Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 425



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A giant warp particle manipulator, ‘Prometheus’.

A superweapon with the ability to detect and control superluminal travel.

“…Was that something that could be moved?”

However, as she said, Prometheus in the game was impossible to transport after completion.

Of course, this is not a game, this is reality. The Star Union cyborgs may have devised a way to move the weapon. Or it may be a new type of warp finder that I don’t know about.

‘I need to check it right away.’

[Zuzu zuzu zuzu (Where are you now?)]

“Boss Ventress is in charge. Should I contact him?”

[Zuzu (no)]

There’s no need for that, since Ventress is already under my control.

‘If Prometheus is really here…’

A weapon that wields absolute power in space warfare, you must obtain it.

I immediately sent a signal to the parasite on Ventress’ head.

Tell me where Prometheus is kept.

After a while, Tane politely handed the communicator over to Heavenly Mother.

The Heavenly Mother, transformed into a water creature, confirmed Ventress’ message.

“They say it’s being stored at the port.”

[Z (Like)]

I have to go up and check right away.

I carried the Mother of Heaven and the leader of Shinoni on my back.

“Would you please wait in the hideout? The teacher will be there too.”

“Yes, Lord. I will be receiving your teachings.”

“Yeah. That’s great.”

Leaving Tane behind, who was bowing, I set off for the port.

[Zuz …

“PS-111 is training the wolves using the mini screamer.”

[Zuzuzuzuz (PS-111?)]

“Actually, I asked you to do it. Judging from how you taught No. 26, I think you’re not bad at it.”

Certainly PS-111 is enthusiastic about teaching 26 and Adhai.

Even if Adhai doesn’t like studying, No. 26 has so much knowledge that it’s hard to call him a C-demon.

Probably half of what Number 26 knows came from PS-111.

Of course, the other half was taught to me.

[Zuzuzu zuuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu (So you’re a teacher?)]

“… I’m a bit worried about your loose personality, but I’m sure Tane will figure that out.”

The wolves she brought aren’t of much help to me at this point.

Learning how to handle weapons or operate a computer wouldn’t be a bad idea.

‘I originally planned to let you go once this was over.’

Even though these wolves are young, their physical abilities are far superior to those of humans.

If you leave them on a reasonably safe planet, they will adapt and live well on their own.

However, it seems that Mother in Heaven does not want to do that.

It seems like they want to take the kids to Gallagon’s Nest.

‘It’s going to be hard to adapt.’

In that place filled with ice and cold, the only area where survival is possible is where the passengers are.

The Coldblood group that serves Isabel.

Wolf and Coldblood have very different cultures.

They are numerically inferior and young, so it is unclear whether they will be able to get along well with other races.

Besides, if the two groups are at odds with each other, it will be a headache.

The Wolves will ask the Heavenly Mother, and the Coldbloods will ask Isabel.

From my perspective, they are like family to me.

It is not good to be conflicted by external factors.

‘… Is there any need to think negatively for no reason?’

There is no way our heavenly mother didn’t have the same concerns as I did.

If there’s a problem, she’ll solve it well.

After that, as we chatted about this and that, we soon found ourselves getting closer to the port.

As we emerged onto the ground, Ventress appeared.

“This way.”

I followed him in his reinforced suit as he walked along the harbor in pouring rain and hail.

The guide wasn’t long.

Soon he stopped in front of a warehouse.

‘huh?’

“Prometheus is here?”

Prometheus is about the size of a small battleship.

But the warehouse in front of us was so small that it couldn’t even fit a destroyer, let alone a battleship.

Even when I entered the warehouse, Prometheus was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, we were greeted by a variety of neatly arranged parts.

“Did you bring it disassembled?”

[Zuzu (well)]

Prometheus’s function is to provide complete control over superluminal travel within a certain range.

Not only can you perfectly predict your opponent’s jump point, you can also manipulate their destination to make them fly to the wrong place.

The manipulated destination is random, and depending on luck, it may be sent to a star or inside a planet.

I too have had an experience where I was thrown into a star and burned to death because of this.

Therefore, it is safe to say that enemies fighting a fleet with Prometheus have their superluminal travel capabilities sealed.

Instead, as a countermeasure, Prometheus himself cannot travel faster than light.

This is because of the warp particles constantly being emitted from the reactor.

These particles also affect ships that come into contact with Prometheus.

Because of this, it is difficult to move it by connecting it to other ships.

‘So it usually operates in a similar way to a space fortress.’

They can be installed in strategic locations for defense purposes, or placed in unexpected locations to be used as traps.

‘Come to think of it, I think there were people who tried something like this in games too.’

This is a strategy of gathering production parts and assembling them before an important battle occurs.

However, it was quickly buried because it took a long time to create a super weapon and the risks were great.

‘Why are you trying a method here that failed in the game?’

I had some doubts, but decided to check first.

My Heavenly Mother and I began to look inside the warehouse.

Many of the parts inside the warehouse were coated with Crystal Wing’s secretions.

The material of the parts was made of rare minerals such as Star Pearl.

There is no other case where precious materials are used on such a large scale except when creating a superweapon.

“The things here look similar to the materials of Prometheus.”

We’ve both been exposed to Prometheus several times.

I know very well what the materials for a superweapon look like.

The Heavenly Mother picked up a flat octagonal module.

It’s quite similar to the parts that go into making an engine.

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (except that it’s small)]

The same goes for other parts.

It’s similar in shape, but it’s about a tenth of the size of what I knew.

“Is there a need to make it smaller? Just because it’s smaller doesn’t mean the disadvantages disappear.”

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (there may be new features added that we don’t know about)]

I called the leader of the ruling Shinoni.

[Zuzuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuz zuuzuzuz (Do you know what this Warp Finder does?)]

“Fast-light travel is not possible within the area affected by the Warp Finder.”

[Zuzu zuzuzu (what else?)]

“I don’t know much about it, other than accelerating the fleet’s superluminal travel.”

[Zu zu zu (huh? Accelerate?)]

“Yes. So if you have this, you can use hypersonic navigation to engage in mobile warfare.”

Moreover, judging from the nuance of the speech, it seemed as if they could travel together at superluminal speeds.

I looked up at my mother in heaven.

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Did you have that ability?)]

“… No way. If that were the case, there would only be Star Union Cyborgs in the rankings.”

I think it’s been upgraded beyond what I knew.

“But why haven’t I used something this useful before?”

[Zuzuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu zuuzu (It seems like there is some kind of restriction)]

It may not be easy to make because it costs more to make than the original, or it may not be easy to use because rare materials are consumed every time it is used.

Otherwise, you would have used it a long time ago when you fought me.

‘I guess I’ll have to assemble it to find out more details.’

I currently have in front of me an uncountable number of parts.

Nana Heavenly Mother’s abilities are not enough to assemble this.

‘I need to call PS-111.’

Any guy with enough technical prowess to create a Screamer should be able to complete this.

I contacted PS-111 using the communicator that Heavenly Mother had brought.

“Did you call?”

“We’re at the port now. Can you track our location?”

I asked, imitating a human voice.

Then one of the cameras inside the warehouse started to move and glow red.

PS-111 was remotely controlled.

“I have identified you as being in warehouse number 16.

Are you contacting us because of the parts stored there?

“Did you know?”

“We have been paying attention to warehouse number 16 since the goods were moved to that warehouse.”

“Do you know what this thing here is used for?”

“When I first encountered the part, I scanned it and ran a mock simulation.

The machine is believed to be capable of interfering with the energy generated during superluminal travel.

“Right. Can you assemble it?”

“Are you talking about assembly?”

The guy didn’t answer right away and remained silent.

After a while, a voice came from the communicator.

“The warehouse is currently missing the modules needed to stabilize the reactor.

“That is absolutely necessary to complete it.”

“What if I assemble it without modules?”

“The reactor runs wild and explodes.

Its scale is estimated to be enough to destroy AG-01.

‘Is this a trap for emergencies?’

It must have been designed so that even if the enemy of the ranker seized the goods in the warehouse, they wouldn’t be able to use them. If I hadn’t asked PS-111, I would have fallen into the trap.

“…What nonsense.”

The Heavenly Mother, who was listening to our conversation, let out a wave of thought.

“I’m talking about the module for stabilizing the reactor. The ranker should have it, right?”

“huh.”