Chapter 16 (1/2)

'Alpeon, where are the spiders?'

I visited the ter The spiders were definitely supposed to be here according toto the spider's allocated chamber, they were nowhere to be found

'They don't like termites, so they hide in their cocoons'

It seeainst the wall Even if I had the ability to view statuses, I wasn't able to locate them

The ability of Legol, one of the three spiders, was a skill which blocked my ownershi+p view

'That's a pretty useful skill'

'Indeed, a desirable power'

'Alpeon, could you please bring over the three special one's you mentioned yesterday?'

'They will arrive soon'

I approached Cocoons

'Legol, Arin, Hattan, show your faces'

'Forgive us Lord, we have no faces'

Are these kids serious, quite cheeky aren't they? Time to put them in their place

I gave one of the cocoons a hard poke

Shhhh Tuk,Tuk

Surprised, they fell aardly out of their cocoons, flat on their backs

'Lord, are you purposely trying to embarrass us?'

'Was it not you three which ignored me?'

'…'

They kept silent, actually they were still young children so I felt they were quite stubborn

'Co the next few days

As I was instructing thee appeared in my mind

'The children have arrived'

I couldn't believe er than an ordinary terht it would be about the same size as me Also, instead of the usually transparent olden lustre to it

It seeained abilities from the Root's nectar would also have a color sihly twice that of a regular termite but there levels were still low so I expected there would be roo on each side added to their hts

'Mir, Tagan, Jenna, do you all possess telepathy?'

'That is correct, Lord'

I has heartened to hear their voices ring in my mind Each of them had some unique abilities so ould be able to coordinate best if we could all co quality over quantity was the right choice, and the results were huous termites

'You guys will follow ht?'

Termites had excellent loyalty, a Hierarchical system was second nature to them, and they responded quickly to commands

'Alpeon I'll be borrowing these children for about 10 days, is that alright?'

'Of course, ?'

'I'll be heading to the neighbouring territory'

Alpeon was surprisingly quick to understand my intentions

'Go, Mir, Tagan, Jenna, Regal, Arin and Hattana'

Tak Tak Tak

I was headed back towards the where I first cae minions

Tak Tak Tak

Shhhhi Shhhhi

I was intent on conquering the Catacoth and nurturing my unique minions

'Lord, why do you also take along these eight legged traitors?'

Jenna, the only female of the termites, asked telepathically

'They are part of my objective this time around, same as you'

Jenna seely while walking away On our way there, after about one hour of traveling, the bickering between species was beco unbearable

'Jenna, Arin!, come stay near me'

They were the two most troublesome Both were female and their talents were unique, so they had personalities which didn't allow them to back down

'You two are on a time out, so behave'

They walked on each side of me, like punished children

I had quite the headache, in order for the races to coexist within the Pit in future, it was iood terood start

Well, one thing I can try to foster better unity, is to find them a common enemy

I led to the Catacoh the hole

'I will award the one with the best perfor their portion of nectar, so work hard to kill many monsters'

I could see that they had gotten excited An increase in nectar was the best reward for then species such as myself, the nectar seemed to only provide new abilities such as telepathy However, for locals like them, it would revamp their entire constitution, much like an evolution

He who received a double portion would certainly be ahead of the pack Not to enerations and were like seeded candidates to lead their respective races If they could one up their competitors, their position as future ruler would be all but assured Although it was a bit irresponsible of me, at least the Spiders became noticeably more serious

I took the children with me towards the iron door I had discovered early on

'Jenna, I'll be needing your help'

In fact, this was one the main reasons I had them follow me to level up

'Shhhhi shhhi

Jenna was capable of spitting out a highly acidic secretion, 's Likewise, Arin was able to send out poisonous web shots, just like Bianca I valued the to use them as part of a combo

Still, the door was thick and sturdy, although the acid abilities did

'Your turn, Hattana'

This was the second step

'Freeze!'

Chuuuuooo

It froze the door by boic properties

'Mir, Regol, join me for the last step and release your flames!'

Shwooo! Ptuii!

”Inferno! Inferno!…”

Harrrr! Ptuui

Mir had the ability to spit out a lava-like secretion while Regol could send out fla spider webs I topped it off with several Infernos and the door finally gave out

Jiiiiiiik

Despite it being a thick steel door, it finally couldn't stand up to our triple-tiered combo of Acid, Ice and Fire I finally learned that the door was about 15 centih it if I had been alone

'Great, time to conquer the Tomb I was born in'

I stepped through the door with my six powerful minions in tow On the next floor, we encountered the black half of a giant chessboard The pieces were stone statues, soht previously

I looked around carefully before walking down the stairs, ere no longer within the confines of e as easily

'Would it be possible to gain ownershi+p here?'

Actually, another reason why I was so hell bent on getting past this Iron door, was that I wanted to take ownershi+p of the Tombs as well Compared to the open area of the Pit, the Tombs were easier to hold and defend with their narrow tunnels It would ency situation

'Let's all enter the floor together at the same time Before the statues have a chance to prepare theol, Arin and Hattan, try to restrict theirthe ceiling and drop some black pockets on them

Everyone nods in agreement