[{"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-12":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},2266438,4425,"Chapter 12: Snowmane, Frost Wolf","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Although it was almost certain that the Snowmane was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Hong climbed down from the tree, he made as little noise as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once on the ground, he first moved cautiously toward the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped only when he reached a large oval stone, two or three meters in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After observing his surroundings, Xia Hong dug by hand a snow pit shaped like a human body beside the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After digging it, he climbed in and tested the size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirmed it was fine, he walked fifty meters away from the stone and pulled out a black wooden stick he had been carrying on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary small stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small Torch: One is generated for every ten units of wood burned in a firepit; portable and strongly attracts cold beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brought this before leaving—never thought it would actually be useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether this works or not depends on this thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong glanced back at the Icestone Tree, stuck the Small Torch into the ground, then pulled out a firestone and struck it twice hard—immediately sparks flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of the Small Torch turned white; the sparks struck it and ignited at once, sending up a crimson flame over half a meter high—identical to the flame that had burned the strange creature in the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the flame appeared, Xia Hong sprinted toward the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the stone, he quickly slipped into the pit he had dug, then manually shoveled snow over himself to bury his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After burying himself, only his eyes remained exposed above the snow, motionless as he watched the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong still trusted the system’s items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the image of that strange creature screaming in agony as it burned still lingered in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just how strong the firepit’s attraction to cold beasts was—he still didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the Snowmane be drawn here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s question was answered quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap… tap… tap…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, light, cautious footsteps came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps drew nearer; though Xia Hong dared not turn to look, the cautious tread itself was enough to confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, when the Snowmane, its back covered in ice spikes, passed no more than ten meters from him, Xia Hong held his breath, not daring to move his eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s eyes were still embedded with two black arrows—likely too painful to pull out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to see, the Snowmane moved slowly, pausing after every few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet strangely, the closer it got to the torch, the more excited it seemed, gradually increasing its pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when it reached the torch did it suddenly stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leaned its face close above the torch; though its skin touched the flame, it showed no sign of burning—instead, as the firelight enveloped its body, its breathing grew calmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even seemed… somehow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like it was enjoying this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the snow, Xia Hong’s two eyes were filled with confusion and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s face had actually worn an expression of pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he observed the Snowmane’s body more closely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression shifted from confusion to solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men at the Big Rock camp hadn’t just blinded the Snowmane—they’d also slashed and pierced its body with arrows and broadswords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though fifty meters away, Xia Hong saw clearly: the bleeding wounds on the Snowmane’s body, under the firelight, had stopped bleeding and were healing at a visible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Xia Hong had a strange feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s aura was even slowly rising with the firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this torch heal cold beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And make them stronger through cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Xia Hong felt a storm raging inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only intended to use the torch to lure the Snowmane into moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane was already wounded; if it couldn’t rest properly on the tree, its wounds would keep bleeding until it collapsed and died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he could pick up the leftovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he’d just given it warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he couldn’t even pick up the leftovers—he’d healed it, and put himself in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Xia Hong no longer cared about picking up leftovers; he only prayed the torch would go out soon, that the Snowmane would leave, and that he could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, another unexpected event occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low, hoarse beast roar suddenly came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane, mid-enjoyment, instantly turned, its expression sharply alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold beast shaped like a wolf leapt down from a tree, landing less than ten meters from the Snowmane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold beast had blue mane fur, a body length of about two meters, a ring of backward-facing spines around its neck, a mouth full of fine fangs, and bloodthirsty pupils that first locked onto the torch, then growled low at the Snowmane before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a Bone-Spine Frost Wolf!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong recognized the cold beast at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two most common cold beasts outside Redwood Ridge were the Snowmane and the Frost Wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong felt a heaviness in his chest—he’d never imagined, on his first outing, he’d encounter both at once. He didn’t believe it was luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, as Redwood Ridge expanded, the cold beasts’ range of movement was growing too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Xia camp was only about five kilometers from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these cold beasts wandered a little farther, they could storm the camp at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they accidentally found the camp, it would be a catastrophe for the current garrison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud crash pulled Xia Hong’s thoughts back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane and the Frost Wolf were now locked in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, even blind, the Snowmane refused to give up the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Frost Wolf was determined to claim it—so naturally, they clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s body was larger than the Frost Wolf’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Xia Hong had seen, after spending time near the torch, the Snowmane’s wounds had nearly healed; in their clash, it held its own for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once again, Xia Hong gained new insight into the intelligence of cold beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two collisions, the Frost Wolf immediately changed tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It used its agile frame to dodge left and right around the Snowmane’s charges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes it even crouched and slipped beneath the Snowmane’s belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time it successfully dodged, it slashed with its claws and the spines around its neck, leaving deep gashes on the Snowmane’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane, whose wounds had just been healed by the torch, quickly became covered in fresh injuries; greenish blood poured from its belly wounds, staining the surrounding snow within moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the Frost Wolf suddenly stopped moving its claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did it stop—it moved in an extremely slow circle, retracting all claws, walking only on its padded soles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Wolf had realized the Snowmane was blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s exposed eyes on the snow were now filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Snowmane’s earlier feigned death and luring of enemies was a surge of wisdom driven by survival instinct,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Frost Wolf’s behavior now clearly showed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold beasts were truly intelligent—and their intelligence was far from low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This completely shattered Xia Hong’s previous understanding of animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after circling several times, the Frost Wolf seized the perfect opportunity—its four paws exploded with force, lunging from behind to pin the Snowmane down, then biting its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane writhed and struggled on the ground; its tongue—the same one that had devastated the Big Rock camp—came out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Frost Wolf was simply too fast; even while biting the Snowmane’s neck, it adjusted its position to dodge the Snowmane’s spiked tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wildly stabbing over a dozen times without hitting, the Snowmane changed tactics—its tongue softened, trying to coil around the Frost Wolf and strangle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Frost Wolf’s neck was ringed with spines, their sharpness no less than the Snowmane’s tongue—impossible to wrap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cold beasts wrestled on the ground for over a hundred breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the battle concluded with the Snowmane bleeding out and dying from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Wolf rose, spat out two mouthfuls of greenish blood, its fierce expression fading into a hint of triumph as it turned toward the still-burning torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It walked to the torch, placed its head directly over the flame, its face showing the same expression of pleasure as the Snowmane’s had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon it turned its head to scan the surroundings, becoming alert again—glancing first at the Snowmane’s corpse, then back at the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the Frost Wolf tilted its head, seized the torch in its jaws, and dashed into the deep snow of the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Snowmane dead and the Frost Wolf gone, the snow around fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a pair of eyes beside the large stone now held stunned disbelief—and delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1466,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9ad52032eebc9fdf125e99eb900b83a589df6035eacc282416d8a2897b41c600","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-13","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-11",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]