"This item box even has an identification function?" Jiang Cheng was a little surprised.
The principle of specular reflection made sense. In theory, it would work as long as it was within a straight line of the mirror. However, it would be difficult for the person holding the Twin Explosive Mirror to find the target when the distance was too far. Thus, Jiang Cheng did not take "be free from the limitation of distance" seriously. Besides, it could be dodged and sensed easily, which meant it had a huge flaw.
"It's not bad. After all, it's only the quality of White. I can't ask for too much."
If the Twin Explosive Mirror could be fused and strengthened, it might become even stronger in the future. However, it was useless temporarily as Jiang Cheng did not know how to refine it at all. He took out the Twin Explosive Mirror and studied it again. He even tried to bind it with his blood, but nothing happened.
'How can I refine this?' Jiang Cheng was speechless in his heart, 'I'm suffering from having little knowledge. Forget it. I'll continue studying it when I have time.'
Jiang Cheng put the Twin Explosive Mirror away and stood up. Liang Xin, who was twenty meters away, stood up subconsciously too. However, she continued to squat down and dig the grassroots when seeing that Jiang Cheng only placed his hand on the tree and did not look like he was leaving.
Jiang Cheng glanced at Liang Xin. This woman knew her place well and never drove him to distraction by staring at him. At this moment, she might have guessed what he was about to do, and she even turned around.
Jiang Cheng was about to collect the log with a thought. Suddenly, his hand turned to take out Tang Dynasty Sword and slashed fiercely.
THUD!
With a loud sound, Jiang Cheng and the figure who had ambushed him flew backward at the same time. Tong Xiaorou, Yaya, and Liang Xin, who was far away, were all shocked.
Jiang Cheng clearly saw the attacker was actually a huge yellow-brown mantis when he sent flying. The mantis's body was the same color as the withered grass around it, and it almost fooled him.
"Xiaorou, take Yaya and retreat!" Jiang Cheng roared and charged forward again.
The mantis was a hard case. It waved its blade arm and actually wanted to attack Jiang Cheng head-on. This kind of creature liked to sneak up on others, so he did not know why it was fighting with him head-on.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The evolved mantis waved its arms crazily. Its blade arms collided with Tang Dynasty Sword making a deafening noise. The sparks flew everywhere when the man and mantis flashed rapidly and fought back and forth under the giant tree.
Tong Xiaorou hurriedly retreated from the battle area with Yaya. However, something jumped out from the side at this moment. It was as fast as lightning, and its cold saber arm slashed over.
Tong Xiaorou's expression changed drastically. Due to the disparity in strength, she only had time to turn around with Yaya in her arms and use her back to face the one that had launched a sneak attack.
THUD!
A black shadow suddenly pushed her away and allowed her to escape death. While that figure was directly sent flying by the sharp mantis blade.
Puff.
When Jiang Cheng took the opportunity with great difficulty to hack away the head of the mantis, he saw the moment Tong Xiaorou was ambushed. Also, Liang Xin actually pounced forward to ward Tong Xiaorou off from the attack. Although he was surprised that Liang Xin would help him, this could not suppress the anger in his heart.
"Go to hell!" Jiang Cheng stomped on the ground and charged at the mantis that ambushed him.
BUZZ!
However, the mantis instantly flapped its wings and fled, disappearing into the wild grass in a flash when it saw its companion had been killed. Although Jiang Cheng was unwilling, he did not dare to chase after it. He hurriedly went to check on Tong Xiaorou's condition.
"Brother-in-law…" Yaya, who was pinned down by Tong Xiaorou, cried out difficultly.
"We're fine." Tong Xiaorou's face turned pale as she got up. She looked at Liang Xin, who had stopped moving with mixed feelings, "She seems alive."
Seeing that the two girls were safe and sound, Jiang Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. He did not immediately check on Liang Xin's condition. Instead, Jiang Cheng cautiously released his perception and tried his best to sense his surroundings. After confirming there was no danger, he brought the two girls to Liang Xin's side.
Jiang Cheng did not dare to let the two girls leave his sight at all because the evolved mantises were there. The creature-like mantises actually knew how to cooperate. One was to attract his attention, while the other was to launch a sneak attack. It was too sinister!
Liang Xin was unconscious and was like a skeleton on the ground, but her body had no injuries. There was only a clear white mark on her neck.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Cheng was bewildered. He reached out to touch Liang Xin's neck and found her skin was unbelievably tough. At this moment, Liang Xin's HP bar flickered. Then, she slowly woke up under Jiang Cheng's surprised gaze. Jiang Cheng hurriedly took a step back and avoided looking at her body.
Liang Xin's eyes flickered, but she only covered her body subconsciously. Then, she struggled to get up and looked at Jiang Cheng pleadingly, "Sir, I'm useful. I can help to ward them off from the attack."
Jiang Cheng was vigilant of his surroundings as he scrutinized Liang Xin, "Tell me about your situation. You don't look like an Evolver."
Liang Xin hesitated for a while before answering, "I'm indeed not an Evolver, or I should say I failed to evolve."
"Failed to evolve?" Jiang Cheng showed a doubtful expression, "I heard that if you fail to evolve, you will become a mutant. However, mutants are powerful too. You don't look powerful in your current state. "
Liang Xin said self-mockingly, "Originally, I had the chance to evolve, but evolution requires a lot of food. I didn't have any food at that time, so my evolution failed. After failure, the body would mutate. However, the mutation also required a large amount of food. I heard other mutants lose their rationality and devour the people around them before they successfully mutate. I failed to mutate because I didn't lose my mind back then."
Jiang Cheng was speechless. Evolution failed because there was no food, and the body mutated due to the failure in evolution. However, the mutation also required a large amount of food. Thus, the mutation failed too. It made sense and followed the law of conservation of energy. However, this was really unfortunate.
Jiang Cheng could not help but think of himself, 'I was also at my hungriest back then, but I didn't feel like I would ever fail. Oh! My situation was different. I began to evolve ever since the activation of my level. I considered a quasi-evolver before I killed the wild wolves. It might be the difference between other Evolvers and me. Other people's evolution might be an instant increase in strength, which would definitely require a large amount of food.
'However, I was different. I unlocked the shackles of my genes and could slowly train my strength later. However, Liang Xin was indeed amazing. She could actually maintain her rationality during the mutation process. She then survived after the failure of mutation. It was really her fate!'
"Can you recover from your condition? For example, replenishing food now?" Jiang Cheng could not help but ask. It would be better if he had an Evolver by his side.
However, Liang Xin did not take the opportunity to trick for food. She shook her head and said, "My situation happened two years ago. During that time, I had actually eaten my fill. Previously, you gave me the mysterious roasted meat along with the remains of flesh and blood actually made me full, but it had no effect.'
'Alright. It seemed that the failure of the mutation was irreversible,' Jiang Cheng was a little disappointed.