“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaait!” I won’t. I’m running for it. With a great leap, I fly into the air, over the heads of the ant-robed people and crash back down to the ground. My legs creak under the strain, but I care not, forcing myself to sprint as soon as I can. “WAIT FOR ME, GREAT OOOOONNNEEE!!!” It’s not happening, you mad priest. …
chapter 557 – would you go to war for some insects?
With my circle around me, I eventually find my way into town. It’s a shocking transformation that’s taken place. Cobbled roads with drainage ditches, a smattering of proper, stone buildings, way more people than I remember and a plethora of other indicators of a thriving, happy community. To think that mere months ago this place didn’t have one brick on …
chapter 556 – what’s on up here?
The council meeting was cut brutally short, the revelation of a possible city underground, so close to where the Colony is operating, warranted immediate investigation. If an enormous pile of Golgari pop out of a city, right on our doorstep, our home ground advantage will go for nothing. Not to mention they could flank us horrifically. I also need to …
chapter 555 – council meeting
“Was it really necessary to construct a council meeting chamber? We hardly ever have a meeting…” It’s quite nice too. They even have what appear to be ant specific chairs. They look like a padded bench in three sections, one for each of our body segments, joined together at the right angle for us to rest on them. Interestingly, this …
Chapter 554 – upturning the applecart
After my visit to the core shapers and taking in their own advancements, I hustle off to find Propellant and Coolant. I track down the two mages busily training their own Skills and overseeing the progress of their fellow caste members in the ‘mage training area’. Appropriate, I suppose. A rather large, enclosed place that puts me somewhat in mind …
chapter 553 – A busy day in the antborough
Despite receiving the justice of my mother, I stoically endured her disapproving gaze for as long as I could manage in order to tickle grubs. Their joyful wiggles warmed my heart even as I quailed inside, anticipating another THWACK at any moment. In the end, I could only hold out for ten minutes before I slunk from the chamber, only …
chapter 552 – words with mother
Hey there folks! It’s me, RinoZ! Hope you’re all coping well with the craziness out there right now and staying as safe as you can. This is another patreon plug, being early in the month. We’re getting close to 400 patrons right now and it’s amazing to see this level of support for my crazy ant novel. You can find …
chapter 551 – tickles denied
As if the first gate wasn’t impressive enough, the second one is even larger, thicker and more heavily enchanted than the first. Not to mention it positively bristles with ants in defended lookout posts. How anyone could possibly break through, I’ve no idea. If another wave happened, we’d be laughing at the monsters on the outside. Unless a battering ram …
chapter 550 – the new nest
As we approach the nest I find myself in a huddle with Torrina, Corun and my pet gang in the centre of our column. I’m not sure where the prisoners are being held, somewhere toward the back, I imagine. Hopefully they can adjust to their new abode. I may not like them very much, but I don’t want total suffering …
Status update
Anthony Status page: Name: Anthony Level: 42 (Rare) (V) Might: 91 Toughness: 79 Cunning: 64 Will: 45 HP: 158/158 MP: 250/250 Skills: General: Expert Excavation (III) Level 15; Expert Grip (III) Level 4; Expert Stealth (II) Level 5; Tunnel Guide (III) Level 6; Iron Mind (IV) Level 18; Expert Stamina (III) Level 15; Profound Meditation (III) Level 19; Flicker Dash …