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!

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

had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no

sure I max my core out before

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

Maybe the same

ant that size on

more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I

allowing me to take in more Biomass at one

Ho boy! So exciting!

to the feeling of my new body. I

is 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 around the lake

be extra careful since I don’t want to run into

to drink five times, taking it

I do

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

is to

move around the Lake and

hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I

absorbing all four

to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or

I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just

step for me

makes a lot of sense. I was able

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

not even 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 from which I’d had

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 a higher frequency than I’d seen not that long ago. What is going on with these guys?

while before a group of four heads

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

move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more

I just don’t feel the same sort of tension I

larger than these centipedes now. 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

sympathy

waste any time and place myself directly in front of

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

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

result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to

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