I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 208

Ep. 208

Space Whale Skywhale is a popular game animal.

The wings that can fire photon cannons are used as weapon materials for megacorps, and the internal parts, including the gallbladder, are used in cult rituals and rituals. The oil accumulated in the body is said to be useful for cleaning delicate mechanical devices such as the android’s mechanical brain or ship computer.

Because it was beneficial to many races, there were always fights in the places where Sky Whale was discovered.

In addition, Sky Whale is also tasty food for races that become stronger based on their characteristics, such as Aimorph or Outspacer. This is because there are not many downsides to the space whale’s characteristics. All of them are useful features, such as the ability to create and shoot space-flying giant photon cannons.

Can we say that ‘energy absorption’ is a bad idea? In fact, this is a characteristic that can be used if the conditions are met. If you have acquired enough useful traits and no longer need new traits, the advantages will outweigh the disadvantages.

Anyway, Sky Whale is considered a Christmas gift box for all players. The trait it gave me wasn’t energy absorption. However, it wasn’t space flight or giant creatures.

‘I didn’t know that trait would come out.’

Actually, what I was hoping for was Skywhale’s photon cannon attack feature, but this feature isn’t bad either. Thanks to this, I acquired new fusion characteristics that merged with the characteristics I already had.

But it wasn’t the characteristics that surprised me now.

Gallagon, whose species’ ecology is largely shrouded in mystery, is currently breaking out before me.

While eating the Sky Whale, the scales began to fall off Aadhai’s body little by little. At first I thought it was just old scales coming off, but that wasn’t the case.

What started out as one or two soon fell into clumps, and new milk-white scales sprouted from them.

That was the beginning.

It stopped eating and spread its two folded wings to cover its body. It was covered with wings as big as its body, but its changes could be inferred through the sounds it heard. The popping sound, like popcorn popping, was the sound of bones growing.

The wings also gradually grew in size to match the growth of the body. The green scales on the outside of the wings peeled off like dead skin and fell to the ground, and new scales took their place. The thin film turned pure white, as if it had been stained with white paint.

｢Big baby, little baby is strange.｣

[zuzuzuzuzu (Growing)]

｢Is the little baby growing too?｣

[Zu (yes)]

“The little baby’s total energy is rapidly increasing.”

With everyone watching, Aadhai continued to grow. Even though his normal body grew bigger in an instant, he didn’t seem to feel much pain.

‘Is a special substance being secreted?’

In the case of Amorph, his entire body is reorganized in a cocooned state. Thanks to the mucus filled inside the cocoon, no pain is felt due to change.

Perhaps Gallagon is going through a similar process. By secreting substances within the brain that relieve growing pains.

‘After the Sea Demon, it’s Gallagon.’

There is probably no other player other than me who has personally seen the growth of these two rare creatures.

And how much time has passed?

A white lotus flower bloomed on the blood. All mutations have been completed.

The newly shed wings were like perfectly crafted diamonds. It will be that beautiful and yet strong.

‘Is this evolution?’

Aadhai grew into White Gallagon. Although its body length increased considerably, it was still much smaller than its compatriots. It was smaller than the White Gallagon of the same level as well as the regular Green Gallagon.

‘4m? It’s slightly smaller than the Mother of Heaven.’

Its body length is smaller than that of the Mother of Heaven in its griffon state. Of course, if you include the wings, Aadhai will be bigger.

‘Maybe it’s because my body has changed, but it feels a lot different.’

The guy before had a strong impression of being as delicate as a young deer. But now I felt more mature than before. Maybe it’s because the head stays the same size but the body gets bigger.

The slender body beneath the small head was moderately muscled, giving it a healthy feel, and the long neck and waist also showed off its unique and bewitching curves. The tail, which used to be chubby and cute, became longer and more voluptuous than before. Of course, this means that you have gained weight in a way that looks good, but it does not mean that you look fat.

Although he was only small, he was much more beautiful than other Gallagons. In addition, he had one characteristic that was not visible to his compatriots.

‘There are red patterns on your body?’

There was a bright red wave pattern from near the crown of the head to the inside of the skin of the wings on the back of the neck and all the way to the tail. The bright red pattern on the scales, which were pure white without any blemishes, caught my eye.

‘He’s a special being.’

When I looked at the savior that Ham Ort spoke of and the red pattern, something came to mind for some reason.

Red Gallagon, the strongest of all Gallagons and the ultimate creature on par with Vortex One.

‘…I guess not?’

I also have experience hunting Red Gallagon in the game. From what I remember, its size is bigger than any Gallagon. It is a far cry from Aadhai, who was born with a small body.

Moreover, like Vortex One, Red Gallagon uses its own energy system. I could not feel any such unknown power from Aadhai in front of us.

‘And in this state, I won’t be able to defeat Black Gallagon.’

No matter how much he is White Gallagon or a special individual, the weight difference between the two is too severe. Additionally, Aadhai has just grown up and has not even learned how White Gallagon fights. I don’t know what Ham Ort was thinking, but if we fight like this, we will inevitably lose.

‘You could just ask me directly.’

As for Adhaj, you will find out for sure if you catch Ham Ort.

｢I never thought I would see Gallagon grow in person.｣

｢Little Baby has changed somewhere.｣

“Compared to registered sub-controller 2 ‘Little Baby’, the compliance rate is 72%. Modify target characteristics.”

Perhaps sensing our gaze, Aadhai slowly folded his fully opened wings. With the long wings on its back folded neatly, its appearance was incomparably more elegant than that of other Gallagons.

To put it a bit excessively, it reminded me of a young bride wearing a wedding dress.

｢Me｣｢What happened?｣

｢Cool.｣

｢Yes. It’s great that your little one has grown so much!”

“Thank you.”

He seemed to be satisfied with the outpouring of praise, and let out a small wave of thought that he was happy. Then he looks at me. I sent waves toward the amethyst eyes that reflected my reflection.

[Zuzu Zuzu Zuzu (You’ve grown up very nicely)]

｢Really?｣

[Zu (Yes)]

He seemed to be happy when I praised him, so he gently wagged the end of his tail.

After Aadhai finished growing, we finished processing the remaining Skywale meat. It must have used a lot of energy to grow, and it continued to suck a lot of blood.

Thanks to this, I ended up chewing the soft flesh that had lost all of its juices, but it didn’t really matter. None of the Apex disappointed me, and the same goes for Skywhale.

‘It had a very unique taste.’

To use a metaphor, it felt like a hard jelly made from a Blue Hawaiian drink with a strong lemon flavor. The texture was almost like gum, so it was fun to chew.

‘It doesn’t feel like a meal, though.’

Anyway, after the dinner, I called Aadhai. This is to ask him to guide you to the nest.

｢I｣｢Nest｣｢Location｣｢I know｣

[Zuzuzu (Good)]

I was thinking that things would be resolved easily, but he carefully sent out a thought wave.

｢Old adult｣｢I｣｢Please｣｢Yes｣

[Z(Huh?)]

｢Nest｣｢Young kin｣｢Plenty｣｢Aqua kin｣｢Continuation｣｢Possible?｣

Ad looking up at me with slightly trembling eyes. high. I didn’t answer right away.

‘…hmm.’

Number 26 has previously shown compassion for his fellow countrymen on several occasions. Not only did I take care of the bubble amoebas, but I also took care of PS-111 because it smelled like its own kind.

So, I was wondering if Aadhai might act similarly one day. Aadhai, who was abandoned by his compatriots, had less love for his compatriots than No. 26, but he had delicate emotions.

‘It’s Blue Gallagon.’

All Gallagons belong to Apex. So, when I first signed with him, I was planning on wiping out the nest.

‘At first, I didn’t know we would become this attached to each other.’

Now I have affection for everyone around me, no matter how big or small. No matter how many times I looked back at myself, this point was clear. I would like to grant their request as long as it does not endanger my survival.

But now this case is different.

Whether or not I annihilate Gallagon is related to my survival. I have to kill gallagons to achieve the evolution conditions to acquire the trait.

Even if the conditions for evolution are met by killing only the adults, that is no reason to save the young. There are still characteristics that can be obtained from Blue Gallagon.

He also spent quite a bit of time with me. You probably already knew what I was thinking. Because he is a very intelligent guy. That’s why it doesn’t matter if they kill the rest, but they may have proposed a compromise to keep at least the young ones alive.

From his point of view, it is a worthy offer. Unlike their brethren who abandoned them, the babies born afterward are innocent.

‘What if I refuse here?’

This guy has decided to become my kind. Since there is a contract involved, he will not refuse my request to take him to the nest.

However, shock cannot be avoided. If I annihilate Gallagon, my relationship with him will be completely ruined. It would be unreasonable to expect him to be as active during battle as before, let alone his relationship with me.

‘Which one benefits?’

Will he sacrifice his relationship with Aadhai and kill the Gallagons?

Or should we listen to his request and just fulfill the evolution conditions and be done with it?

As I was about to make a decision after much deliberation, Adhai in front of me opened his eyes wide and flew up into the sky.

‘what?’

The one that flew so high that it looked like a small dot in an instant. Not long after it took off, number 26 came jumping up.

“Big baby! Bad kids are here!｣

[Zuzuzu(Bad kids?)]

｢Yes! “A bad boy fluttering!”

After coming into contact with this guy’s waves, my auxiliary organs also belatedly reported abnormalities occurring around me.

A powerful psychic power was echoing in the sky.

[Zuz, zuzu, zuzu (I’ll go up for a moment and come back)]

｢Huh? Hey, where…!”

I put No. 26 in front of me on my back and immediately took off. As I flew high, I could see what was happening above.

‘Gallagon!’

The sky started to cloud again.

One white Gallagon and 10 green Gallagons were waging war on a gray battlefield.

–

The old black dragon, Great Od Grad, was in a pretty good mood.

This is because the thorn that had been bothering the plant for a long time was pulled out. Those who rebelled against him have fallen, and those who have run away will soon be rounded up by his subordinates.

Ham Ort, the leader of the traitors, will never see the outside world again. She will repeat the process of laying eggs in a dark cave until she dies.

Finally, everything was back to normal. Now, Od Grad’s group will move again according to the perfect order he established.

He fell down on the sparkling minerals in the cave. Just as he was about to fall asleep, filled with pleasant emotions, a vision appeared in his eyes.

The black fellow rushed at him and cut off his head. He couldn’t resist at all. All he can do is fall helplessly to the ground.

The fantasy ended with a crash to the hard floor.

Odd Grad, who had suddenly lost sleep, quickly woke up.

｢Future?｣｢Why?｣

Odd Grad glimpses the future through dreams or illusions. The future usually appears as a dream. It is very rare for it to appear as an illusion like it does now.

The future that appeared as an illusion was a very dangerous future. In his experience, only when he was very close to death did he see visions of the future like he did now.

｢Traitor｣｢End｣Isn’t it?｣

There are no more kin who can grow into the black kin. Ham Ort is the closest to the black kin, but she is currently trapped in a cave and dying.

While he was worrying about something he couldn’t understand, a subordinate rushed in from outside.

｢Great Od Grad｣｢Report｣

｢Speak｣

｢Black kin｣｢Discovery｣

｢!｣

A report of a kin with grass green scales.

The vision he saw was not a lie.

Ominous death came one step closer to him.