Chrysalis

Hi Anthony, are you a massive idiot?

Why yes, yes Anthony, I am a massive idiot. In fact, I’m the kind of idiot who dances up to a human guard station to say hello when I am, in fact, a horrible monstrous ant over a meter long.

Wow Anthony! You really are a king amongst all of the idiots aren’t you? If all of the idiots in the world were to hear of your incredible achievements in the field of stupidity they may just organise a religion around you, worshipping you as their stupid god of all things stupid.

I agree.

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Holy moly, I am lucky to survive that nightmare! Chased by those two soldiers, dodging crossbow shots and magic fire, I was able to find a tunnel that bore the distinct odour of those damned centipedes. Thankfully they were at home and when I blasted acid into their tunnel they came boiling out, mad as hell.

With over ten of the horrible things bursting into the cavern I was almost killed by the stupid centipedes before a few of them got hit by the fireballs and they turned and attacked the guards, giving me a chance to flee further into the tunnel.

At this point three more guards turned up and they obliterated the centipedes the gross insect threshing machines and continued to chase me.

I lured three packs of centipedes out, three! Before they managed to occupy those soldiers long enough for me to slip into the shadows and hide.

I’ll see those terrifying attack skills in my nightmares surely, flashing blades of light travelling from swords to chop monsters five metres away, blazing flames like a flamethrower shooting out of a soldiers hand to roast the centipedes.

So scary!

What can I do? Bite?! No flashing mandibles fly out of my face to bite enemies five metres away. What the hell Gandalf?!

Well, experience is the greatest teacher, so they say. I’ve confirmed many things thanks to this misadventure, the existence of magic, the existence of human society and exactly how weak I am compared to those professional soldiers.

I’ve also confirmed how I take damage. After being blasted by stone shards and being scorched by the fireballs my HP was reduced to 15, half! Thankfully my legs are still fully functional but I can feel cracks in my carapace where the stone shards penetrated into my armour.

I’ll have to see how I can regenerate my HP. Perhaps it will have to recover over time or will I have to heal my wounds manually somehow? This is a serious problem at this point.

At least now I have a chance to secure additional benefits from this disaster.

So many centipedes have been killed and their bodies were left out in open, totally ignored by the guards as they retreated. This is a golden opportunity that cannot wait! Those filthy corpses represent nothing less than a golden treasure, a heaped mountain of wealth! Biomass! I have to secure that biomass!

I have to move fast too, since every creature in this place will be crawling over those corpses soon.

Sure enough I can already see some creatures making their way towards the piles of bodies. In order to minimise the chances of having to fight I rush immediately to the bodies closest to the dungeon entrance. I’m on high alert in case those soldiers are coming back but thankfully they aren’t.

Time to hustle!

nearby crevice in the wall. I drop my food and immediately

combat has been

be long until the chaos makes its way up to where I am so I quickly make another two trips before I remove the largest chunk and then bury the rest of the haul in

I stealthily return to my nest

sure where all these monsters are coming from but they seem to be endless. More and more piled into the cavern attracted by the noise and smell. Hopefully the racket dies down soon so I can go and retrieve the rest of

that running around has completely drained me and hopefully I can restore my energy and

Chomp!

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Erk....

Horrible.

source of biomass: Unguibus

profile of the Unguibus Scolopendra

hunting diversity bonus. As I continue

Claw Centipede, has strong claws

its uselessness. Claw Centipede

of it, doesn’t that really

eh, Gandalf? Not that I can blame you really, names are

gained

Phew.

finally finished my

open my status and take a

Name: Anthony

Level: 2

Might: 15

Toughness: 12

Cunning: 25

Will: 18

HP: 17

MP: 0

3; Bite Level 3; Stealth

Mutations: Eyes +2

Species: Hatchling Ant Worker

Skill points: 0

Biomass: 2

points! This is fantastic news. As I continue to eat my wounds will surely close over, returning me to

Biomass as well.

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