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!

clearly incredibly important to

also due to my extremely wise decision to condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus

I max my core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber

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

size on Earth

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

capacity has increased, allowing

Ho boy! So exciting!

used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before!

need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake for a

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

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and

should I

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

the first mission is to go collect my buried

the Lake and

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

with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes

cores to max me out, for this stage

get all of them before I evolve.

done the next logical step for

able to defeat them before without evolving and

into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is

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

Let’s try four...

anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with

before a group of four

the opportunity and

my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake the

I just don’t feel the same

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

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering

the result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward to

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