Chapter 53: New Eggs

As Azure watches, the transformation of the Grimcrawler queen completes. Her once-dull exoskeleton now pulses with a faint, ominous glow, but outwardly, her appearance hasn't changed much. She stands in eerie silence for a moment, testing her newfound strength, her limbs flexing with an uncanny, practiced precision.

Then, without warning, the queen lowers herself, abdomen tensing as she begins laying eggs. Azure's eyes narrow as he notices the first one emerging—it's larger, more substantial than the usual Grimcrawler eggs, even surpassing the size of the guards' eggs. The new egg is wrapped in a dense, dark casing that practically vibrates with a suppressed energy.

In his mind, Azure's curiosity sharpens. "That's… different," he says, his voice filled with intrigue. "A new kind of Grimcrawler?"