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 Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been

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

my core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less than two metres

seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

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 me, possibly enough

increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass at one

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

good but I need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I

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

an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly

I do

important it is to improve my monster core during an

is to go collect my buried

doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and

path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive

all four of them and my

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

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

logical step for me is to test my new body

was able to defeat them before

mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit

three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d had to turn tail and

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 that

a group

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

longer legs

just don’t feel the same sort of tension

in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying

sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

I quickly line up and fire

POW!

directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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