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!

Evolution is clearly incredibly important to

had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving.

make sure I max my core

Ha!

haven’t even had a look at my new self yet and

Out of the chamber!

glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the

Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely

them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

about a little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new

my status again I notice that

evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him

drink five times, taking it slowly and

should I

during

to go

move around the Lake and

from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores

all four of them and my max MP goes up to

max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect

have to get all of them

my first job done the next logical step for me

able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low.

into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more since my weight increase is balanced with an

at once now. I was able to do three, four with

Let’s try four...

seem 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 the forest

the

longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to

I just don’t feel the same

in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny

sympathy

any time and place myself directly in front of

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves

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