Chapter 248 I mutate therefore I itch (1/2)

Ho G.o.d! What the heck is this overwhelming itchiness!? From what depths of skin irritant h.e.l.l did Gandalf find this sensation? My body is fire! My mind is breaking! Why am I the only one who seems to be bothered by this? When Tiny spends Bioma.s.s he barely twitches and Crinis doesn't have a face so I can't tell what her reaction is but they don't seem to suffer like this!

Why Meeeeee!?

Eventually the torture ends and I slowly pick myself up from the ground.

I hate it. I hate it soo much.

Now what's next?

First I try to inspect my own carapace to see what has changed and unsurprisingly the s.h.i.+mmering diamond patches of my carapace have extended even further. Hang on a sec…

I peer closer to try and get a better view and what I see shocks me.

It isn't that the patches of Diamond have expanded, but rather they've been pushed outward by a core of pure diamond. In the centre of each diamond covering the carapace itself, my own exoskeleton, has been transformed into actual Diamond.

I'm getting more and more expensive…

So is this what will happen if I keep choosing to upgrade this path? I won't just get a diamond layer atop my carapace but my carapace will actually change into diamond?

I'm not sure how to feel about that.

Will my inner carapace plating still be able to heal my carapace if it's made of diamond? I suppose it will, it all seems to mesh together even when you don't think it should, Gandalf seems to have those things worked out well enough.

Next I flex my mandibles, trying to sense if there is a difference. They certainly feel stronger and more solid. Curiously, I channel my mana into them and am pleased to note how smooth the flow of mana feels. The mandibles themselves immediately glow with the energy of mana. Ooooo this feels strong.

Eagerly, I check my status to see what has changed.

My Savage Infused Mandibles +10 has now become Empowered Mandibles +15 and my

Hardened Diamond Carapace +10 has become True Diamond Carapace +15.

And it only cost me 130 Bioma.s.s. *Sob*.

Ok. Hold it together Anthony. Still have more to spend.

236 Bioma.s.s left. Yikes.

At forty Bioma.s.s a pop I have enough left to upgrade five body parts to +10, and I only needed enough to cover four, so I should be able to get one more part to +15! Fantastic!

All right. Here we go!

[Would you like to upgrade Pheromone Language Gland to +10?]

Yep!

[At this level you may choose a mutation enhancement.]

Once more the menu blossoms within my mind, filled with the possible selections of pheromone upgrades and there are tons.

Acid pheromones that cause damage to any who inhale them? What the heck? I mean… I guess the ants don't inhale the pheromones so it wouldn't hurt the colony… Not sure on that one.

Mind Strike pheromones that weaken the will of any who come into contact with them? Could be handy for setting someone up for a mental attack… pity I can't do those yet.

Flammable pheromones, fill up an enclosed s.p.a.ce with this stuff and then throw in a fire spell. Kaboom! So like, petrol fumes pheromones? WHY?!

I spy one option that piques my interest.

Persuasive Language Pheromones. Makes your pheromones more persuasive when being used to communicate with others, causing others to consider your signals before listening to others.