I Became an Evolving Space Monster

Episode 301 – Infiltration (4)

After MPS-05 was activated, we encountered unexpected difficulties.

In order for this guy to safely attempt hacking, he must be physically connected to a computer with high privileges. It would be possible to hack the main body anywhere as long as there is a terminal, but this is not possible with the mini screamer, which is worse than the original.

The problem occurred elsewhere.

There were too many surveillance cameras in the hallways of this battleship. Although I know that battleships have a high level of security, I have never seen cameras installed every few meters like this one.

Because of that, I changed my plan slightly.

The Mother of Heaven decided to stand by in the gun room where gunner number 15 was and move with MPS-05.

Regardless of race, the situation room is where the computer with the highest authority within the ship is located. The same goes for this battleship, but it is impossible to get there without getting caught by someone.

The clever abbreviation’s ‘unknown creature’s fur’ effect prevents it from being caught by general detection equipment or characteristic techniques. If you come face to face with a cult, of course you will get caught.

Thanks to the mimicry organ, he appears to others as the 15th shooter, so he won’t be caught outright, but it will still arouse suspicion. Of course, they would be surprised to see a single gunner coming in and out of the situation room.

In any case, it was difficult to target the situation room, so the next best option was the ‘Shield Management Center’, which manages the outer walls and shields of the ship. This is because we had to stop by the Shield Management Center at least once to delete the records of damage to the shield that occurred during our infiltration and the damage to the protective wall protecting gun number 15.

After waiting for the crew to fall asleep, MPS-05 and I took action. It took a lot of time to avoid the eyes of patrolling warriors, but we were able to arrive at our destination safely.

While he was busy working at the unoccupied Shield Management Center, an unfamiliar visitor came in.

One of the two goals to look for on this ship is a knowledge manager.

“Ke Keek… save me…”

The female cultist, caught in the fighting arms, struggles. The high-handed atmosphere that occurred when people mistakenly thought I was gunner number 15 was nowhere to be seen.

‘I didn’t know you would come back on your own.’

I thought it would take at least a few days to capture the knowledge manager, but my prediction was wrong again.

The knowledge manager also serves as the ship’s chief engineer. It’s also her job to look for errors in the ship’s defense system. I came to check for errors in the protective wall that occurred while I was infiltrating.

“Ship. Gi record. copy.”

“Be careful not to get caught.”

“worry. invalidity.”

The guy who was hiding in the tool room came back out and continued his work.

‘Then let me do my thing too.’

I looked down at the knowledge manager who was shaking.

Currently, my parasite is receiving the strengthening effects of two unique characteristics at the same time: ‘Great Infection’ and ‘Shape Ruler’, which is a sign of a strong enemy. The size itself has become much larger than the game, and its abilities have also greatly improved.

Previously, it only attached to the infected person’s brain and controlled it, but not anymore. Either it preys on the brain and the parasite takes over the brain’s function, or…

‘You know what to do, right?’

I sent a strong will to the parasite crawling out of the inside of my hand. The eel-like parasite nodded and crossed over to the other hand, pointing at an unknown part of its head or body.

“?!”

The knowledge manager is horrified by the sight of the parasite crawling up my arm. The cult’s beautiful face is distorted into an ugly sight.

She closed her mouth and tried to avoid the approaching black eel, but it was no use. This is because worm-like things came out of the parasite’s body, strengthened by the Great Infection effect, and forced her mouth open.

“town! Ugh!”

In an instant, the parasite entered the cult woman’s mouth and began its activity.

The mouth quickly gnawed off part of the brain, and the torso ate the spinal cord. Her whole body was shaking, and after a few seconds, she fell limp as if she were dead.

“Get up.”

As soon as she heard my voice, she, who had been motionless, moved. When I relaxed my grip, she stood on the floor on her own.

“You can tell me.”

“What is this…?”

Cult’s eyes were full of confused emotions. It had to be that way because suddenly my body couldn’t move as I wanted.

“State your name and position.”

“My name is Knowledge Manager Charas. “What have I done to myself?”

“Shh.”

“…!”

Before going to the space fortress ‘Kesha Arma’, that is, when robbing the pirates’ slave market.

I chose ‘Parasite Colony’ as the target for strengthening the great infection. As a result, many changes occurred in the parasite.

It was not simply that a parasite the size of a small snake had grown as large as an eel and that its dominance effect had become stronger.

A different form of governance than before. This is one of the newly acquired powers of the parasite colony.

The parasites of the original parasitic colony take over the brain and control the other person’s body at will. Even after being strengthened, the basic method remains similar.

It is useful when you need to completely dominate your opponent, but in cases like now, it has the disadvantage of being counterproductive.

For knowledge managers, the brain plays an important role in remembering and utilizing vast amounts of knowledge and information. If you’re thinking of using her, you should at least be careful with her head.

So this time I used a newly acquired method.

There is currently a parasite attached to a portion of the spinal cord in her head. In this way, only a part of the brain controls the remaining parts through fusion with the spinal cord. Thanks to this, as you can see, she is in a situation where she cannot lift a finger of her own will.

There are two downsides.

The point is that it has less control than replacing the brain and that it is impossible to replace.

The parasite is fused with the infected victim’s spinal cord and cannot be separated by any means. When the parasite reaches the end of its lifespan, the infected person also dies.

‘I don’t know what will happen if I have surgery, but…’

It is a meaningless assumption at this point. Knowledge Manager Charas must serve me until death.

I spoke to Charas in the voice of gunner number 15.

“Then, let’s start with the ships that can enter Berzan 02.”

Her body and knowledge are now mine.

–

Two days have passed since an abnormal phenomenon occurred in the Aur star system.

The unidentified magnetic field was no longer observed.

Although one of the knowledge managers pointed out a relationship with the ‘three-headed devil’, no clear conclusion was reached. This is because there was insufficient evidence, and the knowledge manager who submitted the opinion also reported a new corrected opinion.

Eventually, the surveillance office ordered the ships waiting at the point where the abnormality occurred to return. The ships wandering in the middle of space returned to the surveillance office in an instant using faster-than-light navigation.

“It ended sourly this time.”

“That’s right.”

“I should take comfort in the fact that there were no casualties from the battle. Isn’t it…um? “Where is the knowledge manager?”

“You submitted your vacation request this morning.”

“iced coffee. It did. “Did you say you were going down to Berzan 02?”

The captain felt regretful at his subordinate’s words. Regardless of her position, Charas was quite an attractive woman. I wanted to build a better relationship with her, but I ended up not being able to even say a word to her.

“So, shouldn’t you have talked to me a long time ago?”

“How can you do that when the operation is underway?”

“Seeing as they disappeared as soon as they returned to the surveillance office, they may have loved ones.”

“…I guess you want to be demoted.”

The captain thought to himself while joking with the crew in the situation room.

‘Tsk. We’ll have to talk about it when I get back.’

He got off the ship with his men, wondering if it would be a good idea to talk about Berzan 02.

“There were many gunners who applied for leave.”

“okay? “I should go to Berzan 02 too.”

While the crew was chatting, a personal spacecraft flew close to the ship. The spaceship, shaped like an elongated triangle, came close to the battleship.

Then, after staying for about a minute, the spacecraft left the spot. It was rare for a personal spacecraft to get that close to a warship, but because it happened over such a short period of time, not many people witnessed it.

Additionally, no one saw something pitch black boarding the personal spaceship.

The spaceship, whether aware of the fact or not, blended into the procession of hundreds of spaceships flying around.

Numerous ships crossing inside the surveillance office, a huge space building. The triangular spacecraft that was flying together broke away from the procession midway.

In addition to the spacecraft, some other ships also deserted, but their numbers were not large. Because what they wanted was to get out of the surveillance office, not to move to another area.

Personal boats were inspected and taken out in front of a large gate located on one side of the outer wall. After completing the inspection one by one, it was finally the triangle spaceship’s turn.

｢Knowledge Manager Charas?｣

“That’s right.”

“You reported your destination as Berzan 02. What is the reason?”

“I’m on vacation.”

“Do you have any companions?”

“I am alone in the cult.”

｢If you plan to visit Berzan 02, an internal inspection is required as part of the procedure. “Please cooperate.”

“Wait a minute. I reported to my ship and the surveillance office in the morning and received permission to visit. Please confirm.”

The person on the other end of the communicator fell silent at Charas’ words. After a while, a voice came from the communicator again.

“Has confirmed. Thank you for your cooperation.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

Charas passed through the gate and came out of the surveillance office. Then a pale red planet appeared before my eyes.

That planet is her destination, Berzan 02.

The spacecraft, which had been accelerating ever since it left the monitoring office, got closer to Berzan 02. Although she couldn’t see it, countless artillery pieces on the ground were aimed at her ship.

Of course, there was no way she would be attacked as she received permission from the surveillance office. The scenery seen beyond the tempered glass of the ship that passed through the atmosphere was a red earth and an endless forest of buildings.

It was an incredibly wondrous sight, but her expression did not change at all. Her expression had been the same ever since she left the surveillance office.

Unlike her blank, emotionless face, her hands quickly prepared to land. The ship landed at a small airport quite far from the forest of buildings.

“Im here.”

Other than her, there were no other cult members on board this ship. Except for non-cult entities.

Behind her face as she stared at the tempered glass in front, the huge maw of ‘it’ rose up.

“This is Berzan 02.”

‘It’ spoken in an ordinary human voice.

Charas could easily predict what outcome the ‘thing’ he had brought, or rather the three-headed devil, would bring to Berzan 02.

It was ruin. Just like it was at the Holy Land in the past.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”

“High temperature. detect.”

A voice different from the devil is heard from behind. The beings brought by the devil approached the driver’s seat where she was sitting.

Wolf, a female with the head of a bird of prey. A terrible monster with a human head, metal parts, and legs.

Regardless of her concerns, the three-headed devil and his minions eventually succeeded in landing on Berzan 02.

“Now all we have to do is let the kids come.”

The devil laughed, flicking his long tongue.