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!

than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’

also due to 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 bonus provided by the core was no joke and my

make sure I max my core out

Ha!

my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

with glee I did myself out of my seemingly

Maybe the same for length? Which would make me

you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely

has impacted in other ways as well. My Mandibles are significantly larger than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy

assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing

Ho boy! So exciting!

the spot, trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I

I notice that my mana is empty so I join

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

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it slowly and feeling out my new

I do

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

is to go collect

around the Lake and head towards the camp

from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried the cores without

issue with me absorbing all four of

me out, for this stage of evolution can

have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just

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

I was able to defeat them before without

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

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

Let’s try four...

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

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

the opportunity and immediately climb down

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

I just don’t feel the same

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

sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

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

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