Chrysalis

Chapter 21

Phew, that was a furiously busy day. They have said in the past that great risk bring great reward and of course that is true.

It isn’t like I didn’t know that already, but I’d hoped to minimise as much risk as possible, circumstances have forced me into being aggressive and thankfully it has paid off!

I check my status to behold my incredible bounty!

Name: Anthony

Level: 4

Might: 15

Toughness: 12

Cunning: 25

Will: 18

HP: 28

MP: 0

Skills: Digging level 4; Acid Shot Level 5; Grip Level 4; Bite Level 4; Advanced Stealth Level 1; Tunnel Sense Level 3

Mutations: Eyes +3, Antennae +2, Acid +2

Species: Hatchling Ant Worker (Formica)

Skill points: 1

Biomass: 4

After consuming the Thorn Lizard and remains of my Coral Slug I had two Biomass, I held onto those and found another isolated Coral Slug to battle. By repeating my trick from earlier I was able to deal critical damage by landing a shot inside its mouth, however I wasn’t quite as quick and didn’t manage to avoid the acidic mucus the slug managed to project at me.

10 HP before it stopped melting into me. Even just that small bit of acid was a third of my

slug (which took a good while) I was able to regenerate eight HP and mostly restore myself to a picture of ant

shown in the form

a few basic skills I’d love to purchase but I cannot pass up

The upgraded Acid Shot skill, continues to improve accuracy with ranged acid attacks whilst giving additional

Buy!

warm trickling sensation of skill learning melts through my brain.

reliable shots from greater range, improving my safety

only I had access to more skill points! I’ll have to level up again as quickly as possible, so many skills are converging to level four! I want to upgrade all of them if possible, leaving

for the tricky

The Biomass.

want to upgrade my eyesight to +4. Having superior vision to other monsters has been critical so far in allowing me to locate isolated prey and prevent others from sneaking up on me, the advantage in senses must never

effectiveness would mean improving my acid, this would then leave one extra Biomass that I could spend on legs, carapace or

with a process of elimination, carapace upgrade would probably be pointless, +1 won’t make

bit more mobile which would help for scouting, retreating and fighting all together, cost effective indeed. +1 Mandibles doesn’t tempt me much, larger, stronger mandibles would help me dig a bit and sharper mandibles would help fight a little but not much, the only creature I’ve managed to bite much at all is the Thorn Lizard and they

with really only two viable paths, +4 eyes or +3 acid with +1 legs. Do I continue to place my senses at the top of my priority list? My instinct is to be more defensive.

It’s settled then.

like to purchase +4 eyes? This will cost

Oh boy....

Yes.

hhhhuuuuuuuuUUUUUUAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!!

that overcame me in that moment. I could feel my eyeballs growing, stretching and

torture....

hate mutating. Mutations are amazing! But mutating

settles down and my vision is one again

has improved quite a bit, I can even see my own gaster waggling behind me when I’m facing straight

to be but it certainly is massively

and soon, soon you will be home with

I have to continue to harvest XP and Biomass as fast as I can! Those humans will come roaring down into this cavern blasting everything

more going on the hunt. If possible I want to take advantage of the bonus Biomass for new targets... Since I’m fully rested, now it may be time to try

three and they certainly can move fast. There is also the possibility that their

just have to wait and see if an opportunity presents

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