Chrysalis

Finally! Back in the nest and away from the crazy! The Kaarmodo is gone (hopefully) and I have nothing to worry about. Let's go get it!

Full of energy, I barrel into the nest and charge down the main shaft. I'm heading for that Dungeon and nothing's going to stop me! Lumbering behind, Tiny shares my enthusiasm. He missed the entire battle and I can tell he's sour about it. The closer we get to the Dungeon, the brighter the big ape's eyes become. By the time we make it to our old resting place his ears are twitching with excitement. I'm with you Tiny, it'll be great to get back to the simple life!

[Eldest.]

No. Pls. Don't do it to me like this. I was so close. So damn close!

[What is it Victor?]

The now much smaller than me general crawls out of a side tunnel to appear in my line of sight.

[I was hoping to have a quick word before you left.]

[Okay, Victor. Hit me. What's happening.]

[The council wants to elevate Vibrant to the position left vacant by Grant's passing. She's the logical choice as the next eldest soldier in the colony, even if she probably won't be around all that much. What do you think?]

[It's fine with me,] I say, a little exasperated. [You don't need me to okay these things. Just do what you think is best.]

[Of course. We just wanted to make sure you approved.]

[It's fine,] I repeat. [Is there anything else?]

to go

brief moment

This time is important for the development of the colony. We don't want anything to

I laugh. [There's nothing here to stop us right

the air that descends

back. Just keep it simple. Everyone needs to keep learning, keep growing the colony and secure

Eldest. That's what we

I'll drop in to see Mother when we get down there. Catch you

And finally free!

at last! Muahahaha!

born. It hasn't fallen to that point yet though, and spawn rates from normal spawn locations are still higher than normal. The

some action away from the nest where the colony hasn't been able to clear away all the monsters and we

down, and the cold fury of the JellyMaw is once again unleashed on the poor denizens of the Dungeon. I can almost see Crinis' cold smile as her writhing

extent of my contribution. More to let myself grow accustomed to my new range and aiming capacity than anything else. Being able to shoot in front of me without having to turn around is such a boon I can hardly describe it. Especially now that I'm this large. As an insect, I'm not especially flexible, there isn't a whole lot of twisting that goes on, I just have to turn my entire body around to orient my business district. Now I can just lift

concentrated acid has increased damage, duration and sticking effect thanks to the concentration gland as well. And since it regenerates faster, I can fire it for days! Very happy with my acid system overall. And with new organs comes new opportunities for mutation! I need to play around with my new abilities a little more before I decide on what to do there. If I make a hasty decision before I've had time to consider what I want to do with my acid network

the three of us happily smash the pitiful and unfortunate monsters that we come across, pausing to eat Biomass occasionally when we find something of a reasonable tier. None of us is particularly struggling for Biomass right now, after consuming Garralosh we have a mighty hoard, but it never hurts. Before we left I quickly purchased the mutation

Stomach +5 reduces the penalty for consuming Biomass of a lower tier monster. Doesn't eliminate it, but every little

find the satellite nest where the Queen is currently residing. Dug into the shortcut I'd constructed earlier, this large and spacious

only natural that the place is bristling with soldiers

[How goes it everyone?]

me for a moment before they return to their tasks. A constant stream of

It might not seem like much, but over time it'll

Which is many.