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!

grown by leaps and 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

reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by the core was no joke and my evolution would

to make sure I max my core

Ha!

a look at my new self

Out of the chamber!

out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into

lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit

seen an ant that size on Earth

edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland

stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in more

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

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

gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run

times, taking it slowly and feeling out my new

I

during an evolution, it’s even more important

the first mission is to go collect my

move around the Lake and head towards the camp

took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually

me absorbing all four

stage of evolution can I

have to get all of them

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

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

and up into my scout tree once more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but

centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three,

Let’s try four...

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

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

I don’t miss the opportunity and

bit faster now, with my longer legs and more

the same sort of

once they almost looked me in the eye I’m

No sympathy for

waste any time and place myself directly

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

superb accuracy,

I quickly line up and

POW!

directly struck as it moves forward

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