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.”

You’d just try and find

there is one. As far as I can tell, as 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 a christmas tree, regardless of what

when they actively try to conceal themselves. I can’t see Protectant with

stealth they’ve achieved is

is why it’s so fun to prod at them.

Please stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

the push to tier six,” I tell the invisible squad of babysitters. “If I’m going to be rumbling with tier eight enemies, you’ll be flattened just by

be able

and poke her

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

Just stop poking

drive home the point, then I turn to Crinis and the others for

Levels into you, pronto. Hunting in the fourth stratum is likely to be our best bet, but at the same time, we need to be on standby in case they need us in the third. There’s some funky business going down up there, and we may need to

in unison. It’s rewarding having

should make sure to contribute to the Colony stockpile, since you three are all

I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we don’t even make our way out of the tunnels before someone

her catch up. “Eldest. They want

get a foothold. I rumble down to the shoreline, my

by a host of ants that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari,

me like this.

mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary, then

greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose

my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a

the three of them begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively glittering

them pretty quickly, all things considered,] the leader grunted warily. [The Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two mountains

level of the Dungeon. New spawn points will