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!

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

decision to condense my core, 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

my core out before

Ha!

had a look at my new self

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out

the same for length? Which would make me

an ant that size on Earth

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

can also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass

Ho boy! So exciting!

to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger

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

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

times, taking

I

is to improve my monster core during an evolution,

the first mission is to go collect my

to move around the Lake and head towards

took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive

with me absorbing all four of them and

this stage

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

job done the next logical step for me is to

targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able

tree once more. I’m significantly

how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble.

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 I’d seen not that long

fair while before a group of four heads out into

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

a bit faster now, with my longer legs

just don’t feel the

in the eye I’m now

sympathy for

any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the

carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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