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 in this place. After

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

I max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

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

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

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

assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t

moment. Checking my status again I notice

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful

about half an hour to drink five times,

should I

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

to go collect my buried

doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and head towards

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

issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP

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

matter what, I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just

step for

nest makes a lot of sense. I was able

once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing

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

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

have to wait a fair while before a group of four

the opportunity and immediately climb down

now, with my longer legs and more powerful

some reason I just don’t feel the same sort of tension I

almost looked me in the eye I’m now

No sympathy

front I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering

I quickly line

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat

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