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

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

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

achieved is absurd. They’re

it’s so fun to prod

stop it,”

Heheheheheh.

squad of babysitters. “If I’m going

if we evolve, we’ll be able to hide from

and poke her again,

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

alright! Just stop poking

more prod, just to drive home the point, then I turn to Crinis and the others for a quick

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

them nod in unison. It’s rewarding having an audience

along, but we should make sure to contribute to the Colony

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 even make our way out

to me and I stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down

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

that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices my approach, even

radiate out around me like this.

latch onto the mercenary, then I

[Excellent, excellent. I suppose your

force of my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to tone it down. I can’t be scaring away our

to my question, the three of them begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively

them out at quite a rapid clip. We

spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points will be popping up