335
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Green, purple, and numerous other paints intertwine together to dye the black carapace. An unholy color that seems to represent chaos itself creeps into my head.
｢Sussss!｣ ｢Susss!｣
When the collecting bugs see me emitting an ominous light, they quickly retreat. As always, those greedy 'colors' don't care what their enemies do.
A predatory light resembling Aimorph wraps around the monster's tentacles. The amount of energy gathered has dropped significantly compared to when it was strengthened with 'Tyrantroid', but this should not be overlooked. The psychic breath strengthened by the color of the abyss is more threatening than anything else.
Just as water droplets fall down a stalactite, the energy gathered at the ends of the three-pronged heads is embodied in the form of a sphere.
Since I was large, the psychic sphere reinforced with the color of the abyss was also quite large. Number 26, riding on its back, also controlled the movement of the sphere according to the timing.
An enhanced psychic breath that flies at high speed. It exploded on the collecting bugs like a soap bubble bursting when hit by an object.
There was no intense binge drinking like other times. The multi-colored bubbles very, very quietly sucked in the swarm of bugs. If one bug escaped, there would only be more death.
'good. 'I can finish this.'
The moment I thought that.
Something happened that I couldn't believe even with my own eyes.
The bugs that touched the foam of the enhanced psychic breath turned blue and soon disappeared from my sight.
As some of the bugs disappear, the queen is visible through the gap created. Blue afterimages remained in its numerous eyes.
Alshas, who was sitting on top of the queen, was laughing at me with the corners of his mouth raised.
'That was Warp Boy's ability.'
According to the setting, Outspacers are beings from another universe. Therefore, the method of faster-than-light navigation is also different from other races.
In order for the outspacer to move, there must be a bio portal. No matter how many times they capture the Metallic Gremlin, it is impossible to steal Warp Boy's teleportation ability, 'Warguide'.
Then there is only one answer.
Player Perks.
Unlike in the game, you can strengthen your corps without any restrictions, or you may have acquired the ability to travel at faster than light speeds through some method I don't know.
'…The good news is that it's not exactly the same as the original.'
If they were capable of traveling at faster than light speeds like Warp Boy without any significant penalty, there would be no need to send troops to the bio portal. All you have to do is bring a whole army with a number of queens.
That queen with Alshas may be an entity specialized in movement, or the entire legion may be limited in faster-than-light travel.
'Either way, we have to deal with him first now.'
Originally, the plan was to destroy the bioportal in the pit, but things changed.
That queen is more dangerous than the portal. This is because we have no idea how much power it has or what effects it has.
I unlocked the color of the abyss and prepared a normal psychic breath. After clearing out the enemies in front of me with my breath, I plan to approach the queen at once.
And just as I was about to put that plan into action, I felt a strong energy response outside the bio dome. I've been hit twice so far, so I'm familiar with the divine lightning and thunder god.
A golden heat ray pierced the outer wall of the dome and struck my wing. Because of this, my body was tilted and my psychic breath flew in the wrong direction. The purple breath created a new hole in the dome that still remained in the water fortress and disappeared.
I lifted the head of the center and checked above.
Beyond the gaping hole were unwelcome enemies.
Numerous ships fill the red sky. These were the elite fleets of the Surveillance Office that I saw before infiltrating Berzan 02. In the middle were Raijin and imperial carriers.
'Alshas!'
The guy wasn't just sitting on top of the queen and watching. It is likely that the clone was used to contact an off-planet monitoring agency.
"The situation at MPS-05 is not good. "There are too many enemies on the ground." "There's a bad flapper over there that was harassing the older baby."
Outspacers in front and below, and the surveillance agency's elite fleet above.
This is the first crisis I have experienced since becoming an adult.
'How do I break through?'
There is an Imperial Mothership, but the Cosmic Bolt has a charging time, so it cannot be used right away. Other attacks can be withstood with my shell.
'Will this lead to Outspacers and cults fighting?'
I had that thought for a moment, but I quickly denied it.
Alshas and the Outspacer Queen are not stupid. Even if I try to interfere here, the probability of it being overlooked is low.
'Should I grow into a bone beast and fight? Or should I use the symbol of hunting now?'
Both methods are not bad, but they lack the decisiveness to change the situation. Since there are so many enemies, there is a limit to how much I can catch and kill them alone.
Moreover, the enemies are not a ragtag bunch. Even if they don't completely understand my intentions, they will try to respond somehow.
'To stop that, a decisive blow is needed.'
Just as the collecting bugs that saw the colors of the abyss retreated out of instinctive fear.
Overwhelming fear is needed.
'What could there be…wait.'
While I was thinking about it, a certain characteristic crossed my mind.
An attribute that has not been used once since it was acquired from the pirates' fortress.
'Black Devourer Cannon!'
I opened the text box while fighting the collecting bugs that were attacking me again.
｢Black Devourer Cannon: Infinite power is in your hands. It fires a projectile by consuming 50% of the total energy that can be stored in the body. *PS: Please be careful."
The Black Devourer Cannon is the only trait created after escaping from a space fortress occupied by pirates. The biological cannon attached to my left tail is an organ that exists solely for this trait.
Among the unique characteristics created using the transcendence system, this characteristic's tulle tip was the simplest. Because the end was to use up energy to fire the shell. There are no special precautions other than consuming 50% of the maximum energy your body can store.
'If you look at it up to this point, it looks good…'
The reason why I thought I shouldn't let down my guard while looking at the characteristics is because of the postscript at the bottom.
I've seen a ton of talents in games and in this world, but I've never seen one that just says be careful.
'I was thinking of using it against Gigacracker before, but I gave up.'
I thought it would be beneficial to steal the Giga Cracker, so I gave up the experiment. Since I didn't have a chance to use it, I kept forgetting about it.
'It just worked out.'
I flew out of the bio dome, picking off the flying collecting bugs. A group of flying monsters followed behind me, including the queen carrying Alshas and Isabelle.
When I came outside, a number of warships greeted me. The Thunder God is activated, and the main guns of the battleships fire.
The red sky under the night sun turns golden and purple. Against him, I took out the best shield I had.
The intangible haze flowing from the entire body gathers in the shape of a flat tray. Complete with a transparent tray, it refracts and disperses natural light like a prism.
It is a 'complex spectroscopic body' with the unique characteristic of being able to reflect energy.
Energy heat rays filling the sky collide with the completed complex spectral body.
None of them penetrated the transparent tray. All the lights that flew to kill me returned to the place they came from. The energy and ships of the elite fleet collided, and the sky lit up brightly.
"It is estimated that between 1% and 3% of the strength of the cult's elite fleet has been lost in the current attack."
I can hear the voice of PS-111 overhead. Even though it explodes spectacularly, there is little damage. Alshas must have had them respond.
'doesn't care.'
The real attack hasn't even started yet.
After blocking one round of fire, I immediately rushed towards the elite fleet. The group of outspacers following me changed their target and moved toward the elite fleet.
Now that the fleet camp is in disarray, they made that choice to protect themselves from my attacks.
'It's not a bad choice, but…'
In the current situation, it is a big mistake.
Cult and Outspacer. In the game, tribes that were enemies with each other gathered in one place.
I moved my left tail and aimed towards the target. A Black Devourer cannon with unknown characteristics was used with the cannon's muzzle aimed at the enemy.
The moment the trait was activated, a feeling of extreme helplessness hit me. I would say it feels similar to when I first fired the psychic breath when I was a sub-adult.
After feeling dizzy, what followed was a torrent of energy. A huge amount of energy gathered into the left tail. It felt as if all the blood throughout my body was being concentrated in one place. Because of that, he almost stopped flapping his wings and fell.
Just before the last 'it' was launched, my auxiliary organs detected an abnormality.
The surrounding space is strangely refracted. As if something unidentified was twisting the space itself.
As soon as it recognized that fact, 'it' was launched from its tail.
How should I explain that?
If the color of the abyss was a clear example of the excess of color and light, it was quite the opposite. As its name 'Gorgeous' suggests, 'it' was absorbing all color and light.
'It' flies away, devouring light, air, color, and all the elements of nature. In the place where it passed, only thick darkness that could be said to be at least somewhat similar to that unknown cannonball remained.
And when 'it' becomes invisible to the eye.
An abnormality occurred among the gathered enemies.
When I noticed the abnormality, I thought it was a very small dot. It's so small that you could easily mistake it for looking at it wrong.
But no.
It spread quickly like ink on drawing paper.
Like when the sun disappears and night comes.
Black ink robs the ships and the group of outspacers of their color.
No one could resist the black 'it'. The shield that the cults boast about, the Thunder God's thunder light, and the blue light of Outspacer. No one could escape 'it'.
'It', which seemed as if it would swallow up even the sun, disappeared in an instant.
The black color that had encroached on the drawing paper called the sky disappeared and red filled its place.
Everything was restored to its original state as if nothing had happened from the beginning. Except for the ship that was eaten by 'it' and the group of outspacers.
Luckily, the number of collecting bugs and elite fleets that survived was only about 20% of what it was before. The queen carrying Alshas and Isabelle was also there.
They didn't attack me.
No, to be precise, I can't even think of attacking.
How would you feel if you watched all your colleagues disappear in less than a few seconds?
I'm sure there's only one emotion in their head right now.
Overwhelming fear.
'Activate Bone Beast.'
The time has come to put a wedge in that fear.
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Green, purple, and numerous other paints intertwine together to dye the black carapace. An unholy color that seems to represent chaos itself creeps into my head.
｢Sussss!｣ ｢Susss!｣
When the collecting bugs see me emitting an ominous light, they quickly retreat. As always, those greedy 'colors' don't care what their enemies do.
A predatory light resembling Aimorph wraps around the monster's tentacles. The amount of energy gathered has dropped significantly compared to when it was strengthened with 'Tyrantroid', but this should not be overlooked. The psychic breath strengthened by the color of the abyss is more threatening than anything else.
Just as water droplets fall down a stalactite, the energy gathered at the ends of the three-pronged heads is embodied in the form of a sphere.
Since I was large, the psychic sphere reinforced with the color of the abyss was also quite large. Number 26, riding on its back, also controlled the movement of the sphere according to the timing.
An enhanced psychic breath that flies at high speed. It exploded on the collecting bugs like a soap bubble bursting when hit by an object.
There was no intense binge drinking like other times. The multi-colored bubbles very, very quietly sucked in the swarm of bugs. If one bug escaped, there would only be more death.
'good. 'I can finish this.'
The moment I thought that.
Something happened that I couldn't believe even with my own eyes.
The bugs that touched the foam of the enhanced psychic breath turned blue and soon disappeared from my sight.
As some of the bugs disappear, the queen is visible through the gap created. Blue afterimages remained in its numerous eyes.
Alshas, who was sitting on top of the queen, was laughing at me with the corners of his mouth raised.
'That was Warp Boy's ability.'
According to the setting, Outspacers are beings from another universe. Therefore, the method of faster-than-light navigation is also different from other races.
In order for the outspacer to move, there must be a bio portal. No matter how many times they capture the Metallic Gremlin, it is impossible to steal Warp Boy's teleportation ability, 'Warguide'.
Then there is only one answer.
Player Perks.
Unlike in the game, you can strengthen your corps without any restrictions, or you may have acquired the ability to travel at faster than light speeds through some method I don't know.
'…The good news is that it's not exactly the same as the original.'
If they were capable of traveling at faster than light speeds like Warp Boy without any significant penalty, there would be no need to send troops to the bio portal. All you have to do is bring a whole army with a number of queens.
That queen with Alshas may be an entity specialized in movement, or the entire legion may be limited in faster-than-light travel.
'Either way, we have to deal with him first now.'
Originally, the plan was to destroy the bioportal in the pit, but things changed.
That queen is more dangerous than the portal. This is because we have no idea how much power it has or what effects it has.
I unlocked the color of the abyss and prepared a normal psychic breath. After clearing out the enemies in front of me with my breath, I plan to approach the queen at once.
And just as I was about to put that plan into action, I felt a strong energy response outside the bio dome. I've been hit twice so far, so I'm familiar with the divine lightning and thunder god.
A golden heat ray pierced the outer wall of the dome and struck my wing. Because of this, my body was tilted and my psychic breath flew in the wrong direction. The purple breath created a new hole in the dome that still remained in the water fortress and disappeared.
I lifted the head of the center and checked above.
Beyond the gaping hole were unwelcome enemies.
Numerous ships fill the red sky. These were the elite fleets of the Surveillance Office that I saw before infiltrating Berzan 02. In the middle were Raijin and imperial carriers.
'Alshas!'
The guy wasn't just sitting on top of the queen and watching. It is likely that the clone was used to contact an off-planet monitoring agency.
"The situation at MPS-05 is not good. "There are too many enemies on the ground." "There's a bad flapper over there that was harassing the older baby."
Outspacers in front and below, and the surveillance agency's elite fleet above.
This is the first crisis I have experienced since becoming an adult.
'How do I break through?'
There is an Imperial Mothership, but the Cosmic Bolt has a charging time, so it cannot be used right away. Other attacks can be withstood with my shell.
'Will this lead to Outspacers and cults fighting?'
I had that thought for a moment, but I quickly denied it.
Alshas and the Outspacer Queen are not stupid. Even if I try to interfere here, the probability of it being overlooked is low.
'Should I grow into a bone beast and fight? Or should I use the symbol of hunting now?'
Both methods are not bad, but they lack the decisiveness to change the situation. Since there are so many enemies, there is a limit to how much I can catch and kill them alone.
Moreover, the enemies are not a ragtag bunch. Even if they don't completely understand my intentions, they will try to respond somehow.
'To stop that, a decisive blow is needed.'
Just as the collecting bugs that saw the colors of the abyss retreated out of instinctive fear.
Overwhelming fear is needed.
'What could there be…wait.'
While I was thinking about it, a certain characteristic crossed my mind.
An attribute that has not been used once since it was acquired from the pirates' fortress.
'Black Devourer Cannon!'
I opened the text box while fighting the collecting bugs that were attacking me again.
｢Black Devourer Cannon: Infinite power is in your hands. It fires a projectile by consuming 50% of the total energy that can be stored in the body. *PS: Please be careful."
The Black Devourer Cannon is the only trait created after escaping from a space fortress occupied by pirates. The biological cannon attached to my left tail is an organ that exists solely for this trait.
Among the unique characteristics created using the transcendence system, this characteristic's tulle tip was the simplest. Because the end was to use up energy to fire the shell. There are no special precautions other than consuming 50% of the maximum energy your body can store.
'If you look at it up to this point, it looks good…'
The reason why I thought I shouldn't let down my guard while looking at the characteristics is because of the postscript at the bottom.
I've seen a ton of talents in games and in this world, but I've never seen one that just says be careful.
'I was thinking of using it against Gigacracker before, but I gave up.'
I thought it would be beneficial to steal the Giga Cracker, so I gave up the experiment. Since I didn't have a chance to use it, I kept forgetting about it.
'It just worked out.'
I flew out of the bio dome, picking off the flying collecting bugs. A group of flying monsters followed behind me, including the queen carrying Alshas and Isabelle.
When I came outside, a number of warships greeted me. The Thunder God is activated, and the main guns of the battleships fire.
The red sky under the night sun turns golden and purple. Against him, I took out the best shield I had.
The intangible haze flowing from the entire body gathers in the shape of a flat tray. Complete with a transparent tray, it refracts and disperses natural light like a prism.
It is a 'complex spectroscopic body' with the unique characteristic of being able to reflect energy.
Energy heat rays filling the sky collide with the completed complex spectral body.
None of them penetrated the transparent tray. All the lights that flew to kill me returned to the place they came from. The energy and ships of the elite fleet collided, and the sky lit up brightly.
"It is estimated that between 1% and 3% of the strength of the cult's elite fleet has been lost in the current attack."
I can hear the voice of PS-111 overhead. Even though it explodes spectacularly, there is little damage. Alshas must have had them respond.
'doesn't care.'
The real attack hasn't even started yet.
After blocking one round of fire, I immediately rushed towards the elite fleet. The group of outspacers following me changed their target and moved toward the elite fleet.
Now that the fleet camp is in disarray, they made that choice to protect themselves from my attacks.
'It's not a bad choice, but…'
In the current situation, it is a big mistake.
Cult and Outspacer. In the game, tribes that were enemies with each other gathered in one place.
I moved my left tail and aimed towards the target. A Black Devourer cannon with unknown characteristics was used with the cannon's muzzle aimed at the enemy.
The moment the trait was activated, a feeling of extreme helplessness hit me. I would say it feels similar to when I first fired the psychic breath when I was a sub-adult.
After feeling dizzy, what followed was a torrent of energy. A huge amount of energy gathered into the left tail. It felt as if all the blood throughout my body was being concentrated in one place. Because of that, he almost stopped flapping his wings and fell.
Just before the last 'it' was launched, my auxiliary organs detected an abnormality.
The surrounding space is strangely refracted. As if something unidentified was twisting the space itself.
As soon as it recognized that fact, 'it' was launched from its tail.
How should I explain that?
If the color of the abyss was a clear example of the excess of color and light, it was quite the opposite. As its name 'Gorgeous' suggests, 'it' was absorbing all color and light.
'It' flies away, devouring light, air, color, and all the elements of nature. In the place where it passed, only thick darkness that could be said to be at least somewhat similar to that unknown cannonball remained.
And when 'it' becomes invisible to the eye.
An abnormality occurred among the gathered enemies.
When I noticed the abnormality, I thought it was a very small dot. It's so small that you could easily mistake it for looking at it wrong.
But no.
It spread quickly like ink on drawing paper.
Like when the sun disappears and night comes.
Black ink robs the ships and the group of outspacers of their color.
No one could resist the black 'it'. The shield that the cults boast about, the Thunder God's thunder light, and the blue light of Outspacer. No one could escape 'it'.
'It', which seemed as if it would swallow up even the sun, disappeared in an instant.
The black color that had encroached on the drawing paper called the sky disappeared and red filled its place.
Everything was restored to its original state as if nothing had happened from the beginning. Except for the ship that was eaten by 'it' and the group of outspacers.
Luckily, the number of collecting bugs and elite fleets that survived was only about 20% of what it was before. The queen carrying Alshas and Isabelle was also there.
They didn't attack me.
No, to be precise, I can't even think of attacking.
How would you feel if you watched all your colleagues disappear in less than a few seconds?
I'm sure there's only one emotion in their head right now.
Overwhelming fear.
'Activate Bone Beast.'
The time has come to put a wedge in that fear.
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"…oh my god."
The Mother of Heaven looked blankly at the sky beyond the hole in the dome.
To stay still and not move in the middle of a battle. It was something she could never have imagined, but at this moment today, it didn't matter.
Because the pile bugs in Outspacer that were fighting with her were in the same state.
A drop of ink that fell on the red paper suddenly spread uncontrollably. 'It', which was just black, swallowed up the ships and outspacers that filled the sky.
There was no loud drinking, screams of fear, or any other sounds commonly heard on the battlefield.
It was a silent massacre.
'At that level, it's almost at the level of Vortex One.'
Since she is also a ranker, she has hunted several raid bosses. The act of destruction taking place in the sky was a sight that could only be seen when fighting Vortex One or the Red Gallagons.
In fact, the Coldbloods she rescued are showing similar reactions as when facing Vortex One. Seeing her trembling behind her seemed more frightening than when she faced the giant monster right in front of her.
She sent pressure-manipulating particles to those people who were in a semi-deranged state due to extreme fear. When I stimulated them very slightly with particles, their bodies started shaking.
"Everyone, come to your senses!" "!" "Now is your chance! Everyone get on the airship over there!"
Thanks to this, 40 Coldbloods came to their senses and fled to a safe place. The mini mutant screamer, MPS-05, followed behind them.
The nickname of the safest city on the planet is now a thing of the past. It would be much safer to hide for a while outside in the sand-filled desert.
｢Guoooooooo!｣ 'Chet!'
While the Coldbloods and MPS-05 boarded the airship, the pile bugs began to move again.
A 30m tall rhinoceros beetle monster swung its front legs the size of pillars supporting a building. The Mother of Heaven spread her agate-colored wings and flew upward. The pile bug's claws narrowly landed on the spot where she was.
She flew away to avoid the attack and sprayed particles of the same color as her wings. The leg of the pile bug touched by the agate-colored grains was twisted grotesquely.
If it were any other creature, it would have writhed in pain, but it wasn't a bastard. The pilebug didn't care about the pain of losing one of its front legs, and aimed the bio files on its back and head at her.
'I modified it so I can't feel pain.'
She flew skillfully and dodged the flying bio stakes. I could see other pile bugs coming from a distance between the ruined buildings.
"Aadhai! "They're coming!"
Taking cover behind a half-collapsed building, she called Aadhai.
He was looking at the sky outside the dome from the rooftop of the building on the other side. Purple eyes reminiscent of amethyst were fixed on the 'black being' that greedily devours ships and flying monsters.
'Why are you doing this all of a sudden?'
I wondered if it was in fear like the other creatures here, but looking again, it didn't seem like that.
What should I say about the appearance of a guy who has his eyes fixed and doesn't move? It seemed like he was in a state of extreme immersion to the point of losing his mind.
At that time, the pile bug that was targeting her also found that little gallagon. A 3m-sized bio-pile was launched from its back.
The place where the stake is headed is the rooftop of the building where Aadhai is located. If you are attacked by that attack now that you are not protected by 'Red Armor', you will receive 100% fatal injuries.
'We can't leave it like that!'
She tensed her hind leg muscles and kicked the floor hard. Her body, which had the body of a cat and a wild beast, shot forward as quickly as an arrow. In addition, it accelerated by hitting the air violently with the wings on its back.
The body of a griffon with golden fur breaks through the wall of a collapsing building and soars to the rooftop of the building on the other side.
Just before the biological stake pierced Aadhai, she managed to grab it and dodge it. The sharp end of the stake barely scratched the horn on her head.
Only then did Adhai look back at her.
｢Ugly friend?｣ ｢Are you out of your mind? The battle is not over yet!｣ "Battle?" "Hunting?"
Hearing those words, a red light flashed in Adhai's eyes. The red pattern engraved on the snow-white body suddenly flared up as if on fire.
'what?'
I was momentarily startled and looked back, but he looked the same as usual.
The guy shook his head once and spread his wings.
｢Friend｣｢Say｣｢Right｣｢Hunting｣｢It's not over｣ ｢…Okay.｣ ｢Together｣｢Hunting｣
The guy who said that put on red armor and flew up.
'Did I see it wrong?'
Deciding that she was mistaken, she followed Aadhai, who started fighting the pile bug.
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Aimorphs prey on other creatures and adopt their characteristics.
However, compared to the constantly evolving concept, there are not many features that organically change the body. The characteristic of frequently changing one's body to suit the situation was closer to Wolff's exclusive possession than Amov's.
'Complete organism' that turns Aimorph's body into a killing machine, 'organic evolution' that can take on various types of special states, and 'variable biological weapon' that transforms body parts into those of Apex. These are all things that did not exist in the game.
If any of those were in the game, the balance of space survival would have changed significantly.
Anyway, the ability to change one's body was quite rare in the game. Under these conditions, 'Bone Beast', which strengthens the user's body, was a very attractive feature.
A bone beast with body-related fusion characteristics created using 'giant creatures' as material.
When the trait is activated, armor similar to bone grows to protect vulnerable parts of the body. As a bonus, the size of the entire body increases by about three times.
I have used it many times in games, so I know well the changes that occur. However, this is the first time it has become a bone beast since becoming an adult in this world.
When the trait is activated, the material that makes up the bone armor flows out from the tiny gaps in the dark black carapace and scales. The materials that coated the shell instantly solidified and became a solid armor. Sharp thorns protruded from the completed white armor.
While I was wearing armor, my entire body also grew rapidly. My muscles stretched as if they were going to tear, and a creepy sound came from the bones inside my body.
1.5x, 2x, 3x. My body, which seemed to grow infinitely, stopped just before reaching 200 meters in length.
｢Grrrrrrrrr' ｢Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Heads on the left and right growl at the first change they feel. Their cries also became much more profound to match their enlarged bodies.
The muzzles of the two heads were covered with armor similar to a helmet made from animal skulls. Perhaps that's why it gave the impression that it was much more fierce than before.
'good.' ｢■■■■■■■■!｣
After completing the change, I roared powerfully. The heads on both sides cried out just like me.
The three heads roared at the same time, tearing the air and creating a sound similar to thunder.
｢Kwagwanghanda! "Kwagwang!" "My hearing function has been damaged. We recover with residual energy."
Unit 26 and PS-111 on my body also reacted to my movements. PS-111 appears to have suffered damage from a temporary sonic boom.
[Zuz zuzuzu (everyone be careful)]
I waved my wings widely while warning the kids. The black wings, which are three times as large as my body, push my body forward with the air. I can see the sand-covered desert below being covered in pitch-black shadows.
｢Susss!｣
When the collecting bugs see me approaching, they let out a cry that is almost like a scream. Apart from fear, the insects are forced to charge because of the queen's orders. Instead of dodging, I hit them.
The outspacers are smashed like flying insects that burst when they collide with the windshield of a moving car.
The vicious stomach juices and sharp teeth they boasted of were of no use. The power to melt the carapace was the same, but because the bone beast's armor was so thick, it was difficult to inflict much damage.
｢Bad flutter!｣ ｢Sssyu?!｣ "We are conducting supporting fire."
No. 26 rode on my back, and PS-111, who was at the head of the center and moved to No. 26's side, also helped me catch bugs.
Number 26, which grew its body again to tens of meters in size, took out tentacles with sharp saw blades. The collecting bugs that narrowly avoided colliding with me were hit by No. 26's tentacles and shattered into pieces.
PS-111 lurked beneath No. 26 and supported us with its Demolisher-equipped tail. The material decomposition bombs he fired never missed, perhaps because they calculated the flight trajectory.
The enemies also launched a counterattack against us as we slaughtered the outspacers.
The main guns of the cult warships hidden among the bugs burst into flames. A baptism of purple light pours down on me. The Outspacer's stomach acid and blood covering his body were hit by the heat rays and evaporated.
However, the skull-like carapace and the black scales underneath did not suffer much damage. Some of the protruding thorns were broken, but there was no significant damage. I swung my two tails towards the nearby battleship.
The clawed right tail collided with the battleship's shield. The translucent purple protective layer cracked and shattered like a glass window. The pincer that broke the shield hit the front of the battleship hard.
A series of explosions occur inside the completely blown battleship. I stretched out my erosion tentacles and caught the falling battleship.
"Aaaah!"
The cult crew falls from the broken battleship. Some of them fell prey to my tentacles, while others fell to the red sand below.
I used the broken battleship as a bat and swung it at other ships and outspacers. Every time the battleship collided, dozens of collecting bugs were crushed.
Then, a change occurred in the movement of the insects that were gathered together. Those who received the queen's instructions quickly spread out.
'You can't turn your back.'
I hit the back of the guys whose camp was temporarily destroyed. All heads opened their mouths wide and swallowed the retreating creatures whole. Perhaps because their bodies had grown so dramatically, each time they opened their mouths, more than ten animals entered the stomach.
"Predation effect activated!"
Thanks to swallowing hundreds of bugs, I finally achieved the desired characteristics. When I accepted, feeling began to return to my arm that had not moved. The 'parasitic colony' that had been banned due to the loss of genetic essence was finally restored.
'phew. Just barely able to recover…'
At that time, a golden thunderbolt from afar passed through my body. There was no significant damage when hit by the main gun of a battleship, but not this time. This is because the white carapace that was grazed by the heat rays was broken.
As I faced the enemies surrounding me, I looked around with my auxiliary organs. A sphere measuring several hundred meters was floating alone in the distant sky.
'That attack right now, is it really the Thunder God?'
The Raijin that I know is shaped like a flat mandala, and it didn't look like that. If you overlap several mandala-shaped Thunder Gods and make a sphere, it would look like this.
'Is it a reinforced type?'
It looks like an upgraded version, as it looks like it has more firepower.
'I thought everything was broken.'
The scope of destruction of the 'Black Devourer Cannon' also included Thunder Gods. I thought they were all swept away along with the ships, but it seems that wasn't the case. That's probably the last Thunder God left in the Observatory's elite fleet.
'I think I know who's controlling it.'
The orbital weapon Raishin can only be wielded by users of strong psychic power. It is probably something controlled by Alshas.
Thunder light gathers again on the Thunder God that failed to hit me. I also gathered psychic power without dodging.
Could it be due to the energy consumed by the Black Devourer cannon? Unlike when I fired wildly before, I clearly felt like my energy was draining away. Although he was recovering quickly thanks to the dragon's heart, it seemed like it would take time to fully recover.
'Let's not think about anything else now and focus.'
Raijin, who has gathered energy to the limit, shines brightly. This might be what it feels like to face the sun directly. At the moment the yellow heat ray was fired, I also let out a breath of highly concentrated energy.
The dragon's power extending into three streams collided with the Thunder God's lightning. The shock wave generated by the collision between energies shook the sky of Berzan 02. Surrounding enemies were also swept away by the shock wave and collided with each other or fell to the ground.
'It's definitely strong, but…'
It's not enough to beat me.
The standoff didn't last long. Just like when a serpent swallows a smaller snake whole, the breath fired from its three heads consumed the lightning.
When the yellow light in the red sky was almost extinguished, a purple heat ray reached the Thunder God. What followed was an explosion strong enough to temporarily paralyze the auxiliary organ under the jaw.
An enormous amount of flames cover the sky, as if several nuclear bombs exploded at the same time. The few remaining battleships were engulfed in flames and oxidized to dust.
Beyond the blazing flames, Alshas and Isabel can be seen on top of the queen protected by collecting bugs.
The guy was very embarrassed, probably because his plan was falling apart in real time. It's far away so you can't see it, but you can definitely feel the emotion.
I aimed at it with my restored fighting arm. The guy who saw that took a big step back.
"What did you say? "Work together to overcome difficulties?" "!"
There is a high possibility that the person here is a clone.
But it doesn't matter.
No matter where you hide in this universe, no matter what weapon you bring.
I won't stop until I feast on its essence.
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Alshas couldn't believe the reality that was coming before his eyes.
I heard a long time ago that Aimoff killed Jason. There was also news that her old colleague, Cynthia, was also affected.
So I prepared thoroughly. In order to be able to operate an elite fleet, influential people on the planet were recruited a long time ago. As if that wasn't enough, he contacted the Empress and placed the Outspacer Corps on standby.
Is that all there is to it? She also prepared insurance in case her plan didn't work out as she hoped. In other words, it should be seen as double or triple preparation.
I was confident that even if it came unexpectedly, I would be able to stop it.
But now her expectations were completely wrong.
The Observatory's elite fleet was annihilated, and not much of the Outspacer Corps remained.
Now all that's left is the prepared insurance and the Imperial Mothership that protects the surveillance office.
"The Empress gave an order. He ordered us to step down because we failed to hunt the 'predator.' "No! wait! "It can't end like this!" "The Empress warns you. It is dangerous if your friend is eaten by a 'predator'. Run away.」 "Run away." "Run away." "Shut up! "Shut up!"
It was already difficult to maintain my senses, but the Queen's voice kept ringing in my head and it was hard to bear.
'insurance! 'I still have insurance!'
She glared at Isabel next to her with bloodshot eyes.
'If you ask me to call Vortex One…'
The more contracts Coldblood makes, the deeper their relationship with their ruler becomes. When the relationship reaches a certain level, the contract to directly summon Vortex One is unlocked.
The summoned Vortex One grants one wish in exchange for a certain price. You can start by assassinating enemies, burning planets, or destroying fleets.
Of course, as the difficulty of the wish increases, the price increases exponentially. If you don't prepare the right reward, you won't respond to the summons in the first place.
Moreover, the cost of summoning Vortex One includes the summoner's life. It wasn't a big issue in the game, but not here. If Isabel calls Vortex One, she will definitely die.
'Originally, I was planning to use it more sparingly!'
Isabelle's special 'Heavenly Eyes of All Heaven' is a very powerful ability. I can't believe I have to throw away such a precious tool here. Alshas was disappointed about that.
Of course, it's still better than dying. Here, she must successfully kill Eimoff so that her position within the Returned Sect will not be shaken.
'I'll have to run away while Isabelle summons me.'
Alshas here is a clone. Her main body is not here, but at the Monitoring Office. This is because the distance a replica made from a simulacrum can be maintained is limited.
'But no one knows that.'
Once the duplicate disappears, the main body plans to escape to another star system with the imperial carrier in tow. She can create up to five duplicates, so if she decides to run away, no one will be able to track her down. Even if Amorph tries to chase you, it will be in vain because he doesn't know what's real.
After organizing all his thoughts, Alshas called Isabel.
"Isabel. It's time to fulfill the contract."
Then Isabel slowly turned her head.
The face of the lizard-faced guy with antennae showed no emotion.
"Summon Vortex One."
Isabel keeps her mouth shut and does not respond.
This is probably because he knows what that command means. But Alshas was confident.
"Don't worry about your missing sister. "Not long ago, Cynthia received an important clue." "shut up." "Rescue coming soon…what?"
For a moment, Alshas thought he had heard wrong.
"What did you say just now?"
Before I knew it, scars appeared on his face, reminiscent of a cracked mirror. The wound was dripping with black liquid, not blood.
Isabel signed a contract not to be hostile to the returning members, including Alshas. The scars that kept forming on his body were penalties for violating the contract.
Coldblood, covered in wounds, spoke with difficulty.
"Yes, I know they tricked me. "Sister, you're already dead." "Are you crazy because of Eimoff?" "Mi, you are the ones who hit. Now, all the way, you deceived me, you wicked, cluck! Seeds!"
Isabel vomited black liquid and pulled out a curved sword from her belt.
"You guys, the original, it's somewhere else, right? "You will never be able to run away."
Gokdo, which was thought to be a simple self-defense weapon.
Only then did she realize that it was something she had never seen before. I wonder what Isabel prepared that curved sword for.
"Wait, you?!" "A word to the dweller of the abyss, Cluck, the dweller."
When the guy tried to stab himself in the abdomen, Alshas quickly raised his hand. The psychic technique of bondage unfolded and bound Isabelle's body.
"To track down and destroy the cult 'Alshas'…" "Crazy! stop!"
But the guy didn't give up. Even as his entire body was bent abnormally and he was vomiting blood and black liquid, he tried to stab himself with the curved sword.
When Alshas saw that, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"shit! Queen! "Send him somewhere else!"
Isabelle, whose whole body was twisted, was enveloped in blue light. But soon after, the light faded out as if something had interrupted it.
Meanwhile, Isabel finished her 'speech'.
"I offer up my blood and life."
As soon as he finished speaking, the curved sword pierced his abdomen.
After everything was done, Isabel fell on top of the queen's body.
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'huh?'
The movements of the group of outspacers protecting the queen are strange. The sudden confusion was similar to when the Black Devourer cannon was fired.
'Did you lose control?' ｢Big baby.｣
At that time, the waves sent by No. 26 from above flowed into me.
｢I'm scared over there.｣ [Zuzuzuzu(Scared?)] ｢Yes.｣
The scary words of No. 26. This is an expression used when encountering a very dangerous enemy.
'Are there still hidden cards left?'
I wondered if they had called an outspacer ranker or another ranker, but I guess that wasn't the case. If that were the case, the waves of faster-than-light sailing should have been felt, but they were not.
'You have to see for yourself.'
I flapped my wings and kicked the air. My body quickly becomes closer to the crowd surrounding the queen. The collecting bugs that got out of control were busy running away instead of attacking me.
Beyond the scattered crowd was a queen in confusion.
And on top of that….
'Isabel?'
Coldblood, with a small and delicate body, had collapsed.
Isabelle's body, lying on top of the queen's body, trembles as if she has epilepsy. A thick black liquid was constantly pouring out of the mouth of the trembling guy.
It looks like dead blood, but it's not blood.
The black liquid began to move on its own, as if it had an identity, and gathered to a point in the air.
I know what that is.
'Vortex One!'
There is only one person in this place who can call him that. I'm talking about Cold Blood Ranker Isabel.
'Could it be that Alshas ordered it?'
When I first saw it, I thought Alshas had forced Isabelle to order. But looking back, I think I misjudged.
This is because Alshas' condition next to Isabel was not good. The guy was so frightened that he was shaking.
Looking at it, it is clear who led this summons. Isabel summoned Vortex One of her own will.
'…I don't know why this happened, but it's not the time to be like this.'
Isabel was constantly shaking and vomiting black liquid. It's in the process of being summoned, so it hasn't died yet.
'If it were a game, I would have been declared dead.'
This is reality. If you pull it out during the ritual, your life may be saved. The basis for thinking that way is because of the summoning method that takes place right before your eyes.
Like Outspacer, Vortex One, which is said to have come from another universe, is an entity that deviates greatly from the laws of this universe.
For example, Vortex One's body is composed of a small amount of organic matter and a special energy called 'abyss power'. Simply put, it can be thought of as an energy life form with an ego.
Since a large amount of organic matter is needed to maintain a body composed of energy, it usually divides its body into several parts and remains in a dormant state.
And Coldblood is a being optimized to protect the split Vortex One, that is, a kind of living storage device.
'That's why you die if you call Vortex One.'
The cosmic demons that have come out to the material world prey on the contractees. This is to obtain energy sources necessary to maintain the body while disposing of unnecessary storage devices.
Therefore, Isabel must be separated before Vortex One is completely summoned. That's the only way to save him.
[Zuzuzzu zuzuzzu (I'm going to get Isabel out)] "I'll help." "huh! Let's save our friend's family!"
I closed the distance to the queen and pulled out the erosion tentacle. Six tentacles protruding from its back headed towards the black liquid gathered in the air.
｢Attack of '■literate'. It's the room."
Outspacers' unique wavelength tickled my monster's tentacles. The collecting bugs that had received his orders blocked the tentacles. Like moths that cling to a light in the middle of the night, the collecting bugs clung to my tentacles and made it impossible for me to move.
Only one tentacle managed to pass through the meat shields and hit the black liquid.
The moment I came into contact with the black liquid, which was infinitely smaller than my tentacles, I felt a tremendous repulsive force. Not only that, but the area that hit the liquid was deeply dented as if it had been hit by a material-disintegrating bomb.
｢Pain reduction activated!｣
For the first time in a long time, the 'Pain Reduction' feature was activated. Intense pain struck my brain, but I was unfazed. Because it was expected and intended that this would happen.
'good. Now that it has been fed, its obsession with the summoner has probably decreased a bit.'
Some Vortex Ones attack their summoners during the summoning ritual, or during the process of body reorganization. Since we gave her food instead of the summoner's body, Isabel's life will be extended a little longer.
Next, I approached the queen again to personally separate Isabel. As I approach, the queen attempts faster-than-light sailing.
｢You can't go!｣ ｢!｣
At that time, No. 26 pulled out its saw blade tentacles and grabbed the queen. Like when a giant octopus eats a shark or a whale, numerous tentacles entangled the queen's body. The queen, who used to glow blue, has returned to her original state.
"shit! Because of you, Moffak…!"
Alshas, who saw this, roared in anger and struck No. 26's tentacle with the 'condemnation' in his hand. Since it was smelted from Black Gallagon's horn, the saw blade tentacles were cut off without a hitch.
｢Ouch!｣ 'How dare you!'
Seeing No. 26 in pain, both heads were engulfed in anger. Heads with their mouths wide open pounced on Alshas.
"What the fuck…!"
Alshas couldn't even scream and was crushed by my head. At the same time, the queen's body also suffered major wounds.
The queen fell to the ground, screaming in pain. The collecting bugs that were attacking me followed the injured queen.
The queen, who was stuck on the desert sand, glowed blue and soon disappeared.
Any other time I would have tracked down the queen, but now I couldn't.
This is because Isabelle is floating in the air.
'The tremors of my body are getting weaker.'
The black liquid that came out of the guy's body had already spread bigger than the size of the guy and the queen. I've survived so far thanks to buying time, and in a few minutes, that black liquid will be completed into Vortex One.
'I'll have to find some way.'
Although I have killed the summoner before summoning him, I have never interrupted him mid-way like now. Even though he tried to pull Isabelle out with his eroding tentacles and fighting arms, the black liquid blocked him.
There are many problems with using Psychic Breath or Black Devourer Cannon. Not only is there not enough time, but if I make a mistake, Isabel will also die.
Just as I was thinking about it, No. 26 on my back moved. It crawled up to my center head using the fins under its body.
'huh?' "I will protect my friend's family."
What he did next went beyond my expectations.
When it stretched out one of its tentacles, a purple stem appeared. The stem, shaking like the waves of the night sea, stretched out toward the space where Isabelle was floating.
'What about that?'
Like a spider turning its prey into a cocoon, the purple stem spread wide like a membrane and wrapped around Isabelle. On top of the membrane, purple stems were intertwined to create geometric patterns.
A suddenly formed energy shield covered Isabelle's entire body, blocking the black liquid flowing from Coldblood's body. The black liquid rushed to take Isabel's body again, but it was all blocked by No. 26's purple wave.
After the black liquid and Isabel were completely separated, the purple stem created by No. 26 disappeared. Isabel's body also fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
'this!'
I descended quickly, following Isabelle as she fell. Just before it collided with the sand, I barely caught it with my fighting arms.
'phew.'
Separating them before they die is a success.
Of course, there are elements that are not understood throughout the process, but there are more important things to do now.
After landing on the sand, I stretched out my fingers and checked for him.
The condition of Coldblood, who was short in stature, was truly miserable. His entire body was covered in wounds that looked as if he had been cut with a blade, and a curved sword that I had seen before was stuck in his abdomen. A mixture of black liquid, blood, and flesh flowed from the wound.
The injuries are so severe that it would not be surprising if he died at any time, even if he was just breathing. I urgently activated the internal organ-related fusion trait 'Ultra Jelly'.
Ultra Jelly is a trait that consumes stamina to create high-calorie nutrients.
In the game, it was made in advance and eaten whenever needed to restore stamina. When you infiltrate enemy territory and engage in a prolonged battle, or when you spend a lot of stamina building a nest, etc. Simply put, it can be said to be Aimorph's potion.
Saliva-like things gathered in my mouth and formed a very small lump. Although it is small, it is about the size of the upper body of an adult man.
Since I didn't have time to feed her little by little, I just poured it on Isabel. Soft, semi-liquified ultra jelly seeped into his wound.
'…not good.'
But his wounds did not improve. Ultra Jelly barely managed to maintain the status quo.
"My 'little brother' is in very bad condition. "It is believed that life will cease within the next five minutes."
PS-111, who was watching my treatment activities, said:
It's just as he said. Isabel's body is on the verge of collapse. It cannot be treated with anything.
"Uh, sister…."
After hearing her twin sister's voice, Isabel called her only blood relative. I picked up PS-111 from above my head and put it down next to him.
"Little brother. "You must not give up." "sorry. "I, my sister, am sorry for what I threw away." "I expect a lot from you. "You are what I need." "Aimov, sister, please."
With those words, Isabel lost her mind.
'Should I just eat it like this?'
If we continue like this, we will really lose him. All the knowledge and privileges he has disappears. If you don't eat Isabelle here, the loss will be greater.
'The problem is that the disadvantages are also significant.'
I have never eaten cold blood during a ritual. If I'm not careful, the Vortex One may rip open my stomach and pop out.
Based on what Isabelle said, I think it will be okay, but I'm not 100% sure. He probably has never experienced anything like this before.
'What should I do…wait.'
As I was about to swallow the dying cold blood in one mouthful, an idea suddenly occurred to me.
"PS-111, there are medical facilities on Gigacracker, right?" "yes. However, that facility cannot remove the unidentified substance that has invaded your body." "What if I create a new body?"
PS-111 understood what I meant and blinked its red camera lens.
"You already know how to move it." "The probability of success is estimated at 10%. There is a high possibility of failure." "If this continues, Isabel will die. And I plan on eating it before he dies."
After hearing my honest words, PS-111 lowers his head. Although he is still and not moving, he is probably calculating countless possibilities in his head.
"Think about what you want." "You mean what I want?"
The guy who heard those words raised his head. The red lens shines brightly.
"I want to keep my brother alive. So please help." "good."
I immediately sent PS-111 to Gigacracker using 'starlight coordinates'.
Starlight coordinates give a penalty that limits movement in proportion to the size of the moving object and your size. If it had been like before, I would have moved PS-111 and been stuck for tens of minutes, but not now. This is because my body has grown more than three times in size due to my 'bone beast' status.
A minute passed and the body moved again. I immediately used the starlight coordinates for Isabel as well.
'PS-111 will succeed.'
He put the odds of success low, but I don't think so.
How many mutant screamers have been able to repair and improve their own bodies and even create several mini screamers? Except for its creator, no one knows more about Screamer than he does.
So, it will definitely succeed.
'Leave Isabel to him, now all that's left is…'
I looked up at the sky.
A wandering Vortex One who lost Coldblood during summoning. The black liquid that had been congealed was now in the form of a mist and was expanding to an enormous size. To some extent, it was much bigger than me, who was already in my bone beast form.
'Who did they summon?'
I have a few guesses, but I'm not 100% sure.
While I was paying attention to Isabel, the incomplete summoning ritual was almost completed.
Something stirs in the wide black fog. Something in the fog wriggles and slowly crawls out.
'come.'
What stuck out from the fog was a black ring. A very large black ring.
Countless arms were attached to the body of the ring. The arms, which were black like the rings, were putting their hands together as if they were praying.
The overall appearance was reminiscent of the halo usually seen in religious paintings. However, it was originally supposed to maintain a perfect ring shape, but the one that appeared here now had half of its body missing.
'…Ring of agony.'
Vortex One, called the devil of the universe.
One of them descended on Berzan 02 in an incomplete state.
A word from the author (author review) Please take care of zakuti.
From now on, if there are any characteristics that have appeared before or are not that important in the development of the story, I will leave them in the author's words like I did today.
Of course, if it is an important characteristic, we will discuss it directly in the text.
｢Ultra Jelly: Consumes a certain amount of stamina to produce high-calorie organic mass. When you consume the lump, your energy is restored and the effect of regeneration-related characteristics increases.
*PS: In order to hunt larger prey, you must be able to take small losses.]
[Starlight Coordinates: You can teleport ordinary objects and friendly creatures to specific coordinates, or make them sail at faster than light speeds.
*Caution: After using the attribute, you cannot move for at least 1 minute. The larger the object, the longer the time you cannot move]
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Among the NPCs in Space Survival, what is the single entity with the strongest power?
Most players choose the ultra-powerful Apex creatures that appear as raid bosses. Red Gallagon, who united all Gallagons, Vortex One, whose psychic power was taken away by Outspacer, Sea Demon, who lives on an ocean-type planet, Arcane Orca, who lives on a giant gas planet, etc.
They are very difficult to deal with due to the environment that is difficult for players to conquer and the individual specifications.
So, let's change the question.
What species has the most power?
In the case of this question, the answer tends to be unified.
A being with many nicknames, including space demon and abyss dweller.
Vortex One.
However, due to the setting, there are some aspects that make it difficult to view the Vortex Ones, who came from another universe, as a single race. This is because their appearance, strength, and habits are all different.
However, Vortex One is the only entity whose body is made up of an unidentified energy called the 'Power of the Abyss', so it is only a matter of uniting them.
Beings classified as Vortex Ones all show the strength of the highest level of Apex. Even the weakest entity has a power that far surpasses that of Black Gallagon.
In addition, the things you need to pay attention to are very different for each individual, so if you attack without knowing, you will most likely end up in big trouble.
I have fought against Vortex One before and been defeated several times. Even though it was an adult and possessed many unique characteristics.
One of those dangerous beings appeared before me.
Even though it was cut in half, it was a huge black ring that was about 1.5 times bigger than me in the 'bone beast' state. The 'Ring of Agony' that had just appeared was floating in the sky without moving.
'…I guess I should be glad that it wasn't a masquerade.'
After watching Isabel's summoning ritual, there were two Vortex One candidates I expected.
The more dangerous of these is the one called 'Masquerade'.
It's a Vortex One that specializes in mind control, so it's very difficult to deal with. Because he's the one who uses the only trait I have, 'Herald of Chaos', on a planetary basis.
The chain of agony is weaker than that of the masquerade. Additionally, since it was summoned incompletely, it would not be able to fully demonstrate its original power.
'But it's not that easy.'
There are two main things to keep in mind when dealing with the Ring of Anguish. Numerous arms attached to the surface of the ring, and the ring itself.
Each and every one of those countless arms is his weapon. Depending on how that arm moves, its attack or movement changes.
The next thing to be careful of is the ring, but fortunately it is now broken and only half is left, so I don't think you need to worry too much.
'Originally, the energy cannon was fired through that ring.'
It can collect energy and fire it by rotating the ring at high speed.
Its power is powerful enough to easily split a planet. It is very threatening because it nullifies most defensive abilities, with a few exceptions such as Red Armor. So, when catching him in the game, you had to catch him before the ring started spinning.
'Thank goodness there is no time limit here….'
At that time, the ring of agony that had been floating still in the sky began to move.
"Big baby, big baby. Look over there.」 [Zuzuzu (Be careful)]
No. 26 and I prepared for the upcoming attack.
One guy's movements were different from what I expected. The arms on the surface of the ring were clasped together and stretched downward.
'what?'
That posture taken by the arms of the ring is usually shown when moving very quickly.
As I thought, the altitude of the entire ring rose sharply. As a result, the size of the huge aircraft rapidly decreases.
'Where are we going?'
Of course I thought they would attack me first, but I was surprised.
If you see yourself moving upwards after assuming a moving posture, the target is not a being on this earth. It is targeting beings outside the atmosphere, that is, in space outside the planet.
'There's something outside the planet… wait a minute.'
For a moment, I am reminded of the scene I saw earlier.
Isabel was performing the summoning ritual and Alshas was looking at it with fearful eyes. After seeing that, I guessed that it wasn't a summons he ordered. There is no way Alshas can defeat Vortex One, which is too much for me to deal with right now.
But looking at the current situation, I think I misjudged.
Alshas did not react that way because Isabelle behaved unexpectedly.
'Instead of sacrificing her life, Isabel asked to kill Alshas.'
So why bother bringing in such a dangerous monster?
'It must be because of Alshas's privileges.'
It can create identical copies of itself. I actually tried eating meat, but there was little difference from other cults. In other words, even for Amorphs with transcendental senses, it is difficult to tell whether they are clones or not.
But with Vortex One, it's a different story.
As can be seen from their appearance, their cognitive abilities transcend the general laws of physics. No matter how far away the goal is, it is clearly recognized. No matter how good your concealment techniques are, or whether you hide in a completely protected, enclosed facility, you can't escape from this guy.
This is probably what Isabel was aiming for. If you're a Vortex One, you won't be fooled by copies and will follow the original.
'Should I say I'm glad we didn't fight right away?'
While I was lost in thought, he had already gone far away and was out of sight. You won't attack me until you achieve your goal.
'But I can't leave it like this.'
If you allow Alshas to die from the Ring of Anguish, you will be wasting the privilege of creating a duplicate. Honestly, it's a very coveted privilege, so I want to get my hands on it somehow.
'Plus, there's information.'
Since I gambled with Isabel, I also need to get insurance. Alshas, who seems to have lived in this world for quite some time, would be a useful source of information.
So, you have to catch him before Vortex One.
'If you follow him, you'll quickly find where the original is, so that's not a problem.'
The real problem is when you kill Alshas, or when you interfere with him trying to kill Alshas. The cosmic devil never forgives those who disturb him.
'If I fight here, can I win?'
If it were a game, of course it wouldn't work, but things are a little different now.
Because it was summoned incompletely, its most powerful means of attack was sealed. It is unlikely that you will die from an unexpected blow. If you want to catch him, now is your chance.
'Then what about mine?'
By game standards, I'm not ready to attack Vortex One yet. Rot fungus or acidic breath cannot damage it at all, and it is difficult to critically hit it with the 'Medusa Organ'.
Although hand-to-hand combat is not easy, Ring of Agony is also excellent at close combat. The arms on the hook are by no means decorative.
'but.'
There are important variables for me now.
Unique characteristics created through the transcendence system.
The characteristics belonging to the 'space monster' type did not exist in the game. If you use these characteristics, you will be able to gain the upper hand in a fight.
'And there are other kids.'
In the game, I did all the preparations and hunting for Vortex One by myself.
But I have colleagues here who help me. Sea Demon No. 26, Red Gallagon Adhai, and even the Ranker Sky Mother.
If I use all the power I have, I have a good chance of winning.
'good.' [Zuzu zuzuzuzu (I'm going to catch him)] ｢It's big and dangerous . ' It will become stronger)] "It's good to eat delicious food with your eldest baby!" It's good to become stronger!"
Number 26 on his back pulls out his tentacles and shakes them as if shouting "fighting."
'I don't know if that's really true.'
In fact, I have never seen a Sea Demon eat a Vortex One. So, I don't know what will happen if I eat the body of the ring of agony.
'I'll find out more details later.'
I spread my wings wide and floated on the sand.
Before following the circle of agony, I must first bring the children from that water fortress.
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Captain Alshas, who commands the defenders of Berzan 02.
There was one thing about her that made her different from others.
In the real world, she was a natural actress.
Besides, her beauty wasn't bad. No, to be exact, her appearance was such that nine times out of ten, people would feel that she was beautiful when they saw her.
Appearance and acting skills.
She realized early on that if she utilized these two talents appropriately, things in the world would become easier.
Look good in front of a man with a lot of money, and act in front of a person with whom you need to maintain a long-term relationship.
She did not feel any guilt in defrauding others and was living a fairly successful life before coming to this world.
She worked at a famous financial company and was trusted by her colleagues, and her fiancé, whom she was planning to marry, was a successful businessman.
Behind that success were countless people who were deceived by her. They were captivated by her beautiful and sociable charm and were abandoned after being devoured the sweet water. Among the victims were friends, lovers, customers and even co-workers.
However, as an excellent actress, she hid this fact very well. No one knew that beneath the enchanting flowers, disgusting filth was seething.
Anyway, her life was smooth. Unless you fell into the world of space survival the day before the wedding.
This world was completely different from the one she lived in.
The cult race has many beautiful women by human standards. There are cults all over the place that are much more beautiful than hers.
His acting skills also failed to shine. In a class-based society where class and occupation were determined based on the appearance of the horn, the position she could rise to was determined. Moreover, because he is a soldier, it is an added bonus that his life is constantly threatened.
The world of space survival in Alshas's eyes was hell.
Although I have lived in this world for nearly decades, my thirst for success has not subsided. Even though he made great achievements, he was only able to become captain of the Imperial Carrier because of his horns.
That was why Alshas agreed with those who aimed to return. If you return to the original world, your unfulfilled aspirations will be resolved.
And now, there is not much time left until the great lineage of the returning faction is completed. If she succeeds, her dream will soon be fulfilled.
That's what I thought.
"shit! shit! shit!"
Alshas, who was piloting the small airship, was constantly swearing.
I have never experienced a crisis this big before. It was a worse crisis than when I almost died due to the Outspacer invasion when I had just arrived in this world.
Back then, there was someone like Captain Nern who could help her, but now there isn't one at all.
After the clone disappeared, she immediately left the surveillance office's situation room.
Isabel asked Vortex One to kill her by pinpointing her. Unless the elite fleet or the Outspacer Corps remain, it would be difficult to catch him with just the forces currently at the Observatory.
'It's difficult with only the remaining imperial carriers!'
The Imperial Carrier's firepower is among the top five of all Cult ships, but there is a problem. Once you pour in your firepower, you can't do anything.
Because the Cosmic Bolt is a delicate organ, it has a very long rest period after firing once. This is true even if the power is reduced as in a fleet battle.
So, a fleet was needed to support the mother ship, but all of it was blown away because of Aimorph. This difficulty cannot be solved with the remaining ships of the carrier battle group.
'Plus, a masquerade! If the masquerade comes on, I'm done!'
As the name suggests, the Vortex One Masquerade can turn anyone into a clown. All creatures that come into contact with the wavelength it emits fall into a state of madness that makes it impossible to identify them as friend or foe.
Looking at this alone, you might think that you can just avoid it, but the problem is that it is very difficult.
Even if she is lucky enough to not fall into madness, the crisis is not over. Because there are other crew members left. Everyone around the Surveillance Office, the Imperial Mothership, and Berzan 02 will rush to catch her.
'I can't die here!'
The airship crossed the interior of the surveillance office at incredible speed. In an instant, she arrived at the exit outside the surveillance office.
｢Entry to this place is currently prohibited.｣ "I am Alshas, the captain of 'Defender of Berzan 02'! "Open the door right now!" "yes? "Just wait a moment…" "Damn it! "I can't open the door quickly!"
The moment she screamed into the communication device inside the airship, a loud siren was suddenly heard outside.
"Unidentified entity approaching! "Unidentified entity approaching!" "Wow, it's here! "It's here!"
The loud warning sounds were intermittently mixed with pounding explosions. It is the sound of the main guns of the ships guarding the surveillance office and the fortress guns mounted outside the facility spouting fire.
'I can't go out!'
A terrifying cosmic demon is closing in to kill her. If you leave here, you will be killed immediately.
She had no choice but to turn the airship around.
'Please, if a miracle happens…!'
How happy I would be if an unknown ranker at the Surveillance Office took care of that Vortex One. It was truly a ridiculous imagination, but she was that desperate right now.
Even as the airship wandered, the sirens and explosions did not stop.
Rather, the entire surveillance building was now shaking. The control tower where the situation room was located shook, and various debris fell from the ceiling.
Contrary to her expectations, he is getting closer very quickly.
And within a few minutes, the lights inside the surveillance office went out. Emergency power was turned on and a red light illuminated the entire structure.
In what seemed like a sea of blood, only the airship on which Alshas was floating was alone.
'…Communication! okay! If you contact the Empress, she will come to your rescue!'
She got up from the passenger seat and quickly picked up the communication tombstone. The Empress already knows that she is important within the Returning Sect. If they were people who valued useful people, they would definitely come to her rescue.
Just as she was about to pull out the wires inside the airship and connect them to the monument, a huge shock hit the surveillance office and her airship.
"W-what is it?"
Startled, she looked out the windshield of the airship.
There was a 'devil' there.
The outer wall of the surveillance office collapsed, creating a huge ring with tens or hundreds of thousands of arms hanging from it.
'A ring of agony!'
The Vortex One, which was tearing through the outer wall with its numerous arms, was something she knew. It's better than the Masquerade, but it doesn't make much of a difference in that she's not a monster worth dealing with.
Alshas hurriedly returned to the passenger seat and took the control. Accelerating the airship rapidly, she tried to escape behind the black ring.
But the cosmic demon had no intention of letting her go. Some of the numerous arms moved nimbly and grabbed the airship.
"Hey, let go of this! "Let go of this!"
In panic, she grabbed the steering wheel and screamed. The dignity of an imperial carrier captain well versed in psychic powers was nowhere to be seen in that appearance.
Another arm moves leisurely. A hand as big as an airship covered the windshield. Inside the palm was a mouth shaped like a whirlpool.
Soon that mouth will swallow her airship whole.
That's when I thought so.
Gori's body twitched and trembled. Something appeared behind the torn exterior wall, holding the ring tightly.
｢Grrrr｣ ｢Grrrrr｣ ｢Grrrrr｣
Then, a familiar cry was heard, and the ring of agony began to be dragged out of the surveillance office. She, caught by the devil's hand, was also dragged into the black sea.
Her life was extended thanks to a savior who suddenly appeared, but she was not happy at all.
This is because I know who that being as large as Vortex One is.
The infamous 5th ranker, Eimov.
A monster as fearsome as the devil reached out to capture her.