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87.5% Worldwide Hunger: I Can Fuse My Items / Chapter 35: Evolved Mantis; Unlucky Liang Xin

Chapter 35: Evolved Mantis; Unlucky Liang Xin

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"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.


Chapter 36: Sharpness

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Then, Liang Xin said, "Although my strength can't become stronger, my body can continue to become stronger. My bones and skin will become tougher. It's impossible for you to always keep an eye on them, but I can. I can block the hurt of the knife for them."

On second thought, Jiang Cheng thought it might be a good idea because she would pose no danger to him. Besides, she needed his protection.

"Those Wildlings can't ever hurt you since your body is resilient, right? They can't bite you at all. You didn't need my protection before," Jiang Cheng asked.

Liang Xin was silent before answering, "I'm doing that for my husband and son. The reason why I approached you first is that I'm a woman, and I'm weak. I won't pose a threat to you. I want to gain your goodwill first. We can at least sleep well at night if we can follow you. "

Jiang Cheng nodded. This answer was acceptable. He stared into Liang Xin's eyes and asked, "Your husband and son might be alive if I had protected you all before. Will you hate me because of this?"

This factor must be excluded. Otherwise, Jiang Cheng would not have accepted someone who hated him by his side.

"I won't," Liang Xin answered without hesitation. There was no evasion in her eyes, "We're Wildlings. We have no right to sympathize with or pity others. Moreover, we weren't your followers, subordinates, or friends at that time. You had no obligation to help us."

She said she would not, but not that she did not dare.

"Besides, even the Terrawheeler escaped from that natural disaster."

In other words, Jiang Cheng was incapable of rescuing them. So he did not have to overthink it. Even if she hated it, she hated that Giant Green Bison. However, she knew there was a large discrepancy between them. So, only despair and helplessness were in her heart.

'Alright,' Jiang Cheng smiled at himself. Then, he said, "Congratulations on joining our team. However, I hope you're mentally prepared. I don't have much food and water, so it'll be difficult for you to eat your fill."

Of course, Jiang Cheng could not trust this woman directly. No matter what, she had saved Tong Xiaorou and Yaya's lives before, so he allowed her to stay by his side and observe.

Liang Xin was relieved and said, "You don't have to give me food yet. I wasn't being pretentious. Although I had failed to mutate, I had also obtained some characteristics of a mutated human. For example, I could digest anything I ate. When I was starving to death, I could even digest the log. If you have extra water, just give me some to keep me alive. As for me, I'll block the hurt of the knife for both of them when encountering danger. Nothing will happen to them before I die."

Liang Xin used this method to help Jiang Cheng save food and show her sincerity. As long as Jiang Cheng did not run out of food, he would not abandon her. She knew this very well.

Jiang Cheng was silent for a moment. He said nothing but took out two pieces of Bison Hide and threw them over, "Put it on, or make clothes for yourself."

"Thank you, sir." Liang Xin did not shed tears of gratitude with pretense but calmly picked up the Bison Hide. She did not have to be busy with her husband and son now. She felt more relaxed by herself.

Jiang Cheng looked around warily and brought Tong Xiaorou and Yaya to the dead mantis. The head of the evolved mantis was as big as a basketball with a body length of two meters. The hard exoskeleton covered its entire body. There were two sharp and hard blades in front of him.

Jiang Cheng glanced at his Tang Dynasty Sword. He found a few small cracks on the blade while the blade arm of the evolved mantis was actually intact. His face darkened immediately.

The gray-brown mantis blade was extremely sharp and glinted with a cold light, making people feel as if their skin was being cut just by looking at it.

'Can the blade arm be fused?' Jiang Cheng wondered. He was a little tempted. He pressed the Tang Dynasty Sword against one of the arms and tried to use his fusing skill.

In the next moment, Tang Dynasty Sword and the blade arm below him emitted a white light together. The temperature of the Tang Dynasty Sword rose rapidly. During this process, Jiang Cheng was pleasantly surprised to find the crack on the Tang Dynasty Sword was recovering slowly. In fact, it had become even sharper.

The blade arm below dimmed quickly, as if it had experienced countless years in an instant, and began to decay. With a cracking sound, the weight of the Tang Dynasty Sword crushed the arm.

[Sharpness +1]

The Tang Dynasty Sword became heavier instantly. It was at least ten kilograms. Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the Tang Dynasty Sword in his hand. It seemed to have undergone some sort of subtle transformation. The blade had become thinner. However, its material became stronger and would not crack easily. Besides, the entire saber had become more exquisite. Although the shape and size had not changed, it looked even more beautiful. It felt like a work of art.

Jiang Cheng was dissatisfied with this, so he walked to the other side of the blade arm and continued to fuse. As the fused light appeared, the Tang Dynasty Sword seemed to be devouring some invisible substance to strengthen itself and strip some characteristics from the mantis. The edge of the Tang Dynasty Sword's blade became sharper and shined with the cold light.

Crack!

The blade arm on this side also shattered. It turned into fragments that had lost their essence. They fell to the dry and cracked ground, dim and lifeless.

[Sharpness +1]

It obtained another sharpness attribute.

[Tang Dynasty Sword (White): Density +4, Tenacity +3, Sharpness +2]

The Tang Dynasty Sword appeared to have transformed sorts with the newly added attribute. It had turned from a treasured saber with a hidden edge to a sharp one, giving others the illusion that their skin was about to be cut just by staring at it.

Jiang Cheng waved the sword softly, and the mantis's corpse was cleaved in two. Although there was still some resistance, waving the sword gently was good enough. He had used all his strength to slash at the mantis's head previously, but he only managed to send it flying. It had improved a lot in terms of sharpness alone.

Jiang Cheng held the strengthened Tang Dynasty Sword and scanned the withered grass around him with his sharp eyes. He was looking for the mantis that had escaped earlier. That mantis was unforgivable as it had almost killed Tong Xiaorou and Yaya.

Jiang Cheng would not know what to do now if Liang Xin had not helped to block the knife's attack at the critical moment. It was hard for him to transmigrate and get such a beautiful and obedient girlfriend! However, he had no clue about the whereabouts of the mantis. He did not even know if it was still nearby.

At this time, Liang Xin had already rolled up two pieces of Bison Hide into a skirt and covered her upper and lower body respectively. Then, she began to fulfill her duty by silently guarding Yaya and Tong Xiaorou five meters away.

Yaya and Tong Xiaorou did not want to accept strangers from the bottom of their hearts. However, Liang Xin had saved them before. So, although they did not express their opinions, they also agreed to let her stay. However, they maintained a degree of caution and avoided speaking to Liang Xin without permission.

Jiang Cheng searched for a while but found nothing. As if venting his anger, he cut the mantis's corpse into pieces and sliced through its hard exoskeleton. Then, he turned to Liang Xin and said, "This mantis is yours if you dare to eat it."

In Jiang Cheng's memory, the mantis had many parasites, and he still had over a thousand pounds of beef on him. So, he was unwilling to eat it if he had a choice. Moreover, he had the ability to kill evolved beasts after becoming an Evolver, so he did not have to worry about food shortages. He was only short of water now.

Liang Xin's skinny body trembled. She said surprisingly, "All for me?"

"The premise is that you can take it away. However, eat as much as you can. I have no space to keep for it temporarily."

Jiang Cheng murmured, "I still have to leave some space for storing the log. Only the blade arms are precious on the evolved mantis. I don't care about the other parts."

After saying that, Jiang Cheng walked around the big tree where he had rested in frustration. He waved the Tang Dynasty Sword to clear the ground of weeds, just in case the mantis tried to launch another surprise attack while camouflaged in the environment. After doing all this, he returned to the tree and began to gather logs. He wanted to collect a large number of logs.


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