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!

to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a

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

make sure I max my core

Ha!

a look at my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

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

twice as tall? Maybe the same

If you’d seen an ant that size on

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

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

Ho boy! So exciting!

trying to get used to the feeling of my

moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake for a

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

take about half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and

I do

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

is to go collect my buried

around the Lake

from their camp to the

an 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 can I

I have to get all of them before I evolve.

first job done the next logical step for me is to test my new body

lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s go see what I can do

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

even sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d

Let’s try four...

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 and returning with

group

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

bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake

I just don’t feel the same sort of

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

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

accuracy, covering the lead

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

struck as it moves forward

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