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!

my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important

my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided

have to make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet and

Out of the chamber!

with glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the

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

seen an ant that size on Earth you would

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 to store five or six shots

allowing me to take in more Biomass at

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so

was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t

to drink five times, taking it

should I do

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

the first mission is to

around the Lake

hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to

Gandalf doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP

time it took five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can

of them before I evolve. The bonus is just too

done the next logical step for me

do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low.

and up into 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 increase is balanced with an increase in

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 turn tail

Let’s try four...

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

fair while before a group of four heads out into the forest for

the opportunity and immediately climb down

can move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m

the same sort of tension I did

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

sympathy

don’t waste any time and place myself directly in

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

watching the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

as it moves forward to assess the threat

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