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!
my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single evolution I’ve been
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 would not have been
my core
Ha!
had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking
Out of the chamber!
did myself out of my seemingly
has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me
that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your
getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in size along with the rest
allowing me
Ho boy! So exciting!
trying to get used to the feeling of my
again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake
to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from
take about half an hour to drink five times,
should I do
my monster core during
the first mission is to go
move around the Lake and head towards the
not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I
all four of them and my max MP goes
this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or
I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just
for me is to test my new body
I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the
I’m significantly heavier now so climbing
not even sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of
Let’s try four...
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 ago. What is going on with
have to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out into the
spot them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately
now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m able
reason I just don’t feel the same sort
much larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the tiny
No sympathy for
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
result too carefully I quickly
POW!
second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess the
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