Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Having had previous combat experience, the leading Xia Hong and his group of three were naturally skilled in this ambush.

Xia Chuan took the lead in manipulating his fingers, and several strands of silk thread flew straight towards the two Gnash Rats. With the cooperation of the other five, they took the lead in entangling their limbs.

The two Gnash Rats could clearly sense the danger from the six individuals. Although their expressions showed slight panic, their reactions were not slow. They each transformed into streaks of silver light, constantly darting into the gaps between the six, attempting to break through and escape.

Unfortunately, Xia Hong and the other five blocked them with their broadswords, not leaving them any space to maneuver. The gnashing teeth and the broadswords constantly collided, creating sparks. After a dozen or so collisions, they stubbornly crashed into the broadswords of Xia Hong and the others, showing no signs of breaking through.

And with these dozen or so headless collisions, the more they moved around, the tighter Xia Chuan's white threads became around their limbs.

"Apply force, kill!"

Xia Hong, the leader, seeing that Xia Chuan's white threads were already very taut, seized the opportunity of the Gnash Rats' loss of strength, shouted sharply, stepped on the long tail of one of the Gnash Rats with both feet, kicked hard, leaped up with his broadsword, and fiercely chopped at its neck.

The moment his shout rang out, Xia Chuan, not far away, suddenly exerted force with both hands, and the white threads instantly tightened. The limbs of the two Gnash Rats tilted, and their bodies staggered, directly falling sideways to the ground.

At the same time, Luo Yuan and the Zhao Long three brothers also seized the opportunity, abandoned the entanglement, raised their broadswords, and gathered their strength, almost at the same time as Xia Hong, slashing towards the backs of the other Gnash Rat.

Crack… Crack…

Two sounds of bones breaking rang out one after another. Except for Xia Chuan, who was not far away, the broadswords of Xia Hong and the other five all slashed into the bodies of the two Gnash Rats.

Although Luo Yuan and the other four slashed at their backs, the blades also cut into nearly half of the Gnash Rats' bodies, which shows how strong their strength was.

Xia Hong was even more exaggerated. He slashed at the neck, and although he was eventually avoided by the Gnash Rat, he still managed to cut into the back of its head.

With this strike, the head of that Gnash Rat directly shattered, and minced meat flew everywhere along with brain matter. The entire head, except for the two gnashing teeth, had no good bones left.

Chen Ying and his son, who had not run far, as well as a small number of adults from the Chenye camp, looked at the six people in the field who were like gods and demons, and were already dumbfounded at this moment, their hearts filled with horror.

These two powerful Cold Beasts that could wantonly slaughter humans were actually killed by these six in less than three minutes.

Could these six people be gods?

At this moment, let alone the other ordinary people, even Chen Ying, who had seen the Xia Hong brothers before, couldn't help but have this thought pop into his head.

When they came back to their senses, the gazes of the crowd towards Xia Hong and the other six were filled with deep admiration and reverence.

"Clean up and run!"

Xia Hong, of course, was not aware of the thoughts of Chen Ying and the others.

After instructing Luo Yuan and the other five to quickly clean up the battlefield, he turned his head and saw that Chen Ying and the others were still standing in place, and he couldn't help but angrily said, "What are you still standing there for? Run south quickly!"

Chen Ying and the others were awakened by his words and immediately continued to flee south.

On this side, seeing that Xia Chuan and the other five had cleaned up the battlefield, Xia Hong didn't say anything and directly took the lead in running south. The five naturally carried the two wrapped Gnash Rat corpses and immediately followed closely behind.

It took more than five minutes to light the first torch and detour from the south; it took more than two minutes to watch the Gnash Rat swarm pass by; and it took three minutes to kill the two Gnash Rats just now, which has already exceeded twelve minutes.

Xia Hong roughly calculated the time in his mind, realized that the torches would soon be extinguished, and hurriedly quickened his pace, catching up with the Chenye camp personnel running in front in less than ten breaths.

Seeing Xia Hong coming over, Chen Ying and his three sons ignored the injuries on their bodies and immediately bowed and knelt down to him with excited expressions.

"Leader Xia, your great kindness…"

"Leader Chen, time is of the essence, no need to say these things, lead the people and continue running."

Xia Hong helped Chen Ying up, directly interrupted him, and after looking at the group of people who were walking slowly, he pondered for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Zhao Long, the three of you take them back to the camp first, as fast as you can. Chuan and Luo Yuan, stay here with me to cover the rear."

"Yes, Leader!"

The Zhao Long three brothers immediately nodded and obeyed. The three of them each picked up two children, and then ordered the other adults who still had the strength to also carry the children, urging everyone to leave quickly.

With the Zhao Long three brothers organizing, and Chen Ying and his son assisting from the side, the originally chaotic crowd immediately became orderly, and the efficiency of the retreat to the south also increased a lot.

Xia Hong and the other three had already found a tree and stood on it, watching everyone retreat before they slightly breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Chen Ying and his group are really lucky!"

"Their luck is indeed good. I looked at the faces of Chen Ying and his three sons. They haven't eaten for at least two or three days. They should have been trapped for too long, and their reserves of food have all been eaten. They probably wanted to make a desperate gamble when they rushed out of the cave, but they accidentally ran into us leading away the Gnash Rats. If the timing had been slightly off, none of them would have survived…"

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xia Hong couldn't help but nod, and he also sighed in his heart that the Chenye camp's group was indeed lucky.

"Fortunately, Big Brother said he wanted to come back and see the follow-up movements of the Gnash Rat swarm, otherwise those two Gnash Rats would probably have slaughtered them all."

"Tonight's plan, as of now, should be considered good. None of you six have had any accidents, there aren't many Cold Beasts along the way, and the probability of problems for the others is not high. We'll know tomorrow morning. Next, we just have to wait and see if the Gnash Rat swarm will come back…"

As Xia Hong spoke, he stared at the outskirts of Redwood Ridge in the northwest, hoping in his heart that the Gnash Rat swarm would never come back.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan were also like him, looking at Redwood Ridge, their expressions somewhat nervous.

Dong, dong, dong… … … …

However, just after staring for three minutes, which was the time that Xia Hong had estimated for the torches to be extinguished.

A huge commotion came from the ground.

Xia Hong, who was the first to feel it, was the first to raise his head.

Seeing the silver Gnash Rat swarm in the northwest, which seemed to have no end in sight, was rapidly returning towards the north slope of the mountain wall.

Xia Hong's face instantly darkened.

"It's back again. It seems that there must be something on the top of the north slope that is attracting this group of long-tailed Gnash Rats. We can't stay here anymore, let's go quickly!"

After Xia Hong finished speaking, he ran south without looking back.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan also followed closely behind.

The faces of the three who were running south were not very good.

The Gnash Rat swarm returning to the north slope of the mountain wall meant that their guiding plan tonight, which had involved such a big risk and so much manpower, was completely declared bankrupt.

They had put in so much effort, but the risk had not been reduced at all. It was equivalent to doing a useless job. The three were naturally in an unusually heavy mood.

The three moved quickly and soon caught up with Zhao Long and his group.

"Leader, what's the situation…"

Zhao Long subconsciously wanted to ask about the situation of the Gnash Rat swarm, but after seeing Xia Hong's face, he realized that the situation was not good and immediately stopped talking out of tact.

"Leader Xia, about a hundred meters above the north slope of the mountain wall, there should be something in the mountain that is attracting this group of Gnash Rats. They gather there during the day. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I could feel it during the ten or so days I was hiding in the cave."

Chenye walked over at this time and respectfully spoke to Xia Hong.

Obviously, on the way to escape just now, he had already learned about Xia Hong's plan for tonight from the Zhao Long three brothers. Seeing the ugly faces of Xia Hong and the other three when they returned, he realized that the Gnash Rat swarm had returned, and that's why he quickly explained what he knew.

Xia Hong nodded upon hearing this. Although he had already guessed it, having Chen Ying's testimony at least allowed him to be more certain.

To be able to attract such a large number of Gnash Rats, the thing on the top of the north slope, one would know that it was not simple just by thinking about it.

But whether it was Xia Hong or the others, after realizing this, none of them had any desire for it in their hearts. On the contrary, there was only deep worry.

After all, even the most precious things cannot compare to life.

With that huge Gnash Rat swarm in front of them, with the current strength of Great Xia, even the greatest benefits would not be their turn.

On the contrary, if the Gnash Rat swarm moved even slightly one day and discovered the valley, it would be a disaster for them.

As long as they were still on the north slope, Great Xia's hunting, logging, and gathering would all have the possibility of being discovered. This was simply a sharp sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any time.

The problem of the Gnash Rat swarm must be actively resolved, and it cannot be delayed.

However, their strength was not enough!

What method could be used to deal with them?

While Xia Hong was thinking about ways to deal with the Gnash Rat swarm in his mind, he followed beside the group and hurried towards the valley residence.

"Leader, we're here!"

In total, it was only a distance of two kilometers. In addition, being frightened by the Gnash Rat swarm, the group's speed was not slow, and they quickly arrived at the entrance of the valley residence.

After more than half a year, seeing the gate of the Rogge camp again, Chen Ying and his three sons had slightly emotional expressions, but turning their heads to look at Xia Hong, infinite hope and longing rose in their hearts again.

What Zhao Long told them on the way back just now was not only about leading away the Gnash Rat swarm tonight.

The Rogge camp has become a thing of the past; the valley is now taken over by the Great Xia camp; Xia Hong is the sole leader; Da Shi, Huang Zhao, Da Chuan, and the more than one hundred people from the former Rogge camp have all been incorporated into Great Xia.

The Great Xia camp, with a total of more than 800 people, now has six Earth-Digging Realm experts and more than 100 Wood-Cutting Realm experts, which can be said to be a gathering of strong individuals.

If these news were enough to make Chen Ying dumbfounded;

Then, upon hearing the various rules currently implemented by the Great Xia camp, especially the distribution system of Cold Beast meat, Chen Ying's heart was even more greatly shocked.

Hunting teams, lumbering teams, gathering teams, supply depots, artisan workshops – five major institutions. Those at the Earth Digging Realm receive ten pounds of meat per day; those at the Tree Felling Realm receive five pounds. Everyone over the age of six is considered a reservist, receiving a daily ration of one to two pounds. Even children under six receive five pounds per month, to be used as supplementary food with crystal fruit…

If they hadn't witnessed Xia Hong and the others' divine prowess with their own eyes, Chen Ying and his sons would have dismissed anyone saying these things as insane.

How could this be possible?

Did the Great Xia's cold beast meat fall from the sky?

After being bombarded with this information, when Zhao Long mentioned that Great Xia had already planned to accept the two hundred-plus people from Chen Ye's camp, Chen Ying was completely numb. Of course, he couldn't refuse.

He now had only one thought: to enter the Great Xia camp and personally verify whether what Zhao Long said was true or false.

"It doesn't have to be 100% true. Even half, no, even if only one-tenth is true, I'll be satisfied!"

At the last moment before entering the valley, Chen Ying and his sons shared this thought.

After all, even if Zhao Long exaggerated and only one-tenth of it was true, they would still receive half a pound of cold beast meat every day!

With this mindset, Chen Ying and his sons followed behind the two hundred-plus people from Chen Ye's camp, slowly walking through the passage and into the valley.

"This valley is so warm!"

"This... what a huge house!"

"Is that tarpaulin covering the top of the house?"

"So many people!"

"How can there be so much wood, so big, so much..."

"Crystal fruit, is that the scent of crystal fruit coming from the entrance of that cave?"

"There's the scent of meat, I smell meat, it's cold beast meat, I've eaten it..."

.........

Before they had even fully entered, exclamations and praises were already coming from the front of the group. Hearing this, Chen Ying and his sons became even more curious, unconsciously quickening their pace to reach the front of the crowd.