Chrysalis

Well…. This is going to be interesting.

As it turns out, there are new mutation options… crazy ones. Holy moly. What’s this all about? Have I ascended to a new stage and at tier seven, you get funky new mutations? Is it the insane level of mana saturation I’ve been living in lately? Is it the Biomass rich diet of more highly evolved monsters?

A combination of all of the above?

Whatever the case, there’s some seriously sweet selections, ripe and ready to be applied to my carapace.

Repelling Carapace - Projects an anti-gravity field around the carapace, pushing foreign objects away.

A literal repellant built into the carapace. It’d be cool, but would likely make it difficult for Crinis to attach herself to me. I don’t think selecting that would be good for my health.

Double Carapace - Thickens the carapace. After multiple selections, this mutation will create a complete second layer of your carapace.

That’s just stupid! Would anything on Pangera be able to get through that?! Not to mention the cost efficiency. This is effectively giving me an entire new carapace without having to spend evolutionary energy on it! That’s just madness!

Trouble is, I’d be way too heavy with that on. My current exo-skeleton weighs tons. I don't mean ‘a lot’, I mean literal tons.

Mana Infused Carapace - Draws in ambient mana to reinforce and thicken the carapace over time.

I wouldn’t even have to do anything and the carapace would just

flick through the list, looking at the bevy of

to chooooooose? Argh, they’re all so

things, but now that I’ve seen the incredible power of these new mutation options, I want to get

really like. I couldn’t believe my

Carapace - Uses the power of gravity to slow the light reflected

without me having to cast a spell, meaning my carapace will always actively be channelling gravity, secondly, the

myself into a mini-black

such powerful gravity that not even light can escape their grasp! How does an eye work? Light bounces off stuff and enters the eyeball, which the

at me, is literally an afterimage. They’ll be attacking a ghost! Combined with my future-sense

MUAHAHAHAAAAA!

me

with just the one mutation, I won’t be holding onto that light very strongly. The afterimage effect will likely be a tenth of a second, if that. But if I make it to tier eight, or even nine? After doubling down and then enhancing this mutation, it’ll increase the delay. Will it last half a second? Not being able to see me for that long

be able to pick me out, but I can influence that with my existing Skills, masking my own mana signature. Other, more esoteric methods will also still work, like heat, or heck, even my

my stomach again and keep flicking through until I find an option that I like. As much as

food to a smaller size and density. Increases stomach capacity, increases Biomass gain, increases digestion

usually feast on the battlefield, which means packing in as

It’s perfect.