Chapter 133: New Strange Monster

That scream was so shrill that it alarmed quite a few people outside the wooden house.

Xia Hong and Xia Chuan were the first to rush to the passage entrance. Seeing the scene before them, their hearts tightened.

In the passage, a wailing, screaming human torch was struggling and rolling on the ground, still reaching out for help. His body had already begun to dissolve from the burning, but seeing Xia Hong approach, he recognized him at a glance.

"Ah, I am Wang He, save me, save me…………"

"Leader, save me, save me…………"

At the entrance of the mountain pass, there were specialized people guarding it every day, unless someone in the camp was entering or leaving, and after returning from outside, they had to match the password before the door would be opened.

The two guards had already retreated, their expressions incomparably flustered. Seeing Xia Hong walking over, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, then quickly explained the situation.

"The two of us were arranged to be on duty tonight. Just now, we heard someone match the password outside. Thinking it was people from the gathering team and the woodcutting team returning, we opened the door and found it was Wang He, who had gone missing from the gathering team some time ago.

As soon as Wang He entered the passage, he didn't walk two steps before he spontaneously combusted!"

Xia Hong frowned while listening, until the man named Wang He on the ground was burned to ashes, and the two's narration just happened to end.

"Some time ago, there was indeed a person named Wang He among the missing personnel who went out from the woodcutting team. But it has been three or four months, how could he suddenly return, and also, be related to strange monsters?"

Hearing Xia Chuan confirm Wang He's identity, Xia Hong's brows locked even tighter.

The moment he saw this person spontaneously combust, he and Xia Chuan knew that the person on the ground was no longer the original Wang He.

Ever since the camp's wood was in surplus, torches and fire-condensing oil have been in a state of overflow for a long time.

When going out hunting, torches can serve as bait for cold beasts.

Fire-condensing oil can be used to prevent strange monsters.

With these two materials overflowing, Xia Hong naturally wanted to make use of them.

He had long ordered people to coat a layer of fire-condensing oil all around the valley, especially at the passage entrance, which was coated with a layer every day.

This Wang He, who was connected to strange monsters, was clearly entering the camp when he came into contact with the fire-condensing oil in the passage, which caused him to spontaneously combust, similar to the situation when the wooden puppet strange monster used a fake body to escape earlier.

Quite a few people in the camp knew about the coating of fire-condensing oil.

The two guards also reacted at this time, knowing that Wang He was a strange monster, and looks of lingering fear appeared on their faces.

Everyone who had just gathered around outside the wooden house was full of fear.

It had only been over half a year, and a new strange monster had popped up in Red Wood Ridge?

Xia Hong was also shocked in his heart, but seeing the fear on the faces of the people around him, he still steadied his mindset and spoke in a steady tone:

"Don't panic. Within the radiation range of the iron-smelting furnace, strange monsters dare not come, and we have covered the periphery of the valley with fire-condensing oil. No strange monster can get in.

You two clean up here and hurry up and close the door."

After comforting everyone a few words, and letting the two guards clean up, Xia Hong went straight upstairs, and Xia Chuan followed closely behind.

"Knowing the password to enter the camp, and recognizing people, judging from his reaction before death, he might not even know that he was controlled by a strange monster. This……"

As soon as they reached the third floor, Xia Hong's face immediately turned gloomy.

"This is probably an existence even harder to deal with than the wooden puppet strange monster……"

Hearing Xia Hong's whisper, combined with Wang He's reaction to being burned to death just now, Xia Chuan also reacted immediately, his expression low and heavy:

"Big Brother means, this Wang He was just used to scout our camp's true strength, and that strange monster is hiding behind the scenes?"

Xia Hong didn't answer, but his locked brows already gave the answer.

Clearly, this strange monster was very similar to the wooden puppet strange monster, and could also control people from the dark. Even judging from Wang He's situation before death, its ability was much stronger than the wooden puppet strange monster.

Since it could send Wang He to scout, it proved that the other party already knew about Great Xia's valley encampment. It was even highly possible that when Wang He entered just now, the strange monster was hiding not far outside.

Thinking that a strange monster stronger than the wooden puppet strange monster was watching the Great Xia camp around the valley, Xia Chuan felt a chill down his back and immediately proposed:

"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Big Brother, the camp must suspend outdoor activities. Otherwise……"

"I'm thinking, wait!"

Xia Hong raised his hand to interrupt Xia Chuan. After lowering his head and pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said:

"No need. Since it let Wang He scout, it proves that this strange monster itself dare not enter the valley, at least it dare not enter now. There is no need to mess up our own pace for it. In any case, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It makes no difference whether we go out or not. If it likes to watch us, let it continue to watch. As long as there are no casualties, just pretend it doesn't exist!"

The camp's resources are limited. Long-term suspension of outdoor activities is definitely not possible.

Wood is not a problem, but cold beast meat cannot be eaten away. Iron ore is in the valley and is fine, but coal is in Red Wood Ridge and must be gone out for.

When the wooden puppet strange monster dared to come to the door frontally, it was because Great Xia's strength was too weak at that time. But today is different. Torches and fire-condensing oil are inexhaustible, Earth-Digging Realm experts are not lacking, and there are more than two hundred Woodcutting Realm experts. This strange monster knows the valley encampment but dare not enter frontally, but sent Wang He to scout, which proves that Great Xia's current strength is enough to make it wary.

"According to the style of conduct of He Meng and those few people, the Mirror Immortal camp is highly likely to cross the boundary to Red Wood Ridge recently. If we don't go out for a long time, we might lose our territory in the end. To guard against a strange monster that dare not confront us frontally, losing so much is not worth it!"

Xia Hong's meaning is very clear. Not going out has no effect on the strange monster. It is still watching in the dark. Not only does it have no effect, but it will also slow down the camp's own development speed. For him who is anxious to break through to the Frost-Resisting Realm, it is even more of a loss;

And not going out for a long time, the camp's resources will be tight, the territory of Red Wood Ridge may be tainted by the Mirror Immortal camp, and even cause the established fact of being occupied by others. In this process, the strange monster is still unscathed, and it is possible that its strength will become stronger, thinking of more ways to deal with the camp. As the saying goes, the loss outweighs the gain.

"In short, not going out, for the strange monster, is nothing more than not being able to kill our people during this period, but it is still there, and it is watching in the dark at all times. It has enough time to consume, but we don't. Once the resources are exhausted, we will eventually have to go out, and by then we will be even more passive."

Xia Chuan thought for a moment and reacted. He nodded and said: "But in that case, the risk of going out will be very high. During this period, fire-condensing oil and torches must be adequately equipped for everyone. And if possible, the gathering team and the woodcutting team should also be equipped with a few Earth-Digging Realm experts. It's just that I don't know the strength of that strange monster…………"

Speaking to the end, Xia Chuan's expression, like Xia Hong's, became low and heavy.

The Wood Puppet Ghost was able to suppress a large group of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators even before it had been promoted to the intermediate level, and that group included the likes of Yang and Li from Beishuo Town. Judging by the current situation, this newly appeared ghost is highly likely to surpass the Wood Puppet Ghost in both its eerie nature and its strength.

If this is true, then even if the hunting team goes out, it may not be safe, let alone the gathering team and the woodcutting team.

"Don't guess randomly. As long as this strange monster doesn't take the initiative to show up, we will always know nothing about its specific strength and ability. Since that's the case, just control the movement with stillness. It's best if it's willing to show up on its own. If it doesn't show up, then pretend it doesn't exist, and live as usual."

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"Understood, Big Brother!"

Although the two said so, it is impossible for them not to take it seriously in their hearts. After all, the previous experience of encountering strange monsters was too terrifying. If they don't act cautiously, they will definitely suffer a big loss.

After speaking, the two immediately went to the Camp Supply Office warehouse on the second floor.

"Leader, Xia Chuan, there are a total of 5192 torches in stock, and a total of 1210 blocks of fire-condensing oil in stock.

Now the iron-smelting furnace burns mainly coal on weekdays, but wood can be burned at the same time.

Since the wood is overflowing, under the instructions of Xia Chuan, we have been producing torches and fire-condensing oil in batches with maximum efficiency on weekdays, and can produce 50 torches and 5 blocks of fire-condensing oil a day at the highest."

While listening to Shi Ping's report, Xia Hong remembered that when he and Luo Ming and others joined forces to deal with the wooden puppet strange monster, there were only a few blocks of fire-condensing oil in his hand, and he had to hide and use them. Looking at the thousands of blocks of fire-condensing oil piled up like a small mountain in front of him, and more small torches beside them, his expression was slightly dazed.

Dazed is dazed, but Xia Hong didn't have much shock in his heart.

Although this inventory is large, combined with the wood surplus in the camp now, it is still relatively reasonable.

The iron-smelting furnace burns 10 units of wood to generate one torch, and burns 100 units to generate one block of fire-condensing oil. According to the camp's current woodcutting ability, even if only about a hundred people are divided to specialize in woodcutting, there will be at least more than one thousand units of income every day, or even more.

A Woodcutting Realm expert uses a stone axe to cut down a tree at night, which is about five units of wood, but that was in the early days at the dirt slope.

The current Great Xia has iron tools, and there are many people. In the case of mutual cooperation and using saws, the wood resources that one person can produce in a day are at least more than ten.

Under such circumstances, as long as there is no major change, these two materials, fire-condensing oil and torches, will definitely not be lacking in the future.

"Tell Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying about the strange monster. From today on, the gathering team, woodcutting team, and hunting team, no matter who it is, must come to the Camp Supply Office to coat a layer of fire-condensing oil when going out. In addition, bring a torch.

When gathering and woodcutting outside, there must be at least ten people in a group, and no one is allowed to leave the line of sight;

The fire-condensing oil around the valley and the passage must be coated regularly;

The password for returning to the camp must also be changed every day.

Eliminate all possibilities of strange monsters mixing in."

"Yes, Big Brother!"

Xia Chuan nodded heavily and agreed, then immediately turned and went out of the warehouse to handle it.

Xia Hong stood in place, his face gradually covered with a layer of gloom.

This new strange monster has unknown strength, unknown ability, and doesn't even know what it looks like. The most critical thing is that the other party may know Great Xia's situation quite well.

This passive feeling is really uncomfortable.

Especially thinking about the huge pain that the wooden puppet strange monster brought to Red Wood Ridge before.

Xia Hong even had a trace of panic in his heart, and his face was even heavier.

"Just drove away the gnawing rat pack, and an arrogant Mirror Immortal camp came, and now another new strange monster has popped up. Is Great Xia just unlucky, or is this Frozen Abyss World really not intending to give humans a way to live…………"

Xia Hong stood in place and pondered for a long time, and finally clenched his fists.

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover. Originally, I thought about using a safer way to impact the Frost-Resisting Realm, but it seems it won't work. I still have to find a way to break through first!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 134 =====