Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The moment the torch was lit, the enormous creature a hundred meters away didn't leap down from the tree. Instead, it snapped a few branches as it climbed down the trunk.

Its vigilance was evidently extremely high. Although it was lured by the torch, it didn't immediately approach after descending. Instead, it circled the torch halfway around.

An enormous creature over seven meters long walked around nearby.

Even knowing it was over a hundred meters away, the fifteen people scattered in the trees around the trench, as well as Xia Hong, who was closest to the trench, felt a sense of pressure.

"Its size is clearly so large, yet it moves so quietly. Its level of vigilance and control over its power are several levels higher than even low-level Snow Bristles!"

Xia Hong, in the tree, had a more serious look in his eyes as he stared at the Snow Bristle.

Huff… huff…

Here it comes!

After two-thirds of the torch's burning time had passed, the Snow Bristle, which had circled to the south side, finally couldn't resist the temptation and slowly approached.

Its massive size allowed it to stride over two meters in a single step.

It only took less than a minute to cover the distance of over a hundred meters.

It stopped less than three meters away from the torch.

At this moment, Xia Hong in the tree could clearly see the full appearance of this intermediate Snow Bristle.

It was over seven meters long and about three meters tall at the shoulders. Its entire body was covered in a layer of thick, blackish-purple bristles. On its lower limbs and abdomen, one could see the powerful, knotted muscles covered by a layer of dark, patterned, sturdy hide.

Its head alone was almost half the size of a person. Its two crimson eyes, the size of adult fists, were filled with violence and mania. The two tusks protruding from its lower lip were over two meters long, gleaming coldly like two curved sabers hanging from its mouth.

The barbs covering its back, upon a rough count, numbered over a hundred. Each one was like a steel spear, covered in a layer of frost, pointing sharply and menacingly towards the sky.

It's worth mentioning that, unlike low-level Snow Bristles, despite its enormous size, it could control the force of its steps very well. The footprints it left in the snow were few.

"This isn't a Snow Bristle, it's clearly a mountain!"

Seeing it from afar and seeing it up close were two completely different things.

To be safe, Xia Hong hid in a tree over twenty meters high. From such a height, looking down, he could see the Snow Bristle's back. Only now did he truly realize how big this Snow Bristle was.

"It's not moving forward. Has it sensed someone nearby, or is it just being cautious?"

Watching the Snow Bristle stop just one or two meters away from the animal trap, Xia Hong's eyes showed a hint of anxiety.

If this Snow Bristle doesn't step on it soon, the torch will burn out!

When he silently calculated that the time was almost at fourteen minutes, Xia Hong couldn't hold back any longer.

Torches are beneficial to Cold Beasts, and lighting one as bait is the limit. Lighting another would not be luring, but supplying the enemy.

If the Snow Bristle doesn't step on it, then he has to find a way to make it step on it.

Xia Hong silently took the iron-bodied bow from his back, gently nocked an iron arrow, aimed at the Snow Bristle's right eye below, and took a deep breath.

In the Ice Abyss World, bow frames are made of iron instead of wood. The biggest reason is that it's impossible to find wood that can withstand the power of the Lumbering Realm or even the Earth Digging Realm.

Besides this, there is also a big difference between cast iron bow frames and wooden bow frames, which is that when the user applies force to deform the bow frame, the sound produced by the cast iron bow frame is extremely subtle.

It can even be done completely silently with a little caution.

In the wilderness hunt, silence is the greatest weapon.

Even Cold Beasts know how to ambush, let alone humans.

Xia Hong's gaze was deep, and he had already pulled the bow frame to its limit. He lightly released his hand.

Twang… swoosh…

When the bow frame bent inward, it was silent because force was applied slowly.

But when the bowstring was released, it quickly returned to its original position on the outside, and the sound was very loud.

Fortunately, when the bow frame reset and made a sound,

the iron arrow had already flown out.

The time between the two wasn't even half a breath.

It was impossible for the Snow Bristle to react in such a short time!

Pfft…

After hunting for more than half a year, coupled with hard training in the camp, Xia Hong's archery skills were still somewhat lacking compared to the Zhao Long brothers, but at this moment, the Snow Bristle was less than twenty meters away from him, and he was also in a high position.

This arrow, without any suspense, directly burst the Snow Bristle's right eye.

Roar…

Xia Hong, who succeeded in one strike, was shaken to the core by the roar that immediately followed from the Snow Bristle, and he didn't even have time to be happy.

Not only him, but the trees within two miles trembled.

The ice crystals formed on the branches of dozens of trees all fell to the ground with a rustling sound, making a series of crisp sounds, like countless mirrors falling and shattering at the same time.

Whoosh…

"So fast!"

A gust of wind rushed towards him, Xia Hong's pupils suddenly contracted, and two words popped into his mind. He didn't have any time to react at all, and leaped down.

Crack…

The Snow Bristle didn't even charge. It was just a simple collision. The tree, which had been six or seven meters in diameter where he was originally hiding, was directly broken in half and collapsed with a bang.

Roar…

The Snow Bristle, with the arrow still stuck in its right eyeball, roared angrily, and the two long, sharp tusks were in front of him the next moment.

At this moment, Xia Hong had just jumped down from the tree, and his body hadn't even landed yet.

A chill flashed in his pupils, and two words emerged in his mind. Without any time to react, he leaped down.

Clang…

The ten-forged iron ceremonial blade collided with the Snow Bristle's tusk, creating a large cloud of sparks. The terrifying recoil directly sent Xia Hong's body flying six or seven meters into the sky.

Bad news, this Snow Bristle's power is at least three times mine, if not more.

Good news, the iron arrow should be able to break its defense!

Even though Xia Hong was shocked by the Snow Bristle's terrifying power, he looked back at the knife mark on the Snow Bristle's tusk, and the arrow that had penetrated more than twenty centimeters into the eyeball, and immediately realized that iron could still cause some damage to it.

Swoosh…

Xia Hong kept leaping in mid-air to slow down the feeling of weightlessness. Before he landed, the other fifteen people scattered around also started shooting arrows at the Snow Bristle.

Dozens of arrows came from all directions, and the iron arrows completely merged with the night sky, making it difficult to distinguish directions. Only the constant swooshing sound could be heard.

Pfft… Pfft…

As Xia Hong expected, the iron arrows shot by the fifteen Earth Digging Realm hunters did break through the Snow Bristle's outer skin, but that was all.

Those arrows obviously only penetrated five or six centimeters, not even half of Xia Hong's arrow just now.

Not to mention hurting it, the Snow Bristle didn't even grunt.

Xia Hong, who had landed, had just suppressed the surging blood in his body, and before he could even complete the turning motion, the air wave brought out by the violent Snow Bristle had already rushed towards him.

"If I had known this Snow Bristle was so big, I would have brought the giant axe. Crap!"

Xia Hong subconsciously raised his ceremonial blade horizontally to block, and quickly dodged to the side, but his speed was simply no match for the Snow Bristle.

Sizzle…

The tusk went up, and Xia Hong was once again sent flying with the knife. The Snow Bristle's left tusk had even penetrated a few centimeters into his right chest.

If it hadn't been for the ceremonial blade in his hand to temporarily block it, and he had taken the initiative to retreat, dissipating some of the Snow Bristle's impact force, this tusk might have directly pierced through his body.

Xia Hong subconsciously wanted to pull away and turn.

But the Snow Bristle's movements were faster than him. It directly turned sideways towards the direction he was trying to turn, and delivered another terrifying thrust.

This time, there was no way for Xia Hong to retreat and dissipate the force.

Because behind him was a tree more than ten meters in diameter.

Bang…

Crack…

Such a thick tree couldn't withstand the Snow Bristle's power for even three breaths, and was directly broken in half. Xia Hong also flew out backwards with the tree.

Thud…

The violent impact, coupled with the Snow Bristle's tusk still stuck in his chest, a mouthful of reverse blood instantly surged into his throat. Xia Hong forcibly endured and swallowed it, and as the bloody smell surged into his mind, the ferocity in his heart was completely aroused.

"You lost an eye, and you still dare to be so arrogant!"

No longer caring about the burning pain on his body, Xia Hong used the roots of the collapsing tree to forcibly maintain his flying body. He changed his grip on the ceremonial blade from both hands to a single grip in his left hand, lowered his right hand forward, and firmly grasped the iron arrow that was still stuck in the Snow Bristle's right eye.

Then, gritting his teeth and gathering strength, he took advantage of the gap while the Snow Bristle was still thrusting forward, and suddenly pulled it out!

Sizzle…

An iron arrow is only seventy centimeters long in total. Xia Hong's arrow just now directly shot in one-third of the way. Considering the Snow Bristle's huge head, even if this arrow didn't reach the brain, it must have pierced through the entire eyeball.

Xia Hong's sudden yank directly pulled out the Snow Bristle's fist-sized right eyeball, and scarlet blood burst out instantly, almost dyeing his entire front red.

The moment his body was dyed red, a violent burning sensation surged into his mind, and Xia Hong's exposed skin turned red, as if a layer of skin had been scalded off.

And the Snow Bristle reacted in sync with him.

The moment the eyeball was pulled out, the originally violent Snow Bristle immediately let out a wail, and its tusks obviously showed a moment of weakness.

Xia Hong didn't have time to care about the burning pain on his body. Taking advantage of the Snow Bristle's moment of weakness, he slammed his legs hard against its head, and then quickly pulled away and fled.

Swoosh… Swoosh… Swoosh…

With such a God-given opportunity, how could Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other fifteen people miss it?

Just now, Xia Hong was entangled with the Snow Bristle head-on. Because they were worried about accidentally injuring him, everyone could only shoot arrows at the Snow Bristle's cheeks, neck, and even lower limbs. Now that Xia Hong had withdrawn, everyone naturally had no more scruples.

In three or four waves, a total of fifty or sixty iron arrows continuously hurtled towards Snow Mane's eyes, mouth, nostrils, ears, and other seven orifices connected to the skull.

These were no ordinary iron arrows!

Fifteen Earth Burrowing Realm cultivators, ten-thousand-jin iron-core bows, and specially made iron arrows.

Combined with everyone's superb archery skills and exquisite cooperation.

Puchi… Puchi…

Before an arrow shot into Snow Mane's left ear could settle, still trembling, another arrow immediately followed, hammering the previous arrow further in, like driving a stake.

The right eye, which Xia Hong had just pulled the iron arrow out of, was the focus of everyone's attention, with at least a quarter of the fifty or sixty arrows aimed at that spot.

Compared to Snow Mane's seven or eight-meter length and enormous size, these seventy-centimeter iron arrows seemed insignificant.

However, the power they carried and the destruction they caused were far beyond imagination.

Especially with fifteen people specifically targeting Snow Mane's weak points, the destructive power was even more terrifying.

Roar… Roar…

From the moment Xia Hong pulled out the iron arrow from its right eye, Snow Mane's angry roars and miserable cries never stopped.

Initially, Snow Mane could evade or dodge the incoming iron arrows.

However, as the fifteen people constantly changed positions, the angles of the arrows became increasingly tricky, and the targets of attack became more numerous and wider.

It became difficult for Snow Mane to dodge.

In just over ten breaths, Snow Mane's face was covered with thirty or forty iron arrows, and the blood flowing from the arrows had almost stained its entire face red. Even half of its fangs were splattered with blood, making it look even more ferocious.

"Roar…"

Xia Hong, who was in the distance, had taken advantage of this time to apply Golden Sore Ointment to his chest. Just as he was about to look up, Snow Mane opened its bloody mouth and let out a wild roar, and a great sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart.

He directly abandoned the action of looking up, not even daring to look, and prostrated himself on the ground. A white ice锥, more than ten meters long, flew past almost grazing his scalp.

Chi…

The white ice锥 directly penetrated a large tree behind him. As Snow Mane suddenly lowered its head, the ice锥 cut downwards, and the tree was forcibly split in half and collapsed to both sides.

"Its tongue is longer, more flexible, and sharper than that of a low-level Snow Mane!"

Lying on the ground, Xia Hong knew without looking that it was Snow Mane's long tongue. Realizing that the long tongue was slashing towards him, he didn't even dare to roll over and directly rolled to the side on the ground.

Whoosh…

As the long tongue landed, not only the snow on the ground but the entire ground was cut with a deep gully, and as Snow Mane turned its head, it was still directly approaching Xia Hong, who had rolled to the side.

That long tongue was like a sharp sword吐 out from Snow Mane's mouth.

It's just that this sword was too long, too fast, and could extend and retract freely.

More importantly…

Clang…

In the night, three or four iron arrows shot straight at the long tongue from the darkness. Unexpectedly, these iron arrows, carrying tremendous force, were all bounced off after hitting the long tongue.

The tongue of a mid-level Snow Mane was no longer a weakness!

Xia Hong, who was still constantly dodging Snow Mane's long tongue, had a look of horror flash across his face when he saw the iron arrows being bounced off.

He had successfully hunted low-level Snow Manes early on by attacking their tongues.

After the Snow Mane evolved to the intermediate level, the only weakness, the tongue, had disappeared. In that case, was there still a chance of a successful hunt?

Chi…

The sharp and straight long tongue once again cut off a large tree beside him.

A few beads of cold sweat oozed from Xia Hong's forehead, and he was already regretting it.

Dozens of arrows were still stuck in Snow Mane's face. Although its left eye had not been blinded yet, five or six arrows had been stuck around it. Even because Xia Chuan and others were still constantly attacking, it didn't even dare to open its eyes. The blood on the iron arrows was still dripping down.

In this situation, it should be not far from a successful hunt.

But the actual situation was that Snow Mane's vitality not only showed no signs of diminishing, but its movements were also getting faster and faster, and its ferocity was constantly increasing.

As the long tongue's several attacks were dodged by Xia Hong.

The Snow Mane seemed a little annoyed, moved its hooves, and rushed directly towards him.

Whoosh…

As Snow Mane's huge body moved slightly, a gust of wind swept across the ground. Not to mention the snow, even the trees on the side would be swayed.

Xia Hong, who was facing it, felt an even more terrifying wind force.

His physique was already considered very burly among humans, but compared to this Snow Mane, he could only be described as渺小. The gust of wind swept in with frost and snow, and before he could even move, his body was blown back and forth.

"I can't dodge!"

Those three words flashed through his mind. In a split second, Xia Hong directly gave up dodging, held the ceremonial saber straight forward, changed the saber to a spear, tilted his body to the right, aimed the tip of the saber at Snow Mane's already blinded right eye, exerted force with both hands, and then took a few steps back.

Boom…

Snow Mane hit the target directly, and Xia Hong's body was like a cannonball, knocked out thirty or forty meters. The impact carried by his body directly smashed through two trees with a diameter of more than ten meters along the way.

Bang…

Finally, the remaining force was all received by the ground, and Xia Hong was砸进 more than a meter deep into the ground. The bursting snow along the way directly buried him.

"Big brother!"

"Leader…"

"Leader!"

Swoosh… Swoosh… Swoosh…

In the night, more than a dozen exclamations were suddenly发出. These exclamations naturally came from Xia Chuan and the other fifteen people hiding in the surrounding trees.

They called out to confirm Xia Hong's situation while frantically accelerating their arrows, trying to force back the Snow Mane that was continuing to approach Xia Hong.

"I'm fine, keep attacking, it's doomed!"

Xia Hong's slightly weak voice came from under the snow, and the fifteen悬着hearts immediately fell to the ground.

Roar…

The Snow Mane's shrill scream that followed also made them understand what Xia Hong meant when he said it was doomed.

There was a刀柄on Snow Mane's right face.

Pure刀柄, not seeing a bit of刀身.

It was just稳稳的stuck on its right face.

"Was it the impact just now that directly inserted the leader's ceremonial saber?"

"I remember that the leader's ceremonial saber is 1.7 meters long in total, and the刀身is 1.5 meters."

"No wonder it's calling so miserably, the leader's saber should have been inserted into its brain."

"It's really doomed, this Snow Mane shouldn't be able to last long."

……

But things were obviously not as simple as everyone said.

Xia Hong, who had翻身起来, had not拉开distance yet when Snow Mane's long tongue破雪雾and flew straight towards him.

"Vitality, is so顽强!"

Xia Hong, who was constantly往南逃窜, saw Snow Mane's movements and still had no signs of萎靡, and his heart suddenly沉到谷底.

Swoosh…

At this time, the ceremonial saber had already插进Snow Mane's head, and Xia Hong also用上了the iron胎弓in his hand, but in the state of being穷追不舍by Snow Mane, he couldn't maintain准度at all, and only asked to干扰Snow Mane's tongue by射箭.

"离堑壕越来越远,捕兽夹一点作用没发挥出来,这跟预想的捕猎进程,已经越差越远了!"

Snow Mane不断追着him往南走, obviously also存了脱离Xia Chuan等十五人射击范围的念头.

Xia Chuan and others, although also在后方紧追不舍, but their speed was even不如Xia Hong, let alone跟Snow Mane比了, they根本就追不上.

Swoosh…

Xia Hong再次回头射出a箭, then quickly掉头继续逃,目测到正前方出现a棵十多米粗的大树,咬了咬牙,脸上露出a抹决绝.

嗤…

Xia Hong一到那棵大树下放,就猛的偏头,躲过长舌的同时,伸手推了a把的树干,身体豁然朝西侧转向.

狂暴的Snow Mane也伴随他转向,猛地偏了a下头颅,那条笔直的长舌,就如横空长剑,横向朝他斩来.

嚓…

Xia Hong速度飞快,转向后一连飞跃了两棵大树,Snow Mane的长舌也一连斩断了这两棵大树,还跟着他穷追不舍.

突然,刚刚朝西转向的Xia Hong,竟又转了a次方向.

不过这次,是朝北.

"分散开,别追了,我引他回堑壕那边!"

Xia Hong一声大喊,跟在后方刚刚抵达的夏川罗源等十五人,立刻就明白了他的意思,全都迅速后撤散开.

接连两次转向,其实就是a次完整的掉头.

"吼…"

第一次转向,Snow Mane反应还并不大.

可这第二次转向,几乎就是贴着Snow Mane的侧翼,重新又往回跑.

Xia Hong这类似戏耍的行为,让本就处于暴怒状态的Snow Mane情绪更加狂躁.

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It扭身看着Xia Hong,赤红的瞳孔骤然收缩,外伸出去的长舌,在半空中蜿蜒扭曲,宛如a条白色长蛇,瞬间朝转身的Xia Hong袭去.

正处于Snow Mane侧翼的Xia Hong,回过头看到Snow Mane软化蜿蜒的长舌,脸上并无意外之色.

低级Snow Mane的舌头就能转弯了,中级就更不用说了.

He低头俯身,躲过长舌,起身挽弓搭箭,对着Snow Mane还未收回的长舌,又射出了a箭,射完后立刻起身,继续往北逃跑.

整套动作,a气呵成,行云流水.

嗤…

箭矢划过Snow Mane长舌,这次却并未发出噌的声音,而是发出了很明显划开血肉的声音.

Xia Hong, who was currently fleeing, paused slightly. Though he didn't dare stop moving his feet, he seized the opportunity to glance back.

There really was an arrow mark on the Snow Mane's tongue.

So that's it!

I thought so. When it attacked with its tongue just now, it was always direct, and it kept chasing me in one direction.

The most vulnerable time for the intermediate Snow Mane's tongue is when it softens to turn.

"Watch for the moment its tongue softens to turn, keep shooting, it's working!"

Receiving this information, Xia Hong gave the others a hint and immediately changed his strategy, no longer running straight, but weaving left and right through the trees.

Sure enough, the enraged Snow Mane had lost its mind. It crashed down several large trees but still couldn't catch up, so it immediately softened its long tongue, winding and tracking.

Puchi…

Having received Xia Hong's hint, the others seized the gap when the Snow Mane's long tongue softened, and more than a dozen iron arrows instantly pierced the base of its tongue.

Roar…

The Snow Mane, in pain, howled incessantly, but its momentum in chasing Xia Hong forward didn't slacken at all. However, this time it didn't dare soften its tongue again, but kept it taut, slashing wildly at Xia Hong ahead as before.

The trees along the way were cut off by the long tongue; the snow on the ground was sent flying by the Snow Mane's terrifying impact.

The places where Xia Hong had fought it were almost covered in snow mist, and not a single clean patch of ground could be found.

Ka…

"Chi…"

The sound of a violent collision of iron first resounded.

Immediately afterward, the Snow Mane fell into the snow with a thud.

Xia Hong, who was fleeing ahead, heard the sound and a burst of joy erupted in his eyes.

He hesitated for only a moment, then stopped fleeing and quickly turned back.

He leaped into the position where the Snow Mane had just fallen.

"It fell into the pit! Tighten the rope of the southern beast trap, everyone pull hard, don't let it get up!"

Xia Hong shouted loudly, and Xia Chuan and the others reacted, immediately putting down their iron胎 bows and rushing to the south side of the pit, quickly finding the rope on the ground.

It turned out that the Snow Mane, which had been chasing north all the way, had unknowingly been led by Xia Hong to the location of the previous natural trench. It not only stepped on the southern beast trap, but also fell headfirst into the pit.

"Roar… Roar…"

The Snow Mane's panic, as its body turned over, could be heard in its cries.

It's a pity that such a godsend opportunity would not be missed by either Xia Hong or the others.

Xia Hong, who was the first to jump into the pit, directly stepped on the Snow Mane's head, grabbed the hilt of the ceremonial knife stuck in its right cheek, and pulled it out violently.

Puchi…

Along with the ceremonial knife being pulled out, scarlet blood suddenly spurted out, and Xia Hong, who was the first to bear the brunt, was splattered all over.

A strong burning sensation invaded his mind, but Xia Hong didn't have the mind to pay attention, because the Snow Mane on the ground, in pain, had already begun to struggle and roll frantically.

Any sharp weapon, after being inserted into the body, can hold on for a while as long as it is not moved; but once it is pulled out, what collapses is not just the wound, but also the will.

The Snow Mane on the ground is in this state at the moment.

The ceremonial knife just now, inserted one and a half meters into its right cheek, was already causing severe pain. It barely managed to suppress it by relying on its ferocity and will;

But when Xia Hong pulled it out so suddenly, the pain instantly increased several times.

Moreover, Xia Hong didn't just pull it out.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Snow Mane's initial struggles were not too great, he held the ceremonial knife in both hands and frantically stabbed its eyes, nostrils, mouth, and even ear canals dozens of times.

"Roar… Roar… Roar…"

After these dozens of stabs, Xia Hong instantly became a blood man.

And the Snow Mane, on the other hand, erupted with even greater movements than before.

The fifteen people on the outside had already grabbed the rope on the beast trap.

Worried that the rope would break, Xia Chuan also added white thread.

But even so, the fifteen people pulling the rope still didn't last three breaths.

The Snow Mane's body twisted directly in the trench, crushing the beast trap on its right leg to deformation, and then, like a mad demon, stretched out its straight tongue and began to slash indiscriminately around.

Hua… Hua… Hoo… Hoo…

The long tongue slashed like a sharp sword, and the edge of the sword whistled incessantly.

The fifteen people on the south side constantly changed positions, dodging while holding the rope in their hands without loosening it at all. They knew that the critical moment had arrived, and no matter how it slipped, they would immediately pick it up again, restricting it for one second if possible.

Xia Hong, on the pit, was also adjusting his position, but because he was the closest, he was instead stuck in the Snow Mane's blind spot.

Unless the Snow Mane softened its tongue, it couldn't attack him at all.

"It's at the end of its rope, throw me a section of the rope, Zhao Long, you three continue to shoot from the trees, the rest of you continue with me, don't let it get up."

Xia Chuan on the south side threw a section of rope, Xia Hong held the knife in one hand, and took the rope in the other, putting it around the neck of the struggling Snow Mane.

In the gap of putting on the rope, the out-of-control Snow Mane, a strange light suddenly flashed in its pupils, and its straight long tongue instantly softened and wrapped around Xia Hong.

Puchi…

However, at the moment when the Snow Mane softened its tongue.

A swift blade of light slashed directly from mid-air.

Almost without any suspense, the Snow Mane's long tongue was directly cut off.

"I've been waiting for you to do this, I thought you could hold back!"

Xia Hong at this moment was holding a knife in one hand, covered in blood red, and looked like a fierce ghost when he laughed.

He had already thrown aside the rope he had been holding tightly.

That rope was just bait to lure the Snow Mane to attack, how could he, who was the closest, not guard against the Snow Mane's long tongue.

"Roar…"

With its tongue cut off, the Snow Mane roared incessantly, and its struggles became even more violent.

Xia Chuan and the other twelve people on the south side couldn't pull it at all, and the rope kept slipping out of their hands. Fortunately, everyone knew that it was at the critical moment, and no matter how it slipped, they would immediately pick it up again, restricting it for one second if possible.

Swoosh… Swoosh… Swoosh…

Zhao Long and the other three on the tree took advantage of the gap when the Snow Mane opened its mouth, constantly drawing their bows and shooting arrows. Several iron arrows in a row pierced the Snow Mane's lips and tongue, reaching directly to its throat.

"It's almost done, hook the rope to the tree, everyone, get away immediately!"

Xia Hong gave an order, and Xia Chuan and the others who were pulling the rope immediately dispersed, but each of them held a section of rope in their hands.

Zhao Long and the other three on the tree also stopped shooting arrows, jumped down, took a section of rope from Xia Chuan's hand, and then绕行 around the several big trees next to them.

"Is it ready yet?"

"Ready."

"Ready, leader!"

"I'm ready too."

"Ready."

"Scatter!"

Only after confirming that everyone had answered did Xia Hong give the order.

At this time, the Snow Mane on the ground had already stood up panting.

Not to mention its eyes, the Snow Mane's entire face could not find a single piece of good flesh.

Its head was almost dyed blood red, and even its emotions could only be distinguished by its heavy and suppressed breathing.

"Roar…"

The Snow Mane roared angrily, stomped its limbs on the ground, and rushed towards the location of Xia Hong, who had made the last sound.

Ka…

However, its impact did not work as effectively as before.

Accurately speaking, it didn't rush out at all.

Countless ropes mixed with white thread were not only entangled on its body, but also crisscrossed and connected to the surrounding dozen or so trees.

As soon as it moved, it pulled those ten or so trees at the same time.

The trees on the inner periphery were easily more than ten meters in diameter.

The dozen or so trees that Xia Hong and others had carefully selected, once pulled.

Almost all the surrounding trees moved along with them.

With the Snow Mane's strength, it would be easy to break a tree.

It wouldn't be a big problem to break two in a row; it might be a bit difficult to have five in front of it; if there were ten together, it might take some time to build up strength.

A dozen would be a bit of pressure.

Dozens, or even hundreds.

Then not to mention one Snow Mane, even if there were three more like this.

It would be impossible to break them all at once.

The Snow Mane is facing this problem right now.

Crack…

The Snow Mane used so much force that its limbs were already stretched straight, but the outermost trees had only just begun to break; when it used so much force that its body turned red, the outermost trees had only collapsed three or four.

Hoo… Hoo…

The Snow Mane stopped exerting force, panted twice, looked around at the ropes, and a trace of fear finally appeared in its scarlet pupils.

Realizing that its actions were restricted, and even escaping had become a luxury.

The Snow Mane finally, belatedly, began to be afraid.

It straightened its long tongue and began to quickly cut the ropes wrapped around itself.

"Nice try! Its actions are already restricted, hurry up and attack with bows and arrows!"

Having planned for so long, Xia Hong, who had finally succeeded, would not give it a chance.

The sixteen people were scattered on the dozen or so trees around the Snow Mane, drawing their bows and shooting arrows frantically, with almost no gaps in between.

The strength of countless ropes and the surrounding trees made the Snow Mane's mobility only one-tenth of what it was before. Facing these iron arrows, it couldn't even escape, and could only turn its head to dodge as much as possible.

Puchi… Puchi…

Long defense is bound to be lost, especially since mobility is already restricted.

Soon, the Snow Mane's head was stuck with hundreds more iron arrows.

Fortunately, Xia Hong had equipped the hunting team with as many as fifty iron arrows, otherwise, at this rate, the arrows would probably have run out before the Snow Mane died.

Hoo… Hoo… Hoo…

As the Snow Mane's movements became slower and slower, the hit rate of the iron arrows also became higher and higher.

Under Xia Hong's leadership, the people of the hunting team were more cautious than the last. No matter how slow the Snow Mane's movements were, they didn't have the slightest carelessness, but continued to shoot arrows ruthlessly.

Bang…

After everyone fired continuously, unleashing nearly a dozen rounds, the Snowmane's breath grew extremely weak. Finally, unable to hold on any longer, its enormous body collapsed directly into the pit.

Having struggled for so long, it still hadn't escaped that natural trench.

Logically, they should have stopped at this point.

However, even so, without Xia Hong even needing to command it,

Everyone still didn't stop.

They continued to shoot arrows at the Snowmane in the trench until the first person emptied the quiver on their back, and then they stopped.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth…

Until everyone had emptied their arrows, still no one stepped forward.

The eyes of the fifteen men all turned toward Xia Hong, who had already become a bloody figure at the front.

"Don't rush, wait a bit."

Although Xia Hong felt a sense of relief, looking at the pit from more than ten meters away, there was still some hesitation in his eyes, and he didn't let everyone go forward.

He had experienced the cunning nature of the Snowmane.

Low-level Frost Beasts, limited by their strength, were useless no matter how cunning they were in front of him;

But this one in front of him was a mid-level Frost Beast.

"Chuan, try it!"

Xia Chuan nodded upon hearing this, gently tugged the white line, and pulled over a broken tree from the side.

The others retreated a few steps, letting Xia Chuan alone slowly drag the tree to the edge of the pit.

Xia Chuan was very clever. He didn't pull it over abruptly, but slowed down, pulling it little by little, creating sounds like those made by humans.

Because they were high above, everyone's eyes could just focus on the Snowmane in the pit.

At this moment, naturally, no one dared to be distracted, all staring at it intently.

Sure enough, the moment the tree reached the edge of the pit,

The Snowmane's eyes suddenly opened!

As if experiencing a final burst of energy, it suddenly flipped over, aimed the sharp spikes on its back at the tree on the edge of the pit, and then quickly shook its body.

Shoo… Shoo… Shoo…

"Dodge, dodge quickly, get on the ground!"

The moment the Snowmane revealed its back, Xia Hong had already guessed what it would do.

He pushed Luo Yuan away from him, then shouted loudly at the others, and jumped off the tree directly.

The other fourteen people, including Xia Chuan who was controlling the tree, also quickly followed him and got off the tree.

The hundreds of white frost spikes on the Snowmane's back, like steel spears, directly detached from its body, shooting in all directions like javelins.

Hundreds of frost spikes pierced through the night sky, bringing out a chilling light, as beautiful and magnificent as a pear blossom rain, yet filled with endless killing intent.

Wherever they passed, trees collapsed, and the ground was torn open.

Even the air seemed to be cut into countless pieces.

"Roar…"

Bang bang bang…

After the furious roar, there was a burst of panicked and hurried footsteps.

"It wants to run, quickly catch up!"

Xia Hong, who was hiding in the snow on the ground, suddenly got up. Seeing the empty trench and the Snowmane's figure not far away, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.

"After putting in so much effort, if we let you run away, that would be terrible!"

"Leader, Zhu Shun and Zou Yuankai are injured."

"Qiu Peng and Ying Xuan, stay and take care of them. The rest of you, follow me, quickly!"

As Xia Hong spoke, he had already chased after it.

Everyone also knew that the situation was urgent, and without needing to communicate, the two who were named stayed behind, while the others immediately followed.