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!
than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a
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
make sure I max my core out before I
Ha!
had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking
Out of the chamber!
I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and
probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit
If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your
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
has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass
Ho boy! So exciting!
trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really
moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is
appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want
an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and
I
monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure more monster
mission is to go
the Lake and head
their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I
four of
this stage of evolution can I expect it to
all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just too
step for me is to
hate to do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and
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
now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which
Let’s try four...
is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are
wait a fair while before a group of four heads out into
I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb
legs and more powerful frame.
I just don’t feel the same sort
now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the
sympathy
any
Welcome! To your doom!
POW!
with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back
the result too carefully I quickly
POW!
directly struck as it
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