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!

also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After

good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and my evolution

have to make sure I max my core out before

Ha!

my new self yet and I’m already

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would

seen an ant that size

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,

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

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 before! I can’t

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

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

to drink five times, taking it slowly and

I

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

first mission is to go collect my

around the Lake

the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were

Gandalf doesn’t have 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 expect it

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

logical step for me is to test

able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s go

I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is

take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which

Let’s try four...

don’t seem much diminished, if anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups

before a group

miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to

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

the same sort of tension I

now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now

No sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy,

result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

as it moves forward to assess the threat to

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