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!

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

to condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving.

sure I max my core out before I

Ha!

at my new self yet and

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the

a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length?

that size on

impacted in other ways as 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

increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

jump about a little bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than

again I notice that my mana is empty so I

out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I

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

should I do

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

to

long to move around the

the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores without

issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to twenty

cores to max me out, for this stage of

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

next logical step for me is to test my

it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the

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

do three, four with a bit of trouble.

Let’s try four...

here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with

a fair while before a group of four heads out into the forest

spot them I don’t miss the opportunity

move quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs

just don’t feel the same sort of

in the eye I’m now able to look down on them

No sympathy

in front I don’t waste any

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering the

watching the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

second centipede is directly struck as it

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