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!

strength has 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

condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and my evolution would not have been nearly so powerful

core out before I evolve the

Ha!

new self yet and I’m already thinking about the next

Out of the chamber!

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

twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely

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

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass

Ho boy! So exciting!

the spot, trying to get used to the feeling

I notice that my mana

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

to drink five times, taking it slowly

I

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

first mission is to go collect my

long to move around the Lake and

they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually

me absorbing all four of them and my max MP

max me out, for this stage of evolution can I

what, I have to get all of them before I

next logical step for

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

my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more since

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

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 returning with a higher frequency than I’d seen not that long

have to wait a fair while before a group

don’t miss the opportunity and

longer legs and more powerful

reason I just don’t feel the

so much larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look

sympathy for

I get in front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

too carefully I

POW!

it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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