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!

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

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 evolution

to make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next

Ha!

at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the

Out of the chamber!

I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller

The evolution has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make

size on Earth you would

than before, with a little more edge in them, which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel

assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel

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

I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into

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

should I do

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

mission is to go

around the Lake and head towards

from their camp to the

issue with me absorbing all four of them and

max me out, for this stage of evolution

matter what, I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just too

my first job done the next logical step for me is to test my

sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s go see what I can

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

not even sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a

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 than I’d

while before a group of

I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb

my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able to

feel the same sort of

almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny little

sympathy

any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

watching the result too carefully I quickly line up and fire

POW!

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

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