Chapter 209 The state of play (1/2)

Muahahaha! With over a hundred points to spend, I'm feeling slightly giddy. What to go for first?

Currently I've upgraded eyes to +7 and acid to +6, so I may as well finish those off first, that'll take a significant chunk out of my points already.

[Would you like to upgrade Focused Eyes to +10 and Restrictive Acid to +10? This will cost 61 Bioma.s.s?]

Sixty one?!?!

Even if I already knew it, feels bad to hear Gandalf actually say it out loud.

I still have sixty eight Bioma.s.s to play with so I need to get spendin'. Once I've upgraded these two, I'll still have legs, Gravity mana gland, Regeneration Gland, Pheromone and the two newest editions to go before I reach a complete +10 state.

Arrrgghhh! This is so frustrating!

Just how much do I have to eat before I can upgrade myself all the way?! Is it my tiny ant stomach that's the problem?! I have two stomachs and I pack them both full every meal!

When I consider that my current level of evolution supports upgrades up to +15 I can only feel depressed. The goal of fully mutating everything before my next evolution seems like a long way away. Work hard stomachs! I'm counting on you guys!

Since I'll be striding forth into battle after this round of upgrades I really want to ensure my combat effectiveness is at its peak, not only on the offensive but also the defensive. I'm thinking that the regeneration gland could use a boost, just in case things turn south and I get bitten in half or something.

[Would you like to upgrade Focused Eyes to +10, Restrictive Acid to +10 and Limb Regeneration Gland to +10? This will cost 101 Bioma.s.s?]

Yikes!

Only eighteen left?!

I guess that'll be it for the full upgrades to +10… Enhancing my senses has never been a poor choice. I'll upgrade my trusty antennae next. With 18 Bioma.s.s I can upgrade them to +7 and have five points in the bank.

Ok then!

[Would you like to upgrade Focused Eyes to +10, Restrictive Acid to +10, Limb Regeneration Gland to +10 and Infrared Antennae to +7 ? This will cost 114 Bioma.s.s.]

Let's do it Oh bearded one.

[At this level of mutation you may select a mutation advancement, please select one from the menu]

First, I jump into the acid menu.

My acid is the OG. When I was a weak and helpless ant, all alone without my colony to support me, it was the acid that became my trusty sidekick. Every combat would entail the acid attack playing a key role, letting me deal damage from range before closing in to finish the job.

Since the rest of my body has been enhanced, as well as my magic growing to the point that it's a credible ranged threat, the acid has become outs.h.i.+ned. I don't really need it to do damage, what I want is more utility out of it. The restrictive properties are great, if that could be enhanced I'd be interested, for sure. Let's see what the menu has for me.

Hmmmm.

Wait a sec.

Wait. One. Second.

[Magic eating Acid. Acid becomes able to dissolve magic it comes into contact with, including barriers and constructs].

...

Done!

I don't need to see any more! In fact I refuse!

This is the sort of utility I'm talking about! Able to eat through magical barriers or constructs? Hot. d.a.m.n.

Acid is back in town, in a big way.

Already giddy with delight I s.h.i.+ft over to the slightly more pedestrian eyes. Hopefully there'll be plenty of boring options that'll calm me down after this excitement.

Flicking through the menu I can recall seeing most of this stuff before. Upgrading to +10 will already give my compound eyes an around quality upgrade, and honestly, ever since I took the focused mutation I haven't really suffered in the eye department since I can basically see like a human can directly forwards.