Ep. 207
「Big Adult」
The guy who was rubbing the horns of his head against my body suddenly lifted his head. Then he called me to the school of thought.
[Zuzuzuz (Where does it hurt?)]
「Negative」「Pain」「Not at all」「None」
I wondered if there was an injury that I couldn't find, but it didn't seem to be the case. The guy hesitated and distanced himself from me.
The guy who was so happy to see me just now is now acting in a somewhat awkward manner. It wasn't just attitude. Thoughts containing negative emotions were flowing out of the guy's body.
'Why are you acting like that all of a sudden?'
As if answering my question, he shot a thought wave.
「I」「Apology」「Need」
[zuzuzuzuzu (Apologizing?)]
「I」「Ham Ort」「Following」「Old Adult」「Abandoned」「Sorry」 The
story he brought up was previously Ham Ort It was about following him when he first encountered him. I knew what he had in mind when he left, but it seemed like he was stuck with that.
「I」「eldest adult」「compatriot」「again」「want」「please」
The guy lowered his front legs and bowed his head. It was a polite attitude that I had never seen before.
'hmm.'
I was planning to get him back from the beginning. So I didn't think much of it when we met again.
But from his perspective, it's different. Aadhai once experienced being exiled from his own people. This is because it is weak due to its small size.
'When I think about it, I was overly cautious even before I came here.'
The guy asked if he could tag along after being guided to the nest. Of course I thought so, but he didn't think so. He was worried that he should leave because he was no longer needed.
It still is. Even more so, this time it seems like he left us to live his own life. From his point of view, it was worth considering returning as a burden.
'…It won't be a problem that can be solved by talking about it for a long time.'
I also know very well how much the pain of the past has strained my life. The pain of living in the present with your body but your mind still living in the past.
So I decided to do what I wanted most when I was having a hard time.
I gently grabbed him with my winged arms and hugged him tightly in my arms.
[Zuzuzuzu Zuzu (It's okay because I came back)]
"Big adult" "Me" "Forgive me?"
I shook my head and denied what he said while shaking anxiously.
[Zuzuzuz zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (I did nothing wrong, so there is nothing to forgive)]
「Me」「My own people」「Abandoned」「Wrong」
[Zuz zuzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzuzu (I chose to protect myself) That's right. Rather, I was at fault)]
「Negative!」「Big adult」「Fault」「Nothing」
[Zuzuzuz zuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzuzu (Let's be fair and assume that neither of them were at fault)]
「Me」「Again」「Kind of people」 "Is it possible?"
[Zuzuz, zuzuzu, zuzu (I never left in the first place)]
I let out a wave with a determined feeling. Only then did Adhai relax his tense body after reading my sincerity.
I lightly stroked his head with my small arm near his chest. The guy turned his head as if he was tickled and looked at my wing arms.
"Wings" "First time seeing"
[Zuzuzu (Is that so?)]
When I met him, he had wings, but they were not in the same form as they are now. It looked like it covered the back like a scarab, and even that could hardly be used due to the transcendence penalty.
「Awesome!」「Awesome!」「Very」「Awesome!」
Adhai tapped with his front paw and vigorously nodded. I think I really like my changes.
[Zuzzuzuzu Zuzuzuzu Zuzuzuzu (Then let's go back. The other kids will be waiting for you)]
「Little Adult」「Ugly Friend」「Weak Child」「Are there any?」
[Zu (Yes)]
Aadhai heard me and hugged me. He got out and climbed on my back.
I took him with me and returned to the place where I dropped the kids off.
"What happened?"
Heavenly Mother asks as soon as she sees me showing up with Adhai.
[Zuzuzuzu (I was fooled)]
「…It seems so.」
「Little baby!」
"Subcontroller 2 was confirmed to be 'Little Baby'. Nice to meet you again."
「Everyone」「Nice to meet you」
According to the setting, Gallagon does not lie. This is because, as a race inspired by dragons from legends and myths, they value contracts. If that wasn't the case, I wouldn't have believed it when I signed the contract with Adhai.
So I believed what Ham Ort said, but I never thought Gallagon would lie.
'…Still, I guess I'm glad that Aadhai is fine.'
In this case, I think we should consider it a fortunate situation because it is a lie. Aside from feeling bad about being deceived by Gallagon.
At that time, Aadhai, who had finished saying hello to everyone, rushed towards me.
「King of the Sky」「Big Adult」「Hunting?」
[Zuzuzuzu (King of the Sky?)]
He pointed at Sky Whale, whose entire body had been torn apart, with the tip of the horn on his head.
'But why did you two come here?'
I don't know about Ham Ort, but Aadhai doesn't have a very good compatibility with Skywhale. This is because the use of psychic techniques is prohibited, and because it is small, it is impossible to deliver effective hits.
On the other hand, it is very easy for Skywhale to kill him. Even if you fire a photon cannon or approach and hit it with its wings, Aadhai will die right away.
'He probably doesn't know that.'
As if trying to answer my doubts, Adhai continued with a thought-provoking thought.
「Ham Ort」「Speaking」「King of Heaven」」Need」「I」「Speaking」「Big Adult」「Already」「Hunting」「End」「King of Sky」「Hunting」「No Use」 Spreading
wings Aadhai looks proud. Listening to what he said, it seems like Ham Ort was trying to target Skywhale. Then, on the way, Aadhai found out that I was there and said that hunting Skywhale was impossible.
[Zuzzuzu Zuzuzuzzu Zuzuzuz Zzuzu Zzuzu Zzu (I understand that we need the King of Heaven, but why did you come together?)]
「Ham Ort」「Speaking」「Me」「King of Heaven」」「Must eat」「Savior」 「Condition」
[Zuzuzzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (You have to eat the King of Heaven?)]
Now that I think about it, Adhai's appearance with his wings wide open has changed from before. Earlier, I was just checking to see if there were any injuries, but when I looked again, it was definitely there.
'There's a spot on your wing?'
There were lots of white spots like grains of sand near the wing membranes. Rather than saying it was because I was in pain, it felt natural, like I had a mole on my body.
'Because it's white.'
A thought suddenly occurred to me. I wonder if Ham Oort is trying to evolve Aadhai.
Gallagon's growth conditions are not known. In the first place, I don't know how Aadhai grew up. I was far away while it was shedding its green scales.
「Ham Ort」「King of Snakes」「Bring It」「Big Adult」「Hunting」「King of Snakes」「Much」「Bigger」 '
King of Snakes? I gave it to you? That can't be…ah.'
After listening to it, I can guess something. Ice Horror, the first Apex creature I hunted after coming to this planet. Considering its size and appearance, it could definitely be called the King of Snakes.
'Do I have to eat Apex creatures to become White Gallagon?'
During the Blue Gallagon era, a hatchling, it grows by absorbing the natural psychic power coming from its nest. Then, when he becomes the Green Gallagon, he begins hunting wild animals in earnest.
Usually, the planet where the dragon's nest is located is inhabited by many Apex creatures, so you will inevitably have to fight them.
'Apex creatures are usually rich in nutrients.'
Ice Horror Glacier Fiend Crystalwing. They are all beings with enormous energy. By eating such monsters and accumulating their energy in the body, it will grow into White Gallagon.
'Of course it's not accurate, but…'
If my inference is true, there should be more White Gallagons in the Dragon's Nest. In reality, that's not the case, so there's a high possibility that there's something more I don't know about.
'Maybe Aadhai is something special.'
Ham Ort said that the reason he took Aadhai was because he was special. That's why it was said to be necessary to fight the Black Gallagon horde.
Of course, it is unclear whether such an important being has just been handed over to me.
[Zuzuzuz Zuzuz Zuzuzuzu (Will you change if you eat the King of Heaven?)]
「Ham Ort」「Speak」「Change」「Possible」「I」「King of Snakes」「Absorption」「Change」「Occurrence」 「Strength」「Strongness」
The guy pointed to a spot on his wing with his front paw.
'If we experiment, we'll be sure.'
According to what he said, something will change after Aadhai eats Skywhale meat.
'Anyway, Ham Ort and the Gallagons are in my hands.'
Aadhai must know where they live. If you are unsure about anything, just catch him and ask him directly.
I approached Skywhale's body.
The symbol of hunting was activated on the blood and internal fragments that were spread on the floor.
Bone scythes that tear the skin of the head, which has a carapace covering the eyes, and protrude. Small claws resembling centipede legs are located here and there on the body, including the lower part of the arms.
These were all changes that occurred when the symbol of hunting was used previously, but there were two differences.
Perhaps due to the Berserker synapse, which drastically reduces energy consumption, body length did not increase as much as before. My current body length is approximately 45m. It was an unusually small size, considering that it usually grows at least twice as large when used as a symbol of hunting.
'In terms of size, there are no regrets so far. Should I rather see it as a benefit?'
What's different about it other than its length is that it has red patterns on the skin of its arms and wings.
The red pattern that spread from the inside of the fighting arms and wing arms in the shape of blood vessels followed the texture of the muscles and continued to the wing membrane. The original black wings were cool, but these also had their own style.
「Big Adult」「Wings」「Cool」
「Yes. "I see."
"?"
"What? " "Why?"
After completing my transformation, I bit into Sky Whale's head, which was leaking contents. Other kids also came over and started tasting the space whale's meat.
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The group of Od Grad is unique, but the original Gallagons value their younger brethren. Gallagons do not lay many eggs, and even the eggs that are laid with difficulty often fail to hatch due to the harsh environment.
Since these are barely born chicks out of a small number of eggs, the entire flock has no choice but to be anxious to protect them.
Individuals that do not go out hunting, whether male or female, protect their young in the nest. Since the number of people outside is usually small due to hunting, it can be assumed that most of the members are guarding the nest.
There are only two cases in which chicks die in a nest guarded by the entire brood. When a natural enemy like Skywhale appeared, it was when a stronger group of Gallagons attacked.
And now.
The group following Ham Ort was on the verge of destruction.
The forest surrounding the nest was burning brightly as if it had been bombed. Gallagons with scales of various colors were lying in the flames fluttering about.
The ceiling of the cave that serves as a home for baby gallagons was completely torn off. Inside, Gallagon's corpses were piled up like a mountain.
Most of the corpses were blue hatchlings.
Ham Ort, the leader of the nest, was watching the terrible devastation. It wasn't that she was cold and had no love for her people.
Now her body was literally in shambles. The beautiful white wings, like the bride's dress, were completely torn off and the tail was cut off, leaving only a third of it.
Three of the four bright horns were broken, and half of the tentacles around the mouth fell off. It was difficult to find a part of the body that was not broken.
The person who had put her in such a miserable state was floating leisurely in the sky.
A being with six horns and scales as black as the night sky, overwhelmingly larger than Ort.
It was Gallagon the Great Od Grad, who had the greatest power on this planet.
He was holding the Blue Gallagon with his paws and sucking its fluids.
The sight of a newly born hatchling being torn apart by a bunch of purple tentacles. It was a scene that Ham Oort tried to prevent at all costs.
He ate the hatchling in an instant and threw the withered corpse in front of her.
「Evil Od Grad!」「Young compatriot」「Killed!」」Originally」「Compatriot who was a group」「Killed!」
At the gruesome death of the young compatriot, a wave of angry thoughts burst out from Ham Ort. It was true that the two groups were fighting, but there was no reason to kill the hatchling, who knew nothing.
Moreover, Od Grad's group is currently split into two when she rebels. It was never a good decision to kill them all when it would not be enough to take even just one of them back.
「Young compatriot」「Guilt」「No!」「Cruelty!」
Odd Grad calmly responded to her expression of primal anger.
「Od Grad」「I say」「Traitor」「Seed」「We must get rid of」
「!」
「Only」
He landed on top of Ham Ort. She screamed as a being much larger than her weighed down her entire body.
「Traitor」「Do not kill」
「Ham Ort」「Do not give in!」
「It doesn't matter」「Traitor」「Pain」「I need it much more」
He stepped on her legs one by one with his front foot, breaking them. She couldn't even scream because of the extreme pain and just moaned.
「Od Grad」「I command」「Traitor」「Take him away」
「Confirmation」
「Companies」「Traitors who ran away」「Find」「Kill」
Other Gallagons who heard his thought wave captured Ham Ort.
She thought as she was dragged into a dazed state.
I'm glad it didn't take my last remaining hope.
Although he didn't tell Yoo Seong's daughter, there is one sacrifice left for her to become the savior.
Predating white compatriots.
Originally, she had planned to take responsibility and make a sacrifice. However, the plan went awry when Od Grad attacked her nest before that.
Therefore, she had no choice but to ask another compatriot, Nel Germa, for a favor.
Nel Germa is also a female who came out to resist Od Grad. Even in an emergency situation, I took action immediately upon hearing her request.
While she was attracting attention, another white compatriot, Nel Germa, led the surviving compatriots and escaped safely. It was to complete the last mission she had been given.
Now Ham Oort's work is over.
All that remains is what choice her daughter makes.
In the meantime, he only made wrong choices. There were only two things she could confidently say were good choices.
But I hope my daughter makes a wise choice. She continued to pray until she lost consciousness.
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