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 find

far as I can tell, as long as they’re ants who believe in me, they will provide me with Will.

can’t see Protectant with my eyes, or even

stealth they’ve achieved

it’s so fun to prod at

Please stop

Heheheheheh.

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

evolve, we’ll be able

poke her again,

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

Just stop

I turn

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

them nod in unison. It’s rewarding

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

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

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

get a foothold. I rumble down to the shoreline, my friends in tow, only

them stand awkwardly, surrounded by a host of ants that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices my

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

together a mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary, then I bring his two followers into

[Excellent, excellent. I suppose your

impacts onto their own, and I make a

cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively glittering and

them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two mountains west and tried our luck, ran

being spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points will