Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

"Run!"

In such a predicament, there was no other choice.

Although the Tengjiao looked terrifying, it was still a low-level Frost Beast; the individual strength of the Nibbling Rats wasn't strong either. Although seven or eight of them were a decent number, they didn't pose much of a threat to the three of them if they didn't ambush.

The key was, if they didn't run, half an hour would pass.

Xia Hong could already clearly feel his head starting to swell, and the temperature was dropping faster and faster, proving that dawn wasn't far away.

As soon as he gave the order, the three of them simultaneously raised their blades and charged towards the direction where there were only two Nibbling Rats.

The six Nibbling Rats on the other two sides reacted quickly, rushing over to try to stop the three from escaping, but before they could move, the Tengjiao above them had already made its move.

Whoosh…

A giant tail descended from the sky, smashing towards the three of them.

Without even looking up, Xia Hong realized how terrifying the Tengjiao's power was just from the sound of the wind caused by the falling tail. He directly abandoned the two Nibbling Rats in front of him, and while the dragon's tail hadn't yet landed, he dodged to the side, composed himself, and raised his blade.

Bang…

The Tengjiao's giant tail slammed into the ground, kicking up more than ten meters of snow. Although Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan managed to dodge to the left and right at the last moment, they were still sent flying more than ten meters away by the Tengjiao's subsequent sweep.

Pfft…

Although the two quickly stood up after falling, they spat out blood one after another, clearly having had their internal organs injured by the Tengjiao's terrifying force.

Unlike the two, Xia Hong not only dodged the Tengjiao's giant tail strike, but the large blade in his hand even cut into the Tengjiao's tail. Taking advantage of the Tengjiao's final sweep, he also retracted his blade.

A deep gash more than a meter long had appeared on the Tengjiao's tail.

"Its strength surpasses mine, it should be above 25,000 pounds, but its defense is average. Iron weapons can hurt it!"

Xia Hong took a deep breath, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

When the Tengjiao's giant tail slammed down just now, he didn't actively attack, but instead held his blade horizontally in the air. The wound on the Tengjiao's tail was caused by it being unable to stop its own force. The final sweep was obviously made subconsciously after being hurt by the large blade.

"Leader, the Nibbling Rats' movements have slowed down!"

"Indeed, they aren't as agile as before."

At the same time, good news also came from Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan on the other side.

The reason why the two of them were hit by the Tengjiao's sweep just now was because they had blocked the two Nibbling Rats head-on for Xia Hong. The bodies of those two Nibbling Rats now had blade wounds inflicted by the two of them.

With the normal speed of the Nibbling Rats, the two of them definitely wouldn't have been able to injure them.

Xia Hong turned his head to look at the blade wounds on the Nibbling Rats' bodies, then glanced around at the eight Nibbling Rats, and noticed that their scarlet pupils all had a clear look of confusion, and their body movements were indeed much slower than before, he immediately realized.

"Poisonous mist, the poison spewed out by this Tengjiao has a greater impact on the Nibbling Rats than on humans!"

Whoosh…

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of wind came again. Xia Hong quickly led the two of them towards the south, which was where the Nibbling Rat pack had chased them all the way to before stopping.

"Mutual restraint of properties, these two Frost Beasts are indeed natural enemies. Fortunately, their individual strength isn't considered strong. As long as we can get rid of the Nibbling Rat pack, escaping safely won't be a problem."

Seeing the poisonous mist's restraint on the Nibbling Rats, Xia Hong immediately made a decision. Although the Tengjiao was strong, it posed a limited threat to them, and escaping wasn't a problem. The Nibbling Rat pack was currently the biggest obstacle to their survival.

Regardless of whether the large group of Nibbling Rats underground had retreated or not, taking the Tengjiao over there was the safest bet. It would be best if the two sides could start fighting. Even if they didn't fight, being able to scare away the Nibbling Rat pack would save their lives.

Having suffered that blade strike just now, the Tengjiao clearly harbored great hatred for Xia Hong. Seeing the three of them escape, it didn't even think about it and directly detoured through the trees to chase after them.

Of course, in the process, it didn't forget to swoop down and swallow the eight Nibbling Rats on the ground that were already close to fainting.

Whoosh… Whoosh… Whoosh… Whoosh…

The trees in Redwood Ridge were exceptionally thick and tall. The Tengjiao didn't need to land at all, it only needed to use the trees to climb and detour, and it could keep up with the three of them. In less than a moment, the distance was getting closer and closer.

"The ground is moving, it's working, that group of Nibbling Rats is retreating!"

During the escape, passing near the area where the Nibbling Rat pack had stopped earlier, feeling the movement of the rat pack retreating from underground, although Xia Hong didn't dare to stop his feet, a look of joy gradually appeared on his face.

"Throw the torches!"

As soon as Xia Hong gave the order, Xia Chuan immediately understood. While running, he lit the torches and then threw them violently in the direction the Nibbling Rat pack was escaping.

Almost the moment the torches were lit, the movement underground came to an abrupt halt, and the pupils of the Tengjiao chasing from behind also suddenly contracted, and its body suddenly stagnated.

"It's working, run quickly!"

Once again, Xia Hong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the attraction of torches to Frost Beasts was so great.

The Nibbling Rats chased them from the north slope of the mountain to here, which was nearly two kilometers. Even encountering the Tengjiao, they were unwilling to retreat, which was enough to show their killing intent towards them; The Tengjiao was injured by his blade, and its hatred for him must also be high.

But even so, after seeing the torches, the two sides immediately stopped and turned their targets to the torches.

Xia Hong didn't dare to look back anymore. Even if the Tengjiao and the Nibbling Rat pack broke out into battle, he didn't have the courage to go back and pick up the scraps.

Being able to get his life back tonight was already a great fortune.

Turning back would be courting death, joking with his life.

"Bring those two Nibbling Rat corpses, and hurry back to the camp!"

The three ran wildly all the way, bringing the corpses of the two Nibbling Rats along the way, and finally rushed back to the camp in the last moment before dawn.

The new wooden house was nearing completion, with only internal work remaining. Under the condition of blocking the light during the day, construction could proceed normally, so apart from those taking turns to rest, a small number of people were still working normally inside the wooden house.

However, most people were still hiding in the temporary wooden house.

The disheveled appearance of Xia Hong and the others when they returned immediately caused panic among the people in the camp. Everyone looked worried and gathered around.

Bang…

As soon as they entered the wooden house, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan immediately put down the two Nibbling Rat corpses, beckoned for someone to deal with them quickly, and immediately followed Xia Hong to the side of the iron smelting furnace.

Several women in the camp immediately brought Golden Sore Powder and shredded soft leather, and came up to treat the three people's wounds.

Luo Yuan's mouth was bleeding, and there were four or five claw marks on his left arm and chest. He had already applied Golden Sore Powder earlier. Although it was healing, it was still a bloody mess. A large area on his back was bruised, and it could be seen that several bones had also collapsed. His injuries were the most serious.

Xia Chuan's back had collapsed, his mouth was bleeding, and there were also several cuts on his arm. Relatively speaking, his injuries were the lightest.

The most miserable was Xia Hong. His injuries weren't as serious as Luo Yuan's. There were three deep claw marks on his waist, and a lot of flesh was still hanging on them, but he had applied Golden Sore Powder earlier, and it was already recovering.

The main thing was his face, which had a three- or four-inch-long scar, with the flesh still everted inside, which was extremely frightening.

Not only were the three injured, but their faces were also obviously flushed with blood, and their pupils were somewhat scattered. They obviously showed signs of poisoning. Others didn't know, but people from the former Rogge camp, such as Zhao Long, knew at a glance that it was the poison of the Cloud Mist Tengjiao.

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Looking at the large blades brought back by the three, not only were there gaps on them, but there were also large areas of rolled edges. It was not difficult to imagine what kind of dangerous situation the three had encountered in the past hour or so.

Not to mention the women who were treating the three people's injuries, who were all wiping away tears, but even the faces of the other people around were full of worry and fear. Some of the younger ones even cried directly, but the adults were worried about affecting Xia Hong and the others' rest, so they covered their mouths and didn't let them cry out loud.

"Chuan, what's the situation?"

"What happened to the leader?"

"The leader won't be okay, right?"

…

The first of the three to wake up was Xia Chuan. Seeing that Xia Hong and Luo Yuan were still resting with their eyes closed, the others immediately gathered around and asked about the situation.

"Don't make noise yet, wait for the leader to wake up before talking."

Xia Chuan shook his head, signaling the others to be quiet.

Half an hour later, Xia Hong's scattered pupils gradually returned to normal, the flush on his face faded, and he completely recovered.

"Have those two Nibbling Rats been dealt with? Bring them over quickly for me to see!"

The first thing Xia Hong did after waking up was to see the two Nibbling Rats.

Xia Chuan immediately ordered someone to bring over the dealt-with Nibbling Rats.

"Leader, there isn't much meat on the Nibbling Rats, only 287 pounds, the inner bones are 120 pounds, the two Nibbling Teeth account for 20 pounds, which are very hard, and the other 100 pounds of bones in the body are like the previous Frost Beasts, they can only be ground into powder; In addition, the Nibbling Rat's fur is very soft, and its warmth retention function is much stronger than other Frost Beasts."

The valuable parts of Frost Beasts are not only the meat; Frost Beast fur can be used to make leather scrolls for writing, clothes for people to wear, various leather products; The inner bones of some Frost Beasts can be ground into powder and used as medicine; Some key parts can also be used as other tools, etc.…

Earlier, in order to maximize the utilization of the prey, Xia Hong had handed over the task of processing Frost Beast prey to the people of the Craftsman Workshop.

After the Nibbling Rats were dealt with, the results were naturally reported one by one by the workshop owner, Mu Dong.

Hearing Mu Dong's report, Xia Hong touched the silver rat skin, and although there was a bright color in his eyes, it quickly disappeared.

But when he saw the azure blue Nibbling Rat meat, and the two fifty- or sixty-centimeter-long Nibbling Teeth, not only did the bright color in Xia Hong's eyes rise again, but his face was also full of surprise.

"Leader, did a strong enemy appear?"

"How did you get injured like this, was it a very powerful Frost Beast?"

"Leader, let us go out with you tonight and fight that Frost Beast. We, Da Xia, have so many people, we're not afraid of it!"

"That's right, we'll fight those Frost Beasts. Even if it's with our teeth, I'll bite off a chunk of their flesh!"

...

The group of people around him suddenly started chattering. Xia Hong was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up at the expressions on everyone's faces, he saw the initial panic and worry gradually developing into righteous indignation. They were clamoring to fight the Frost Beasts to the death, and a warm current surged in his heart.

He, Xia Chuan, and Luo Yuan were basically the three strongest people in Da Xia right now.

Even they were like this, so how could the people in the camp not understand that even if they really fought to the death, it would be a dead end?

But even so, seeing him injured like this, they still threw the fear and worry that had arisen in their hearts out of their minds, and instead revealed a side of them that was full of courage.

If they didn't highly approve of him as their leader, these hundreds of people would definitely not have reacted this way.

"On the north slope, a pile of..."

Xia Hong didn't hide anything and directly told them about the Gnawing Rat swarm.

Now that the people in the camp were willing to help, he would just tell them directly. Moreover, his original plan for what to do next also involved using these people in the camp.

After Xia Hong finished explaining the situation with the Gnawing Rat swarm, everyone in the camp fell silent, and worry appeared on everyone's faces at the same time.

Xia Hong was the same. He pondered for a moment, then looked up and stared directly at everyone:

"The north slope is only two kilometers away from the valley. Once that group of Gnawing Rats discovers us, everyone in our Da Xia camp will be doomed. So we have to quickly think of a way to either drive them away or guide them away. Moreover, we must act immediately. The longer we delay, the more dangerous our situation will be..."