Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

It was the forty-eighth year of Longyou, April 15th.

The day of the originally scheduled alliance meeting, the unsuspecting Hive Camp was undergoing a shocking upheaval.

Inside Tunnel Twenty-One.

"Those bastards from Zhaoyang, why are there so many of them? Cough, cough, cough!"

"Cough, brothers, we can't let them through, kill!"

"We can't hold on, retreat, retreat, we only have a chance if we retreat to the main district."

"We can't retreat, Tunnel Twenty-One leads directly to the main district, we can't retreat."

"Keep killing, even if we die, we have to hold them back. Second Leader and the Commander are leading people to set up defenses in the main district, buy them more time."

"If we're really wiped out by Zhaoyang, none of us will have a good end. Brothers, don't retreat, hold on with me for a while longer, even if we die, we have to hold them back."

… … … … …

Inside the Hive's underground space, many tunnels were filled with thick smoke. Amidst the smoke, only the sounds of fighting, angry roars, and howls could be heard. Countless corpses already lay on the ground, and the sight of severed limbs and broken arms was utterly horrifying.

The Hive and Zhaoyang forces were engaged in a desperate struggle within the narrow tunnels. Judging from the situation on the ground and the relatively stable level of confrontation between the two sides, it was clear that the fighting had been going on for a long time.

Bang… …

The stone wall on the left side of the tunnel area suddenly exploded, creating a large hole. Rolling thick smoke poured in from behind the hole, and a burly black figure slowly walked out from the smoke.

"It's no good following me, Zhaoyang, you have to be dogs for Longshan. Hopeless fools! Brothers, the last tunnel, once we break through, we'll reach the Hive's main district. Follow me and kill!"

The man held a black long staff, his voice full of anger. Before he could finish speaking, he took the lead and charged towards the front of the tunnel.

The Hive's elites along the way, although each and every one of them fearlessly charged forward to block him, were too weak. Before they could even get close, they were cleaved into mincemeat by the man's long staff. In severe cases, they were even turned into a cloud of blood mist, directly sticking to the tunnel walls.

"He's a Frost-Resistant level, a Frost-Resistant level expert!"

"Aren't there only three? Number Seven, Number Eleven, Number Eighteen, one in each tunnel. How did another one pop up here?"

"We can't stop him, run, run… … …"

The Hive's people reacted quickly. Realizing that the burly man was a Frost-Resistant level expert, they immediately retreated and fled.

But the strength of a Frost-Resistant level expert was simply too great.

Moreover, this Zhaoyang Frost-Resistant level expert clearly had a strong killing intent.

As he charged, he rapidly swung the long staff in his hand. The dense shadows of the staff almost filled the entire tunnel. The Hive guards along the way basically died upon contact, turning the already cruel tunnel even more bloody.

"Hou Ying, stop playing around, quickly take people to the main district. If you can't take down the Hive after dragging it out for two days and so many deaths, you'll have no face to go back and see the leader."

Suddenly, a voice came from the side tunnel. The burly man who was frantically slaughtering people immediately stopped his long staff. Seeing that only six or seven people were scurrying away, a cruel smile appeared on his face.

"Got it, brothers, follow me!"

Hou Ying shouted sharply, and dozens of fully armed people behind him in the smoke immediately followed behind him and walked towards the end of the tunnel.

… … … …

In the Hive's main district, behind the open iron gate, thousands of people were fully armed and waiting in strict formation. As the fleeing people from Tunnel Number One outside the iron gate gradually retreated, everyone's faces became increasingly solemn.

Suddenly, Chen Yingba, covered in wounds and holding a large saber, appeared from the end of Tunnel Number One. Only a dozen or so people remained by his side, all rushing towards the iron gate in a panic.

"Commander is back, judging by the situation, something's not right!"

"No, there's another wave of people behind him."

"That's Wang Long, who was guarding Tunnel Twenty-One. Isn't there no Frost-Resistant level over there? How come he couldn't hold it either?"

The people behind the iron gate, seeing Chen Yingba's disheveled appearance, felt a sudden sinking feeling in their hearts. At the same time, they noticed another wave of about six or seven fleeing figures appearing behind him. Someone recognized Wang Long as the leader and immediately questioned him.

Chen Yingba, who was frantically fleeing, also noticed Wang Long and his group behind him. He immediately slowed down and angrily questioned, "Wang Long, how dare you abandon your post without permission? Did you let go of Tunnel Twenty-One?"

Wang Long, who was leading the way with a look of panic, immediately replied to Chen Yingba's question, "Commander, there's a Frost-Resistant level expert, we couldn't hold them back. Everyone was killed, only six of us escaped."

Chen Yingba's expression instantly turned furious, but seeing that Wang Long's panicked expression didn't seem fake, he suppressed his anger and asked:

"Number Seven is Hou Ming, Number Eleven is Lin Ye, Number Eighteen is Hou Bing. Zhaoyang only sent three Frost-Resistant levels in total, who did you encounter?"

Wang Long immediately replied, "It seems like he's called Hou Ying."

Realizing that Wang Long wasn't lying, Chen Yingba's expression was immediately shaken.

"Four Frost-Resistant levels, they actually sent four Frost-Resistant levels. They're determined to destroy my Hive. Hou Hu, that bastard!"

Chen Yingba was cursing, but his expression had already begun to panic.

He looked at the wounds all over his body, and remembering that he had almost been killed by Hou Ming and Lin Ye's joint attack, he was still afraid.

Two days ago, on April 13th, the signal of an enemy attack came just after nightfall. At first, he hadn't reacted and thought it was a Cold Beast that had mistakenly entered the underground tunnel, so he only sent a few hunting teams to investigate.

But the subsequent development of the situation was completely beyond his control.

It wasn't a Cold Beast, but a large force from Zhaoyang Camp that had come to kill them.

Not only that, but the Zhaoyang group was clearly extremely familiar with the Hive's tunnel layout. As soon as they found the entrance, they went straight to Tunnel Number Seven, Number Eleven, Number Eighteen, and Number Twenty-One.

The Hive's base was underground, with a total of twenty-seven tunnels. Only Tunnel Number One led to the main district. Under normal circumstances, you had to follow the number plates in descending order, from the number you entered, to finally reach Tunnel Number One and go to the main district.

For example, if you entered from Number Nine, to get to Tunnel Number One, you had to go through Tunnels Eight to Two in between. If you missed even one, you wouldn't be able to reach Number One.

This was a protective design for the main district when the Hive first built its base. However, at the beginning of the design, they were worried about other unexpected situations in the future, so they left a backup.

This backup was the four tunnels: Seven, Eleven, Eighteen, and Twenty-One. In fact, these four tunnels intersected with Tunnel Number One underground.

As long as the intersection was opened, they could go straight to Tunnel Number One at the fastest speed and then to the main district.

The original intention of this design was to worry about any unexpected situations in the underground space, such as encountering powerful Cold Beasts or other major disasters, so that people could be evacuated to the surface as quickly as possible through these four tunnels.

But now, it had become a convenient passage for Zhaoyang to attack the Hive.

"There's an internal traitor, but it's too late to find him now!"

No more than ten people in the entire camp knew about the four tunnels. As long as they were willing to investigate, it wouldn't be difficult to catch the internal traitor. The problem was that Zhaoyang's people had already come to their door, and he simply didn't have time to catch him.

Thinking of the internal traitor, Chen Yingba's expression was filled with hatred, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and thought about the next course of action.

"Tunnel Twenty-One has already been lost. Tunnel Seven, Tunnel Eleven, and Tunnel Eighteen have also been breached. A large number of Zhaoyang's people will soon enter Tunnel Number One and attack towards the main district."

"The advantage is that our own people are more familiar with the tunnel situation. We released smoke, changed the tunnel number plates, and I secretly ambushed them in the tunnel. I not only severely injured Lin Ye, but also killed many of Zhaoyang's people. I just don't know how many people they actually sent!"

This was the advantage of the Hive's base being built underground.

No matter how many people Zhaoyang sent, they could only move forward along the tunnel.

Moreover, due to the narrow tunnel space, bows and arrows were useless. Zhaoyang's Frost-Resistant levels didn't know the tunnel layout at first, and they were worried about the ground collapsing, so they didn't dare to use their full strength.

But their own people were different. The detailed layout of the tunnel, how many vents there were, which places were strong, which places were weak, etc., they knew everything, so they had a complete advantage.

It was a pity that even with a complete advantage, they only managed to hold on for two days.

"According to the reports that came back before and after, plus myself, I should have killed more than three hundred of Zhaoyang's people. These are all Earth-Digging Realm cultivators. Our own losses are at most a little over a hundred. There are still more than six hundred Earth-Digging Realm cultivators and more than three thousand Lumbering Realm cultivators in the main district. Relying on the iron gate and the main district's terrain advantage, as long as Zhaoyang doesn't send too many people, we have a chance to hold on, and… …"

Chen Yingba looked back at the direction of Tunnel Number Eleven on the west side, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.

"Lin Ye has already been seriously injured. As long as Lao Wu can kill him, Zhaoyang will only have three Frost-Resistant levels left. With me and Lao Wu, plus more than three thousand people, we can wait for them to tire themselves out. We have a great chance of holding them back. As long as we can hold on until Big Brother comes back, this crisis will be over!"

Earlier, he was hiding in the dark in Tunnel Number Eleven and discovered that Lin Ye was injured. Without guessing, he knew that Wu Tianxing must have done it. He added another strike from behind. If Hou Ming hadn't appeared, he would have definitely killed Lin Ye.

Lin Ye was seriously injured, and Wu Tianxing was still in the tunnel at this moment. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to kill him.

If they could get rid of one less Frost-Resistant level, they would be much more stable tonight.

"Chen Yingba, where are you running? Stop for me!"

An angry shout came from behind. Chen Yingba's body trembled, and he didn't dare to hesitate for even a moment. He frantically ran towards the iron gate in the main district, shouting at the people behind the iron gate with a fierce expression:

"Close the gate, close the gate quickly!"

The people behind the iron gate heard the sound and immediately began to move.

Two thick iron chains were connected to the top of the iron gate, each pulled by a hundred people. Hearing Chen Yingba's shout, they all began to exert their strength and pull back violently.

Chi la… … …

As the iron chains slowly moved, the three-meter-high iron gate began to gradually rise, and soon it would seal off the tunnel.

"Second Leader and the others haven't returned yet, Commander, close it now?"

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Hearing the sound behind the iron gate, Chen Yingba frowned. Everyone else was fine, but Wu Tianxing absolutely had to come back.

“Leave a little, don't close it all the way!”

While giving the order, Chen Yingba also led people through the gap in the iron gate into the main area. Everyone raised their longbows and aimed at the one-meter gap left in the iron gate.

Bang…

A large blade slashed in from outside the gap. The fierce wind swept out by the blade actually blew a group of Earth Realm cultivators near the iron gate backward.

This was enough to show the power of this strike.

But even so, the silver blade only managed to cut half a centimeter into the iron gate. Not only that, but the blade even curled.

“Are the bows in your hands just for show? Give me a volley!”

Chen Yingba roared angrily. The more than three thousand people behind the iron gate immediately released the bowstrings they had been holding taut for a long time.

Swish, swish, swish…

Wave after wave of iron arrows, like a storm, accurately shot towards the person behind the gap.

“Hmph!”

The person behind the iron gate snorted coldly. Facing such a dense rain of arrows, he not only did not dodge but even tried to squeeze through the gap against the arrows.

“Hou Ming, prepare to die!”

Unfortunately, just as he poked half his head out, he felt a fierce flash of blade light. His neck felt a slight chill, and he immediately shrank back.

Whoosh…

His perception was not wrong.

The large iron gate in front of the main area was the Hive's last barrier. How could Chen Yingba let him break through so easily?

He stood behind the iron gate gap, holding a large blade, watching the endless stream of Zhaoyang troops rushing in from the No. 1 passage behind the iron gate. The coldness in his eyes continued to rise, and at the same time, he felt a little timid.

“Four hundred… five hundred… six hundred… eight hundred, how can there be so many people? Isn't Zhaoyang fighting Longshan? How can they spare so many Earth Realm cultivators? This… how is this possible!”

His Cold Resistance-level eyesight was far superior to ordinary people.

Chen Yingba could tell the number of people outside the door at a glance. Realizing that there were more than eight hundred people from Zhaoyang, his pupils instantly filled with shock.

This was still the number after they had killed more than three hundred people.

In other words, Zhaoyang had sent a total of more than 1,200 Earth Realm cultivators to attack the Hive, almost twice as many as the Hive's Earth Realm cultivators.

Just how strong was the Zhaoyang camp?

“Chen Yingba, are you shrinking back like a turtle? Do you think that just because you're hiding inside, I can't do anything to you!”

Hou Ming was relatively thin, and his voice was somewhat sinister. Seeing Chen Yingba hiding behind the iron gate, his expression was extremely angry.

“We must break this iron gate. They killed more than seven hundred of our brothers. If we don't break the Hive, how can we face them?”

“Break the gate! I want to kill people!”

Two more people stood out behind Hou Ming, one holding a sword and the other holding a staff. They were Hou Ying and Hou Bing, two Cold Resistance-level experts.

Their expressions were as angry as Hou Ming's. After roaring, they charged towards the large iron gate at the same time.

Hou Ming did not lag behind and joined them.

A large blade, a sharp sword, and a long staff, three pieces of thousand-forged weapons, supplemented by the terrifying power of three Cold Resistance-level experts, simultaneously slammed into the less than three-meter-high iron gate gap.

Boom…

A huge roar sounded, and the entire Hive's underground space, whether the main area or the passage, shook violently as if in an earthquake.

Rumble… Rumble…

The violent shaking lasted for more than ten breaths.

The Zhaoyang group in front of the iron gate had extremely expectant expressions, their eyes full of bloodthirsty light; the Hive group behind the iron gate were filled with fear, and some directly began to pray that the iron gate would not break.

Boom, crack…

As the shaking of the underground space stopped, the results of Hou Ming and the others' attack on the iron gate also came out.

The iron gate, which was only three meters high, not only steadily withstood the bombardment of the three Cold Resistance-level experts but even lifted up more than a meter.

“It's not lifting, it's that we hit it and moved its position. The head of this iron gate is buried deep underground, and it's integrated with the entire main area space. What a Hive, what a Chen Yingyuan, he actually used iron to cast the entire main area barrier. Judging from the situation, the iron ore consumed is probably countless.”

Hou Ming's tone was extremely low. Looking at the more than one-meter gap in the iron gate, his expression was gloomy as he considered what method to use to break the gate.

“The casting of the main area walls took decades, and it hasn't stopped even now. As long as the camp has extra iron ore, it will continue to be cast and the walls will be thickened. The current thickness is at least fifty meters or more. The iron gate is the only weak point. As long as we guard this place, anyone who comes will be wasting their time!”

Chen Yingba looked at the three people outside the iron gate, frowning, and sneered a few times.

But at the same time, he also felt a little confused in his heart.

“Hou Ying just said that more than seven hundred people from Zhaoyang were killed, how is that possible?”

Suddenly, a guess popped into Chen Yingba's mind, his eyes lit up slightly, and his expression became extremely excited.

It must have been Lao Wu who led the people to kill them. Who else could it be besides him?

“Yingba, I have not failed my mission, Lin Ye is dead!”

Just then, Wu Tianxing's slightly excited voice came from the side of the iron gate.

Chen Yingba raised his head and looked outside the iron gate, seeing Wu Tianxing carrying Lin Ye's corpse in his hand, his expression was immediately excited.

“Hahahaha, Lao Wu, come in quickly, Zhaoyang has suffered a great loss this time.”