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!

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 this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able

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

max my core out before I evolve the next

Ha!

self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

I did myself out of my seemingly much

The evolution has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall

size on Earth you would absolutely lose

significantly larger than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through

has increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait

status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around

to be extra careful since I don’t want to

an hour to drink five times, taking

I do

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

is to go collect my

take long to move around the Lake and head towards the camp

from their camp

absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to twenty

stage of evolution can I expect it to take

all of them before I evolve.

done the next logical step for me is to test my

hate to do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the

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 difficult ,but not much more since my weight increase is

do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a

Let’s try four...

groups of

before a group of four heads

don’t miss the

longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able

the same sort of tension I did

Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m

No sympathy

front I don’t waste any time

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and

the result too carefully I

POW!

as it moves forward to assess

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