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!

by leaps and bounds! 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 evolution I’ve been

the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and my

core out before I evolve the

Ha!

self yet and I’m already

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit

If you’d seen an ant that size on

more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences.

has increased, allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new body. I really

I notice that my mana is empty so I join

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

five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my new

I do

improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s

mission is to go collect my

around the Lake and

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

Gandalf doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of them

out, for this stage

have to get all of them before I evolve. The

first job done the next logical step for me is to

a lot of sense. I was able to defeat

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

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

Let’s try four...

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 ago. What is going on

before a group of four heads

don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down

legs

just don’t feel the same sort

so much larger than these 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 the tiny

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down

the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

as it moves forward to

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