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!

and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this

to my 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

sure I max my core out before I evolve the

Ha!

self yet

Out of the chamber!

with glee I did myself out of my seemingly much smaller chamber

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

you’d seen an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose

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, allowing me

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

status again I notice that my mana is

out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since

times, taking it slowly and

should I do

it is to improve my monster core during an evolution,

the first mission is to go collect my

long to move around the Lake and head towards

move on the path they took directly from their camp

me absorbing all four of them and

to max me out, for this stage of evolution can I expect it to take ten or

to get all of them before I evolve.

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

lot of sense. I was able to

me about an 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 much

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 nightmare from which

Let’s try four...

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

before a group of

them I don’t miss the opportunity and immediately climb down to follow

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

don’t feel the

eye I’m now

No sympathy

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

with superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

carefully I quickly line up

POW!

it moves forward to assess the threat

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