Chapter 50


    I thought I might have seen it wrong, but the transparent text box shimmering in the air didn’t disappear.


    ‘It’s real. It’s a bit different from what I was thinking.’


    I wanted a trait that would enhance my teeth, but ‘Carnivorous Power’ doesn’t seem to be a problem. Amorph’s carnivorous power isn’t particrly weak. After all, it can easily chew through human skulls, making it superiorpared to Earth’s animals.


    However, in a world of space survival filled with highly protective armor and equipment, that level of biting strength isn’t anything special.


    ‘Amorph’s mouth structure is closer to a mix of snakes andmon animals.’


    The way it opens its mouth wide to firmly grasp its prey is snake-like, but the subsequent careful chewing is simr to that of typical carnivorous animals.


    ‘If I gain the ‘Carnivorous Power’ trait, it can be a weapon in itself.’


    In the game, ‘Carnivorous Power’ was considered a decent trait. It wasn’t necessary, but it was a useful attribute, like the ws of a predator.


    To use the Transcendence System, I needed to have a total of 13 physical-rted traits. Currently, I wascking in each of those traits, so having this one was much better than having none.


    ‘With ‘Carnivorous Power,’ I’ll have a total of 12. I just need one more to go.’


    I epted it, and my head started to change. My jaw slightly ached, and then the sound of bones colliding followed as my size increased. My head grewrger ordingly. As my head and jaw grew, the auxiliary mechanism underneath my jaw also became longer and thicker.


    The change wasn’t just about size; my teeth seemed to tingle, and the structure of my teeth was slightly different from before.


    It wasn’t a significant mutation, so it didn’t take long toplete. After the mutation, I examined my face reflected in the reinforced ss of the subway.


    Overall, my head had berger, giving a slightly different impression. My previous head felt pointed, like a lizard, whereas now it felt thicker and more robust, like an anaconda.


    And my teeth had changed as well, making them longer in the part of my teeth that corresponded to human canines. If they grew a bit more, you could even call them fangs.


    ‘They looked cute in the game…’


    Was it because it was reality? I now had a much more intimidating appearance.


    Not only did it look scary, but thanks to the ‘Carnivorous Power,’ I should be able to chew through the alloy inside the spaceship without any problems.


    ‘I’d like to test it, but…’


    It’s a shame, but it’s time to get off. We’ll arrive at the next station in a few minutes, so I need to prepare to disembark. I picked up the bag that the journalist had dropped.


    ‘So, how am I going to get out?’


    As William had mentioned, the train was thest one for now. Even if we reached the next station, the chances of finding people there were low, but there was one problem.


    ‘The man from the tform earlier.’


    When the train was departing, judging by his demeanor, it was highly likely that he had reported me.


    Back when I was on the tform, I had already activated my camouge mechanism, so he probably saw me as a police officer rather than a monster. Not being seen as a monster was fortunate, but the issue was that he saw me crawling from the tracks to the tform.


    ‘I should open the door on the opposite side of the tform.’


    A few momentster, a broadcast announced that we would be arriving at the station soon. I crossed over the car and moved to a car as far away from the tform as possible.


    The moving train gradually slowed down, and the sharp sound of friction between the wheels and the tracks echoed.


    ‘Just as I expected.’


    With my body crouched down, I looked out the window. In the distance, subway security personnel were waiting for the train. I grabbed the door on the opposite side of the tform with mybat arms. Thanks to Amorph’s robust strength, the door opened easily.


    Before arriving at the tform, I jumped out of the slowly moving train. It might be different if I was running at full speed, but I could easily endure this level of impact.


    Landing safely on the tracks without any special equipment, I moved quickly before they could board the train.


    “What’s going on? Hey, this door is open!”


    “What are you talking about?”


    Ignoring the startled security personnel’s voices, I crawled into the darkness of the tracks.


    ***


    When I returned to the nest, Numbers 26 and Adhai were awake. Number 26 was ying with spores, and Adhai was grooming its wings with its tentacles.


    Number 26, who saw me, greeted me by emitting light from his body.


    ?You’re back??


    [ZZZ(Yes)]


    ?Big Baby, something’s different.?


    Number 26, who noticed the change in me, approached me. It seemed intrigued, extending its tentacles to gently touch my face.


    ?Big baby grew really fast!?


    [ZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZ (I’m in the midst of growing).]


    ?Impressive.?


    Adhai, too, appeared to have developed curiosity and came closer to me.


    ?Adult?, ?Changed?.


    [ZZ ZZZ (That’s right)]


    ?Mouth? ?Tentacles? ?Cool? ?Features? ?Great young one!?.


    Adhai seemed particrly pleased with my enhanced auxiliary mechanisms, which had grown thickerpared to before. It sent out a wave of praise, then lowered its body.


    ‘Gagon seems to like the shape of my tentacles, even though it’s not in the settings.’


    Gagon is an NPC creature, and being rare, not much is known about its ecology. I’m well-informed about its weaknesses and what to be cautious of, but I don’t know much about their ecology.


    ‘Still, it’s nice to be appreciated from that side.’


    Unlike Number 26, Adhai is in a contractual rtionship with me. So, if he takes a liking to me, that’s a good thing.


    ?Big baby, since you’re still young, eat a lot and grow quickly.?


    [ZZ ZZZZ (Yes, thanks)]


    ?I want to grow quickly too.?


    The little one who was perched on my shoulder suddenly seemed a bit down. It seemed like I was growing quickly, but it wasn’t able to, which was probably bothering it.


    ‘Hmm.’


    When thinking about the future, it was important to elerate Number 26’s growth.


    Last time, when I was fighting with the androids in the apartment, I realized that even with all my abilities, there were limitations to fighting alone. Maybe if I had all the traits, it would be different, but in my current situation, hunting enemies at ease wasn’t easy.


    If those two hadn’t been therest time, I would have had a much harder time. Without luck, I might have been defeated while fighting alone.


    ‘In the game, it’s fine to die, but it’s not reality.’


    In reality, suffering a fatal injury is much more disadvantageouspared to games. In games, you simply respawn after dying, but in reality, it’s not that simple. Fatal injuries increase the likelihood of defeat, and defeat ultimately leads to death.


    ‘To avoid that, I need to pay more attention to Number 26’s growth.’


    However, not being able to know the growth conditions and process of the sea demon is undoubtedly a problem. Sea demons are not as rare as Gagons, but they are not creatures that yers can easily study, so their ecology is not well-known.


    ‘Still, I can make educated guesses.’


    Sea demons are creatures that exist only in the deep sea of the ocean. By selecting creatures with simr characteristics to those that inhabit the deep sea and feeding them to Number 26, it might be possible to make it grow quickly.


    So far, I have mainly provided them with creatures that I don’t need, but I might need to change my approach slightly. I mean, providing creatures that don’t help me much but can be helpful to Number 26. Fortunately, there are still a few creatures in the smuggling list that meet these criteria.


    [ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZ (If you eat a lot, you’ll grow quickly.)]


    ?Really??


    [ZZ ZZZZZZ ZZ ZZZ (Yeah. Let’s try it.)]


    ?Yeah!?


    ?I’m hungry too.?


    [ZZZ (You too)]


    It seems like I’ll have to call William again.


    ***


    E-District Apartments in the Residential Zone.


    A man was spending his time watching Virtual TV. Like most of the people living in this residential zone, he seemed to be immersed in the stimting virtual reality with a carefree expression.


    At that moment, amunication device next to the man chimed softly. The man’s hazy gaze instantly sharpened.


    “…”


    The man turned off the virtual TV and checked themunication device. A short message was disyed on the small screen.


    [Operation ready.]


    “Finally, it’s here,” muttered the man, Jade Russell.


    A year ago, Jade Russell received a specific order from Si-Hyun Yujin. The order was to secretly smuggle a Gagon disguised as a Fairy Wing into the space city before the Council’s announcement. Jade was also tasked with infiltrating along with it.


    Although it hadn’t been officially announced by the Council, Si-Hyun Yujin was known as Akira Yujin’s shadow. Obtaining crucial information rted to Noble Capital was not a difficult task for him.


    The reason for disguising the Gagon as a Fairywing was partly because their appearances were somewhat simr, but mostly because smuggling with Fairywings was almost nonexistent. Si-Hyun and Jade both knew that smuggling often urred in the Special Trade Zone, so this was a precaution to prevent any potential smuggling attempts.


    Afterpleting all the preparations, Jade pretended to smuggle the Gagon disguised as a Fairy Wing at the Special Trade Zone. He intentionally got caught by the Smuggling Animal Control Team. Once the Gagon was handed over to the team, the first objective was aplished, and he managed to escape secretly from the detention center.


    “It’s time to put this ability to good use again.”


    Jade looked down at themunication device in his hand. Suddenly, the battery ran out, and the body of themunication device slowly disintegrated, being absorbed into the palm of his hand.


    A few minutester, themunication device hadpletely vanished, leaving only some metal dust and a set of sharp teeth on his palm.


    The Russell family consisted of individuals raised directly by the Yujin family, or more precisely, Si-hyun Yujin. Si-hyun gave each individual in the Russell family specific roles and provided them with what they needed ording to those roles.


    For example, Arnold Russell received a valuable weapon, a sma pistol, suitable for his role, while Jade Russell received the genes of a rare and hard-to-acquire creature.


    The original source of his gic material was a Metallic Gremlin, a notorious creature known as a predator on spaceships. Metallic Gremlins were about 30-80 cm in size and resembled hairless primates. The key difference was that their skin was entirely metallic in color, they had no eyes on their faces, and they had arge, circr mouth that could cover half of their face.


    The grotesque appearance of the Metallic Gremlins aside, what made them the symbol of dread for the crew were their habits. These creatures gathered in swarms, floated through space, and sought out their prey. And the prey of the Metallic Gremlins was metal.


    Drifting through space, when they encountered a spacecraft, they immediately clung to the outer hull and ruthlessly tore and devoured the metal with their voracious, lightning-fast mouths. Their speed was so swift that even a massive battleship, if caught by a group of Metallic Gremlins, would be reduced to a mere skeleton within a day.


    These formidable creatures were challenging not only due to their threat but also because of their small size, making them difficult to detect on a ship’s radar, even with advanced technology that struggled to distinguish them from space debris or small asteroids.


    Furthermore, even if they were discovered early, their bodies,posed of metal, made them resilient toser weapons. This often led to cases where a presumed-dead Gremlin wouldterunch another assault.


    As a result, many spacecraft continued to be the prey of Metallic Gremlins, leading to the inevitable end of their operational life.


    If it weren’t for the Yujin family, extracting and using the genes of these threatening creatures would have been unthinkable.


    “Thanks to this ability, escaping was not difficult.”


    While he was imprisoned, he used the abilities of the Metallic Gremlin to break free. After that, he received help from hisrades, underwent stic surgery, and had been in hiding until now.


    “I need to retrieve Gagon.”


    Jade stood up from his seat. It was time to prepare for the mission his owner, Si-Hyun Yujin, had entrusted him with.


    The container where Gagon was stored was protected by a high-level encryption, but it didn’t matter. With his abilities, he could easily unlock it.


    Jade took out anothermunication device and contacted the colleagues who had been in hiding with him. They needed to keep Gagon in a deep freeze until Si-Hyun Yujin arrived.


    “Let’s get going.”


    Everything was perfect, or so he thought. That’s why he didn’t anticipate what was about to happen.


    The most crucial part of his n, the Blue Gagon, was now roaming beneath his feet with some strange creatures.


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