Ep. 230
“Predation effect activated! Successfully acquired the ‘Dragon’s Heart (Unique)’ genetic essence.｣
｢Stolen ‘Dragon’s Heart (Unique)’ among the creature characteristics of ‘Black Gallagon’.｣
｢Do you want to apply ‘Dragon’s Heart (Unique)’?｣
The moment I flipped Od Grad’s hair down my throat, the long-awaited text box appeared.
The ‘Heart of the Dragon’, which can be said to be the symbol of Black Gallagon.
It is the first and only characteristic obtained through direct predation without using the transcendence system. This is the best option if you want to evolve into a superpower type specialty.
I should be happy to have acquired such a powerful trait, but I felt a little disappointed.
‘I thought something else would come out because he was a special guy.’
Things like precognitive abilities or star flames that he used before he died. This is by no means to say that the dragon’s heart is useless, but Od Grad is a different being from the regular Black Gallagon. So, I was a little excited.
‘It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.’
I selected OK. Then several translucent text boxes appeared and my body began to change.
Imitation is another aspect of evolution.
There is no being more suitable for this expression than Aimorph.
The organs and organs of my body are actively accepting the genetic essence of Black Gallagon and changing.
The blood vessels connected to the heart on the right side expanded, split, and split into new blood vessels. The new blood vessels gathered on the opposite side of the heart, on the left side.
A new heart grew in the empty space created when organs such as the lungs and intestines moved. Gallagon’s heart is smaller than the right heart, but its power never decreases.
‘This is what it felt like.’
Is it because they have developed senses because they are in a state of ‘representation of hunting’? I could vividly feel the changes taking place inside my body.
My heart suddenly broke into two, and I took a deep breath. I felt strong vitality after securing the Berserker synapse before, but this time it was on a different level.
I consumed a lot of energy while fighting Od Grad, but the feeling of exhaustion completely disappeared. Rather, it feels like it has a strong power, as if it is embracing the sun.
If you have the heart of a dragon, you will always be in a state similar to wearing the symbol of the hunt, as far as psychic abilities are concerned. Because the heart continuously pumps psychic power, techniques such as psychic breath can be used without restrictions.
Is that all? Even in situations where a large amount of energy is consumed, such as faster-than-light sailing, psychic power can be consumed instead.
‘It would also go well with Nightmare Horizon.’
This means there will be less worry about energy consumption while towing the ship.
‘Now that I think about it, does this give me 4 unique characteristics?’
I have three unique traits created with the Transcendence system. In addition to the ‘complete organism’, the unique attribute of the supernatural power class, Dragon’s Heart, was added.
‘There are only 6 left until the evolution conditions are met.’
Apex conditions have already been achieved while fighting the Od Grad hordes. The only conditions remaining are acquiring 10 unique characteristics and possessing 6 types.
‘There’s still a long way to go.’
To fill the 10 unique characteristics, you must either catch a Black Gallagon-class Apex like now or use the transcendence system.
‘It won’t be easy to get it through hunting.’
I don’t know if there are more Black Gallagons, but I haven’t seen any new Gallagon groups on this planet. Other than Gallagon, there seems to be no Apex creature on this planet with unique characteristics.
‘There is a possibility that Arcane Orca will come, but waiting for it is too inefficient.’
Arcane Orca, a higher species of Skywhale, moves from planet to planet and feasts on enormous amounts of energy. They may come to the Black Mountain where Skywhale roams, but we don’t know exactly when they will come.
Crystal Wings at least have a nest, but they don’t. Rather than waiting for them indefinitely, it would be better to choose another method.
‘Is it time to leave?’
Thanks to the Gallagons, I fulfilled the Apex conditions and also killed Black Gallagon Odd Grad. I guess I’ve gotten enough of what I can from this planet.
‘Of course, I don’t plan on leaving right away.’
I previously caught the Hellside Hornet and obtained information about the new unique characteristic material. To fuse that unique trait, you need the traits of Hellside Hornet and Glacier Fiend.
Hellside Hornet or Glacier Fiend is not easy to find on other planets. On this planet, you have to fuse the unique characteristics and leave, or at least obtain the materials and leave.
In addition, the issue of Sihyeon Eugene obtained from the screamers who came with PS-111 remains unresolved. It will take quite some time to check everything.
‘For now, let’s think about that later.’
The battle is still raging down there. Before going down, I checked my physical condition one last time.
The scales that had been burned in the aftermath of the Star Flame were almost completely restored. The carapace, which took the most damage, is still recovering, but there is no need to worry as it can also absorb enemies.
‘The attack just now was clearly the effect of the psychic reflective gloves.’
It’s not just regular super-power reflective gloves, either, but has abyssal colors applied.
A strange feeling as if chaos has been distilled, and extreme pain is inflicted on those who hit it. The only characteristic that has this characteristic is the color of the abyss.
‘Is it activated automatically because it is a passive trait?’
Super reflective gloves cannot be disarmed or activated if I want to. It is presumed that such characteristics are also reflected in the color version of Abyss.
‘There are probably two conditions for activation.’
Among Amorph’s characteristics, there are often cases where the effects overlap or do not match each other. In that case, the characteristics with greater effectiveness are applied and the characteristics with less effectiveness are deactivated.
For example, I have ‘Monster’s Enhanced Wings’, but acquiring the ‘Wings’ attribute does not mean I get additional wings. The genetic essence of the wing trait is stored somewhere in the brain and does not actually change my body.
Here, in order for the wing attribute to be activated, the monster’s reinforced wings must be disabled. This applies to cases where wings or arms are lost or the characteristic itself is lost.
By the same logic, the psychic reflective armor is disabled due to the mimic scales providing high resistance to psychic attacks. If the psychic resistance effect of the mimic scale ends, then the psychic reflective gloves will be activated again.
‘But when I was hit by the Star Flame, my mimic scales were greatly damaged.’
As the scales and carapace are chipped away and the muscles inside are exposed, the effect of the mimic scales is lost, and as a result, it can be seen that the psychic reflective gloves are temporarily activated.
Of course, I had been hit by the breath several times before with Mimic Scale disabled, but it did not activate at that time. This is because there is one more condition required for activation.
‘It will only be activated automatically when the psychic power that causes damage exceeds a certain amount.’
Superpower reflective gloves reflect even the smallest amount of psychic power. On the other hand, the color version of the abyss does not activate automatically, but seems to only activate when I receive an attack so overwhelming that it inflicts fatal damage.
‘It’s a disadvantage that I can’t activate it of my own volition, but…’
Still, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use it to give a good blow to an enemy that focuses on psychic attacks, like the cult player Gallagon.
‘If we get a chance, let’s do more research.’
After completing all checks, I folded my wings and accelerated toward the bottom of the clouds.
The fight against Gallagon is now over.
–
After the eldest adult left, she could not move for a long time.
The moment he said he was leaving, memories of being abandoned by the old group came to mind.
By the time she came to her senses, her mother was by her side. The mother, whose wounds had not yet fully healed, was wrapping her arms around her despite her uncomfortable wings.
She looked up, but her indifferent mother did not make eye contact. I was just covering my wings to tell her not to be cold.
The emotions she felt upon seeing that scene were complex.
What are you doing now? The eldest adult left because of your mother. How are you going to take responsibility?
She wanted to shout that out, but she couldn’t.
Because the mother’s wings were so warm. Warmth like a mother embracing and comforting her child.
She had a good memory and recalled something from a long time ago.
Because she was born with a weak body, she shivered from the cold even in the nest. Every time that happened, her mother spread her wings and hugged her warmly.
Unlike the indifferent and cold eyes, the wings were very comfortable.
Is it because I’m reliving past memories, or is it because my range of thoughts has expanded as I’ve grown? Suddenly she began to wonder if the eldest adult had really left his group.
The eldest adult said as she set off for her hometown.
The eldest adult said that he was the most precious being. He said he would not abandon her, and that promise was kept.
Besides, didn’t he do that right before he left? He doesn’t lie to her. No matter how many times I think about it, he has never lied to her.
She thought.
In fact, didn’t the eldest adult have a plan? He is a big adult who always comes up with plans that she has never seen or thought of. This time too, there may be a grand plan that only he knows about.
And these thoughts were not hers alone.
“found! The older one left it behind!”
The younger adult, who had been with the older adult the longest, took something out of the hole. An elongated chunk of metal with a different power than its kin. It was an item that my eldest son often lent to his ugly friend.
When she saw that, she realized.
That those are traces left behind by adults.
The eldest adult did not abandon them. I trusted them for my plan and left.
After that, everyone started looking for traces left behind by the eldest adult. I went again to places I had visited with my elders.
A vast field of ice, a black mountain where she fought against a snake in the sky, and even a cave in the middle of the mountain where she and the two of them hunted for food.
It was all in vain, but she and her people did not give up. Because the eldest adult was obviously waiting for them to come.
After searching for a while, the last remaining place was a place she had never been to. As a small adult, it is said that this is the place where you go to catch the ‘shiny flying kid’.
And that place was the right answer.
In that place, the great adult and the great Od Grad were engaged in a fight that the sky and the stars would remember.
When she flew away carrying the younger child, she promised that she would scold the older adult when she met him.
He wouldn’t know how shocked she was when she heard that the adult she looked up to the most and the person she loved was leaving. If you stab it a few times with the horn, it won’t do anything like that again.
When I saw the injured adult fighting with Od Grad, my anger almost subsided, but I forced myself to calm down.
Although it was lowered to the level of needing to scratch with claws instead of poking with horns, the will to scold did not change.
She continued to fight while retaining the desire to hit the older man.
Aside from the white adult killed in the first surprise attack, the remaining two were surprisingly not easy.
After one of the adults died, they just ran around and kept her in check. They are probably waiting for Od Grad to kill the elder and come to their aid.
This is a foolish idea.
The eldest adult is much greater than the liar Odd Grad. Those adults are so stupid that they don’t even know and only have vain expectations.
The moment I thought that.
The light of stars twinkled in the clouds above her head. A familiar wave of power shook the cloud several times and spit out something.
｢Traitor｣｢Black Brotherhood｣｢Dead｣
｢Great Od Grad｣｢Victory｣
Because it fell so quickly, she couldn’t check it properly. Her companions mocked her, as did her enemies.
But she knew intuitively.
Who is the real winner?
Of course, she was right.
A black meteor fell on her pet, who was laughing at her. The movement of the stars changed and the black star swallowed the white adult, just as the shadow swallowed the nest.
｢Impossible｣｢Impossible!｣
The ‘black fellow’ they were shouting raised his head and looked at her. Meeting her gaze, he nodded and immediately flew next to her.
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (let’s quickly wrap things up and go back)]
｢Yes｣
That nonchalant appearance was truly disgusting, but she couldn’t say anything.
Because even that appearance looked lovely.
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