Chrysalis

Chapter 174

I have to say I’m quite excited to finally be able to evolve again. I know I should wait and pile on the Biomass but I simply can’t contain my excitement.

So I’m weak! Sue me!

Everyone has to have a weakness and perhaps this is mine. Rather than shovelling my face full of monsters’ sticky insides, as delightful as that sounds, I would rather be taking a brief nap and then waking up a whole new being.

It involves the consumption of less guts, for one thing.

I can’t help but get excited for the possible options that may be present to me when I evolve. The mind ant species has been good to me, dramatically increasing my strength and propelling me further along the path of magic. As great as it’s been, I feel like I need one more push in order to achieve a proper mastery of magic. If I have an option that will further enhance my mind I’ll be hard pressed to turn it down.

Before any of that though, I have to form the special core.

LET’S DO THIS!

.....

GAWD ALMIGHTY!

MAH BRAIN!

[Core Engineering has reached level 6]

Worth!

After all of my effort I’m finally done! In front of me sits a new shiny special core, the announcement from Gandalf still ringing in my ears.

[Compatible special core detected ...]

Yasssss!

This mental torture is finally over! Despite being as mentally fatigued as I am I eagerly begin the absorption process immediately. Not even a microsecond passes before the truly uncomfortable squeezing feeling erupts in my guts.

NOPE!

I remember this feeling! It sucks!

swelling with gas but there was nowhere for it to go, the tightness swells until it turns into pain.

Yeeouch!

brain against the stone to produce these cores. But it’s too late to complain about it

those mandibles Anthony, show what an ant you are! Do the workers

second only intensified the pain so I try and distract myself in any way possible. The first thing I try to do is look around the

snoring in front of me. I’m not even sure if he’s evolving or decided to take a nap first. Vibrant is still posed, perfectly still, on the floor in the corner, still nothing going on there. Crinis is bobbling in the middle of the room on the floor. I’m not sure exactly when she wobbled over

here] I stutter, mental teeth still

and Crinis latches on with a few tentacles, swiftly making her own may onto my back where she wibbles a bit a settles into a seemingly comfortable nook

close you are to reaching fully grown?] I ask,

[.....] nothing.

if I wasn’t stuck with the least talkative

would talk to me a

know master] she

however. I was lugging Tiny around for ages before he was able to be useful. In

Crinis, it won’t be long and you’ll be

sight of her mature form ripping monsters apart and eating them whole.

hope so

bit little one. You don’t have to be so

[...]

there isn’t any movement for a bit or I don’t respond when you try to talk to

be evolving master?] the little blob

else is evolving at the moment, Tiny and Vibrant have already started,

she sounds

you’re ready we’ll get you in the Dungeon and once you’re grown, getting you to evolve will be our priority! Not to worry, I have

master] she replies,

this sensitive?! It’s nice though, so much more respectful than the

DAMN IT HURTS!

....

core has finished being absorbed and my time

have a good feeling about this evolution. The Mind Ant was the first steps on a brand new path of evolution and the next step will only be more

can’t handle this anymore! Feels like my core

then Crinis, I’m going

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