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!

Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this place. After just a single

decision to condense my core, as 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

sure I max my core out

Ha!

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

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly

The evolution has done a lot! I’m significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and a bit less than two

size

in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has

assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to take

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

I notice that my mana is empty so I join the monsters around the lake for a

be extra careful since I don’t want

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it

I do

core during

mission is to go collect my buried

move around the Lake and head

took directly from their camp to the

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

this stage of evolution can I expect it to take

get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is

job done the next logical step for

I was able to defeat them before without evolving

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

should take on at once now. I was able to do three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from

Let’s try four...

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

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

miss the opportunity and immediately

with my longer legs and more

feel the same

they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able to look down on them comfortably. Almost like I’m bullying the

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

accuracy, covering the lead

I

POW!

centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess

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