Chrysalis

After eating I now have enough Biomass to advance my Gravitational Energy Gland to +5, thus completing my perfect, all +5 physique. Sadly due to the wave I’m too tired to take my full measure of joy from the accomplishment. The omnipresent threat to the colony, my adoptive family, and myself is simply too pressing to allow much room for other emotions.

Heading down the far end of the tunnel even the indefatigable Queen is flagging, in desperate need of food and rest. Without the ability to transport the dirt out of the tunnel itself the workers have been piling it close to the entrance, narrowing the entrance considerably.

At some point we’ll have to try and shove as much dirt as possible out into the chamber and then perhaps seal the entrance.

I’m in two minds about sealing the entrance to the Queen’s chamber. On the one hand, we’ll be protected from the monsters at least a little, on the other, we need to fight monsters in order to eat! We might be digging this tunnel for several more days, food supply is going to be a problem if we seal ourselves off from the Dungeon.

After I’ve seen that the digging is continuing as quickly as it can I return to the tunnel entrance where Tiny has fallen asleep. The massive ape blocks off almost half of the tunnel space with his prone frame, not that the workers seem to mind, any traffic simply walks over him or climbs up the walls to go around the slumbering ape.

He needs a good rest, he worked hard.

With a little time and space I need to spend my Biomass points to improve myself, every advantage must be sought in order to combat this threat!

[Do you wish to improve Gravitational Energy Gland to +5? This will cost 9 Biomass]

[At this level you may choose a mutation advancement, please select from the menu]

I can’t even muster my usual glee at being able to peruse the menu of available options due to this gloomy atmosphere, even though there are more choices than I’d imagined being available.

I can cause the Gland to regenerate the energy faster by increasing the conversions speed, have the gland draw in ambient mana to regenerate on its own rather than siphoning energy from the core, increase the density of the mana, whatever that means.

I think the option I want is as unexciting as I think it will be effective. I haven’t found a way to use the Gravitational Energy that is cheap in terms of the amount of mana required and for some reason I don’t think I’m likely too. The Gravity effects of spells seem to be rather powerful or grandiose, which makes sense its gravity after all, and to achieve those effects the cost must also be considerably high.

capacity of the gland, immediately

to the Gravity magic what I need is

More time! The thirst of these spells is

the short term, but I still think this mutation

So I confirm it!

BUGAAAAAA!

gland is positioned right next to my core, deep inside my thorax.

this time. Workers delivering food to the far end of the tunnel simply

How rude!

own

leaving me feeling even more exhausted but somehow satisfied. It always feels like an accomplishment when I manage to reach the +5 milestone. Now that I’ve achieved +5 across

don’t actually know when the next mutation advancement happens, it could be +10 or even +15... I’ll just to pick something and keep advancing it until

until I’m standing on the front line. The sudden

only a few minutes have passed

forest is like right now? We are far from any spawn points that I know of down here and there are monsters popping up constantly! It must be sheer madness

leave it all to my imagination, I’m

through, eating. It seems some monsters have been able to defeat enough enemies and secure some space for themselves to take in some Biomass. With mutations and the experience gained from surviving the first wave, these monsters will have a decisive advantage over any newly spawned creatures, if they can stay alive long enough and heal from their meal they’ll be able to quickly advance, possibly mutate

wave will send the usual cycle of monster growth into the overdrive, the freshly spawned level one creatures will be shredded by those that managed to survive before them, the lucky few who can survive deep into the wave will have had their growth

serious but I dare not risk it. Exposing myself to such danger when I’m this weak, potentially bringing harm to the colony as

going to take responsibility and defend the colony. After a few hours I’ll get him to take over for a while so I

I advance until half of my body is in the chamber whilst the other half sits in the escape tunnel. Rearranging my legs slightly I manage to balance myself so that the front

my legs and the absorbed mana is transported towards my core. From there a steady

I just can’t explain how