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.

back of my thorax and lost 10 HP before it stopped melting into me.

able to

shown in the form of Acid Shot level 5! Ready

purchase but I cannot pass

Acid Shot skill, continues to improve accuracy with ranged acid

Buy!

sensation of skill

this additional range boost I’ll be able to make more reliable shots from greater range, improving my safety as well as my ability

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

for the tricky

The Biomass.

monsters has been critical so far in allowing me to locate isolated

improving my combat effectiveness would mean improving my acid, this would

+1 won’t make

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

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. Moving into another unknown environment down below I want

It’s settled then.

like to purchase +4 eyes? This will cost

Oh boy....

Yes.

hhhhuuuuuuuuUUUUUUAAAARRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!!

that moment. I could feel my eyeballs growing,

this torture.... Make it

mutating. Mutations are amazing! But

and my

from my head, my field of vision has improved quite a bit, I can even see my own gaster waggling behind me when I’m facing

isn’t what I’d like it to be but it certainly is massively improved from when I was first

way Anthony, and soon, soon you will be

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

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 may be time to try and take on one

is finding one of them alone. They tend to move around in groups 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 I could aim

just have to wait and see if

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