Chapter 421
There were quite a few players in Space Survival who disliked me.
Not only rankers, but also those belonging to large clans or large alliances targeted me. Even in the community, there were often cases where Aimov punitive forces were recruited to attack me. If I encountered them even once, my information spread instantly.
As a result, it was rare to share information with anyone. Except when spreading false information to confuse enemies.
Is that why?
This situation of trusting others and telling them what I knew felt somehow strange and amazing.
Players who aimed for endings in the past, Aimorph-type creatures that replaced existing ending bosses, and the information function body that showed these things to me as illusions.
I told her everything I had seen.
The conversation itself was not very long, but the information contained within it was quite considerable. That is why Heavenly Mother, who heard the whole story, remained silent.
「…I’ll organize it.」
She was lost in thought and sent a thought wave.
“Right now, two things are certain. The ending boss has been changed into a monster that looks like Amorph, and Akira, who participated in the strategy battle in third place, knows the secret of the ending, right?”
“That’s correct.”
“Can we trust what that information body says?”
“I don’t think there’s any reason to lie. “If you’re going to fool me, there are probably easier ways.”
There are many ways to do this, such as showing stronger illusions than before, controlling me with abilities I don’t know, etc.
She must have thought the same thing as me, so she nodded.
「In the end, it will only become clear when we go to Earth.」
“Probably.”
“Even for you, it won’t be easy to break through the solar system.”
“You don’t necessarily have to enter the solar system. “You can take him out.”
“How…ah. “I’m thinking of using 25th place.”
“Okay.”
The leader of the pirates scheduled to come here is friendly with Akira. If we catch him, we will be able to obtain information that can help lure Akira.
“The pirate main force will arrive in about 12 days. “You can prepare until then and then attack him.”
The opponent is a strong player aiming for the top Apex. This is by no means an easy opponent.
That’s why I plan to turn this place into a trap and hunt rankers.
PS-111 has completely taken over the planet’s communications system, and I have also set up several nests. The conditions for the plan to come to fruition have been met to some extent.
“Anyway, I think I’ve said all the important things.”
Of course, preparations are still lacking.
We need to build more nests and take more genetic samples from the research complex above. And I have to look for useful humans in other cities. There is a lot of work to be done.
At that time, Heavenly Mother asked me.
“What are you going to do with those kids?”
“Children?”
“…I’m sorry, can I take care of the kids?”
Her eyes were looking inside the nest where the young wolfs were.
In fact, since we have obtained enough information, they are unnecessary.
Because they come from a primitive tribe, they cannot immediately drive a spaceship or operate mechanical devices. It takes quite some time to teach this. However, he is too young and weak to be used as a simple combatant.
It is of no particular use other than for use in experiments on enhanced parasites or for making human face bugs.
Therefore, what Heavenly Mother said was unexpected to me.
“Wolfs, I don’t think it would be particularly useful.”
“You might be so shocked that you don’t remember important information even if you know it.”
“Hmm.”
“There’s no reason to get rid of it right away anyway, so I’ll keep it.”
The mother of heaven speaks while scratching her beak with her front claws. Her eyes were still fixed on the inside of the nest.
‘what?’
It’s a different attitude than usual. Even during the conversation, a look of agitation could be seen in the gaze fixed on the children and the slightly shaking eyes.
‘Have you been thinking about the past?’
Just before she met me, she lost her family because of the ruling faction’s ranker Muriel. Her husband, the ‘Earthfather’, and the Wolf tribe she cared for were all exterminated.
After Muriel’s death, she collected Wolf’s abandoned bodies. I remember that there were quite a few young Wolfs among them.
‘Now that I think about it, the corpses from then and the survivors here are of similar age.’
When we met earlier, I acted more aggressively than necessary. Maybe it was because I went through a similar situation in the past.
‘Still, it’s surprising.’
I have encountered slave traders and pirates many times over the years, but I have never been as shaken by slaves as I am now. Of course, this is the first time someone has asked me this.
“okay. “It would be helpful if I had you with me.”
I was about to ask in detail, but decided not to.
For people with past pain, questions and words asked without thinking can be hurtful. I know this well because I had a similar experience before.
‘I’ll tell you when I’ve made up my mind.’
It’s not a problem, so there’s no need to criticize it.
“Once you have fully recovered, you can stay in the research complex above. Since he’s Wolf, he’ll probably like it better there than here.”
“…thank you.”
After leaving Wolf’s treatment to Heavenly Mother, I removed the pirates from the wall.
“You guys should come with me.”
Unlike Wolf, these are useful. Ventress and other high-ranking executives will use it to file false reports to the main body of the Shino Group. The remaining beetles are used as bait to guide the trap.
I took the pirates and came out of the nest.
‘It’s been a long time since a planet was used as a trap.’
In fact, it was rare for a game to use an entire planet as a trap. Because it is so large, it takes a very long time to lay and expand the nest. Even I have failed many times because I was caught in the middle of preparation.
So, I only made it when I was sure I could attract enemies and when I needed a nest to keep using.
‘In this case, I guess it should be considered the former, right?’
Of course, it is impossible due to time constraints to cover the entire star with a nest in 12 days. Therefore, you need to anticipate where the enemy will be stationed and where they will lure you to attack you, and then lay a trap.
And that is an issue that needs to be resolved with my capabilities and experience.
I spread my wings and flew up into the dark cloudy sky. The view of the city engulfed in black slime came into view.
The 25th and his subordinates wandering around here and there.
By the time they come, the scenery here will be much different than before.
Because it will not be a terraformed planet that will welcome guests, but a planet ruled by Aimorphs.
–
A black universe where stars are scattered like sand dust.
In the middle of it all, a blue light suddenly flashed.
What appeared, tearing through space like lightning in the sky, was a fleet that had succeeded in sailing at faster than light speeds.
The number of ships was nearly 50, reminiscent of a fleet belonging to a great power. However, if you look at the individual ships, they were far from an elite fleet. This is because the shapes, sizes, and specifications of the ships were all different.
Some ships had drone command towers attached to cult-style cruiser bases, while others had plasma guns attached to megacorp mining ships.
Among them, there was a ship that boasted a particularly large size.
The ship, which has a three-pronged front end that looks like a trident, is Star Union’s XAX02 class battleship, commonly called XAX Beta.
Originally, it should strive for the well-being of the cyborg people, but that ship here serves a different master. The infamous Space Dog, especially the Pirate Alliance that shares the name ‘Sino’, is its owner.
“boss. We have arrived at the Jer-11 conflict zone.”
Sachs Beta’s bridge. The Insect Man pirate reported to the human man sitting in the captain’s seat.
His name is Sutherland. He is the leader of the Shinoichi Cartel, the first cartel to join the Shino Group.
“Who was the one who fell behind?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“good. First, scan AG-01 and the surrounding area, then tell Shinoni to contact the kids down on the planet.”
“yep.”
The pirates under orders manipulated computers installed arbitrarily on the bridge.
“Uh, hey, boss?”
Meanwhile, the pirate in charge of the ship’s detector called the leader.
“AG-01’s condition is a bit strange? “The planet’s atmosphere is extremely unstable.”
“how much?”
“There are massive storms occurring in various parts of the planet, making ship scans difficult.”
Sutherland frowned at his subordinate’s words.
“You didn’t say anything like that before you came here, right? What happened?”
“I think there was a problem with the terraforming machine when I saw the sudden weather abnormality.”
“Boss, I received a reply from Shinoni.”
At that time, the cyborg pirate in charge of contact joined the conversation.
“They say there was a terrorist attack by separatists three days ago. “They say that’s why there was a problem with the terraforming machine.”
“Separatists? “I heard you cleared everything up in the regular report?”
“It seems like there were some leftovers that couldn’t be dealt with. “They say it’s all taken care of now.”
“What should I do?”
Sutherland scratched his head nervously. He scratched his fingernails until they bled, and reluctantly opened his mouth.
“There is no problem at the scheduled encounter point, right?”
“There is no problem except that the communication is a bit unstable.”
“For now, continue scanning with this ship, and land the rest. Oh, and the bastards who switched to a mining boat without a boat permit last time. “I’ll give them a day and tell them to fix the terraforming machine as quickly as possible.”
“Are you talking about the Shinoroku Cartel?”
“uh.”
“All right. “I will convey it that way.”
“…I’ll rest in the captain’s quarters, and handle the rest the same way as before.”
“yep!”
With those words, Sutherland left the bridge.
The closer he got to the captain’s office, the darker the shadow on his face became. Even though he was going to rest, there was a reason why he made this face.
Other pirates think Sutherland is the owner of the ship, but this is not the case. This ship and the cartel it belongs to have separate owners.
Sutherland quickly arrived at the captain’s office and carefully knocked on the door.
“Sino-sama, this is Sutherland. “I have something to report… keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxir me something to report… something to report…?
Before I could finish speaking, I suddenly suffered from a severe headache and collapsed to the floor without realizing it.
The voice of a young man pierced his ears as he struggled in pain.
“Anyway, you incompetent bastards. “Can’t you handle such a simple task properly?”
“Keuuuuuuu!”
“Would you like to change that bad haircut at this point?”
“Ugh, forgive me just this once…!”
Despite the playful tone that made it sound like a joke, the obedience device was still operating. Sutherland prayed desperately even as blood poured from his nose and ears.
“Fiskes Twelve. says The object still has a purpose. “Spending at this point is inefficient.”
Next, a woman’s voice mixed with mechanical sounds dissuaded the young man. It seemed to work, as the owner of the voice stopped the obedience device before he lost consciousness.
“Well, it’s different from what I planned, but it’s not a big problem, so I’ll leave it at that. “Thank you, right?”
“Thank you! “Thank you so much for saving my life!”
“Fiskes Twelve. I command. There is a need to supplement some of the subject’s instructions. “Come in.”
A door that opens automatically when you speak.
The real ‘owners’ of the Shino Group are calling him.
‘…Fuck.’
He was resentful of himself for choosing to follow them in the past, but there was nothing he could do. All he could do was curse inwardly.
In an instant, Sutherland, covered in blood, stumbled inside.
“Watch next episode”