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!

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 to make such a huge different

condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before evolving. The bonus provided by

to make sure I max my core out before I evolve

Ha!

self yet and

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber and out

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

that size

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 along with the rest of me, possibly enough to store five or six

capacity has increased, allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

but 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 a quick

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

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

should I

monster core during

to

the Lake and head

they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive

absorbing all four of them and

it took five cores to max me out, for this stage

get all of them

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

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

hour to 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

once now. I was able to do three, four

Let’s try four...

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 that long ago.

fair while before a group of

the

bit faster now, with my longer legs and more powerful frame. I’m

don’t feel the same sort of tension I did

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 little

No sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across its

I quickly line up

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess

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