Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

EP.82 Securing Y Zone

[ Hmm, I guess this level was still too weak. ]

Those creatures from the AlienX movies.

They have a separate species name, Xenomorph, but that’s not really important.

Anyway, I modeled a threatening alien species like the Kapteri after them.

After all, expanding into space without any trials wouldn’t be very interesting.

Of course, considering the current power, technology, and combat capabilities of the Galactic Union, I knew that the movie-level threats wouldn’t even be a challenge, so I made several adjustments.

I removed the acidic body fluids since they’re already a basic countermeasure against alien life forms, and it would just unnecessarily inflate their species value.

Instead, I made their exoskeletons so hard that even plasma technology couldn’t easily penetrate them.

At least as hard as needing a supersonic arrow made with a plasma cutter to pierce through.

And to match that, tremendous physical strength.

I gave them incredible strength that could easily tear through most alloys.

They should at least be able to break through a spaceship’s hull.

But even at that level, when Yujin, the Meias elders, and the Elf elders personally intervened, they were easily dealt with.

Hmm… Should I have increased their numbers or made them even stronger?

No, but if I put in too many high-value species or increased their species value any further, it would create an antagonist.

Oh, by the way, the species value is a numerical measure based on data I’ve obtained through various experiments.

It determines at what level an antagonist emerges, and what values result from giving certain species characteristics.

I figured all this out through direct experimentation.

Heh, I wonder how many universes I’ve wasted to obtain this data.

Anyway, the threshold for that value is around 700.

If it exceeds this value, an antagonist is generated.

700 species is indeed hard to handle.

Anyway, the current AlienX creatures’ total species value, combining their numbers and characteristics, is about 600.

Seeing how easily this level was dealt with, it’s clear just how ridiculously overpowered characters Yujin and the Elves are.

Yujin’s strength alone should be enough to warrant an antagonist, but his initial species value was set low at 500.

It’s like he’s a 500 species that got stronger by cheating.

Well, having a 500 species value for a single individual is already as broken as an A-rank space monster.

The same goes for the Elf species.

Considering their maximum abilities and population limit, they’re about 600 species, but their growth based on technological prowess has brought them to a value rivaling 700 species. ℝ

Whew… I did a good job creating at least one species or avatar.

No wonder even Ubbo-Sathla is desperate for help.

Anyway, this level isn’t much of a threat, is it?

Then I have a solution too.

Instead of creating alien life forms with just high numerical values, I’ll have to prepare ones like the Elves, with high base specs that grow stronger over time.

Hehehe, this time it’s going to take a while.

You’d better look forward to it, Yujin.

This time, it won’t be so easy.

#

Although they faced a major obstacle due to the alien life form attack, the main force of the Union was deployed and resolved the situation.

There were no significant crises after that.

The remaining alien life forms occasionally launched attacks, but they were already familiar opponents.

Thanks to the considerable reinforcements from the main force this time, they were able to repel them without much difficulty.

Thus, the exploration of Zone Y began to progress without major challenges.

“I’m sorry, you entrusted this to me, and yet…”

Lowie Hendrick gritted his teeth and bowed his head to Yujin.

They had empowered him, a young new elder, to create a good achievement, but the main force had to be deployed because of just one alien life form.

This meant that Lowie Hendrick’s achievements were as good as gone, and the efforts of Yujin and the other Meias elders to support him had been in vain.

“No, Lowie, you must be the most disappointed. It was a sudden, unexpected attack, so it couldn’t be helped.”

Of course, Yujin had no intention of blaming Lowie Hendrick for this.

It was an unavoidable situation from the start.

Since it was caused by his main body’s whim, he even felt apologetic about it.

“What’s done is done. Let’s continue the expansion of Zone Y with the main force for now. We’ll look for another opportunity in Zone Z.”

It seemed they would need to distribute their forces more carefully next time.

They couldn’t guarantee that something like this wouldn’t happen again.

‘Still, it doesn’t seem like anything special has been happening since then.’

Things were going smoothly.

Although he hoped it would continue like this, Yujin never let his guard down.

‘Who knows what kind of mischief is being planned now.’

Even the Elves’ existence had been unknown for nearly 20-30 years.

Similarly, strange things might be brewing somewhere again.

Yujin was determined to remain vigilant until the end.

“By the way, about the exoskeletons of those monsters.”

“Yes, I’ve heard. They’re incredibly tough.”

Of course, it wasn’t as if they gained nothing from this.

The alien life forms that attacked the fleet.

Their exoskeletons were tough enough to withstand plasma cutter technology.

There are very few non-metallic substances with such high hardness.

Among them, organic substances at this level are practically non-existent.

Therefore, their exoskeletons seemed likely to become very important research material.

“If we uncover the secret of the exoskeleton, we might be able to create organic armor using it, or even develop a serum that enhances the hardness of skin and leather.”

“That would certainly increase our inherent defensive capabilities.”

As they say, crisis is opportunity.

Whether or not the main body intended this as well was unclear, but one thing was certain.

This incident could make the Union even stronger.

‘Overcoming trials makes you stronger, huh… It’s not all bad after all.’

However, he had absolutely no intention of continually accepting trials from the main body.

#

15 years.

It took a bit longer than expected, but finally, the expansion of Zone Y was complete.

We secured all the major strongholds in the last galaxy designated as Zone Y and various cosmic structures.

Although the pioneering is still in its early stages, that too will naturally resolve itself as time passes.

In fact, it would be fair to say that we had completely dominated Zone Y.

“In reality, there were no threatening elements other than that alien life form… the so-called ‘Xenomorph’.”

“I see.”

Now the pioneering of Zone Y was over.

The combat and survey personnel for pioneering were withdrawing, and now it was time for the development personnel to be deployed.

Unless a Outer God suddenly appeared, there were no more elements that could pose a threat in this zone.

We could be certain of this because we had proceeded with thorough checks for any possible gaps due to the existence of the code-named Xenomorph.

Although this delayed the pioneering by 5 years, we thought it was a good choice to invest that much time for the safety of the Union.

“Next is Zone Z, right?”

“Shall we proceed immediately?”

To Lowie Hendrick’s question, Yujin shook his head.

“No. Let’s take a rest period first. We need to regroup to be able to work hard again next time. Besides, it must have been an incredibly long time for the short-lived races.”

“I see.”

Lowie Hendrick nodded, seeming a bit disappointed.

He had really wanted to thoroughly prepare and achieve merit in Zone Z, but since they were regrouping first, there was nothing he could do.

After all, resting was also important for work efficiency.

“By the way, we finally succeeded.”

“Indeed.”

A vast cosmic space of 20 billion light-years.

A total of 24 zones.

With the addition of another zone, the territory of the Galactic Union had finally expanded after about 100 years.

This held tremendous significance.

While organizing and pioneering the interior was just doing work that had been postponed, this was creating something entirely new.

New land, new resources, new energy, new possibilities.

Of course, most of the plans had already been laid out by the Lubaran race, but what mattered was that we had actually carried them out and obtained them.

“This is just the beginning. The Galactic Union will soon have this entire universe in its grasp.”

“I look forward to it.”

At Yujin’s grand ambition, Lowie Hendrick nodded with a slight smile.

If someone else had said such things, he would have scoffed, but the person saying it was none other than Yujin.

At first, he had feared and served him simply because he was an avatar of the highest-ranking Outer God.

But now it was different.

He had already become a being separate from the Outer God, and had become someone worthy of respect solely based on his individual abilities, ambitions, and execution.

‘I think that if it’s him, it will surely be possible.’

And if he followed him, he was sure he could keep up with at least some part of that grand plan.

Whether he died from reaching the end of his lifespan, or died fighting alongside him, or was discarded after outliving his usefulness.

He thought that if he spent the rest of his life with Yujin, it would never be boring.

‘With him, I’m not afraid even of his main body, the Outer God.’

Lowie Hendrick looked at Yujin with sparkling eyes full of respect.

His feelings were sincere.