Chrysalis

Chapter 740

Alir cocked an eyebrow.

"What sort of insect?" he asked, his interest piqued.

It wasn't unheard of for an insect swarm to get out of control and pour into the second strata, their numbers making up for their generally weak individual strength, but that's usually where things would end. Generally speaking, the surface and upper layers of the Dungeon had far more to fear from swarming monsters than deeper down. For them to make it to the lower parts of the second strata was already quite the achievement.

"Ant," the massive demon replied succinctly.

"Ant?" the priest was surprised. Ants? "How deep were they?"

Grokus steepled his fingers atop his own bulging flesh.

"My scout encountered one just inside our strata, blocking the path to the second."

"Inside the third?" now he was really surprised, "what tier was it?"

"Six."

"SIX? An ant?"

"Do not make me repeat myself, priest."

Church records he wouldn't be able to check, but certainly he himself hadn't heard of such a thing in

had three pets, each of them fifth tier as well," the City Lord

in

"Traveller. Has to be."

Biomass being proffered by a servant, sucking it into his maw with a wet slurp. "There were other ants present

traveller is raising up their

Without more information, it's

of meat in front of him. This news was certainly interesting, and highly unusual. He was tempted to put off his work for an afternoon to document this rare occurrence for the church records, though likely they wouldn't take a demon's word for it. He'd need to see it himself if he wanted to submit a report, and he wasn't about to

able to deal with it, it certainly wouldn't be the first time the city had been attacked during my stay here. If you want

Grokus waved a hand.

forces above at this time. We have a

priest tried not to roll his eyes. Orpule, the City Lord of the nearest neighbour to Roklu, was an Avarice Demon, an unhealthy species for a ruler. Her desire for

a wave? Is that

as I'm sure you know. Besides, the city's population has grown rapidly over the past week, with new demons tipping in every minute.

you," Alir surmised, seeing what the demon wanted. With his own forces committed against his fractious contemporary, he didn't have the resources to

had in exterminating a Colony of such creatures," Grokus smiled with both mouths, a disturbing sight to say the least, "I'm sure the Church would be interested in

allow us free use of the

The demon grinned.

not sure free would be the right word.

Alir grunted. Typical.

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