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

for a brief moment before she shrugs off her

to you when you get back. This time is important for the development of the colony. We don't

wrong?] I laugh. [There's nothing here to stop us

I feel the slight chill in the air that descends in the face of

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

Eldest. That's

Mother when we get

And finally free!

and I burst out into the Dungeon at last! Muahahaha! Time for these stupid monsters to become my

to fade now, monsters no longer spring 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

the colony hasn't been able to clear away all the monsters and we smash

and lightning dances across his mighty shoulders. Crinis also lets her… tentacles… down, and the cold fury of

of

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

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 the ants in

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

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

it's only natural that the place is bristling with soldiers and brood

[How goes it everyone?]

their tasks. A constant stream of Biomass is being brought into the space and taken to one end where the three Queens are

evolution, Victoriant and Antionette have progressed from Juvenile Queens to Young Queens! Each of them is able to lay fifty eggs a day. It might not seem like much, but over time it'll rapidly add up. The Queen, post evolution, is now able to produce three hundred eggs

Which is many.