I Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 345

Immediately after hearing PS-111’s story, I headed to the modification factory where Isabelle was located.

A remodeled factory is a facility created by integrating unnecessary facilities such as medical rooms and cargo bays. Before going to Berzan 02, PS-111 and I worked together to make it. The original purpose was maintenance and repair of the PS-111 and MPS series, but I had no idea it would be used like this.

As I passed through the wide corridor and arrived at the remodeling factory, I saw mini screamers running around busily.

Among the mess of wires, mechanical parts, and living things’ blood and flesh, there was something I had never seen before.

‘It’, sleeping with numerous wires and cables connected, looks completely different from a regular screamer. Even when compared to its creator, PS-111, it looks nothing like it.

First of all, the body type is like that.

While PS-111 and the Mutant Screamers basically had a human head, a spider-like body, and a scorpion’s tail, that one was closer to a snake or centipede.

Its long, snake-like body was covered in alloy and shined in chrome color. The length is about 8m. Since PS-111 is about 7m long, excluding the tail, it can be said that their body lengths are similar, like twins.

The body connected by nodes gradually became thinner towards the tail. There was a white blade attached to the end of the tail, and it looked like it had been transplanted from Gallagon’s claw sword.

Each segment had a pair of thin arms covered in alloy scales. Perhaps because they were made from cult body parts, each one had a different length and thickness. The only thing that is similar is that they each have a total of four hook-shaped fingers.

When I turn my gaze to the front of the long body, I see the face of a familiar woman. It looked almost identical to the face of PS-111 next to me, except that his eyes were closed.

The appearance of a woman’s head on the body of a snake or centipede was reminiscent of the mythological half-human, half-dead creatures Medusa or Lamira.

In a way, this may be true. Because they were cursed by the devil of the universe, they lost their bodies and were reborn in a new body.

Isabelle, a Coldblood ranker and PS-111’s twin sister.

He is currently sleeping in an artificially created body.

“You haven’t woken up since the transplant was completed?”
“yes. “I tried stimulating it by randomly giving electrical signals, but it’s still in that state.”
“what’s the matter?”

A familiar wave came from behind.

Heavenly Mother heard me moving and came to the renovation factory. She assumed the form of a griffon beast and was startled to see Isabelle sleeping.

｢That, really?｣
“That’s right. “It’s Isabel’s new body.”
“…It’s a bit hard to say this now, but I don’t think they’ll like it that much.”
“We built it to be able to survive in a variety of environments. “As a result of the simulation, it was confirmed to have high strategic efficiency.”

She looked at me with complete disagreement.

To be honest, Isabel’s new body wasn’t bad. It’s true that PS-111 looks sturdy, as it says.

‘It seems to be based on ice horror and mixed with the characteristics of various Apex creatures.’

If you only look at what you see, the body shape imitates the ‘Ice Horror’ and the numerous arms imitate the ‘Ring of Agony’. It even had Gallagon’s claw sword attached to its tail. It is presumed that it may have taken the characteristics of the strongest being among the enemies it faced.

‘I like the look of it too.’

The neatly arranged metal scales had no blemishes on the surface, and the body was also smooth. It was a bit annoying that the lengths between the arms were different, but that can be adjusted later.

‘Well, this is just my opinion, so I can’t generalize.’

As the Mother of Heaven responded, not many women like snakes or centipedes. It is even rarer for someone to be happy about their body turning into a centipede-shaped monster.

It is true that Isabelle is unlikely to calmly accept her new body, but that is not the problem now.

“Survival doesn’t seem like a problem. “What does that girl say?”
“I don’t know what Isabel thinks yet. “I’m not recovering from my sleep.”
“Maybe it’s because of my body?”
“It’s probably not that. “Because he never woke up after being transferred to a new body.”
“…He didn’t wake up at all?”

It remains in this state even after the brain and body parts were transplanted, so it is still unknown what he thinks of his new body.

‘The cause is unknown, but we have to wake him up somehow.’

The reason he saved Isabelle by transferring her to a new body was to make her a companion who will continue to be with him in the future. Although he has organized information about the rankers he knows and left them in a file, it is too much of a waste to give up like this. The ability to read someone else’s information has endless possibilities for use.

‘And it’s not good for it to continue like this.’

That centipede-like screamer body was also the first PS-111 made. There may be errors or problems that he didn’t find. The longer the child sleeps, the bigger the problem becomes.

‘I can’t come this far and lose him.’
“What about creating a new body and moving it?”
“Continuing to perform brain transplants over a short period of time is risky. The probability of failure is estimated at 72%, and the probability of side effects occurring after successful transplantation is 67%.”
“good. “And what about drugs?”
“I have tried all the drugs placed on Gigacracker.”

Although Gigacracker is not a warship, it is a very important ship to Megacorp, so it is equipped with various drugs inside. If you have drugs that aren’t here, you can get them in the solar system or at Megacorp’s space city-level structures.

As my worries deepened, the griffon beastman tapped me.

“for a moment. “It may not be a physical problem.”
“What do you mean?”
“Mental factors may be preventing awakening.”

She looked at Isabelle with serious eyes.

“I saw several patients who had successful surgeries but failed to recover because they lost the will to live.”
“Isabelle wishes for death? “I have a chance to be with the family I lost, but will I really do it?”
“Take a look at the situation until you summon Vortex One. Damn…hehe, you sacrificed your life on purpose because you were afraid that Alshas would fight us.”
“That’s right.”
“That kid still doesn’t know that we won. So, there is a possibility that he gave up everything.”
“You mean he gave up his life to avoid harming us?”

Heavenly Mother nodded silently.

‘Considering his personality, it’s a reasonable inference.’

Isabel’s love for her family was so deep that even while she was a slave, she saved the 40 compatriots left behind by her older sister. She will try to avoid at all costs the possibility of antagonizing her sister due to a defective contract. He might have thought that if he died and disappeared, everything would be easily resolved.

In fact, there were some parts that weren’t explained, but it wasn’t at a level that I couldn’t understand.

However, if it is truly a mental problem that prevents him from waking up, things get complicated.

‘Among the psychic power techniques, I have to use the mind control technique.’

There are only two people here who have the skill to control minds, me and Alshas.

‘No Alshas.’

He’s out of his mind because of PS-111. There is no guarantee that the orders I give will be properly carried out. Even if you try it after infecting it with parasites, the risk is too great.

However, planting parasites in the head of Isabel, who became a Screamer, is also problematic. The enhanced parasite gnaws away at the opponent’s brain and replaces it. What I need is a colleague who thinks for himself, not a slave controlled by parasites.

‘how will we do it.’

I looked down at Isabelle, who had her eyes closed. The guy with the same face as PS-111 seemed very comfortable despite the situation. It was as if he was asking me not to wake him up.

Next to the sleeping Screamer were No. 26 and Adhai. Adhai seemed to be curious, so he walked around in circles and tapped Isabelle’s arms with his front paw. Number 26 approached the face and caressed the surface with its tentacles.

｢Feeling｣｢Unique｣｢Sick Child｣｢Similar｣
｢My friend’s family also ate a lot, so I grew up well.｣
｢Sick Child｣｢Family｣｢What I got｣｢Different｣｣But｣｣｢Feeling｣｢Same.｣

As I watched the three of them, an old memory suddenly came to mind.

In the past, Mutant Screamers invaded the Dragon’s Nest and Aadhai’s compatriots died. His mother, Ham Ort, was there to help him, who was in a state of self-destruction because he could not protect the group.

‘And there was also No. 26.’

At that time, I saw No. 26 sitting between Ardhai and Ham Ort, connecting them with tentacles. The two just remained silent without any conversation.

‘The next day, Aadhai recovered right away.’

I passed it over without thinking about it at the time, but why am I thinking about it again now?

‘If you look at it that way, Adhai, who hated Ham Oort, was also appeased by No. 26.’

When viewed objectively, it is difficult to say that No. 26 is eloquent. It is true that it possesses intelligence that far surpasses that of a typical Sea Demon, but it is not human. The way we understand and convey certain concepts are very different.

Moreover, persuading a creature that is completely different from yourself is usually not an easy task. Unless they used some kind of method I don’t know about, it’s close to impossible.

‘Unless it has the ability to directly affect the mind.’

Coincidentally, number 26 is an outstanding psychic power user among us. Even though I have the upper hand in destructive power and output, he is far superior in precision and delicacy. To the extent that it is possible to read another person’s thoughts or change their thoughts using psychic power.

I called number 26.

[Zuzzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu (Can you feel Isabelle’s thoughts?)]
｢Yes.｣
[Zuzzu zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzuzu (Can you check what I’m thinking right now?)]

At my request, the guy put his tentacle to Isabelle’s forehead. The tentacles glowed a light purple color, and the color of its body kept changing.

“They say it’s scary and lonely. But I guess I want to be alone.”
[Zuzu (Why?)]
“I don’t know. “I just need to be alone.”

Although it was possible to read emotions, it seemed difficult to explain them properly. If the hypothesis presented by Heaven’s Mother is true, Isabel’s feelings would be too complicated for him to understand.

I asked the tentacled guy an important question.

[Zuz zusss zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (You’ve helped Adhai and Ham Ort before, right?)]
｢
Before ?
｣｢little adult｣｢me｣｢I helped you｣

He waved his tentacle as if he remembered No. 26, who had encountered Adhaj’s thoughts.

“that’s right! I helped you before.｣
[zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (Do for me what you did back then too)]
｢Do you want to reconcile with your friend’s family, too?｣
[Zu (Yes)]
“Please do me a favor too.”

PS-111 came between us.

“My brother maintains a deep intimacy with my original. “There is an 82% chance that my presence will help persuade them.”
[Zuzzuzuzuzu (Can both be possible?)]
“I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll give it a try!”

When No. 26’s permission was given, PS-111 went and lay down next to Isabel’s head. With the same faces facing each other, it felt like looking in a mirror.

I was about to join them, but Heavenly Mother sent a thought wave to me.

｢Amorph.｣
[Zu(Huh?)]
｢I don’t know how I will connect with her, but if I can tell her….｣

She said, her amber eyes shining.

“Just tell me this. You’ve worked hard so far, so please don’t give up here.”
[Zuzuzu (Okay)]

Rather, that is what I want to say. It took a lot of effort to save him. I will definitely receive compensation for going through all this trouble.

To do that, you have to get it out of that head somehow.

“Then are you going?”

As I got closer to the head of the center in front of Isabel and PS-111, No. 26 came into the center. Three thin tentacles protrude from its pink body and move strangely.

No. 26’s tentacle touched the monster’s tentacle on the back of my head. Its tentacles gently intertwined with my bundle of tentacles.

Is this what it feels like when your lover gently kisses your neck?

The moment I thought it was a strange, tickling feeling, the sensation in my body quickly disappeared. The feeling was similar to when I linked with the nest. My mind and senses travel across the monster’s tentacles to No. 26’s body. As I passed the guy’s body and reached Isabel’s forehead, my vision went dark.

When I opened my eyes again, there was a city in front of me.

‘here is?’

I thought it was real, like when I saw a fantasy, but it wasn’t. Ivory-colored buildings designed in geometric shapes were something I had seen not long ago.

I am now in the middle of a metropolis of cults.

‘Is this Isabel’s memory?’

When I bent my neck, I saw a small arm on my chest. Seeing that the head on both sides was still intact, it seemed as if the adult Amorph body had entered the guy’s memory.

‘It seems to have gotten a little smaller in size, though.’

I, who boasted a size larger than most buildings, have now become so small that I have to look up at them. I swung my tail over the sidewalk block, but it had no effect.

‘Is this because it’s someone else’s memory?’

After briefly checking, I looked around. It was clear that it was a big city, but strangely there were no cults to be seen.

‘Where is PS-111?’

If he succeeded in entering Isabel’s mental world, he would most likely be here somewhere.

As I was trying to find him, I saw a group of people running between the buildings. They were the Coldbloods, a race with a reptile-like head and humanoid body.

‘how will we do it.’

After thinking for a while, I decided to follow those cold bloods first.

As I went through the buildings to follow them, the scenery suddenly changed.

The once healthy big city suddenly became a ruin. When I looked up at the sky, I saw various warships and imperial carriers floating there.

There were corpses strewn across the broken road. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the corpses of cold bloods and cult members wearing dragon uniforms.

‘…Is this really possible?’

When I looked at the faces of the corpses and looked up, I saw someone fighting in the distance.

Two cults were fighting fiercely against one Coldblood.

I know who the two cultists are and who is fighting them.

’18th ranker, Penelope.’

This memory I am looking at is the memory of the day Isabelle’s twin sister died.

“Watch next episode”