Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Killing the Wood Puppet Abomination definitely held immense benefits.

When Shi Qing first mentioned Yang and Li, Xia Hong only had some initial guesses about this matter.

However, after seeing Yang and Li in person, forming a preliminary impression of them, and shattering the idealized image of North Shuo Town, Xia Hong was basically certain.

These two were clearly not good people, nor did they seem like particularly kind-hearted individuals.

To risk their lives to eliminate the Abomination for the sake of those unimportant people around Redwood Ridge, without seeking any reward, was not something they would do.

Therefore, only the benefits of killing the Wood Puppet Abomination could explain their actions.

Moreover, Xia Hong had noticed Luo Ming's change in expression earlier.

Unsurprisingly, Luo Ming was also well aware of this.

While Xia Hong was pondering, Yang and Li had already climbed onto the Wood Puppet Abomination's head.

Yang Ning raised the silver longsword in his hand and frantically stabbed at the Wood Puppet Abomination's already fragmented head, practically turning its skull inside out.

His silver longsword was indeed effective. With each stab, the Wood Puppet Abomination's enormous body trembled violently, clearly experiencing immense pain.

The Wood Puppet Abomination could no longer utter miserable cries, and its form was extremely weak, obviously nearing the end of its life.

"Giggle, giggle, I die… I die… Even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time, giggle, giggle…"

Everyone's expression changed drastically. No one had expected that the Wood Puppet Abomination, with almost half of its head burned away, could still speak.

Its voice was extremely weak, but the resentment and hatred revealed in its tone made everyone's backs crawl with chills.

"Die, die, die with me…"

The Wood Puppet Abomination roared to the sky, stirring up the scattered thick smoke, instantly causing the wind and clouds above the entire valley to change color, and the earth to tremble incessantly.

Yang Ning and Li Hu, who were closest to the Wood Puppet Abomination, had long sensed something was wrong and frantically fled towards the stone wall on the right side of the valley.

"Lean against the wall, retreat, run outside, quickly!"

Luo Ming turned back and shouted at the large group of people on the west side of the valley before leading Shang Ping and the other two towards the left stone wall.

The large group of people on the west side of the valley, numbering about a hundred, included the ordinary people that Luo Ming and Xia Hong had rescued from the wooden house, as well as the people from Huang Zhaohong and the other four family camps.

Hearing Luo Ming's shout, the hundred or so people immediately split into three groups according to their positions, running towards the left and right sides of the valley, as well as the valley entrance on the west side.

The pile of rubble at the valley entrance had just been cut open by the Wood Puppet Abomination, so the entrance was already exposed.

Xia Hong and the others happened to be on the west side, so they also fled towards the entrance.

Boom…

Unfortunately, before the crowd could run far, the Wood Puppet Abomination exploded.

Its body, which was more than twenty meters tall, was originally filled with the corpses of those who had died at the Rogue Camp.

When it exploded, the remaining corpses and severed limbs all turned into a sky full of blood and flesh, scattering across the valley floor.

Even the walls were stained with a layer of blood.

The power generated by the explosion caused the flying blood and flesh to carry extremely terrifying force. Many ordinary people who were slow to dodge were killed by the impact, and even those in the Lumbering Realm were sent flying more than ten meters, vomiting blood incessantly.

The Wood Puppet Abomination's final strike before death caused wails to fill the valley once more.

Xia Hong, who was hiding behind a boulder at the west side of the entrance, glanced back at Yuan Cheng and the other four and was greatly relieved to find that only Qiu Peng and Yue Feng had suffered minor injuries.

Then, he stood up and looked up at the Wood Puppet Abomination's enormous body, which had completely disappeared. Only then did he truly breathe a sigh of relief.

"This Wood Puppet Abomination can actually self-destruct?"

Just as this question arose in Xia Hong's mind, it was interrupted by two voices.

"Self-destruct? Abominations can self-destruct?"

"This evil creature actually held back such a trick!"

Yang Ning and Li Hu, who had rushed to the Wood Puppet Abomination's self-destruction location at the first moment, were constantly searching through the severed limbs and broken arms on the ground. Their faces were extremely ugly, and they were also somewhat angry.

Xia Hong was stunned, then immediately frowned and fell into deep thought.

Even they didn't know that Abominations could self-destruct?

Xia Hong certainly wouldn't doubt the two of them. In terms of understanding Abominations, Yang Ning and Li Hu were definitely far superior to himself and the others.

"Let's get out first. The smell inside the cave will probably take a long time to dissipate."

"The mountaintop seems to be shaking. We can't stay inside anymore."

"Yes, let's get out quickly, otherwise the rocks will fall and kill people!"

…

That's not right!

Xia Hong suddenly raised his head and looked behind him. Not only the part that had just fled to the entrance, but also those who had fled to the mountain walls on both sides, were all moving out of the cave in a chaotic manner.

"Don't leave, no one can leave the valley!"

Xia Hong shouted loudly. The hundred or so people who had already entered the passage and were walking out of the cave all stopped immediately.

On the other side, Yang Ning, Li Hu, and Luo Ming, after hearing Xia Hong's shout, were stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted. Their expressions changed drastically as they quickly ran towards the west side of the cave while shouting along with Xia Hong:

"Don't leave the valley, that's right!"

"No one is allowed to leave."

"Everyone stop, don't move."

If the Abomination's self-destruction was not in line with common sense, nor was it a habit, then it proved that the trick just now was deliberately done by the Wood Puppet Abomination.

Before dying, deliberately staging such a scene, merely to vent its anger?

Combining the Wood Puppet Abomination's cautious and cunning nature, Xia Hong immediately realized there was a problem, and the explosion just now had killed many ordinary people.

Killing people and then disguising them as the dead, the Wood Puppet Abomination could complete this process extremely quickly.

Unsurprisingly, the Wood Puppet Abomination should not be completely dead.

It was very likely mixed in with the crowd at the cave entrance.

Unsure of the Wood Puppet Abomination's current state, Xia Hong did not rashly rush into the crowd at the entrance, but slowly approached. Only after Yang Li, as well as Luo Ming and the other three, had all approached, did they walk together to the cave passage.

It should be known that the Rogue Camp valley's passage was fully thirty meters long, and the hundred or so people had just squeezed in. Although they didn't completely block the passage, they had almost occupied a small half.

"Everyone retreat, one by one, don't panic!"

Yang Ning was very anxious and ordered the crowd to retreat back into the valley through the cave passage.

Those ordinary people naturally obediently retreated.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the rear of the crowd.

"Why are there still people walking out? That brother, stop quickly!"

Hearing this sentence, Xia Hong and the others on the inner side of the entrance instantly had a drastic change in expression.

The passage was only thirty meters long, it was impossible for anyone not to hear their words.

At this time, who else would be rushing out other than the Wood Puppet Abomination!

"All of you, get out of my way!"

Li Hu even roared angrily, directly ignoring the people still blocking the entrance, rushing forward in a stride and knocking the crowd all apart.

Yang Ning was even faster than him, directly leaping up and stepping on the heads of many people, rushing into the passage.

The crowd was knocked open, Xia Hong and Luo Ming and the other two followed closely behind.

"Ah…"

But as soon as they entered the cave entrance, a shrill and weak scream came from outside.

It was the Wood Puppet Abomination's cry.

"You little bastard, stop for me!"

Xia Hong suddenly remembered something. First, his expression froze, then, hearing Li Hu's furious voice behind him, he immediately quickened his pace and rushed out.