Chapter 279

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Episode 279 – Collapse (4) “...Did you reject me because I was a spy? “If so, I can explain in more detail.” These were the words she managed to get out as she was taken aback by the unexpected answer. I still seem to misunderstand, but I didn’t reject her because she was a spy for another faction. Space Survival is a cruel dystopian world. No matter how good the conditions and perks are, it is not easy to survive. If you think about it as a game, it’s like running to the ending with just one life. You’ve survived so far in these harsh conditions without such deception? That is a lie. The reason I refused was for a very simple reason. Her faction is a gathering of those who aim for the ending. And the ending conditions for the cult include hunting down Eimoff. The final quest that the cult must accomplish before seeing the ending is ‘killing the monster that threatens the universe.’ You must catch one of the Outspacers who command the 10 queens of the highest level Aimorph Adult Metallic Gremlin. Conversely, similar to cults, Aimorphs can only ascend to heaven by preying on the leaders of races that fall into ‘three major categories’. For example, a high priest who is considered a potential emperor in a cult society. I don’t know how powerful and powerful the faction Cynthia belongs to is. However, it may not be great enough to solve these difficult conditions. ‘If that were the case, I would have seen the ending a long time ago.’ If not, are you recruiting me as a colleague? I can’t help but think they’re looking at me like a pig to be slaughtered. It’s not that I don’t understand. Because I did something similar to them. When I decided to save Heavenly Mother, I thought of her as insurance. This is because Wolff also falls into one of the ‘three categories’ that Aimov must hunt. Of course, my thoughts have changed a lot now. By finding another way instead of using her as a sacrifice for ascension. So the parasites were also removed. But I changed my mind because I continued to interact with her. If my heart hadn’t changed, her ending wouldn’t have changed. So what about them and me? At this point, there is no mental interaction between them and I. The power they have is superior to mine. Cooperation is something that is done on an equal footing with each other. If you join this faction, there is a high possibility that you will end up as a slave. In fact, it is the same when you look at Cynthia. It seemed clear that she wasn’t happy about killing other players. However, he is acting as a spy among the player hunters. Looking at that, you can get an idea of what the atmosphere is like in that faction. “Do you think you can see the ending on your own? Even number one in the rankings failed....” “You won’t know unless you try it yourself.” “Are you crazy because you became Amorph?” “I’m sorry, but I’m being perfectly rational right now.” “Sane? Hey, the opposite sex. “You don’t know anything.” “okay. that’s right. I don’t know anything. Not yet.” From now on, you can find out. Because there is a good source of information. Cynthia’s expression became extremely cold as she understood what I meant. “That’s disgusting. You are no different from Jason. “Murderers who are so immersed in this game world that they have forgotten reality.” I didn’t reply. Me, who took countless lives for survival, and Jason and Muriel, who killed others for their personal desires. Even if the motivation is different, the result is the same. If I were to see ‘me now’ in real life, I would think I was a crazy, murderous monster. However, at least I don’t treat the guys who are with me like objects. No. 26 Aadhai Mother of Heaven and PS-111, who joined relatively later. Regardless of whether this world is a real game or reality, they are precious to me and something I must protect. ‘Negotiations are broken.’ I checked Cynthia’s condition with an auxiliary organ. Her breathing is becoming increasingly unstable due to lack of oxygen. Cults’ physical abilities are lower than those of humans. Judging by her failed attempt to attack me, her perception is already messed up. There is no way she can escape me. “...I admit it. I can’t beat you. “I have no means or strategy to kill you.” Cynthia glares at me with red eyes. “But it could get you into trouble.” ‘Huh?’ With those words, she withdrew her arms from the chest of her clothes. In his hand was a small silver orb. ‘what?’ As soon as I saw something I had never seen before, I spread my wings and arms and jumped back. It’s unlikely she’ll pull out a lethal weapon now. If I had it, I would have used it a long time ago. But just in case, I kept my distance from Cynthia. “It wasn’t originally something I would use, but...” Her voice and the silver orb matched. A small sphere the size of three fingers briefly glowed, but soon turned dull black. It was clear that something had been done, but no change occurred. The moment I thought that, an alarm rang throughout the fortress. ‘Alarm sound? no way?’ There are two cases where that sound can be heard from the space fortress. A group of outspacers attacked, or... “In the next five minutes, a group of metallic gremlins will arrive here.” “what?” You can hear that alarm sound when a large group of metallic gremlins appears. The orb she is holding. That item seems to be the culprit that brought about the metallic gremlin. ‘Are you planning to blow yourself up with me?’ When the Metallic Gremlin attacks Kesha Arma, it’s Cynthia who becomes more dangerous than me. I can survive without dying if I fall into outer space, but not over there. But her face did not belong to someone who had given up. When I saw that, I realized. ‘You’re targeting the kids I have with me!’ “You probably don’t have time for that. “If you don’t want to see the ‘pet’ you care so much about die, hurry up.” She is laughing at me as she dies in real time from lack of oxygen. Unfortunately, for now she is right. No. 26 or PS-111 are not suitable for fighting Metallic Gremlins with their bare bodies, even if they are on board a ship. Moreover, the Heavenly Mother has not yet completed her ascension to the level of deification. If you are attacked before growth is complete, you will 100% die. In the end, I had no choice but to postpone catching Cynthia. But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of just suffering like this. I poured out my psychic breath towards the floor that was not protected by the shield. Due to the continued battle, the floor that was barely holding on eventually collapsed. “We will arrive soon. “When you get off, everyone be ready to run.” At that time, everyone who heard those words became nervous. The hover bus collided with something and was destroyed. The body of the bus was torn in two, and the three people inside the bus were thrown out. ‘this!’ She fell sharply to the floor and quickly used the levitation technique. Her body stopped in midair just before colliding with the floor. Unlike her, the other two had no abilities. They fell from dozens of meters in the air and their bodies were shattered. In particular, in the case of Montana, who boasted a body that was larger than that of the average person, her appearance became indescribably hideous. The end of the powerful leader of the Space Dog cartel was truly miserable. “....” There are more important issues right now than Montana’s death. The entity that attacked the bus is nearby. She quickly deployed the ‘mantra of phase protection’. A purple mandala spread out in a dome shape covered the metal floor she was standing on. ‘Who is it? ‘Who did this?’ Her eyes wandered frantically around. The floor around it was a mess, as if there had been an earthquake. All the buildings had collapsed to the ground and the roads were all overturned. The corpses of human monsters were strewn across the messed up area. I felt an eerie feeling when flying on the hover bus, but when I stepped foot on it, the feeling was completely different. She had seen people die many times before, but this was the first time she felt as horrified as this. ‘Okay, it’s still a game. ‘There’s nothing to be afraid of.’ While Cynthia was comforting herself, a red light passed quickly over her head. It was so fast that I couldn’t see it clearly. She hastily prepared color balm. In the meantime, something flies in again. The sound of wings flapping reached her ears. ‘Aimorph?’ A thought like that suddenly occurred to her, but she quickly denied it. The sound it made when it flew around was louder than this. What flies is something smaller than that. And the sound of wings flapping rapidly grew louder. The red light got closer to her at incredible speed. The colored bomb in her left hand was launched towards the enemy, but it was too late. It had red horns and wings and struck the shield she had spread with its horns. Originally, not only the opponent’s horns but also the head itself should have disappeared, but surprisingly, the guy was fine. “Gallagon?” The four-winged snake-like monster tilted its head and disappeared before my eyes. The moment she realized the identity of the monster that had ambushed her, she felt a strong pain in her right hand. “uh?” A thin pink vine sprouted from the floor and pierced her right hand. She habitually used her right hand when unfolding the mantra of phase protection. So, due to the fact that my right hand was hit, the adjustment of the shield became slower than usual. Yes, it only takes a moment to see. The error was enough to make you blink once. But was that error enough time for someone? The pink vine that pierced her right hand pierced her eye with lightning speed. “!” She tried to scream as the pain felt like a needle pricking the center of her eye. But the pain didn’t last long. Cynthia thought that the world she was seeing was rapidly becoming darker. It wasn’t the light going out in the fortress, it was a sign that a life was going out, but she never realized it. – While taking the younger child to fulfill the request of the older child, she saw a bad guy in her eyes. The bad guy who was tormenting the older baby was wearing a strange shell and was heading towards a large lump of rock. When I told him that there was a bad guy inside that shell who was mistreating the older one, the younger one got angry and hit the ground with his chubby appendage. Anyone who harasses an older child should be scolded. Anyone. So I scolded him. She transformed the tentacle into a very thin one and hid it in the ground, then pulled the tentacle out of the bad guy’s body. The bad guy with a hole in his body didn’t move with his appendages hanging out. “Thanks to me” “I won” The little baby landed next to the bad guy. Because he’s young, he often says things wrong, but this time he was right. If it weren’t for the little baby, I wouldn’t have been able to scold the bad guy so easily. So she decided to give it up to the little one this time. She wrapped her tentacles around the bad guy and handed him to the little one. “It’s a little baby. This time, you eat it.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Yes.’ The little baby bobbed the part with many tentacles. After a while, the little baby said. “Enemy” “Strong” “I” “Alone” “It’s hard” “So” “Let’s eat together” “It’s okay.” “Little adult” “Strength” “Thanks to you,” “I won” “Big adult” Meal 」「 “I like doing it together” and “I like it”, the little baby said and gently pushed her tentacles away with the area where there were many tentacles. Even though she was young, seeing her proudly giving in made her feel good. So, I gently stroked the little baby with my tentacles, just like a big baby would. 「Good job!」「I don’t like it」「Don’t do it」 I liked it when my older child did it. She almost felt a little offended, but she held back. She’s more of an adult than a little baby, so it’s right to be patient at times like this. So the two started eating the food they hunted together. 「Delicious!」「It’s okay」「I feel good when I eat it.」「Agree」「Star power」「I’ve become stronger.」 The bad guy’s meat was pretty good even by her standards. Every time she ate, her body felt full of strength. The little baby also seemed to like it and shook it vigorously. While eating, something round and hard entered her body, but she didn’t pay much attention to it. Once it entered the stomach, it was digested. “Let’s go when we’ve finished eating.” “Yes.” After eating all the food, she and the little baby set off again toward the large rock. There was nothing to indicate that there was a bad guy there.

Chapter 279

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