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 monsters’ growth in this place. After

I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and my evolution would

sure I max my core out

Ha!

at my new self

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

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

size on Earth you would absolutely

size change has impacted in other 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.

increased, allowing me to take in more

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana

have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into

hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out

I

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

to

to move around the Lake and

path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I

Gandalf doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of

out, for this stage of evolution can I

get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is

done the next logical step for me is to test

it, I 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

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 difficult ,but not much more since my weight increase is balanced with

I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four

Let’s try four...

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

group

I spot them I don’t miss the opportunity

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

reason I just don’t feel the

centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on

No sympathy

get in front I don’t waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy,

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward

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