I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 173
Ep. 173
｢Suss?｣
The guy seemed confused by the sudden intrusion of the enemy. You might wonder why you missed this.
The reason is simple.
‘Because I distracted him.’
After realizing that I was a formidable enemy, he put all his senses into me.
If I had held back or kept my distance from him while fighting, he would have had more time. If that were the case, I would have quickly noticed that the kids were coming.
The Ice Horror has excellent physical abilities, but at its core, it is a hunter who focuses on ambush. If they decide that it is difficult to control environmental requirements, they will immediately retreat.
‘I can’t leave it like that.’
We need a guy. To me, it’s the head, and to Heavenly Mother, it’s the heart.
And even his flesh to give to other guys.
‘Catch it here.’
“Grrrrrrr”
I growled and he looked at me and No. 26 in turns.
Of all the enemies here, I am the one who poses the most threat to him. Because even the carapace of his abdomen was broken because of me.
But his instincts are giving a different answer. It would be like feeling the presence of Mr. Demon, a predator higher than Ice Horror.
Number 26 tends to prevent psychic power from flowing out of his body. This is to be considerate of Adhai, who is sensitive to psychic power.
If I hadn’t been hurt, I would have hidden it now.
‘Are you really angry?’
Numerous eyes flowing like water over No. 26’s body. Eyes embodied with the ‘fear of the deep sea’ trait were glaring at the Ice Horror.
Intense psychic power was radiating out from the body, which was dyed pink, almost purple, and filling the cavity.
The good news is that psychic power does not flow out of the cavity. They probably adjusted it because they thought Gallagon would notice if it leaked out.
In other words, to summarize No. 26’s current state of mind, it can be seen as a state of cold anger.
‘That’s scarier though.’
｢Susssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!
Ice Horror seemed confused about where to focus due to its psychic power. The antennae were wandering aimlessly, as if representing their owner’s consciousness.
It would be difficult if his attention was directed elsewhere. I lifted myself up with my unbroken fighting arms.
And then it let out a loud roar.
｢■■■■■■■!｣
My cries echoed far and wide beyond the cave. The ice and stone fragments around me were blown by the wind and scattered in the air. Sensing the spirit contained in my roar, it twitched its antennae.
｢Suaaaa!｣
｢■■■■!｣
An ice horror that cries out loud just like me. The guy paid no attention to No. 26 and rushed at me. I also kicked the ground and rushed towards him.
Ice Horror and I run towards each other, leaving footprints on the collapsed ice floor. As the two clash again, the cavity vibrates loudly again.
‘Pfft!’
My fighting arm and back arm were broken, and the carapace of my head was broken. I don’t have as much strength as before because I’m using up energy to heal my broken bones.
On the other hand, the guy is showing off his strength without getting tired at all. Should we say that he is worthy of being a top-level Apex monster based on his specs alone?
‘It worked out better.’
It’s a cunning predator. I wouldn’t think about running away when faced with an enemy I could easily deal with. While the enemy is off guard, we just have to diligently tie him down.
While I was holding him down, the kids moved.
The Mother of Heaven, transformed into the form of a griffon beast, rode on the back of Aadhai holding the ‘Priest’s Golden Spear’. Aadhai, carrying her, flew onto the Ice Horror’s back in the blink of an eye, despite the thick darkness.
As Aadhai flew so close to Ice Horror that he was almost touching his armor, the Mother of Heaven extended her spear and slashed at his back. Perhaps due to the added propulsion generated from the high-speed flight, thin scratches were left on its armor.
｢Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseded
by the one being attacked during a power struggle with me. Its tail is about to move to get rid of the annoying nuisance.
Although it was an underground space where not a single ounce of light existed, we were able to see it thanks to our amazingly developed auxiliary organs. Its tail, which rose to hit Aadhai, was like a huge barrier.
Like a hero fighting a mythical monster on a flying horse, Aadhai and the Heavenly Mother did well to avoid the beast’s tail. Aadhai’s flying skills have improved even further in the water, allowing him to fly without difficulty even in this relatively narrow underground space.
Aadhai, the mother of the sky who focuses solely on throwing out spears, dodging the flying tail and body.
While the two were working together, No. 26 also prepared to attack.
Number 26 waved the tentacles that sprouted from its body like a conductor’s baton. Then, the debris lying on the floor of the cavity came to mind at the same time.
Sea Demon’s unique technique, ‘Demon Crash’, was activated. That fragment imbued with psychic power now becomes the bullet of the psychic cannon.
Some of the debris floating in the air was shot like a cannonball and hit the Ice Horror’s body.
｢Susss!｣
Ice Horror seemed to be having trouble deciding where to focus. As his nerves dispersed, his jaw, which had been pressing me, lost some of its strength.
‘good!’
I took that opportunity and applied force to the eroding tentacles that were holding its jaw and head. Then, for the first time since the fight began, he was pushed back.
｢Seuss?!｣
Maybe he was too embarrassed and couldn’t react properly. I gathered my momentum and pushed him away forcefully. Because the ground collapsed and the floor was uneven, his body tilted significantly.
This exposed a large portion of the broken abdominal carapace I had created.
The embarrassed guy tried to quickly collect himself, but his body stopped on the spot. I don’t know about him, but a net of hundreds of meters of psychic power was entangling his huge body.
The person who threw the net was number 26. This guy has put on ‘binding’ again.
[Zuzu (Now!)]
Adhai heard my shout and flew in at an incredible speed. The Mother of Heaven, who was on the guy’s back, lashed out her spear with all her might.
The sharp tip of the spear pierced the flesh inside the broken carapace. The spear went deep into the guy’s body without any trouble.
｢Seaaaa!｣
The one with the priest’s golden spear stuck in it screams and struggles. It feels like the entire underground space, as well as the cavity, is shaking as a huge body that easily exceeds 100 meters makes a fuss.
｢Be careful!｣
｢Haehae｣
Ice Horror’s body and tail bounced around in the air like the tracks of a roller coaster, and Aadhay jumped between them doing aerobatics.
‘It’s still not enough.’
Because the body was so large, even if the priest’s golden spear was pierced all the way to the handle, the wound was not fatal.
I got on top of the guy who was causing trouble on the collapsed floor. Then, it opened its lower jaw in two to bite the broken part of the carapace.
｢Ssssss!｣
The guy, who was in pain like an earthworm that had been hit with salt, realized what I was aiming for like a ghost and quickly turned over.
Because of that, my attack missed. What I chewed was not soft flesh, but a very hard side carapace.
‘Tsk.’
The teeth, which could chew through the outer walls of the ship, were damaged and incapacitated when they hit the Ice Horror’s carapace. I clicked my tongue as I experienced my teeth breaking for the first time since coming to this world.
｢Susu｣
Moreover, with the attack just now, he realized what I was aiming for. Knowing that he was constantly targeting the injured area, he twisted his body to hide his weakness.
Aadhai, who could move the fastest among us, flew around and sprayed purple lightning, but it was no use.
Even though he was hit from the front by my psychic breath, he only got a scratch. Purple Lightning, which is less powerful, cannot cause damage.
｢Solid!｣
｢Little baby! “Get out of the way!”
Seeing that, No. 26 showed his strength again. The psychic power emanating from its body materialized and shone.
Next, the debris floating in the air gathered in front of No. 26 and began to rotate slowly.
Understanding what he was thinking, I used all my eroding tentacles and fighting arms to hold onto the Ice Horror tightly.
｢Sussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssedings them.
｢Grrr.ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssingly,
though, that guy also seemed to think that he should quickly sort me out and get out of this place. Its thick and long body wrapped around me. Its carapace and the synthetic scales of my body collided and sparks flew.
He is much stronger than me. If he decides to strangle me, he won’t be able to hold out for long.
As evidence, a series of messages appeared before my eyes saying that ‘Pain Reduction’ had been activated.
Barely able to endure the pain due to the trait effect, I grabbed one of the broken arms from my back with the erosion tentacle. And then the arm was ripped off.
‘Ugh!’
A pain that is incomparable to when it was broken pierces the inside of the head.
I didn’t go crazy and tear off my arm. The arms on my back, which look like the paws of a praying mantis, are equipped with the sharpest bone blades in my body.
I’m thinking of using my back arm, which I can’t move because all the bones are broken, as a weapon.
‘If this is it!’
I was given an arm on my back torn off by an erosion tentacle as a fighting arm. Then he swung his arm like an ax and hit the guy’s weak spot.
“Sssssss!”
The priest’s golden spear was already pierced, and when my bone blade was also stuck on top of it, the bastard screamed.
Strong predators are accustomed to trampling on others, so they tend to be unable to tolerate their own pain. The guy was the same too.
The body that was squeezing me loses its strength. Ice Horror trying to get away from me to cover up my weakness. To that guy, I took out another weapon I had hidden.
The five faces on the carapace of my head opened their mouths in unison.
And sound waves capable of paralyzing any enemy poured out from the mouths of the human beings.
｢—–!｣｢—–!｣｢—–!｣｢—–!｣｢—–!｣
｢Su!｣
Paralysis wave to the head. The one who was hit properly stopped moving. Almost simultaneously, weapon No. 26 was ready to fire.
[Zuzuzuz (Now)]
｢Yes!｣
A superpower drill made by mixing psychic power and a large block of ice flies through the air.
The tip of the drill is aimed at the Ice Horror’s broken carapace. This is the weakness of the thing we have created so far.
And the essence of pure psychic power and shards of ice began to tear his bare skin to pieces.
｢Seaaaaagh!｣
The destructive power of the psychic drill, a weapon created by Mr. Demon No. 26, was incredible. The bones and flesh inside the carapace were ground to a pulp, and the internal organs were sucked out by the rotation and almost pulled out.
It cried out in a loud voice, like someone who couldn’t bear the pain of having his internal organs cut off.
But it ended there.
It was a psychic drill that was rotating with the momentum to cut the guy’s body in half, but it was impossible to even destroy the guy’s carapace. After greatly expanding the wound area, the psychic power that made up the drill dissipated into the air.
｢I’m exhausted….｣
｢Little Adult｣｢Danger｣
No. 26’s body shrunk after consuming too much psychic power. As he usually rides on my head, Aadhai rode No. 26, which had shrunk to 50cm in size, on his back.
｢Susssu….’
Ice Horror’s antennae tremble uneasily. How many times have a predator like this suffered such fatal injuries? Probably not since he was a pup.
The guy seemed to think he couldn’t do it anymore and tried to hide by digging in the ground.
‘Where are we going?’
When you come, you are free, but when you leave, it is not so. I grabbed the guy who was trying to run away from behind and pulled him in.
“Grrr”
“Ssssss?!”
And then I stuck my head into his wound. His warm blood seeps into my closed mouth.
I opened its wound with my fighting arms and eroding tentacles, then plunged my head even deeper. The horns on its head and the bone blade under its chin cut into its body.
It grabbed my tail with its jaws and pulled to get me out. The more I did, the stronger I held on to his open wound.
Even when the claws at the end of my tail, the carapace and legs on the tail were caught in its jaws and torn off, I did not give up.
How much time had passed? As I pushed away from what felt like a hard wall, cold air enveloped the carapace of my head.
The moment I realized that I had completely penetrated his body, I heard him scream.
｢Suss…su…su….’
An ice horror that may have lived for hundreds or even thousands of years.
The guy let out a low cry as if he was aggrieved and fell down.