[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades":3,"chapter-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Endless Winter: My Camp Infinitely Upgrades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266437,4425,"Chapter 11: Strong and Cunning","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>Anyone who claims not to be envious of this snow-maned beast is lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But circumstances overpower individuals—Dashi Camp, even if it had crossed the line, was now beyond Xia Hong’s capacity and strength to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only could he not intervene, he must actively avoid any contact with Dashi Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, according to Xia Ding’s words before his death, relations between Dashi and Daxia Camps had always been fairly amicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But times have changed; Daxia is now utterly weak, and if outsiders glimpsed its true state, its fate would no longer be its own to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he understood, Xia Hong’s expression calmed, and he continued observing the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the people from Dashi Camp had reached the snow-maned beast’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk, this thing must weigh four or five hundred jin—we’re rich.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough to feed the camp for two or three months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier, when our leader traded three hundred jin of cold-beast meat to Luo Ge Camp for bows, you all opposed it—now do you see how deadly these arrows are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk, hurry and carry it off—this is Daxia’s territory; if they find us here, it’ll be trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp, commanding voice earlier clearly belonged to Dashi’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one man stepped forward, preparing to pull out the arrow lodged in the snow-maned beast’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the instant he grasped the arrow, a sudden transformation occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast, which had lain motionless on the ground, suddenly rolled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its roll was too fast—the man had no time to let go and was flung straight into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he realized he needed to release his grip, the beast had already charged forward and crushed him into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—not thrown, but shattered midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This beast pretended to be dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone retreat, scatter and run, now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though terrified, the people of Dashi Camp reacted swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the leader with the sharp voice—he instantly decided to split up and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone immediately obeyed, scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were too close to the snow-maned beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crushing one man, the beast didn’t pause—it lunged violently toward the first person who had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it twisted its head, snarling, and opened its massive maw toward the second person who had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, ice-cone-shaped tongue shot out from its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tongue moved like lightning, razor-sharp—it pierced the man almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t stop there—the tongue curved midair and sped toward the back of Dashi’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader was fleeing for his life and had no time to check behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men nearby, seeing their leader in danger, charged forward without hesitation and blocked his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only man in Dashi Camp carrying a blade was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his blade before him, timing it perfectly to intercept the beast’s tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his blade hold against the tongue without breaking, he sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tongue swiftly curled around to its right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it swept forward, it pierced another man who wasn’t armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long is this beast’s tongue?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with the blade roared in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, fool! Everyone, stay silent! This beast is blind—slowly retreat backward, don’t make a sound, and it won’t detect us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sharp voice immediately cut him off with a furious curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader clearly saw the key point—he’d reacted quickly enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man with the blade was far too close to the beast’s tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tongue had already curled past the blade-wielder to kill the second man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the second target fell, the tongue softened instantly, then whipped sharply leftward like a living rope, wrapping around the blade-wielder’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade-wielder seemed to realize what was coming—he hurled his great blade with all his strength toward the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, as the snow-maned beast growled and strained, the man’s head cleanly severed from his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This horrifying sight filled every heart with icy dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader caught the falling blade in midair; seeing his man dead, he clenched his fists in fury yet forced himself to remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others followed suit, standing frozen, not daring to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the ice-laden tree, silence fell like death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xia Hong, still hidden in the tree, didn’t dare move—even his breathing was held in perfect stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, everything that had just happened occurred in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been ready to descend once the others took their prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that in mere breaths, three men from Dashi Camp were dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This snow-maned beast wasn’t just tough and terrifying in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, its nature was fiendishly cunning—nothing like a mere beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t just feign death—it knew how to lure enemies in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the two archers emerged, the snow-maned beast hadn’t moved at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this long-tongued snow-maned beast was merely a low-grade cold-beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What strength and cunning must the mid- and high-grade ones possess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did Xia Hong understand why only Luo Ge Camp, among all the camps around Hongmu Ridge, maintained a proper hunting team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Daxia and other camps could only muster logging squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, an arrow whistled through the snowy night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong looked up—the arrow struck a tree fifty meters away, its force shaking loose a cascade of ice shards that crashed to the ground with greater noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast, drawn by the sound, twitched its limbs briefly, then charged toward the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong instantly understood—he looked down at the Dashi Camp survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, it was the other archer, hidden far away, who had fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the beast was gone, the Dashi Camp survivors fled wildly westward, abandoning even their dead comrades—clearly terrified beyond reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast reached the tree, found nothing, and quickly turned back toward the ice-laden tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its nostrils still puffed hot breath, its limbs occasionally pounded the ground—it was still furious, its rage far from spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong dared not move, even though the beast now lay motionless beneath the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, half an hour later, the beast suddenly lifted its head; though blind, its turning ear betrayed its use of hearing to scan the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong felt immense relief—he was glad he hadn’t moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast lingered a while longer, then finally climbed back up the ice-laden tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its climbing was slow, even unsteady; after finding a thick branch, it lay atop it, gradually blending into the surrounding ice crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, however, still didn’t move for another hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fear—the snow-maned beast was almost certainly asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving now wouldn’t be dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to leave now felt like a waste to Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its final climbing motion, it was clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ferocious snow-maned beast was in terrible physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its eyes were still blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was four or five hundred jin of cold-beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t take this opportunity, Xia Hong couldn’t help but feel cheated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging from the beast’s power and cunning, the risk of scavenging was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three shattered corpses still lying on the ground were proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long thought, Xia Hong suddenly remembered something—his eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b69c60847339c8fba47ba5913540411d695854406dd74700a780a7d94f3d5ff0","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-12","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-10",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]