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 just a single evolution I’ve been

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

my core

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly

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

that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your

getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in size along with the rest

allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

trying to get used to the feeling of my

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

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

take about half an hour to drink five times,

should I do

my monster core during

the first mission is to go

move around the Lake and head towards the

not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I

all four of them and my max MP goes

this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or

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

for me is to test my new body

I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the

I’m significantly heavier now so climbing

not even sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of

Let’s try four...

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

have to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out into the

spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately

now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able

reason I just don’t feel the same sort

much larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the

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