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!

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 a huge

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 nearly so powerful

sure I max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and

the same for length? Which would

If you’d seen an ant that size on

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 me,

has increased, allowing me

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! I can’t wait to test

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

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since

take about half an hour to drink five times,

should I

how important it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s

mission is to

around the Lake and head towards the

not move on the path they took directly from their camp

four of them

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

them before I evolve. The bonus is

the next logical step for me is to test my new

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

and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing

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

Let’s try four...

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

a fair while before a group of four heads out into

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

with my longer legs and more

I just don’t feel the same sort of

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

No sympathy

don’t waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy,

watching the result too carefully I quickly line

POW!

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

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