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!

to more than double my Might 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

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 so powerful

have to make sure I max my core

Ha!

self yet and I’m

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less than

that size

them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased

has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass at

Ho boy! So exciting!

to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel

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

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

hour to drink five times,

should I

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

first mission is to go collect my buried

doesn’t take long to move around the

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

all four of them and my max MP goes up

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

them before I evolve. The bonus

logical step for me is to test my new body

I 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 the risk is low. Let’s go see what I can do

scout tree once more. I’m significantly

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

Let’s try four...

seem much diminished, if anything there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with a higher frequency than I’d

a group of

the

quite a bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to overtake the convoy

I just don’t feel the same sort of tension I did

these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like

sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

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

carefully I quickly line up

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves

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