Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 116: Degeneration, Black Stone Takes Action

"Did you sense it just now?" he asked Xiao Heishi.

"Yes." Little Black Stone replied.

Liu Hen's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not go out to stop it immediately.

He wanted to see what the bronze dragon was trying to do.

If there is a chance, I will take advantage of the situation, find out the guy's true identity and kill him completely, so as to avoid being disgusted like this all the time.

Although his and Chang Xin's strength has not changed significantly since the last time they encountered the Bronze Dragon, there are now Zhang Mianmian and Hong Ming, as well as the special existence of Xiao Heishi.

If the bronze dragon dares to show up, he should have a chance to stop it completely.

However, he did not dare to be careless and always kept an eye on the other party.

Of course, he was now using the village chief's authority to sense the other party's location, and did not use the power of the earth in the Wanjinzhui suit to scan the other party, so as not to be discovered.

Since the bronze dragon can burrow underground, it might also possess the power of the earth or similar abilities.

At this time, Chang Xin was organizing people to go mining.

Because the most terrifying late night has passed, even though it is still very cold outside, everyone is wearing warm clothes, so at least they don’t have to worry about freezing to death.

Tong Kun was also in the crowd.

Liu Hen saw Chang Xin leaving with her men, and Tong Kun followed them without showing any abnormality, feeling confused and uncertain.

"Did I guess wrong? That red light isn't an enemy? No, Black Stone said he sensed a demonic presence. We can't be careless!"

Just in case, he decided to follow and see, but at the same time he didn't intend to alert the enemy.

A mere Tong Kun was not worth his trouble. What he should be on guard against was the bronze dragon in the dark.

Thinking of this, he immediately took Xiao Heishi out.

"Oh, and bring that guy along too, lest we actually fish out the Bronze Dragon's true form but fail to capture it completely."

He broke into Hong Ming's house directly, woke him up from his sleep, dragged him out of the village quickly, and chased after the mining team.

As soon as I walked out of the gate of Lutu Village, a sudden howling wind blew in my face, accompanied by wind, snow, flying sand and rocks.

The village was peaceful and warm like spring, with only a comfortable breeze.

Outside, the wind was howling so hard that it could blow ordinary people away, with snow and wind dancing in the wind.

The inside and outside are like two different worlds.

But when they walked out of the shelter of the campfire, the strong wind instantly turned into a cold wind.

The cold wind, like a knife, made people's scalps numb. Even Hong Ming couldn't help but shrink his neck. He was so sleepy that he subconsciously wanted to turn around and walk back.

But Liu Hen dragged the guy back and said, "Work first. I'll let you sleep enough when you're free."

He and Xiao Heishi were both wearing complete thermal suits and didn't feel the extreme cold at all, but the terrifying gale still had some impact on them.

"What's wrong? What happened? What kind of work do you need to do?"

Hong Ming was still a little confused, looking like he hadn't woken up yet. He didn't know why Liu Hen was so anxious to bring him out.

However, he still subconsciously became alert, thinking that some emergency had occurred.

"Don't talk first." Liu Hen said in a low voice, and followed the mining team with Xiao Heishi and Hong Ming at a distance of more than 200 meters, but did not get close.

Hong Ming became even more confused. He looked up at the mining team in front of him and wondered if it was necessary.
Because he didn't see the enemy at all, although the wind was howling, sand and stones were flying, and accompanied by biting snowflakes, the ground was completely frozen and there was snow at least ten centimeters thick.

He thought Liu Hen was trying to protect the team, and in his opinion, this kind of thing was too demeaning.

They are all high and mighty superpowers, how could they do such a despicable thing?

However, he did not dare to refuse Liu Hen's request, so he had to endure his sleepiness and follow patiently.

However, after walking for only a few minutes, he felt something unusual.

Because among the group of people in front, one of them actually exuded an aura that was very familiar to him.

At the front, Chang Xin was confused because she had sensed Liu Hen and the other two who were following her quietly.

'Are you worried about my safety?' She couldn't help but think of this, because other than that, she didn't think there was anything here that Liu Hen cared about.

Liu Hen cared about Zong Ni, so she arranged her to be in charge of clerical work in the village, to supervise the children and the elderly who were unable to take care of themselves.

Those who followed were relatively strong savages or combat members.

“Whoosh, whoosh…”

The cold wind was blowing violently, and the flying sand and rocks mixed with snowflakes made it difficult for the mining team to move.

But no one gave up, because everyone had a strong expectation and desire in their hearts, wanting to truly join that magical place.

That newly built place called Journey Village is really amazing.

The environment outside was so horrible and extreme, but that place was warm as heaven.

The chief had already told them that they only needed to dig about 100 kilograms of copper ore to obtain permanent residency and become residents of that village.

This makes everyone very motivated.

Even though everyone knows that even if they really join the Travel Village and become a resident of the Travel Village, they can never really rest easy.

But at least the permanent residency makes them willing to fight for it.

The cold wind howled like a knife, wreaking havoc on the mining team.

Everyone kept moving forward in silence against the cold wind.

At the back of the crowd, Tong Kun's eyes kept changing, his expression sometimes ferocious, sometimes distorted.

As he continued to move forward, the fear in his heart became stronger and stronger. He always felt that he was heading towards the abyss, and always felt that the leader Chang Xin was taking him to find a place to execute him.

"It was Master Tonglong who killed those people. Why did he implicate me... Why... I just want to live a good life..."

He was filled with resentment and fear. Although Liu Hen and others had not punished him or even talked to him so far, the trap set by Lord Tonglong had caused this group to lose dozens of people.

As a member of the Bronze Dragon Camp, and Lord Bronze Dragon's former most loyal subordinate, he felt certain he would be implicated and executed. He was terrified.

After being terrified to the extreme, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of malice in his heart, and wanted to kill the source of his fear.

"It's all your fault... Why did you let me die? Why did you implicate me? I'm innocent and I don't want to die!"

As he followed the mining team forward, he struggled and his thoughts kept changing in his mind.

As he was getting farther and farther away from the village and gradually away from Liu Hen and others, his courage grew inexplicably, and he couldn't help but feel and urge to "kill Chang Xin".

"Yes... If I kill that woman, I can escape and live on!"

Once this idea was born, it became unstoppable.

Affected by an invisible force, he didn't realize that he was at the back of the mining team, and no one would notice him even if he suddenly left.

And if he were in a normal state, he would definitely know that he could never be a match for that woman.

But at this moment he didn't know why, he just felt that he could do it and must do it.

Under the influence of this thought, his face became more and more ferocious.

Then, in a place no one noticed, scales gradually grew on the surface of his skin, and his pupils gradually became like snake pupils, becoming crazy and scarlet.

During this process, his body slowly grew taller and longer, and a chaotic and crazy aura emanated from him.

Chang Xin, who was at the front, noticed something was wrong at the first moment and turned her head sharply to look behind her.

"Are they finally going to take action?" Liu Hen, who was at the back, sneered after seeing this scene.

"Oh my god, what has this guy been through?"

Suddenly Hong Ming said in surprise: "That guy has fallen."

"Fallen?"

Liu Hen, who was about to take action, was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"It means demonization, or degradation. He must have had long-term contact with demons, and his life must have been very difficult. His mind is somewhat twisted. The current changes are most likely related to that demon."

Hong Ming regained his composure and quickly explained, "If you don't understand depravity, you've probably seen madmen—those deranged people who've gone mad. They can be considered depraved to some extent, but they've fallen into self-degradation, completely abandoning their rationality. But that guy in front of me is different. His mind is twisted, and he's been mutated by the influence of a demon."

Liu Heng frowned immediately: "Is there any hope for this situation?"

"Why save him? Just kill him. Once the degeneration begins, his flesh and blood will be transformed. There's no way to save him."

Hong Ming said, "Furthermore, degenerate humans are more terrifying than demons, because this thing is contagious. Wherever they go, others will also go crazy. Unless one has extremely strong willpower, it is difficult to resist that kind of distortion."

"Contagious?" Liu Hen's face changed. He didn't dare to delay any longer and rushed out directly.

However, Chang Xin was faster. At the moment when the fallen Tong Kun was about to attack the people around him, a piece of armor appeared directly on him and locked him.

"Oh!"

What was surprising was that the armor burst in an instant, and Tong Kun's body grew bigger and bigger, with hideous scales constantly growing out of his body, and he gradually turned into an appearance similar to that of a dark celestial dragon.

"go to hell!"

He roared and punched Chang Xin who was approaching quickly.

"Get out of the way!"

Chang Xin suddenly used [Selecting Troops and Generals] to put temporary soldier uniforms on hundreds of people nearby, and at the same time, he slapped the huge scaly fist.

"Bam—"

In the shocking collision, many people nearby were blown away, but they were all protected by the temporary soldier suits and were not injured.

In the head-on collision, Chang Xin took three steps back, and the degraded and gigantic Tong Kun staggered back seven or eight steps.

"Why?!"

Tong Kun roared madly, and a crazy and twisted mind-bending power emanated from him, making many people nearby look ferocious.

Just when Chang Xin's face changed drastically, suddenly Liu Hen dropped a ten thousand jin drop from the sky.

"boom!"

The roaring fallen boy Kun was directly smashed into the frozen ground.

'not good……'

The moment he came into contact with Tong Kun, Liu Hen felt as if his body was about to mutate, as if tentacles and a second head were about to grow out.

His face changed drastically and he quickly gathered his strength and jumped high.

Chang Xin was about to follow Liu Hen's lead in attacking Tong Kun, but her expression suddenly changed, and she quickly retreated: "This monster's power is so strange, I can't get close to it!"

Her face looked grim, and she quickly shouted for the people around her to leave, preparing to launch a long-range attack with thermobaric bombs.

"Rumble--"

At the same time, a huge stone arm stretched out from the ground and slapped Tong Kun, who was continuing to mutate, away.

"Good job, Black Stone!" Liu Hen shouted happily after falling to the ground. Little Black Stone's boulder guards seemed unaffected.

"A thousand threads!"

Hong Ming shouted loudly in the distance, and the small tree that had been arranged under his feet quickly extended and lengthened, directly pulling Tong Kun down from the sky while he was flying backwards.

"Die, all of you die!"

The fallen boy Kun roared and tried to struggle, an even crazier aura emanating from him, but then another giant stone hand stretched out from the side.

"boom--"

He was slapped away again.

Then, under everyone's shocked gaze—

A stone giant about seven or eight meters tall, with a convex front and a curved back, crawled out from the ground. As fast as lightning, he grabbed the fallen boy Kun who was flying backwards and smashed him directly to the ground.

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(End of this chapter)