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!

is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able to make such a

luck I had to reinforce it to

make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out

probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for

size on Earth you would absolutely

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 or six shots

stomach capacity has increased, allowing

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be

half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out

I

it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s

to

long to move around the Lake and head towards

try to stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the

doesn’t have an 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

I have to get all of them before I

first job done the next logical step for

of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is

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

to do three, four with

Let’s try four...

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

fair while before a group of four heads out into the

don’t miss the opportunity

quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and

I just don’t feel the

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 tiny little

No sympathy for

any time and place myself directly in front of

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

result too carefully I quickly line up and fire

POW!

as it moves forward to assess the threat to

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