Chrysalis

I hadn't even finished celebrating Tiny's spectacular lightning wave technique (named it myself) before my joy is quenched by more monsters rushing up the as the ones in front of them collapsed from being overcooked.

Dammit!

How many of these damn things are there going to be?!

I hurriedly make use of the room Tiny has bought us by stuffing my face as full of Biomass as quickly as I can. Every bit counts! I also snap up my status for a moment to check on any skill changes. Every edge I can get in this critical fight!

Hmmm.

I've gained a level of Shattering Bite and two levels in Advanced Exo-Skeleton defence. Letting myself get battered by a horde of trash seems like a good way to train that skill, if painful. It looks like I'm going to get battered to hell all over again in a minute, the next wave of shadow beasts will be on us in a few seconds!

Seems I also managed to gain two levels from the conflict as well. Not too helpful at the present moment but nice to know!

[Master!]

[Crinis! What's up?!]

[I'm ready!]

….

Those monsters are closing in quick! I don't have time for a chat!

[Ready for what?!]

[To fight!]

[Fight what?!]

I really need her to get to the point here.

[… I've finished my growth phase] she slows down to explain to me clearly [If you point me at the enemy I can fight them]

Oh…. Ohhhhhh! AWWWWW!!

[Quick grab on!]

shift an antennae over in her direction and the little tennis ball sized glob of dark rubber reaches up and latches on.

sure?!]

[Positive, Master]

then.. Here

something remarkable happens. She starts to grow. From a little tennis ball she expands, by the time she reaches the apex of her arc she's inflated to basketball size and as she descends she continues to become larger. Just before she vanishes into the crowd of monsters the central sphere of her body unfolds and dozens of powerful, barbed

'Dis gon be good!

wall to get a better view

Just in time too!

vanished from sight, sunk into the middle of the onrushing horde, a few

Crinis unleashes the true power of the JellyMaw! Mowing down monsters like a scythe or gripping them, lifting them into the air and crushing them before

is a peaceful one! The monsters do their best to fight back, slashing at her tentacles of dashing forward

rate she's eating them she might just be healing it

myself and the shredding, Tiny stands quite still, squishing to death any monster that gets close enough or tries to slip past him. I think he might

Do you

need Master, you don't need to sully your mandibles with

….

harsh

start weaving a few Gravity bolts and fling them into the fight whenever they're ready. Trying to do a little bit to ease the burden on my youngest pet but it doesn't seem like

suitable out of herself and Tiny. The big ape is more specialised as

I chose to make Crinis my

bring a tear of pride to my eye. If she seems deadly now, just wait until

her at the moment. No matter what direction she extends a limb there is going to be an enemy there! Like a relentless machine those tentacles reach out, snatch up a monster and crush it before snapping out to seize

It's endless!

just leave the casting of the Gravity Bolts to my sub brains

so many, we could send some of that up

Master! I.. I'll

[Thanks]

….

really is a

minimum distance away from