Chrysalis

Having severed the stem of the plant the huge flower on top topples to one side, its comically oversized mouth thrashing about, trying to bite me until the final bit of energy leaked out of its body.

[You have slain level 6 Flos Fame]

[You have gained experience]

Muahahaha! After smashing through the kingdom Animalia it’s time to reap Biomass from Plantae!

There are dozens of plants scattered about the tunnel engaged in this battle, some of them attacking with vines, trying to cut and control their prey so they can bring to their cavernous mouths, whilst others employ different methods of attack. Towards the back I can see a completely different looking plant. A long tube like flower head sits atop a bulbous base, the tube on top seems to be rotating as if tracking the action. All of a sudden a huge jet of liquid erupts from the flower, gushing straight at me!

LEAP!

Pushing hard with all legs I jump upwards and to the right, narrowly dodging the spray that I can see is a very familiar sort of attack. Some of the fluid splashes over the creature I’d just killed and begins to eat away at the body at a ferocious pace. That is some serious acid!

The damned plant is aiming at me again. Quickly legs, dash!

["Hold on tight back there!"] I shout at my passengers as my legs once again fire into top gear, moving so quickly they completely blur out of sight.

"Weeeeeee!" giggles Vibrant as the air pressure has her clinging onto my carapace with only a few claws, the rest of her legs dangling behind her in the air.

I thought I said hold on you moron!

Checking on my other passenger I can see that Crinis has also extended out of a few extra tentacles to let them be blown backward by the wind. At least she was sensible enough to not let go with any of her other limbs...

I can’t wait until these troublemakers are too large to ride on my back. Not long now Anthony, hold on a little more!

Somehow the tube plant is able to track my movement and fires several short bursts of acid towards me as I race toward it, forcing me to zig and zag to throw of its aim. I can almost smell the fear of this aggressive vegetable as I close in, mandibles slowly opening wide!

*Splintering chomp!*

As I expected, the moment

fatal damage. Aiming another shot at me, from point blank range I can almost feel the plant screaming at me "Damned meat bag!

dribble of acid pours out of the tube. Without sufficient

Gweheheheh.

around the cavern with my two passengers having way too much fun, disabling the plant monsters by trimming their leaves, chopping at their vines and puncturing their weak points. Tiny

have just punched it in the face, but no, pulling it inside out from

tunnel, handing most of the experience off to Tiny and letting Vibrant

time for

eating meat and squishy internal organs for most of my new life I’m ready to try

with one of the big mouthed flowers I start to chow down on this new cuisine. Hmmmmm. Chewy, rough, extremely fibrous, almost like eating a rope... and oh!

is basically a nice pie on legs?! Or a monster that fires roasted chicken out of its face cannon? Surely there is something is this damn

the kitchen at the castle as well as the

and Crinis don’t seem to particularly care as they rip into the Biomass with gusto. I’m still confused at how Crinis, despite

Oh well.

source of Biomass:

the Flos

heat sensitivity to track its opponents, attack them with sharp vines and

source of Biomass: Acidum Ollam, you are

profile of the Acidum Ollam

uses a powerful jet of acid to attack and defeat its foes. The main body of the creature is actually mobile, allowing it to drag itself towards the remains of its victims in

source of Biomass: Vinea Bestia, you are awarded one

the Vinea Bestia

both plant and animal, being a mobile vine nest that doesn’t have a distinct main body but spreads its vital organs around its network of vines. Whilst

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of the wall and flattened them until they stopped