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!

more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place.

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

my core

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet and

Out of the chamber!

out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and

the same for length? Which would make me roughly

seen an ant that size on Earth you

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

can also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

get used to the feeling of my

again I notice that my mana is

Titan-Croc appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra

about half an hour to drink five times, taking

should I

core during an evolution, it’s even more

is to go collect

move around the

camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I

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

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

matter what, I have to get all of them before I

first job done the next logical step for me is to test my new

able

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

on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d

Let’s try four...

me 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

a group of four heads out into the forest

I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to

quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake the

just don’t feel the same sort

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

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the

too carefully I quickly line

POW!

that! The second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat

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