Ep. 97
‘Let’s use the transcendence system.’
Securing new unique characteristics.
This is the choice I made at the end of Django.
However, there is something to do before using the transcendence system.
‘We need to prepare for new risks.’
As I activated the faster-than-light navigation device, I opened a new translucent text box in my head.
｢Species: Unidentified hostile space organism
Status: Subadult (Transcendence Stage 1)
Goal: Survive (successfully evolve twice).
Possessed characteristics (14 physical series / 7 psychic series / 3 infection series / 2 special defense series)
① Body-related (type being applied): Wings (not usable) Acid blood, Dental strength, Metal absorption, Complete organism (only) Endurance Pheromone-enhanced apnea state
-Body-related fusion characteristics: Regenerative power Neurotoxin glands Mimic organ (not usable) Vampiric tentacles Spinal hair shooting Tail hijacking
② Superpower-related (type in effect): Human nature Superpower resistance Insight
-Superpower-related fusion traits: Predator sense Monster’s tentacles Ghost Claw Watcher of Fear
③ Infection-related: Space bacteria
-Infection-related fusion characteristics: Parasitic colony corruption fungal organ
④ Special defense-related: Pain reduction resistance
type (2)
Physical enhancement type Superpower enhancement type
* Incomplete characteristics (7)
Space flight, energy absorption, strong vitality, dwarfing of gigantic creatures, gills, fins, etc. As the
number of characteristics has increased compared to the beginning, the composition of the text box has also changed completely. As the number of convergence characteristics increased, new subcategories were created for each series.
‘Among these, the most fatal characteristic when banned is…’
At this point, without a doubt, it is the monster’s tentacles.
The monster’s tentacles are a fusion characteristic created using the supernatural power organ obtained from the previous meteor research vessel.
If this trait is disabled, I will not be able to communicate with No. 26 and Aadhai.
‘Of course, it could become ambiguous like a mimicry organ.’
The mimicry organ is a characteristic that uses pheromones to disturb the nerves of people around you and make them mistake you for a human.
In addition, the mimicry effect, which was the material of the mimicry organ, was inherited, making it possible to imitate human voices.
This trait was banned from being used because it was a complete organism, but the ability to imitate voices could be used to a limited extent.
This is because when the complete organism was applied to the body, the pore organs that emitted pheromones were blocked, but the organs that produced the voice still remained.
‘If the tentacles on the head remain even if the unique characteristic is applied, conversation itself will be possible.’
These bundles of tentacles located near the back of my head are organs that allow me to communicate with creatures that communicate through energy waves.
Thanks to this, I was able to communicate with No. 26 and Aadhai beyond the Aimov’s racial limitations.
‘Of course, even if the tentacles remain, you won’t be able to use psychic breath.’
There is no guarantee that the monster’s tentacles will be banned.
However, we must prepare for that.
Until the kids woke up, I kept thinking about how they would react if each trait was banned.
A few hours passed and No. 26 and Adhai slowly woke up.
I stopped the spaceship for a moment and called the kids and explained the situation.
In the future, I will not be able to talk to my children, but I have prepared another means of communication.
I planned to signal with the little hand on my chest. Neither of them understood human language, so it was an inevitable choice.
‘Of course I don’t know letters and numbers.’
I thought about sending a signal with sound, but it was almost impossible during combat, so I ruled it out.
However, once I started teaching, this method did not seem to be very effective.
｢You mean to hit me if I raise my small appendage?｣
[Zu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (No, the first finger of the right hand.)]
｢Finger?｣
[Zuz zuzu (small tentacle)]
｢Aha.｣
The concept of fingers. Number 26, which does not have teeth, found my explanation difficult because the arms, hands, and fingers were seen as integrated.
[Zuzu zuzuzu (second finger of left hand)]
｢Retreat｣
[Zuzu zuzuzu (Retreat is 3rd)]
｢?｣｢Unintelligible｣
[Zu zuzu (this part)]
｢Me｣｢Itchy!｣
I am ad. When I poked the third toe of Hai’s left front foot, he shivered as if it was tickling.
At least Aadhai, who has feet and toes, seemed to understand what I was trying to do.
However, due to its body structure, it was closer to a front paw than a hand, so there was a limit to how I could make it understand.
‘If this happens, it’s a big problem.’
To begin with, I am a foreign being with a human mind and the body of an Amorph.
Although they have intelligence, they cannot help but be fundamentally different from those who are closer to animals.
｢Don’t worry, big baby!｣
｢Me｣｢Effort｣
They must have thought I was disappointed and comforted me.
‘okay. Don’t be disappointed already.’
No. 26 and Adha are smart guys. In particular, No. 26 has several times read my intentions in advance and acted on his own without me having to say anything.
‘So you only need to teach the important parts.’
After that, I spent an hour teaching them the signals I had created over and over again. Even though it must have been boring, they listened to me intently and followed me.
‘This is enough.’
As expected, it was impossible to make him understand all the signals I had originally thought. But they also understood all the basics.
｢Then the big baby is growing up again?｣
[Z(Yes)]
｢Adult｣｢Growth｣｢I｣｢Welcome｣
Since they had entered the cocoon before due to the transcendence system, they didn’t seem particularly surprised.
While receiving a strange send-off from the guys, I displayed a semi-transparent text box.
｢’Transcendence’ Material List (New!): Wings Endurance Spaceflight Giant Creature Hijacking｣
｢Would you like to use the Transcendence system?｣
‘Accept.’
I accepted and waited for the mucus to soon flow out of my body. But even after waiting, there was no response from the outer skin.
‘huh?’
It was different from before, so I was tilting my head when I suddenly heard a sound behind me. The back cracked with a crackling sound, like a glacier breaking.
And something half-liquid came out of the cracked back.
It looked like the rhizome of a tree that was hundreds of years old, or like a spider’s web that had been spun for a long time.
I don’t know what it is, but the stems coming out of my body are starting to erode the surrounding area.
[Zuzuzuzu (Everyone get back!)]
Deciding that it was not serious, I took advantage of the opportunity while the monster’s tentacles were still alive to yell at the kids.
While the kids retreated, the stems protruding from my body covered my body and engulfed the audience.
｢Big baby!｣
[Zuzuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzu (Don’t worry, just wait like usual)]
Seeing that there was no pain, it must have been a procedure to apply the new unique characteristic.
The stem stopped expanding after covering about a third of the passenger compartment. After that, it hardened into a huge cocoon, just like other times.
‘What on earth are you trying to show by going to this point?’
My guess is that it has something to do with the change in my body size. It’s probably about to become much bigger than before or change drastically.
‘Tsk. Next time, I’ll have to tell the kids to be careful.’
Even though I told the kids to be safe before the cocoon was created, they are probably worried.
‘If you capture a new ship, you should at least bring a gift.’
Thinking like that, I closed my eyes.
–
｢Adult｣｢Strange｣
｢Yes.｣
She looked at the cocoon with the small child.
It was covered in pitch black slime and was pulsating leisurely.
She hesitated for a moment, then pulled a thin tentacle from her body.
These are not the tentacles she usually uses to catch prey with four appendages.
Although no one among her people taught her that fact, she learned it naturally from some point on.
This thin, slender tentacle she pulled out was only used for very special rituals.
｢I｣｢Curious｣
｢Be quiet.｣
After quieting the annoying little child, she touched the cocoon with a thin tentacle.
The first sensation I felt was wetness and warmth.
But this is only superficial. She went deeper.
The thin tentacles glow weakly. Then, sensations that were difficult for her to understand flowed from the cocoon.
It was a very complicated mix. Some of it was something she had never felt in her life.
But even in the unfamiliar whirlpool of chaos, there was something familiar. It was the same feeling she felt when she slept with her people in her hometown.
Comfort.
The eldest child is feeling comfortable now.
If the older child was distressed again, I would have tried to help him, but this time there was no need to do so.
She felt fortunate, but at the same time, she felt sad.
I’m not even hungry, so why do I feel regretful?
She may not have known it before, but after growing up a few times, she knew where this hunger-like sensation came from.
Last time my eldest child was distressed.
She used these thin tentacles to calm down.
These tentacles had the effect of reading the senses of other beings and conveying her thoughts.
Of course, the transference of sensations was only one of the many abilities this tentacle possessed.
These tentacles are used for high-density communication.
She doesn’t yet know what dense rapport means.
Because her intellectual level has not reached the level where she can clearly explain this.
However, every time she used this tentacle, she felt strangely excited and itchy inside her body.
It felt like the excitement I felt before eating, but it was a little different.
She wanted to continue to feel this somehow addictive sensation, but she gave up.
This cocoon is important to the older child.
If she touches it, it may have a negative effect on the growth of the older child.
As she retrieved the tentacle, the small child behind her fired a wave.
｢Adult｣｢Growth｣｢More｣｢Cool?｣
｢Yes. As the older child grows, he becomes more handsome.”
“I” “Satisfied” “Satisfied”
The little child seemed to like her answer and gently waggled his tail.
｢I｣｢Little Adult｣｢Curious｣
｢What is it?｣
｢Adult｣｢Growth｣｢Complete｣｢Me｣｢Adult｣｢Know｣｢Possible?｣ ｢
…Not a little baby yet.｣
｢Understand “No” “I” “Growth” “Complete”
She said no, but the little child did not agree. A dissatisfied little child tapped the floor with his back foot.
｢I｣｢Adult｣｢Know｣｢possible｣｢Know｣｢possible!｣
｢….｣
When the small child did not listen, she pulled out a thick tentacle and hit the floor.
As soon as the cold floor caved in, the little child immediately became quiet.
｢It’s noisy.｣
｢Understand｣
She weakly shot a wave at the small child who was immediately silent.
｢…Later, when I grow up.｣
｢Me｣｢Promise｣｢Remember｣
While talking to the small child like that, she waited.
Until the eldest child wakes up in a better state.
–
‘That’s it.’
As almost two hours passed, I felt the sensation slowly returning to my body.
Starting with the head and torso, then the arms and legs, then the hands and feet, and finally the tips of the fingers and toes.
I woke up with all my senses coming back. As I moved, the half-dried cocoon easily tore off.
‘hmm.’
I assumed that the body would grow because of the size of the cocoon, but I was only half right.
After hatchling, I have always walked with slow walking legs. Its waist is straight like a human’s, and it balances itself with its tail.
So the size at which I was standing was approximately 3m. If the symbol of hunting is used here, the height increases to 5m.
However, my current physical condition was somewhere between when I was a hatchling, when I used all eight legs, and when I was bipedal.
Although he was still able to walk on two feet, he was half-bent at the waist, allowing his lower fighting arms to touch the ground.
The reason my body changed like this is because the carapace and back covering my body changed significantly.
First, the carapace and horns covering my head became much larger than before.
The eye-shaped pattern on my head became much darker, and it now looked like I actually had multiple eyes on the carapace of my head.
A total of eight large new holes were created on the carapace of the back, and the tops were covered with a swirl-shaped cortex.
The outer shell covering its back also changed into a wide-spread shape, making it look like it was wearing a turtle’s back armor.
As the carapace on its back enlarges and touches the carapace on the back of its head, it resembles an alligator snapping turtle.
In keeping with the change in body, the monster’s tentacles changed from sticking out like a mane from the back of the head to flowing down over both shoulders.
The arms and legs became thicker and longer to match the enlargement of the carapace, and the appearance of the tail also changed.
It has a carved carapace that looks like it is wearing scale armor, so it seems like it could be used as a mid-range strike weapon.
To briefly express my changed impression, it was a heavily armed tank.
Previously, it was closer to a nimble bipedal carnivore, but now it would be safe to say that it has become fat and gigantic.
‘The body itself has become heavier than before.’
I’ll have to test it later to be more precise, but at first glance it was clear that mobility was slightly reduced.
‘On the contrary, it has become bigger and stronger than before.’
Perhaps thanks to its carapace, its overall body grew larger, reaching a height of nearly 5 meters even in a half-crouching position. Considering the length, I think it would be around 10m to 12m.
If we used the symbol of hunting here, it would be much bigger.
‘Then let’s take a look at what the newly acquired characteristics are.’
After checking the body, I opened a semi-transparent text window containing the details of the new characteristics.
｢Nightmare Horizon: Your hunting ground is not limited to one planet. Increases the effectiveness of unique traits you possess. You can use ‘Erosion Tentacles’, which allow you to control your spaceship by eroding it.
*Affects: Symbol of the Hunt (duration increased to 20 minutes)
*’Erosion Tentacle’: Erosions the spaceship, turning it into a composite creature controlled by the user’s consciousness. Physical traits cannot be used while connected to a spaceship. When the user runs out of stored energy, the attribute effect is automatically canceled. Erosion Tentacles can only be used on one spaceship once every 7 days.
*Note: You cannot cancel until you have completed eroding your spaceship. The cooldown of the symbol of hunting is changed to once every 7 days. Shares cooldown with Erosion Tentacles.
*PS: ‘Nightmare’ is just a word. In reality, it is much more terrible.” The
unique trait ‘Nightmare Horizon’ was a completely new type of trait that had never been seen before.
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