Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 147: Harming others for personal gain, He Meng is furious [Sorry for being late]

"Don't worry about Teng Jiao, shoot those two idiots first, don't let them attract the cold beast here!"

Whoosh……

An iron arrow suddenly struck, and Xia Chuan tilted his head sharply.

The iron arrow flew past, almost brushing his scalp.

Glancing back, he saw a large tree behind him pierced by an iron arrow.

Xia Chuan also broke out in sweat on his forehead and felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Fortunately, after throwing out the torch, he immediately turned east and ran towards Xia Hong.

Otherwise, the arrow would have pierced through his body.

This He Meng actually planned to kill someone!
Not only He Meng, but also the archers who had just besieged Teng Jiao, upon hearing the order, they really ignored Teng Jiao and turned around.

The target changed to Luo Yuan and Xia Chuan on the north and south sides.

Whoosh…whoosh…whoosh…

In an instant, iron arrows attacked the two of them like falling meteors.

These are arrows shot by more than twenty people at the Digging Realm.

Moreover, the distance between the two sides was only a hundred meters.

Just like the Daxia camp attaches great importance to archery, the people in the Jingxian camp also have extremely high levels of archery skills.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan instantly became embarrassed.

The two men moved back and forth between the big trees, constantly dodging the iron arrows coming from behind, but because there were cold beasts chasing them, they could not hide behind the trees and not move, nor could they retreat, so they could only keep fleeing eastward.

This way, their escape directions were restricted.

The people in Jingxian Camp were obviously aware of this. Their predicted positions when shooting arrows became more and more accurate, and their hit rate was astonishingly high.

"No need to shoot them, drive them eastward and let them lead the cold beasts away..."

Xia Chuan, who was dodging in danger, originally had an extremely ugly look on his face, but when he heard the orders that He Meng gave to everyone in the back, he immediately became ecstatic.

"This idiot, hahahaha!"

In just a short while, he had been scratched by arrows in several places. If the opponent continued to shoot like this, he and Luo Yuan would not only suffer more injuries, but might even lose their lives.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, He Meng actually acted too clever for his own good.

"He didn't shoot us. He wanted to force us to continue running eastward to lure the cold beast away. He thought it was me and Xia Chuan who attracted the cold beast..."

Luo Yuan on the south side felt the arrows shot from behind and no longer aimed at his vital points. He just kept limiting his escape direction, and a look of relaxation suddenly appeared on his face.

He just glanced down at his calves with a gloomy look on his face.

An iron arrow had penetrated the outer flesh and was stuck there, with blood flowing out of the wound.

He was the one throwing the torch at the same time as Xia Chuan just now. In fact, the number of people shooting arrows at him was less than that of Xia Chuan's side, so he should not have been hit.

The problem is, following behind him is a mid-level frost wolf!
Low-level frost wolves are more flexible and faster than other cold beasts.

What's more, what he summoned with the torch was a mid-level frost wolf.

He was being chased by the Frost Wolf and was already in a very miserable state. Naturally, he did not have much energy to deal with the iron arrows shot by He Meng and others.

Although the arrow only pierced his calf's flesh, he could still suppress the pain for the time being. But as time passed, the wound became bigger and bigger, and it gradually began to affect his speed.

“Ah…”

Knowing that He Meng and others were no longer aiming to kill him with injections, Luo Yuan just lowered his head and rushed forward. The howling of the frost wolf behind him was getting closer and closer, and he could even smell the scent coming out of the frost wolf's mouth.

Whoosh……

A voice rang in his ears, and a sense of crisis suddenly rose up from his back. Luo Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he realized that an arrow was about to hit him, and subconsciously wanted to dodge to the left.

It’s a pity that the speed of the iron arrow was astonishingly fast.

Before he had completely moved his body to the left, Luo Yuan had already felt the sharp touch of the arrow on his right waist.

A gloomy light suddenly flashed in his eyes. Judging from the fact that those iron arrows were able to pierce through the big trees just now, most of the people in He Meng's group might have higher basic strength than him, and the iron arrows they shot were extremely powerful.

The arrow that shot through his calf only injured his skin and flesh, so it wasn't a big deal.

But this arrow was aimed at the waist.

Being pierced through the body by such a terrifying force would probably not just leave a big hole, but also damage internal organs and even cause death...

Clang…clang…clang…

In a flash, the sounds of several metals clashing with each other rang in my ears, followed closely by Xia Hong's voice that made people feel extremely reassured.

"Hide behind me, no need to run, apply Jin Chuang San first!"

Xia Hong drew out his ceremonial sword and swung it rapidly behind Luo Yuan, quickly forming a sword curtain. The ceremonial sword was too long, so the sword curtain formed had a wide range. All the arrows shot by He Meng's gang were blocked and fell to the ground.

Luo Yuan quickly pulled out the arrow from his calf, then applied Golden Insect Powder. Seeing that the Frost Wolf that had just followed him was already running towards the torch, which was where He Meng and the others were, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

Not only the Frostwolf, but also the Snowmane behind Xiachuan rushed towards the location of the Mirror Fairy Camp helpers.

Two intermediate-level cold beasts rushed over at the same time, so He Meng and his group had no time to shoot arrows in their direction.

Luo Yuan, whose injuries had eased, laughed out loud with great satisfaction:
"Hahaha, if they do, those guys probably don't even know who did it."

"I already know. He Meng has seen me and my knife!"

Xia Hong sheathed the ceremonial sword, looked through the Frost Wolf, and exchanged glances with He Meng, who was a hundred or two hundred meters away.

"It's those bastards who dared to do something bad to me!"

He Meng, who was standing under the big tree, had a face full of anger at this moment, and his hands holding the longbow could not stop shaking with anger.

He hadn't seen Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan clearly before, and could only vaguely judge from their clothes that they should be from Da Xia, but he was not sure.

But when he saw Xia Hong, who was wearing a black cloak and holding a thin long knife in his hand, appearing next to Luo Yuan, he immediately understood:
I have been tricked.

"Boss, those two beasts are coming soon. It will be too late if we don't retreat!"

Hearing the shouts of his team members, He Meng first looked down at the two torches on the ground, then turned around and glanced at the dying Teng Jiao and the dead Lei Kui, gnashing his teeth and saying angrily:

"Don't worry about it for now, everyone disperse and run outside!"

If the Frost Wolf and Snow Mane came alone, he would not be afraid of them at any time. If the hunting team was in its prime, even if the two came at the same time, he would dare to lead these people to try to deal with them.

But it just happened to come at this time!

The members of the hunting team had fought three battles in a row. Not only had several of them been sacrificed, but most of them were also injured. Supplies and arrows were also seriously insufficient.

No matter how confident He Meng was, he didn't dare to stay here any longer.

After saying that, he took the lead and ran around to the north.

The remaining twenty or so people also scattered to the north or south to escape. Seven or eight of them were carrying a person on their backs, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

"Da Xia, Da Xia, I will make you pay the price, ah..."

He Meng roared as he ran, and couldn't help looking back at the direction of Xia Hong and the other two on the east side, his eyes full of anger and hatred.

This night could have been a good night to harvest four mid-level cold beasts.

This time, Xia Hong and his gang messed up everything.

…………

Not far away, seeing He Meng's men fleeing separately without even leaving the prey on the ground, Xia Hong and the other two all smiled.

"Sure enough, he thought the two cold beasts were coming for Lei Kui and Teng Jiao."

"Hahahaha, this torch is the best weapon in our camp!"

Hearing the teasing between Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, Xia Hong couldn't help but smile.

However, seeing that He Meng and the others had all fled far away, and Snowmane and Frost Wolf had already caught up with the torches, he immediately spoke to the two people behind him:

"Go to the flank and use the same method to lure away Snowmane and Frostwolf."

"Yes, leader!"

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan nodded and accepted the order, then immediately separated, one to the south and one to the north, and went around the flanks of Snowmane and Frost Wolf respectively.

Because the two torches had just landed very close to each other, the two cold beasts that had already touched the torches were almost facing each other.

“Ah…”

"Roar…………"

The hostility between the Snowmane and the Frost Wolf was obvious. The moment they came into contact with the torches, they showed an expression of enjoyment on their faces, but they soon woke up, quickly picked up the torches, then looked up at each other, and let out low roars.

There was an obvious threat in this voice.

Obviously, they are all expressing their ownership of the torches.

"Roar…………"

But at this time, a third voice sounded.

However, this third voice was different from the previous two, which were full of power. It was clearly weak and powerless, and even had a bit of cowardice.

It was the Teng Jiao that was seriously injured and dying.

The strange thing is that although the Teng Jiao was making sounds to warn the two cold beasts, its eyes were fixed on the torches in the mouths of the two cold beasts, and there was obvious desire in its eyes.

Snowmane and Frost Wolf turned their heads at the same time, staring at Teng Jiao and the dead Lei Kui behind it, with a hint of bloodthirsty desire in their eyes.

Obviously, they all realized that Teng Jiao was in a very bad condition.

The dead Lei Kui behind Teng Jiao is also attractive to them.

"The attraction of the torch to you should be stronger than this Teng Jiao, right?"

Xia Hong, who was standing on top of a big tree not far away, first glanced at the three cold beasts, then looked to both sides with a look of anticipation on his face.

As He Meng and his group escaped, the surrounding snow forest had already fallen silent. Apart from the three cold beasts growling tentatively at each other, there was no other sound.

Suddenly, a small fire appeared about a hundred meters behind Snowmane and Frost Wolf.

The moment the two flames rose, the two cold beasts seemed to have noticed something. They quickly turned their heads and looked at each other, and a hint of greed suddenly appeared in their pupils.

Even the dying Teng Jiao couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

"Stable!"

Seeing the reactions of the three cold beasts, Xia Hong knew that the plan had succeeded.

The small fires on the north and south sides suddenly jumped up two or three meters as if someone had added a handful of firewood. The flames suddenly became larger and were extremely conspicuous in the silent snow forest.

What’s more important is that the two balls of fire were still rapidly fleeing to the north and south sides and even farther away.

Frostwolf and Snowmane, who had been eager to move when they saw a torch, could no longer hold back their greed. They both turned around and ran quickly towards the fire behind them.

"Everyone, shoot the Teng Jiao. It must be poisonous on its body. Don't get close to it!"

The moment Snowmane and Frost Wolf ran away at the same time, Xia Hong rushed forward immediately. While drawing his bow and arrow, he did not forget to call upon Zhao Long and other members of the hunting team who were scattered in the surrounding trees to shoot Teng Jiao together.

Whoosh…whoosh…whoosh…

Zhao Long and others, who had been ready for a long time, thought they were going to attack the people in Jingxian Camp and had been waiting for Xia Hong's order.

They had gone hunting with Xia Hong so many times that they had a good understanding of each other. In addition, they had secretly observed Xia Hong for such a long time, so they naturally knew Xia Hong's plan clearly. At Xia Hong's command, everyone drew their bows and arrows without any delay.

Fifteen digging realms, fifteen ten-stone iron-framed bows.

In addition, everyone knew that time was limited, so they increased the firing rate to almost the limit.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

Fifteen arrows at a time. In less than thirty breaths, everyone had shot out more than a dozen waves, adding up to nearly two hundred arrows.

Teng Jiao was already seriously injured and on the verge of death, and was trapped under the Leikui Swamp. He didn't have much energy to escape or even dodge, so he could only stand above the swamp and become a living target for everyone!
More than two hundred arrows directly submerged Teng Jiao's head.

After this almost indiscriminate bombardment of iron arrows, not only the eyes, but even the facial features of Teng Jiao could not be seen clearly.

The entire head was shot into a hedgehog.

"Roar…………"

At this time, the roar made by Teng Jiao was already extremely weak.

Zhao Long and others who were standing aside suddenly stopped shooting arrows.

Teng Jiao, thinking he had a chance to catch his breath, immediately straightened his body and twisted his lower body hard, trying to escape from the swamp.

Without the iron arrow attack, and with the extreme strength burst out under the strong desire to survive, it actually pulled its body out of the swamp.

Click…………

Unfortunately, it succeeded in pulling out the body and was about to escape.

Xia Hong, who had been hiding above the Bingshuo tree, saw the right opportunity and moved.

With his eyes wide open and a huge double-edged axe in hand, he jumped down from the tree. Using the potential energy of falling, he drew an arc from behind and aimed at the bump on Teng Jiao's forehead and chopped it down suddenly.

rub…………

The giant axe chopped down, and the many iron arrows stuck on Teng Jiao's head were instantly blown away.

The iron tools rubbed against each other, producing sparks.

call out…………

The iron arrows that were blown away directly penetrated the ice tree next to it.

One can imagine how powerful Xia Hong's axe is.

Boom…Crack…

The axe chopped down, Teng Jiao's flesh and blood were torn apart, the bump on his forehead shattered, and the bones inside were instantly smashed by the huge force. The bones in Teng Jiao's head were as fragile as tofu in front of this huge axe, and could not block it at all.

The huge axe actually chopped down two or three meters.

The huge Teng Jiao head was split into two halves in the middle.

If Xia Hong had not held back a bit at the last moment, Teng Jiao's entire upper body would probably have been split in half.

"hiss…………"

"Boss, this power!"

"How much force does this take?"

…………

Xia Hongke didn't care to listen to everyone's exclamation. In order not to touch Teng Jiao, he didn't even take away the giant axe. He jumped down from mid-air and quickly ordered everyone:

"Come up and clean up quickly. Take Lei Kui and Teng Jiao back. Teng Jiao's skin is poisonous, don't get it in your hands!"

This was not the first time for the group to deal with prey, and knowing that time was limited, they immediately followed the order, cut down a slightly thinner tree, tinkered with it for a while, made a simple stretcher, and tied Lei Kui and Teng Jiao to it.

While carrying the stretcher, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, who were responsible for leading away the cold beast, also took a detour and ran back from the east side one after another.

Xia Chuan was the first to come back. He walked to Xia Hong with a nervous look on his face and said with lingering fear:
"If I'm not mistaken, when I threw away the torch, a demon sheep and two frost wolves nearby seemed to be startled. Snowmane should have sensed it as well. He didn't dare to chase me and ran away with the torch in his mouth."

Luo Yuan, who came back later, had a similar expression to Xia Chuan and said in a deep voice:

"Before I ran to the east, I heard a loud noise from the west. It must be some kind of frigid beast in the depths that was startled and lit five torches at once. The power was so great!"

Xia Hong nodded. The small torch was originally a material produced by the system, and he had tried it many times on many low-level cold beasts.

In terms of the level of understanding, the others are naturally not as good as him.

The reason why torches are attractive to cold beasts is that they can use the light of fire to heal their wounds and improve their strength.

In this case, the bigger the flame, the greater its attraction to the cold beast. The flame just got bigger because he instructed Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan to light five torches at the same time.

But thinking of something, Xia Hong turned around and looked at everyone, warning in a deep voice: "You all must remember, torches must be used with caution!"

"Yes, leader!"

Hearing Xia Hong's serious tone, everyone nodded in agreement and kept this matter firmly in mind.

"Okay, let's go back!"

Xia Hong gave an order and went straight to the front to clear the way. The other seventeen people lifted the stretcher together and quickly followed him, returning to the eastern periphery.

Although the two preys together are heavy, it would be no problem for seventeen Diggers to lift them together.

Everyone walked briskly and soon left Redwood Ridge and returned to the valley.

When the people in the camp saw the intermediate Teng Jiao and the intermediate Lei Kui for the first time, they burst into exclamations again. Almost everyone gathered around to watch these two ferocious prey.

"The leader hunted two new cold beasts?"

"Weren't those things we brought back some time ago all Snow Manes?"

“They are all intermediate level!”

"This is Lei Kui. Tsk, it's too big. How many pounds of meat can it produce?"

"You can't touch this Teng Jiao, it's poisonous!"

"The hunting team is getting stronger and stronger."

………………

“Hahahaha, they probably never dreamed that we picked up these two prey for free. Oh, and we also got the blood of a demon sheep, haha!”

In the main hall on the second floor of the wooden house, hearing the heated discussions of the people downstairs, Yuan Cheng looked down at the prey downstairs and couldn't help laughing out loud, his face full of pride.

Upon hearing this, the others also laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, Jingxian Camp is working for us for free tonight!"

"Isn't that arrogant? This is how we should punish them."

"They were the ones who ignored the leader's warning and recklessly crossed the border to hunt. They deserve it!"

"If you come to our Redwood Ridge to hunt, shouldn't you be working for us?"

"Next time we meet them, we will have to continue to do this to them."

…………

Hearing the joy in everyone's laughter, Xia Hong's expression also relaxed a little.

Behavior that harms others for personal gain is not in line with his values.

But that also depends on the specific situation.

Since the Jingxian Camp ignored my warnings, wantonly invaded the Daxia territory, and hunted across the border first, I can't blame myself.

"Captain, from now on, we will go to the north for the hunt every three days. Every time we encounter them, we will make them go back empty-handed. We will keep doing this until they dare not set foot in Redwood Ridge!"

Hearing Yuan Cheng's proposal, the others immediately nodded in agreement.

Xia Hong's face showed a hint of interest when he heard this, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "If nothing unexpected happens, He Meng is furious at the moment. Let's see how Jingxian Camp reacts after he returns. Later, we will still hunt normally and visit the north from time to time!"

When they heard about the Mirror Fairy Camp, everyone immediately calmed down.

Indeed, He Meng is nothing. What we really need to worry about is the Jingxian Camp behind him.

The number of them far exceeds that of Da Xia's Digging Realm, and there are also two powerful Cold-Resistant Realm warriors who are like a stabilizing force. No matter from which perspective, it is not appropriate for Da Xia to break off relations with the Mirror Immortal Camp now.

Even if you know that the other party is invading your territory, you can only endure it.

Just like tonight, judging from the strength Xia Hong showed when he finally killed Teng Jiao, it is entirely possible that they could directly kill He Meng and his group.

This is the reason why Xia Hong did not choose to do so.

The current strength of Da Xia is not enough to support them and completely break off relations with the Jingxian Camp. If the two cold-resistant-level experts really take action, the result will be hard to predict.

"Let's leave it at that for now. We won't completely anger them, but we can't turn a blind eye to their cross-border behavior. We'll visit the north from time to time in the future!"

Look, of course it's more than just a literal meaning. If they could do nothing like tonight and still get three preys, they would certainly not miss such a good opportunity.

Everyone in the hunting team had a knowing smile on their faces.

"It's comfortable to harm others and benefit yourself. This is much easier than leading people to fight those cold beasts!"

Xia Hong's eyes flickered slightly. If he wasn't worried about offending the Jingxian Camp too much and provoking the two cold-resistant-level experts to take action, he really wanted to do this to He Meng a few more times.

It feels good to get something for nothing.

But improving your strength should still be the first priority!
"Let the blood flow, and bring it to my room."

"Yes, leader."

Xia Hong turned around and gave Xia Chuan some instructions, then went straight upstairs.

Last time, the blood of three Snow-Manes was not used. Together with the Teng Jiao, Lei Kui, and Demon Sheep that were recovered this time, there are six in total, weighing at least three or four hundred kilograms.

If you progress by 7 kilograms at a time, you can improve by 8 to points, and your basic strength can be increased by nearly kilograms.

"More importantly, this time I have figured out Teng Jiao's hunting method. I also saw Yuwen Tao hunting the demon sheep last time. I can start hunting the demon sheep and Teng Jiao later. This way, the hunting efficiency can be further improved, and my membrane progress can be faster..."

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On the inside of Hongmu Ridge, He Meng and his group of people who had fled in all directions gradually returned to the place where they had hunted Teng Jiao before.

Looking at the empty ground and the large amount of blood spilled by Teng Jiao near the swamp, He Meng and others' faces turned pale in an instant.

The ground was so clean that it was obviously not the cold beasts cannibalizing each other. In other words, the two prey were taken away by the people of Daxia.

"You bastard, not only did you trick me, you also took Lei Kui and Teng Jiao away!"

He Meng's chest was heaving with anger, and his eyes were fixed on the south side of Hongmu Ridge, as if he was weighing something.

"Boss, it's not good!"

Suddenly, a call came from the east.

Everyone turned and looked over.

The man's face was also full of anger. He walked to He Meng and said:

"Boss, the blood of that demon sheep has been drained out!"

When He Meng heard this, his expression stiffened for a moment, and then anger instantly rushed to his mind, and he drew the big knife from his waist.

"Everyone, go to the south and find Daxia's base. You must find Daxia's base. If I don't kill these bastards, I won't be named He!"

　Sorry, I was sick and had an injection today, so I feel groggy and am even late!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)