Chrysalis

My first nap as a tier seven, a deep and satisfying torpor that I luxuriate in. Indeed, life is only complete when one gets their eight hours! I’ve been flat out for way too long, to the point I’ve started to worry that the Torpor Police might disappear me.

That would have caused quite a stir, I’ve no doubt.

They do an incredible job of hiding, those little ninjants, but ever since I picked up the Vestibule, it’s been impossible for them to conceal themselves from me.

Unlike my bodyguards. Whatever it is that they use to create the strange forgetful effect was powerful enough to give me trouble for a little while. Ever since my evolution, though….

I reach out with one leg and poke at the air.

….

I poke again.

….

Another poke, harder this time.

“... Is that really necessary, Eldest?” Protectant complains.

Gweheheheh.

“I just find it fun, how easily I can spot you now.”

The guard smells decidedly unhappy about it.

“We would like to know how you do it,” she grumbles, “out of professional courtesy.”

try and

long as they’re ants who believe in me, they will provide me with Will. As long as the energy is flowing, they’ll be lit up like

actually. The organ that causes me to ‘forget’ or ‘ignore’ their presence still works on my other senses when they actively try to conceal themselves. I can’t see Protectant with my eyes, or even feel it when I poke her

they’ve achieved

why it’s so fun to prod at them.

stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

“If I’m going to be rumbling with tier eight enemies, you’ll be flattened just by being near me if you don’t measure

we evolve, we’ll be able

whip around and poke her again, with

hide from everything you need to hide from already. You need to seriously bump up your stats and combat prowess. That

alright! Just

drive home the point, then I turn to Crinis and

best bet, but at the same time, we need to be on standby in case they need

It’s rewarding having

need a fair bit to get my mutations ticking along, but we should make sure to contribute to the Colony stockpile, since you three are all maxed out. Let’s go see what

we run into a few of those diamond centipede nests. My rage won’t abate until I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we don’t

let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down on the

I won’t let them get a foothold. I rumble down to

The leader,

radiate out around me like this. Weaker enemies can’t even stand

and latch onto the mercenary, then I bring

[Excellent, excellent. I suppose your hunt was

the force of my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to tone it down. I

begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively glittering and shiny scum

out at quite a rapid clip.

his love of centipedes. They’re probably being spammed everywhere on this level of the