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.

stopped melting into me. Even just that small bit of acid was a third of my health! I’m severely tempted

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

the rewards have finally shown in the form of Acid Shot level 5! Ready to be

to purchase but I cannot pass

Shot -> Improved Acid Shot. cost 1 sp: The upgraded Acid Shot skill, continues to improve accuracy with ranged acid attacks whilst giving additional improvement to attacks

Buy!

trickling sensation of skill learning melts

be able to make more reliable shots from greater range, improving my safety as well as my ability to reliably

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

the

The Biomass.

in allowing me to locate isolated prey and prevent others from sneaking up on me, the

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

be pointless, +1 won’t make much of a difference to anything, my defence is terrible, I’d rather work

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

top of my priority list? My instinct is to be more defensive. Moving into another unknown environment down below I want to have every possible advantage I can get. That means being able to see the enemy before they

It’s settled then.

you like to purchase +4 eyes?

Oh boy....

Yes.

hhhhuuuuuuuuUUUUUUAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!!

that moment. I could feel my eyeballs growing, stretching and my carapace shifting to make

Gandalf... this torture.... Make it

hate mutating. Mutations are amazing! But

settles down and my vision

now since my eyes bulge further out from my head, my field of vision has improved quite a bit, I

but it certainly is

Anthony, and soon, soon you will be home

about being misty eyed! I have to continue to harvest XP and Biomass as fast as I can! Those humans will come

go, scurrying onto the roof and once 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

possibility that their thick fur, which covers most of their

have to wait and

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