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!

stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able to make such a huge different to my

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 joke and my evolution would not have been nearly

to make sure I max my core

Ha!

self yet and I’m already thinking

Out of the chamber!

myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber

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

ant that size on Earth

well. My Mandibles are significantly larger than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through

also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

trying to get used to the feeling of my

moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana

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

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

I

during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure more monster

mission is to go collect

move around the Lake and head towards the camp

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

absorbing all four of them and my

took five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to

I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just too

first job done the next logical step for

centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able

to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a

centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four

Let’s try four...

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

to wait a fair while before a group

the opportunity and immediately climb

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

don’t feel the same sort

much larger than these centipedes 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

No sympathy

don’t waste any

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy,

watching the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

struck as it moves

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