Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 427



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Even though she had previously killed the Outspacer Queen and destroyed her colony, the 4th Empress did nothing in response.

The maximum power of the Returning Force is still there, so it is unlikely that other members will come here to steal the super weapon.

‘or not….’

“Arrived at the warehouse.”

A voice from the communicator snapped him out of his thoughts. A black warehouse appeared on the screen, synchronized with the external camera.

Maybe it was because I was lost in thought. I arrived earlier than expected.

“Who is in charge here?”

“I’m in charge of the Shinoni Cartel. Should I call you?”

“There’s no need to do that since we’re going to move everything inside anyway. Just open the door with the walker.”

“yep.”

Walker, under Sutherland’s orders, approached the warehouse. Walker attempted to melt the door using the plasma cutter mounted on his arm.

As I was watching from behind, the communicator in my pocket suddenly activated. It was the special communicator I used to contact Pisces.

“The intruder? Did you find out who did it?”

“Chisik, intruder, chisik, satellite… chisik”

“What are you saying?”

“Communication stabilization complete. The current communications satellite has been confirmed to have been taken over by an intruder.”

“what?”

“What’s in front of you now is a trap. Be careful.”

As soon as Pisces gave his warning, the warehouse door opened by itself.

No, to be exact, ‘something that took the form of a warehouse’ returned to its original form.

Its ghostly white scales wrapped around the walker with its long, three-pronged neck. The mysterious monster grabbed the walker and disappeared into a large pit behind it.

“What, what is this, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak”

Walker’s communication was cut off after a short scream of confusion.

And after a while, a strange sound came out of the pit.

It reminded me of the sound of a heavy downpour hitting the ground, or the noise of a mudslide causing a landslide.

It was immediately clear why such a sound was coming from underground, and who was making it.

What emerged from the edge of the abyss was a being that resembled a human, but was in no way human.

“Hey, what’s that?!”

“Crazy! Everyone, prepare for battle!”

Beginning with the pilots’ screams, grotesque things covered in black mud poured out of the pit.

–

The appearances of the beings that crawled out of the pit varied.

Some looked like dirty homeless people, while others looked like ordinary citizens.

Although they are all different in terms of clothing and body type, one thing they have in common is that they take the form of ordinary humans.

But no one present thought it was a person.

“What the heck! Get these kids off me!”

Dozens of ‘them’ covered the Monster Walker.

Walker struggled to shake off his enemies.

Arm-mounted plasma cutters cut through the torsos of ‘them’, while heavy legs kicked away the remains.

The alloy armor was marred by shattered pieces of meat.

If it was a normal human, that would have neutralized it, but not ‘them’.

As the body split and was crushed, a swarm of black worms emerged from within.

A large number of earthworms burrowed into the crevices all over Walker’s body.

Although Monster Walker is protected by thick armor, its entire body is not completely protected.

Since it is a moving weapon, there are bound to be gaps in areas such as joints.

As countless earthworms clung to his joints, Walker’s movements became increasingly sluggish.

This dog is off!

“There are enemies everywhere!”

Walker’s movements are becoming slower and slower, but the number of enemies is not decreasing.

Rather, the number of ‘things’ emitted by the pit continued to increase.

“Damn it! When the hell is this going to end?!”

Even the enemies the Walkers faced weren’t just ‘them’.

‘I will burn all of these fucking babies…

“Crazy! Everyone be careful!”

A green ray suddenly flew in and struck the walker that was tied to ‘them’.

The giant, hit by the heat ray at the location of the cockpit, staggered and fell over.

The other pilots were shocked when they saw Walker shot down.

“Wasn’t that a launcher just now?”

“That kid’s on our side?! Why is he attacking us!?”

Because the being that fired the launcher was wearing a reinforced suit provided by the Sino Group.

He attacked his allies, saw his target fall, and fled into the building.

“Chief, what should we do! If we continue like this….”

“… … .”

Amidst the chaotic communications, a message from Sutherland reached Shinobu.

The situation has already become far beyond what Sutherland can do.

Nothing can be done until the commander gives permission.

But Shinobu did not answer and turned off Sutherland’s communication.

He is currently discussing with Pisces, a being more important than a scarecrow.

“… It’s Aimov’s doing.”

“Pisces Twelve. Asks.

Are you talking about the entity that the Megacorp-Star Union mixed fleet tried to subdue last time?

“Yeah. There’s only one guy who would do something like that.”

“Question. ‘Aimop’ was observed not to possess such advanced hacking techniques.”

“You said there was a Screamer among those little pets? You must have made him do it.”

“Even the improved Screamer doesn’t have that ability….”

“Damn it! I don’t care about that! As long as Aimov is here, we have to run away immediately!”

Shinobu knows her limits well.

Even Akira Eugene, who had the support of a large fleet, couldn’t even fight him, and there was no way he could win.

Moreover, this place has long been a nest for Eimov.

You can tell by looking at those monstrous creatures that attack the walkers, the ‘Hiveformers’.

If we fight like this, defeat is a foregone conclusion. In this situation, the only option is to run away.

“Prepare for orbital strike immediately. In the meantime, I’ll get out of here.”

“What will Prometheus V2 do?”

“… Tch, it’s a shame, but I guess I have to give up now.”

Shinobu hesitated for a moment before answering Pisces’ question.

There are only two of these weapons in Star Union.

The other one is only used for defense of the SAX-01, so there is only one practically usable weapon.

I don’t like having to leave such a precious thing behind, but I have no choice.

“If it’s that guy, they’ll definitely use him as bait.

If you get involved in that, you’re finished.”

This has happened more than once in games.

You can’t have the same experience here.

“And as you know, Aimov can’t use that weapon. It’s not too late to catch him and retrieve it.”

Prometheus V2, unlike the regular version, requires ‘special materials’ to operate.

And that material is something that Aimov can never obtain.

“It is a reasonable judgment.”

Pisces must have thought the same thing and immediately agreed.

“I will prepare the bombing according to your opinion.

“Leave the area within 10 minutes.”

“10 minutes? Okay.”

That ended the communication.

‘I guess I can buy some time with this.’

There are things to do during that time.

Just use the special feature.

Shinobu operated the communicator that had been turned off for a moment.

“Listen up, everyone. From now on, I will be in command, so obey.”

“huh?”

“Who was that just now?”

“Hey, he’s the commander! Everyone, follow his orders!”

“If you can hear me, switch your communications systems to ship-specific lines.”

Now that Aimop has taken control of the communications satellites, using regular communications networks is dangerous.

Shinobu continued to give orders, taking measures to prevent information from leaking.

“We have to get out before the fleet in orbit bombs this place in ten minutes.”

“Ok, 10 minutes?! Got it!”

The pirates, who knew how terrifying orbital bombardment was, moved quickly.

They slowly retreated, supporting the approaching enemy with plasma throwers.

But something was strange.

Less than half of the walkers fell to the rear.

The other walkers remained there as if they had not received any orders and were fighting ‘them’.

“They’re just trying to buy us time. Don’t worry about it.”

“Oh, yeah!”

They were bait.

A decoy used to buy time until Shinobu and a small number of walkers could escape. That’s why no separate communication was sent to them.

The retreating pirates also noticed his intentions, but said nothing.

However, there is something that the Walker pilots who safely retreated do not know.

‘There are seven escaped Walkers, excluding me. I left out only the skilled ones, so they can be used as shields.’

Shinobu ran out of the harbor with seven walkers to use as shields.

From the shaking cockpit, he carefully took out a small ampoule.

This ampoule containing golden liquid is of immense value.

Because he had enough to buy hundreds of planets and still have some left over.

Shinobu, who knew its value better than anyone else, poured the contents into her mouth without hesitation.

As the liquid passed down my throat, I felt my body change immediately.

It was a signal that the special feature had been activated.

‘it’s okay.’

Although her appearance was the same as before she drank the ampoule, he could tell.

This means that the entire body has become a kind of biosignal machine.

In fact, his special abilities are not suitable for combat.

However, it is not helpful for survival and the conditions for use are very strict.

But if the conditions are met, it can be a powerful force.

The reason the ruling faction’s rankers supported him was also because of the potential of the privilege.

‘Eimov. I will pay you back for what you did.’

In the game, when fighting multiple enemies, Aimov would often cause them to fight each other.

This time it’s his turn to suffer.

As he imagined revenge and smiled bitterly, something appeared in front of the running Walker.

At the port’s border, a white, will-o’-the-wisps-looking monster blocked their path.

And behind them stood a huge number of Hiveformers.

“Hey, Commander!”

“…Tsk, everyone get ready.”

As Shinobu’s walker pulled out the twin swords mounted on her back, the other walkers also pulled out the weapons they had prepared.

“■■■■■■!”

The white will-o’-the-wisps, or rather, Aimorph, roared at the sight.

The Hiveformer army began to move in time with the loud noise.

–

After terminating communication with Shinobu, Pisces immediately began preparing for bombing.

There are a total of 17 ships floating in orbit without landing. Of these, 5 have firepower strong enough to bombard the planet.

These alone are not enough to remove Aimorph.

According to observations made by the Supreme Council, Aimov survived the explosion of the PMB.

It is difficult to inflict significant damage with the bombardment of ordinary ships.

Of course, the Sachs 02-class battleship managed by Pisces is loaded with various types of bombs, including PMB.

All of these were brought to hunt Arcane Orcas.

But I can’t use it here now.

If that happens, even Shinobu will turn to dust.

Shinobu on the ground must also be well aware of this fact. Instead of the PMB, he requested an orbital bombardment that would not cause much damage to Aimov.

That means there is another intention.

“The orbital bombardment is a means to distract Aimov’s attention. It is understood that the intention is to prepare a counterattack in the meantime.”

She doesn’t even know what that counterattack means.

There were some parts that I could guess.

So far, Shinobu has never missed a single creature she has targeted for hunting.

His hunting targets always moved according to his plan.

As if I was being led by some unobservable, intangible force.

If he truly has the power to summon wild animals, now is his chance.

You can summon Arcane Orca and fight Aimorph.

Anyway, Shinobu’s intentions will be revealed after the orbital bombardment is carried out.

Pisces spread his consciousness through the communications network in order to seize control of the fleet remaining in orbit.

“hmm?”

As they were trying to remotely control the computers of other ships, an unfamiliar signal was picked up.

Four of the 17 ships had someone attempting to remotely access them, similar to the Pisces.

The Screamer who came with Aimov, that being dared to hack in front of her.

“… … .”

If Pisces were human, he would have laughed out loud.

She is the technological singularity of the Star Union and the highest ranking member representing the will of countless androids and cyborgs.

How dare he try such a trick in front of such a being. Pisces decided to eliminate the Screamer immediately.

Her consciousness, trapped in a machine body, spreads across a vast communications network.

The virtual space built with circuits and machine language was gradually consumed by a single will.

A mysterious signal resists attempting to take control of four ships.

The signal was intended to be defended against by creating a security program made up of encrypted codes.