Legions Grow On My Phone

1 – Strange Apps (1)

“what is this?”

A day that was not quite as ordinary as usual.

I looked through my phone as usual and found something.

The first app I’ve ever seen was installed randomly among other apps.

There was no name, and the icon was just black.

At first I thought it was some kind of error, but then I got goosebumps all over my body.

These days, fraud and hacking crimes using smartphones are on the rise.

Could it be that I was the target?

Hacking the camera and threatening me with it?!

Embarrassed, I put my phone out of my hand.

I immediately searched my memory.

But no matter how much I thought about it, there was no excuse.

I’ve never clicked on a link that came from a strange text message, and I’ve never entered or downloaded a strange site.

“Nonsense.”

But I floundered at the scene that followed.

The unidentified app started automatically on the phone that fell out of my hand and sat down on the bed.

It is not possessed by some kind of ghost, it is the sight of the mobile phone moving by itself.

I was absurd, so I watched, then suddenly came to my senses and hurriedly pressed the power button on my phone.

[no use]

At that moment, I just took a breath.

It was hard to breathe because it was hardened with just four letters that appeared on the black screen.

“…”

[There is no use taking it to the repair center. This is an opportunity for you too, listen up]

I quietly wrapped my phone in a handkerchief and was about to put it in my bag, but another new letter came to mind.

As if reading my thoughts.

“Such crazy…”

[If you reject the game, I will distribute Internet usage history, locked files, and capture copies to acquaintances]

“Who are you?”

As long as this has happened, there is no use in throwing up the fuss. Be polite, cover only the camera lens, and put the phone back down.

A new screen appeared this time on the screen of the mobile phone, where only white text appeared on a black background.

“Account.. Linking?”

[Did you not tell me? It’s called a game. You were the one who installed this app yourself in the first place, so why are you reacting like that?]

It was the mail account linkage screen that you can see often when playing games.

swallowed dry saliva.

The moment you link it here, you get hacked… No, it doesn’t mean anything because it’s already been stolen in the first place.

What kind of nonsense are you saying you put it on yourself?

How careful I was when I wrote it.

[Connect. A detailed explanation follows]

“Seed…”

There was no choice.

This unidentified hacker used the word game, but how does it mean a game?

Right now, this crazy guy was talking to me in real time about whether he was eavesdropping or taking pictures.

I was forced to enter one of my canned emails because of the sense of crisis that I would be socially buried if I cracked it, and the anxiety that this crazy hacker would harm me.

“Isn’t it?”

[Participants in this game do not link via email, etc.]

While I was puzzled, the flash fired from the front camera with an unannounced click and my picture was taken.

[Your soul is the price]

I could feel it the moment the picture was taken.

Others will ridicule it as nonsense, but this ghastly chill that ran through my body now was no lie.

My heart was pounding and I was sweating profusely.

this is real

[Not starting the game]

Whether I was shocked or not, the screen flipped by itself.

The newly appeared environment boasted great graphics like a live-action movie.

“cave.”

[Look. In exchange for your soul, you got everything of a race.]

This was a cave.

It wasn’t too dark, with faintly shining stones embedded in the wall here and there.

I shifted my gaze following the message that appeared on the screen.

There was ‘it’.

“What is this…”

He called this life.

But no matter how much I looked at it, all I could see was black water that was pooling at the bottom of the cave.

[Ah.. it’s a very ambiguous situation]

“What nonsense?”

[A race worthy of your humble soul, but full of potential. A race that can go back and forth depending on how it grows]

It was absurd and I laughed out loud.

Isn’t this a gacha failure after all? Can you tell me in advance?

[If you want to see more detailed information, please click once]

This was a very friendly tutorial guide.

I touched the screen as he said.

“It’s a cell.”

[right. But it is not a simple cell]

In the enlarged screen, wriggling cells were dividing at a tremendous rate as they extended their roots to each other.

To some extent, the puddle could be seen growing even with the naked eye.

[For ease of understanding, I will show you their racial characteristics. Race characteristics are unique attributes of each race]

[Hub consciousness] [Genetic manipulation] [Excessive growth]

Three functions unfolded before me.

I looked at the keyword and noticed the characteristics of these cells.

“That x?”

[Similar but different. It grows explosively and can be literally anything, but the process is the hardship of carving out stones and making a beach]

Did you say it easily?

The screen returned to its original state.

So, it doesn’t have a fancy ui like any game, it just shows the screen and what to do.

[Now let’s proceed with the tutorial]

Even the progress was at will, not mine.

[Not enough power. Explosive proliferation without limits has advantages, but also has disadvantages such as depletion of energy.

“So what.”

[Give them samples and energy, which are now a single cell unit]

He gave me orders at will.

sample, and energy.

Energy aside, what does the sample mean?

[Such a specimen from which a genetic sample can be obtained. In the current state of growth, living things that are too large cannot be replicated]

“I know what you mean.”

I immediately got up from my seat.

I already have a sense of what kind of people this race is supposed to be in charge of.

Predate, replicate, combine, and become stronger.

To do this, various samples were required.

“How are they? They’re small.”

When I got out of the house, I found what I was looking for.

A small ant was walking around the wall.

[If it is the current state, it is possible enough. take a picture of it]

Soon the app started moving randomly and the camera turned on.

With a bewildered mind, I picked up the camera and aimed it at the ant.

“…disappeared.”

[Look. Your children have seen a ray of light. This moment will be recorded in the history of the race]

The screen was again illuminating the pool.

One of the ants I took, as it moved there, fell into the puddle.

Predation, and disintegration.

I frowned when I saw the ants being surrounded by so many cells and being decomposed into cells.

[We need a macro roadmap. What kind of race will you raise those with this ability?]

“Suddenly you’re asking something grandiose.”

Back in the room, I scratched my head.

Why do I have to worry about the midterm exam love report right now?

But he told me that in order to survive, you have to keep getting stronger.

If everything that was happening right now was not a dream, it was impossible to ignore it anyway.

“I heard that the racial trait is the most powerful weapon, then we should go in the direction that can best utilize it.”

Those three traits were obtained at the cost of starting at the cellular level.

So it seemed like we had to move in the best way to save them.

[Then you have to constantly acquire energy and samples for that goal. First, prepare for war. an intruder]

“ok?”

An unexpected event occurred.

When I hurriedly zoomed in on the screen, there was indeed an intruder.

They were… the spores of something unknown.

[A type of fungus that lives in this cave. The spores of the fungus that came in the wind came into contact with your children]

They were fungi, but they seemed a little different from the molds I knew.

Outwardly, nothing is visible.

However, when I zoomed in by touching, the scene of that fierce war unfolded in front of my eyes.

[Fungi have weapons of strength and hair. And it’s much bigger than your children. But your kids already got their weapons]

Among the cells were some unusual ones.

They have bumps that have a shape similar to that of an ant’s jaw.

Countless such bastards flocked in and began to bite the fungus.

[The fungus, which had been conceited, began to be brutally ripped off. It began to disintegrate into pieces. This is how we got our first win. This too will be recorded in the history of the race.]

An icon appeared on one side of the screen.

It must have meant the history of the race he was referring to.

[And the genetic information of the fungus was obtained. Check it out]

Another icon appeared below.

I clicked the icon as he said.

[Cave Glow Mushroom: 1A1237]

Information about the creature we just fought was written on it.

It was said to be a fungus, and as the saying goes, it was in the shape of a glowing mushroom.

“What is this..?”

[Imitating the absorbed fungus]

Some of the cells began to divide violently again at a tremendous rate.

Its appearance was similar to the fungus it had just eaten.

There was no acceleration, and the mushrooms were growing really fast.

One peculiar thing is that the absorbed luminous mushrooms are white, but the mushrooms I see now are black.

[They are trying to increase their power beyond this place by imitation of the mushroom breeding method. It is trying to spread more widely by riding on spores]

I was a little surprised when I heard the reason.

This mysterious race was smarter than I thought.