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.”

and find a way

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

kind of interesting, 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

level of stealth they’ve achieved is absurd. They’re

fun to prod

stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

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 being near me if you don’t measure

we evolve, we’ll be able to hide from you again…”

and poke her again, with

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

Just stop

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

we need to get some 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 elevate up in order to get to the bottom of

nod in unison. It’s rewarding having an audience

and gather Biomass. I need a fair bit to get my mutations ticking along, but we should make sure to contribute to the

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 even make our way out of the tunnels before someone

and I stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down on the shoreline. It’s about

won’t let them get a foothold. I rumble down to the shoreline, my friends

move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when

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

together a mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary,

greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose your

their own, and I make

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

leader grunted warily. [The Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed

probably being spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New