Cang Xu shot her a startled look. It was the first time he had heard this secret. So Zi Di and Zhen Jin shared such a close bond.
"Sir Zhen Jin, you are a true knight." The old scholar spoke with heartfelt admiration. "Ever since we began traveling together, your noble character has been the banner of our spirits."
"Perhaps we still have hope."
"These scorpion tails are incredibly sharp. Given your strength, my lord, throwing them could very well deal fatal damage to the Gun Scorpions."
"We can make full use of the Mountain Cave, striking from time to time. When the Gun Scorpions attack, we hide inside."
Cang Xu had proposed an excellent tactic.
One of the memories Zhen Jin had recovered had made him extraordinarily skilled at throwing weapons.
When they slaughtered the Flying Squirrel swarm, Cang Xu had been deeply impressed by it.
But Zhen Jin merely shook his head and admitted, "The chances are slim."
Without battle qi to enhance him, he had killed the Flying Squirrels earlier only because his mutation had activated, swelling his arms and unleashing strength beyond the limits of his current body.
But now, the Young Knight seemed to have lost the ability to mutate.
Whether he had provoked the scorpion swarm earlier, broken out of the lizard nest, or engaged in a fierce battle with the Silver Gun Scorpion not long ago, each time had brought a life-and-death crisis.
Zhen Jin had relied solely on his combat instincts to evade those dangers.
From beginning to end, no mutation had occurred.
Even in the face of death, his mutation ability had not been triggered.
"Looks like the magic power in the heart magic crystal is too little."
There were, in fact, ways to replenish magic power.
For instance, eating Magic