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!

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

wise 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 and my evolution would not have been

core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

had a look at my new self

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly

now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would

that size on Earth

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

allowing me to take in more Biomass at one

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

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

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

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out

should I do

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

mission is to go collect my

move around the Lake and

path they took directly from their camp

an issue with me absorbing all four of

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

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

my first job done the next logical step for me is to test my new body

centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before

up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier

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

Let’s try four...

me picking on these centipedes quite a bit, 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

to wait a fair while before a group of four

miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to follow

longer legs and

just don’t feel the same sort of tension I

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

No sympathy

in front I don’t waste any time

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down one

I quickly line up and fire

POW!

as it moves forward to assess

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