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!

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 able to make such

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

max my core out before I

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m

Out of the chamber!

myself out of my seemingly much smaller

evolution has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would

ways as well. My Mandibles 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 acid gland has increased in size along with the rest of

allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really

need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake

whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be

drink five times, taking it slowly

I do

it is to improve my monster core during an evolution,

the first mission is to

take long to move around the Lake and head towards

path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I

issue with me absorbing all four

stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or perhaps

have to get all of them before I

the next logical step for me is to

a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the

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

on at 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...

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

before a group of four heads out into the forest for

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

legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to

don’t feel the

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

No sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

the result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

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

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