NOVEL NEXT Chapter 281: 281
Episode 281 – Beasts and Beasts (2)
In space survival, Wolff is a fairly unique race.
When they start out in beast form, they progress in a similar way to humans or cyborgs. Work as a mercenary, buy a ship, look for good weapons and equipment, etc. It follows a similar route as the humanoid race.
Then, when you reach deification and can transform into a phantom beast, the play style becomes much more diverse. When in a state of phantom water, you gain excellent physical abilities and powerful unique characteristics, so you can crush enemies without a special weapon.
Normally, he fights in beastman mode, but when necessary, he transforms into a phantom beast and overwhelms the enemy.
In short, Wolff can be seen as a hybrid race that has the characteristics of both humanoid and monster-type races.
In other games, hybrid races usually become either one or the other towards the end, but Wolff is relatively less like this.
This is thanks to Wolff's unique system, 'The Primitive Path'.
When the conditions of this so-called deification system are achieved, the ability to return water becomes stronger. Wolff players often fight in a state of phantom water in the late stages.
It goes without saying, but at that point, the level of weapons and equipment used during beastman mode also improves. Defeat strong enemies with the strengthened phantom mode, and process the precious materials obtained in return into powerful equipment. Wolf's biggest advantage is that these two modes, human and monster, work in synergy to become stronger.
Of course, there is also the downside of having more things to worry about. Wolff must be good at both fighting in a prisoner state and in a phantom state to perform well. If you are not able to master either one, you will end up with a disappointing character in all aspects.
In any case, the Mother of Heaven raised the level of deification to the upper level. Compared to Aimorph, it is between sub-adult and adult. My combat power is slightly lower than it was right before I arrived at the dragon's nest.
There is only one thing that makes it superior to Aimorph.
Space flight is possible without restrictions.
Mysterious wings with agate light constantly shaking like sand blowing in the wind. Thanks to wings with the charm of jewels, the Mother of Heaven was able to come this far.
'It sure looks cool.'
Even though her level of deification rose, her appearance did not change dramatically like Aimorph. Except for the wings, other parts, including the head of a bald eagle and the body of a lion with golden fur, were almost the same.
But one thing can be said for sure.
The sight of her flying with her beautiful wings and fighting enemies is amazingly beautiful.
A griffon with wings of agate flies amidst a flock of metallic gremlins. The silver gremlins rushed at their enemies to bite them, but failed to touch even a single hair.
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Several metallic gremlins predicted her trajectory and jumped out in front. Without the slightest embarrassment, she swung the golden javelin in her beak.
｢?!｣
There was no way for someone like him to withstand the 'priest's golden spear' that contained the blood of countless people. She cut three metallic gremlins in two with a single blow and easily escaped the siege of enemies.
｢■■!｣
At that time, the Wolfram Goblins who had fallen behind raised their arms in the direction she was flying.
'That doesn't work.'
I stretched out my wing arms to both ends. The slightly folded film unfolded wide, like the sails of a sailing ship were unfolded. With one swing of my wings, which had become more than three times as large, my body moved forward at a frightening speed.
The size of the metallic gremlin is between 30cm and 80cm. Currently, my body is close to 100 times the size. If you spread its wings, it becomes several times larger.
What if it overlaps with the thrust coming from the wings? It truly has destructive power beyond imagination.
My body, which closed the distance in an instant, collided with the group of silver lights.
My carapace shines silver, as if silver paint was poured on black drawing paper. It's all their blood. The impact of colliding with me shattered his body.
The horns on the head and the tusks on either side of the mouth were shaken by Wolfram goblins like skewers. Some of it caught on the tusk and flowed into my mouth.
Since it was a Wolfram Goblin with a defensive characteristic called 'superalloy skin', this was the end of it. Otherwise, I would have been reduced to a handful of blood like a sub-species metallic gremlin.
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Warp Boy, who saw his compatriots being turned to mush, hurriedly prepared a 'War Guide'. The erosion tentacles hiding on my back immediately responded to that guy. Erosion tentacles longer than my body appeared and flew towards Warp Boy.
｢■■?!｣
If there was a mistake he made, it was that he overlooked the fact that my body size was much larger than before using 'Bone Beast'. The erosion tentacle swallowed up not only the warp boy who had measured the range incorrectly, but also the silver monsters next to him.
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The silver-colored marauders who barely survived climbed on top of my body. Hundreds of metallic gremlins clung to my body and bit me.
I was shaking my body to shake them off, but the ones on top of me suddenly started exploding like mosquitoes hit in the palm of my hand. When they saw their compatriot being crushed by an unknown force next to them, they stopped biting and fell from my body.
But the intangible force did not leave the fugitives alone. One by one, the guys who had been hiding their entire bodies twisted and shriveled.
'You are the mother of heaven.'
I glanced at her fighting enemies not far away. Microscopic particles are being released into space from the tips of her wings.
This is a new ability that the Mother of Heaven gained as she reached the level of deification.
'The ability to manipulate pressure.'
Within the area in which those particles spread, she can create or manipulate the pressure exerted on objects. The reason why metallic gremlins' bodies are crushed or distorted is because they come into contact with those particles or swallow them unknowingly.
Even if they can survive without oxygen, they cannot survive even in situations where the pressure inside their body is extremely distorted. Even Wolfram Goblin's tough skin is useless in front of those particles.
'It didn't have a particularly good reputation among players.'
It is true that it is a powerful ability, but the fact that the particles are visible is a major drawback. All you have to do is not enter the area where the particles are spread. Therefore, the key for Wolff, who has gained the ability to control pressure, is how to hide it well and lure the enemy.
But those metallic gremlins don't know that. They died without knowing that particles were the problem.
The Mother of Heaven, who destroyed the gremlins that had attacked me, flew to my side, scattering particles.
｢Was it a needless interruption?｣
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (No. It was appropriate support)]
She shrugged her head with her eyes fixed on the silver marauders.
"It doesn't stop even after this. After all, we have to find the leader, right?"
[Zuz zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu (Yes, we have to catch him as quickly as possible)]
"Because of the fortress?"
Behind us, Kesha Arma, under the control of PS-111, is fighting the metallic gremlins. . She seems worried that the fortress will collapse, but that's not what I'm worried about.
[Zuzuzu Zuzu Zuzu (There's a ranker in the fortress)]
｢What?｣
[Zuzuzuzu Zuzuzuzu Zuzu Zuzuzu Zuzu (I left after suppressing them, but I don't know when they'll run away)] ｢
… We have to chase them out before that. A beggar?'
Her vivid amber eyes narrow. She was treated harshly by the player. I know better than anyone else what would happen if Cynthia ran away.
"I don't know who it is, but I can't just leave it like that."
[Zuzu (That's right)]
"But if it's Taitabos, he won't show himself easily. Do you have any thoughts?｣
[zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (I'll scatter them. You focus on finding them)]
Heavenly Mother has the best eyesight among us. She might be able to find Taitabos, which my auxiliary organs couldn't find.
She understood my intention and nodded. I, who was slightly ahead of her, prepared a means to greatly agitate the enemies.
Meanwhile, they changed their camp. They changed from a siege camp to a snake-long camp and flew past us into the fortress. They must have decided that the damage would be too great if they fought with us.
'You can't just leave it as you want.'
I fired the prepared psychic breath at the tail of the gremlin snake. A breath of energy emitted by a gigantic 80m tall monster. It was far beyond the 'fire spit by the dragon of space.'
It was like a prominence emitted by the sun.
'As expected, the energy consumption is enormous.'
I felt dizzy as a huge amount of energy was lost. The only time I consumed this much energy in a short period of time after obtaining the Dragon's Heart was when I fought the 'Gorgon Swarm'.
Gyeongcheon Comrade. A huge psychic breath that made those words come true was unleashed in front of Kesha Arma.
Like a purple prominence, it follows the silver snake closely.
Even a body strong enough to fight against a fleet has no meaning in front of that mythical flame. As soon as the snake's tail touched the overwhelming force, it disappeared.
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｢ !｣
No matter how fearless the Metallic Gremlin was, the deaths of thousands of its brethren must have been a shock. The panic-stricken people left the camp one after another.
There were some who maintained their positions, but they also felt fear. The body of the snake with its tail cut off was dyed blue. The plan is to reorganize the battle line after moving to faster-than-light navigation.
I urgently called my heavenly mother.
[Zuzuzu (Did you find it?)]
"I'm looking for it!"
I think I need to get closer. I grabbed her with my fighting arms and charged towards the group.
[Zuzuzu zuz (There is no time)]
"I know!"
Even when I approached, no one barged their teeth at me like before. This is because Taitabos' control over the group was greatly lost due to the shock from the psychic breath.
'But it will get back to normal soon.'
As their bodies are different from those of ordinary creatures, the mental world of metallic gremlins is relatively simple. Even if thousands die, there are still tens of thousands left. Since there are more living compatriots than dead ones, you will quickly overcome your fear.
As I was flying among the scattered creatures that surrounded me, the Heavenly Mother tapped my fighting arm with her forepaw.
"Over there!"
In the direction she pointed, there was a small monster the same color as the darkness of space. Unlike its kin, it is a metallic gremlin with skin as black as a black hole. This guy is Taitabos, the leader of a large group.
After letting go of the Mother of Heaven, I stretched out my tentacles in the direction where it was. The tentacle advanced, crushing the silver monsters blocking its path, and tried to grab it with its six appendages.
｢■■■■!｣
Just as I was about to grab the guy, his body glowed blue and disappeared. The warp boy behind him had quickly evacuated the leader. The erosion tentacle swallowed Warp Boy instead of its original target.
｢Predation effect activated!｣
'Where did he go?'
A text box announcing predation came to mind, but now is not the time to worry about that. He's the leader of the group. It's probably somewhere around here, so we need to find it quickly.
An auxiliary organ under the chin detected the movement of a specific target among numerous odors and body reactions. There is a guy about 200 meters behind me.
The erosion tentacle responded to my will, but there was someone moving faster than it.
The Mother of Heaven, which had escaped from my hands, was already flying toward where it was.
And the javelin she was holding slashed him.
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｢Tch! "It was shallow!"
Her attack aimed at the neck was a failure. Taitabos, who had been cut in the chest, disappeared again. Not only he, but all the metallic gremlins around us also disappeared.
And then they appeared with a blue light from a long distance away.
"…My mistake. I should have moved a little faster.」
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (no, not really)]
Heavenly Mother, who predicted the teleportation point, moved faster than me. She has no reason to blame herself.
'It's getting tiresome.'
Since I was lucky enough to survive, it is obvious that it will be more difficult to attack. If Taitabos moves passively, it will take much longer to catch him.
'A different strategy this time…'
While I was trying to figure out how to lure him out, the movements of the group of metallic gremlins became strange.
'huh?'
"Why are they doing that?"
Their movements were so strange that even the Mother of Heaven tilted her head.
Even under the shock of the psychic breath, they were moving smoothly, but now they were completely different.
'Are you scared?'
It is true that Taitabos, who leads the group, was seriously injured, but was still in good health.
So, that movement was ultimately due to his intention. For a short period of time, they showed completely different movements than before, as if their leader's personality had changed. If the group we fought so far had resembled an army, now they were more like a collection of ferocious animals.
'It worked out better.'
If you attack them while they are struggling, you can cause great damage.
As I was about to attack again, an irregularly moving silver cloud glowed blue. After the blue light that colored the clouds disappeared, there was nothing.
Those who were attacking the fortress behind us all disappeared.
"They're gone."
A group of metallic gremlins attacked Kesha Arma. They finally retreated.
With that, the long fight that began inside the fortress came to an end.
'No, there's still one left.'
Cynthia, a cult ranker in the fortress.
There is still a fight left with her.