[{"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-125":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},2266551,4425,"Chapter 125: Finally, They","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>More than a hundred men moved out at once, their momentum was certainly not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under Xia Hong’s instructions, no one spoke a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with over a hundred men walking together, even just the combined sound of their footsteps on snow became enormous, let alone any other noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the north slope where the rodents dwelled was not far from the valley—less than two kilometers total—and as the rodent group migrated south, the distance grew even shorter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many moving together, all of them Foundation Establishment, Xia Hong unusually acted boldly—he did not detour around Hongmu Ridge, but left the valley and headed north, directly following the mountain’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, stop! We’re almost there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When still over two hundred meters from the north slope, Xia Hong raised his hand and halted the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jinghan blade had already been given to Yuan Cheng; today he carried no great axe, but held a long, narrow weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon was sheathed, indistinguishable as either a sword or a knife; judging from the scabbard, it was barely an inch wide, and about one point seven meters long including the hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an odd weapon had drawn much attention when Xia Hong brought it out of camp, but tonight’s mission was more urgent, so everyone suppressed their curiosity and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow the plan: Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yuan Cheng, take half the men and hold the west side. Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, Zhao Bao, and the rest, climb the cliff with me for the main assault. Ignore any rodents fleeing north; if any come your way, hit them with arrows like your lives depend on it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan and the other six nodded solemnly, then immediately split off to inform the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the group had already been divided into two squads before departure, Xia Hong still needed every single person to understand his deployment—otherwise problems would arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong looked up, took one final glance at the cliff’s terrain, his expression growing serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come here many times before; the north slope’s topography was etched into his mind, and the plan to deal with these rodents had long been finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley seized by the Xia Army from the Luoge camp lay directly east of Hongmu Ridge, nestled between two towering mountains, each two to three thousand meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both mountains extended southward and northward; the Xia Army’s former earthwork outpost had been built along the southern mountain’s extension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northern mountain’s extension stretched four to five kilometers, and the outposts of Chen Ye and Lu Shang’s camps lay within this stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye’s outpost was less than two kilometers from the valley; now the rodents had taken over, nesting directly above its cave entrances on the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slope rose over a hundred meters above ground; only by climbing the western cliff could one see the rodent colony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>South of the slope, less than two kilometers away, lay the valley; eastward stretched deeper, higher, more mysterious, and more dangerous mountains; northward lay Lu Shang’s outpost, then beyond it the arrow bamboo forest; westward, down the cliff, was Hongmu Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the rodents head into the deep mountains to the east, so much the better; if they refuse, push them farther north. But never let them go south or toward Hongmu Ridge—just hold these two passes. Whether they die or flee, it’s up to them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—this operation, planned for nearly a month, had never aimed to exterminate the rodents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s entire goal, from start to finish, was merely to drive them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly four hundred rodents—given the Xia Army’s current strength, annihilating them all was pure fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving them off was the superior strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>South was the valley—obviously, rodents could not be allowed to enter; Hongmu Ridge was their long-term activity zone, and a few rodents passing through posed little risk, but if numbers grew too large, the valley’s outpost might be discovered—the risk was too great, so that was unacceptable too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the base of the cliff, Xia Hong looked at the ten vines already laid out and turned to whisper to Zhao Long, the nearest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, climb silently—no sound at all. Once up, find your positions and wait for my order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long nodded and softly passed it to Zhao Hu beside him: “Everyone, climb silently—no sound at all. Once up, don’t speak—find your positions and wait for the leader’s order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Hu passed it to Zhao Bao, Zhao Bao to the next, and so on down the line until all forty-eight had heard the command; all eyes turned to Xia Hong at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong said nothing more, simply pointed at the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long and his two brothers chose three vines first and began climbing; then the forty-eight followed in ten groups, ascending one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong watched quietly below, waiting until all had climbed up before ascending last himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the cliff face was a narrow area, twenty meters long and only two or three meters wide, about a hundred meters from the rodent colony on the north slope, with only four scattered trees causing little obstruction to sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was small; though the fifty-plus men had split into two rows and crouched low, it was still packed tight, feeling cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong squeezed to the front, glanced at the nearby rodent colony—most still asleep, only a few awake—and immediately felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing, instead pulling a transparent pill from his chest and giving Zhao Long a silent glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long nodded, pulled out an identical pill from his own chest, then nudged Zhao Hu beside him with his elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Hu, understanding, did the same, then passed it to the next man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as with the earlier message, everyone, upon receiving the signal, pulled out a pill identical to Xia Hong’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to the Qingxian fruit—the boiling pot finally synthesized the basic antidote formula; otherwise, relying solely on Tengjiao saliva, I’d never have dared bring men here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong silently thought, a look of relief crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saliva could only mildly alleviate Tengjiao poison through inhalation—it couldn’t fully neutralize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the basic antidotes in their hands, once ingested, completely nullified Tengjiao poison’s effects—and from their name, they clearly worked against other basic toxins too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingxian fruit was the fist-sized fruit found on the tree where the Tengjiao had nested during their last hunt; after bringing it back and testing it in the boiling pot, they immediately synthesized the basic antidote formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even better—the formula consumed the most Tengjiao saliva, and while Qingxian fruit was essential, each batch required only a tiny amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each batch of basic antidote yielded twenty to twenty-five pills; Xia Hong used up the entire Qingxian fruit, refining ten batches—over a hundred men on this night each received two pills, more than sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone had retrieved their antidotes, Xia Hong led by placing his pill in his mouth; the others followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the pills were swallowed, Xia Hong gave Zhao Long and his brothers a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Bao nodded, rose, and each pulled from their chests a fist-sized blue chunk of meat, inside which was a pure white sphere, its surface swirling with white vapor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each took a specially crafted iron arrow, threaded the blue chunk onto the shaft, secured it in place, drew their bows, aimed at the rodent colony, then turned to look at Xia Hong—waiting for his order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong didn’t rush; instead, he turned to the others and held up two fingers, speaking loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two things, remember!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One: As soon as the poison mist disperses, everyone must fire all thirty arrows on you as quickly as possible, while maintaining accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: The rodents may burrow toward us—if you haven’t fired all your arrows, adjust your position freely—alone or in pairs, however you can—just kill them. Once your arrows are gone, run immediately—but never toward the valley; only toward Hongmu Ridge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his past-life experience, Xia Hong had once considered concentrating everyone to fire in rotation, creating a continuous arrow storm for greater impact and lethality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after trying it once in the valley, he abandoned the idea immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, they had only a hundred or so men—too few; rotating fire would produce too narrow a coverage, incapable of inflicting mass damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, rotating fire prioritized speed over accuracy; even poisoned, the rodents still moved, and if arrows missed, they were wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing multiple factors, Xia Hong chose to let everyone act freely—after all, all were Foundation Establishment, each with over five thousand jin of base strength, enhanced by bows; as long as accuracy was sufficient, killing rodents weakened by Tengjiao mist seemed easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words had already startled a few awake rodents; Xia Hong saw them begin moving toward them and gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh… shhh… shhh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, Zhao Long and the others, their longbows drawn taut as full moons, released their strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three specially crafted iron arrows scraped against the bowstrings, they sparked violently, instantly igniting the blue meat chunks fixed at their centers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three iron arrows shot like fire meteors, swift and relentless, leaving straight white trails across the silent night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long aimed left, Zhao Hu center, Zhao Bao right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their targets precisely split the entire rodent colony into three sections, striking each directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they weren’t shooting at empty ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puch…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three brothers were evenly matched—not only firing simultaneously, but their target distances nearly identical; the three arrows pierced three rodents’ skulls almost at once, the silent night producing only a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three rodents never cried out—they were impaled through the skull and pinned to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the blue meat chunks burned through completely; the Tengjiao poison sacs inside exploded instantly, three thick clouds of white mist spreading rapidly, engulfing the entire rodent colony and continuing to expand outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi zhi zhi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi zhi zhi zhi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi zhi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rodent colony had already been startled when the three were killed, but everything happened too fast; only after the mist spread did a dense wave of rodent shrieks erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary rodents, hundreds of massive creatures screaming together created a terrifying din.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, pick your own targets—hurry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dense, the mist thinned quickly, leaving visibility unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xia Hong’s command, the forty-eight men plus Zhao Long’s three brothers all drew their bows and rained arrows wildly into the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soo… soo… soo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless iron arrows whistled past; the nearest rodent group hadn’t even reacted before their bodies were bristling with arrows—over a dozen had their pupils pierced, killed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panicked rodent colony turned their eyes toward the southern attackers, baring their terrifying teeth, eyes blazing with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear rodent cry suddenly rang out; the rodent colony immediately moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They charged southward, braving the arrow storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These damned beasts—weren’t they afraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong saw clearly: the rodents under the Tengjiao mist moved slowly; the first volley had seen everyone fire at least three arrows—few were one-shot kills, but at least forty or fifty were severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such devastation, the rodent colony still tried to charge toward them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had that commanding cry come from the rodent leader?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s gaze had never left the rodent colony—he saw nothing unusual among them, but a fierce glint flashed across his face as he roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep firing faster! Everyone advance forward—find your own positions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong finished speaking, drew his extra-long weapon from his waist, and charged out first from the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, follow the leader forward—these beasts are poisoned, still think they can turn the tide from this distance? Kill them! The leader’s charging, what are we afraid of? Get closer and shoot—I already hit two of them. These rodents aren’t that strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure from hundreds of rodents was still immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shouts from the crowd were merely masking their inner fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to follow Xia Hong out were Zhao Long and his two brothers—they were stronger, and thus less afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others, spurred on by a few shouting ahead, gradually followed, charging down the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the crowd didn’t charge out to engage the rodents in close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the rodents rushed toward them, they had already coalesced from a large mass into a tight group; Xia Hong’s order to press forward had three purposes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, to find better vantage points for archery; second, to close the distance and improve accuracy; third, purely to boost morale and psychologically overwhelm the rodents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had no doubt about the intelligence of cold beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially rodents, with whom he’d fought before—their intelligence was certainly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The north slope was only a hundred meters away, with just four trees in between. After charging forward ten meters, the group automatically split into four waves, each taking position behind one large tree, using the trunks as cover to unleash a frenzy of arrows at the approaching rodents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+book_bar\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistling of iron arrows filled their ears. Sensing he was now only ten meters from the frontmost rodents, Xia Hong’s gaze sharpened slightly. He turned his hand behind his back and gave a signal, then kept charging forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the signal, everyone instantly understood. The arrows fired from behind were raised slightly, no longer aimed at the front of the rodent group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xia Hong had already collided with the foremost rodents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extra-long weapon in his hand could be identified as a blade from its hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a blade, its edge was absurdly narrow—barely an inch wide—and excessively long, measuring one point seven meters including the grip. Without its edge, it looked from afar like a long pole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the massive broadswords they’d used before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone found this blade strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xia Hong, charging forward with both hands gripping the blade, soon proved its terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant his body neared the first rodent, Xia Hong suddenly accelerated, swung his arms horizontally, and slashed the long blade from right to left, following his forward momentum to unleash a sharp blade aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rodents affected by Tengjiao venom mist moved slower and reacted sluggishly. Faced with this sudden surge of blade aura, they could only scramble to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to other cold beasts, they were only one meter long and naturally more agile; with a light leap, they dodged sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riiip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their bodies dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their tails did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside Xia Hong’s base strength, the blade aura stretched a full one point five meters—its range far exceeded expectations. One slash severed the rodent’s long tail, and even cut off much of its rear body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ploosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tailless rodent thrashed on the ground a few times before Zhao Long, from afar, shot an arrow through its skull, pinning it to the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, what kind of blade is that? So powerful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long, having finished off the rodent with his arrow, stared at the long blade with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yi Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong named his weapon, didn’t look back, and charged toward the other nearby rodents, slashing through the air with both hands. The blade aura sliced through two or three rodents in its path, turning them into halves; many more lost their tails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rodents were small, had long tails, were agile, and moved far faster than other cold beasts. Using a heavy great axe was clearly unsuitable. Before helping Zhao Long and the others forge those three ten-thousand-jin iron-tongue bows, Xia Hong had already been considering what weapon to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A broadsword could work, but offered no clear advantage against a rodent swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, Xia Hong finally recalled one of the four types of Tang blades: the Yi Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name suggests, the Yi Dao originally appeared with its length and refinement, designed to project solemn dignity. For a long time, it was used only as a ceremonial weapon for royalty or important occasions, with little battlefield utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during the Ming Dynasty, a famed general combined the Yi Dao with the long spear, developing a combat method suited for cutting down enemy commanders and seizing flags, restoring its battlefield significance and reviving its use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yi Dao excelled in breaking formations, facing overwhelming numbers, and its long blade gave it wide reach—perfect against fast-moving foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against rodents—long-tailed, swift, and numerous—this blade was simply unmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren’t just Xia Hong’s guesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Xia Hong was proving with action just how effective the Yi Dao was against rodents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the rodents’ movement slowed further under the Tengjiao venom mist, their reactions growing even duller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s Yi Dao was nearly invincible. As he charged forward, slashing left and right, every rodent he touched either had its body split open or at least lost a portion of its tail; the worst cases had their heads cleanly severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who narrowly escaped Xia Hong’s blade couldn’t escape the following rain of arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong charged forward—less than ten minutes had passed—and the men behind the trees had each fired only four to five rounds. The ground now held another\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fifty to sixty rodent corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding the first wave, the rodent group had lost at least sixty to seventy, with over a hundred seriously wounded—nearly a quarter of their total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe you little devils won’t break!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though originally meant to drive them off, if a chance to exterminate them arose, Xia Hong would never let it slip. He muttered inwardly, then, seeing the rodents still advancing, his face darkened with fury. He turned and roared to those behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Press forward! If they don’t run, kill them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong charged harder. The others surrounding the four trees, hearing his shout, pressed forward again, launching a new assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yi Dao gleamed with cold light; iron arrows fell like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire north slope echoed with only two sounds: the rodents’ squeaks, and the whistle of iron arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And clearly, the former was growing fainter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Digging underground? Dream on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong severed another rodent’s tail, his peripheral vision caught three or four rodents frantically gnawing at the ground. Realizing they meant to burrow, he charged toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Tengjiao venom mist, their digging speed had slowed drastically. Before Xia Hong even reached them, three iron arrows flew from behind, piercing straight through their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows’ immense penetration power drove clean through their skulls, emerging halfway out the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, they’re retreating! The rodent group is retreating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, locked in close combat with the front-line rodents, hadn’t noticed the rear. Hearing Zhao Long’s excited shout, he immediately halted, looked up, and his face lit up with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, many rodents were fleeing westward; the rest were beginning to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were truly terrified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slow down—give them time to run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these rounds of assault, Xia Hong knew without looking: everyone had roughly ten arrows left. With the rodents retreating, follow-up shots would have low accuracy. He immediately ordered everyone to slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the rodent swarm pouring down the western slope, believing they’d escaped, hadn’t even reached Redwood Ridge when two iron arrows—identical to those on the north slope, tipped with venom sacs—flew toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two lead rodents were pinned mid-air; the venom sacs burst, replenishing the thinning white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan’s crisp, cold voice rang out. The other forty-eight men, who had been holding back for so long, now drew their bows and unleashed another storm of arrows upon the panicked rodents streaming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep shooting! Don’t let them turn back! Move south—block all escape routes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the panicked rodents turned, trying to return up the slope, Xia Hong’s cold voice rang out from the ridge top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with his voice came dozens of whistling iron arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The western Redwood Ridge was blocked. The eastern slope was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xia Hong had drawn everyone southward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rodents’ end seemed near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one escape route remained: the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if these devils run or not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong scanned everyone, checking their quivers. Most still had seven or eight arrows left. His mind stirred with a bold idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the rodent group still numbering about two-thirds, he immediately crushed the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan—push harder! Keep them all here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong shouted toward the western group, then gave the same order to those behind him. Then, as before, he charged fiercely down into the rodent swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extra-long Yi Dao struck again. Just as on the north slope, Xia Hong moved like a ghost among them, pushing the outermost rodents inward, killing six or seven in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer rodents kept retreating, crowding inward—clearly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet seeing this, Xia Hong’s hands worked harder, but his heart grew heavier. His face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These beasts… won’t break even after all this killing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether rodents feared death, Xia Hong didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was genuinely starting to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he clearly felt the arrows firing from behind were growing fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long’s group was out of arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan’s group still had plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this favorable situation depended on the pincer attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the rodents realized the eastern side had no arrows, things could turn disastrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without bows, even weakened by Tengjiao venom, a Foundation Establishment cultivator facing rodents in close combat was still doomed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still won’t run?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gritted his teeth, charged forward, killed a few more rodents, and pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he had nearly surged ten or more meters into the rodent swarm did he see it from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The northernmost rodent swarm finally began to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3626,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","59a21929b608a6d3adf82b8acd61aac84f607bf8ac6ea3875fc49731c635c617","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-126","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-124",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]