chapter 128 – core farming

I need cores. Like, super badly. I need cores for me, I need cores for Tiny, I need cores for experimenting, I need cores to raise my skills, I need cores to fuse into more powerful cores for myself and for Tiny AND I need cores for my other side project! CORES! The number of monster cores we had extracted …

chapter 127 – embers

By the System it hurt. It had ever since he’d lost it in that one moment, where the shining picture he had painted of himself had been ripped away along with his limb. Even now, several days later, Beyn was at a loss to explain exactly what had occurred at that time. The fear that had gripped his heart, when …

Chapter 126 – just so skilful

Two days pass quickly in our new environment. So blissful! So Peaceful! I haven’t had anything threatening happen to me for over forty eight hours! I could go soft at this rate! What’s even more amusing is watching just how bored Tiny is, the big guy is almost catatonic, craving the stimulus of battle like a drug he’s withdrawing from. …

Chapter 125 – it all comes back to mana

For the time being Tiny and I resist the temptation to try eating this strange tree creature. After a few minutes of tickling I back away a few steps, making it clear that tickle-time is over and I wait to see how the creature will respond. After wiggling about on the ground for a moment, then giving me the puppy …

Chapter 124 – strange new life

Hmm. To tunnel or not to tunnel? And even in the event that tunnelling does in fact occur, where to tunnel? It isn’t reasonable to expect that a largish city would be built on the very edge of some monster infested wild frontier, I can see that now, but I really did hope that there would be more monsters in …

Chapter 123 – territory

Since the cataclysm and the opening of the Dungeon to sentient surface dwellers expeditions to the undergrounded spaces for resources have been a constant in society. Not only for the abundance of experience provided by the Dungeon monsters, far above that which can be attained above ground, but for the precious resources that can be found there. Rare mineral types …

Chapter 122 – New home

I’d never thought that running through a feel of wheat could be quite so thrilling. Perhaps everyone had been wrong on that front? As I hustled along, Tiny in tow carrying my precious monster cores in one large paw and the rest of the colony following along behind, I couldn’t help but panic the entire way, worrying that we’d be …

Chapter 121 – whoops

So caught up in the strange energy of the moment it takes a moment before I even realise what it is I’ve done. Uh…. Whoops? I mean, he hit me on the head with his stupid mace! What exactly did he think was going to happen?! I’ve been living a violent life in the Dungeon, some things are just becoming …

Chapter 120 – cultural exchange

There are so many things wrong with this situation. In my peripheral vision I can see humans pointing fingers, whispering fearfully in response to my intrusion. At the dais to the front of the chamber the impressively robed figure recovers from his shock and launches into what sounds like a truly impassioned diatribe, full of furious gestures. The man is …

Chapter 119 – Breaching the surface

After breaking into the smaller tunnel to feast it has been two full days. Two days of nothing but digging and snatching the occasional hour of shut eye. The colony was able to harvest quite a haul in Biomass from the hunt, bringing up piles of Biomass to feed the Queen, workers and larvae, providing much needed energy for the …