I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 164

Ep. 164

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Star Union’s Capital Castle Sachs-01.

There is a unique structure in a place characterized by densely built factories, enormous smog, and constant acid rain.

White and black spiers with countless pipes, batteries and large and small machines intertwined on the outer walls. They gathered together in one place to form an imposing pyramid of thorns.

The name of this strange yet wonderful structure is Prime Head.

This is where the Machinery Committee, the highest power organization of Star Union, is located.

And at the top of Prime Head, the tallest of the numerous spires, is the office of the Supreme Leader, the father of all cyborgs.

It was always a place where silence and solemnity were observed, but not like today. Multiple voices were heard one after another from inside the tightly closed office.

“You suffered quite a bit of damage, but you ultimately failed.”

“That’s right.”

A white man with one eye replaced by a machine was talking in front of four diamond tombstones.

With mechanical eyes, a stylishly grown mustache, and an impressive muscular body, he is none other than Star Union’s Grand Leader Zubaka.

“The perk that has been revealed so far is changing one’s body. And…”

“It seems that he also has the ability to integrate his stomach with his body.”

“I’m glad I took this opportunity to check. haha. Jubaka, you have done such a great thing.”

“…Akira. “What did you hear about me?”

The damage Zubaka suffered because of the damn Morpbag was enormous. The Nemean fleet was almost destroyed, and the Arrow Red Tail fleet that supported it also suffered significant damage.

‘That’s not all.’

Because of his estrangement, my relationship with the cult got very bad. Since they recklessly invaded the cult’s territory and even destroyed the imperial carrier, it was bound to happen. Because of this, there was often talk of war with Star Union in the Cult Council.

Unprofitable wars must be avoided, so Zubaka had to send an envoy to the Cult Council to apologize. Megacorp’s Noble Capital Chloe Carmelda also supported Zubaka by putting pressure on the cult innovator.

Thanks to this, an all-out war between the cult and Star Union did not break out.

However, it is true that Star Union’s highest dignity has been greatly damaged by this incident. Zubaka, who had been completely screwed over by Eimoff, could not hold back his irritation.

Akira responded calmly to his angry words.

“Then did you think you would catch him so easily? You still don’t know him very well. “Thank goodness the entire fleet won’t be destroyed.”

“…Tsk.”

｢Akira, is the privilege of changing your body probably a privilege you got from Muriel?｣

｢Well. I don’t know. You should pay attention to that part. I would say he has between 2 and 3 perks.”

“What’s the use of finding out about this guy’s perks now? “The clues to finding him have completely disappeared.”

“Wasn’t the biological sample recorded in Starlink? Based on that, you could probably trace it.”

“For some reason, I couldn’t check it with the scanner anymore. Apparently, everything was fine until we chased after ship number 98.”

As soon as he heard that the Star Union manpower supply ship had discovered a suspicious creature, Zubaka immediately took action.

Amorph samples registered in the Starlink database, Star Union’s unique information processing system, are synchronized with the bio scanner, and in addition, Warp Finder, a faster-than-light navigation tracking system.

The task of tracking down Amov itself was not difficult, thanks to the use of all means available to the Great Leader. In reality, distance and time were a problem until we found ship number 98, but we found it itself quickly.

The problem is that it was a trap.

“It’s probably because of the unclean mixture, which is a nest-related trait. It is an ability that randomly converts the ingredients of the nest and makes it untraceable.”

“Damn it! “If you knew that, you should have told me in advance!”

“Hehehe, don’t be angry. Didn’t you learn something new thanks to you? “It means that it is possible to create an environment similar to a nest inside a bio-shipped ship.” “

Then I guess other abilities can be used as well.”

When Zubaka discovered the guy, he also told the other members about it. . At that time, Akira just smiled and said nothing.

But looking at his tone now, it seemed like he had predicted that this would happen. He probably used Zubaka as bait to see if his guess was true.

“It won’t be a situation where you can be so carefree. Akira. We lost the guy. “It means we don’t know how much more dangerous it will be the next time we meet him.”

As he said, there was no trace of the person who left ship number 98, as if he were a ghost. We searched the interior of the neutral star system, but there were no traces related to it.

“Is it difficult to find it with the warp finder?”

“The last place where ship number 98 was discovered was in a neutral star system. “It’s impossible to find him because dozens of ships come and go at faster than light speeds every minute.”

“Well, it might be difficult if you don’t know the type of ship he’s on.”

Based on the information confirmed so far, Aimorph has the ability to contaminate ships and then take control. It seemed like the ship could be modified, but it was possible to track it with a warp finder as well, as if only the super-light engine could be changed.

The problem is, as Akira said, we don’t know what type of ship he changed.

“I checked to see if there was a ship that was attacked, but there was no information related to it.”

“Could it be that the 5th place made a deal and purchased the ship? Whether it’s a special effect or bringing a friend with you…”

“That’s nonsense! A personality-breaker like that guy is your colleague? “Ha, I can’t even imagine.”

“Hehehehehe, it’s been a while since Cynthia tells a funny joke.”

Everyone here has fought No. 5 at least once. Although they know his fear very well, there are discrepancies in the information they know.

For example, Cynthia has only fought No. 5 twice, while Zubaka has fought properly about eight times. Akira, who is ranked higher than both of them, is much more numerous than them.

As a result, Cynthia knew relatively little about No. 5.

“Hehe, even if he had a friend, he would probably carry it around as a substitute for food. Or is it ruled by parasites?”

“Hmph. “If that Morphbak is a bastard, he deserves it.”

“In that case, you could buy a ship by controlling a cyborg with a parasite.”

“Of course, we are expecting that and checking it. The problem is that it takes a lot of time.”

Currently, high-performance androids are investigating all transactions in neutral star systems. We might be able to find it in a month, but in the meantime, he might change ships again.

At that time, Akira opened his mouth.

“hmm. “There’s no need to chase after him, right?”

“What do you mean?”

“If you know where he’s going, wouldn’t it be okay to prepare it in advance?”

“I’m doing this because I don’t know that. Akira. “Useless talk….”

｢Hehe, you’re also short-tempered. Listen. It was like that in the game as well, but he has a personality that hates waste. “If I were to become a semi-adult, I would try to become an adult as soon as possible.”

“…Okay.”

“The fastest way for him to fulfill the evolution conditions is to catch a special creature called Apex. In that case, we will aim for a place where many Apex live.”

“Are you talking about the dragon’s nest?”

Akira did not answer Cynthia’s question. Instead, a space map showing various routes appeared from his tombstone.

“These are virtual routes calculated by estimating the direction and route it traveled. If you look at this, you keep going in a certain direction, but when you come across a neutral star system, you take a sharp turn.” “

What do you mean?”

“If I hadn’t been chased, I would have kept going in this direction.”

“Damn it! Get to the point first. “What do you want to say?”

“If you keep going this way, there is a dragon’s nest at the end.”

“What?”

A red mark appeared near the outskirts of the space map.

“It’s where the Eugene family supplies Gallagon genes and where my ‘old subordinate’ is.”

“It’s not even on the map, so how does he know?”

“I don’t know about that. But he will definitely target this planet.”

Zubaka glared at the red mark. Because it was not a recorded planet, no information was displayed about that location.

“He’s heading here….”

“I’ll contact my old subordinate. “A semi-adult Aimorph is an opponent you can never defeat.”

“Who on earth are you to be so confident?”

“Hehe, would an older Black Gallagon be the answer?”

“!”

Zubaka was surprised to hear that.

Black Gallagon is located at the second highest level of Gallagon’s growth stage. There are Red Gallagons above them, but they are extremely rare and are generally difficult to see.

In other words, it is no exaggeration to say that Black Gallagon is the most powerful of the wild Gallagons.

‘For Black Gallagon, even the adult Aimorph is an opponent worth risking one’s life for.’

No matter how powerful Morphbak is, he has no chance of winning against Black Gallagon as long as he is a semi-adult. Black Gallagon itself is powerful, but it must also deal with the hordes in its nest.

“Akira, is it okay if I tell Jason the coordinates of that location? He said he wanted to make up for this situation somehow.”

“Hehehe, then his death will become more certain. “That’s right.”

In addition, cult player Jason participated in the war.

Jason’s ranking is 10th. Although his ranking is lower than Akira or Jubaka, he is quite capable as a ranker.

A group of Black Gallagons and even the 10th ranked ranker. Moffak’s fate was virtually decided.

Afterwards, the meeting ended with a few more adjustments. After confirming that the tombstones were deactivated, Zubaka held up the activated communicator.

“You’ve probably heard everything we’ve said so far, right?”

｢…That damn old man. “Taking advantage of others is still the same.”

After finding out that Akira had a spy, Chloe made various excuses and did not participate in the memorial meeting. Instead, like now, I overheard the meeting with Zubaka’s help.

“Chloe. I have some request.”

“Huh?”

“I’m thinking of sending Pyrrha Eleven’s Screamer unit.”

“What?”

“Let’s say the justification is a clinical experiment to examine operational performance.”

“wait for a sec! Brother Zubaka! They’re still prototypes. “It’s incomplete, so I don’t know what errors may occur.”

“Anyway, don’t you need the Aimorph gene to complete your ‘plan’? “I guess it’s not a bad condition, right?”

“It will definitely help, but…”

“Besides, it would be better if that planet is a place where Gallagon genes are collected. “If the Gallagons inevitably die while fighting Aimorph, they will be able to give Akira a shot as well.”

｢Hmm, that sounds a bit appealing?｣

“Send me the newly updated Hulk Mutant. “Let’s make it into a screamer and send it to you right away.”

Zubaka had never in his life left anyone who attacked him alone. It was like that in the real world and also in this dystopian world.

He had no intention of forgiving Moffak, who had really screwed him over, and Akira, who was only keeping his colleagues in check.

‘I’ll pay it all back.’

Zubaka’s mechanical eyes flashed menacingly as he spoke with Chloe.

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[Zuzuzuz (Is that that place?)]

｢Blue｣｢Star｣｢Ring｣｢Confirmation｣｢Nest｣｢Correct｣

I almost cheered when I understood Aadhai’s thought wave coming from outside the spaceship.

‘It’s been a long time.’

After traveling non-stop for a month and 10 days on a narrow ship, we finally arrived at the planet where the dragon’s nest was located.

A sky-blue planet reminiscent of the sea is before us.

The planet had rings like Saturn. Pieces of rock caught by the planet’s gravity formed a ring in orbit around the planet.

Seeing the pale rings floating around the beautifully shining sky blue planet felt like seeing a well-decorated aquamarine decoration.

‘I’d like to see more.’

For that reason, both the kids and I are hungry.

The food we thought was sufficient ran out two days ago. Since it has been a while since we have seen another ship or creature, it is impossible to find new food. In that situation, I had no choice but to keep going.

‘If Aadhai had made even the slightest mistake, he would have been in big trouble.’

If he had calculated the coordinates incorrectly, we might have died of starvation while wandering in this remote place.

‘Aimov is starving.’

I almost experienced death in real life, something I had never experienced even in a game.

‘Let’s go down first and fill our bellies first.’

I prepared to rush into the nameless blue planet. After letting Adhai, who was outside, into the ship, the speed of movement was increased.

As the distance from the planet decreases, the ring becomes more visible.

From ordinary stones and pieces of ice to unidentified metal chunks and pieces of spaceship debris from unknown sources. Many things were coming together and flying in one direction.

Any creature with normal skin would have been torn to shreds as soon as it entered that ring, but I am not an ordinary creature.

The ship, which was made up of a mixture of metal and living tissue, easily caught the debris pouring down on its outer walls. I passed the ring without much difficulty and quickly approached the planet’s atmosphere.

Unlike Earth, which has quite a variety of colors, such as blue seas, brown earth, and white clouds, this planet’s colors are consistent.

Light blue and white. That was everything on this planet.

‘It’s an ice planet.’

Even in the game, the area inhabited by Gallagon was as extreme as the planet in front of me. It is either a fiery hell with constant volcanic activity or an ice hell with temperatures hundreds of degrees below zero. Extreme environmental conditions were also one of the factors that made it difficult to deal with Gallagon.

‘I don’t care, but I don’t know if the kids will be okay.’

Adhai said that the temperature in the rest of the area except the dragon’s nest was very low. Originally, he should have frozen to death not long after being abandoned by his compatriots.

Except for No. 26, who lived in the deep sea, it seems like it will be quite a difficult journey for the other two.

Even while I was thinking that, my body was quickly passing through the atmosphere.

This is what caught my eye after breaking through the thick clouds.

It was a land of ice with no end in sight.