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!

Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth

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

max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

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

an ant that size

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

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait to test it

again I notice that my mana is empty so

was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful

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

I do

my monster core during an evolution, it’s

mission is to go collect my

long to move around the Lake and head towards

path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores

an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to twenty

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

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

next logical step for me is to

nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is

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

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...

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 going on with

a group of four heads

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

bit faster now, with my longer legs

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

looked me in the eye I’m now

sympathy

I don’t waste any

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

watching the result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

struck as it moves forward to

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