Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The Snowmane turned to flee with a strong desire to survive. Although its speed wasn't slow, it ultimately only managed to avoid having its neck targeted.

Xia Hong's blade still struck its back solidly.

Several of the Snowmane's dorsal spines were severed at the root. The Freezing Chill Blade cleaved through the Snowmane's hide, forcefully cutting in halfway. Simultaneously, Luo Yuan and the other four's broadswords also chopped at the Snowmane's limb joints.

Compared to Xia Hong, Luo Yuan and the others only managed to break through the Snowmane's outer skin, creating four or five-inch-long wounds. The damage they inflicted was clearly extremely limited.

The Snowmane's powerful impact force didn't stop because five broadswords had cut into its body. On the contrary, it seemed to become even more violent due to the pain, still roaring madly towards Xia Chuan's position.

Luo Yuan and the others didn't even have time to retract their broadswords before they were directly flung away by the Snowmane. The four didn't dare to be careless and all chose to let go.

Only Xia Hong's blade cut the deepest. When he was flung away by the Snowmane's impact force, he didn't let go either, but directly charged towards Xia Chuan's direction along with the Snowmane.

It's over!

Seeing the Snowmane instantly rush to Xia Chuan's location, while Xia Chuan was still standing there dumbfounded and motionless, Luo Yuan and the others thought grimly, their hearts instantly sinking.

The first hunt after the camp's merger was going to result in death!

Bang…

However, no one expected that just as the Snowmane was less than half a meter away from Xia Chuan, it stopped abruptly as if it had crashed into something. Its huge body came to an abrupt halt.

Its legs were clearly still stomping on the ground fiercely, its sharp fangs swaying non-stop along with its head's frantic movements. It was clearly right next to Xia Chuan, yet it couldn't advance even an inch.

"This… How is this possible?"

Just as Luo Yuan and the other four, as well as the seven people in the trees, were all stunned, a cold glint flashed in the Snowmane's pupils. Its legs suddenly stopped stomping, and instead, it raised its head, opening its bloody maw towards Xia Chuan in front of it.

"Careful!"

"Watch out for its tongue!"

"Careful."

Everyone present had hunting experience. Seeing the Snowmane open its mouth, they all immediately reacted, rushing towards this side while simultaneously issuing reminders.

Unfortunately, the distance was too far, and they couldn't reach them in a short time at all.

A tongue as sharp as an ice spike shot straight out from its mouth, flying directly towards Xia Chuan's head. That tongue was like a sharp sword, even creating a cold glint in the air.

"I've been waiting for this move!"

How could Xia Hong, who had been following behind the Snowmane, let it succeed? The moment he saw the long tongue spit out, he had already flipped over the Snowmane, gritting his teeth and taking advantage of the situation to press the broadsword, which was already halfway into the Snowmane's body, down again.

Xia Hong's eyes widened in anger. The terrifying force of over ten thousand pounds caused the Freezing Chill Blade to cut into the Snowmane's body again, not only causing it even greater damage.

The Snowmane felt the pain, and its tongue hesitated for a moment in the air.

It was during this moment that a black, three-inch-long knife suddenly appeared in Xia Chuan's originally empty hand.

Xia Chuan slashed diagonally, creating a crescent-shaped saber light in the air, with almost no pause at all.

Chila…

The saber light flashed, and the Snowmane's long tongue snapped in response.

And as the long tongue broke, the Snowmane's body shuddered violently. Xia Hong pulled out the Freezing Chill Blade and slashed down at its head with a whoosh.

Puchi…

The Snowmane's huge head was chopped off with one strike, landing on the snow and rolling forward a full four or five circles before finally stopping, blocked by its two fangs.

"Quickly take the essence blood!"

Hearing Xia Hong's instructions, Xia Chuan nodded and hurriedly took out a small wooden bottle from his body. Then, he used the black knife to cut open the Snowmane's heart and squeezed out a drop of dark green blood from inside.

At this moment, on the other side, whether it was Luo Yuan and the other four, or the remaining seven who had come down from the trees, their faces were already dumbfounded.

Everyone walked to the Snowmane's corpse and saw the white silk thread in front of its head. Only then did they understand why the Snowmane hadn't crashed into Xia Chuan just now.

"Hehe, my white thread and black knife aren't bad, right!"

After Xia Chuan stored the essence blood in the bottle and retracted the white thread, he saw the shocked expressions of the crowd and looked quite pleased.

He hadn't missed the expressions on Luo Yuan and the others' faces when Xia Hong said he should come out hunting with them.

He was the only one among the twelve who didn't have a weapon. Everyone thought he had entered the hunting team through connections. He knew this very well.

"Brother Xia Chuan, good skills!"

Luo Yuan didn't hide the shock in his tone. He could feel the terrifying impact force of the Snowmane just now. The white thread and black knife were certainly effective, but Xia Chuan's own strength should not be ignored.

At this moment, not only him, but also the Zhao brothers and the remaining five people, all looked at Xia Chuan with a hint of respect.

Even Xu Ning and Qiu Peng were clearly greatly shocked and puzzled by Xia Chuan's rapid increase in strength.

"Alright, don't get too cocky. You're still far from the Earth Burrowing Realm. Also, spend more time studying the black knife and white thread. Their effects should be far more than just these."

Remembering how Yang and Li had valued the Wood Puppet Ghoul before, Xia Hong reminded Xia Chuan while teasing him.

"Tonight's first prey is in the bag!"

Xia Hong's words brought everyone back to their senses. They looked down at the Snowmane on the ground, and a touch of unreality flashed across their faces.

Speaking of which, the process just now was so long, but from the time the pit trap was dug to now, only an hour had actually passed.

The Snowmane stepped into the pit trap and was injured, then the arrows wounded its body, then Xia Hong led Luo Yuan and the other four to attack, the Snowmane twisted and fled, encountered Xia Chuan cutting its tongue, and finally Xia Hong beheaded it with one strike.

The entire hunting process was smooth and flowing, as simple as eating and drinking.

Was this really hunting?

Hunting at Rogue Camp wasn't this simple before!

Luo Yuan shook off the chaotic thoughts in his mind. After thinking about the entire hunting process, he focused his attention on the torches and animal traps.

"Leader, how can this animal trap be so powerful?"

Hearing Luo Yuan's question, a touch of appreciation appeared on Xia Hong's face. He directly pointed to the animal trap on the Snowmane's right forelimb and said, "Take it off and take a look."

Luo Yuan nodded, bent down, and grabbed the animal trap with both hands. With a slight force, his expression suddenly froze.

The animal trap didn't move at all.

Luo Yuan put down the broadsword in his hand, gritted his teeth, and used force again.

The serrated jaws of the animal trap were closed, and there was still not a single sign of loosening.

"Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, come and help me."

With the help of Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, the three of them worked together to finally open the jaws of the animal trap and remove it from the Snowmane's leg.

Looking at the ten silver-white satin patterns on the flanks of the animal trap, as well as the ten or so thick springs at the joints, a hint of understanding flashed in the hearts of Luo Yuan and the others.

"I spent a full three days hammering this animal trap, and I added more than a dozen crude springs. The force generated when it closes is at least over twelve thousand pounds. Without Earth Burrowing Realm strength, you can't even open it."

Taking the opened animal trap, a touch of confidence flashed across Xia Hong's face.

"One prey isn't enough. Bury this Snowmane in the snow first, mark it well, and follow me to the east to find that Frost Wolf!"