Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

Still, how should I put it, even though it’s called the original, I’ve seen the replicated universe so much more that I feel more attached to that side now.

This is supposed to be my hometown, you know.

Is it because the other side feels like home too, since it’s exactly the same?

Well, even if I call it my hometown, the time I spent there was just a fleeting moment.

Other than that, I’ve been watching over the replicated universe for decades, so it’s only natural that I’m more familiar with that side.

I don’t think I need to pay much attention to this place anymore.

I’ll just have to prevent external interference to keep it from collapsing occasionally, and come by once in a while to check how much the progress differs from the replicated universe.

Well then, now that I’m done here, shall I return to the original universe?

Swoosh─

I naturally return to my laboratory.

Since the concept of space is meaningless in this world anyway, I can just enter as if opening the door to the next room.

[ Oh my, you’ve come back at just the right time. We’ve arrived at Zone Z. ]

Idra greeted me with a beautiful smile.

It seems she was watching over the SF universe alone.

This woman…

Could it be that she’s actually enjoying this?

I guess she really is an Outer God after all.

Anyway, we’ve finally arrived at Zone Z, huh.

Some time must have passed since I left and came back, it took quite a while, probably because it’s so far away.

[ I’m worried. Don’t you think that species you created is too strong? ]

Idra speaks with a concerned tone.

She’s probably worried that the elf species she’s taken a liking to might be in danger.

Looking at this, she really has changed a lot.

She used to nag at me, saying that manipulating life forms like this was unacceptable and that I should stop.

Is it because she finds it quite interesting now that she’s actually seeing it happen?

Or is it just because she likes the elves?

Whatever the reason, I think she’s better than that strange old man called Nodens.

At least she doesn’t pick a fight directly, claiming to be hope and threatening to punish us.

Well, anyway.

Honestly, I’m not that worried.

It’s not that my emotions have plummeted to the point where I don’t even worry anymore, but honestly, I wonder if they really can’t handle even this much.

Of course, they’ll suffer quite a bit of damage, but by now, these beings are opponents on par with lower-level Outer Gods, so the 670 species isn’t that dangerous to them.

You never know.

I just scattered those Zerg-like creatures without checking, so they might have evolved beyond imagination and become an enormous threat.

From my perspective, that would actually be more interesting.

Of course, if I say that, Idra would probably burst into anger again.

#

“It’s quiet.”

“Well, that’s how space usually is.”

Yujin and Lowie Hendrick arrived in Zone Z leading an enormous fleet.

They were looking at the quiet space of Zone Z with stern expressions.

This was because they knew all too well that in space, quietness was never a sign of peace.

‘I’d feel more at ease if a space storm hit us or something.’

There were no common gamma-ray bursts, no space magnetic storms.

They knew that this was actually a more dangerous sign.

The calm before the storm, as they say.

It’s always this quiet before something massive strikes.

“The data we’ve gathered on Zone Z…”

“Forget it. It’s meaningless to look at it anyway.”

Yujin stops Lowie Hendrick, who was about to bring up the data on Zone Z.

He knows.

Whatever his original self had done, any data gathered beforehand would be meaningless.

“From here on, it’s completely uncharted territory. Stay sharp.”

“……”

“……”

At Yujin’s instruction, everyone began to tense up.

They all knew what had happened in Zone Y from the reports.

It’s true that they had been somewhat relieved and relaxed due to Yujin’s presence.

That’s how significant his presence was.

But even Yujin himself was tense now.

This was certainly not a situation where they could feel at ease.

Just as they were thinking this.

“Commander, something’s been detected on the sensors.”

“Life forms? Or an asteroid?”

“It’s a life energy reaction. Energy level is medium. Scale is also medium. It’s coming from that planet.”

Life energy was detected on the sensors.

It meant that life forms were living somewhere.

Yujin tensed up.

Could it be that something his original self had planted was already appearing from the start?

With a tense heart, he first sent out an unmanned scout to survey the planet’s situation.

“……”

Everyone watches the unmanned scout’s screen with tense hearts.

If it turns out to be hostile life forms.

And if they’re threatening beings like the previous xenomorphs, a battle will break out.

There might even be terrifying monsters beyond that.

The fear of the unknown.

It was the greatest fear for living beings.

“Ah.”

“Phew…”

Fortunately, nothing like that happened.

The life forms shown on the unmanned scout’s screen were, thankfully, herbivorous animals peacefully drinking water and grazing on grass on the planet.

The species itself didn’t look particularly threatening, and they seemed more like wild animals than a civilization.

“They’re not that big, and they look kind of like cows.”

“They do.”

They had a similar feel to cows, one of the Terra species’ livestock.

Just as they were feeling relieved that these weren’t threatening life forms.

Bzzt!

“…?!”

“What the?!”

Suddenly, the signal from the unmanned scout was cut off.

“Is there a possibility of communication interference?”

“No. It’s operating normally. It’s a problem with the unmanned scout itself.”

“Did it perhaps collide with something?”

“No way. Even though it’s unmanned, it’s made with the Galactic Alliance’s technology. It’s not clumsy enough to collide with anything.”

It’s not a communication issue, nor is it a device malfunction.

This means that something intentionally took action against the scout.

“Report as soon as you figure it out.”

If it was due to physical impact, it might have been the doing of those cow-like life forms.

But the technology isn’t so crude that it couldn’t avoid even that.

It may be called unmanned, but it’s a state-of-the-art drone that operates with perfect AI and can handle most threats on its own.

“……”

As they waited tensely, the results soon came in.

“It’s a localized EMP. We found traces of signal interference near the unmanned scout.”

“An EMP?”

That’s impossible.

Are those cow-like creatures actually a highly advanced civilization capable of emitting interference waves?

No, to begin with, this is an unmanned scout using the latest technology with Elftenium.

There’s no way its signal could be cut off by a simple EMP.

Just as they were wondering what on earth had happened.

Boom!

“W-what’s going on suddenly!”

“What’s happening?!”

Suddenly, an impact strong enough to shake the massive space mothership occurred, causing the power to flicker on and off repeatedly.

It was clear that they were under some kind of attack.

“Everyone calm down and deploy the energy shields!”

“Deploying defensive barriers!”

Although basic defensive barriers were already in place, this attack had already penetrated through them.

They had to use the shields that consumed a lot of energy to deploy.

“Have you figured out what kind of attack it was?”

“Yes. It’s a kind of energy storm. The type of energy… I’m not sure. But it’s taking the form of an incredibly powerful lightning.”

“Lightning?”

A new form of energy of unknown origin.

It’s taking the form of lightning?

Lightning powerful enough to penetrate and shake the defensive barriers of a massive space mothership hundreds of kilometers long, and affect the power of the Elftenium hull?

Could such a thing exist in this world?

Such doubts arose.

Just as they were gritting their teeth in confusion.

{ It’s possible with psionic energy. }

Someone’s voice began to resound in all of their minds.

‘Psionic energy?’

And upon recognizing the content, Yujin let out a short, exasperated sigh.

‘So this time, you’ve really brought StarXraft, huh?’

Of course, he understood in less than a second.

That this was something his original self had prepared.

#

[ What the hell? ]

I couldn’t help but blurt that out.

No, I’m at a loss for words too.

I just created a race similar to the Zerg, I didn’t expect the Zerg to be recreated exactly like this.

I couldn’t even imagine that a female character, a protagonist-level figure with absolute psychic powers capable of using level 12 psionic energy, would be recreated just like that.

I just left it alone, not thinking about it or even looking at it, but to think it would achieve this kind of evolution.

Of course, it’s not a female character like in the original, but a grotesque-looking giant monster that has acquired that power.

It was an entity on par with their leader, the Transcendent, and one that led the entire race from the front.

If the Transcendent is the commander, this one is like a general leading from the very front.

Wow, how should I put this?

It feels a bit off to give that monster a name like Kerrigan or Queen of Blades.

Blade Monster?

Anyway, this is really an unexpected outcome.

To think a god-tier monster using level 12 psionic energy would actually be created.

Now, numbers like 670th race or whatever have lost all meaning.

At this rate, you’ll really have to fight for your lives, Yujin and Elf friends, won’t you?

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