Chrysalis 2: Upping the Ante
The stakes are rising, and so is Anthony!
Our antrepid adventurer must lead his new family to the surface to escape the relentless wave of monsters below. After all, the surface only has much weaker monsters and humans to deal with.
What could possibly go wrong?
Join the Colony as they are reforged and begin to manifest their destiny as the greatest civilization above and below the ground. Oh, and it's time for Anthony to introduce the newest member to his team, the cutest murderball of infinite terror Pangera has ever seen!
RinoZ
In the ever-evolving world of LitRPG and progression fantasy, few voices resonate quite like that of RinoZ. An Australian writer who started his journey not in the spotlight of publishing houses but in the quiet corners of web fiction forums, RinoZ carved out a name for himself with stories that don’t just entertain—they pull you in, level you up, and leave you questioning the very mechanics of the worlds you thought you knew.
What sets RinoZ apart isn’t just his knack for crafting immersive game-like systems or his obsession with stat sheets—though both are present in spades. It’s the way he uses those systems as a lens through which to explore transformation, identity, and resilience. In Chrysalis, his wildly popular debut, readers were introduced to a protagonist reborn as an ant in a dungeon teeming with danger. But what could have been a quirky gimmick became something much more: a deep, often funny, sometimes unsettling exploration of what it means to evolve—not just in level, but in spirit.
Chrysalis
In the immersive world of Chrysalis, the boundaries between life and death are far more fluid than one might imagine. When Anthony awakens in an unfamiliar world, reborn as a dungeon core, the laws of nature and existence are suddenly turned upside down. As he comes to grips with his new, unrecognizable form and environment, Anthony must navigate the perilous journey of survival, self-discovery, and evolution in a world where danger lurks around every corner.
Chrysalis consists of seven books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.