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!

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 to

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

my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

haven’t even had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

glee I did myself out of my seemingly much

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

an ant that size

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

my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of

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 for

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

times,

I do

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

the first mission is to go collect my

move around the Lake and head towards

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

issue with me absorbing all four

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

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

first job done the next logical step for me

centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving

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

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 to

Let’s try four...

groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency

group of

I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately

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

some reason I just don’t feel the same sort of

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

No sympathy

any time and place myself directly in front

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy,

I quickly

POW!

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

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