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!

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

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

core out before I evolve

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and

same for length?

size on Earth you would

me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that

allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

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

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

drink five times, taking it slowly

I

during an evolution, it’s even more

is to go collect my buried

move around the Lake and head towards

path they took directly from their camp

issue with me absorbing all four of

this stage of evolution can I expect it

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

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

do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving

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 a bit more difficult ,but not much more since my weight increase is balanced with an increase in

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 nightmare from which

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 not

to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out into the forest for

spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and

legs and more powerful

just don’t feel the same sort of tension

the eye I’m now able to look down on them

sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its back and down

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the threat

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