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!
is clearly incredibly important
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
to make sure I max my core out before I evolve
Ha!
even had a look at my new self
Out of the chamber!
myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into
tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less than two
an ant that size
which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland
stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in
Ho boy! So exciting!
turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel
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 extra careful since I don’t want to run into
take about half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my new
should I do
to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important that
the first mission is to go collect my
doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and head
stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I
have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes
it took five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to take
have to get all of them before I evolve.
step for me is to
of sense. I was able to defeat them before without
my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more
do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five
Let’s try four...
anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up
a group of
them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down
can move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m
don’t feel the
almost looked me in the eye
sympathy for
in front I don’t waste any
Welcome! To your doom!
POW!
with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back
result too carefully I quickly line up
POW!
it moves
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