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 place. After just a single evolution I’ve been able to make such a huge different

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

sure I max my core out before I evolve the next time

Ha!

self yet and I’m

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

an ant that size on Earth you would absolutely lose your

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

capacity has increased, allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

little bit and turn 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

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

out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be

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

should I do

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

to

long to move around the Lake

try to stay hidden and not move on the path they took directly from their camp to the lake. Eventually I arrive at

issue with me absorbing all four of

stage of evolution can I expect

get all of them before I evolve. The bonus is just

first job done the next logical step for me is to

of sense. I was able to defeat them before without evolving and the risk is low.

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

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

Let’s try four...

activity here than there was before. Large groups of up to ten are leaving and returning with

to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out

the opportunity and immediately climb

with my longer legs and

feel the

much larger than these centipedes now. Where once they almost looked me in the eye I’m now able

sympathy

get in front I don’t waste any time and

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

superb accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

watching the result too carefully I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward

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