I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 325

The place in the basement of the warehouse was as crude as the long staircase. So much so that it is difficult to say that it was created in an era where the planetary environment was changed and people could travel between star systems at will.

The ceilings were of different heights, and the passageways, barely tall enough for one person to fit through, looked dangerous as if they could collapse at any moment. Although it accommodated dozens of people, there was not a single high-tech device that consumed energy. There weren’t even small lights, so candles were the only light illuminating the basement.

It is a place so bad that it is safe to call it a crypt rather than a structure.

The condition of the cold bloods praying there was not that good.

Coldbloods are slightly taller than humans. On average, males are 2m tall and females are 180cm tall. They are also much heavier than humans due to their muscle mass and scales. Isabel, who is less than 150cm tall and has a slender body, is an unusual case.

However, the Coldbloods here had no more flesh than Isabel. The condition of the scales was a mess, and the arms, legs, waist, etc. were distorted and malformed. Since none of them were wearing clothes, their miserable bodies were exposed.

I was able to immediately understand why they were in this state thanks to Isabel’s actions. He put down fruits and groceries from the store in front of them.

“This is today’s food.”

The Coldbloods who heard his words immediately stopped praying. They crawled on the floor and began to eat food hungrily.

Even though we were unfamiliar people, they showed no reaction. To be precise, I felt like I was so preoccupied with food that I couldn’t pay attention to anything else.

‘At this level, the condition is worse than that of a slave or employee.’

Unless you’re a space dog, no one manages slaves like that. Judging by his clothing and physical condition, there is a high possibility that he is a runaway slave.

‘If you see him living here, he must be an escaped slave.’

There was an unpleasant smell mixed in the air, and the bodies of the cold bloods inhaling the food also smelled bad. This is proof that all accommodation and meals are provided in this basement.

‘You asked me to move them to a safe planet, right?’

According to what I checked through the auxiliary agency, the number of Coldbloods in this basement is 40, excluding Isabel. This is a burdensome number to secretly load on an airship. Moreover, it was difficult to say that my health was good, even with empty words.

‘It won’t be easy.’

At that time, one of the Coldbloods who had been eating the food stood up and bowed to Isabel.

“Thank you for the grace of our Savior.”
“Thank you, my savior, for your grace.”
“Savior, grace, thank you.”

Starting with him, the other Coldbloods also stopped eating and expressed their gratitude to Isabel.

“I am the savior…”
‘?’

He mumbled something very softly, but I couldn’t hear it properly because of the voices echoing off the walls of the crypt. The guy nodded his head with his mouth closed, greeted us, and approached us.

“I’ll talk about the details above.”

Isabelle knew that this was not the right place to explain the situation. He led us back to the ground.

The Coldbloods kept their heads down until Isabelle was out of sight.

We walked down a long flight of stairs and returned to the old warehouse.

｢….｣

The Heavenly Mother said nothing as Isabelle began to erase the marks on the floor. After seeing the Coldbloods, she was quite shaken.

‘Now that I think about it, he did that.’

My sister did something she didn’t do.

‘Are you blaming me for leaving you behind?’

He said that while going down the stairs. Perhaps it refers to her actions in leaving him behind.

While I was lost in thought, Isabelle, who had finished organizing, looked back at us.

“If there’s anything you want to ask, just ask.”

Right now, Heavenly Mother was in no mood to talk. So I have to ask.

“Which planet are you going to send it to?”
“It’s classified as a forest-type planet. “It hasn’t been discovered yet, so it doesn’t have a specific name.”

It seemed like it would be so.

In order to send escaped slaves to a safe place, it would have to be a planet that is not registered on the route. It’s probably an ice planet where Aadhai’s compatriots reside.

“There are 40 people underground. Are you going to send them all to another planet?”
“okay.”
“There are too many numbers.”
“No need to worry about that.”

The guy took out a pad-type terminal from his pocket.

“It contains information about the transport ship. “I set the destination in advance, so all you have to do is move it to the transport ship.”

After receiving the pad, I checked the stored information with the small arm near my chest.

The transport ship he was talking about was an old cult-style corvette that had been converted for civilian use. In addition to information on means of transportation, food, fuel, and personnel related to ships were also recorded in detail.

“There is a separate owner of the boat? “Who is this person?”
“It’s another slaver. “You can easily control it.”

Isabelle thought that I would definitely be able to use my parasite abilities. In fact, the ‘mimetic organ’ and ‘parasitic colony’ were the same characteristics as my symbols in the game, so his reaction was not strange.

The problem is that I can’t use the parasite colony right now.

Due to the relic used by Sihyeon Eugene, the Outspacer gene has been lost from my body. You cannot use Parasitic Colony until you acquire a new genetic essence.

So I have to fly the spaceship myself.

“This ship is scheduled to leave in three days. Even if you can’t do it, deal with the slave dealer at least two days in advance. “Only then will we be able to get them on the boat.”
“Are you going with me too?”

Once you leave Berzan 02, which is heavily guarded, it is not easy to re-enter. If Isabel is going with us, there is no need to come back here.

But the guy shook his head.

“I can’t leave because I have work to do.”
“A thing to do?”

At that time, a message appeared on the terminal I was holding. The recipient’s name is ‘Manager’. It was a call from the hotel that hired him.

“That’s it for today. “It’s work time, so I have to go back soon.”
“How can I contact you?”
“Tomorrow, at this time, come to the alley we saw earlier.”

The guy who got the pad terminal back took us out of the warehouse and restored the shielding wall to its original state. And then he left without even saying goodbye.

“Work has become a nuisance.”
｢….｣
“I think we need to re-plan what to do.”
｢….｣

Heavenly Mother did not respond to my words. I just stare blankly in the direction where Isabel disappeared.

I nudged her shoulder with the left side of my head. She blinked a few times and quickly apologized to me.

“…I’m sorry.”
“Let’s go to the airship and talk about the details.”

I went back to the airfield with her. The Mother of Heaven must have felt sorry that things had turned out this way, so she didn’t say anything on the way to the airfield.

The reason she took the risk to come here was because she was Isabelle’s old friend. Therefore, she may also feel responsible for this situation.

‘Actually, there’s no need for that.’

I already knew before I came that things wouldn’t turn out the way I wanted. Either Isabel was in cahoots with a cult ranker, or she was hunted by rankers before we arrived. If that were the case, we would have been in a much worse situation than we are now.

The only thing I didn’t expect was Isabelle’s behavior.

‘Save your people.’

As far as I know, he is being chased by the ruling faction rankers. Protecting runaway slaves like that while being pursued by rankers is no easy task.

‘And that’s because I lived as a slave.’

It is impossible to act like that unless you have a very strong sense of purpose.

‘Are you aiming for the ending?’

The ultimate goal of those reptilian humans is to lead their compatriots to paradise. This does not end with simply evacuating to a safe place.

In order for Coldblood to reach the ending, he must kill the biggest threat to paradise, namely Vortex One.

‘To be precise, it involves sacrificing another Vortex One to destroy the curse on the entire race.’

What is needed in this process is a special place to perform the ritual, an altar made of extremely rare materials, and ritual tools. Once everything is ready, the Vortex One must then be killed and sacrificed.

‘It’s impossible to prepare for this while also caring about escaped slaves.’

Of course, achieving these conditions requires great power and enormous wealth. There is no choice with the dozens of compatriots in the underground crypt. It should be seen that he acts like that for other reasons rather than for the sake of the ending.

While I was wondering what Isabel’s motivation was, we arrived at the airfield.

“illusion. Day. “It’s over.”

When we opened the door of the airship, MPS-05 waiting inside greeted us.

“Nothing’s going on, right?”
“‘Little baby’. headache. headache.”
“It’s because of a hangover. “Give me plenty of water.”
“Main controller, water. In supply!”

MPS-05, which specializes in communication connection and machine control, is currently synchronized with the main body, PS-111. As it is now, as long as there is a communication distance, we can communicate with each other at any time.

“Oh, and I think I’ll have to stay here a little longer and then go.”
“check.”

After contacting the mansion using MPS-05, I lay down on the floor of the airship. In that state, I faced Heavenly Mother, who was sitting in the guest seat.

“I expected things to go wrong, so you don’t have to feel sorry for me.”
｢….｣
“On the contrary, I was the one who put you in danger. “I’m really sorry about that.”
“…There’s nothing to apologize for. Because that’s what I chose.”
“That’s literally the same for me.”

Understanding what I meant, she stared at me with her amber eyes for a moment and then nodded slightly.

“I understand, so let’s skip that.”
“Yes.”
“You know Isabel’s request because you heard it. “It is difficult to solve the problem easily when parasites cannot be used.”

She looked at my arm that wasn’t moving properly and opened her mouth.

“How about I take the lead instead?”
“It’s not that I didn’t think about it, but it’s not a good idea. Because here you can only be seen as a slave. Unless you forge your identity, someone will be suspicious.”
“Then how about using starlight coordinates? “If you plant symbiotic spores, you can transmit Coldblood.”
“It’s a trump card, so I want to use it as a last resort.”
“That’s… that’s definitely true.”

She also knew the potential that starlight coordinates had, so she agreed right away.

“The method I am thinking of is to secretly bring slaves aboard another civilian ship.”
“On another ship? “You mean let’s do what the smugglers do?”
“Okay. “Once we leave this star system, the slaves will take over the ship so we can go directly to our destination.”
“Would that be easy? “The ones Isabel was with were in really bad shape.”
“You can use the symbiotic spores and nest to restore them. “If you give them additional weapons, they will be able to take the ship without difficulty.”
“How are you going to steer the boat?”
“No need to worry. “I’m thinking of sending MPS-05 along with it.”
“business trip? business trip!”

In terms of ship control capabilities, the MPS-05 is comparable to the main body and can easily take control of the ship. The problem lies not in steering the ship but in the process of getting there.

Even if you restore the Coldbloods and give them weapons, they are not combatants. Even if they can use the power of Vortex One, they must be trained to use it well. Otherwise, you may misuse your power and harm yourself or your colleagues.

Without help, you are likely to see a lot of blood during the process of robbing a ship.

“…It’s a very dangerous method. Even if we don’t make it, half of us will die before we even get there.”

Heavenly Mother also pointed out the dangers of my thoughts.

“Isabel will never allow it. Because they must be precious to that child.”
“Precious?”
“huh. Those eyes, those emotions. “It’s the same as the things my husband showed me.”

She gave up her relationship with the players and chose to hang out with the inhabitants of this world. Part of this was forming a bond with the ‘Earthfather’, a powerful creature that the Wolfs serve. It is thanks to her that she was called ‘Mother of Heaven.’

Although he failed to see his children, he instead cared for and cared for the native Wolff people. If Muriel hadn’t killed all the Wolf natives, she would never have followed me. He probably tried to dedicate himself to the remaining Wolfs.

‘Is that also the case with Isabel?’

Heavenly Mother seemed to think that Isabel was similar to herself. Of course, unlike her, who chose revenge, Isabel seems to have chosen to protect her family.

“Can you give me one more chance tomorrow?”
“Chance?”
“I’ll try to convince you. If she leaves with the Coldbloods, there’s no need to take any risks. “It’s okay if we all get on the boat together.”

If Isabel is persuaded as she said, there is no need to worry about anything else.

‘If I can convince you.’

Although there is no evidence, I think Isabel’s motivation for her actions may be something more than saving her family. Would you say that you feel a similar sense of madness and obsession as when the Mother of Heaven took revenge on Muriel?

Of course, this may be a thought that comes to mind since one has never experienced losing a precious being. If No. 26 and Aadhai get hurt or die, I won’t be able to maintain my sanity.

“I still don’t know why she stays here. It’s definitely important. Still, I want to help you think again. “Is it worth it to be separated from your family?”

She hopes her old friend won’t go through the same grief she went through.

‘I’ll leave it to you one more time.’

It was hard to say that her suggestion was reasonable, but it didn’t really harm me. From my perspective, it would be beneficial if this went well and I could receive help from Isabel on a regular basis.

Even if her persuasion fails, the situation will not change much. It’s enough to think of other ways to transport Coldblood.

“good. Of all of us, you are the one who knows Isabelle best. “Let’s talk properly tomorrow.”
｢Thank you for trusting me.｣
“And tomorrow I will also bring MPS-05. “If you’re going to use a strategy to rob other ships, you’re going to need this guy.”
“Need.Need.”

That was the end of the meeting about Isabel.

How effective will the long-standing relationship between the two be?

You’ll find out tomorrow.

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