Chrysalis

Chapter 654

The Colony had been clever with its strategy so far, if a little naive. The inexperience in fighting sapient enemies was likely the reason for their relatively direct approach. If they were allowed to grow, that would change. Yet another reason to excise this problem before it grew too severe. Still, Titus felt compelled to keep his eyes wide open as he approached the elderly woman who stood alone in the tunnel before him.

"I am Titus," he confirmed, "commander of the Legionem Abyssi. I have to say I did not expect to find a Lirian in this place. May I know your name?"

The old soldier stood straight and tall, not bothering to try and appear unthreatening. How could he? He was wearing a full set of heavy Abyssal armour with a demonic axe on his back. In truth, he was threatening. Not that Enid seemed to mind.

"My name is Enid Ruther, commander. You might have known my husband."

Titus frowned.

"Derrion? The mercenary?"

The mayor smiled, pleased to see her dearest husband was still remembered.

"That's right," she nodded, "he spoke highly of you."

"He was one of the good ones. The dark blade of Arranyss. I seldom have respect for mercs, but your husband was very capable and stuck to the rules. I was saddened to hear of his death."

had no time for union politics. He always saw the Dungeon as his place of work and had no interest in jostling

The commander grunted.

aware of what is happening in this place and that my time is

this position." Enid smoothed her skirt as she gathered her courage. "I don't know what happened in the Dungeon during the wave, commander, but I imagine it wasn't easy for

into Liria. We couldn't predict that Garralosh would be able to do what

shook

for what happened during the wave. None of us could have known that a beast like that would be able to survive on the surface. But I

Titus only shrugged.

the vile creature when I had the chance, but I do not intend to spare these monsters because they rid

ruins. They built us homes, irrigated our fields, fed us, defended us and brought us together. It is no exaggeration to say that without the support of these monsters, there likely would be no survivors of Liria or the frontier kingdoms at all. We owe the ants our lives and have lived in harmony with them for months. You seek to destroy them simply because they

are many in my ranks to were

Enid's eyes hardened. "You have brought war and destruction down on this Colony who has done nothing but help me and my people. How can you

of the people of Rylleh?" Titus demanded. "The city was

of people from that city amongst our ranks today," Enid returned, "it seems that many consider the arrival of the Colony a liberation, rather than a death sentence. That city has

predate on the human population, but for how long would that last? If that creature born of another world were to perish, how long before the ants would revert to their true nature? For that matter, how long until the abomination itself would lose its sense of self and sink into the murderous carnage

changed nothing in the end. The hard lines

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