I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 239
Ep. 239
I explained the situation to Heavenly Mother and Ham Ort, who arrived late.
There was a Screamer attack and many of the Gallagons were killed.
As soon as Ham Ort heard the story, he went to where Adhay was. Number 26, who had been with us a while ago, also followed Ham Ort and disappeared to the other side of the cave.
“I was just wondering, but it turned out to be the same.”
The Mother of Heaven was also saddened by Gallagon’s death. When she returned to her griffon form, there was a look of sadness in her amber eyes.
[Zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (I think he needs time)]
｢…Okay.｣
She closed her eyes to force herself to calm down. When she finally opened her eyes, there was cold anger in them.
“So which place is it?”
“It’s under the canyon beyond the ice plain.”
“There is only one ice plain around here. You mean Ice Horror and Where They Caught Jason?”
“you’re right. “You can check it by moving in the opposite direction from the forest.”
The guy said that Pyrrha Eleven and his ship were in the completely opposite direction from this place where the forest and mountain range were located.
‘It’s a canyon.’
Previously, one of the candidates for Apex to train Aadhai was a creature that mainly inhabited ice canyons. Since it had no wings, it was not suitable for Aadhai’s flight training, so I chose the Hellside Hornet instead.
‘I was planning on going to get his genetic essence later, but I never thought it would end up like this.’
“Maybe there is Giganterium in the canyon?”
[Zuzuzu (probably)]
Giganterium only lives in areas where temperatures are extremely low, like Ice Horror. It is a creature that looks like a mixture of three animals: an elephant, a bear, and a gorilla.
“‘Giganterium’ has already been removed by screamers.”
“okay? “I don’t think it was transplanted to screamers.”
Giganterium, as its name suggests, ‘giant beast’, is large and strong. Also, the mammoth-like nose and tusks are very impressive.
Among the screamers I’ve seen, none have been implanted with the biological characteristics of Giganterium.
PS-111 nodded to my question.
“Giganterium’s body and genes were all used to restore Pyrrha Eleven.”
“That means Pyrrha Eleven is also a screamer, right?”
“It makes sense to look at it that way at this point.”
｢At this point? “Does that mean it wasn’t there before?”
“Pyrrha Eleven suffered fatal damage after arriving on this planet and has been in a dormant state. During the repair process, the damaged bodies were replaced with resources available on the planet.”
The resources he’s talking about probably refer to the biological tissues of various creatures such as Giganterium.
‘If you listen to the story, it seems like he was originally an android, but he became a half-screamer.’
Considering the image of Screamer in Star Union, Pyrrha Eleven will never be a cyborg. If you’re a cyborg, you’d rather die than become a screamer.
On the other hand, if you’re an android that prioritizes efficiency, you probably won’t mind changing your body.
‘An android leading an army composed of mutant screamers.’
In the game, there was an android leading the Screamer unit.
“Are you a member of the Supreme Council?”
Officially, the purpose of Screamer is not combat. The nominal reason for Screamer’s existence is to rehabilitate cyborg criminals who have committed crimes. In other words, it is a kind of educational tool.
As it is a unit that enlightens people to follow the will of the Star Union, one of the highest members of the Machinery Committee, the highest power organization among the highest power organizations, is in charge of this. According to this setting, it is highly likely that Pyrrha Eleven’s identity is a member of the Machine Committee.
‘Besides, the Mutant Screamer is a new weapon.’
It is not an ordinary weapon, but a biological weapon that combines the latest technology of the enemy country. Considering its importance, the level of managers should be at the level of top committee members to ensure fairness.
“What caused it to break down?”
“Perhaps because it is a low-level model, the relevant information is not stored in the object’s memory.”
“It would have been resolved easily if it hadn’t been broken.”
Heavenly Mother glanced at me. Maybe it’s because of the ‘Gremlin Moss’ trait I have.
Gremlin Moss has a property that disables mechanical devices that touch my body. If you have this trait, it is not difficult to overpower the Supreme Council member.
‘It didn’t work on the Mutant Screamer, so it probably won’t work on the Supreme Councillor.’
It is said that the body has been remodeled into living tissue. Instead, it is highly likely that Inmyeonchung’s paralyzing sound waves will work, so it should be seen as a benefit.
“How many genes are in this guy’s body?”
“Most of the genes of native organisms found on this planet have been transplanted.”
“I would have taken out the genes placed in the application box and used them. “What genes went into it?”
“This information can only be confirmed with Pyrrha Eleven’s permission. However, it is clear that unidentified genes were applied in addition to the genes applied to the PS model.”
To summarize, Pyrrha Eleven is a monster based on PS-111 with the added genes of an unidentified creature from Apex on this planet.
Of course, unless it is an outspacer or an Amorph, it is not easy to synthesize genes indefinitely and in a short period of time. The side effects may be significant or the implanted genes may not be properly used in the body.
‘But at least it’s more than a shadow of Megacorp.’
Moreover, like me, it has absorbed many of the Apex genes that inhabit this planet.
It is unclear how skilled Pyrrha Eleven is in combat, but if she is unlucky, she may show similar skills to top ranked players.
‘As for the exact part….’
“You can ask me directly.”
“I see.”
“I will do my best to obtain useful information.”
The next enemy you will face is Pyrrha Eleven, the leader of the Mutant Screamers.
“Then when do you plan to go?”
Now that you know what state he is in and where he is, you need to decide when to attack.
Actually, we don’t have that much time. Because you never know when the support ship it has will produce new soldiers.
‘There’s no big problem if I go now, but…’
The cooldown for the hunting symbol has already ended, and its body is full of strength thanks to absorbing a huge amount of energy. But I’m the only one who’s fine, the other kids aren’t.
The Gallagons’ injuries are not fully healed yet, and Adhai needs more time to get his mind together. The Mother of Heaven must not have been able to rest properly in the past few days because she was nursing Ham Oort, fighting, and coming all the way here.
[Zuzzuzu zuzuzuzu (Let’s move during the day tomorrow)]
Now that one battle is over, we decided to take time to reorganize.
[Zuz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (let’s take a break and look at the nest)]
｢…Are you asking me to look at the Aimorph nest? Do you know how many times I died in the nest?”
It was so long ago that I couldn’t remember, but it was about 57 times. But I didn’t necessarily say what came to mind.
She looked at me with dumbfounded eyes and sighed softly.
“okay. Because this was Gallagon’s nest. There might be something interesting.”
“Upgrades are possible if you have rare metals. “I will join you.”
After sending the two away, I headed towards the entrance.
In their haste to return to the nest, they left the bodies of the White Gallagons outside. I can’t just throw away the precious loot I gained while fighting Od Grad.
‘There are other things to experiment with besides that.’
After leaving the nest, I went back the way I came. They flew around for half a day and collected all the corpses.
The reason I didn’t eat it was to test whether gallagons could grow with it. Just as Aadhai grew, if you eat the corpse of a White Gallagon among other White Gallagons, you can grow into a black dragon.
By the time I returned after taking the body, it was already night. Originally, it wasn’t bright because of the dark clouds, but it became even blacker due to the darkness of the night.
As I was crossing the cliff with the body, I saw someone on the cliff on the other side.
Red wings that shine brightly even in the dark. On the contrary, it was Gallagon Aadhay, whose body was as white as snow.
Next to him was a White Gallagon with a wounded wing. It was Aadhai’s mother ship, Ort.
As far as I know, Aadhai has feelings of love and hate towards his mother who abandoned him. But now the relationship between the two doesn’t seem to be bad. This was because Ham Oort had spread one of his wings and was covering Aadhai.
‘Reconciliation… huh?’
When I looked closely, there was a small pink object between the two. Number 26 took out two thin tentacles and connected them to the tentacle bundles of the two Gallagons.
‘Are you mediating between the two?’
Or maybe he was trying to comfort the two in their sorrow. Whatever it was, the improvement in their relationship seemed to have had an effect on No. 26 as well.
I thought about joining them, but I decided against it.
The pain of losing family or compatriots is not something I can comfort. Number 26 or Heavenly Mother, who have had similar experiences, may be able to give better advice.
Rather than me, who only ran away instead of fighting in the real world.
‘…a useless thought.’
I shook my head once and entered the cave.
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An ice canyon hundreds of meters deep.
A place where there should be only darkness because light does not reach.
The bottom of the canyon was now glowing bright red.
“Pira Eleven. Record confirmation completed.”
A hose made of flesh and metal wriggled under the red light.
In fact, it would be absurd to call it a hose. This is because a typical hose is not more than a few tens of meters in length and has a thickness of at least a few meters. The sight of several hoses moving looked like several ice horrors coiled up in a coil.
A red light blinked every time the huge body moved.
“Pira Eleven. Judgment. It is judged that mission performance using the S PS model is disadvantageous. Other means are needed to carry out the mission.”
“Pira Eleven. ” Alternative means are suggested. A reexamination of a very large volcano is necessary.”
“Pira Eleven. ” Not possible. The threat has not yet been removed. Any further damage is unnecessary. The investigation is left to the Screamers.”
Pyrrha Eleven continued to ask herself, “It’s a gigantic entity that seems to have multiple egos.”
“Pira Eleven. Alternative means are suggested. Based on the information delivered by the S PS model, it is necessary to readjust the body for ‘direct construction’ of Special Objective A.” “
Among the remaining screamers, it is useful to absorb the remaining 10 S model and 2 PS model exploration personnel.”
“The auxiliary brain for genetic manipulation utilizes ship AI.”
As the red light flashed, the super-large hoses began to move nimbly.
Soon, sparks rose from the bottom of the canyon along with the sound of welding. Even as the red light grew darker, the screamer’s screams were not heard.