Chrysalis

Chapter 1161

The entire city was abuzz about the upcoming match. Among the humans who made their homes within the nest, several hundred at this point, there was little conversation about anything else. The Great One, as the ant was usually referred to by the people of Renewal, hadn’t been seen by the people for a long time. Even aside from the new, fanatical following that Tunnel Ball had created, every human who could get a ticket would have shown up just to see the famous ant in the flesh.

“OH GREAT ONE! BLESS US WITH YOUR GLORIOUS PRESENCE!”

“We praise the Great One!”

“YOU ARE MIGHTY! A CREATURE OF CHITIN AND POWER, WHERE WE ARE FLESH AND WEAK!”

“Reforge us in your image!”

Peter watched the gathered crowd of the faithful from a… safe distance. Priest Beyn had practically begun vibrating the moment he’d learned the object of his faith would be within his sight once more. The preaching had begun immediately, and hadn’t stopped for the last ten hours. The farmer had thought they’d run out of steam, but, if anything, they’d gained momentum as the time ticked past.

“Looking forward to the match, Peter?”

Someone called from behind him and he turned, smiling, to answer the question.

“Very much so,” he said sincerely.

“What do you expect will happen?”

It wasn’t the first time he’d been asked that question since the announcement, or the hundredth, and his answer had been the same every time.

“I have no idea,” he said. “I know I’m supposed to be the expert, but I just don’t know.”

The old man who’d spoken to him sucked his teeth in, a pensive expression on his face.

some advice, I was looking to put

Peter frowned.

the Colony

man raised his

There

not how they

a new and exciting contest on the scale of nothing they’d seen before, betting had sprung up almost overnight. In the Colony’s eyes, it was an utter waste of time and resources. The practice confused them more than anything else, and they would have ignored it if not for the unrest it caused within the nest. Humans losing all their money, or

mentioned to him that the Colony was close to banning betting

ARE PRIVILEGED TO WITNESS

humble ourselves

weren’t going to stop until the match started. Possibly, they wouldn’t even stop

are you Peter?

voice, probably to ask him for a prediction for the upcoming match. He turned with a smile. If it

no

woman frowned

find you. Are you free

“Uh, yes?”

could you come

turned and led him to the edge of the relatively open human compound the Colony had built and towards the more narrow tunnels that led deeper into the nest. Two ants waited there and he felt a

you could follow

I ask where we are

need of your expertise

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