The sky was yellow, the setting sun hung in the sky, and the orange-red light covered the huge mountain as if it were burning.

At the foot of the hill there is a village dotted with fields, surrounded by low earthen walls and surrounded by fences and ditches.

A man walked out of the mountains, carrying an axe and firewood in both hands and a roe deer on his back, walking silently on the way home, while beside him, a man in sackcloth clothes and tattered trousers was chattering.

"Hei San, I said that you don't farm, why don't you just refuse to give up the land in the east of the village?" The middle-aged pock-faced man seemed to be annoyed by what he said, standing in place, frowning and saying loudly, "You don't need to occupy that piece of land to death, and it's not that you don't give you money, everyone is a good business, why don't you do it?"

Heichuan, it's not Heisan, Kong Er, if you can't read, don't call other people's names indiscriminately. The man named Kurokawa stopped, looked at this man lightly, turned his head and continued walking, he said as he walked, "I really don't farm, but my old house is there, and there are herbs growing in the ground, and I will go to see it once in ten days and a half months, not without it." ”

"But you, a woodcutter hunter, spend most of your time in the mountains, and that piece of land is just like that, I feel uncomfortable looking at it!"

Kong Er kept babbling in his ear, and although Kurokawa nodded from time to time to indicate that he was listening, his mind had already drifted to other places.

It's really boring.

He said silently in his heart.

In the entire Yunmu Village, everyone is about the same as the Kong Er in front of them, and they only have one acre and three points of land in their eyes in their lives, and there is no bigger **, they don't say that they are curious about the mountains, even if they have lived together for decades, they don't have the slightest bit to explore.

Kurokawa is different.

Flashes of high-rise buildings made of steel and concrete, cars roaring by, airplanes flying in the air, all kinds of exploration machines departing from the sky—computers, games, huge cities, colorful life.

It was the world he once lived in, the things he once had, and now, he had lost everything he had before, and now he was alone, but there was a new world waiting for him to pursue.

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly felt a burst of excitement coming, trembling from the tail vertebrae to the heavenly spirits, and his body seemed to be urging to see this new world, but he quickly calmed down.

More than ten years have passed, the memory is gradually blurred, there are not many things left in the previous life, and this calmness and patience is one of them, now he is only fifteen years old, although he is tall and big, but the body has not fully grown, rather than leaving the village now, it is better to wait for a few years, everything is ready, and he is also at the peak of his body.

After all, this is a world of demons, and this village is deep in the isolated mountains.

If he didn't prepare everything, then the ending would be like his parents in this life, who died early in the mouth of the demon beast, and there were no bones left, leaving him alone as a seven or eight-year-old child.

Thanks to the fact that his body in this life is different from ordinary people, he was born burly and tall, with a strong physique, and he is not really a child, with the wisdom and experience of the previous life, with the help of the good people in the village and the small land in the east of the village, he successfully passed the most difficult period.

Now, Kurokawa has picked up the axe that his father used to explore the vast mountain range in his own way.

Then again, Kong Er hadn't stopped talking yet, and it didn't seem to have stopped until he found himself in the mountain hut in the afternoon.

Sighing helplessly, he retracted his mind and continued to listen to the chatter of this pockmarked man.

In fact, to put it mildly, it's nothing more than those things, Kong Er's family has two fields, which happened to be cut off by his own land, so he has always wanted to buy that piece of land - it's not that he didn't think about buying and selling it by force before, but after being beaten by Hei Chuan, he learned to only talk.

"It's useless to say more, if you don't sell it, you just don't sell it. "It's not a matter of money, what is there in the village that needs money?" What will I do if I give you this land in a few years? I don't rely on farming for food—but not now, you don't know herbs, and that thing in the field is still useful, and it hasn't grown yet, so I can't let outsiders take care of it." ”

Saying so many words is quite rare for Kurokawa, and this can be regarded as seeing how much Kong Er took care of him when he was a child, because of this reason, with his dry temper, how could he tolerate a word to annoy him here?

He's still a bit nostalgic.

"I, Kong Er, don't say anything else, this land has been planted for decades, how can I not take care of any herbs!?" As soon as he heard the reply, Kong Er came to his senses, "Don't worry, as long as you tell me how to plant it, I will definitely be able to help you do it well!"

Kurokawa shook his head, stopped talking, and strode forward.

As it gets dark today, the stars have emerged one by one, and the half moon has already appeared in the sky, and then these little glimmers, the two of them can already see the lights of the village not far away.

Strangely, the fire in the distant village seemed to grow a little bigger.

Bigger and bigger.

The wind blew through the trees, making a noise like the tide of the sea, the insects chirping more clearly in the background, the warmth of the sun slowly receded, the coolness poured out of the ground, the mountains became pitch black, and looking back, it was like a dark portal.

Kong Er couldn't help but shudder, and quickened his pace slightly, but at the same time, Kurokawa stopped his pace.

It was completely dark, and I don't know if it was because of the clouds or other reasons, but the only light now was the fire in the village at the foot of the mountain.

A breeze blew, and there was a faint sound of insects.

It's like steel rubbing against each other, making people irritable and disgusted with the very hissing sound.

Kurokawa suddenly turned his head, rolled on his side and rolled into the bushes next to the trees, the firewood and the corpses of the roe deer were thrown in place, and the whole person remained motionless, holding his breath, and staying in the bushes like a stone.

Dangerous!

Just now, a creepy chill suddenly appeared, directly stimulating the muscles of the heavenly spirit's spine, like a needle prick that made ** tremble, and Kurokawa felt a sense of horror that he had never experienced since his previous life and his life, it was a terrifying will like a tide, sweeping the entire halfway up the hill like a substance.

Kong Er, a rough man, is not delirious, where can he experience such a delicate thing, but Kurokawa has been fighting with fierce beasts all year round, and he immediately understands that this feeling is the same thing as the gaze and oppression brought by the gaze and prying eyes of fierce beasts, but no beast has ever been able to bring such terrible oppression.

That's a thousand times more terrifying.

The fire in the distant village was even brighter, not so much the lights as the flames.

Even if you think on your knees, you can know that something terrible must have happened to this small mountain village.

After all, this is the western mountains, and there are infinite beasts and ghosts, and even if no spirits have invaded the village in the past hundred years, the villagers are often taken captive by monsters when they go out to trade with the outside world.

Even Kurokawa himself didn't dare to go too deep into it, there were all kinds of jackals, tigers and leopards on the periphery alone, not to mention what strange and inexplicable monsters would be in the depths of the majestic mountains that were even more mysterious.

The light of the burning fire in the village had already shone on the entire hillside, and no matter how brainless Kong Er was, he also realized that something was wrong at this time.

"Black three, you...... What do you say is going on?!"

When he turned around and found that Kurokawa had long since disappeared, he was even more frightened.

"Ahhh!!h

Screaming and looking around, the pock-faced man's feet kept trembling, dull as him, and he also noticed the malice overflowing all around, and his instinct as a "creature" was warning him that death was imminent.

It's not that Kurokawa doesn't want to remind him, but it's useless to remind, and he can't do anything but disrupt his own rhythm.

Tear it up

A calloused hand with slightly cracked skin flew out.

Kong Er stared blankly at his now empty right arm, as if he couldn't believe it, he twisted his shoulder, as if he wanted to make the hand that no longer exist move again.

Poof

Moments later, the left foot flew out as well.

Blood gushed out, pain could no longer be suppressed, and screams came out of his mouth.

Kurokawa, lurking in the bushes, clenched the axe in his hand, his face slowly became cold, his behavior did not change in any way because of what happened to Kong Er, he just listened quietly, listening to the slight sound that was muffled by the screams.

"Knock ......"

It seemed that the sound of something touching the trunk of a tree, and like the sound of something stepping on a branch, this subtle vibration was felt by him—Kurokawa clearly felt it, the sense of threat that seemed to be someone holding a knife against the center of his eyebrows, and in this instant, the man's body seemed to be activated, and his bones and flesh trembled.

It's been discovered!

With this subtle sound, a faint light that only Kurokawa could see flashed, and with a roll, he flashed the slash that took away Kong Er's hand and foot.

The attacker did not stop, and when he missed, he quickly left, and Kurokawa could only faintly see the dark green outline and the smooth outline of the scythe.

Leaving the bush, he did not hesitate, and quickly ran to the nearest open area, although he didn't know what the monster that attacked was, but he thought it must be a giant insect, and it was extremely fast, and he liked to sneak attack, and there was no way to fight it between the bushes, so he could only come to a reluctant open place to confront it.

His eyes looked around, his ears felt the vibrations around him with all his might, the noise of the leaves and the chirping of insects, and the flickering screams of Kong Er, and the rest was vital information.

The slight vibration did not stop, but kept surrounding Kurokawa as the center, presumably looking for an opportunity to sneak attack.

His breathing gradually slowed, but his hand tightened his grip on the axe, his eyes turned with the vibration he felt, his mind was clear, and Kurokawa even had time to think.

This giant insect is definitely not the culprit of the village fire, not to mention that the sense of oppression it brings is not at all a level, in terms of strength alone, it can bully ordinary people who have been farming for many years among the dense trees in this dark night.

In the open, two or three civilians can kill it - the light and swift movement of this giant insect comes from its strong but fragile arthroids, and if it hits, no, just grazes, and the slightest damage slows it down, then this assassin-type bug will fall into a slow death.

But that doesn't hide that it's at its most powerful now in the jungle!

The sound of the wind came from diagonally above, and the dim blade tooth carried a trace of a knife that was not obvious, and struck towards Kurokawa's eyes!

Can't hide!

At this time, countless predictions flashed in his mind, but instinctively roared such a message, so under the action of ** natural reaction, he immediately made a decision, threw down the axe, raised his hands, and the muscles of his arms bulged, swelling the entire arm in a circle, and even bursting out of the clothes one after another.

Then, it's time to merge your palms!

Like the sound of the collision of gold and stone, a crisp jingle sounded, but it quickly calmed down, the palm of the hand was cut by the tooth of the scythe, and the blood dripped down, Kurokawa and the giant praying mantis, which looked a little stunned because its forelimbs were captured, looked at each other for a while, and then used all his strength to kick the other foreleg of this demon insect away, and even the crisp chirp of broken bones could be faintly heard.

Wasted a hand, there is still one!

Empty-handed into the white blade, it has always been used for swords, and it is used for the forelimbs of the scythe of this demon insect, but few people have done it, but since it has been so, then the subsequent actions are better understood.

Kurokawa gritted his teeth, endured the friction and scraping of the blade teeth and bone spurs on his palm, and with a turn of his arm, he broke off the only remaining forelimb of the giant insect!

Then, with a high leg, he struck the compound eye of the giant worm, smashing its head and mouthparts, and the greenish-white slurry overflowed and gave off a fishy smell.

With a shudder, the giant worm's body slowly knelt down and then fell.

Taking a deep breath, Kurokawa breathed tremblingly, calming down the trembling body caused by the high-intensity outburst.

It's too dangerous, as long as it's a little slower just now, that's the end of the head being cut in half - the monster's scythe is sharp and you don't need to test it at all, and it is impossible for an ordinary woodcutter's axe to block it, as long as there is a trace of hesitation and you don't abandon the axe, then you really have to die there.

Now, though, he's the undisputed winner.

Turning around, he slowly walked towards Kong Er, who was still howling, but his voice was already very weak, half of his limbs were gone, and he was bleeding profusely, which was an injury that was difficult to treat even in his previous life, although there are many magic medicines and immortal methods in this world that can stop bleeding and heal wounds with fragrance gestures alone, but that is beyond the reach of Kurokawa.

Walking up to Kong Er, he stared at the blank and painful eyes, and the numb-faced man, who had struggled in the soil all his life, turned his head with great difficulty, as if he wanted to say something.

"Save ...... Help me......"

He's crying out for help.

"I'm sorry. ”

Shaking his head and putting his hands that were still bleeding on Kong Er's ears, Kurokawa said helplessly, "I can't save you, I can only make you suffer less, and I wish to be born in a good family in the next life." ”

Then, twist your hands vigorously.

Standing up, Kurokawa looked at the village that was still burning at the foot of the hillside, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and there were even some traces of spreading, the wind direction was from east to northwest, which was where the woods were, and the small river was in the south, so it was impossible to stop the fire.

The night is still dark, and I can still see the stars and the bright moon before, but now I can't see the slightest light. Presumably, this is also the hands and feet of the demon beast......

Wait a minute!

Kurokawa suddenly stared at a few points of light in the distance.

A few points of light dragged the band of light, like a falling meteor, whistling from afar, and as the band of light spread, the stars reappeared, and the moonlight also shone the earth again.

A loud roar came from the village, the flames were stagnant, and the sound of anger accompanied by endless malicious coercive will swept across the hillside again, and in contrast, there were also terrifying fluctuations of will from the heavenly points of light, which fought and resonated with each other.

A dazzling light suddenly rose from the sky, and then fell from the sky at a speed that no one could react to, and roared towards the village.

The tremendous air pressure extinguished all the flames in an instant, but before that, the sound of the impact had resounded throughout the mountains and valleys.

At this time, above the clouds, a majestic and angry voice came from the rapidly coming point of light.

"Demon, look at the sword!"