I Became an Evolving Space Monster

Episode 317 – Relic (4)

“You are passing.”

As soon as the security guard finished communicating, the large metal door opened. The airship passed through the terminal without any restrictions.

To enter the ‘Water Fortress’, which is composed of a large bio-dome-shaped structure, you must pass through several gates. This is because the outer wall of the dome is composed of several layers, like a space fortress or orbital habitat. However, its scale is so large that it cannot be compared. Because the distance between gates was several kilometers.

And we just passed through the final gate on the outer wall.

“phew. Fortunately, it ended without incident.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Sky’s mother, who was sitting in the cockpit, breathed a sigh of relief. Except for the times when I had to step in, she was in charge of most of it, so it must have been quite difficult.

“Thanks to your death, my guard has been relaxed.”

“It’s a strange feeling.”

“okay? “I think I died at the right time.”

As she joked, my enemies will think I’m dead. Because I intended it to be this way.

‘I didn’t originally intend to do that.’

Thanks to two factors, it was possible to create a situation called ‘Aimorph dies after being attacked by the Thunder God’. If it weren’t for those factors, we would still be in the midst of a battle with the enemy.

‘Especially that trait. I didn’t know I would get something like that at this point…’

“The end?” “I” “Can I leave?”

At that time, a wave of thought flowed from behind and tickled the tentacles of my monster. It was Aadhai, who was spending time behind bars.

It seemed like it was more difficult for him to endure having to stay still for a long time than being locked in a cage. At first, it diligently trimmed the scales of its wings and tail with the tentacles around its mouth, but now it was just lying down, spread out.

Number 26 was relatively calm, but its body color was not good. Dark pink means you are not in a good mood. Just like Aadhai, he is also feeling extremely bored.

[Zuzuz zu zuzuzu (please wait a little longer)]

｢Already｣｢A lot｣｢I’ve waited｣

｣I’m bored. My friend just sleeps. “There is nothing to study.”

No. 26 tapped PS-111’s body, which was in a dormant state, with a tentacle. In fact, PS-111 has been assisting in operation since a while ago by connecting the cable to the airship, but he has no way of knowing that.

[Zuzuzuz Zuzuzu Zuzuzuzu (If you hold back, I’ll give you a present later)]

｢A gift?｣｢What kind of gift?｣

｢What gift?｣

[Zuzuzuz Zuzuzu Zuzu zuzu (It’s something you guys will like)]

The scale of the water fortress is It is dozens of times larger than the Street of Light and the Street of Glory combined. Naturally, there are bound to be a lot more creatures handled within the city. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to give them a taste of rare creatures while searching for the 22nd ranker.

But the guys seemed to want something other than food. Adhai gently raised his long neck and pointed at me with his front paw.

｢Gift｣｢Big Adult｣｢Something similar?｣

｢I want something sparkly too!｣

[Z(Huh?)]

｢Big Adult｣｢Body｣｢Change｣｢Feeling｣｢Unusual｣

｢That’s right. It’s amazing how they twinkle and move.”

“What does that mean?”

Sky’s mother was the only one who didn’t understand what they were saying. Except for her, the other kids were not affected by the mimicry system, so they quickly noticed the changes in my body.

Now I have transformed into a ‘clever weakling’.

It has a body resembling a centaur and is identical to its previous transformation, with fur covering the entire body and the heads on both sides, except for the central head, sticking to the body like armor.

However, there are two differences.

First, if you look at the arms, the only part that functions is a small arm near the chest. This is because it was affected by the ‘parasitic colony’ trait becoming inactive.

More important than that was the change that occurred in the carapace that protects the area near my chest.

If you look at the thoracic carapace now, there is a silver-colored wavy pattern. The silver pattern on the black shell was reminiscent of the Milky Way. This pattern engraved on the entire chest continued to the small arms on the chest.

Although it is not visible now because it is covered by fur, this pattern starts from the inside of the thoracic carapace. To be precise, my heart is connected to Aimorph’s heart, not the ‘dragon’s heart’.

The reason why this change suddenly occurred is because of the ‘predator’s indeterminate polyhedron’.

While fighting Sihyeon Eugene, I preyed on parts of her equipment that resembled crystals. As a result, the previously existing ‘Predatory Leech Hand’ was replaced with a new equipment-related characteristic.

With the characteristic ‘Dice of Void’.

The characteristics of the void dice were quite different from those obtained so far with the looter’s irregular polyhedron.

The hand of a predatory leech that robs the enemy of its life force when held in the hand of the ‘God’s Rod’ that embodies the power of the Thunder God. These are all traits that are helpful in battle.

On the other hand, Void Dice are not directly related to combat. Rather, if this trait is alone, it is useless.

‘It was surprising at first.’

The weapon that Sihyeon used can destroy genetic essence. So I thought that part would have a similar effect, but it didn’t at all.

Or, to be more precise, I should say it is much better.

This trait is one of the most powerful traits I have possessed so far.

‘Returning the cooldown of the characteristics you have when using them to when they were not used.’

When the Void Dice is activated, the silver pattern on the chest spreads throughout the body. When the pattern completely engulfs the body, the cooldown time for all attributes disappears.

Thanks to this, all restrictions on organic evolution, which had a few minutes left on the cooldown of ‘Revenant Agency’, which could not yet be used, were also reset.

‘It’s not just that.’

The most amazing thing is the additional effect of this feature.

When the silver pattern spreads over the body, the cooldown and restrictions of the possessed characteristics disappear. That means that while Void Dice is activated, all characteristics can be used at will.

This is certain because I checked the text box with my own eyes at the time. The duration of the characteristic was short, not exceeding 3 minutes, but the restrictions for all characteristics were completely blank during that time.

Thanks to this, I was able to raise my defense to the limit by using ‘Emboss of the Hunt’ and ‘Variable Biological Weapon’ at the same time. With that, he withstood the Raijin’s attack and immediately used faster-than-light navigation to escape the scene.

‘The characteristic that resets the cooldown is really rare…’

One of the Vortex Ones has a similar characteristic, but it is very difficult to obtain because it is an opponent. I remember having a hard time getting that characteristic even when I played games in the past.

Other than that, Revenant Agency, which has all kinds of restrictions, is the only feature that can remove the cooldown.

Of course, Void Dice is not perfect and has one drawback.

｢Plunder’s Irregular Polyhedron (Void Dice) (66)]

That number floating in the semi-transparent text box. This is the cooldown on the void dice. You must wait 66 days to use it again.

‘The name dice makes me think it’s random.’

I will have to use it one more time to be sure, but it is currently unusable. Looking at that number, I guess the downside of this characteristic is that the cooldown changes arbitrarily.

‘The cooldown part is variable, though.’

Since the characteristic effect was so good, it wasn’t a big problem. Once you have this trait, you will be able to use a much wider variety of strategies than before.

‘Where on earth did Sihyeon get such a weapon?’

The weapons she used and the parts that became the raw materials for the Void Dice were things that did not exist in the game.

This is reality, so there may be things I don’t know about. In reality, I’ve encountered things that didn’t exist in the game several times, so it’s not particularly strange.

But even taking that into account, her weapons are overly powerful. As if the player made it.

‘Is she related to Ranker?’

The first thing that came to mind was the 3rd ranker who had an antagonistic relationship with Sihyeon, but it probably wasn’t him.

From what I remember, he had a very opinionated personality even in games. I, too, have taken advantage of his personality several times when fighting him.

A person with such a broken personality would hand over such a threatening item to his enemy? This is nonsense.

‘Not even the rankers of this planet.’

Since he came after me alone, he probably has nothing to do with the #22 we’re looking for or any cult ranker on this planet. If that were the case, they would have cooperated and attacked me a long time ago.

‘As for the vision, I’ll have to check after I find number 22.’

By now, Sihyeon must have been called by the cultists and told them about my death.

Even though it was seen from outside the Raijin’s striking point, she is a genetically modified human. Even if it’s far away, it’s very likely that they saw me disappear.

If you look at me from her perspective, it will look like your body was twisted and completely destroyed after being hit by the Thunder God’s attack.

Cults and rankers have no choice but to accept the incorrect information she provided. She was the last person to be with me before the Raijin attack began.

Even if the enemy gets suspicious and searches the area, no trace of me will be found. The energy reaction generated by faster-than-light travel would have been buried by Raijin’s bombardment.

‘Who would think that he used faster-than-light navigation while being hit by the Thunder God in the first place?’

Even Heavenly Mother, who accompanied me, said she had no idea that would happen. It is unlikely that enemy rankers will anticipate this and investigate traces of faster-than-light navigation.

‘Even if you happen to find it, it’s already too late.’

The airship I’m on is already entering the water fortress. Even if you search outside now, it’s too late to find me.

｢Big baby, I want something shiny too.｣

｢Me too.｣

While I was lost in thought for a moment, I could feel their waves.

I’m sorry to say, but it’s impossible to get past the Marauder’s irregular polyhedron.

‘Besides, it would be difficult to obtain a weapon like this again.’

[Zuzzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I can’t give you this, but I’ll find a better one instead)]

｢Really?｣

｢Promise?｣｢I promise｣

[Zu (Yes)]

They are happy when they hear my confirmation. . Aadhai waggled his tail and No. 26 changed his body color to bright pink.

‘Tsk. ‘It’s going to be busy, right?’

Originally, I thought about finding rare creatures and feeding them. But looking at their reactions, I think I should bring them a better gift.

At that time, the dark front glass shone brightly.

The first thing to appear as the darkness cleared was a bright ivory building. Here, huge buildings so tall that you can’t even see the rooftops are looking down on us.

And beyond the forest of buildings, you can see a huge waterfall. A magnificent stream of sky-blue water pours down from the huge structure.

That’s not a naturally occurring waterfall. Like the Bio Dome, it is an artificial waterfall installed on top of a huge structure that is a culmination of the cult’s architectural engineering.

“The water is floating. Amazing!」

「Dwarf」 「There are a lot」

There were numerous aerial waterways connected around the waterfall. Looking up the waterway, numerous hover boats were constantly moving around, transporting cult members from the ivory building.

There was a dirt road between the waterway and the building, and large trees were neatly planted. Cults wearing light clothing were seen moving around among the trees.

The water fortress we actually encountered had a unique atmosphere where ancient ruins and a futuristic city coexisted.

“It’s even more amazing than it looks in the game.”

[Zuzuzu (yes)]

A city of blue waterfalls built in the middle of a red sand desert.

Finally, we succeeded in entering the water fortress.