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."

ignored the veiled threat, the novelty of the situation having tickled his fancy. Such a high tier ant was… exceptionally rare, if not completely unheard of. Without access to the complete Church records he wouldn't be able to check, but certainly he himself hadn't heard of such a thing in all his years.

pets, each of

information pointed in another direction

"Traveller. Has to be."

as his larger mouth snaked out a tongue to grasp a hunk of Biomass being proffered by a servant, sucking it into his maw with a wet slurp. "There were

raising up their colony? Creating

not? Without more information, it's

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 go hunting through the Dungeon during a wave. Which brought him

we have abided by your strictures to the letter. If the ants invade, I'm sure you'll be 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 the colony exterminated, then you're capable of mounting an expedition above on your own, you have no need

Grokus waved a hand.

great desire to leave my post, nor do I wish to send my precious forces above at this time. We

Roklu, was an Avarice Demon, an unhealthy species for a ruler. Her desire for control led to endless conflict between her and

war during a wave?

in this conflict, as I'm sure you know. Besides, the city's population has grown rapidly over the

Church to take up this challenge for you," Alir surmised, seeing what the demon wanted. With his own forces committed against his fractious contemporary, he didn't have the resources to try and nip the problem possibly

resources to be had in exterminating a Colony of such creatures," Grokus smiled with both mouths, a disturbing sight to say the least,

allow us free use of the

The demon grinned.

be

Alir grunted. Typical.

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