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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