I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 221

Ep. 221

‘Oh, by the way, I forgot.’

After the Gallagon group left, I came out of the tunnel and checked the text box.

While fighting them, the predation effect appeared. When not using the symbol of hunting, the probability of obtaining genetic essence is very low, but for some reason I got lucky. It was not even Green Gallagon, but the genetic essence of White Gallagon.

When I opened the text box again, there were only 10 seconds left until the selection. Surprised, I quickly chose to acquire the trait.

｢Take over the ‘Gallagon’s Horn’ characteristic among the creature characteristics of ‘White Gallagon’.｣ ｢

‘Gallagon’s Horn’ characteristic has been applied.｣

‘Oh, I almost got into big trouble.’

When the trait was applied, the horns on my head began to mutate.

The six horns are much larger than before. The head carapace was the same, but the horns were enlarged, so it felt heavier than before.

There were differences not only in size but also in details.

First, common to all horns, thin scales sprouted in the opposite direction on the surface. The crevices of the scales were stained white, making it look like white cracks had formed on the black horns.

Also, before the transformation, two of the six horns were broken, and this was reflected in the transformation.

Originally, there were two types of horns on my head. It was a pair of horns twisted in a swirl shape with the ends pointing forward, and there were four horns that stood out like thorns and lined up in a row along the carapace of the head.

Among these, the left vortex horn and the last of the four horns in a row were damaged due to Od Grad’s breath. It was in the middle of regeneration, but perhaps because of the mutation, the size and shape of the horns became unbalanced.

The right horn is thick and bulky, and the left horn has sharp scales sticking out like saw blades. The same was true for the four horns growing in a row.

‘hmm.’

It was an unexpected change, but it didn’t seem to cause any problems in using it as a weapon. I touched the horn, which had become even more bizarre.

‘It’s Gallagon’s horn.’

The effect of the superpower-related attribute ‘Gallagon’s Horn’ is very simple.

Completely ignoring the effects of psychic power skills.

For example, let’s take ‘Reflection’, which often annoyed me.

Even an enemy that protects itself with reflection cannot block it if I stab it with my horn. This is because the horn directly penetrates the area of reflection. Aside from reflection, all other shield-type psychic power techniques are destroyed.

The scope of nullification is limited to the horns. Therefore, the moment the head carapace touches the reflection, the entire head bounces off, but the horns are so large that it is not a big problem when fighting regular cults. The size of the horn alone is easily over 1m, so of course it is inevitable.

‘It’s a very good trait when fighting cults.’

The unfortunate thing is that this horn has no opportunity to be active when fighting Gallagon. Because they don’t use techniques like reflection.

After confirming the change in the horn, I also looked at the messages that had surfaced.

Although he failed to kill Od Grad, he gained a great deal from this battle. The number of successful Apex hunts has already reached 28.

The Apex condition counts as killing yourself. Thanks to the use of ‘God’s Rod’ against the Gallagon group, they were able to fill up the number in one go.

‘If I catch two more, the Apex condition is over.’

Of course, that doesn’t mean you won’t catch Apex after that. There are still 10 unique characteristics and 6 types left to acquire.

Since you can obtain unique characteristics through the transcendence system, it feels like it has become relatively easy to acquire, but it wasn’t like this originally.

The standard way to acquire unique characteristics in the game was to hunt creatures with unique characteristics. The only way was to catch a creature of Apex’s mid-to-high level or higher, like Black Gallagon, or kill a player with unique characteristics.

The latter of these is a method of killing enemies that utilize genetic essence, such as outspacer players or genetically modified Megacorp players.

It goes without saying, but even Black Gallagon becomes very difficult to catch by the player alone. The Red Gallagon and Arcane Orca above them are much more powerful enemies.

And which player catches them and gets their unique trait? Needless to say, each one of them is a top-level player equivalent to a ranker.

Therefore, it was never easy to obtain unique characteristics in the game.

Worst of all, there are less than 10 people, including me, who have reached the adult form of Eimorph in the game. I also had a very hard time getting over this wall.

‘If you look at it like that, the transcendental system is unconventional.’

It hasn’t even been a year since I came to this world, but I have already become this strong. While I was thinking that, my body suddenly floated in the air.

Number 26 used psychic power to move the injured me.

[Zuzu zuzuzu (It’s okay now)]

｢No. The older one is in pain, so I’ll hold it for you.”

The lower part of my tail hasn’t finished regenerating yet. The bones in the wings and arms were also regenerating.

‘Should I get his help now?’

The guy stumbled a few times while carrying me, then seemed to get the hang of it and carried me properly.

Eventually, PS-111 appeared, dragging the corpses of the Gallagons, and they also picked them up.

‘That’s amazing.’

He didn’t find it difficult to lift me and the Gallagon corpses with his psychic power. It truly looked like a June raid boss-level creature.

We took the Gallagon corpses and moved them carefully. There was nothing I could do because I didn’t know when Od Grad would send pursuers again.

I told Adhai and Nel Germa in advance that I would meet them at the nest. They are probably hiding somewhere in the forest and moving around.

About half a day after I started moving, my wing bones had almost recovered. So I asked No. 26 to take it down.

“My eldest baby is still in pain. “You need to rest when you’re sick.”

[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (It’s okay now)]

The claws on the tail still have a long way to go before they regenerate, but it doesn’t have much of a problem crawling on the ground. I received several Gallagon corpses from Number 26 and held them tightly with my corrosive tentacles.

“Those tentacles seem very versatile and useful.”

[Zuzuzuz (That’s right)]

“We need genetic information to be reflected in future upgrades.”

[Zuzu (No)]

After flatly rejecting his request, I moved with Gallagon’s body. Other than the fact that the lower part of his body was empty, he looked fine.

After taking such a short break, we set off towards the nest again.

Since I walked, the speed was much higher than before, but it was still slower than flying. After spending almost an entire day, we were able to arrive near the nest I had made.

As we got closer to the nest, Adhai and Nel Germa, who had arrived before us, emerged from the forest.

“Sub-controller 2 confirmed to be a small baby. Nice to meet you.”

｢Hello little baby!｣

｢Little adult｣｢Sick child｣｢Safe｣｢Thank goodness｣

Adhai, who greeted No. 26 and PS-111, was surprised to see me with my tail still regenerating.

｢Big adult｣｢Injury｣｢Serious｣｢Are you okay?｣

[zuzu zuzuzuzu(It will get better soon)]

｢Rest｣｢Need｣｢Return｣｢Red…｣｢?｣

That guy didn’t send out a thought wave, but lowered his head. He tilted his head. The lavender-like eyes on the snowy field were pointed directly at my horn.

｢Horn｣｢Feeling｣｢Difference｣

[Zuz zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (It was broken because of Odd Grad earlier)]

｢Broken thing｣｢Difference｣｢Horn｣｢Change｣

[Zuz zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (This is food) It changed after eating)]

｢One side｣｢Grown｣｢One side｣｢Sharp｣｢Wild｣｢Character｣｢Present｣ ｢

Agree｣

Adhai nodded as if he liked the current look of my horn better. Nel Germa, who was next to me, also sent a thought wave of agreement.

“Is it better to have bigger appendages?”

“It is said that males of some species use flashy tails or horns to appeal to their sex appeal.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

[Zuzuz, zuzuzuzu, zuzuzu, zuzuzu (Stop chatting. Did anything happen to the nest?)] When

Aadhai heard me, he started shooting thought waves as if he had finally remembered something.

｢Big adult｣｢Important work｣｢There is｣｢Very｣｣Very｣｢Very!｣｢Important!｣｢Now｣｢Nest｣｢Must go!｣ [Zuzu zuzu (What is it?)] ｢

Nel

Germa ｣｢Daughter of the Meteor｣｢Opinion｣｢Agree｣｢Black Family｣｢House｣｢Confirmation｣｢Need｣ Seeing

Nell Germa, who had a calm expression, with that attitude, somehow made me uneasy.

‘Is there something wrong with the nest?’

Or maybe Heavenly Mother was seriously injured. I quickly checked her head for parasites. Seeing that she was fine, there wasn’t any major problem with her body.

‘Then why?’

[Zuzuz Zuzuzuz (Is there something wrong with the nest?)]

｢Nest｣｢Problem｣｢No｣｢Problem｣｢Something else｣｢Quickly｣｢Confirm｣

I quickly ran to the nest, following Aadhai who was hopping and urging me. .

In the distance, between the trees, I could see the entrance to a cave half buried underground. Next to the entrance was something huge, red and white.

‘huh?’

I thought the figure looked somewhat familiar, but someone came out of the cave.

It was a beast with a body resembling a skinny black skull, huge horns of a stag, and a head in the shape of a beast’s skull.

Its appearance resembles the evil phantom beast Wendigo from Space Survival.

And then the wendigo-like beast looked at me. A familiar amber-colored will-o’-the-wisdom light was glowing within its empty eye sockets.

The identity of the Wendigo was the Mother of Sky who wore a ‘hunting god’s disguise shell’. She, who had been watching Od Grad’s nest, had returned here safely.

As soon as she saw me, she made an urgent gesture.

“I do not have time! The injury is serious and I won’t be able to last much longer! “We need to use the symbiotic spores quickly!”

Only after listening to her did I realize what this huge object at the entrance to the cave was.

Torn wings, broken and twisted arms and legs, torn tail and broken horns. This was a horribly damaged White Gallagon.

And this Gallagon was someone I had met once.

‘Ham Oort? how?’

Aadhai’s mother, who was thought to be dead, was alive.

‘No, there’s something I have to do first.’

He is a very important source of information. You can ask later how they lived and why they are here.

I created symbiotic spores and attached them to the dying body of Ham Ort.

While I was putting it on, I touched its body, but it didn’t move at all. Seeing as he couldn’t even feel himself breathing, it was clear that he was on the verge of death.

However, the reason I left it outside the nest is probably because there are many elements in my nest that are harmful to creatures that do not have my permission.

Because of my characteristics, the nest is releasing a lot of substances that are harmful to other living things. Although these are not strong enough to threaten even White Gallagon’s life, Ham Ort is seriously injured. If you just leave it in, it will most likely become food for the nest.

‘It’s attached, so let’s move it inside.’

By attaching symbiotic spores, Ham Ort can also receive the healing effect. I carefully picked it up with my tentacles and placed it inside the nest.

Is it because of the heat rising from the nest? I could feel the vitality coming back to Ham Oort’s body little by little.

[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (What happened?)]

｢It would be long to explain in detail. I’ll talk to you later, so get some rest.”

As she said, my tail injury wasn’t fully healed yet. She said no more and walked out of the cave.

‘There’s a lot to think about, but…’

As I returned to the nest, I felt quite tired, perhaps because I had relaxed.

‘Let’s take a short break now.’

I closed my eyes on the warm swamp.