforming facility, I think I can buy another day. In the meantime, it would be a good idea to recruit other bosses and high-ranking officials to get information on the rankers.

‘The more information you know, the better.’

At that moment, a change was detected from the auxiliary organs in contact with the nest. Something was caught in the nest far away.

‘what?’

I focused my consciousness. The loosely spread senses quickly gathered into one point. The waves of sense and consciousness headed toward the place where the abnormality was detected.

Soon I found a pirate trapped unconscious in the pulsating walls of the living, breathing world. And nearby were familiar figures: the Sky Mother and her caring wolves.

‘I guess you caught an important person?’

Since I have to put in parasites since I’m a boss, I’ll have to go and see for myself. I unlinked the link and got up from my seat.

“If the group contacts you, tell them that the repairs are not yet finished.”

“All right.”

I left behind the leader of Shinoroku, who had once again come to serve me, and crawled into the underground pit.

For the past two weeks, we’ve been diligently traversing the planet, building paths so that we can respond to pirates landing in any city on the planet.

And the tunnel they dug through was filled with liquefied mucus. Except for the areas close to the ground and the manned areas, the rest was completely submerged in mucus.

There are two advantages to doing it this way.

One is that the detection range is widened when linked to a nest. Even places that the nest cannot reach can be observed by releasing mucus.

Planting nests only in strategically important locations, and keeping the rest under surveillance using organically flowing mucus. This has been used several times in the games to take over planets.

Another advantage is that you can use the flowing mucus as a kind of waterway. If you want to move while avoiding enemy sight, you can swim to move.

‘It’s good to use when you can’t fly like now.’

Because of this, I also intentionally gained swimming-related traits.

Looking at the fighting arms and the forked tail now, you can see long fins growing here and there. Thanks to the membranes and fins on the wing arms, it was able to swim as fast as it could fly.

Thanks to that, I quickly reached the area where I had sent the signal. I folded my fins and wings and climbed onto the solid nest.

Not long after I started walking on the hard ground, I came into view of a familiar quadrupedal beast and a wolf.

“You’re here.”

The Heavenly Mother, transformed into a griffon, looked at me and pretended to know me.

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (I think we caught an important pirate?)]

“Yes. The head of the Shinoni Cartel.”

[Zuzuzu (Shinouni?)]

“Ventress told me where the boss was. After hearing that, Tane lured him here and brought him here.”

I looked at the jackal-headed wolf girl Tane next to her. Sensing my gaze, the child bowed her head politely.

“Judging from the boss’s reaction, he seems to know Tane. It seems like he was with us when we attacked the Wolf natives.”

[Z (really?)]

According to the surviving wolves, it is presumed that Ranker also directly participated in the massacre of the natives. If the leader was there, he would have known something about Ranker.

I briefly linked up with the nest and got the boss out of the wall.

[Zuzuzuzu (Are you human?)]

I thought he was a cyborg because he was riding a walker when he killed the wolves, but I was surprised.

“It’s not just a human. It looks like it’s been genetically modified.”

[Zuzuzu (yes)]

This nest constantly emits air that is toxic to living creatures. The general public is not allowed to walk around without protective gear.

‘A pirate and a genetically modified human.’

According to what I heard from Ventress, the leader of Shinoni has considerable influence within the group. He actually participated in the Wolf massacre operation led by Ranker.

If that’s the case, there may be a safety device that the Ranker implanted in my head. At least that’s what I would have done. It’s not a big deal to secretly insert a submissive device during surgery.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you have to worry about it. There are many ways to extract what you need from the head of the bastard. Of these, parasites are the most useful and preferred, but there are plenty of other methods that can be used as well.

‘Let’s wake him up and check.’

I gently pressed the pirate’s leg with my wing arm.

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuu!”

The bastard woke up with a crunching sound of bones.

“What the heck… Huh?!”

“Are you the leader of Shinoni?”

The pirate, who was about to swear, held his breath when he saw me.

“I ask again. Are you the leader of Shinoni?”

“Yes, yep!”

“Have you ever been to the planet where the Wolfs live? Who commanded you there?”

“Huh? T-Why that… Ugh! Su, Sutherland! The leader of the Shinoichi was the commander!”

It seemed like he hadn’t fully grasped the situation yet, so I made his arms and legs the same size. He gritted his teeth and answered.

“Is it true that the pirate named Sutherland rode a walker and used a sword-type weapon?”

“A, a sword-type weapon? What do you mean…?”

“Weapons like swords with blades wrapped in special energy, or spinning saw blades. Other weapons that can be used at close range.”

After hearing my explanation, the pirate rolled his eyes and shook his head vigorously.

“Uh, if I remember correctly, Sutherland’s Walker was armed with a pair of plasma launchers.”

“Then what about the other pirates?”

“There wasn’t any.”

The leaders of Tane and Shinoni have slightly different stories to tell.

I looked at Taneh. The little wolf girl was glaring at the pirate with angry eyes. Then, sensing my gaze, she lowered her head again.

‘It’s unlikely that Tane is lying.’

Since they are a primitive tribe that has not interacted with other civilizations, their explanation may be insufficient. However, there is no reason for them to deliberately tell lies and deceive us.

‘Then this guy is the problem.’

A pirate lying under the winged arm. Judging from the way he rolled his eyes, it was clear that he was thinking of something else, apart from being scared.

“You lied.”

“Huh? You’re lying… Ugh?! Hey, wait a minute!”

If you’re an enhanced human, you won’t die easily even if you’re seriously injured. So, as I was about to tear off one of its legs, the thing shouted urgently.

“I, I have a signal chip implanted in my body that I received from the commander! If I die or am critically injured, a signal will be sent to him.”

I thought you didn’t know anything about chips, but I was surprised.

‘I guess it means that there is a surveillance device in your head, so don’t have other thoughts.’

I think he told me this on purpose because betrayal is a daily occurrence for Spacedog.

“So you can’t kill them?”

“I will tell the truth if you spare my life!”

“Do you want to make a deal?”

“I know a lot! If you want information, you won’t be disappointed!”

If that’s the case, then it’s different.

I relaxed my wing arms. The guy let out a sigh of relief, free from the pressure that was weighing down his entire body.

“Hehe, if you’re going to spare my life, treat my injuries first… .”

“I think you’re mistaken about something.”

“yes?”

I never intended to kill him from the beginning. Wouldn’t that be a shame?

“Even if you want to die, you can’t die.”

Until I tell you everything I know.

I used the superpower related trait ‘Ultra Control’ that I got from fighting Akira Eugene before. My skull changed from white to purple. A huge amount of energy gathered into my head, like when I use Psychic Breath or Abyss Color.

Soon, the energies changed into small threads and moved slowly towards the target.

“What? What have you done?!”

The face of the leader who had been forcing a smile hardened. He is not a member of the cult, so he cannot sense psychic powers. However, he must have intuitively realized that things were going wrong.

As if answering the bastard, the intertwined horns spread out and took on a shape similar to a tree branch. This was because the ‘shape scent’ that strengthened the characteristics related to mental disturbance responded to Ultra Control.

“Hey, stop it! Stop it, squeak!”

The threads of energy mercilessly dug into every orifice in the boss’s face. He let out a roar and trembled all over. The veins on his body were extremely prominent, and red blood flowed out of his eyes, nose, and ears.

The trembling of his body only stopped after the threads had completely dug in. The thing, whose entire eyeball had turned purple, looked up at me.

“I serve Aimov.”

The mind control was a success.

Aimorph’s Ultra Control is a degraded version of the original, so it has many shortcomings. Still, it can be used usefully in situations where you can’t use Parasite, like now.

[Zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz (Let’s start with the most important information you know)]

The pirate leader opened his mouth at my command.

“The most important thing for me is to keep the things the commander brought.”

[Zuzuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuzuz (What did the leader bring? Is that a weapon?)]

“No. It is a special warp finder secretly developed by Star Union. The Shinoni Cartel must protect it.”

Star Union Mountain Secret Warp Finder.

When I heard that, something suddenly came to mind.

“That warp finder. Is it what I think it is?”

Mother in Heaven must have had the same thoughts as me, as she sent out a wave of thoughts.

There is a very powerful equipment in Star Union. When you ask rankers what the best weapon of war is, there is a weapon so powerful that it always ranks in the top 3.

[Zzzz …

“I don’t know the name because the commander didn’t tell me.”