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!

Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able to make such

had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus

have to make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet and

Out of the chamber!

out of my seemingly much smaller chamber

same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and

that size on

which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I

has increased, allowing

Ho boy! So exciting!

on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much

Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake for a

out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be

drink five times, taking it

should I

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

the first mission is to go

the Lake and head towards

camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores without

four of them and my max MP goes up

took five cores to max me out, for this stage of

to get all of them before I evolve. The

job done the next logical step for me

makes a lot of sense. I was able

hour to make my way back to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more

should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of

Let’s try four...

seem much diminished, if anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and

wait a fair while before a group of four

I don’t miss the opportunity

my longer legs and more

reason I just don’t feel the

eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny little

No sympathy

don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy,

carefully I quickly

POW!

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

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