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.
it stopped melting into me. Even just that small bit of acid was a third of my health! I’m severely tempted
to regenerate eight HP and mostly
much acid in combat the rewards have finally shown in the form of Acid Shot
purchase but I cannot pass up the chance to improve my most
1 sp: The upgraded Acid Shot skill, continues to
Buy!
trickling sensation of skill learning melts through
this additional range boost I’ll be able to make more reliable shots from greater range, improving my safety as well as my ability to reliably output damage.
points! I’ll have to level up again as quickly as possible, so many skills are converging to level four! I want
the tricky
The Biomass.
far in allowing me to locate isolated prey and prevent others from sneaking up on me, the advantage in senses must never
combat effectiveness would mean improving my acid, this would then leave one extra Biomass that I
a process of elimination, carapace upgrade would probably be pointless, +1 won’t make much of a difference to anything, my defence is terrible, I’d rather work on speed
is tempting, I’d become a 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
top of my priority list? My instinct is to be more defensive. Moving into another unknown environment down below I want to have every
It’s settled then.
+4
Oh boy....
Yes.
hhhhuuuuuuuuUUUUUUAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!!
overcame me in that moment. I could feel my eyeballs
this torture....
Mutations are
settles down and my vision is one
from my head, my field of vision has improved quite a
it to be but it certainly is massively
long way Anthony, and soon, soon you will be home
continue to harvest XP and Biomass as fast as I can! Those humans will come roaring down into this cavern blasting everything they see before
advantage of the bonus Biomass for new targets... Since I’m fully rested, now it may
of two or three and they certainly can move fast. There is also the possibility that their thick fur, which covers most of their body will be able to nullify my acid to some extent. The only exposed targets
and
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