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!

has grown by leaps and bounds! I managed to more than double my Might stat and also increase my Toughness significantly! Evolution is clearly incredibly important to a monsters’ growth in this

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

to make sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time as

Ha!

even had a look at my new self yet

Out of the chamber!

did myself out of my seemingly much

significantly larger now, probably twice as tall? Maybe the same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres

that size on Earth you

which should assist me in getting through enemy defences. I can also feel that my acid gland has increased in

also assume my stomach capacity has increased, allowing me to

Ho boy! So exciting!

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

Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so I join the

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

about half an hour to drink five times, taking it

I do

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

first mission is to go collect my

take long to move around the Lake and head towards the camp

path they took directly from their camp to the lake.

doesn’t have an issue with me absorbing all four of them and my max MP goes up to

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

what, I have to get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is

first job done the next logical step for me is

makes a lot of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the

more. I’m significantly heavier now so climbing trees is a bit more difficult ,but not much more since my

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

Let’s try four...

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

while before a group of

spot them I don’t miss the

with my longer legs and more powerful

feel the same sort of tension I did

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

No sympathy for

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

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

first blast of restrictive acid is launched with superb accuracy, covering

I quickly line

POW!

second centipede is directly struck as it moves forward to assess

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