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!

double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a

condense my 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 my evolution would not have been nearly so powerful

I max my core out before I evolve the

Ha!

self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which

ant that size on Earth you would

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 shots

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t

my status again I notice that my mana is

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I

to drink five times, taking

should I do

core during an

to go collect my buried

take long to move around the Lake and head towards the

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

four of them and my max

five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten

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

for me is to test my

the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able

scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier

I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four

Let’s try four...

was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency

before a group of four

miss the opportunity

a bit faster now, with my longer legs and

reason I just don’t feel the

me in the eye I’m now

sympathy

I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down

too carefully I quickly

POW!

directly struck as it moves forward to assess the

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