Law of the Swarm

Chapter 63 Strange Frost Fluctuations
"I don't know whether to say you are lucky or not."

System wrapped Shava's chrysalis with his tentacles, and he quickly detected that Shava's level was level 11, which did not reach level 12 for the normal second pupation.

Perhaps because of the gradually cold weather and the threat of survival, Shava entered the second pupation ahead of schedule.

But apparently, Shava's second pupation was not entirely successful.

Using tentacles to further entangle the chrysalis formed by Shava, System carefully felt the [Pupation] talent in Shava's body, and began to consume the experience points in his body to strengthen Shava's [Pupation] talent.

System didn't know if doing this would have any effect, but if nothing was done, there was a [-]% chance that Shava would die as a result.

97%...93%...87%...71%...

System's experience bar keeps dropping, but Shava's condition hasn't changed much for a long time, and Shava's spirit hasn't come to his senses either, and he has only vaguely responded to System's spiritual messages.

However, when System's experience bar dropped to about 50%, Shava's body finally changed. She was frozen and began to thaw with white juice...

It seems that because of the frost energy attached to the experience transmitted by System, Shava's body also absorbed and mastered this frost energy.

The body of an insect in the [Pupation] state is extremely easy to mutate, and Shava may have obtained the frost blood like System because of this, becoming a creature with frost power.

With the continuous infusion of experience, System discovered that the white juice in the gap of the pupa of the sava began to squirm like his [corroding slime]. It didn't take long for the pupa to vibrate slowly.

The white juice inside the chrysalis is constantly rolling, filling the gaps on the surface of the chrysalis.

This part of the white juice began to solidify not long after, and gradually turned dark brown to completely block the gap, and the surface of some rough chrysalis also became smooth.

The pupae formed by Shawar began to bulge and shrink continuously as if inflated. The deformed pupa gradually became a normal oval shape, and finally remained at a size of 10 cm. The heartbeat inside the pupa gradually stabilized.

When System finally had 30% of his experience points left, everything in the chrysalis became stable, and it seemed that Shava should have survived.

However, Shava's spirit still hasn't recovered, and she still responds vaguely to System's spiritual messages as before.

……

After placing the two surviving chrysalis and Shava's chrysalis together, System began to deal with the many dead ants in the temporary nest.

If it were ordinary ants, System could eat them without hesitation, or keep them as food reserves, but he couldn't do the same thing after all with the ants he raised with his own hands.

System carried these ant corpses and gathered them in the same empty room.

After looking at the ant population inside, System destroyed the soil at the connection between the empty room and the main passage, and started to bury the empty room in the depths of the temporary nest forever.

Whether it is grasshoppers or ants, they can be regarded as successful in reproduction in this world. Although they do not have strong individual strength, their excellent fecundity enables them to adapt to a variety of environments.

Even if they are preyed without hesitation, even if they are wiped out by natural disasters and magical forces, insects will struggle to survive.

But no one will look at the weak insects, and the death of the insects will not be remembered by anyone, not even by themselves.

System seemed to let out a sigh, he didn't want himself, Shava and the remaining two ants to live like this.

Maybe he can...

System shook the worm's head and didn't continue to think about it. He used his tentacles to gradually tamp down the loose soil here, and then went to an empty room where food was stored and began to eat.

In fact, among the many foods that System ate, the meat of some arthropods is what System likes the most, and this kind of meat is also the most helpful to his body.

But in this world of ice and snow, it will be difficult for him to eat it again in the future.

System thought of that huge lake, maybe some crabs and shrimps could survive under the ice of the lake...

After eating until his abdomen gradually swelled, Sith came to the empty room where he placed the three chrysalis. Accompanied by the three chrysalis, he gradually entered a dormant state.

After a whole day of continuous traveling, digging snow with tentacles, and strengthening Shava's [chrysalis] talent, System was exhausted both mentally and physically...

……

……

System fell asleep for a long time this time, lasting a full dozen hours. The time he looked at the [Tools Menu] was already noon of the next day.

System shook the tentacles on the top of his head, and moved the many tentacles on his body.

Maybe it was because he slept for a long time, or maybe it was because returning to this temporary lair made him feel good. After more than ten hours of deep sleep, System felt very refreshed after the rest.

In the dormant state, the tentacles on System's body grew rapidly. Five tentacles had grown to a length of 5 centimeters, and the newly formed three tentacles had also grown to a length of 30 centimeters.

System discovered that after more than ten hours of rest, wing buds had regrown on his back, and they had grown to one-third of the wings. It is estimated that his wings would be fully recovered in a few days.

……

And in the process of moving his body, System felt the special frost wave from time to time in the distance.

If it wasn't for the weak reaction of his body caused by this fluctuation, System might have slept longer.

This strange wave of frost and cold is somewhat similar to the wave of grasshoppers summoned by the Grasshopper Queen at that time, but the summoned objects were replaced by creatures with frost power.

System's [intuition] didn't feel uneasy, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with responding to the call along with this fluctuation.

But System didn't act rashly, after all, the old Druid's lesson from the past has just passed.

After some consideration, System activated his [Frost Form], and that strange blue halo appeared above his head.

When it comes to understanding the power of frost and cold, Nellis undoubtedly knows more than him.

However, when System asked Nellis, Nellis did not give him a clear answer.

According to Nellis, most of the summoning fluctuations are not dangerous, but it may also be a means for some ice and snow creatures to attract other ice and snow creatures in order to improve their strength or repair physical damage.

System nodded upon hearing Nellis' description. It seems that the so-called ice and snow world is not much different from the ordinary natural world. It is equally dangerous and full of many unknown dangers.

Feel the growing wings behind him. If his wings are fully grown, then maybe he can observe from a distance in the clouds what is causing this frost wave.

However, System quickly thought of the culprit that caused him to become a tentacle monster—the Lord of Glacier.

In this world filled with countless supernatural forces, even watching from a distance may not be absolutely safe.

……

Shaking his head helplessly, System lifted the [Frost Form], and then checked the three surviving chrysalis with his tentacles.

The spirit of the soldier ant Shava seemed to have entered a deeper slumber during these ten hours, and System was not receiving any response to the spiritual message he sent now.

However, System had a vague premonition that when Shava woke up from her deep sleep this time, she would emerge from her chrysalis and regain her previous consciousness.

As for the remaining female ant pupae and worker ant pupae, it was still the same as before. When System's tentacles touched the pupae, both ants would feel affectionate towards him.

But in addition to the affection of intimacy, the two ants also convey some cold feelings.

It seems that even the ability of [Cold Resistance] has a certain limit.

Today's weather is still too cold, and it is estimated that even the butterfly pupae that can survive the winter cannot resist this severe cold.

System didn't think too much, he stretched out more tentacles to entangle the two chrysalis, and decided to strengthen the [cold resistance] ability of the two chrysalis.

Perhaps after continuous strengthening, these two ants can move freely even in the ice and snow...

(End of this chapter)