Chrysalis

Chapter 1244

“Something strange is happening,” Zluth said, his voice burbling as if rising from the depths of a particularly thick bog.

“Oh?” Shozzl replied, not particularly interested.

Zluth continued to operate the array with his numerous, spindly limbs as he leaned closer to the readout.

“Many of our monsters are being lost under D-6. Too many.”

“Which mountain is D-6 again?”

“It’s next to D-5.”

“I know it’s next to D-5, you slimeless stooge. How does that help me?”

The fierce, primal anger that dwelt within all his kind boiled up in Zluth now, hissing within his slug flesh. He suppressed it. Those who surrendered to the rage too often soon found it became more difficult to resist. It was hard to find a role within the tribe when one had a nasty habit of biting off the heads of one’s partners. And those without a role were meat for the pits.

“D-5 is claimed by the tree, huccop,” he spat, a thick wave of mucus overflowing from his mouth. “Remember now?”

had previously drooped on the

tree. Even now,

array, but subtly turned one stalk to monitor his partner. She was getting a little too heated,

should go and investigate,” he deflected, folding away the device and sliding it within the

“I won’t,” Shozzl declared.

allowing herself to sink back into the bubbling acid pool. He cursed. Of all the Krath he could

forced to report your lax attitude to the shaman,”

would have melted a human face in a tenth

find your spawn mother there. I’m certain

eyestalks blazing red with her mindless

slithered through the slime-soaked tunnels, rising up to the fourth

in pain as it was eaten away and reformed itself, struggling to break down

up here?” he muttered to himself, checking the

as the Slee were aware, this mountain was empty except for those useless termites. Having collected useful samples already, they

burrowing himself into the ooze. Faster and more agile than a slime-snake, he powered forward, his mucus-drenched foot propelling him at great

saw it. Vibrations, travelling through the slime and even the rock below.

slowed his pace and retracted his stalks, bringing his eyes close to his own acidic flesh. He stuck to the shadows and the deeper pools, cautiously advancing, wanting to see what it was that

nothing… a group of fourth stratum monsters, spawned by the wave, had attacked the slime and triggered this rage. Except that didn’t explain why it was still going on.

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