"Such a pity..." Candle Dragon sighed as he looked at the power armor that had been completely wrapped into a giant cocoon by cordyceps mycelium.
"What's so pitiful about it? He was just a brute." Yang Qiaoxi's eyelids twitched twice. "If he hadn't found such a good patron as the Chen Family, he'd probably have died in the wilderness long ago. Chen Dazhuang was loyal enough to pour every resource he had into treating him whenever he was seriously injured... but this time, Chen Dazhuang has no way to save him."
At that moment, Chen Jing, who was still clearing Sector Four, saw Jin Hongyi's condition as well and let out a heart-wrenching cry. "Old Jin... Uncle Jin!!"
"I don't even know what to say." Nagano Souya sighed too. "I'd dealt with Jin Hongyi a few times. Other than his fondness for charging in headfirst, he was probably the most suitable person among everyone I knew in this world to be a friend... no, a brother... I don't know whether this happened because he trusted Bai Shi Military Industry's power armor too much, or because he underestimated the capabilities of these mycelial puppets..."
"People who often take risks will inevitably die to risk." Yang Qiaoxi said. "The Chen Family indulged him too much. This was him reaping what he sowed."
"You seem to have quite an issue with Jin Hongyi?" Sun Hang asked, glancing at Yang Qiaoxi.
"He got into a fight with someone at my establishment before. Apparently, some drinkers at another table were complaining that Chen's Trading Company controlled the prices of certain goods in Dragon City. They spoke rather unpleasantly, so Jin Hongyi started fighting them and smashed up my place in the process." Yang Qiaoxi shrugged. "The Chen Family compensated me afterward, but the renovations alone