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!

is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able

well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before

my core

Ha!

new self yet

Out of the chamber!

with glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and

Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty

you’d seen an ant that size on Earth

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

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

Ho boy! So exciting!

get used to the feeling

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

was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from this neutral

hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out

I

during an evolution, it’s even

is to

to move around the Lake and head towards

they took directly from their camp to

doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to

stage of evolution can I expect

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

step for me is to

to do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them

significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but

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

Let’s try four...

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

group of four

them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to follow

move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame.

don’t feel the same sort of tension I

the eye I’m now able to

No sympathy for

in front I don’t waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

launched with superb accuracy,

the result too carefully I

POW!

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

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