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!

more than double 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 able

due to my extremely wise decision to condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to

core

Ha!

self yet and I’m

Out of the chamber!

myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out into the forest

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

seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely

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 defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in size

allowing me to take in more

Ho boy! So exciting!

trying to get used to the feeling of my new body. I really feel much stronger than before! I can’t wait to test

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

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

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

I

it is to improve my monster core during an evolution, it’s even more important that secure more monster

to go collect

doesn’t take long to move around the Lake and head

not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at the tree were I buried

have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to twenty

took five cores to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it

all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just

done the next logical step for

centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low. Let’s

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

even sure how many centipedes I should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit

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

fair while before a group

the opportunity and immediately

longer legs

just don’t feel the same

now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down

sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

accuracy, covering the

result too carefully I quickly line up and

POW!

is directly struck as it moves

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