Chapter 21: Battle against Thryss, the Root Reclaimer [1]
"Begin divergence pattern".
BZZZ!
My kin, he responded instantly, splitting his growth, redirecting energy into decoys while reinforcing the central stalk.
'Clever', I thought. 'Adaptive. Mine'.
Thryss, the Root Reclaimer was an opponent that I was not ready to face yet, the damned system definitely knew that. But facing this impossible opponent, something kept me from feeling despair yet.
Of course, my spite was there, but even more important was the new evolution that I just got, the Aphid Network.
With it, I developed something that was more than just myself.
A network, a communication channel, an authority. I didn't have the time to experiment with it yet, but something told me that its potential was limitless. Maybe it was delusion, but I believed that I could win.
After all, if I don't win, I die.
And then, the earth screamed.
BOOOOOM!