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Ep. 79

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"Akira. We will soon arrive at the T&C Special Trade Center."

Akira Eugene, who was resting in a special capsule that tunes the body, woke up to the voice of a minion.

The capsule opened, and as he stood up, a young woman approached him.

A woman who is incredibly beautiful, but whose eyes do not contain any emotion.

She is one of the shadow members of the Eugene family who has received the status of Code Black and is one of Akira's closest associates.

Black handed Akira a towel and a black drink.

"How much time has passed?"

"It's been a week since we set sail."

"It will be a day later than scheduled."

I didn't ask what happened in the middle or why I was late.

The shadows would have taken care of it anyway.

The ship they were riding, the Eugene family's flagship 'Heavenly Sword', had three shadows aboard to guard Akira.

In addition to Code Black nearby, Code Red and Code Blue were performing guard duties somewhere on the ship.

Akira threw away the towel he had wiped his mouth with and left the room where the capsule was.

Black, who left the cleanup to the other servants, followed behind Akira.

While walking towards the bridge with Black, he suddenly opened his mouth.

"T&C Special Trade Center. "It was a place in the midst of revival even before I became the head of the family."

"Is that so?"

"Did you say 'flowerless and eleven red'? "When the moon waxes full, it tends to tilt."

Before Akira Yujin served as CEO three times, there were two families that held the Megacorp throne for the longest time.

The Veda family, famous for developing androids and AI, and the Carmelda family, famous for their reinforced clothing.

In the early days of Megacorp, the Beda family monopolized the CEO position, but it fell rapidly after the birth of Star Union.

The current Beda family was barely able to maintain the last seat of Noble Capital.

On the other hand, Carmelda was able to maintain its status for a long time because it was supported by the elders of the Edgerton family.

The family that had the most power after Carmelda was the T&C.

As the most influential family in space development, T&C has never lost its top position at Noble Capital.

"At the time, the Eugene family was not very influential. "There were those who disparaged the family, saying it was a family that provided food for the lower class."

Although it was a bit of an exaggeration, it wasn't completely wrong.

The impact of the cheap genetically modified foods sold by the Eugene family on the livelihoods of low-capital people is by no means small.

In fact, the Eugene family's share of Megacorp's food supply rate is high, reaching almost half.

However, regardless of its importance in Megacorp, the Eugene family lacked influence over other Noble Capitals.

This is because the consumption of genetically modified foods decreases sharply as you move up to the upper level of capital.

Thanks to this, the Eugene family had no choice but to suffer hardships repeatedly at the board of directors' meeting where the CEO was selected.

The point at which the Eugene family began to beat other families was when they began sending Hulk mutants to the front lines.

The previous generations paid attention to the potential of genetically modified soldiers and made constant efforts to actively utilize them in war.

And as the head of the family of the generation just before Akira, he finally saw the fruits of it.

In that situation, Akira, who became the new head of the family, obtained the position of CEO with a strategy of selling the Hulk Mutant to another family.

Of course, Akira's decision to sell the Hulk mutant, which was like a secret weapon, was met with quite a bit of backlash within the family, but he was not worried.

It is safe to say that the Eugene family's genetic manipulation technology was truly unrivaled.

Other families attempted to develop Hulk mutants on their own, but all failed due to lack of technology.

"It seems like Edgerton's cowardice has been playing around lately, but it's not out of the question."

Akira was using shadows to scout out various families in Megacorp, so he already knew what the Edgerton matriarch was planning.

"Are you talking about the Silver Lion Knights?"

"Yes. "Isn't it so funny that they just mix two or three genes and talk about the essence of genetic technology and all that?"

These were words that would have made Denver extremely indignant to hear, but Akira had the right to say them.

In the first place, the same goes for Code Black, who is now standing in front of him.

Those who belong to the shadows are all ultimate biological weapons synthesized from more than a dozen types of genes.

"It seems like T&C's snake guy was only planning to steal the details through Egerton, but he put in the wrong button from the start. "It would have been better if we had supported the Eugene family."

Of course, it was unlikely that Saddam, who coveted the CEO position more than anyone else, would collude with Akira.

Even if he asked, there was no way Akira would listen.

While they were having a conversation that wasn't a conversation, the two arrived at the bridge.

The soldiers who were concentrating on their work on the bridge quietly bowed their heads when they saw Akira.

"Hehehe, this board meeting looks like it will be really fun."

Akira, sitting on the throne of the bridge, smiled with anticipation.

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'It's a freezer. It's been a while since I came here.'

Under the blue lights, dissected corpses of living creatures can be seen everywhere.

Some were piled on stainless steel tables, and what appeared to be human corpses were vacuum-packed in plastic and hung on hooks from the ceiling.

The unique cool lighting and creepy scenery were the same as seen in the game, but there were two differences.

The cold wind coming from the air conditioners on each wall and the smell coming from the corpses.

That feeling was something that couldn't be felt in the game.

'This is what it feels like when you actually see it.'

There was a time in the past when I was hiding in a corpse and attacking users, and at that time, the users did that to me.

Why does it always pop out in scary places?

At the time, I thought I had no idea what kind of trivial protest they were making, but looking at it again, it definitely seemed like a protest worthy of it.

"This is the list of genes you indicated."

As I was filled with emotion, the head of the dissection team, who was controlled by parasites, handed me a terminal pad.

I asked him before coming here to find out what was in the genetic archive.

'You have to choose what to eat first.'

If something unexpected happens, it may become difficult to obtain a genetic sample.

Therefore, you should choose and consume what you need first so that there is less damage if something unfortunate happens later.

'Let me see.'

I used my small arm to check the list printed on the pad.

'hmm.'

The species itself is not as diverse as you might think. There are just many samples taken from the same organism.

'That's not necessarily a bad thing.'

There are more than just one or two characteristics that I have acquired through humans alone.

The same goes for other creatures.

Even if the number of creatures is small, there are many characteristics that can be obtained from one creature.

'I should aim for samples of creatures with good characteristics.'

I slowly went down the list and checked it carefully.

When I first looked at the list, I thought it wasn't very good, but along the way, two types of creatures that had the characteristics I needed caught my eye.

'There's a metallic gremlin? And…'

The sample of this creature that caught my attention is one that could never be obtained here under normal circumstances.

'I understand the Metallic Gremlin.'

I could vaguely guess why they were holding samples of creatures that pose a great threat to the space city.

Metallic Gremlins have the negative trait of 'dwarfing' as a whole species.

Just as Amorphs have the handicap of not being able to interact with other races, Metallic Gremlins cannot grow taller than 1 meter no matter what they do.

At least the height of the higher species called King Gremlin is around 1m 50cm.

'The intention is probably to make the employees weaker by instilling dwarfing characteristics in them.'

Metallic Gremlin aside, one wonders how TNC obtained a sample of 'it'.

"How did you do this?"

"That is a sample collected while dissecting a smuggled animal."

They say the world is wide and there are many great people.

I never thought there would be someone trying to smuggle 'it'.

Considering its size, you would need to prepare a container that is at least five times larger than the container in the port district.

'Well, there's someone smuggling Mountain Crawler to Gallagon.'

I was somewhat convinced and looked at the rest of the list.

Other than the two creatures, no other creatures were seen that possessed particularly important characteristics.

'Still, if you get that gene, it's a tremendous achievement.'

As expected, the creature has characteristics related to unlocking new types.

Once I get that type, there's a lot more I can do.

'Because it is a characteristic that makes space flight possible.'

Screaming with joy, I pulled out about 30 samples and gave instructions to the head of the dissection team.

As expected, the head of the dissection team expressed disapproval after seeing 'it"s genetic sample.

"Do you mean this creature?"

｢So…｣

"Five samples of rare species require permission. I'd rather do something else…"

｢No…｣

Even if you give up everything else, you must pick 'that'.

In the end, the dissection team leader left the freezer in tears.

"What should we do?"

｢Dae·gi·｣

Even though they were told that they did not have to do anything, the faces of the three researchers were full of anxiety.

Unfortunately, there is only one future left for them.

An offering to quell the aftereffects of hunting.

'Anyway, how do we lure out the cult that contacted us?'

If you eat it, it is best to eat it while the effect of the representation continues.

This is an opportunity to acquire valuable psychic abilities.

'From what I remember, each surveillance team had a total of three people.'

It would be great if all three were pulled out at the same time, but that is unlikely.

'Because the rule is that one person must be waiting in the management office.'

The original idea was to use researchers to inject parasites into the cult that had come to the freezer.

But after looking at the list, my thoughts changed slightly.

'If you acquire the characteristics of Metallic Gremlin, you can be more active.'

Metallic Gremlin has an EMP-like characteristic that causes nearby machines to malfunction.

If you acquire that trait, it will not be difficult to take control of not only one cult member but also a management office.

So, we intentionally requested multiple samples per creature to increase the probability of selecting good characteristics.

Metallic Gremlin and samples of 'It' were the most important, so I told them to bring everything they had.

There are 8 samples of Metallic Gremlin and 8 samples of 'It'. In total, 16 samples were stored in the archive.

In other words, I have 8 chances to acquire the characteristics of those creatures.

'Of course, if everything ends up being dwarfed, it's all nonsense.'

Of course, even if you acquire the dwarfing characteristic, you can deploy various strategies.

You can move around through vents like you did during your hatchling days, hide in human corpses and then ambush them, etc.

This monument has a lot of space for a small person to move around, so the dwarfing feature is not a bad idea when attacking this building.

'The problem is that, due to the nature of this game, characteristics once acquired cannot be discarded.'

Unless the dwarfing characteristic is removed through the transcendence system, I will not be able to exceed 1m in size until ascension.

In the future, you will have to face numerous enemies, some of which will need to be subdued through a struggle of strength.

It's not easy to do it alone at a small stature.

'I have no intention of acquiring it anyway.'

"I brought it."

While I was thinking about how to deal with the cult, the head of the dissection team came back.

He placed the capsule containing the sample on a stainless steel table.

'good. Then let's get started.'

I activated the symbol of hunting.

"Huh?!"

As my body grew rapidly, the researchers in the freezer held their breath.

The outer shell covered the eyes, and the horns on the head grew larger.

The body swelled greatly, growing from 3 to 5 meters in size from feet to head.

The tail also grew larger in line with the changes in the body, so the combined length of the body and tail was nearly 10 meters.

The combat arms had shield-like shells growing on the wrists, compared to humans, and two new arms with bone blades protruded from the back.

"Grrrrrrr"

After completing the transformation, I growled softly at the exhilaration I felt throughout my body.

One of the researchers, overwhelmed by my transformation, looked like he was about to faint and groaned.

"Ugh…."

And the rising smell of ammonia.

But no one blamed him. Because everyone had the same face.

Ignoring their reactions, I used my small arms to pick up the capsule containing the sample.

The word 'Skywale' was printed in small print on the surface of the capsule.

'Then shall we try unlocking a new type?'

I took the genetic sample of Sky Whale, the 'thing' with the characteristics I needed most, and poured it into my mouth in a capsule.

The capsule breaks in my mouth and the genetic essence contained in the sample seeps into my body.

Next, I felt the unique heat that I usually feel when I acquire a new characteristic.

'good. Success…'

｢Predation effect activated! Successfully acquired the 'Space Flight (0.5)' gene essence.｣

｢Takeover 'Space Flight (0.5)' among the creature characteristics of 'Skywale'.｣

｢Would you like to apply 'Space Flight (0.5)'?｣

｢PS: Cheat is not allowed."

"An emergency message has arrived."

A semi-transparent text box that always appears whenever the predation effect appears.

There were new words added there.

'what? Cheats are not allowed? no way?'

I quickly opened the urgent message.

｢If the Predation effect is activated on a sample while applying 'Emboss of the Hunt', only 0.5 amount of genetic essence will be obtained. To fully obtain the trait, the Predation effect must be activated twice for the same trait in the same sample. ｣ ｢

P.S. : Please note that this is for balancing the transcendental system.

'Crazy.'

There have been several crises since I came here.

I was confused because of my unfamiliar body, and I had to struggle to survive because I encountered a strong enemy that I couldn't have encountered in the beginning.

There were also times when I was confused by the appearance of a system I had never seen before, or when I encountered a situation that was different from the game and ended up in danger.

However, I am the only player among Amorphs to have entered the ranks.

I have been actively using the experience and knowledge I gained while playing Aimorph for a long time to overcome difficulties.

So I forgot.

The fact that Space Survival was originally a very shitty game.

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