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!

Evolution is clearly incredibly important

good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving.

make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

look at my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much

has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same

ant that size on Earth you

than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

feeling of my new body. I really feel

I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake for a

I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him

five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my new

should I

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

is to go collect my

take long to move around the

their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the

have an issue with me absorbing all four of

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

have to get all of them before I evolve.

step for me is to test my

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

hour to make 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

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

Let’s try four...

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

a group of

miss the opportunity and

bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to

some reason I just don’t feel the same

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

sympathy

front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

the result too carefully I quickly line up

POW!

is directly struck as it moves

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