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.

Experimant replied as she snatched up the smaller ant, threw her

who w-w-w-will

think she’s beyond

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

EVERYTHING!” Brilliant roared. “I CAN SEE

so close to the unstable mass of power she could reach out and touch it. Within her heart, Experimant said a quick

“L-l-leader! Be c-c-careful!”

“BAH! CALL ME BRILLI-”

enveloping the entire room in a

for cover as stone and debris rained down from above. The chamber had

stopped shaking and Experimant

a quick

here,” Brilliant said, emerging

course you are…”

to know

“Not really-”

leg. “And that was the best experiment we’ve run so

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

out of the cages. We’ve

grumbled as she helped the rest of the lab-ants emerge from the protective

fine, I got a good look

then realised she said it out loud, went to apologise, then shrugged and

Come on! We are on the verge of a breakthrough after

while. Assistant hesitantly made her way from the perimeter as the

come on, come on… YES!” Brilliant punched the air with her two front legs as an array embedded into a reinforced stone pillar flickered to

running to the next. In short order, she’d either repaired or fatally damaged all ten

this! LOOK AT IT! The kick of power we got by infusing the liquid mana

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