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.”

just try and find a way around

as long as they’re ants who believe in me, they will provide me with Will. As long

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 with my leg, or detect the scent

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

why it’s so fun to prod

Please stop

Heheheheheh.

seven, you all need to make 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

evolve, we’ll be able

poke her

be stupid! You can hide from everything you need to hide from already. You need to seriously bump up your stats and combat prowess. That concealment organ has soaked up way too much evolutionary energy, don’t waste the next evolution on something you

Just

I turn to Crinis and the

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

of them nod in unison. It’s

mutations ticking along, but we should make

I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we

I stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to

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

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

strength radiate out around me like this. Weaker enemies

mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary,

again so soon,] I greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose

as the force of my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to

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

Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We

of centipedes. They’re probably being spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn