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!

has 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

is also due to my extremely wise decision 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

core out before

Ha!

my new self yet and I’m already thinking about

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out

the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less than

ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your

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

capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass at one

Ho boy! So exciting!

get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger

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

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

take about half an hour to drink five times, taking

should I

is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure

to go collect my buried

the Lake and head towards

stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores without

absorbing all four of them and my max

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

what, I have to get all of them before I evolve. The

the next logical step for me

the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s

my way back to the centipede mound and up 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 increase

was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a

Let’s try four...

Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency than I’d seen not that long ago. What is

before a group of four heads out into the forest

I don’t miss the opportunity

can move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to

don’t feel the same sort of

the eye I’m now able to look

No sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering

too carefully I quickly line up

POW!

struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to

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