Elf Trader: My trump card is the Light/Dark Mantis.

[Simulation has started]

A soft notification sounded.

Then, to Hilda and Sadero's bewildered gaze, two beams of light slowly condensed into images identical to their own!

The next second, the two phantoms unleashed their attack—the Sky Spin Slash!

The angle and technique used in releasing this move are almost perfect and impeccable!

It was far better than what the two little mantises did on their own!

In an instant, Hilda and Sadero were slashed away by a single sword strike and thrown directly out of the training room!

Jiang Gu then heard a notification sound.

[This simulation training session failed]

Hilda and Sadero looked on with expressions of utter disbelief.

Jiang Gu quickly stepped forward to support the two of them and comforted them.

"The mirror in the training room can simulate your current skill level and your perfect performance."

"It's normal that you couldn't beat them at first."

"But if you can overcome your own mirror image, it means your combat skills will be honed to the pinnacle!"

The two little mantises initially looked rather dejected.

Upon hearing Jiang Gu's explanation, Hilda and Sadero's eyes immediately lit up!

Special training allows you to fully utilize your current abilities!

This is great too!

The two elves looked very excited!

Becoming stronger... is an instinct ingrained in the very bones of the Light and Dark Mantis!

They tugged at Jiang Gu's sleeve, indicating that they wanted to continue training.

"Okay, then keep it up."

Jiang Gu watched as the two little mantises impatiently darted into the laboratory.

He turned the simulation training on again.

[Simulated Training - Begin]

……

For the next period of time, Jiang Gu and Xiao Lan lived a fairly regular life.

Every day, Xiao Lan posts messages about selling Pokémon on the Pokémon world's network through the Space Transfer Station, and then selects suitable buyers.

Jiang Gu, on the other hand, spent all his time in the training room with his two little mantises.

He watched with considerable satisfaction as Hilda and Sadero went from being completely overwhelmed by the mirror image at the beginning, to barely managing to put up a fight, and then gradually being able to fight back on equal terms.

Nearly a month later...

At this moment, in the training room.

Jiang Gu leaned against the wall of the training room, watching Sadero fight hard with a focused expression!

Ahead of him.

Two almost identical dark mantis larvae were fiercely attacking each other!

Both Sadero and its phantom are clear.

The two sides are evenly matched!

To make a rash move and expose a weakness is tantamount to suicide!

Therefore, they all approached their opponents with extreme caution.

"Sudden Strike!"

"Lone Moon Slash!"

The two Sadro, wielding sharp Fighting-type energy, clashed repeatedly!

The air in the training room was so thick it seemed to be cut into cracks!

But the battle only appeared intense!

Sadro and his phantom used only the most basic skills.

The goal is to ensure that even if you miss your opponent, you won't reveal any weaknesses!

Jiang Gu was not surprised by this scene.

This is the 28th day that Sadero has been undergoing mirror training!

This little praying mantis was initially full of confidence, thinking it could definitely break its own mirror image, but later it was beaten so badly that it questioned its existence!

Now, Sadero is extremely cautious, only seeking to make the best use of his strength in this battle!

Jiang Gu was quite pleased.

"Sadero has made great progress..."

However, the next second, Jiang Gu became extremely nervous!

"not good!!"

Chapter 55: Evolution! Sagros!

What Jiang Gu saw was that his own little mantis was still anxious!

Sadero's mirror image feigned an opening, taking a direct hit from a sudden slash! As a result, while the phantom was being knocked back, ...it immediately unleashed a spinning slash!

Suddenly, he slashed downwards at lightning speed!

This is the most powerful move that the spirit Sadero can unleash at this moment!

Jiang Gu's heart sank slightly upon seeing this.

"It looks like Sadero is going to lose again this time!"

He stepped forward to catch the dark mantis larva that had been cleaved away by the mirror image, and then comforted it.

Jiang Gu became very familiar with this process within about a month.

After all, neither Hilda nor Sadero has won yet!

However, Sadero did not sit idly by and wait for death in the face of the phantom's deadly attack!

Instead, he leaped up and unleashed the same move—the Spinning Slash! "Wait!"

Jiang Gu hurriedly stepped forward, ready to use the capsule to retrieve Sadero!

A spinning slash that came after the attack.

Firstly, it lacks the acceleration provided by gravity, and secondly, due to its later attack, its rotational force is not as strong as its opponent's.

Sadero is doomed to lose!

Moreover, such a direct confrontation... would definitely result in serious injuries!

Jiang Gu figured the outcome was already decided, and there was no need to let Sadero suffer any additional damage. 490 However, his movements suddenly stopped... Sadero's body emitted a dazzling white light! "Could it be... evolved?" Jiang Gu was stunned for a moment, and within the light, the originally small mantis's body had already swelled up like an inflating balloon!

Its original small form has transformed into an extremely strong body, with its four tentacles firmly gripping the ground, and its green skin has turned into hard armor!

The two pairs of sickles became several times thicker and incredibly sharp!

Its entire body, including all joints and vital organs, is firmly encased in its shell!

Two silver-white, sickle-shaped structures even grew from its head!

At the same time, Sadero's eyes, which had been rather soft and cute before his evolution, have transformed into a look of high fighting spirit!

It's not just a change in appearance!

Jiang Gu could sense that Sadero's transformation was complete!

The training room was filled with an extremely terrifying dark atmosphere!

A kind of aura, which involuntarily plunges people into fear, also lingers around Sadero's scythe.

But these two terrifying powers operate in an extremely efficient and orderly manner within the evolved Sardro! This is Sardro, the Dark Mantis!

Even Jiang Gu, who was usually calm and collected, was dumbfounded at this moment!

In the game Seer, if you want to evolve from Sadoddoll into Sagros, you either have to pay real money!

You either need to collect the three items: Dark Invasion, Scythe of Fear, and Radiant Order.

Only then can the transformation be completed!

It's either expensive or time-consuming!

But now, it's evolved directly??

Upon closer reflection, Jiang Gu could understand the current situation. After all, in the game's background story, the Dark Mantis that followed Dark Celdion seemed to have evolved into Sagros a long time ago.