Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

"What's going on?"

Xia Hong couldn't help but feel terrified at this moment.

Two Xia Dings?

Is the one outside fake?

"Don't panic. That's the ghoul trying to deceive us. Calm down. Ghouls are drawn to light. We haven't lit a fire, so it doesn't know there are people inside. It will leave soon."

Xia Ding inside the cave seemed frightened as well. Although he was trying to reassure everyone, the panic in his tone was obvious.

"Brother, what's happening?"

Xia Hong was completely bewildered. He only snapped out of it when Xia Chuan, who had approached him unnoticed, called out.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then quietly asked Xia Chuan:

"When Father came back just now, did you notice anything unusual?"

Xia Chuan realized the importance of this question, and a look of nervousness appeared on his face. He quickly tried to recall the situation when Xia Ding and the lumbering team returned.

But after thinking for a long time, he still shook his head.

Xia Hong sighed. This was already within his expectations.

He was also present when Xia Ding brought the hunting team back just now, and there was indeed nothing unusual.

The one inside the cave should be Father, no doubt.

But just as Xia Hong made this judgment, an accident occurred.

The "Xia Ding" outside the door actually pulled open the branches covering the cave entrance.

At this moment, it was not yet dawn, but the moment the cave entrance was opened, a few faint rays of light still came in.

The cave was not lit, and in the pitch-black environment, even faint light was enough to illuminate the fear on everyone's faces.

And seeing the situation outside the cave, everyone's fear was magnified several times.

Because standing outside the cave was not just "Xia Ding" alone.

The twelve members of the lumbering team led by Xia Ding were also clearly present.

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

The Xia Hong and Xia Chuan brothers were even more shocked, their pupils constricting.

They were the ones who greeted the thirteen members of the lumbering team outside the cave just now.

Now that an identical thirteen people had appeared, how could they not be shocked?

"Xia Ding" came in.

Xia Ding inside the cave led the twelve members of the lumbering team and hurried towards the cave entrance, blocking them in front of everyone.

The two Xia Dings met each other's eyes, and first, they showed a look of horror at the same time.

Then came fear and fury.

Xia Hong in the crowd didn't say anything, but his eyes were fixed on the two Xia Dings and the group of people behind them, not daring to miss any detail, even a subtle expression.

Now, he could be 100% sure.

The "ghoul" from Redwood Ridge was right in front of them.

Of the two Xia Dings, one must be the ghoul.

According to what the "Xia Ding" inside the cave said just now, the ghoul from Redwood Ridge kills by gaining trust, so as long as they could distinguish the real from the fake, it would definitely help.

So he tried tirelessly to distinguish them from all aspects, taking advantage of the faint light.

Unfortunately, after looking at them again and again, he despairingly discovered that there was no difference between the two at all.

From the appearance and clothing to the subtle expressions, and even various small details, the two Xia Dings, including the lumbering team members behind them, were all identical, without any difference.

And in the gap between his identification, the two Xia Dings had already started fighting, each leading the twelve lumbering team members behind them.

The originally spacious cave suddenly became cramped under the fighting of more than twenty people, and the camp members retreated to the back of the cave one after another.

Although Xia Hong was retreating, his eyes never left the two Xia Dings, fearing that if he lost sight of them, he would not be able to tell which one was inside and which one was outside later.

Originally, it was almost dawn when the first Xia Ding came back.

Sealing the cave, extinguishing the fire, plus this fight, so much time had passed, and the white light outside the cave entrance became more and more obvious.

This white light was bone-chilling, and the fear on the faces of the camp members hiding inside the cave became deeper and deeper, and their bodies gradually began to shiver.

Although Xia Hong's expression was calm, his heart was gradually becoming heavy.

The temperature during the day in this world is twice as low as at night.

Moreover, the activities of the cold beasts are more frequent during the day.

If the cave entrance remains open like this, even if they manage to survive the low temperature, it is very likely to attract cold beasts, and in the end, everyone will die together.

They had to think of a way, they had to think of a way!

And just as he was anxious, the two "Xia Dings" spoke.

"Hong, Chuan, it's almost dawn. Take everyone and seal the cave entrance first. With me here, this ghoul can't hurt you."

"It's still pretending at this point. Hong, Chuan, don't listen to him. Take everyone and help us drive it away first, then seal the cave entrance."

Xia Chuan, who was named, almost subconsciously rushed out to the left.

The one on the left was the "Xia Ding" who returned to the cave first.

Obviously, Xia Chuan had also been staring at the two Xia Dings, so he could tell them apart.

However, he was suddenly pulled back by a hand just two steps after rushing out.

"Brother?"

"Don't act rashly. Is he real? Can you be 100% sure?"

Hearing Xia Hong's question, Xia Chuan's expression froze.

The one he leaned towards in his heart was, of course, the Xia Ding who returned to the cave first.

After all, that Xia Ding not only led the camp members to extinguish the fire and seal the cave entrance, but also told them the news about the ghoul.

But as for whether he could be 100% sure, he didn't dare to say.

After all, whether it was the two Xia Dings or the members of the two lumbering teams, whether it was their appearance or actions, there was indeed no difference.

Even the strength they showed when fighting was identical.

"That ghoul will turn into someone you are familiar with, to gain your trust. Once you completely trust it, you will immediately turn into a human stake, at its mercy."

The sentence flashed through Xia Hong's mind, and his heart was already in his throat.

Regardless of whether the Xia Ding who returned to the cave first was real or not.

At least this sentence, Xia Hong could now confirm was true.

Since that ghoul took the time to put on such a show.

It proved that it really needed to gain the absolute trust of the camp members.

Right now, there were two choices:

One: Listen to the Xia Ding behind and seal the cave first.

Two: Help the Xia Ding who came back first to defeat the Xia Ding who came back later.

The choice made at this critical moment of life and death, of course, represented the absolute trust of the camp members.

That is to say, once they chose wrongly.

All of them would turn into human stakes.

They would die!

At this moment, realizing this point was not just Xia Ding.

Xia Chuan, and a few other people in the camp, also had nervous expressions.

Many people turned their attention to Xia Hong.

The reason why everyone placed their hopes on him was not only because of his identity as the leader's son,

Apart from Xia Ding and the twelve members of the lumbering team, Xia Hong was the strongest in the camp.

And the two groups fighting at the cave entrance obviously realized this as well.

The two Xia Dings all showed anxious expressions, and seeing that everyone had given the right of choice to Xia Hong, they hurriedly spoke to the Xia Hong brothers, trying to prove themselves.

"Hong, I came back to the cave first, I'm real, don't believe him, if you really believe him, all of us will die."

"Hong, I'm the real one, that ghoul is best at bewitching people, he first turned into my appearance, returned to the cave, and deliberately revealed information to you, just to make you trust him now, you must not believe him."

"Hong, last month you were knocked unconscious by an ice pillar, and I was the one who helped you apply the medicine."

"Chuan, I helped you sharpen a stone dagger last night, remember?"

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But in this way, everyone became even more confused.

Not only could both of them say things about the Xia Hong and Xia Chuan brothers, but they even knew the details of the old injuries on their bodies.

Only Xia Hong, when he heard the two of them say different things about himself and Xia Chuan, his body shook slightly, and the right hand holding Xia Chuan tightened suddenly.

Xia Chuan turned his head in confusion and looked at Xia Hong.

But in an instant, Xia Chuan's pupils also shrank suddenly.

Obviously, he also realized something.

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PS: Which one is real and which one is fake, it should be obvious, right?