"Haha, good!"
Lin Yuan won with a single move and felt exhilarated.
The phantom just now was precisely the ability the Shell Pump had gained after its upgrade-Mirage Mist.
After testing it in actual combat, Lin Yuan discovered that Mirage Mist could cover an area within a three-meter radius around him.
Within that area, he could make his image appear anywhere, just like a mirage.
Considering that the Rubber Man had been fooled despite having no eyes, this image probably involved more than simply bending light; it was a deeper form of misdirection.
As for exactly which detection methods it could fool, and which could counter it, he would have to gradually discover those in future battles.
One point worth noting, however, was that Mirage Mist could only display Lin Yuan's own image in another location. It could not create an image out of nothing or stop displaying his image, so it could not be used to change his appearance or conceal his figure.
Compared to the Adventurer Group's smoke, which could be used to infiltrate unseen, Mirage Mist was more useful in direct combat.
Of course, if the Shell Pump upgraded again in the future, Mirage Mist's abilities would be strengthened accordingly.
As for when that next upgrade would come, that depended on the Shell Pump's own condition.
From the thoughts transmitted by the Shell Pump, Lin Yuan sensed that feeding it well on a regular basis would make its evolution come sooner.
This feeding mainly concerned the quality of flesh and blood. For example, the flesh of Magical Creatures from the lower levels of the Shallow Sea was more nutritious than that of those from the upper levels, while the flesh of E-rank Transcendent Creatures was an even greater nourishment.
"So Magical Creature flesh is kibble, and Transcendent