Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

EP.81 Alien Life Form

Size is approximately 3M.

With jet-black and smooth skin, it has a grotesque appearance similar to the Kapterians, yet with a different feel.

The most prominent feature is its elongated head with no eyes and an unnaturally large mouth.

“Kieeeek!”

Whoosh─!

The creature, which had been voraciously devouring food in the food storage, immediately began charging at the warriors upon spotting the elves.

“Uwaah!”

As the massive black monster with a horrifying appearance lunged at them, the elf warrior let out a startled scream and swung their sword.

A sword made with high-frequency plasma laser technology, capable of slicing through metal as if it were tofu.

Normally, it should have been split in two the moment it made contact, but.

Clang!

“Keeek?!”

When the plasma cutter collided with the creature’s body, it bounced off with a metallic sound as if two ordinary swords had clashed.

“W-What the…”

It wasn’t completely unscathed.

Blood was trickling from a wound left by the sword on its exoskeleton-like skin.

However, it shouldn’t have ended with just that.

The hardness was absurdly high to only be scratched by a plasma cutter.

It was beyond even the latest titanium alloy technology.

“Grrrr…”

Tremendous strength capable of tearing apart the interior metal of a battleship.

And on top of that, an unbelievable defense.

Stealthiness that evades detection by any sensor, be it temperature, energy, or life signs.

“…This is dangerous.”

The captain realized that this creature’s existence was an undiscovered new species and.

Recognizing how extremely dangerous it was, he immediately ordered the warriors to retreat.

“Everyone, fall back. Do not engage in close combat. Attack from a distance.”

For now, they would intercept it here.

Approaching an unidentified opponent is something only a fool would do.

The elves retreated as far as possible and nocked their arrows.

They couldn’t use small neutron bombs or highly destructive arrowheads as they might cause problems with the machinery.

Instead, they used arrows with plasma technology like the sword, which were extremely sharp and had powerful penetrating force.

Whoosh─!

Thud! Thwack!

“Keeeek!”

The accelerating arrows, approaching the speed of sound, pierced through the creature’s body.

The monster was pierced without a chance to dodge.

Earlier, the hastily swung sword had only left a scratch, but the accelerated arrows managed to penetrate the creature’s terrifying barrier.

Of course, even then, the arrows lost their momentum piercing the creature’s tough exoskeleton and remained lodged instead of passing through.

However, this ironically led to an unfavorable outcome for the creature.

The high-frequency vibrating plasma cutter began to devour and mangle its flesh from the inside.

The creature started writhing in pain, experiencing it for the first time.

‘A creature that tough probably rarely experiences pain. That’s why it has very little immunity to pain.’

They hoped it would die from excessive bleeding or shock as it suffered.

But even with its body pierced in various places, the creature didn’t die and continued to struggle, charging at the elves.

“Kieeek!”

Incredible vitality.

However, the elf warriors calmly and persistently aimed for its head.

Crunch! Thwack! Splat!

And so, the creature finally met its demise after being hit by dozens of arrows.

“Phew…”

The captain let out a deep sigh at the sight.

It wasn’t a sigh of relief.

It was a sigh born from worry about what might happen next.

Isn’t that right?

There’s no way a life form like this exists as just a single individual.

There are no beings in this world born as a single entity.

Unless it’s a species on the brink of extinction.

Anyway, that means there are more of these creatures nearby.

The fact that they suddenly appeared upon entering this galaxy clearly indicates that this is their habitat.

They seemed to have gone undetected until now due to their ability to evade sensors.

‘It felt like seeing a Kapterian species that had evolved into a higher being.’

Although there were some differences, that was the impression it gave.

If their reproductive ability is also similar to the Kapterians…

‘It’s terrifying just to think about it.’

First, this incident must be reported to the higher-ups.

And then, countermeasures for this…

Just as he was thinking that.

Boom!

Beep beep beep─

The emergency alarm started blaring again.

And explosive sounds began to echo from various locations.

Bang! Boom!

“…Shit.”

This sound, a familiar pattern.

The captain realized that the situation he had been worrying about was now unfolding.

…That monstrous species they had just barely defeated.

They had begun invading the ship in swarms.

No, not just this ship.

The entire fleet, including the mothership ‘Rios’.

“Retreat! Retreat!”

“Aaaaah!”

“Fuck! What are those things!”

The entire fleet was in a state of emergency.

Due to the monstrous life forms tearing through the outer hull, not only the elves but also the alliance side was in complete chaos.

Their numbers were roughly 30,000.

For the entire fleet, it amounted to about a dozen creatures sneaking into each ship, but even that number was enough to pose a tremendous threat given how powerful they were.

They clashed with the creatures inside the ships and retreated, or were ambushed by hidden ones.

The most horrifying thing was.

“Fuck, these bastards…”

Someone from the alliance discovered that the creatures had gorged themselves and laid eggs in one of the storage areas.

They were reproducing.

Right here inside.

“Report this immediately. We must exterminate these fuckers, including their eggs..!!”

And so, they found themselves having to wage a sudden war against an alien life form.

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“What? An unknown life form?”

“Yes. From what we’ve heard, it can’t be detected by any sensors, it’s strong enough to tear through alloys, and its carapace is so tough that even plasma cutters have difficulty penetrating it. Moreover, it’s incredibly resilient and won’t die unless you blow its head off.”

“…No way, that’s insane.”

Just hearing about its specs, it sounds like some planetary-level giant monster.

Yujin spoke with a look of disbelief.

“There’s definitely no record of such a life form being detected in the Lubaran reports. Even when we conducted our own independent investigation, there was nothing. It’s hard to believe that such a ferocious and powerful species hasn’t been discovered yet, just because it can’t be detected by sensors…”

Suddenly, as if something had occurred to him, Yujin frowned and said,

“…Do we have any photos or sketches of it?”

“Ah, yes. Here’s a photo sent by the expedition team.”

Yujin’s expression worsened as he looked at the photo handed to him by his subordinate.

“Hah… shit.”

He even sighed while rubbing his forehead.

“What the hell is it this time?”

Yujin gritted his teeth and looked up at the sky.

He recognized the appearance of this monstrous life form.

‘AlienX’.

The protagonist of a sci-fi thriller movie about extraterrestrial life forms, from the memories of his human days in the original body.

The alien monster that appeared in that movie was exactly what was in this photo.

Of course, there were differences.

First, the size.

The size was excessively large.

And it didn’t have acidic body fluids.

Instead, it seemed its physical abilities had been tremendously enhanced.

From this fact, Yujin immediately knew that this was also a creation of his original body.

It was the same as himself or the elves.

The problem was that this time, the intention behind it was extremely unfavorable to him and the alliance.

He had created himself just for communication and then let him live as an independent entity.

The elves were originally created as a highly capable and cooperative race to harmonize with the alliance.

But this AlienX was completely different, wasn’t it?

It was a life form created specifically to attack the alliance.

‘Damn, no wonder it wasn’t discovered.’

Of course it wouldn’t have been found in preliminary surveys since it was a newly created life form that didn’t exist before.

‘Is this… just for entertainment?’

Yujin thought to himself.

Although his original body hadn’t taken any hostile actions against the alliance or its member species until now, he was in fact an outer god.

An outer god who could easily erase and recreate this universe if he so desired.

It means he can do anything, whether it’s making the alliance stronger or threatening it, all for his own amusement.

Perhaps the very concepts of hostility and friendliness are meaningless to him.

‘This time, he probably thought it would be more interesting if we faced some difficulties because we’ve become too strong.’

His intentions were obvious.

And the consequences would be borne entirely by the Galactic Alliance and himself.

‘This bastard. Why can’t he just leave us alone and go play with some other universe instead of messing with me?’

Yujin cursed his original body in every way possible in his mind.

But what could he do?

The situation had already unfolded, and there was no sign of it being reversed.

If that’s the case, there’s only one answer.

‘He’s given us a trial, so we just need to overcome it and achieve our goal. If we overcome it too easily and it becomes boring, he might not interfere next time.’

Cut off his interest.

Then, his interventions in this universe should decrease.

With this in mind, Yujin prepared to go out himself.

“Y-Yujin, sir?”

“I’m going personally. I’ll gather an elite team to deal with these creatures. Elder Jupiter, let’s go.”

“Yes, yes.”

There wasn’t much they could do by staying at the alliance headquarters anyway.

They would only be receiving reports from the expedition team in Zone Y.

That’s why he planned to go with the strongest forces and confront the AlienXs directly to eliminate them all.

‘Watch closely, original body. No matter how much you try to use us for your amusement, we’ll do our best not to give you any enjoyment. So give it up.’