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!

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

well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke

I max my core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out

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

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

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 shots

capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass at one

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger

out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana

was evolving. I’ll have to be

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it

I

improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even

the first mission is to go collect

move around the Lake

from their camp to the lake. Eventually

an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my

max me out, for this stage of evolution can I

of them before I evolve. The

job done the next logical step for

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 go see

to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is

sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a

Let’s try four...

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

group of

I don’t miss the opportunity and

longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake

just don’t feel the

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

sympathy for

don’t waste any time and place myself directly in

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back

I

POW!

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

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