I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 204
Ep. 204
The cult cruiser landed on a forest quite far away from the nest I had set up. This is because the ground around the nest is not good.
After landing, the eight survivors were sent out of the situation room. This is to clean up the scattered corpses.
I put my tentacles inside the situation room and sucked in the corpses one by one. Then I noticed something strange.
‘There is no knowledge manager?’
The Knowledge Manager is the core lieutenant and chief engineer of the cult ship.
As a race that uses psychic powers, the cult can transmit records and information stored on computers to individuals. Therefore, the cult does not have a separate central information processing agency, such as Megacorp’s data archive and Star Union’s Starlink database. Could it be that the Society of Prophets, the third largest power institution in the empire, plays a similar role?
In any case, the knowledge managers aboard the ship are those who have acquired various information necessary for navigation, such as battle routes, ship structure, trends of the empire and other powers, etc.
While other forces rely heavily on the performance of the ship’s computer, the cult, unlike them, can be seen as helping with navigation by linking computers and knowledge managers.
‘As far as I know, cruisers always have a knowledge manager.’
Usually, they are not boarded on patrol ships, but they are boarded on medium-sized warships larger than destroyers.
However, the knowledge manager was missing among the corpses lying in the situation room.
[Zuzuzuzuzuzuzu (Where is the knowledge manager?)]
｢Huh? I subdued it with an ice demon earlier. “It will be in the situation room.”
The Mother of Heaven answered my question through the wave I sent. Currently, she is in another part of the ship, looking for any equipment she can take as loot. After hearing her answer, I searched for the bodies again, but still couldn’t find them.
Knowledge managers look the same as regular cult members, but wear special badges on their clothes. This badge is shaped like a cult’s eye and is often called Illuminati in the community.
‘Is it because the bodies were mixed up? ‘I can’t find it.’
As I was going through the clothes of each corpse, PS-111, who was hovering around the computer, asked me.
“What are you looking for?”
[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu Zuzu Zuzu Zuzu (corpse with eye-shaped badge)]
“I ate that corpse before ‘Aimorph’ came.”
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (You ate it? When?)]
“The ‘middle baby’ was working on the computer. I didn’t realize it was an important subject. sorry.”
PS-111 bowed and apologized.
‘Why is this guy not like that normally?’
Although he is always on the lookout for energy, he has never touched food first. It is true that it is a special entity, but it is still controlled by machines. I think the possibility of making a mistake is low.
Moreover, as always, it was a monotonous female voice mixed with mechanical sounds, but it felt subtly different.
‘hmm.’
I kept an eye on him. There was no change in the face of PS-111, a half-machine being. But the voice and the expressionless face felt different.
If I were to express the feeling that seeped into the surface of my pure white face…
‘Is it an emotion?’
Before, he had shown a sullen appearance when being scolded by No. 26. At that time, it had a strong artificial feel, expressed by machines tailored to specific situations.
But now it looked much more human.
‘It’s a humane machine.’
This is a new Screamer model, and since it is a commander-level object, it has relatively high autonomy. Therefore, it is unclear whether this change is due to its design or whether it is transforming into a new being.
‘This is similar to No. 26.’
I had similar concerns when I had just met him. At that time, I decided to keep an eye on him, and that decision ultimately helped me a lot.
‘Let’s wait and see.’
If you’re going to fool me, there are better ways to do it than to do it in an awkward way. The fact that he didn’t do that means he doesn’t mean to harm me.
After thinking about it for a while, I decided to skip PS-111’s ‘mistake’.
[Zuzuzuzzu zuzuzzu (be careful next time)]
“Thank you.”
The knowledge manager concluded with that and devoured the corpses again with his eroding tentacles. Not long after, I cleaned up all the bodies and came out of the cruiser with PS-111.
｢My eldest child and a friend showed up.｣
｢What took so long?｣
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (I have something to do for a moment)]
When we came out, Heavenly Mother and No. 26 were waiting for us.
The Mother of Heaven attached a string to the Demolisher and slung it over her right shoulder, and wore the champion shield on her left wrist. Although they were similar to the temple guards, they did not wear Yongrinbok (龍鱗服).
Wolff cannot wear general armor other than equipment made of special materials. This is none other than Wolff’s ability to transform. When you transform, your body will more than double in size and your body shape will change, so ordinary clothes will be ruined in an instant.
Number 26 next to him was holding a backpack full of loot with his tentacles.
[Zuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzuzu (Then let’s go back to the nest)]
｢Are you flopping?｣
[Zu (Yes)]
｢Haa….’
Number 26 always loved flying. When I lowered my body to my stomach, he bounced and jumped on my back. Despite her name, Mother Sky, who does not enjoy flying, sighed and followed No. 26.
After picking up PS-111, I flew up into the sky.
‘Let’s take a short rest at the nest and go catch some bird food.’
As long as my existence is known, the fight against Gallagon is not far away. No matter which group, they will try to exclude me.
The Black Gallagon horde that banished Aadhai will not be pleased with their new rival. Ham Ort, who I have met before, has a promise, so he won’t attack me right away, but that doesn’t mean I can rest assured. They might be more wary because they think I’m targeting Aadhai.
‘I originally planned to prepare more, but I had no choice.’
The Gallagon hordes are just as difficult an enemy as the players themselves. I was planning to acquire more than 10 of Apex’s characteristics and attack them, but I have to change my plan.
‘Let’s just take care of Shark Bear and him first.’
A creature that never comes down to earth after birth.
A noble being called the whale of the universe.
Sky Whale.
–
｢Lord of the Red Forest｣｢Dead?｣
When the Pure White Queen asked the unbelievable news, the White Gallagon nodded.
Why does the king, who was alive and well until recently, suddenly die? Ham Ort did not understand this situation.
｢Od Grad｣｢Killed?｣
｢Nel Germa｣｢Unholy｣｢King｣｢Already｣｢Dead｣ I
asked just in case, but it was still not the case.
｢Corpse｣｢Brought｣
All that the white female Nell Germa held out was the wing fragment left behind by the owner of the red forest. When Ham Ort saw that, he barely suppressed a sigh.
These little pieces don’t mean much. That means we need to find another Red King somewhere on this planet.
｢Ham Ort｣｢Command｣｢Owner of the New Red Forest｣｢Search｣
｢Nel Germa｣｢Opposed｣｢Kingdom｣｢Tired｣｢Rest｣｢Need｣ The
young thing raising an objection to the leader is This cannot happen. Moreover, Nel Germa was one of the most obedient of his people. The fact that she is giving a counterargument means that the situation is not very good.
Moreover, Ham Ort rebelled because he did not like Od Grad mistreating his people. If she were to forcefully give orders here, she would end up just like Od Grad.
｢Ham Ort｣｢Correction｣｢Nel Germa｣｢Kingdom｣｢Rest in peace｣ ｢
Thank you｣
Ham Ort, who had sent Nel Germa back, quickly shook his head.
Currently, there is not much time given to her. For now, we are letting that cruel black dragon do its whims, but no one knows how long that will last.
If Od Grad steps forward now, many of his compatriots will die. Even if she sacrifices her life.
So before that, we need to make Yoo Seong’s daughter a savior as quickly as possible. Ham Oort entered the nest carrying a wing fragment.
In a large cave, a small member of the species was lying down.
A relative with grass-colored scales, smaller than the water-colored juveniles, and an impressive plump tail. She was Yoo Seong’s daughter Adhai.
Unlike when we first met, she raised her head with white spots as small as stones scattered on the floor on her wings.
｢Red Forest Owner｣｢Death?｣
｢Yes｣
It was Aadhai who spoke as if he already knew everything.
Recently, she had been practicing how to manipulate her psychic powers in detail. Now not only the cave, but even the forest outside the cave was within her detection range.
From a mother’s perspective, there is nothing more joyful than seeing her daughter grow, but she couldn’t just be happy about it. Because Aadhai was only thinking of running away from her whenever he got the chance.
｢Great Adult｣｢Hunting｣｢Certain｣
｢Ham Ort｣｢Deny｣｢Lord of the Red Forest｣｢Not Weak｣｢Ugly Fellow｣｢Hunting｣｢Impossible｣ ｢
Big Adult｣｢Appearance｣｢Change ｣｢Real｣｢Appearance｣Much more｣｢Coolness｣｢Strong｣｢Strong!｣
It has been that sound ever since the last time I brought back the body of the King of Snakes with difficulty. Ham Ort knows who the ‘eldest adult’ that Adhaj is talking about is.
An ugly fellow who was with Aadhai when he was discovered.
As she remembered, the ‘eldest adult’ was such a bizarre-looking being that it was unclear whether it was actually of the same species. If it weren’t for the fact that it communicates in a similar way to its own species, one might mistake it for a different creature.
Of course, the massive horns on the head weren’t bad, but that was it. He was small and didn’t seem very strong. Yoosung’s daughter, who used to go around with such a weak being, can’t believe she goes around with him. It was a miracle that I survived until now.
｢Kingdom｣｢Appearance｣｣Cannot be changed｣｢Daughter of Meteor｣｢Illusion｣ ｢
Not｣｢Ham Ort｣｢Wrong｣｢Don’t know｣｢Not at all｣｢Don’t know｣
When I saw Aadhai talking sarcastically, I hit him. The desire to do it arose, but I held it back. She threw the wing fragment in front of Aadhai.
Ham Oort notified her as she grabbed the wing fragments with her front paws and began to crunch them with her tentacles.
｢Eat｣｢After eating｣｢Place to go｣｢There is｣
｢Place to go?｣
It is impossible to eat the owner of the red forest right now. So, you have to do what needs to be done later.
｢King of the Sky｣｢Hunting｣
｢King of the Sky?｣
｢Ham Ort｣｢Daughter of the Meteor｣｢Going Together｣
If you eat the King of the Sky, the Daughter of the Meteor will instantly rise to a similar level to her. So Ham Ort decided to take a gamble.
If her daughter is really her savior.
She will achieve her goal.
–
A cave that boils with geothermal heat.
All kinds of precious minerals and gems were spread on the floor, and the walls and ceiling were full of fragrant fruits.
In the middle of the cave, an extravagant cave rarely seen in nature, lay a black master.
The being was asleep with its long body curled up, but it still radiated a considerable sense of intimidation.
Six curved horns grew on its head, and its wings were as huge as raining dark clouds. Its legs and body were full of strong muscles, and its claws were as sharp as lightning in a storm.
He was the great Odgrad, the Black King.
As usual, he was asleep, basking in the geothermal heat. However, today was a little different from usual. Even though it was clear that he was asleep, his tail was trembling uncomfortably.
After a while, he raised his head. As the huge body moved, the entire cave shook greatly.
“What did you just say?”
Odd Grad’s eyes were shaking with anxiety, but slowly regained their stability. I had a nightmare while I was sleeping.
In his dream he saw
His own people rushed at him and struck his neck.
Even though I vividly saw the head being cut off and falling during the flight, strangely, the image of the person with the head cut off was blurry.
It wasn’t clear whether it was big or small. One thing that was clear was that the other person’s body was black.
｢…Is it the future?｣
Odd Grad has one very special ability.
He can see into the future. Like now, in the form of precognitive dreams or visions.
After becoming aware of his ability to predict the future, he always moved in a direction to avoid an ominous future. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to survive this long.
Anyway, at the moment, there is only one being that can shed its black scales.
A white female rebelled against him.
Od Grad was trying to prevent his compatriots from growing. I don’t know how it happened, but the obnoxious female must have discovered the molting condition in a place he didn’t know about.
The future shown in precognitive dreams has not yet become reality. Looking back on past precedents, there is quite a bit of time left until the dream becomes a reality. Therefore, it is highly likely that the white female is still in the process of shedding.
Odd Grad called his companion outside. When the white companion came in, he gave an order.
｢Od Grad｣｢I command｣｢Compatriots｣｢Prepare everything｣｢Traitors｣｢Eliminate｣
The wait is over.
It is time to execute the traitors who have been neglected.