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 to

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

max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the next

Out of the chamber!

with glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller

ho! 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

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

little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid

assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than

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

I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from

hour to drink five times, taking it

should I

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

the first mission is to go collect

the Lake and head towards

directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually

absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up

out, for this stage of evolution

them before I evolve. The bonus is just too

for

makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and

I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more since

three, four with a bit

Let’s try four...

these centipedes quite a 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

to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out

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

now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able

the same sort of tension

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

sympathy

I get in front I don’t waste any time

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

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

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

struck as it moves forward to assess

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