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!

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

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

my core

Ha!

new self yet and I’m already thinking

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller

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

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that

capacity has increased, allowing

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait

moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around

I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t

about half an hour to drink five times,

I

core during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure more

first mission is to go collect

to move around the Lake and head towards

they took directly from their camp

issue with me absorbing all four of

out, for this stage

get all of them before I evolve. The

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

do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to

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

at once now. I was able to do three,

Let’s try four...

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

fair while before a group of four heads

the opportunity and immediately climb

a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame.

feel the

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

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down one

too carefully I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves

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