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!

grown by leaps and bounds! I managed to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After

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

make sure I max my core out

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber and

a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly

If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you

size change 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. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in size along with the rest of me, possibly enough to store five

capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

jump about a little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really

status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into

drink five times, taking it slowly and

should I do

during an evolution, it’s even more important

is to go

to move around the Lake

move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I

issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to

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

them before I evolve. The bonus is just too

first job done the next logical step for

I hate to do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before

hour to make my way back to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing

should take on at once now. I was able 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 are leaving

fair while before a group of four heads

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

with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m

some reason I just don’t feel the same sort of tension I did

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

sympathy for

in front I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down one

the result too carefully I quickly line

POW!

directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to

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