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!
also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to
as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no
max my core out before I evolve the next time
Ha!
new self yet and I’m
Out of the chamber!
seemingly much smaller chamber and out
I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall
seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your
has impacted in other 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.
also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in
Ho boy! So exciting!
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
but I need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the
I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from
hour to drink five times, taking it slowly
should I do
to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important
to go collect my buried
around the
move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were
issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to twenty
to max me out, for this stage of evolution
have to get all of them before I
next logical step for me is to test my new body
a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without
and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing
at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit
Let’s try four...
there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency than I’d seen not that
group of four
the opportunity and immediately
bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake the
the same sort of tension
now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost
No sympathy for
don’t waste any time and
Welcome! To your doom!
POW!
is launched with superb accuracy,
carefully I quickly line
POW!
is directly struck as it moves forward
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