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 place. After

condense my core, as well as the good luck I had to reinforce it to the maximum before

sure I max my core out before I evolve the

Ha!

haven’t even had a look at my new self yet and I’m already thinking about the next

Out of the chamber!

seemingly much

same for length? Which would make me roughly sixty centimetres tall and

mackerel! If you’d seen an ant that size on Earth

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

allowing me to take in

Ho boy! So exciting!

the feeling of my new

to chill out a moment. Checking my status again I notice that my mana is empty so

appears to have gone out whilst I was evolving. I’ll have to be extra careful since I don’t want to run into him away from this

an hour to drink five times, taking it

should I do

my monster core during an

to go

long to move around the Lake and head

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

all four of them and my max MP goes up

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

of them

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

I hate to do it, I think targeting the centipede nest makes a lot of sense. I was able

significantly heavier now

three, four with a bit of trouble. Five was a nightmare from which I’d had to turn

Let’s try four...

there is more activity here than there was before. Large groups of

have to wait a fair while before a group of four heads out into the forest for

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

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

feel the same sort of tension I did

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

sympathy for

front I don’t waste any time and place myself

Welcome! To your doom!

POW!

accuracy, covering the lead centipede across

result too carefully I quickly

POW!

is directly struck as it moves forward to assess

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