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
my extremely wise decision to condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before
core out before
Ha!
at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the next
Out of the chamber!
seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest
the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit
that size on Earth you
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 in size along with the rest of me, possibly enough to store five or six
assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass
Ho boy! So exciting!
spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I
a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join
evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from this
five times, taking it slowly
should I do
it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s
is to go collect my buried
doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and head towards
their camp
me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up
it took five cores to max me out, for 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 too
my first job done the next logical step for me is to test
it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s
about an hour to make my way back to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult
do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d had
Let’s try four...
there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up
a group of four heads out into the forest
spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to
my longer legs
don’t feel the same sort of tension I
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
No sympathy
don’t waste any time and place myself directly in front of
Welcome! To your doom!
POW!
first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and
carefully I quickly line
POW!
that! The second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to
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