No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Those who endure it will be reborn, receiving a new bloodline capable of bearing the power of the desert; they are called the Newborn.

The Snow King was skeptical and raised a very sensitive question: "If that's the case, then why do you actively attack humans? If what you say is true, even if they have become two different life forms, they are still blood relatives. Even if they are unwilling to take the risk of becoming you, they shouldn't have any impact on you."

It's one thing for sand golems to actively harm humans, but according to them, those called mutants are merely products of failed evolution, lacking reason and only following instincts, no different from wild beasts.

But what about the newborns?

They not only destroyed the train's supplies, but also tried to kill all the guards on the train. They failed in the end, but they also put the guards in a dilemma, forcing them to fight a desperate battle, which Jiang Shu had told her beforehand.

The two are clearly adversaries.

This makes the claim of the Sand Demon somewhat untenable, as there is no record of Australopithecus hunting and killing Australopithecus extensively as soon as it became Homo habilis or Homo erectus.

Although it's muddy and difficult to traverse, isn't that the way we came from?

"Moreover, the survivors in the oasis are not just one or two, not just dozens or hundreds, but hundreds or even millions of people, yet there has never been such a claim as yours, which is unreasonable."

After the Snow King finished speaking, he quietly looked into the Sand Demon's eyes.

I thought the other party would be slightly taken aback by the contradiction being exposed, but to my surprise, he remained calm and composed.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

He explained:

"No one can tolerate their own blood relatives being hunted and killed indiscriminately."

If things are peaceful, then it doesn't matter. Even if they keep looking for new oases to live in, it doesn't matter. After all, it won't shrink our living space. We can live well anywhere.

But they are not satisfied with this. They insist on treating our bloodline as a resource to be seized at will, and many newborns have died at their hands. This is wrong.

So, we're doing this to protect ourselves, to survive.

"High-sounding." The Snow King shook his head, scoffing, "The power of the desert makes you immortal. Without the same power, you can't be harmed at all. If we were truly at peace, how could humans hunt you down? How could hybrids have appeared?"

“Because,” the Sand Demon said earnestly, “the bloodline they initially received was given to them by us.”

Chapter 163 Jiang Shu: Henshin!

Snow King was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"Because our initial goal was to ensure a good life for everyone, whether they are old or new lives."

The Sand Demon sighed, seemingly with some regret:

"When desertification first began, many people were afraid of the desert and dared not accept it. In order to help them accept it better, we endowed the bloodline of newborns with some people who could withstand this power, so that they would have the power to protect themselves."

This is why the first hybrid races were born.

We simply believe that as long as they can adapt and understand the goodness of new life, those who hesitate and have reservations will let go of their concerns, and the world will remain a unified whole.

However, what they didn't expect was that greed was such a terrible thing. After obtaining the bloodline of the newborn, they enjoyed the power but were unwilling to give up their previous lives, did not want to live in the desert, and were even less willing to take the risk of obtaining a new bloodline.

Therefore, they chose a more extreme way to use this power—the superiors did not use it themselves, but achieved their goals by enslaving hybrids, while also using hybrids to hunt newborns and obtain new bloodlines from them.

However, their methods of bloodline transplantation are not as sophisticated as ours, so the hybrids they created have significant drawbacks.

So in the end, we broke off relations. However, since our bloodline cannot leave the desert, otherwise it will become ineffective, we cannot directly attack those oases to take revenge on those bastards. They, on the other hand, dare not enter the desert rashly and can only demonize us, which has continued for hundreds of years.

Therefore, it's understandable that none of the survivors know our origins or true nature.

After a pause, the Sand Demon continued:

"But we're not powerless to do anything."

It's important to understand that all resources, such as land, water, and food, are the same; as the population grows, all resources will gradually become insufficient.

When their living space is squeezed to its limit, they will have to send people into the desert to find new resources and new shelter.

Once we enter the desert, it becomes our home turf. If we stop their exploration, specifically, if we stop your guards' actions, humanity will collapse and eventually become extinct.

Those few who venture into the desert and find a new life will naturally understand us, and we will be one family again.

"this..."

Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu looked at each other in bewilderment.

Neither of them knew whether the other was telling the truth or not.

Just as they were hesitating, suddenly, the sound of water being pumped out rang out.

The three of them looked in the direction from which the sound of water came.

That was the attached bathroom in the reception room.

Jiang Shu pushed the door open and came out, casually tossing the tissue she had used to wipe her hands on the ground.

"An early example of failed poverty alleviation efforts."

Jiang Shu, having already verified his abilities with the "Absolute Truth Scale," sat casually on the sofa and smiled at the astonished Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu:

"What he said is all true, but I have to say, you two are pretty carefree. You've been chatting with him for so long. Shouldn't the most important thing be why he captured you? You two really didn't ask him or him at all, even though he didn't say?"

"Hot Teacher..."

"How could you..."

The Sand Demon, who had remained calm throughout, seemingly in the position of an observer or superior, and had been relentlessly criticizing the remnants of humanity's old era, finally revealed a hint of surprise.

"How did you get in?"

As he spoke, he glanced down through the floor-to-ceiling window a few times.

Below, countless mutants, nurtured from sand eggs, surrounded the White Cloud Tower, waiting to annihilate all the guards.

Now, not even a fly should be able to get in.

"Don't worry about that."

Jiang Shu noticed that he kept glancing outside, so she said:

"Don't bother reading any further. All this talk is just to give you a reason to kill all the guards. As for why you brought them here, one reason is that you think with them around, the mutants won't be able to kill everyone. The other reason is that you want to brainwash them and make them your biggest asset in invading human territory, right?"

After the group was swept into the desert, the cameras and listening devices became useless.

Worried that Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu might be in danger, Jiang Shu used a beacon to flash over.

At that time, the Sand Demon was looking down from the observation platform and did not notice him. Jiang Shu suddenly had a stomachache, looked around, saw the toilet, and rushed in. While defecating, he listened to their conversation.

Through the bathroom window, Jiang Shu could also see the situation below and roughly guess what was about to happen.

Upon hearing Jiang Shu's words, the Sand Demon immediately realized something.

"So...you were the strongest guard?"

He was extremely sensitive to desert bloodlines, so he could sense that the desert power contained in Jiang Shu was terrifying, not only much greater than that of Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu, but also far exceeding the threshold that a hybrid should have.

This level of achievement is absolutely beyond what hybrids can reach!

"You've been given a new life?"

“Rebirth?” Jiang Shu shook his head: “Although I know you will definitely disagree with this, I can say for sure that what you think of as evolution is definitely not a good thing. That kind of bloodline is not rebirth, but will push people into the abyss.”

Although Jiang Shu was unaware of the inside story, and did not know what had happened between the Sand Demon and humans.

But he was certain that the power of the desert was not a good thing; neither the newborn nor the sand demon should exist.

Don't say that power is neither good nor bad; it all depends on who wields it and how it is used.

The Great Wilderness Heart already said that thing is a curse. How can a curse be good?

Don't we already know whether Great Wilderness Heart is good or not?

Upon hearing this, the Sand Demon chuckled coldly: "This is you. You enjoy the benefits while slandering others. So much time has passed, so many generations have gone by, and the result is still the same."

Jiang Shu disagreed.

"This is ridiculous. Just because I've played it doesn't mean I have to write a review to encourage other guys to play too? Can't I express dissatisfaction with the service?"

As he spoke, he put on a pair of unremarkable brass knuckles, which, after crystallizing, easily shattered the chains binding the Snow King and Wang Tiezhu, and then pointed directly at the Sand Demon:

"Show your health bar!"

The Sand Demon remained silent.

But he wasn't speechless because Jiang Shu had said something to him; rather, he had an almost superstitious obsession with the legitimacy of new life.

He didn't believe Jiang Shu's claim that it was a curse.

He remained silent simply because he sensed Jiang Shu's obvious and undisguised hostility.

It wasn't a misunderstanding, nor was it a reconcilable hostility stemming from some factor; rather, it was an irreconcilable conflict.

No matter what I say, the other party will not waver.

"I find this very strange." After a long silence, he asked in bewilderment, "This should be the first time we've met. I haven't done anything to you, and I haven't harmed them either. Why are you so hostile towards me?"

"There's nothing I can do, that's what the mission requires," Jiang Shu said, shrugging.

The first objective of the mission is to kill the Sand Demon.

So no matter how eloquently the other party speaks, it must die.

However, this made things easier for Jiang Shu.

Even if what the Sand Demon said is true, he doesn't need to think about who is right and who is wrong. He just needs to transform into the Spirit Root of Courage, abandon his brain, and enjoy the battle.

Unaware of this, the Sand Demon still wanted to make a final effort.

“We don’t have to go that far. You have evolved to this level on your own, and I admire you greatly. I really don’t want to see you die. If you die, your two closest companions will also become my enemies, and they will die as well. This is also a situation I don’t want to see.”

“That makes sense.” Jiang Shu nodded. “Then close your eyes and fight me.”

"..."

With a sigh, the Sand Demon said helplessly:

Does it have to be this way?

"Since I'm already here, of course I have to..." Jiang Shu was spouting nonsense.

But before he could finish speaking, two thick tentacles suddenly emerged from the wall behind Jiang Shu, knocking the unprepared Jiang Shu flying.

Jiang Shu crashed through the glass like a cannonball and plummeted rapidly from the towering White Cloud Tower.

"Hot Teacher!!"

Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu shouted and rushed to the window.

But below them, apart from the sand golems besieging the city, they saw nothing else.

The Sand Demon walked over slowly and shook his head: "At this height, even if he fell, he would be smashed to pieces. Although he wouldn't die, it would take him a while to recover. And during that time, they would have eaten him up completely."

As he spoke, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "I originally wanted to cooperate with him, and even gave him the opportunity, but unfortunately, he had his own ideas and ultimately chose..."

But he suddenly froze halfway through his sentence.

Because when he looked up at the sky and sighed, he discovered Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu didn't fall; she was still in the sky!

Behind him, a long, unidentified object was spinning rapidly, like a propeller, allowing Jiang Shu to levitate in the air.

That's why Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu didn't see Jiang Shu's figure below.

"Keep talking! Why did you stop?" Jiang Shu said angrily. "You can forgive me for the sneak attack, but you dared to interrupt me. You've already committed suicide!"

Upon hearing the sound, Xue Wang and Wang Tiezhu looked up, their faces filled with a mixture of surprise and relief.

"How could you..." the Sand Demon exclaimed in astonishment.

"How can it fly?" Jiang Shu sneered. "Of course, it's because of the bond of friendship!"

After saying that, Jiang Shu suddenly let go and jumped down from the air.

At the same time, he shouted, "henshin!"

The next moment, the afterimage that was supporting Jiang Shu split into four, each of them having the same appearance as Jiang Shu.

They were just each carrying different weapons.

Scissors, hammer, handsaw, spindle.

As Jiang Shu gave the transformation command, the four people, who were of one mind, began to rapidly transform into sand.

"I'll form the left hand!"

"I'll form the right hand!"