Chrysalis

Chapter 688

My reaction must have given something away, Granin was always quite good at reading me. Amazingly so considering I don't have facial muscles and therefore no expression to speak of. Perhaps his many decades of experience working with monsters has given him some sort of sixth sense in matters such as this.

[What's your level?] he asks.

[Bit rude, just up and asking like that, isn't it?] I feel exposed.

He grunts.

[Keep your false modesty. There's a whole nest of ants here who need your strength, so out with it.]

[Seventy three.]

[That's close,] he whistles, [you're going to need that consultation before too long. With the wave coming, those levels and the Biomass requirements should be filled pretty quick.]

He pauses our conversation for a moment to turn and speak to Torrina and Corun. The three of them converse in rapid tones for a moment before he turns back to me.

[Sounds like you haven't exactly been availing yourself of the help I sent you,] he says sourly.

I feel a little guilty. The two golgari cultists had abandoned their people to come and help me because they, along with Granin, saw potential for something great in me. I've just never been much of a careful planner. Or a deep thinker. Or patient. Hang on a second. Am I just stupid?

[Don't think about it too much,] Granin sighs, [I know you can't be bothered thinking about this stuff. Since you aren't going anywhere until the little stumps wiggling on your side grow a bit more, I may as well explain a couple of things.]

The big shaper lowers himself to the ground and sits in front of me, looking at me face to face.

[The thing you need to keep in mind, is that monsters are stronger than people.]

That Titus guy was crazy strong! He carved down one of the

smash his foes with. Whether or not that's true, none can say. Now whilst that strength might seem impressive, the number of golgari, human, folk or any other race who manage to achieve that kind of power are less than one in a million. Way less. The other indisputable fact is, no person has ever matched the

of monsters does it take before one rises to the level of an ancient?] I say

Granin waves a hand.

or golgari. Strong monsters need teams of strong people to bring them down. Eventually, some

in the

five, once you reach tier six and above, you've joined the ranks of the elite monsters, the type that very few people can hope to match one on

second

probably noticed looking at your eyeball over there,] he gestures toward Invidia, [that he has mutations and abilities that haven't been available to

I nod slowly.

As a demon, he gets access to juicier stuff than

in the Dungeon. Sapients and monsters alike, everyone is supposed to have the same chance

to tell me

Mutable Advancement in the academic

[… a cash in.]

He nods.

in order to upgrade it to a better base model. Once you evolve at +25, this

you mean by better

more he explains, the more animated he gets and I'm starting to get a little lost. Seeing the dazed

use your

I try to cover my glittering shell with my

soothes me with a gesture. [Your carapace started out as the default exo-skeleton that all insect monsters in the first strata have access to. The

How revolting.

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