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!

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

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

I max my core out before

Ha!

new self yet

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber

significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty

that size

ways as well. My Mandibles are significantly larger than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I

my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait to

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

to be extra careful since I don’t want to

to drink five times, taking

I

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

the first mission is to go

long to move around the Lake

to stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp

have an issue with me absorbing all four of them

stage of evolution can I expect it

what, I have to get all of them before I evolve.

for

I was able to defeat them before

take me about an hour to make my way back to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly

on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from

Let’s try four...

me picking on 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

a fair while before a group of four heads

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

legs and more

some reason I just don’t feel the same sort

eye I’m now able to

sympathy for

any time

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the

I

POW!

as it moves forward to assess the threat

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