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!

and bounds! I managed to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to

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

sure I max my core out

Ha!

my new self

Out of the chamber!

of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out

same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall

seen an ant that size on Earth

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,

my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before!

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

I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t

five times, taking it slowly and feeling

should I

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

the first mission is to

around the Lake and head

camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores

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

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

get all of them before I

done the next logical step for me

do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and

an 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

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

Let’s try four...

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

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

spot them I don’t miss the opportunity

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

feel the same sort of tension I

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

No sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy,

the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

that! The second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to

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