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!

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 a single

to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided

have to make sure I max my core

Ha!

self

Out of the chamber!

I did myself out of my seemingly

the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less

seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

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

also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new

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

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

half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and

should I

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

the first mission is to go

to move around the

they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I

all four of them and

took five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I

them before I evolve. The bonus

for me is to test my new

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 what I can do

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 ,but not much more since my weight increase is balanced with an increase in

now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d

Let’s try four...

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 I’d seen not that long

a fair while before a group of four heads out into the

the opportunity and

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

some reason I just don’t feel the same sort of

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

sympathy for

in front I don’t waste any

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back

I quickly line

POW!

that! The second centipede is directly struck as it

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