143

Ep. 143

'No way, I did it.'

While I was in the cocoon, I was worried that something had happened outside. I wonder if Horned Gigant or the player is threatening the kids.

So, after completing the evolution, instead of going up, it dug straight into the ground and moved. If the player really came, it would be dangerous to travel on the ground.

As I was moving around like that, I realized that what I was worried about had not happened. There was no trace of the children among the smell of blood detected by the auxiliary organs.

Still, just in case, I followed the scent of blood without slowing down.

'Thank goodness it wasn't too late.'

While moving, I felt Aadhai's thought waves. This guy's thoughts mixed with pain. If I had let my guard down and slowed down my movement speed, I would have missed Adhai's Thought Wave.

I immediately turned towards Aadhai.

Thanks to this, I was able to save him at the last minute.

"Krrrrr…."

"Krrrrr…."

The Horned Gigants who saw me growled. The sounds contained clear hostility, but their bodies did not.

Trembling legs and shaking eyes. One of the most powerful predators on this continent, they are afraid of me.

'It has to be that way.'

Because I was in a hurry, I couldn't check the changed text box and new messages. However, I cannot be unaware of the changes that have occurred in my body.

Although I completed the second stage of transcendence, my body length did not grow as radically as it did when I evolved. Although it grew a bit longer to between 27m and 28m, it did not double as before.

However, there was a big change in body type.

First my head.

Compared to before, it has become bigger overall.

Not only did the carapace grow, but the horned jaws also grew, so it can be said that the ratio of the head to the body itself increased. In particular, the jaw became massive, just like when it was used to symbolize hunting, and took on a form reminiscent of a large theropod.

'I could use it much more actively in battle.'

With its jaws so large, it can chew through even tougher enemies, and if it's smaller than me, it can inflict significant damage just by hitting it with its head.

And horns. The number of horns increased from 2 to 6. Unlike the existing horns, the four new horns were in a line from the center of the head to the carapace on the back of the head.

'Ganghwa of the horn.'

For me, who enjoys using the horn-punching tactic when fighting strong or large enemies, this was a welcome element.

'Plus, the size of the horn itself has grown, so it must be much more lethal.'

As the head grew larger and heavier, the neck naturally changed as well. It is thicker and longer than before. Thanks to this, the monster's long bundles of tentacles were wrapping around my neck like a lion's mane.

After my head, the area that experienced the biggest change were my arms.

The small arms on the chest became considerably longer and a thin carapace grew. Along with the monster's tentacles and auxiliary organs, it was the weakest part of my body, but that weakness was compensated for.

The combat arms, which are the weapons I often use, have become thick and long, as if they were wearing the symbol of hunting.

Should we say that it has grown more than 2 meters like a changed head? In addition, the fighting arms also had thick shells made of the same material as the head carapace. It would be safe to say that the fear of cutting my arm like before has significantly decreased.

'Rather, it would be better to use it as a weapon.'

I used to use my hard head carapace as a kind of shell. Instead of scratching the enemy, it would be better to hit them with your arm itself.

Thanks to this change, all three pairs of combat arms can function as arms and legs at the same time. Just like when I was a hatchling and moved on six legs.

My current posture was similar to that of a hatchling, with my body supported by six fighting arms and a tail.

The difference is that when hatchling, it walked around with its tail up like a scorpion, and now it drags its huge lower body and tail along the ground. Of course, if necessary, you can move like before by raising only your upper body and placing your lower body and tail on the floor.

'Finally, the tail.'

The claw that was supposed to be on my lower arm moved to my tail.

The end of the tail, where the spine firing organ was originally located, is now split into two branches. A claw that is well over the height of an adult man is taking its place.

Until now, when fighting enemies that were impervious to paralysis and whose skin was so thick that thorns couldn't get stuck, the tail didn't do much. It was used only when suppressing an enemy by entangling him or striking him with his tail.

But now it has claws on its tail. I guess it has become more usable.

However, this does not mean that the hair firing organs have disappeared. When the claws are opened, the inside is covered with thorn hairs. You can fire these thorns at an enemy from a distance, or grab the enemy with your claws and pour out the thorns all at once.

'It's an interesting change.'

Overall, it was an evolution in which weaknesses were offset and strengths were strengthened to suit my fighting style. I want to check the text box and new messages right away, but now is not the time.

Because there is an enemy in front of me.

｢ Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Even when I hear it, it feels intimidating, but I wonder if it were an enemy.

The two Horned Gigantes trembled.

"Kk krr krrrr."

"Krrrrrrrrrr!"

They both seemed to be worried about whether to hit me or not. They looked at each other and purred.

"Krrrrr!"

"Kaaaa!"

And as if they had decided to attack me, they roared at me.

A large theropod with a body length of 20 meters and a height of 9 meters up to its pelvis lunges at me. The one running, pounding the ground, had its head and back straight.

That posture, reminiscent of a bull in a bullfight, is the basic fighting posture of the Hond Gigant. It rushes in and crushes the opponent with the two massive horns on its head.

What's interesting is that I often use similar tactics to him. I also rushed towards him in the same way. Its six log-sized arms sank into the ground and its tail swept the ground, creating a ditch.

As the two beasts run, the heavens and earth shake. The moment my head collided with the running guy, I quickly ducked down.

"Crung?"

Its horns grazed the back of my head and my back, sending out sharp sparks. I thought he was going to hit me like that, but he was embarrassed. Its strong hind legs collide with my body and my posture collapses.

"Kaaaa!"

Still, like a predator, the Horned Gigant opened its mouth and tried to bite my back.

My real attack is on that guy. This is the newly acquired claw footer.

My tail was bent sharply towards my upper back. The claws at the end of the tail grabbed the neck of the one trying to attack my back.

"!"

A guy who can't make a sound because his vital points are captured. He quickly tried to pull the head out, but it was too late.

The size of my claws is slightly smaller than the Swamp King's claws. The defense and grip strength are almost the same.

'The ship's armor is like claws that can cut into chunks, so there's no way he can withstand it.'

I strengthened the muscles at the end of the tail. Like a tree branch breaking, Hond Gigant's neck broke. The guy died instantly with his tongue hanging out.

"Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!"

The remaining Horned Gigant who saw this let out a roar that was like a scream. Its skin turned red and its muscles swelled.

Even if he goes mad, he can't defeat me, who has reached the second level of transcendence in a semi-adult form. Still, there is Aadhai who has lost his mind.

'We must kill him before the mineralization is complete.'

Now is an opportunity to stop moving for a moment due to mineralization. I threw the dead Horned Gigant body far away and rushed at the remaining one.

Unlike before, this time, while running, he applied force to his tail and raised his upper body upward. In that state, it hit the guy's stomach.

"Kaaaa!"

Even though he was in the middle of madness, he stepped back and avoided my body press. In that state, it tried to bite off the carapace on the back of my head.

'Where!'

I threw my body to the side by applying force to my fighting arm that touched the floor. Its large jaws closed in the air and made a menacing sound.

There I grabbed its head with my fighting arms. He tried to open his mouth again, but my arms grabbed his head and stopped him from doing so.

Taking advantage of a brief exchange of offense and defense, the guy who finished the madness swung his tail sharply.

Its mineralized tail is like a well-refined sword, capable of cutting even that thick redwood.

But even after knowing that fact, I did not avoid its tail. Instead, it opened its mouth wide and bit the tail of the flying one.

"!"

The guy who didn't suspect that his tail would crush my teeth and jaw was taken aback. Because my teeth and jaw were all fine.

'It's already too early to panic.'

It is still too early to be surprised. I bit its tail and started swallowing it down my throat.

Originally, it had bifurcated jaws, so it could put food larger than my head into its mouth. The jaw itself has now been strengthened and the neck has changed to make it easier to swallow larger prey.

I swallowed its tail like a snake swallows its food without chewing it. When he realized that he was entering my stomach alive, he went crazy, but it was no use.

It tried to stab me with the horns on its head, but without acceleration, its horns were just blunt weapons. It is not enough to break the outer shell and shell that surrounds my body.

My jaw and throat work non-stop. First it was its tail, then its pelvis and hind legs. There was the sound of bones breaking and muscles tearing, but he couldn't even scream. Because my arm was holding its mouth.

In the end, the guy whose entire lower body was crushed vomited out his internal organs and died. I knew it was dead, but I couldn't stop swallowing.

When No. 26 and the Mother of Heaven appeared from behind the grass, they were able to swallow the entire thing, including its horns.

"Big baby! You're awake!｣

[Z(Yes)]

"Huh? "Why is the little one sleeping?"

No. 26 questioned when he saw Aadhai unconscious from injury. Heavenly Mother, who was next to him, was staring at me blankly and was startled when she saw Aadhai's condition.

"Wait a minute!"

I passed by number 26 and approached the Mother of Heaven, grabbing her with my fighting arms. She dodged my arms, but she couldn't dodge the eroding tentacles sticking out of my back.

The eroding tentacles grabbed the griffon's four legs and neck.

"Do you still have anything to say?"

The voices of the survivors captured at the research base flowed from my mouth. Thanks to the lifting of the ban on mimicry organs, it has become possible to imitate human voices normally as before.

"Stop that! "This…"

Heaven's mother tried to make an excuse even as she was choking. Seeing her like that felt even more disappointing.

I asked her to do the guys before going to sleep. It wasn't that I completely trusted her, but I didn't think there was any reason to betray her.

Moreover, she got along well with Aadhai. I thought it would be perfect for assisting someone who is still inexperienced.

But I was wrong.

If I had been even a little late, Aadhai would have died.

This is the only passage that knows about Gallagon's tomb. If he dies, I will suffer a huge loss.

'…and.'

Actually, it wasn't entirely because of that reason, but there's no need to say it.

Did he sense that I was going to kill him? The Heavenly Mother closed her eyes tightly.

I didn't care, I opened my jaw wide and tried to swallow her.

｢Big Adult｣｢Waiting｣｢Please｣

Just as my jaw was about to close, it would have definitely happened if Adhai's thought wave had not reached me.

｢Big adult｣｢Friend｣｢Wrong｣｢Nothing｣

[Zuzuz zuzu zuzuzu zu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (It's not like that. She was supposed to protect you, but she failed)]

｢denial｣｢me｣｢friend｣｢words｣｢ignoring｣｢me｣｢mistake｣

Even as blood was shed, Aadhai did not stop his thoughts.

'A mistake?'

[Zuzu (mistake?)]

｢Me｣｢Effort｣｢A lot｣｢Building｣｢Big Adult｣｢Attention｣｢Need｣｢Hunting｣｢A lot｣｢Success｣｢Big Adult｣｢Joy｣｢Friend｣｢Careful ｣｢Advice｣｢I｣｢Ignore｣

I pondered over the thought wave sent by Adhai.

'You wanted to make a contribution?'

To sum up, I think Aadhai was trying to get my attention by hunting down several cultists in this forest.

'this.'

When I think about it, the amount of time I spend with Aadhai has decreased significantly compared to before. Aside from the time we were together before going to rescue No. 26, we were apart the rest of the time.

Since I've been with number 26 for a long time, who can take care of things on his own, I thought Aadhai wouldn't have to worry too much.

'I was wrong.'

I don't know exactly how he views me, but I'm certain he at least sees me as something similar to the adult Gallagon. He must have thought it was lonely for such a being to wander around outside, leaving him alone.

Thinking like that, the anger that had been rising just a moment ago completely cooled down.

I quietly closed my wide-open jaw and looked at the Heavenly Mother. When I regained my senses and looked into her eyes, I could roughly guess what the situation was.

It is highly likely that Aadhai moved too hard to get my attention and she was busy chasing after him. Gryphons also have the ability to fly, but they are not as fast as Aadhai.

I heard from her that there is no way to fly faster than Aadhai, but that it takes quite a bit of time.

'She did her best.'

I put down the griffon I had caught again. Her throat tightened and relaxed and she coughed.

Adhai, who was trying to explain the situation to me, lost consciousness again. I approached him and planted symbiotic spores on him.

'We have to take it straight to the nest.'

I could feel his injuries with my auxiliary organs. Not only was the guy's wing torn, but his ribs were also broken. The wound may worsen over time, so it must be treated quickly.

Sensing that the atmosphere was not good, No. 26 picked up Adhai with his tentacles and placed it on my back. After confirming that Aadhai was upright, he climbed on top of me.

As the two went to the nest, the Mother of Heaven followed them.

'I guess I should apologize.'

Just as I was about to tell her I was sorry, she called me first.

｢Wait a minute!｣

"…What is it?"

"Now is not the time to be like this! "There's something you need to check right now!"

"What?"

"The cultists we caught belong to the Imperial Mothership! Muriel's colleagues sent an imperial carrier here!"

When I heard those words, I felt the tentacles around my neck stiffen.

The Imperial Mothership ranks high among the cult's most powerful weapons.

Although its own armament was of a high standard, the imperial carrier's most powerful weapon lay elsewhere.

The cosmic bolt built right into the ship. It is one of the cult's planet purification weapons.

"…Guide me."

｢Follow me!｣

I'm sorry Aadhai, but this is more urgent.

If the Imperial Carrier launches an orbital bombardment against this planet, we will all die. No matter how deep I dig, it is impossible to escape the range of the Cosmic Bolt.

'At least you should know when to shoot.'

I hurriedly followed behind Heavenly Mother.

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