I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 196

Ep. 196

｢It’s good to go together.｣

[Zuzu (Really?)]

｢It would be nice to have a little one too.｣

[Zuzuzu zu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Don’t worry. I’ll definitely bring it)]

｢Yes!｣

I climbed on top of him. I lightly stroked No. 26. Then it also gently caressed my horn with its tentacles.

“…just looking at that face is cute.”

“A physical reaction that cannot be analyzed is detected from the main controller.”

“I think I know what it means.”

“The middle baby’s remarks are very interesting. “We demand that information be shared.”

“Why are you asking me that?”

After resting and recovering from my injuries, I left the nest with the kids. It was to hunt new prey together.

‘It’s difficult for me to hunt this opponent alone.’

This enemy is not the type that has strong personal power like Ice Horror or has numerous subordinates like Glacier Fiend. In a different sense, it is an annoying enemy. When I brought this up, even Heavenly Mother was disgusted.

I glanced at Mother Sky, who was bickering with PS-111.

‘Is that a new look?’

Thanks to taking the Heart of Ice Horror and the Heart of Winter Walker that I brought, she gained the power of a Wendigo.

The Wendigo of Space Survival looks very different from the legend. The wendigo of this world resembles a skeletal black stag walking on two feet.

Wendigo’s power is largely divided into two categories. Ability to control temperature, such as generating cold air, and ability to disrupt the minds of other living things.

Unlike the Griffon, which has short flight capabilities and is good at hand-to-hand combat, it can be seen as specialized in combat-assisted crowd control.

‘These are abilities that are more advantageous in group battles than in individual battles.’

Maybe that’s why Wendigo is loved by his co-workers.

The paradox is that it is a return that is not popular with Wolff players. This is because wendigos are notorious for their unsightly appearance.

‘It was definitely like that…’

The current appearance of the Mother of Heaven reflected some of the Wendigo’s characteristics, but it wasn’t particularly bad.

The head of a bald eagle and the body of a lioness covered in golden fur were all the same, but a few elements were added. Two black horns grew on its head and black wave patterns appeared on its body.

These were all changes that came about thanks to her special privileges.

‘It’s the disguised shell of a hunting god.’

Generally, when Wolff enters the deification stage, he chooses which phantom beast he will transform into. By setting, this phantom beast is the essence of Wolff, so once it is set, it can never be changed.

However, the special privilege of the Heavenly Mother, ‘Hunting God’s Transformation Shell’, is not subject to these restrictions.

She explains that you can transform into one of four phantom beasts other than the griffon you initially selected.

If you unlock the conditions necessary for transformation, you can transform into the unlocked Hwansu once a month. For example, if she transforms into a wendigo here, she cannot change into another animal until a month has passed.

The length of time the transformation can be maintained varies depending on the type of transformation. In the case of wendigos, it is said to last up to 5 days.

That’s why she’s saving it instead of turning into a wendigo.

‘Anyway, some of the characteristics of the unlocked phantom beast are reflected in the Gryphon state.’

Like now that deer antlers have grown on his head. Also, she wasn’t cold at all now. This was thanks to the cold immunity characteristic of the Wendigo.

‘I unlocked two with additional phantom beasts, so there are now two left.’

The materials needed to unlock the transformable phantom beast are said to have a difficulty level similar to that of the Wendigo. In other words, you have to catch an Apex-level monster.

In the future, as No. 26 grows, it would be good to look into monsters that can be helpful to her.

‘Now that I think about it, I unlocked other phantom beasts before Wendigo. How did I get that?’

As I was thinking about a question that suddenly occurred to me, Heavenly Mother called me.

“Where do you plan to start looking? If you start looking blindly, it will take a long time.”

[Zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I’m thinking of going north)]

“North?”

Our nest is in the middle of the forest near the beginning of the mountain range. If you go all the way north, you will see mountains that form a mountain range.

Today I plan to hike one of those many mountains.

[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzuzu Zuzuzuzu (You said you saw it on the twin-shaped peaks, right?)]

“That’s according to what I reported when the intermediate terminal function was not lost.”

As soon as I woke up in the morning, I asked PS-111 if he had seen the creatures I was looking for.

Among the mutant screamers, the one who acted as an intermediary terminal remembered the information conveyed by lower-level entities. It is said that the creature I was trying to hunt was also discovered by lower-level entities of PS-111.

‘I saw it at Twin Peaks.’

The enemy we are targeting this time has the characteristic of having a very wide hunting ground. If you saw it on the twin peaks close to the forest at the beginning of the mountain range, you would assume that the entire area around it is its range of activity.

‘It only builds nests in very high places, so there may be a nest above.’

The twin peaks are high enough to be visible from the ice plain. You’ll have to go and check it out in person, but there’s a good chance that it’s there.

‘Anyway, if we want to save Aadhai, we have to catch him at all costs.’

There is an ability that is absolutely necessary to fight Gallagon.

The ability to fly.

It is not just ordinary flight, but requires the ability to move at high speeds and navigate through space.

Gallagons, starting with hatchlings, the entire race can fly. As you can see from Aadhay, Gallagon’s ability to fly is actively used in battle.

In addition, White Gallagon has useful characteristics in aerial combat in addition to Green Gallagon’s ‘super acceleration’ ability.

To fight against those guys, I also need to have strong flying abilities.

‘As for the ability to fly, Sky Whale also has it…’

Sky Whale is a being that lives by absorbing intangible energy that exists in nature. This is a planet with a dragon’s nest where psychic power is highly concentrated, so you will also be able to meet Skywhale.

The problem is that they never come down to the ground until they die. Even meeting them is not easy unless you have the ability to fly.

If you catch a Gallagon, you will gain flight-related traits, but the problem is that they live in groups.

In the end, the last thing left is ‘Crystal Wing’, which we are currently trying to find by going to Twin Peaks.

[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (Today’s goal is to find the crystal wing nest)]

｢I can’t believe I have to do that boring work here too.｣

The Mother of Heaven shook her head as if she was tired of it. At that time, No. 26 stabbed my head with its tentacle.

｢Big baby, what are crystal wings?｣

[Zuzuzuz zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (an animal with shiny wings)]

｢Wings?｣

Perhaps because it was an unfamiliar concept, the guy gave a signal that he didn’t know.

[Zuuuu zzuzu (It’s up to Adhai)]

I wanted to show off the gliding shield, but since I’m a smart weakling, I can’t use the gliding shield. Still, like a smart guy, he quickly figured out what I was trying to say.

“It’s fluttering! Flap, flap!」

[Zuzu (Yes)]

No. 26 pulled out two tentacles and waved them.

In reality, Aadhai’s flight is more like swimming gracefully in the air. It’s different from what he described, but the meaning was clear, so it doesn’t matter.

So we continued heading north towards the Twin Peaks.

As we got closer to the mountain, the surrounding scenery gradually changed. Instead of fewer trees, the terrain became rougher.

There are dozens of meters of ice stuck in the ground, or crevasses of unknown depth. It was truly pure nature itself. If I were human, I would never want to come here.

‘Of course, that doesn’t apply to us.’

I kicked the ground hard with my foot. My body flew through the air and jumped over a crevasse tens of meters wide.

“It’s fun!”

Every time that happened, No. 26 above his head was happy. Heavenly Mother and PS-111 behind me also jumped lightly and followed.

Since everyone had excellent physical abilities, the rough terrain was not a problem.

After arriving at the mountain, a steep slope, almost like a cliff or precipice, greeted us. Likewise, there was no problem. Our movement speed did not decrease at all.

When I got hungry along the way, I hunted wild creatures roaming the mountains. Snow banshees, who moved carefully while sticking to the cliffs, became the main victims.

“There’s one more over there.”

“I’ll attack.”

When the Heavenly Mother spots prey with her excellent vision, PS-111 attacks it with the Demolisher attached to its tail.

“Quick!”

A snow banshee that falls after being hit by an energy bullet that decomposes matter. The body of the person falling down the cliff stops as if fixed in the air.

｢Yap!｣

When No. 26 waved his tentacle, its body trembled and then split apart with the sound of a balloon popping. The shattered body parts were divided into four parts and turned into meat dumplings. The blood that was pouring also went against the laws of physics and was sucked into the meat chunk.

‘That’s amazing.’

As a Sea Demon, he was very skillful in controlling his psychic powers. Even Jason, who fought a few days ago, wouldn’t be able to show that level of skill.

Number 26 handed us chunks of snow banshee meat one by one as we hung on the cliff.

“Eat this, big baby.”

[Zuzuzu (thank you)]

Even though it wasn’t necessary, he put a chunk of meat directly into my mouth.

The taste of salted meat with a chewy texture and a slight soy sauce flavor filled my mouth. As I felt yesterday, the Snow Banshee’s meat tasted like beef jerky and dried squid.

‘It looks like a salamander and it’s amazing.’

We filled our stomachs occasionally along the way, and it took a while before we were able to arrive near the twin peaks.

Above, I could see a sky filled with gray clouds, and in front of me I could see another peak that was in line with this peak. And behind the peak, a wide ridge was seen that was different from the twin peaks.

As I came down the hill, the black trees at the bottom of the mountain looked like white trees because of the snow on their branches. Beyond the snow-covered forest, the ice plain continued endlessly.

‘…It’s beautiful.’

This frozen land seen from the peak was surprisingly spectacular. This is the first time I have seen such a great scenery since I met the bubble amoebas with No. 26.

‘If I hadn’t come to this world, I would never have seen anything like this in my life.’

I was not the only one who admired the great sculptures created by nature. Heavenly Mother, who was next to me, was also admiring the scenery in a daze.

｢Friend, aren’t you cold?｣

“I was designed so that I can work without any problems even in temperatures below -150 degrees.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but it’s amazing!”

“Thank you for the compliment from the main controller.”

No. 26 and PS-111, who had very different sensibilities from us, were not impressed at all.

Anyway, since we arrived at our destination, we looked around the area around the peak together. Within a few minutes of starting to wander around, I was able to find the trail I was looking for.

“It’s just as you said. “There is a crystal wing’s nest nearby.”

She placed the branch she was holding in her beak on the floor. These were the branches of the trees that made up the forest around the mountain. However, there was something different from regular branches, and that was that the branches were studded with jewel particles.

‘It’s a branch taken to make a nest.’

Those jewel-like grains are a substance formed when the crystal wing’s saliva dries up.

Over time, Crystal Wing’s bodily fluids are transformed into a substance that resembles a gem. Although it looks like a gem, it is not actually a mineral.

‘Actually, it would be rude to compare it to a gem.’

Because his bodily fluids are overwhelmingly more expensive than gems. Body fluid crystals have the property of emitting special electromagnetic fields, so they are used in the development of advanced alloys and as materials for ship computers. If I weren’t Amorph, I would make enough money to buy a warship just by discovering this nest.

While thinking these meaningless thoughts, I followed the sparkling branches. The sparsely visible jewel branches gradually increased and soon a nest of shining jewels appeared in front of us.

In the case of gallagons, they also place jewels in their nests, but they do not make them in that form. That is most likely a crystal wing’s nest.

‘good. ‘I found the nest.’

I put down No. 26 for a moment and looked at the nest with Heavenly Mother.

Looking at the frozen, mummified corpse in the nest, it had been quite some time since the nest was emptied.

｢How many do you think there are?｣

[zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (I think at least two)]

｢Two? There is no trace of eggs being laid?」

[Zuzuzuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (This part is a sign of reinforcement. The male built the nest)]

｢Are they still a young couple?｣

The number of partners is minimal. two. It is a combination of a male and a female that we just met.

After mating, the male crystal wing builds a nest and the female prepares to lay eggs there. If eggs are formed, the female takes care of them and the male goes out to find food.

As I said, this nest shows signs of hard work by the male. However, seeing that both the male and female were not present, it is assumed that they went together to look for food.

‘It didn’t feel like there was that much food.’

Since they have built a nest, it is surprising that one of them will have to stay behind to guard the house.

‘Maybe it’s because the range of movement has been narrowed because of Gallagon.’

Gallagons and crystalwings occupy the status of top predators in the wild. Because they are competitors for food, they attack as soon as they see one.

However, Crystal Wing is stronger than Green Gallagon but weaker than White Gallagon, so when the two sides clash, the Gallagon that forms the group usually wins. Crystal Wings also know that they are inferior, so even though they are top predators, they tend to move cautiously.

The problem is that there are at least two Gallagon groups on this planet. Since the area occupied by Gallagon is also double, it will not be easy for Crystal Wing to find food.

“Even if you are settled, it is a problem. If you go out hunting, you don’t know when you’ll come back.”

[Zuzuzuzu (That’s right)]

Once a crystal wing goes out hunting, it doesn’t return to the nest for a long time. They wander around looking for food for as little as a week or as long as half a year. If there are eggs, the period is significantly shortened, but now you can’t expect that luck.

“What do you want to do? Should I wait? Or should we look for another nest?”

Heavenly Mother asked, but I did not answer right away.

‘Which one benefits?’

If Aadhai had not been kidnapped, we would have considered waiting for a long period of time, but that is not possible under the current circumstances. The time I have is limited.

‘But it’s not easy to find another nest.’

This mountain range has over hundreds of peaks. If you include other possible habitats for crystal wings, the number of places to search would easily exceed thousands. It is impossible to visit them all.

‘Now that we’ve found the nest, there’s only one option left.’

[Zuzuzzu zuzuzzu zuzuz (let’s wait until two days)]

Heavenly Mother nodded to show that she respected my opinion.

If you wait and the Crystal Wing does not come, there is nothing you can do. You have no choice but to take the risk and aim for Gallagon, or at least catch creatures with wings.

Less than a day after making the nest, the decision was made to go homeless.