Chrysalis

Chapter 1136

“MORE POWER, DAMMIT!”

“We don’t have any more! We don’t have the power!”

“It’s so close. So close! Empty the tanks, we need every drop!”

“But… but that’s madness!”

“It’s not madness… it’s BRILLIANT!”

Electricity crackled, lightning flashed and sparks fell like rain from overhead as the ants scurried to follow the orders of their leader. Atop her observation spire, Brilliant cackled, her mandibles snapping together in a staccato rhythm as the flashes and explosions lit her from below, projecting her demented shadow onto the wall.

“Th-th-the b-backup m-m-matrix is collapsing!” Assistant whimpered.

“It’s fine, we have three backups!”

“This IS the third backup!” Experimant roared.

“Not to worry, I installed a secret fourth backup matrix and didn’t tell you!”

“That’s just a lie, isn’t it?!”

Another explosion rocked the chamber and Brilliant teetered on the edge of her spire, a hair's breadth from losing her grip and falling into the swirling maelstrom of light below. The many-faceted eyes of the mage were filled with an unearthly glow, and for a long moment, Experimant was convinced she’d finally lost her mind.

“Dump the tanks and then hit the cages!” she shouted and hundreds of lab ants rushed to follow her orders.

“Th-th-th-th-th-this will overflow the matrix for sure!” Assistant said.

as she snatched up the smaller ant,

w-w-w-will save the

think she’s beyond

matrix. As predicted, the matrix blew almost instantly, rocking the

SEE EVERYTHING!” Brilliant roared. “I CAN

power she could reach out and touch it. Within her heart, Experimant

“L-l-leader! Be c-c-careful!”

“BAH! CALL ME BRILLI-”

flashed white, then expanded rapidly, enveloping the entire room in a second. Brilliant never got a chance to complete her

stone and debris rained down from above. The chamber had been built to withstand magic detonations, but that

the room stopped shaking and Experimant felt confident

get a quick headcount? Sound

here,” Brilliant said, emerging from

you are…” Experimant

you want to know how I

“Not really-”

a front leg. “And that was

“Y-y-you're alive?” Assistant mumbled.

on, all of you out of the cages. We’ve got to check

she helped the rest of the lab-ants emerge

fine, I got a good look at what they

to study it, then?” Experimant said, then realised she said it out loud,

Come on! We are on the verge of a breakthrough after this one, I can feel

off in the dust and began rummaging about, shouting and exclaiming all the while. Assistant hesitantly made her way

with her two front legs as

work, she savaged it with a bite before running to the next. In short order,

AT IT! The kick of power we got by infusing the liquid mana was just what we needed.

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