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!

grown by leaps and bounds! I managed to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just

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

to make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

self

Out of the chamber!

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

The evolution has 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 a bit less than

ant that size on Earth you would

impacted 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

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling

need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the

be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from

drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling

I do

how important it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even

mission is to go collect my

the Lake and

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

have an issue with me absorbing all four of them

me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or perhaps

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

logical step for me is to test

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

scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult

able to do three, four

Let’s try four...

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

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

them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb

move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake

the same sort of tension I did

once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the

No sympathy

I don’t waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

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

carefully I quickly line

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves

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