Chrysalis

Chapter 40

Do monsters dream when they evolve?

I can’t even close my eyes, let alone properly sleep. When I evolved I had no concept of time or sensation. I can remember confirming my choices and then... nothing. All of my thoughts vanished. Almost as my brain had been completely switched off.

...

And then back on again.

Whoa! What the heck??

I feel... Different.

Um... this is weird. I feel like my core is gradually cooling, as if it had been on fire just moments ago. What is that about?

It’s really strange. It isn’t like as a human you could go to sleep and then wake up in a different body. Like, I can already tell I’m significantly larger than I was before...

Forget this! Check the status!

Name: Anthony

Level: 1 (core)

Might: 31

Toughness: 22

Cunning: 25

Will: 18

HP: 50/50

MP: 0/20

Skills: Excavation Level 1; Improved Acid Shot Level 3; Grip Level 4; Crushing Bite Level 2; Advanced Stealth Level 3; Chomp level 3; Tunnel sense Level 4; Mana Manipulation level 3

Mutations: Focused Eyes +5, Antennae +2, Restrictive Acid +5, Legs +1, Mandibles +4, Carapace +1, Regeneration Gland, Pheromones

Species: Mature Ant Worker (Formica)

Skill points: 1

Biomass: 0

Hmmm.

Hmmmmmmm.

Huuuu ha.

Hahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

Behold! Witness my power!

grown by leaps and bounds! I managed to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in

as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and

core out before I evolve the

Ha!

my new self yet and I’m already thinking about

Out of the chamber!

glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out

Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less

seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in size along with the rest

allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really

again I notice that my mana

to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I

drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling

I do

important it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure

to go collect my

to move around the Lake and head towards

the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I

four of them and my max MP goes

stage of evolution can I expect it to

to get all of them before

first job done the next logical step for me is to test

I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s go see

centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but

do three, four with a bit of trouble.

Let’s try four...

bit, their numbers don’t seem much diminished, if anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency than I’d seen not that long ago. What

while before a group of

them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down

legs and

the same sort of tension

me in the eye I’m now able to look

No sympathy

I get in front I don’t waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the

the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

The second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat

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