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!

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

as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no

have to make sure I max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less

ant that size on Earth

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

increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass

Ho boy! So exciting!

turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before!

status again I notice

have to be extra careful

drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my

I

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

first mission is to go collect my buried

doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and head towards

camp to the lake. Eventually I

doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to

this stage of evolution can I expect

to get all of them

my first job done the next logical step for

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

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

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

Let’s try four...

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

a group of

I spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and

longer legs and more powerful

just don’t feel the same sort of

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

No sympathy for

get in front I don’t waste any

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

carefully I

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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