Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 419
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419 Bad Relationship (2)
A ‘creepy impersonator’ created by combining traits that only have negative effects.
Looking at the text box, we can see that this trait has two main abilities.
One is the ability to disguise.
The tentacles that grow all over its body can change their position, shape, and color to mimic the shapes of surrounding objects. Its level of camouflage is quite high. Even the Mini Screamer MPS-03 doesn’t know that I’m in front of it.
‘It’s also a big advantage that the transformation is maintained while moving.’
It could be useful for surprising enemies or luring them into traps. If it could be maintained in space as well, it would be possible to disguise yourself as a rock or stick to a rock and attack the enemy from behind.
‘I’ll check this later.’
First of all, the ability to camouflage using tentacles is a kind of side effect. Like ‘Nightmare Horizon’, which provides erosion tentacles that can be used as weapons.
The true power of the creepy impersonator lies elsewhere.
It is the ‘metamorphosis organ.’
The description says that it can create new body parts or organs by taking advantage of powerful prey. In my entire text box, the expression ‘powerful prey’ appears only once.
A token of a powerful enemy created by stealing the player’s special abilities. The creepy impersonator is related to this.
‘How will it be applied?’
It would be either to create an organ that has a similar effect to the trait of the enemy’s mark, or to create an organ with new abilities. The former would be ideal, but the latter would be a slightly different story.
A more powerful agency may emerge, or, conversely, a result that is not helpful may emerge.
According to the text box, the mark applied to the metamorphosis organ cannot be replaced for 30 days. This means that even if the result is useless, you have to wear it for at least a month.
‘No matter what, I’ll have to try it myself to know for sure.’
There are currently a total of 5 enemy token characteristics that I possess.
These are ‘Predator’s Irregular Polyhedron’, ‘Abyssal Color’, ‘Shape Master’, ‘Starlight Coordinates’, and ‘Hydra Split’.
‘Let’s try the abyss colors later.’
Since it is high risk and high return, it may not be suitable for a first attempt. I looked at the remaining four, excluding the color of the abyss.
‘Should we try using the Shape Master for experiments?’
The Shape Ruler has the effect of strengthening the characteristics that affect the thinking of the intelligent race. Since it is a characteristic that is always applied even if it is not activated separately, its presence is relatively weak.
‘Let’s do this instead, since it seems to have fewer side effects.’
｢The ‘Shape Dominator’ has been set as the target of the ‘Transformation Organ’. After the reanalysis is completed, it will proceed to transformation and application.｣
When I chose the trait to apply to the metamorphosis organ, a short message came to mind. Perhaps because it was in the reanalysis stage, I didn’t feel like my body had changed.
But after a while, the head in the center felt a little ticklish. Even if I scratched it with my sharp fingernails, the ticklishness did not go away. The transformation by the metamorphosis organ had begun.
‘It’s growing on your head?’
Specifically, I felt an itching sensation in the two larger horns on my head. It seemed as if something was about to change in the horns.
As expected, the existing horn split and a new horn grew inside.
When I looked under the jaw as an accessory organ, I found that its structure was quite unique. It was a structure in which several horns were intertwined in a spiral shape to form a single body.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
Similar mutations then occurred on the left and right sides of the head. Horns sprouted where the eyes should have been, becoming the target of the deformation.
As all the horns changed, a new text box appeared.
｢*The part that was transformed: The scented horn of the shape (the ruler of the shape), unspecified｣
‘The fragrance of shapes?’
There was no other explanation other than the name of the newly born, or rather improved, horn written there.
‘Looking at the complex structure, it seems like it might have some special abilities… .’
There may be a reaction if you use a trait that receives the strengthening effect of the shape master. I used the mimicry organ that I usually like to use.
From the tiny holes in the outer skin, chemicals that disrupt the senses of the sentient beings are released. As the mimetic organs start to work, the figure’s sense of smell also responds immediately.
‘hmm?’
The horns that had been tangled and twisted unraveled and spread upward. The appearance of the horns branching out into many branches reminded me of the branches of an old tree.
And from the tiny holes that were densely packed into the spread horns, an invisible chemical substance was secreted. It felt like a substance similar to that produced by the mimetic organ, but slightly different, to feel like an auxiliary organ.
‘Is this a substance that enhances the mimetic effect?’
I myself am not affected by the mimetic organs, so I don’t know how it applies. I got up from my seat and walked towards the pirate I had captured before entering Kochi.
“Get up.”
“Hee, heek?!”
The pirate captain, Ventress, who had been unconscious while being caught in the slime, raised his head in surprise. As soon as he saw where I was standing, his body began to shake like crazy.
“You, you guys, how?!”
“you?”
I can understand why he’s scared of me, but his expression is a bit strange. I lowered my posture and put my head closer to the thing.
“Please save me. I don’t want to die. Please….”
“Quiet.”
“… … .”
“How old do I look?”
The bastard’s eyes darted between his three heads.
“Three, it looks like three… .”
“three?”
“Yes, yes. Those, my three dead subordinates are moving in the same way.”
Regardless of my size or appearance, the camouflage effect of the mimicry organ is limited to only one intelligent being. This is because when the mimicry organ produces the chemical substances that disrupt the senses, it uses the genetic information of one intelligent being as the material.
Unless you can replace that genetic information, it’s impossible to mimic all three at the same time.
‘But the shape’s fragrance compensates for its shortcomings.’
The substance secreted by the form’s scent has the same effect as the mimetic organ. This is probably why Ventress said there were three humans when she saw me.
‘It’s a multiple-person system. Is that okay?’
It’s not without its weaknesses, but those can be overcome by using other traits together.
‘First try, it’s a success.’
There are a maximum of two token characteristics that can be designated as metamorphosis organs. There is still one more that can be designated.
‘I’ll think about the remaining one a bit more and decide.’
Now that we’ve seen how it works, I guess I’ll have to think about the other one and decide on it. Or maybe it’s okay to just leave it for when I need it.
After finishing the experiment, I immediately left the nest.
A city is seen with rain falling steadily, and Hiveformers wearing human skins are seen walking around above it.
‘You said it was a port?’
My heavenly mother, who arrived earlier than scheduled, is waiting for me at the port.
I stretched out my wing arms. The membrane folded inside my arms spread stiffly and my body rose up in an instant.
Even though my body structure changed, there was no problem at all with my flight. I flapped my large wings and flew towards the harbor.
We arrived at the port in a flash, breaking through the clouds. I landed on the runway that my clones had destroyed.
‘I wonder where it is.’
As I was walking along the path immersed in the sound of rain, I sensed the movement of a small object in the distance. Judging by the fact that it was approaching me quickly, it was definitely the Mother of Heaven.
‘huh?’
But her reaction was strange. She was holding the priest’s golden spear while wearing the ‘Obsidian Arms’, a special enhanced suit for Wolf. It was clearly a battle stance.
‘Could it be that there are still remnants of the pirates?’
The moment I thought that, she threw her spear. The spear flew like a ray of light and struck my right head.
“asleep!”
“Huh?”
“for a moment!”
The griffon wolf, who was about to continue his follow-up attack, stops when he hears my voice.
“That voice… Aimov?”
Her bright amber eyes wandered confusedly through my head. Only then did I realize that she was under the influence of the olfactory and mimetic organs.
‘this.’
I immediately stopped perceiving the shape. The horns that had been extending like branches returned to their original spiral horn shape.
Heavenly Mother, free from the influence of the disturbing substances, opened her eyes wide when she saw me.
“What was that just now?”
“That’s what I was going to say. Why did you attack me?”
“Pirates wearing armor are running towards me, so should I just stay still?”
It wasn’t exactly a wrong statement. It was understandable that he would misunderstand, since he saw me without knowing that I had a mimetic organ that was enhanced by the scent of the form.
But even so, it was strange that she immediately went on the attack. Her current rough attitude was also like that. It was not like her who usually showed a calm attitude.
She sighed softly, perhaps aware that her attitude was different than usual.
“… Sorry. I think I acted too hastily. Are you okay?”
I pulled out the golden spear stuck in my right head with my wing arm.
‘Is it because it has absorbed a lot of blood? It’s embedded quite deeply.’
However, thanks to the thick shell of the skull, the injury itself was not serious. It was a wound that could be fully recovered with regenerative abilities.
“I’m fine, but what happened just now? What’s wrong?”
“That’s… Follow me for a moment.”
The Heavenly Mother, who had received the spear from me and was holding it in her hand, ran off somewhere.
The place we followed and arrived at was a small warehouse located on the outskirts of the port. Unlike its ordinary appearance, the closer we got, the more a strange smell stimulated the auxiliary organs.
As soon as I stepped inside, I could tell why it smelled that way.
Ten young wolves lay on medical beds on the warehouse floor. They were all emaciated and covered in wounds. Their condition was so bad that you could almost say they were barely breathing.
Medical equipment was attached to the beds. The strange smell was the treatment solution being injected into Wolf.
“Who are these?”
“I am a survivor of the Wolf tribe in U-08.”
“Survivor?”
It’s as if someone suddenly attacked you.
By the way, MPS-03 told me that Heavenly Mother came here earlier than scheduled.
She nodded, reading my thoughts.
“Before I arrived, the Sino Group cartel came and went from U-08.”
“You too?”
“Yeah. That damn pirate bastard, the ranker leading the group, seems like someone who knows how to track down the Arcane Orca.”
It wasn’t the Heavenly Mother who first came up with the idea of tracking down Arcane Orcas. She learned it while working as a mercenary in a tracking unit that first tried this method.
“Didn’t you say that the Arcane Orca Tracking Unit was destroyed last time?”
“That’s right. It failed shortly after it was created, and all the clan members left.”
“Then, there’s a high possibility that someone like you who came in as a mercenary is a ranker of the Sino Group.”
“… There are a few people who have guessed about that part, but they are not sure.”
I looked down at the wolves lying on the bed.
I think I know why she brought the survivors.
‘Because they were attacked. They might have some useful information.’
I have a way to revive the dying wolves. I think I should revive them first, and then listen to their detailed story.
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