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Chapter 1459 - Brilliant Reports
🕑 Added 2024-10-04 02:00:03 +0000 UTCIt seems the Krath are planning on being more cautious this time around. That’s honestly more what I expected from them as opposed to their rather upfront and gung-ho approach we’ve witnessed till now.
Everything we know about them says that the slug tribes are the wiliest, most frustrating and downright nasty creatures a person can fight in the Dungeon. I didn’t think I’d even see a Krath for ages, let alone have them charging at me almost as soon as we arrived.
This feels more like what I expected. They’re going to poke and prod, try to work out what I can do, and devise a cunning plan to deal with me once and for all. It’s annoying, but I think I’ve learned enough for the moment to warrant heading back to report.
Also, I’m missing the end of one of my legs.
Having all six legs in operational condition is the bare minimum requirement for extensive investigation. It’s painful enough going out there without any open wounds.
As the Krath retreat, so do I, and Victor is a little surprised to see me back so soon.
“They’re out there,” I confirm, waggling my leg stump. “Tried to catch me with some sort of weird, living net-thing. It seems they’re quite keen to capture one of us.”
“As if we’d let them,” she huffs.
“There’s way more out there than I expected,” I warn her. “If the other tunnels are similar, then there’s a lot of Krath hanging around. I think they’re looking to do something major, soon.”
“I’ll send word to Solant. We’ll be on the lookout.”
Soon the scouts run off to deliver messages and I watch as the attitude of the surrounding soldiers grows even more grave, if that were possible. Knowing that there’s a horde of maniacal slugs out there is one thing, knowing that they’re right on your doorstep is another. I have no doubt the Colony will be ready when the Krath finally decide to take on the safe-zone.
Even though I was only out for a short period of time, the healers subject me to another vigorous examination and purification process. I swear they enjoy forcing me to sit and wait while they poke and prod at me. Eventually they give me the all clear after inspecting my leg for what I would consider to be way too long.
When that’s all out of the way, I decide it’s time to call on Brilliant and see if she’s made any progress regarding our ‘friends’ over at the Church of the Path. Reaching out to her via the Nave, I prod her to see what she’s doing.
[Hey, Brilliant. Got a second?]
[What? No,] she grumbles. [I’ve got a hundred different research projects on the go.]
[Is that really an issue?]
[No, because I’m BRILLIANT!]
[That’s what I assumed. Can you pop down to the fifth for a chat?]
[Aren’t we talking now? Why do I have to go down there?]
[It’s better to hold conversations in person.]
[You want me to hop through dimensions for your convenience?]
[Yes.]
[... Fine.]
It takes a surprisingly short amount of time for the little mage to appear. She pops into existence so quickly that I assume she was on the way from the moment I first reached out to her.
I’m lying on the ground, getting some leg-regeneration time, and all of a sudden I have an ant on my back.
“Working hard, I see,” Brilliant quips.
“I had to bite my own leg off to escape a Krath trap. Give me a break.”
“Sounds like things are going much as Solant expected then.”
“Wait, she consulted you? I didn’t realise you’d spoken at all.”
“Of course. I chat to Solant and Vibrant semi-regularly. Share perspectives, discuss differences of opinion and upcoming projects.”
A champion chat club? I had no idea that existed. I suppose it’s a good thing, they have unique ways of looking at the Colony and it certainly doesn’t hurt for them to cooperate with each other.
“Putting that aside, I wanted to speak to you about the Church of the Path.”
“I assumed as much.”
“What have you learned?”
She falls silent for a moment, unusual for Brilliant. Hesitance is the last thing I would ever expect from this braggadocious individual.
“Do you really want to know, Senior?” she says, finally. “It’s… not good.”
I don’t even know what to say about that.
“They took one of our family, Brilliant. There is no way I’m ever going to let it go.”
“I suppose that’s true,” she sighs. “I’ve been investigating this as you asked, and I believe I’ve learned what they want with us, and the process through which they achieve their goal.”
“There’s a process? What the heck are they doing over there?”
“The Church has some… interesting beliefs. I think you know some of it?”
“The Dungeon and monsters were created to give the sapient races a way to ascend… or something.”
“Right. However, the Church takes this view to the extreme. In their eyes, the Dungeon, and the monsters created within, are resources that only exist to empower the worthy.”
“There are plenty of groups who try to exploit the Dungeon,” I shrug. “Just about everyone does it to some extent, even us.”
If I’m being honest, the Colony has worked to exploit the Dungeon on an almost industrial scale.
“It’s more than just the extreme nature of the attitude, it's the methods they choose to apply. This is where the Nectar comes into play.”
“Nectar?”
“It’s a highly prized liquid only available through the Church, as they alone know the method of its creation. Remarkable stuff, apparently. Just by drinking it, one can gain experience and levels.”
“From a drink?!”
That sounds outrageous, but even more than shock, I feel a sinking feeling develop deep in my core. I’m starting to see why Brilliant might have been reluctant to tell me about this.
“Just spit it out. How do they make it, Brilliant? You know, don’t you?”
“Of course, Eldest. I’m Brilliant.”
Comments
RinoZ
Fixed!
Naimah
Same
Kyle Pemberton
Can you please fix my patreon tier so I can see chapters 1460 onwards?
Kyle Pemberton
Why can't I view the next two chapters for this patreon tier? There's been two chapters on RR since I've signed up.
Gopard
Thanks for the chapter!
Sgt. Rock
Next chapter should 100% not be in Anthony's POV. It should either be from Brilliant or one of his hidden protectors for maximum impact of feeling his anger.
Loulatsch
Are his stats even relevant at this point? Just numbers which are inconsistent and say nothing about his actuall power. Gauging anthonys progress/power by comparing stats was useless a long time ago. At least imo
Grey Knight Lord
I remember reading that page that said the Colony stopped at the Silver City. I belived they stoped because of Ramon.
alt31415
Nah, not for a while I think. Rammon is still there, and there's still a wave in the 5th coming.
Grey Knight Lord
The Sacking of the Silver City incoming
Bethany Bluebird
oh no... here comes the Dark One...
Ruwa
I could just see him going full rage mode and dark Anthony showing up when he hears how it's made
Brandon14754
The last update on his level we got wasn't from a full status sheet but was in chapter 1396 and he was lvl 52 out of 320 right before they entered the 5th for wuffer tests and we're currently on chapter 1459, only about 63 chapters later
evyatar
It’s just… on one hand it shows how terrifying the ants are, evolving and growing at a frankly absurd pace, on the other hand the world is HUGE ten thousand kilometers deep, and the rate of improvements is exponential, not only MORE levels are needed 320? Each level is also far harder, the first of 1/320 is probably a lot, a lot harder then … say the 80/160. The fifth seems like Vietnam, a slow slog, Antony got the opportunity to not simply fight for biomass and exp, but also for true battle experience and get experience being ambushed and surprised a thousand different ways in the coming ways, the fifth would test him again and again, and not only his system skills would rise but his own instincts and battle experience would rise, as a young monster that’s his weakness, there are thousands of spells and attacks he didn’t encounter yet from humans and sentient races or weird system abilities, a time skip of doing that and actually getting a tad older feels right to me at least
alt31415
Tired of our time - If we were zipping through you'd be saying "This is going too fast, the 5th is suppsoed to be a big deal."
Tag
A Naruto Shippuden time skip would be amazing if handled properly.
Sgt. Rock
I've got a horrible, gut feeling that Anthony will be a bit more than incensed about their methods, and will have to be restrained from acting in an . . . aggressive manner towards the city, that being sitting a fair distance away, charging up the biggest bomb he can (plus a bit) and empowering it with the Altar.
evyatar
I kinda some what agree, in the terms of the timeline in the way that things move way to fast, by that I mean a few time skips are needed and were needed, Antony getting to his point so fast it’s incredible and a miracle, more then a year since reincarnation but less then two, yet to truly show how deep the dungeon and explore… currently the ant colony ‘surface’ area is huge and Antony is alway pushing, now in the fifth it’s only a few hundred meters each day but the layer goes hundred of kilometers so a time skip of a long time is needed
Tag
We haven't had a stat sheet update in a while but I doubt that Anthony is anywhere near tier 8. We know the sacking of Silver City is coming and it is heavily hinted that it happens while he is evolving. I loved binging this series but I'm starting to get tired of our time in the 5th. I hope we get some serious plot development soon. Was the woofer queen experiment successful? What happened to the purified Krath eggs? What was the legion doing to Anthony on their last close encounter? Will the Krath's patron ancient wake up and tell them to back off? Hopefully this chapter will kick off some interesting events. The author has been dropping hints about the elixir for a long time.
Koala Man
The war of the silver city , where the ants left after completing their objective .
andwhyisit
Not only that, but her name isn't in FULL CAPS either.
Roombot
FOR THE EMPEROR! I mean COLONY!!
Zielscheibe
Bomb incoming in 3...2...1.. https://youtu.be/eAoR4h6SQGg?feature=shared
Buck
Here is where things start to go really badly for the Church of the Path. Once Anthony knows what they did to a member of The Colony, they will become enemy #1 as will Silver City through their association with what the Church of the Path did.
Brandon14754
Part of any balanced breakfast
Ether's Blessed One
She didn't even said her name in Capital Letters, that's how terrible the process is. Damn it, burn them, get rid of the entire Church of the Path.
Jayson Legott
Glad it’s Thursday and we don’t have to wait till Monday to see Anthony’s reaction
alt31415
Aw shit you know things are grim when there's no exclamation point at the end of 'I'm Brilliant!'
Thunderhoof
Ant Juice
Miguel Angel
Damn
