Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 136 Natural Trench
On the west side, deeper into Redwood Ridge.

About a hundred meters away from the crowd, there was a towering tree with a diameter of more than twenty meters. Due to the distance, only the general outline could be seen.

The tree was estimated to be more than a hundred meters high, and was shaking at the moment, because a huge creature was climbing up the trunk of the tree.

Although it was far away, Xia Hong could still see the huge monster clearly through its outline. Its body length alone was seven or eight meters. It was extremely strong, and its two shiny fangs were extremely conspicuous in the night.

"Snowmane?"

"Is it Snowmane?"

"Snowmane!"

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When the hunting team saw the huge creature, they immediately recognized its identity.

Snow mane more than seven meters long!

Gulp...

Everyone swallowed subconsciously, and then their eyes shifted to Xia Hong who was in the front.

Although Xia Hong had a happy look on his face at the moment, he was a little nervous inside.

The joy was because after searching for a whole night, he finally saw a mid-level cold beast, and it was a single one at that. This proved that not all cold beasts live in groups like the long-tailed hamsters.

In this way, the difficulty of hunting intermediate cold beasts would be much smaller.

The reason why I was nervous was simply because of the size of this snow-maned beast.

A low-level snowmane is no more than four meters long, not to mention its size.

Although it was a hundred meters away, the size of the intermediate snowmane in front of him was twice as big as the largest one he had hunted before.

Snowmane's strength is not weak among the cold beasts. The impact force of an adult Snowmane is at least over ten thousand pounds. It is considered the most terrifying of all the cold beasts that Xia Hong has hunted so far.

And that was just low-level Snow Mane.

The one in front of me is of intermediate level!
After searching for the entire night and thinking about the intermediate cold beast for a long time, Xia Hong finally saw it in front of him. Instead of being so excited, he quickly calmed down.

There's no way. With this body size, it's hard not to be calm.

"Can we try the old method?"

Yuan Cheng took out a torch and made a suggestion to everyone.

Everyone, including Xia Hong, showed a hint of excitement on their faces.

But soon, Xia Hong looked around, shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"Based on the distribution of mid-level frosty beasts, it's impossible, unless we find a second mid-level frosty beast somewhere else, and then use torches to attract rat swarms and lure them here."

Upon hearing this plan, everyone immediately shook their heads in rejection.

A swarm of rats is a swarm of rats. They knew nothing about the strength of the intermediate cold beasts. They rashly used torches to attract them, and the distance to guide them was such a long distance. The actual operation was difficult and dangerous, which was beyond imagination.

If you are not careful, you may lose your life.

"Then we can only set a trap first and then use torches to lure it into the trap. There are sixteen of us in total. If we work together well, we should be able to succeed."

As Xia Chuan spoke, he gestured to Li Yun, Li Pingkai, and Zhu Shun.

The three men took off all the traps on their backs, placed them directly on the ground, and then looked up at Xia Hong.

There were more than three people, Xia Chuan and eleven others, all of them looked up at Xia Hong, obviously waiting for his decision.

"Torches, traps, ten-stone iron bows, all the hunting team members are here, and no one is injured. Leader, don't hesitate. We can't guarantee success, but at least we have to try!"

Seeing the hesitation on Xia Hong's face, Xia Chuan was the first to speak up to persuade him.

Luo Yuan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said seriously: "Yes, we are well prepared. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no new Diggers in the camp for a long time. After all, this is the only configuration. Let's try it directly, leader."

"With sixteen people, no matter how strong it is, the worst that can happen is that we will fail to hunt it. We can just run away. Leader, don't hesitate."

"I think we should go too. With sixteen 10-stone iron bows, we won't fight it head-on. Instead, we can maneuver it in a roundabout way. We will definitely have a chance."

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Everyone was talking at once, expressing their desire to give it a try.

Although Xia Hong didn't say anything, he felt a little warm in his heart.

Everyone said that it was okay, that they were strong, that they had enough personnel, and that they had a chance of a successful hunt, but they knew the dangers involved.

The biggest reason for such a strong request is that they all know that the key to their breakthrough to the cold-resistant level is this intermediate cold beast.

In other words, they are willing to take the risk in order to achieve their own breakthrough.

Xia Hong's mind sank a little, he looked back at the big tree in the distance, and finally said, "Okay, let's give it a try!"

Having made the decision, Xia Hong no longer considered other things and began to deploy to everyone: "Li Yun, the three of you go find a suitable location first, dig a pit and set up the trap;

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yuan Cheng came with me to observe the surrounding terrain;

The rest of the people went to find a good seat.

Remember, if nothing unexpected happens, we won't be able to withstand the power of this Snow Mane even if we combine our forces together, so we can't confront it head-on. Bows and arrows are the main means. If you find that bows and arrows are ineffective, then just give up.

I'll give you half an hour to prepare. During this time, keep a distance of 100 meters from it and don't alarm it, so as not to alert the snake. After half an hour, come back here and discuss before taking action."

"Yes, leader!"

Everyone nodded and agreed quietly, then quickly dispersed to do their own things.

In the past six months, fifteen people have followed him out hunting nearly a hundred times. Many things do not need to be explained clearly, and they can do their own things based on tacit understanding.

Xia Hong also felt at ease taking Xia Chuan and the other two with him, and began to circle around the big tree where Xue Zong was perched, familiarizing themselves with the surrounding terrain in advance.

The big tree where Snowmane was perched was within a hundred meters to the west. There was no need to look at the inner area further west. Xia Hong focused his observation on the south and north.

"Snowmane's perception is not strong among cold beasts. We just circled around here several times, but we didn't find it, and it didn't find us either. This one should have just come from the inside. I don't know its physical condition. It would be great if its head was seriously injured!"

After hearing Yuan Cheng's wild idea, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan immediately shook their heads, but a glimmer of hope actually arose in their hearts.

There are already fights between the cold beasts in Redwood Ridge. The intermediate cold beasts are stronger and the fights are more intense. This snow-mane beast just came from the inner circle. Maybe it really failed in the fight and has injuries on its body.

However, at a distance of a hundred meters, even the details of Snow Mane's facial features could not be seen clearly, let alone his physical condition, which was even more impossible.

"Don't have such unrealistic fantasies. If it is really injured, it might become violent and even more powerful!"

When the four of them reached the northernmost end and were about to leave Redwood Ridge, Xia Hong put an end to Yuan Cheng's fantasy, and then led the three of them back south.

"This is the sphere of influence of Lu Shang's camp. If we go north, we will reach the bamboo forest. If a fight breaks out, we can't lead them north. We can only lead them south or east."

"That Snowmane is big, I don't know how fast it reacts. There are a lot of trees around here, so it's easy to find a place to shoot arrows. It would be better if it reacted a little slower."

"It all depends on man!"

By the time we got back to where we were just now, half an hour had passed and the rest of the people had returned one after another.

It was obvious that everyone found the location very easily. The last ones to come back were Li Yun and his two companions who were responsible for setting the traps, as well as the helpers they called in the middle.

Li Yun and the others were all surprised. When they saw Xia Hong, they couldn't wait to speak:
"Captain, there is a natural trench in the south, eight meters long and three meters wide, covered with snow, more than six meters deep. The three of us just asked others to help dig and deepened it by more than two meters. Three animal traps are set around the trench. If we can successfully lead Snowmane into the trench, the hunt will be basically successful."

"Lead the way, let's go and take a look together!"

When Xia Hong heard Li Yun's description of the trench, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked him to lead the way.

Everyone followed Li Yun and walked south for more than 200 meters. A natural trench slowly came into view. Almost everyone's eyes, including Xia Hong, lit up.

The trench was very large, sandwiched between two big trees with a diameter of more than ten meters. The snow that originally covered it had been swept away, obviously it was done by Li Yun and his men just now.

A trap had been placed in front and behind the trench, and one in the middle of the trench. All three traps were connected with ropes and covered with snow.

"Re-cover the trench with snow. Choose this location!"

Xia Hong observed the interior and the terrain on both sides and immediately made a decision. This natural trench was tailor-made for the huge Snow Mane.

Looking at the two big trees standing on both sides of the trench, Xia Hong's expression changed slightly, and he made some arrangements. Then, when all preparations were ready, he told everyone to go to the positions he had found earlier.

"In a word, bows and arrows are the only means. If we fight it head-on, even I can't do anything, let alone you. Once you find that bows and arrows are useless, everyone should disperse and retreat; if they are useful, then cooperate with each other. I don't need to teach you how to use bows and arrows, right?"

Xia Hong gave his final instructions. Seeing everyone nod, he thought for a moment and then slowly said, "The first priority is to protect yourself. There are many intermediate-level cold beasts in Hongmu Ridge, but we only have one life. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Chief!"

"The strength and means of the intermediate-level cold beasts are unknown, and the contribution value and price are difficult to determine. However, if this Snow Mane can be hunted successfully, it will be the first intermediate-level prey harvested by our Great Xia Camp, which is of great significance. So I will price it at..."

Having said this, Xia Hong paused for a moment before continuing.

"Ten thousand points!"

All fifteen people looked up at once, their faces filled with surprise.

Especially the three Zhao Long brothers, their hands holding the bows trembled slightly twice.

"Because we use bows and arrows as our main attack method, if we succeed in hunting this time, the contribution points will not be evenly distributed. It all depends on who shoots the arrow that causes the most damage to it. The more contribution points you get!"

After saying the last few words, Xia Hong asked everyone to disperse.

"That's all I have to say. Go back to the places you have chosen earlier."

After seeing that everyone was in their positions, Xia Hong took out a torch from behind him and stuck it on the edge of the trench. He looked back at the huge outline of Snow Mane on the tree and took a deep breath.

Swish...

On a snowy night, torches were lit.

The air around them suddenly stagnated for a moment.

Xia Hong had already climbed up a big tree nearby, holding his breath, quietly paying attention to the movements of the big tree to the north.

The same goes for the remaining fifteen people scattered around.

Click…………

From the north, there was the sound of branches breaking.

Everyone's heart tightened slightly, and they quietly turned their heads to look over there.

(End of this chapter)