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!

clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able to make

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

max my core out

Ha!

new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and

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

an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely

Mandibles are significantly larger than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences.

can also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

bit and turn on the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new

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

have to be extra careful since I

to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my

should I

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

first mission is to go

to move around the Lake and

move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the

have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up

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

what, I have to get all of them before

next logical step for me is to test my new

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

me about an hour to make my way back to the centipede mound and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is

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 turn tail and

Let’s try four...

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

to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out

miss the opportunity and immediately climb

bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame.

don’t feel the same sort of

larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down

No sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and place

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

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

I quickly line up

POW!

struck as it moves forward

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