Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 167: The Mirror World, Eternal Life

At Jingxian’s residence, a huge crowd of people gathered beside the three-story bamboo building.

"The leader just came back."

"Why did the leader come back alone?"

"He Gang, He Meng, and who else?"

"My father didn't come back."

"My husband hasn't come back either."

"The leader seems to be seriously injured. Has something happened?"

…………

Everyone had a look of panic on their faces, but there were people guarding the door and they couldn't go in. They could only stand outside the building and worry anxiously.

In front of the crowd, Yuwen Tao brought four of his uncles who were at the Digging Realm, and there was a group of people around them, all waiting with the same anxious looks.

A middle-aged man quickly squeezed to Yuwen Tao's side from the back, shook his head at him solemnly, and whispered: "Only the leader is here. The others haven't come back, and the second leader hasn't come back either. I waited for a long time at the agreed place, but didn't see him. It should be..."

Dad, there was an accident!
As this thought flashed through his mind, Yuwen Tao's expression instantly became gloomy.

"When the leader came back, black smoke was coming out of his face and he was seriously injured. Many people saw it. He must have been defeated tonight. He Meng, He Gang, and others must have failed to escape. Will the second leader also..."

"Impossible, my father said he would just follow and watch, he wouldn't do anything!"

Before Hong Guang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yuwen Tao.

He knew his father, Yuwen Hu, very well and would never do anything without confidence.

He Meng, He Gang and so many others failed to escape, and looking at the miserable appearance of He Yuanhun when he returned, the strength of Da Xia must be far beyond their imagination.

In this case, it would be even less likely that Yuwen Hu, who had followed secretly, would take action.

"Four mid-level beasts, more than five hundred low-level beasts, such a huge tide of cold beasts, plus He Meng and He Gang, two cold-resistant level beasts, two hundred and seventy-one earth-digging level beasts, and the leader personally leading them. Even these were defeated. How strong is Da Xia?"

Thinking of this, a trace of horror flashed across Yuwen Tao's mind.

That’s right, he already knew the specific deployment of He Yuanhun’s siege of Daxia.

Those four intermediate-level cold beasts were captured alive by Yuwen Hu himself and then handed over to He Yuanhun. It was unknown what method He Yuanhun used, but he not only controlled them, but also used the four cold beasts to recruit a large number of low-level cold beasts of the same kind.

Ever since He Yuanhun mentioned that they and the other 41 people in the camp who had not worshipped the Mirror Immortal were not allowed to participate in the attack on Da Xia, the father and son were filled with confusion.

Learn that He Yuanhun is going to use the cold beast tide to deal with Daxia.

On the one hand, they felt a deep sense of discomfort.

On the other hand, confusion has intensified again.

The discomfort is because species like cold beasts, like monsters, are natural enemies of humans. They feel resistance deep down in their hearts to using cold beasts to deal with Da Xia, who are also human beings.

The confusion is exacerbated by two factors:
The first point, of course, is what means He Yuanhun used to control the four intermediate cold beasts.

The second point is why He Yuanhun went to so much trouble to besiege a Daxia camp.

After all, according to common sense, Da Xia's strength is completely incomparable to Jingxian Camp.

He personally took action, with He Gang and He Meng at the cold-resistance level, plus 271 at the digging level.

With such a luxurious lineup, based on what they know about Da Xia, even if the strength of Da Xia were tripled, it would probably not be able to withstand it.

No matter how you look at it, there is no need to create another wave of cold beasts.

Of course, the second point of confusion has been solved at this moment.

Da Xia's strength really exceeded everyone's expectations.

With so many people going there, only He Yuanhun escaped back.

Moreover, he escaped back in a seriously injured state.

"Not only did we deal with the Frost Beast Tide, but He Meng, He Gang, and the 271 Earth Digging Realm were all left behind. No, no, even if Xia Hong's strength surpassed that of the leader, he alone could not have accomplished this..."

Yuwen Tao looked up at the bamboo building and his brows suddenly furrowed.

He was also present when Yuwen Hu led his men to encircle Xia Hong last time. He knew clearly how fast Xia Hong's strength was improving.

But no matter how strong he is, he is just one person.

There are no more than twenty people at the Digging Realm in Daxia.

That means increasing this number fivefold or even tenfold.

This wasn't the way the result should have been tonight.

"There must be some terrifying weapon hidden in the Daxia Valley!"

This is the only explanation!
But what exactly is this killer weapon?
Is he a very powerful person?

impossible!
The Daxia base has been targeted by the Jingxian camp for a long time, and it is impossible for such a powerful figure to suddenly appear; Lu He and his men said that in the past few decades, there was only a medium-sized camp called Rogge in Hongmuling, and for many years, Daxia was just an endangered small camp.

If not a human, then what is it?
"Yuwen Hu, check your own people and your leader He Yuanhun carefully. You will be grateful to me in the future!"

The words Xia Hong had said before suddenly flashed through Yuwen Tao's mind. He looked up at the bamboo building, his eyes suddenly fixed.

He seemed to have grasped something vaguely.

………………

The bamboo building has three floors, and there is a compartment behind the main hall.

“Oh…oh…uh…ah…”

He Yuanhun, dressed in white, fell to the ground, his whole body convulsing and twitching, and from time to time he let out low, suppressed roars and cries.

He tightly covered the thin knife wound next to his eye with both hands, and black smoke continued to seep out from between his fingers.

He Yuanhun suddenly sat up and raised his head, his long hair was disheveled, his body was still shaking and twitching, his pair of silver-white pupils were full of twisted hatred and resentment:

"Xia Hong is so strong, so strong, how is it possible that he used so much beast blood and he didn't die, he didn't die!"

Maybe he was afraid that people outside would hear him, but even though He Yuanhun looked unwilling, he still tried his best to suppress his roar.

His two silver-white pupils were like two mirrors. After he growled, a person slowly emerged from them.

That person was actually He Yuanhun.

However, the He Yuanhun in his pupils had a gentle face and a much calmer expression than the one in the outside world.

After he appeared, he chuckled and spoke slowly:
"You deliberately used me to tell him about the battle body, tempting him to use a large amount of animal blood to rebuild his skin membrane in an instant, hoping to kill him. You were willing to even expose your own affairs. Do you think I don't know?"

What was strange was that as soon as He Yuanhun in the pupil opened his mouth, He Yuanhun in the outside world also moved his lips.

It's just that the sounds of the two are completely different.

The former is low, resentful, sinister, and full of evil;
The latter was as gentle as jade, speaking slowly and leisurely, with a hint of alertness as if he had everything under his control.

"Hehehe, don't we have a tacit understanding about this? I want to kill him and you want to use him against me, otherwise how could I let you gain control of my body so easily."

"Now it seems that I have won. He has broken through to the Cold Resistance Level and directly gained the power of six manes. His own strength is much stronger than yours. Add to that the black oily substance. You can't beat him, Mirror Immortal!"

"Shut up, hehe, it's still unclear who will win or lose!"

"Don't dream about it. Xia Hong obviously let you back on purpose. He wanted to kill you in front of everyone in the camp so that he could subdue the others in the camp. Do you really think that He Meng and the others helped you get the chance to escape?"

“Hehehehehe…”

Hearing He Yuanhun's words, Jingxian laughed cruelly a few times. Although his face was still in pain, his low voice was full of arrogance and pride:

"Do you think I don't know that you humans are good at fighting? Even at this point, you are still thinking about annexing the camp. He let me go on purpose, so why didn't I come back to the base on purpose?"

He Yuanhun's gentle voice finally became low at this time:
"We signed a contract before. You can't force others to become your followers. If you are so cunning as to violate the contract, the consequences will be serious, right?"

“Hehehehe, He Yuanhun, you have no idea how much attraction immortality has on you humans. Just wait and see…”

The Mirror Immortal let out a twisted laugh and suddenly raised his hand towards a corner of the room. A person was immediately sucked into his hand.

It was none other than the second leader of Jingxian Camp, Yuwen Hu!

However, at this moment, Yuwen Hu's body was covered with cracks, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he did not react at all when Jingxian pinched his hand, like a puppet without a soul.

The moment Yuwen Hu appeared, He Yuanhun in Jingxian's pupils immediately lowered his eyes and a hint of guilt appeared on his face.

"Why, are you still embarrassed?

He Yuanhun, over the years, in order to control me, you gave your body to me, but in fact you still retained some control. Some things seemed to be done by me, but in essence, you also had a part in it.

Your sworn brother no longer trusts you. I helped you kill him, you should be grateful to me!"

The mirror fairy's eyes suddenly shone with light, illuminating Yuwen Hu's entire body.

The cracks on Yuwen Hu's body began to heal quickly. Not only that, the dullness in his eyes also quickly disappeared, returning to normal.

"Brother, how are you?"

Yuwen Hu, who had recovered, saw the seriously injured He Yuanhun in front of him, and immediately showed a look of worry on his face, and went forward to support him.

Obviously, he had no recollection of being killed by He Yuanhun himself at Redwood Ridge.

"Second brother, Da Xia is too strong. They will attack us soon. I can't stop Xia Hong. The people in the camp must..."

The moment Yuwen Hu recovered, Jingxian's expression immediately returned to normal, and then he slowly opened his mouth and explained something to Yuwen Hu.

Something that sounds incredible and extremely horrifying to normal people.

However, Yuwen Hu did not show any abnormality on his face, and even nodded his head to show his agreement. ………………

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Outside the bamboo building, everyone in Jingxian Camp was waiting anxiously. Suddenly, a voice sounded from upstairs, and everyone turned around to look up.

After discovering that it was the second leader Yuwen Hu, the panic on everyone's faces immediately disappeared and they all became quiet.

Among the crowd, only Yuwen Tao's expression kept changing, from initial surprise to horror, and even later on, he showed a hint of sadness.

Not only Yuwen Tao, but also Hong Guang and four others of the same age as Yuwen Hu, as well as the forty-one Digging Realm masters in Yuanzhou camp, seemed to realize something and their bodies shook violently.

"Tao'er, the second leader leads him..."

"Don't say anything yet, wait and see what he says."

Yuwen Tao took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, raised his head and looked at Yuwen Hu on the third floor. There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"I'm sure everyone has guessed the result of tonight's action..."

Yuwen Hu had a look of sadness on his face as he continued, "Yes, they were defeated. He Meng, He Gang, and 271 other Digging Realm warriors all died in Daxia. Even the leader was severely injured by Xia Hong and is now in critical condition!"

Below the bamboo building, there were some faint sounds from the huge crowd.

As soon as Yuwen Hu finished speaking, the scene froze.

Everyone looked up and opened their mouths wide. The area around the bamboo building instantly fell into deathly silence.

Many people have seen how disheveled He Yuanhun looked when he returned, so Yuwen Hu's statement that everyone had guessed it was not groundless.

The problem is, guessing and confirming are two completely different things.

Even Yuwen Tao's pupils were trembling at this moment.

He was sure of a big defeat tonight.

But no matter how bold he was, he could only guess that He Meng, He Gang and others were most likely left in Daxia.

But what did Yuwen Hu say just now?
He Gang, He Meng and 271 other Digging Realm masters were all dead.

Before Yuwen Tao's heart was shaken, the crowd below began to roar in anger.

"We lost. Daxia killed all our people!"

"More than two hundred Digging Realm warriors, all dead."

"Are the people from Daxia going to come and kill us again?"

"Second leader, just tell me directly whether the people from the Daxia camp will attack us soon. If so, we should prepare as soon as possible and fight with the people from Daxia."

"If they can't even stop the leader, how can we fight them?"

"Daxia killed so many of us, should we just surrender?"

"Second Chief, tell us first, how is the chief?"

………………

Hearing the roar of the crowd and looking up at the excited crowd around him, Yuwen Tao lowered his eyebrows and his face gradually became gloomy.

When people heard that so many people had died, their first reaction was not sadness.

But anger.

Forget it!
He Yuanhun was seriously injured and almost all the high-end combat forces in the camp were killed. Anyone with a normal mind could come to the conclusion that Daxia was very powerful.

In this situation, even if you are not sad, you should at least be a little scared.

No fear, no sadness.

Yuwen Tao even noticed that the 271 family members of the Digging Realm in the crowd had only anger on their faces, without a trace of sadness.

Such a reaction is obviously extremely abnormal.

Not only Yuwen Tao, but also Hong Guang who was standing next to him and some other old people in the Yuan Zhou camp noticed it.

It’s a pity that this group of people only adds up to four or five hundred people, which is really insignificant compared to the two or three thousand people gathered outside the bamboo building.

But because Yuwen Tao and more than 40 others were the last group of diggers left in the camp, their position was very forward and closest to the bamboo building.

"He Gang, He Meng, and 271 Digging Realm warriors are all dead. Do you think that with just a few of us, we are qualified to fight Da Xia?"

After Yuwen Hu asked this question, he glanced at everyone, a firm look flashed in his eyes, and continued:
"There is only one way now, and that is to help the leader recover his strength, so that we can have a chance of survival."

"Second Chief, please tell me how we can help the Chief."

"As long as the leader can recover, I'll take my life."

"Yes, I am where I am today thanks to the leader. As long as I can help the leader recover, I will do whatever you want me to do."

………………

One after another, the crowd roared with passion, expressing their loyalty.

The scene, which should have been moving, made Yuwen Tao shudder.

He could tell from the tone of these people's voices that they were truly willing to do anything for He Yuanhun, including sacrificing their lives.

It’s actually okay to feel emotionally like this.

As the leader of the camp, He Yuanhun has a high status and prestige in the eyes of everyone. It is not surprising that some people are willing to give their lives for him.

But the problem is, there is not a trace of hesitation or fear in everyone's tone.

This is the strangest thing in Yuwen Tao's eyes at this moment.

No matter how loyal a person is, it is impossible to go against the body's instincts, and the necessary emotions will always exist.

Just now, when everyone heard that He Yuanhun was defeated tonight and all the people died, there was no fear or sadness at all, only anger. Yuwen Tao already felt that something was wrong.

Seeing this scene before him, Yuwen Tao was almost certain.

All those who have worshipped the Mirror Fairy have big problems.

And the problem should break out soon.

"Okay, then I'll tell you straight..."

Yuwen Hu drew out his giant broadsword, pointed it toward the sky, and spoke excitedly:
“The world in the mirror that the leader promised has been opened to us. If we give up our bodies and let our souls enter it, we will be able to obtain eternal peace.

There are no cold beasts, no monsters, no frost and snow, and no endless killing and non-stop fighting. It is a new world that is countless times more beautiful than the Ice Abyss.

Endless food, endless clothes, endless warmth, everything, everything is available..."

As Yuwen Hu spoke, he pointed the broadsword at his own neck.

His voice was low but carried a tone of great piety. After hearing the description of the world in the mirror, everyone present showed a strong yearning in their eyes.

"As long as we all go to the mirror world, we can help the leader recover his strength quickly. And once the leader has dealt with the Great Xia camp, he can revive us in the Ice Abyss at any time and travel between the two worlds at will."

As Yuwen Hu spoke, veins popped out on his face. He suddenly raised his head and looked upwards, and his pupils suddenly turned silver-white.

laugh…………

Then he actually used his broadsword to cut his neck directly.

"father……"

"Second leader..."

Yuwen Tao looked terrified, but he only shouted one word. Then, realizing something, he immediately gritted his teeth and held back his emotions. He even patted the other uncles around him, signaling them to calm down.

Although his eyes were slightly red, Yuwen Tao quickly turned around and looked at other people.

When he saw this, he was stunned.

Under the bamboo building, everyone raised their necks and looked at the sky.

They looked serene and peaceful, with a faint smile on their lips, as if they were seeing something extremely wonderful in the sky.

"The world in the mirror is eternal and indestructible!"

A man not far away whispered these eight words, then, like Yuwen Hu, he drew his weapon and cut his neck.

"The world in the mirror is eternal and indestructible!"

And then the second one...

"The world in the mirror is eternal and indestructible!"

The third, fourth, fifth...

When Yuwen Tao pulled his gaze back from the empty sky, one or two hundred people had already fallen down under the bamboo building, and the speed at which the crowd fell was still increasing.

This strange and horrifying scene happened so quickly that he and Hong Guang and others didn't even have time to react.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up everyone!"

"Go wake them up quickly. We can't let them continue to die. Quick!"

"Uncle Hong, the rest of you go and wake up the others. Quickly, the rest of you go and inform the ordinary people in the camp to run away. Run away. Don't come to the bamboo building again. Go, go!"

Yuwen Tao roared a few times, but when he found that he couldn't wake up the others, he immediately gave orders to Hong Guang and others who were still in a daze, and then he started kicking those who were still in a daze, trying to wake them up.

(End of this chapter)