It’s a heck of a lot easier for Brilliant to walk down the face of the pillar than it is for me, her light body proving no challenge for her claws. Tiny has a rough time of it, having to climb on the rock much like a human would, using his hands and feet to find holds, but thanks to …

It takes a few days, but we finally make it down here. The remnants of the wave are still visible in mana levels and spawn rates that are higher than they otherwise would be, but the never ending streams of monsters bursting from the walls of the tunnels are no longer to be found, which is nice. To be honest …

I take more time to play with my new mental setup, slowly growing accustomed to the strange feeling of having more mental power than my physical brains should be able to provide. The more I mess around with it, weaving multiple threads of mana by having one brain concentrate on two things at the same time, the more I feel …

After so many years and so much study, you’d think that there would be widespread agreement over the advanced aspects of the System, cooperation across kingdoms providing a deep reservoir of shared knowledge to draw from. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. From the famed Tower to the Academy in Los, these august institutions of learning hoard …

The hatchling continues to ruminate over her choices, being far more diligent in perusing the menu lists, looking for combos and asking clarifying questions than I ever was. Not that I had anyone to ask at her stage of evolution! I was a solo Dungeon monster, dammit! Kids these days have it way too easy. But I suppose that’s a …

“Are you really sure that this is going to be important?” the hatchling asks again as we munch down on some Biomass. “Of course it is! Mutations are extremely important! Supremely important! Raw stats are only one aspect of the strength of a monster, and those are decided by evolutionary tier. Mutations give us access to all sorts of things …

Charge! Pierce! As ridiculous as it feels, I continue to use the stupid combo of new Skills that I purchased in order to keep leveling them up. Charge is fine, in practice it’s very similar to dash with the exception that now it’s levelled up to rank three, it’s become a proper active Skill that shrouds me in the power …

Author Note: Hey folks, just a reminder that I have a patreon where you can sign up to read 30 advance chapters. 🙂 After visiting the core shapers, there isn’t too much left to do. I don’t want to take the hatchling in to visit mother, since she’s likely to declare something rude like “I could be a way better Queen” …

It does seem as though the mage ants have evolved slightly in terms of their practice regimen. In some larger areas we find something I hadn’t seen them do before: squad based competition. Ten mages per side, twenty in total battling against each other in a dazzling display of coordinated spellcraft. Defence and offense on both sides operates at a …

“Get down from there you little varmint!” I yell. “What even is this thing?” she yells back, still scurrying about on top of the gate as she pokes and prods with her antennae inspecting every nook and cranny. “It’s some sort of spatial gateway that allows instantaneous travel across vast distances and we are trying to learn how it works …