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 to a monsters’ growth

decision to condense my core, as well as 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 not have been nearly so powerful

I max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the next

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller chamber

the same for length? Which would make me

ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

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

has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass at

Ho boy! So exciting!

trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I

status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters

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

to drink five times,

I do

monster core during an evolution,

to go

long to move around the Lake and head towards the

the path they took directly from their camp to the lake.

absorbing all four of them and my max MP

max me out, for this stage of evolution can

all of them before I evolve. The bonus is

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

was able to defeat

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

to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare

Let’s try four...

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

a group of four

miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to

quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs

I just don’t feel the same sort of tension

so much larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now

No sympathy

I get in front I don’t waste any time

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves forward

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