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B4C74 - No More Heroes 

Tyron sucked in air as reinforcing skeletons finally poured into the corridor. Throwing themselves into the fight, he soon received burst after burst of vitality as his undead slaughtered the remaining Soldiers. The splits in his skin began to close, and he breathed a little more easily, the deaths of his enemies bringing him back from the brink.

Worthy looked down on his nephew, waiting and watching as he healed. He was significantly wounded himself, but he was patient, still st...

Chapter 1512 - Unexpected Visitor

When I ‘wake up’ from my Torpor, Crinis, Tiny, Invidia and I spend a pleasant time chatting and catching up with each other. Everyone has struggled to some extent over the last little while. Defending the platforms has been a gruelling task and none of us is so powerful we can comfortably shrug off the increasingly dangerous environment.

Tiny’s had a hard time, since he has the shortest range of all of us, if we discount his ability to shoot lightning. Blasting things with ...

Chapter 1511 - Exhausted Monsters

I head deep into the fortress, using the main tunnels which are, of course, bustling with activity. There aren’t as many groups running around delivering building materials, since the fortress is largely finished, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to do. The internals of the fortress are still being worked on, furniture, rugs and various other decorative items are being brought in and I see so many ants carrying end tables and chairs I wonder if this place is turning into ...

Chapter 1510 - The Walls Slam Shut

By the time the carvers return to finish the defensive works on the platform, I am a wreck.

And I don’t mean in the emotional sense. I mean, I am physically and mentally a wreck.

Monster activity rose day by day, and the Krath egged it on, leading hordes and hordes of monsters to descend on us, taking pot shots and using their foul magic when they got the chance. I’ve been doused in acid and slime so many times I’m worried it’s starting to seep into my diamond carap...

B4C73 - Brawl In The Tower

Tyron didn’t have time to identify the attacker, but since they seemed to plow into the Soldiers, he had to assume they were on his side. The most important thing was that he prevented the Noble from speaking. There had to be limits or restrictions on how they were able to wield the Divine Authority, but he didn’t know what they were.

With a final surge of magick, he felt a deep pain in his limbs as he continued to burn his health for more power. Cracks began to appear in his...

Chapter 1509 - Final, Sweet Release

“This is our chance,” Leeroy hissed. “We can’t mess it up again.”

“Shhh!” her second in command, Hamadant shushed, waving her antennae to dispense the scent faster. “We don’t know who might be paying attention.”

The two looked around surreptitiously, then paused, then inspected the shadows beneath their feet. Leeroy went as far as to prod her own shadow with an antenna.

“I think we’re in the clear,” she said, dubious.

“We don’t have...

Chapter 1508 - Boom

I contain a huge amount of gravity mana these days, but as the spheres start to fill up, I worry that I might not have enough. Trying to whip together a gravity mana construct at this point would be an exercise in futility, all of my minds are dedicated to holding this lousy thing in place as I sprint to the finish line.

Unsurprisingly, the snail is heading right for me, both eyes stretched forward atop their stalks, staring hatefully at my gleaming diamond perfection. I suppose ...

B4C72 - What Lies Within

Breaking through the door took too much time, and that was only the first step. Tyron worked as quickly as he could, one handed, draining the enchantments of their power, sensing the flow of power to avoid triggering any traps. All the while, his undead continued to hunt through the Red Tower and fortify the upper levels.

“They’re trying to find a way in,” Filetta reported to him.

Sweat dripped down Tyron’s forehead, but he didn’t notice, too focused on feeling ou...

Chapter 1507 - Hard Work

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, even the most basic spell forms in this world are hard work, masterpieces that require thousands of individual strokes of the brush to get right. In some ways, the gravity bomb is the simplest of all my spells, since all I have to do is shove a bunch of mana into a small space and squish it, but what it lacks in complexity, it makes up for with the sheer effort required.

This new spell is like doing both at the same time. I...

Chapter 1506 - Can I… Just Take It Easy?

I sit and watch the battle develop over the next few hours. The Templars continue to rotate, ten minutes on, twenty minutes off, and they prove to be effective and deadly each and every time. They don’t have the ability to affect the battle on a large scale, not yet at least. If I was out there, I could be dropping gravity bombs or fields, using Dragon’s Breath to torch huge swathes of the field, or employing my Starcrusher chomp attack to annihilate chunks of monsters at a time.&n...

Chapter 1505 - I Almost Don’t Want to Look

Alright, Jern and Alice have apparently been transformed into killing machines. Good, I guess? They’ll rack up levels and experience quickly, which is a benefit, and I don’t have to worry about them getting hurt. That’s fine. All positive.

But what about the kids?

Emelia, Trean and Allison are watching the growing chaos with neutral expressions, seemingly unmoved by what they’re seeing. I’m getting a bad feeling about this. What have the Nameless done with these k...

B4C71 - The Golden Core

The Red Tower had fallen. The Magisters had been rooted from their place of power, and dozens upon dozens of them had fallen to the undead horde.

Tyron strode through the corridors, his eyes hard and heart afire. For so long, he had imagined this moment, hoped for it, envisioned it, burned for it. To see it manifest before his eyes was satisfying beyond words. He had brought some small measure of justice to the killers of Magnin and Beory. It was but a tiny fraction; the work was...

Chapter 1504 - The Templar Fight

As the hours tick by, the field of blue mana begins to shrink back, retreating slowly towards the fortress as the energy is better contained and directed. Along with closer proximity to the fifth’s natural environment comes the inevitable tide of monsters. I stand at the front, alongside the thousands of ants, militia and my few templar, watching as they throw themselves into the field of blue, using their bodies and all the goop they can stuff inside themselves to chew through the c...

B4C70 - Authority Dies

Tyron’s chest was on fire as he continued to force his own heart to beat.

Looking up at the Noble lady of House Erryn, he could see the fear in her eyes, the uncertainty starting to take hold. He savoured it. For how long had he yearned for such a moment? Every night for five years, ever since his parents had died, he had stared unseeing, burning for a chance like this. He wouldn’t let anything take it from his grasp, not even death.

“You think you’ve won?” Lady E...

Chapter 1503 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Retirement wasn’t exactly what Goszi had in mind. In some ways, he was living a life of luxury beyond the wildest dreams of any Krath. He didn’t have to work, he was fed without having to move his foot, his safety was guaranteed, and most of all, he was protected from the greatest danger to any member of the slug tribes; other Krath.

There were downsides, of course, he was confined to a single room and lacked stimulus. The ants had tried to provide things to entertain him, pu...

Got Interviewed

Fellow author person JD Blackrose interviewed me for her blog and you can find the post and video here: Interview With RinoZ About Chrysalis - SlipperyWords

She really enjoyed the series and had some good questions to ask, so if that interests you at all, follow the link! :D

Chapter 1502 - A Different Sort of Templar

Standing nearby is an odd looking fellow. He’s a lot older than the others. Allison, Trean and Emilia are the youngest, and from what I gather, they’re about as young as a person can be and get a Class. I haven’t asked anyone exactly what age that is, and nobody has told me… so if I were to guess they’re… fourteen? Twelve?

I don’t know! It’s been ages since I was a human, I barely remember what I looked like back then!

They’re young. Done.

Alis and J...

B4C69 - Divine Law

“Where are they?” Recillia demanded.

“I-I don’t know,” Grand Magister Tommat replied. “It must be taking longer than anticipated to settle matters in the city.”

The fear was so prevalent in his tone that the Lady of house Erryn could no longer prevent her contempt from showing on her face.

“This tower is rotten from top to bottom,” she hissed, her voice full of venom. “I have been too soft on you Magisters. That will change in the future.”

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Chapter 1501 - The Templar of The Eldest

The Colony has always been fascinated by the way the Class system interacts with their existence. The first new Class to come about as a direct result of the Colony was the Antmancer Class tree first unlocked by Beyn Naligic. Since that first breakthrough, there were numerous others, including the Antsistant Worker Tree, the Colony Militia Tree, and Ant Cavalry Tree. 

However, by far the most mysterious was the Templar, somehow linked to the Eldest via a mechani...