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Episode 294 – Rest (1)

It was 15 years ago that Heavenly Mother came to this world.

And the first time I met my deceased husband, 'Father Earth', was 10 years ago. Even after she formed a relationship with the Earthfather, she interacted with players for some time.

However, she was already tired of the endless struggles between players. The relationship didn't last long. Perhaps this was planned from the moment she decided to share her fate with the inhabitants of this world.

However, that does not mean that there were no players who had a close relationship with her. There was one player who used to go with her before she went into exile.

That being is the 22nd ranked cold blood player. Because he wasn't in the top 20, he didn't get to see the ending.

The time when the Heavenly Mother met the 22nd was 10 years ago, not long after she met the Earth Father.

At that time, she was said to have been wondering whether to help the still inexperienced 22nd or stay with Father Earth.

So, after I got married, I lost contact with the other players, but I stayed in contact with No. 22 for about a year more. At some point, the 22nd place stopped contacting them, so the relationship ended there.

She said that the device she used to contact No. 22 was left in a place known only to her. To reactivate the device, Heavenly Mother returned to the continent of Seintopia02 on planet PH-101.

This was possible because she gained wings upon reaching the advanced level of deification and gained the ability to travel at faster than light speeds, similar to mine. Moreover, since it is small in size, it would not be difficult to enter the planet's interior while avoiding the cult's surveillance network.

Before leaving, she said it would probably take about a week. In the meantime, the kids and I decided to wait on the planet where the Gallagon group was staying.

This place, which Adhaj calls 'the White Stone', was once a planet included in the Gorgon Swarm's area of activity.

The Gorgon Swarm wandering through space was an object of fear for ships, so no one deliberately visited this star system itself. Since no one visits the star system, no one knows whether such a planet exists.

'Even if you know, it won't be easy to enter.'

As can be seen from its nickname "white stone," the entire surface of the planet is covered with ice. The average temperature is much lower than Adhaj's hometown, so it seems impossible for life to survive.

However, if you go down through the thick ice layer, a completely different world unfolds. An ecosystem in which life can live is formed beneath the ice layer due to the geothermal heat emitted by the planet. There was a lake large enough to be called an ocean, and some of the creatures found on ice planets also inhabited it.

Thanks to the psychic power that also flowed from the area around the geothermal area, the Aadhai group settled down safely.

This underground world is the new kingdom of the Gallagons.

And now the master of the kingdom is moving to defeat foreign enemies.

"Goooooooooo!"

A huge creature with the head of a mammoth and the body of a cross between a bear and a gorilla roars.

Two pairs of 6m long tusks flew towards my abdomen at lightning speed. My wing arms and fighting arms reacted quickly and grabbed its tusks.

This ignorant predator fighting me is very strong and has great weight. He took full advantage of his strengths and tried to push me away by putting his weight on his tusks. That caused my legs to take a step back.

But there is something he is mistaken about. That my strength is stronger than that guy's.

I strengthened the four arms holding the tusk. The muscles in my arms swelled up greatly.

Soon, its body slowly began to rise upward.

"Goooh?"

When the body is lifted up with the tusks held, the animal becomes embarrassed. Living in this underground world, he would have never encountered an enemy stronger than himself, so it was bound to be that way.

"Gooooh!"

My arms are gripping the tusks so tightly that I cannot escape. It knew that too, so instead it swung its developed front paw widely.

Those front paws, which resemble those of a bear, are like living battering rams. Just as that awesome weapon was about to hit my wing arm, the two necks on either side of my head wrapped around its arms.

The two heads at the end of the long neck opened their mouths wide and bit into the animal's shoulder and nape, respectively.

"Goooooooo!"

｢Grrrrrr｣

The animal howls, unable to bear the pain of its flesh being torn apart. Through its two mouths, its flesh and blood seep inside its shaggy fur.

I almost got drunk on the sweetness, but I calmly gave the next command. The tentacles on the central head shook and emitted unique waves.

[Zuzuzuz (It's now)]

The waves spread widely and reached the ice ceiling covering our heads. The gallagons that were hiding themselves hanging from the ceiling spread their wings all at once.

The breath of Belmarg, the White Gallagon Sha with a thin and long physique, struck the back of the beast I was holding. The purple heat rays burned his back, but the wounds were not serious.

Next, the breath of the green-scaled Gallagons poured out from all over and attacked him. A few shots hit my arm, but it didn't cause much pain.

"Gooooh! GOOOOOOOO!"

However, there was no significant damage either. It seemed like the vague pain stimulated my anger.

This is because the body of the guy facing me continued to swell.

'this.'

The teeth embedded in the guy's shoulder and neck slowly came out. Its muscles swelled and its skin became thicker, so I couldn't bite it any longer.

In just a few minutes, it doubled in size. The guy who was now big enough to make eye contact with me tried to push me away again. My foot took another step back.

'I thought it would be big because it was big, but this…'

It was much more powerful than the Apex creatures I knew. The size, strength, and fighting spirit could not be compared to the creatures in the game. Like the 'Ice Horror' I caught before in Dragon's Nest.

'Should I use the symbol of hunting?'

I was thinking about taking out the card I hadn't used yet when a red light flashed behind it. Adhai flew in like a flash and hit the guy's right leg.

With the acceleration added to the horns protected by 'Red Armor', the destructive power was truly terrifying. His legs, which were as thick as my tail, turned into rags.

"That's it!"

The furry predator fell to the floor, screaming.

The venom still didn't go away from Hana's eyes. The trunk, resembling an elephant, stretched out and aimed at Adhai's back.

The sharp teeth on the tip of the nose fly in to slice the Red Gallagon's attractive tail. To prevent this, my two heads grabbed its long nose.

"Gooooh!"

When he missed Aadhai at the perfect time, he got very angry. It raised its two front paws upward and hit the ground hard. The ground shook as if there had been an earthquake and my body was tilted to one side.

Because of that, the arms holding the tusk lost strength, and the tusk pierced my chest without any hindrance.

No, it almost pierced through.

"Guh?"

It might have been dangerous if its tusks had grown to match its body, which grew larger each time it became angry. Because that wasn't the case, its tusks only managed to break off part of my thoracic carapace.

After correcting my lopsided posture, I put all my strength into my arms and gave him a big push. The giant monster, which was 40 meters tall, was pushed back significantly.

After increasing the distance between me and the guy, I used a 'variable biological weapon'.

The body part to change is the head. The carapace of my head mutated into a shape similar to Ice Horror's head.

The only advantage is that it is heavy and sturdy, but that alone is enough. Three biological hammers hit him hard.

"Gwag?!"

The guy who had been hit on his remaining leg, abdomen, and head vomited blood violently. Perhaps because of his sense of direction, he stumbled and fell backwards.

"Aadhai's group!" "Attack!"

The moment I heard Aadhai's thought wave behind me, I quickly fell down. I see dozens of psychic breaths flying over my back. At the end is food that cannot move.

"Goooooo!"

｢Strength｣｢More｣｢More!｣｢More!｣

The thickness of the purple breaths gradually became thicker as if Aadhai's encouragement was effective. Green Gallagon, White Gallagon, and even Adhai, who participated in the hunt, poured out their dragon's breath with all their might.

and.

"Geoooh…"

The beast that had given Gallagons and me a hard time groaned with its miserable appearance.

Its name is Giganterium. It is an Apex creature that is strong in land combat.

It is immune to various poisons and techniques related to mind control and physical bondage, and its physical abilities are also extremely excellent. In addition, it has the characteristic of growing larger in size and increasing strength, defense, and speed every time it gets angry, making it quite difficult to deal with.

'It's especially notorious among cults.'

Since there is no way to block its movements, close combat is forced, and as you can see, it is an Apex that specializes in close combat. You can't beat him with any amount of skill.

Even if you try to catch it with a psychic attack from a distance, it is not easy to break through because its hide is so hard. Ranged attacks are counterproductive because they only provoke anger without killing the person.

As can be seen from these characteristics, it is a very difficult enemy even for Gallagon.

In fact, before Adhai and I came back, the Gallagons were having a hard time because of that guy. Ham Ort came forward and tried to chase him away, but failed to kill him every time.

'It has to be that way.'

It was already a very difficult enemy, but the Giganterium in front of me was outside the standard.

As far as I know, the size of Gigantherium is between 8m and 10m. Even if I'm angry, I've never seen anyone go further than 20m.

However, that monster is only 20 meters long before it gets angry. The tusks are more than three times as long. When you get angry there, it becomes so big that it is at the same eye level as you.

Looking at that, it is clear that even Ham Ort is an opponent that is difficult to beat.

'The place isn't that good either.'

Since this is an underground space beneath the ice layer, it is an unfavorable environment for Gallagon. It's difficult to fly, and Black Gallagon's unique ability, 'Maelstrom', is also sealed.

'It's such a monster, but I somehow won.'

I looked at the Aadhai and Gallagons gathered around the Giganterium.

This attack plan was not planned by me, but by Adhai. I just acted as bait. The ones who defeated the powerful enemy were not me, but the dragons of the underground kingdom.

'A remarkable guy.'

Among the gallagons, I see one with his head held high and his wings spread. It's a strange feeling to see this guy planning a strategy alone and hunting down powerful enemies with his compatriots.

At that time, I made eye contact with Adhai. The guy flew in front of me.

｢Adult｣｢I｣｢Did you do well?｣

[zuzu zuzuzuzu (very good)]

｢Yes｣｢Na｣｢Daughter of the Star｣｢Excellent｣

The boy was diligently wagging his tail as if he liked my praise. When I saw the smooth tail without any blemishes, I couldn't help but want to poke it with my finger.

｢Big Adult｣

[Zu (Huh?)]

At that time, he called me.

｢Big Adult｣｢Hunting｣｢Gun｣｢I set it｣｢Bait｣｢Very｣｢Important｣

[zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzuzuzu zuzuzuzuzu (You guys are the ones who caught him)] If you

don't have ｢Big Adult｣｢ ｣｢People｣｢I'm hurt｣｢So｣｢San｣ As

the guy bobbed his head slightly, the Gallagons around Gigantherium all retreated.

｢Big adult｣｢Head｣｢I need it｣｢I will give in｣

[Zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (Give me your head?)]

｢Yes｣

This time it was a hunt for them. So I deliberately didn't use the symbol of hunting and just focused on the role of bait, but I never thought he would come out like this.

'I said I'd give you something.'

Dozens of purple eyes were looking at me with a bright light, so I had no choice but to refuse. After petting Aadhai, I approached the Giganterium.

"That…"

The persistent vitality has now become poisonous. The Giganterium, completely devastated, is gasping for breath and hoping to die quickly.

I bit the guy's head with the center head. The jaw tightened and the teeth penetrated the hide and skin and sank into the skull. The guy twitched once and then went limp.

After killing the Giganterium, I tightened my neck and pulled back the head I was holding. Its neck trembled and was pulled out along with part of its spine.

The other gallagons seemed to be very interested in my meal, and their eyes were fixed on my head and mouth.

'then.'

I swallowed the warm, steaming head under the Gallagons' gaze. The spine and pieces of flesh were eaten by the heads on both sides.

'The characteristics won't appear anyway…'

｢Predation effect activated!｣

｢Gr?｣

A translucent text box that appears as soon as the food passes down the throat.

The head next to me, licking the dripping blood, clearly expressed what I felt.