127

Ep. 127

"Queuk?!"

Now I am in the forest near the beach looking for food.

Aadhai is lying unconscious in the nest, and the Heavenly Mother is guarding him.

In fact, it would have been right to leave the hunting to Heavenly Mother, but the reason I didn't do that was because I couldn't bear it myself.

The more I think about what happened to Aadhai and No. 26, the more anxious I become.

What does Aadhaiman's return mean?

No way, number 26 is already…. '

Oh

my.'

I spread my fingers. Suddenly, a lot of force was applied and the wood devil was completely crushed.

This is why aadhai cannot be eaten.

'…Let's stay calm.'

Not sure yet. It's not like me to be this nervous.

I threw away the wood devil that looked like a crushed dumpling and went out to look for other food. In my head, I was thinking about the situation No. 26 and Aadhai were in.

'There are two possible situations.'

The first theory is that the remnants of the Humanity Cartel attacked them.

Data stored on the cruiser does not indicate that campsites are located on the ocean side or on islands around the continent, but this is not certain. The campsite inland may have been moved due to my attack.

However, what is ambiguous is whether they will be able to catch No. 26 in the sea.

No. 26 is a Sea Demon, although his growth has not yet been completed. Muriel might not know, but it is close to impossible to catch him with only the remnants.

At least Aadhai, who can survive only on land, might have been caught. It doesn't make sense why No. 26 was caught and only Aadhai escaped.

'The other hypothesis is an attack by beings I don't know.'

Although we're talking about a game, PH-101 is classified as a high-difficulty planet. This is due to dangerous environmental conditions, fierce predators, and hostile natives to outsiders.

I have often visited this planet to collect rare genetic essences. Thanks to this, I know which areas are dangerous and which creatures to watch out for.

But this is all in the game.

There may be dangers on this planet that I don't know about.

Afterwards, I returned to the nest with several types of food. The Heavenly Mother followed my words and watched to see if there was any enemy following Aadhai.

I approached the amber eyes sparkling in the dark and asked.

[Zuzuzu (any other enemies?)]

"No one is chasing me. "There is no visible movement in the water."

The auxiliary organ under the chin was also of the same opinion.

I looked at Adhai who was unconscious.

The wound was not only a wound, but Tails, who was plump before we broke up, had now lost quite a bit of weight. The skin on the wings also showed signs of tearing in various places, and the area where the wings were connected to the back was swollen red, possibly due to the long period of flight.

[Zuzuzu zuzuzu zu (Are there any dangerous creatures around here?)]

｢Dangerous creatures? There are many creatures stronger than the Green Gallagon."

[Zuzuz zu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu (Is there anything other than Gallagon that can threaten the Sea Demon?)]

"Sea Demon? Oh wait, Mr. Demon? Isn't it true that you don't have just one companion?"

[Z(Yes)]

The griffon's gaze wavered after hearing what I said.

To be honest, being like that in the current situation made me extremely irritated, but I held it back somehow. Trying to vent your anger on her will only make the situation worse rather than resolving it.

Still, she was quick-witted and quickly sensed that I was in a very bad mood.

Gryphon hastily answered.

"If you go out to sea, there is an archipelago where a group of Fishrians live…"

[Zuzu Zuzu Zuzu Zuzuzu (Fishrian? Fishrians live here?)]

Fishrians are a fish-man race that mainly inhabits ocean planets. .

The appearance itself is close to what we generally imagine a mermaid to be. It looks like a man with a fish head or a woman with the lower body of a fish, and her entire body is covered in fish scales.

What's unusual is that Fishrian has a very strong fanatic aspect thanks to his motif of evil deity worshipers that appear in classic horror novels.

'Fishrians serve powerful sea creatures such as sea demons.'

Sub-boss marine creatures such as sea demons live on sea planets, so Fishrians also mainly live on sea planets.

[Zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zu (Is there a semi-boss level creature in the sea here too?)]

｢I've never seen it in person, but there's a legend that goes down among Wolffs. "There is a devil who eats gods living in the sea."

When it comes to the devil of the sea, there was only one thing that came to mind.

'There is a Sea Demon in the deep sea.'

For a moment, I thought that No. 26 and Adhai had encountered the Sea Demon, but I shook my head.

If you fight a Sea Demon, you will never end up getting hurt like this. Considering its size, a creature as small as Aadhai would be cut to pieces as soon as it was hit by its serrated tentacles.

I looked at Aadhai's wounds again.

'This wound was not caused by the Sea Demon.'

It was different from when I first saw it because it was healing, but these marks were clearly cuts and lacerations. Sea demons do not use trivial weapons such as plasma weapons or swords.

In other words, these are wounds inflicted by others.

'Fishrians don't use guns.'

Because they insist on a primitive lifestyle for religious reasons, they do not use futuristic firearms such as laser guns. At most, should we only use conventional weapons using gunpowder?

[Zuz, zuzu, zu, zuzuzu, zuzuzu (I think I got hit by Fishrian's harpoon. What do you think?)]

｢Let's see.｣

The Heavenly Mother's keen gaze scanned Aadhai's wounds.

She nodded and said what she thought.

"You're right. "This part and the whirlwind-shaped wound here are caused by the Fishrian harpoon."

The griffon then stretched out its front paw and pointed to other wounds.

"Instead, this part was not harpooned. "It looks like a burn from a laser weapon or a plasma weapon."

I think so too.

The injuries suffered by Aadhai cannot be made with the weapons the Fishrians possess.

'Humans are with the Fishrian.'

Fishrians are extremely hostile to outsiders.

In particular, when they see humans, they will unconditionally offer them up as a sacrifice to the marine life they worship. Unlike carnivores that hunt because they are hungry, they are a species that actively attacks humans to sacrifice them.

Those guys are somehow collaborating with humans.

While thinking about the cause, Aadhai suddenly opened his eyes.

The oval-shaped eyes, which resembled amethysts, wavered back and forth uneasily, but soon became animated when they faced me.

"Adult!" "Nice to meet you!"

Even though it was painful, energetic thought waves pierced the ends of the monster's tentacles. I carefully stroked him with my fighting arms.

[Zuz Zuz Zuzuz Zuzuz (Tell me what happened)]

｢Adult｣｢I｣｢Sorry｣

[Zuzu (It's okay)]

Aadhai shivered, but as I gently stroked him, he gradually regained his composure.

｢….｣

I felt Heaven's Mother's puzzled gaze behind me, but I ignored it.

｢Little Adult｣｢Big Trouble｣｢Dwarf｣｢Fish｣｢Little Adult｣｢Attack｣

[zuzuzu zuzuzuzu zu zuzuzuzuzu (Human and Fishrian attacked together?)]

｢Fish｣｢God｣｢Dying ｣｢Replacement｣｢Necessary｣｢Dwarf｣｢God｣｢Learning｣｢Two｣｢Cooperation｣

Aadhai's words are composed of words and concepts, so there are many parts that are difficult to understand.

Still, I could vaguely understand what he meant.

'The god is probably the seed demon and the Fishrians are trying to find a new seed demon since their god is dying.'

However, as far as I know, the Fishrians consider the Sea Demon sacred. They have extreme religious beliefs, to the point where they give up on life when the being they serve dies.

Are such people looking for a new god when the old god dies?

It is very unlikely that a normal Fishrian would come up with such an idea.

The person who intervenes here is what Adhaj calls a dwarf, that is, a human being.

'The humans who came here are probably those who want to study the Sea Demon.'

I guess they persuaded the Fishrians to ensure smooth research. This was done under the pretext of creating a new C-Demon.

'Then there must be a research base on the archipelago where the Fishrian group is located.'

Whether on land or in the deep sea.

Even as I was thinking, Aadhai's thoughts continued.

｢Dwarf｣｢Little Adult｣｢Me｣｢Attack｣｢Capture｣｢Little Adult｣｢Me｣｢Release｣｢Me｣｢Alone｣｢Running｣ 'The two were caught together while fighting, but No. 26 somehow managed

to Did they release only Aadhai?'

And while Aadhai was escaping, he was attacked by a fishrian and a human and was injured like this.

｢I｣｢Upset｣｢Upset｣｢Upset｣

[zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzu (It's okay. Eat this and rest)]

｢I｣｢I did something wrong｣｢I｣｢I need to be scolded｣｢Eating｣｢Can't｣

[ Zuzu Zuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (Eat quickly and get better before going to the rescue)]

I comforted Aadhai, who was blaming himself, and handed him the food I had caught. He didn't want to eat it, but when I kept urging him, he had no choice but to stretch out his tentacles.

When I saw him starting to eat, I slowly stood up.

Aadhai feels guilty for leaving No. 26 alone. I felt like it wouldn't be able to eat properly if I was there, so I moved to a place a little further away from the nest.

'The good news is that No. 26 didn't die.'

Considering that No. 26 was taken prisoner, it is assumed that the power of the humans at the research base is not light.

The level of the pirate remnants would have already surpassed that of the elite troops of the Megacorp Prime Capital family.

'Is it Edgerton or the Zhao family?'

I faced Edgerton once in Space City, and the Zhao family was a group that constantly bothered me in the game.

In addition, a group of barbaric Fishrians were added.

In fact, whether it is Prime Capital or Fishrian, it is not difficult for me as a semi-adult. The problem is when the research base is located in the deep sea.

There are sea demons, but there's no way other dangerous marine creatures can't exist. Right now, only a few of the characteristics I possess are effective in underwater combat.

'If a fight breaks out, it won't be easy.'

The difficulty of the battle varies greatly depending on the condition of No. 26, which exerts strong power in the water. If No. 26 is seriously injured, the difficulty level increases rapidly because you have to fight while protecting him.

As I was looking at the black sea and thinking about how to save No. 26, the Mother of Heaven approached me.

"It was true. Saying you have a friend. I thought it was a bad joke.」

[Zuzuz zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I'm in a bad mood, so don't be a bother)]

Even though I growled, she didn't care and sat next to me. Her amber eyes looked like mine to the black horizon in the distance.

｢I want to help you if you let me.｣

[Zu zuzu zu (Will you help me? Why?)]

｢Because I know the sorrow of losing a family member.｣

She says it casually, as if in passing. Contrary to the tone of voice, the emotions contained within were by no means small.

'Heavenly Mother helps.'

She's strong in combat on land, but I don't know what she's like in the water.

If her transformation form is related to aquatic life, it is a gryphon.

The higher the level of deification, the more you can change your body to fight in various environments, but it is still difficult to escape the basic transformation form. If the water level is low, combat power will not drop significantly, but the deep sea is a different story.

'no. It's a bad situation, so we have to use everything we can.'

When fighting ocean bosses, including sea demons, in the game, you usually lure them to land to fight them.

Although it is difficult for Aimorph subadults to fight underwater, they are not very slow at swimming. Even if you encounter dangerous creatures, you can somehow bring only No. 26 up to the island. All you have to do is take Adhai and the Heavenly Mother there and fight him.

[ Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Then that Mr. Demon? What is that guy's name?"

[Zeuu (No. 26)]

"…As expected, he's a morph."

The griffon shakes its head.

Ignoring her reaction, I continued to think about ways to save No. 26.

The worries continued until Aadhai regained his strength after eating all the food.

–

"Team leader Run! Communication has finally been restored!"

"Really? Why all of a sudden?"

"I do not know! "I checked the faster-than-light communication network and it seems that the Garmelda family's military satellite has been deployed nearby."

"Oh, I'm so glad! "I thought it would stay like this for a few more years!"

PH-101 Megacorp research base located in the deep sea.

This is a base established by researchers dispatched by Prime Capital's Zhao family six years ago.

Originally, this place was designated as a sacred place by cults, so no one was allowed to enter, but at some point, the Zhao family sensed that the surveillance network was periodically loosening.

Wei Zhao, the head of the Zhao family, knew from spies who had infiltrated the cult society that all kinds of rare creatures inhabit this planet. Deciding it was a good opportunity, he secretly dispatched researchers.

Their goal was to study the ecology of dangerous deep-sea predators and harvest their genes. Because the base was built at the bottom of the deep sea, their location was not discovered even after the planet's surveillance network was restored.

Normally, they conducted research at a base in the deep sea, but periodically took advantage of periods when the surveillance network was weakened to procure necessary food and supplies from the island.

However, not long ago, the surveillance network began to fail, and the huge spaceship was attacked by a cult cruiser and even crashed.

Realizing that the situation had become more serious, they tried to send a communication to the Zhao family, but all communication networks were already blocked.

They were shipwrecked in the deep ocean of this dangerous planet.

"The attitude of the Fisherians was getting worse, so I felt like I would get tired every time I went up, but it worked out well."

"That's right. "If we had had a few more days, those fish bastards would have tried to sacrifice us?"

"Team leader, the family will be surprised if they hear that we captured the mutant demon, right?"

"I'm surprised. You guys were Third Capital, right? "When I return, I will do my best to make sure everyone here gets promoted to Prime Capital."

"Oh oh!"

"thank you!"

"When a rescue team comes from the family, we will also go to catch the Gallagon that ran away."

"Of course it's obvious. "Anyway, I never thought Gallagon would live on a planet like this. The academic world will be completely turned upside down."

Researchers walking down the hallway chatting amicably.

Not far from them was a special prison.

It is a prison made of black silver alloy, so psychic powers cannot be used inside it.

A pink balloon-like creature was lolling inside a cold, hard prison.

｢■■■■….｣

He was constantly sending out unknown waves, but none of the researchers knew about it.

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