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

moment before she shrugs off her

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

could go wrong?] I laugh. [There's nothing here to

chill in the air that descends in the

back. Just keep it simple. Everyone needs to keep learning, keep growing the colony and secure more territory, but slowly. No

That's what we

see Mother when

And finally free!

into the Dungeon at last! Muahahaha!

from the walls fully formed, mana levels are sinking back to what I got to experience for a brief time just after I was born. It hasn't fallen to that point yet though, and spawn rates from normal spawn locations are still higher than normal. The colony has been busy cleaning out the tunnels around the nest as fast as possible in order to make use of this. Even the farms have largely been abandoned

we eventually find some action away from the nest where the colony hasn't been able to clear away all the monsters and we smash them like

a grin splits his face and lightning dances across his mighty shoulders. Crinis also lets her… tentacles… 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

let my pets do most of the work, they need the experience far more than I do and it's soothing to me in a curious way to watch my two friends go to work. A bit of acid here and there is the 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

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 back there, I'm

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

penalty for consuming Biomass of a lower tier monster. Doesn't eliminate it, but

shortcut I'd constructed earlier, this large and spacious chamber is, for the moment, the beating

it's only natural that the place is bristling with

[How goes it everyone?]

tasks. A constant stream of Biomass

over time it'll rapidly add up. The Queen, post evolution, is now able to produce three hundred eggs per day, bringing the weekly total numbers

Which is many.