Chrysalis

Chapter 1176

I’m not a huge fan of my insides turning into my outsides, or having my carapace replaced with candy floss, or indeed, of being flattened/expanded into less/more dimensions than I’m comfortable with.

Having said that, the moment when Brilliant drops me into the fourth stratum makes it more than worthwhile. Instantly, I feel a wave of relief wash over me as both my gasping core relaxes, and the insatiable gnawing of the Call fades away.

It’s still there, obviously, but no longer is it the maddening, mind-bendingly painful yanking on my soul, merely a comfy nail through the foot.

Nothing I can’t handle!

“Thanks, Brilliant,” I sigh in relief, “I appreciate the trip.”

“Are you feeling well, Eldest?” the little maniac says, prodding me in the side. “This is unlike you.”

“Pah. Don’t you have something you should be blowing up? Shoo.”

“Why yes! I do! If you find yourself in need of my services again, don’t hesitate to call my name! BRILLIANT!”

With a pop, she vanishes from sight and I allow myself to slump to the floor in relief.

Bliss.

It doesn’t last long, though.

[MASTER!]

Glomp!

From nowhere, an enormous blob of shadow flies from the crevices in the ceiling above me and latches onto my carapace. Crinis wastes no time expanding herself to wrap around my abdomen, poking and prodding as she goes.

[I’m fine. I’m fine. Nice to see you, Crinis. Stop poking! I haven’t been gone that long. I didn’t even do anything dangerous!]

[Then why did you leave us behind? We could have come too!]

[It’s not that easy for Brilliant to haul powerful monsters around. I thought it was better if you three waited for me down here. Did Tiny and Invidia make it alright?]

want to move us, but she’s

of the deal? Lousy matchstick! I’ll go have a word when I get a chance. In the meantime, stop poking me and say hello to

[Who is Solant?]

an interesting

[She WHAT?!]

going to snap my antennae! Let

I annihilate this FILTH

tried to poison me with… heh…

[... fine.]

Now behave, I’ve got a few things to do, then I’ll

the moment, I turn my attention to the twenty ants before me. They look a little overwhelmed at the dramatic increase in mana concentration compared to where they were

of hers. I can practically hear the cogs turning in her head, and they ain’t

suppose some congratulations are in

“Congratulations?” Solant asks.

early graduation from the Antcademy. Well done!

another ant pipes up. “Does that mean

enrolled in the Colony’s most prestigious and exclusive postgraduate program.

are they

THWACK!

me! Sheesh! Where’s the respect due to the Eldest? Now, Solant, let’s have

deposit us inside the chamber I evolved in. Spacious, and, it appears, quite abandoned for the moment,

from the smashing defeat I inflicted

She glares at me.

“No.”

are… rare, to

and reared like every other ant, with the love and care of the best monster mums the Dungeon

understand what

to take an even more

what a Champion

“No.”

formed core in some instances. But it’s more than just better, also different. In a species like ours, they go from rare to ultra, super, giga-rare. In fact, inside the

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