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!

and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in

the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was

I max my core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m already thinking

Out of the chamber!

my seemingly much smaller chamber

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

size on Earth you would

in them, which should assist me in getting through

capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more Biomass

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

I need to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the

be extra

half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling

I

is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even

the first mission is to go collect

the Lake

camp to

four of them and my

for this stage of

all of them before

the next logical step for me is to test my new body

do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them

into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more since my weight increase is balanced with

do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d had to turn tail

Let’s try four...

picking 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

have to wait a fair while before a group

I spot them I don’t miss the opportunity

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

the same

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

sympathy for

in front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering

too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

that! The second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat to its

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