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

w-w-w-will

think she’s

As predicted, the matrix blew almost

SEE EVERYTHING!” Brilliant roared.

reach out and touch it. Within her heart, Experimant said a quick farewell to the disturbed genius

“L-l-leader! Be c-c-careful!”

“BAH! CALL ME BRILLI-”

entire room in a

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

before the room stopped shaking and Experimant felt confident enough

a

said, emerging from

you are…” Experimant said

you want to know

“Not really-”

front leg. “And that was the best

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

Come on, all of you out of the

Experimant grumbled as she helped

that’s fine, I got a good look at what they

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

“I can project it if necessary. My brain, that is. Come

with energy, the little mage raced off in the dust and began rummaging about, shouting and exclaiming all the while. Assistant hesitantly

punched the air with her two front legs as an array embedded into a reinforced stone pillar flickered to life. “Someone

short order, she’d either repaired or fatally damaged all ten of the outer detectors and started

the liquid mana was just what we needed. See these readings? Are you seeing

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