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!

bounds! I managed 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

my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum

have to make sure I max my core out before I

Ha!

self yet and

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller

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

ant that size on Earth you would

through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

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

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

hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and

should I

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

is to

to 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

have an issue with me absorbing all four of

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

all of them before I

step for me

sense. I was able to

my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult

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

Let’s try four...

on these centipedes quite a bit, their numbers don’t 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 seen not that long ago. What is going on with these guys? Population

wait a fair while before a group of four heads out

spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb

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

don’t feel the same sort of tension

Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them

No sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down

the result too carefully I quickly line up

POW!

second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the

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