Chapter 409 Search for the Sophos (1/2)

Ah, the itch is back. It's horrendous. In just moments I'm on the ground with Tiny and Crinis watching over my p.r.o.ne and twitching form. Perhaps I should have waited until I was on my own, but once I started I got caught up! Why do I suffer this endless torment!?

To be honest, the worst part, by far, is the Vestibule. As the strange flesh crystal undergoes its mutation, waves of irritating, irresistible itchiness roll through my whole body until my eyes are bugging out of my head. I hate it! I hate it so much!

After five minutes, it's all done and I immediately start queueing up the mutations for +10. If I'm going to put up with this then I'm going to get it all done at once. Maximum pain in the minimum amount of time. Let's do this! After poking through the menu I end up with my selections looking like this:

Hyper Pressurised Acid Nozzle +10,

Thickened Potent Acid Concentration Gland +10,

Rapid Fatiguing Acid Stimulation Gland +10,

Instant Twitch Musculature +10,

Wide Gated Sub-Neural network +10.

Doubling down on all of the upgrades that I'd selected before. This particular purchase is going to set me back a cool two hundred Bioma.s.s. Quite the hefty price to pay. I'll have one hundred and eighty eight when it's done. The previous itch only just beginning to fade from my mind, I grit my mandibles and confirm my selections with the great and bearded system.

….

HAGGACKAFLA!!!!

Wait a sec….

SMAGGAGLEADAP!!!!

Is there another one coming?.... HA…. HAG….. No …. No I'm good…. SHLAMALAMANAN!!!! Aaand I'm back on the floor. This time it takes me ten minutes to get back myself as my body undergoes a savage round of mutations. To be honest it isn't quite as bad as the last time because I chose not to mutate the Vestibule. I want to think a little more on that before I commit to anything.

In fact, the range I got from the first mutation seems to be quite significant. I can feel the trickle of energy rocket back up to what it had been during the battle. It seems as if the entire colony is back within my range now. Which is good. Upgrading from +3 to +5 seems to have also increased the amount of energy trickling into my system, which is a plus! With more upgrades, the Vestibule will really start to flex some serious power. Something to look forward to.

[Alright guys. I'm okay.]