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

luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core

sure I max my core out before I evolve the

Ha!

new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much

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

size on

through enemy defences. I can

my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait to test

moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty

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

five times, taking it slowly

should I

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

the first mission is to go collect my

doesn’t take long to move around the

to stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to

issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to

cores to max me out, for this stage of

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

step for me is

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

I’m significantly heavier now so

three, four with

Let’s try four...

picking on these centipedes quite a bit, their numbers don’t seem much diminished, if 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

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

miss the

now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m

just don’t feel the same sort of

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

No sympathy for

I don’t waste any time and place

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead

too carefully I quickly

POW!

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

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