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!

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 just a single evolution I’ve been able to make such a huge different

is 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 provided by the core was no joke and my evolution would not have been nearly

I max my core out

Ha!

self yet and I’m already

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length?

seen an ant that size on Earth

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

has increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger

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

be extra careful since I don’t want

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

should I

important it is to improve my monster core during an evolution,

first mission is to go collect

move around the Lake and head

directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I

have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max

to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I

of them before I evolve. The

for me is

of sense. I was able

into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly

now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d had to turn tail and

Let’s try four...

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 to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency than I’d seen not that long ago. What is

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

them I don’t miss the

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

just don’t feel the same sort of tension I

in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny

sympathy for

any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering

I quickly

POW!

second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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