[{"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-148":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},2266574,4425,"Chapter 148: Killing, Brutal","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>Outside Hongmu Ridge\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tree over eight meters in diameter crashed down with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An rubbed his aching arms, looked at the many fallen trees nearby, set down his iron saw, and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteenth one. Tonight’s close to seventy thousand jin, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should be!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuan nodded across from him, a smile on his face—but then he remembered something, and the smile faded. “Nine Jinlin trees, four Zhushuang trees. Converted, that’s only thirty-one contribution points. We each get fifteen. Still too slow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinlin trees count as one point per two thousand jin; Zhushuang trees count as one point per four thousand jin. The nine Jinlin trees just felled were each nearly six thousand jin, the Zhushuang four thousand—so the calculation was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only we could join the Hunting Team like your brother, go out with the leader to hunt cold beasts—contribution points would come fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Liu Yuan’s envy for his brother Xu Ning, Xu An’s face lit up with pride—but in his pupils, even more than pride, was envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninety points in one night! Once you’re in the Hunting Team, contribution points are so plentiful you can’t use them all. Look at Luo Yuan and his crew—everyone in their family has clothes now, and they’ve added plenty of iron tools. Yesterday I saw even his son Luo An ordered a tiny set of clothes from the Craftsmen’s Workshop. Wow, that Luo An isn’t even six yet, and he’s already wearing clothes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An couldn’t help but jump in, expanding on the topic with envy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw it too—Zou Yuankai’s son Zou Ping got one too. Yesterday Yue Feng went to Mu Dong to order a blue wool blanket, said it was for Yue Yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Yuan was barely a month old!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuan’s eyes widened in shock, then his expression grew even more envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he envied wasn’t the child wearing clothes—it was what these things represented: the Hunting Team members had so many contribution points they couldn’t possibly use them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clothes, wooden goods, leather goods—those are small stuff. A while back, every member of the Hunting Team got their ten-dan iron-core bows. That’s the real prize. They paid two thousand contribution points each. I bet, besides your brother and Lin Kai, every other member of the Hunting Team has at least three or four thousand contribution points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three or four thousand…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xu An’s guess, thinking of his own meager three hundred contribution points after all this time, Liu Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to break through fast. How many jin do you have now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eight thousand five. Probably still need some time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After answering, Xu An remembered Liu Yuan had always been slightly stronger in base strength, and quickly asked: “What about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yuan finally smiled, extending his right hand and curling his index finger slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine thousand. Damn, you’re almost breaking through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning Liu Yuan’s base strength had reached nine thousand, Xu An felt excitement—and a sudden sense of urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Liu Yuan were among the oldest members of Great Xia, and among the first ten, excluding Leader Xia Hong, to break into Woodcutting Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the leader, the first to break through on that slope were Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng; the second group were Yue Feng and four others; the third group was him, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They broke through together—he couldn’t fall too far behind Liu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yuankun joined the Gathering Team. I don’t know how strong he is now. Heard he’s in the same squad as us—Captain Cheng Feng. Next time I see him, I’ll ask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An nodded. He wanted to know Li Yuankun’s progress too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, whether in the Gathering Team or Woodcutting Team, everyone went out in groups of ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woodcutting Realm members could freely choose to join Gathering or Woodcutting Team. He and Liu Yuan joined the Woodcutting Team, and because their strength was good, they were assigned to Captain Bai Dongying’s squad;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuankun joined the Gathering Team, likely for the same reason, and was assigned to Captain Cheng Feng’s squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me I’m the weakest. Don’t leave me too far behind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha, probably not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu An’s annoyed expression, Liu Yuan burst out laughing and teased him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among camp members, competition was inevitable—but it always boiled down to three things: strength, gathering speed, contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reinforced each other, but everyone knew the most important was strength. Once strength was high, gathering speed and contribution points would naturally follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, cut one more tree and head back. Tonight’s enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An nodded and followed Liu Yuan, searching for the next big tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, two urgent bone-whistle blasts came from the north!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men, moving between the trees, froze, faces turning pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four blasts? Emergency retreat signal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s in danger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a glance, no hesitation—immediately pulled their bone-whistles from around their necks and blew hard toward the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they blew the whistles, they snatched up their saws and sprinted eastward—out of Hongmu Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they blew, within five hundred meters of the perimeter, bone-whistle blasts erupted from north to south, signaling everyone to evacuate immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Xia now had over three hundred Woodcutting Realm members. To avoid attracting cold beasts, they couldn’t gather too closely. For communication, everyone carried a bone-whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blast: cold beast encounter, request aid; two blasts: ghostly entity encounter, request aid; three blasts: time is still sufficient, collect supplies before retreating;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four blasts: evacuate immediately, no delays allowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four blasts? First time ever. Who? What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Must’ve been something too strong—or multiple mid-tier cold beasts—or a powerful ghostly entity…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions turned grim. They sprinted like the wind, fleeing the perimeter, guessing wildly what they’d encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Great Xia now, even ghostly entities—if not too powerful—wouldn’t trigger four blasts. After all, they had congealed oil, torches, and numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention ordinary ghostly entities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they retreated, seven others quickly caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You heard it too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heard it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Came from the north.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who? Which squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the captain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An scanned the seven men. He didn’t see Captain Bai Dongying. He immediately asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their group of ten was led personally by Captain Bai Dongying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Dongying couldn’t be far—they’d heard the dense whistles. Why hadn’t he evacuated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He told us to go first—he went to check the situation himself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Sheng spoke, still shaken. He’d been with Bai Dongying just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Yuan, was that you who blew?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people gradually emerged from inside Hongmu Ridge. Some noticed Liu Yuan’s group and came over to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning the sound came from the north, everyone’s expressions grew wary and curious as they stared northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t waste time here. Go back and notify the leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An snapped out of his grim expression and warned them, then sprinted straight back toward the valley camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four blasts—no matter who blew them—meant a major crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t help even if they went. They had to notify Xia Hong immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just hope the Hunting Team’s back—if they’re not, this is bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bee… bee… bee… bee…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the northern part of Hongmu Ridge, a group of seven moved in a 2-2-3 formation through the dense forest. Each held a bone-whistle in their mouth, blowing continuously as they fled desperately southward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh… whoosh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, over twenty others were closing in, firing iron arrows nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron arrows flew fast, with terrifying force—and their archers were skilled, constantly predicting their evasive paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man in the left trio was pierced through the chest by an arrow and pinned against the tree trunk behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! Don’t look back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two beside him instinctively turned—heard his shout, gritted their teeth, and kept running south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all keep chasing with He Gang. Don’t let any of them escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rear, He Meng saw the Great Xia man struck but still alive, ordered He Gang, then stopped, walked up to the pinned man, and grinned with cruel delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, where is the Great Xia encampment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s chest and lungs had been pierced by an iron arrow; he was barely breathing, and upon hearing He Meng’s question, he lifted his head, glancing at him with a flicker of desperate survival instinct, trembling: “You… come… closer… I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng’s eyes gleamed with triumph as he stepped lightly before the man and leaned his ear close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our encampment… is just… south of… Redwood Ridge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the man saw He Meng’s ear draw near, he opened his mouth slowly—but his voice was too faint, forcing He Meng to lean even closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the man’s lips touched He Meng’s ear, his pupils snapped tight—he opened his mouth and bit down hard on He Meng’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A searing pain shot through his ear; He Meng let out a shrill scream and instinctively tried to pull away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man clamped down and refused to let go, even grabbing He Meng’s clothes with both hands—clearly a final surge of life before death, his brief burst of strength somehow held He Meng fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to die? You want to die? You want to die? Aaaah, you want to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recovering from his brief panic, He Meng immediately drew his great knife and stabbed wildly into the man’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the man still refused to release his grip; even after being stabbed over a dozen times in frenzy, only when his life was utterly spent did he finally let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, half of He Meng’s ear was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng clutched his ear, stepped back, and saw the man still holding half his ear in his mouth, smiling—his rage exploded. He slashed once, severing the man’s head clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if everyone in Great Xia is this stubborn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng’s fury burned high—he sheathed his blade and raced south, quickly catching up with He Gang and the others ahead. “How many did you kill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Gang turned and saw the wound on He Meng’s ear. Seeing his furious expression, he guessed the truth—and his own anger flared even hotter. He growled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two dead. Only four left. They’re veering west—seemingly not even thinking of running home. Should we just kill them all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng looked ahead—twenty or thirty meters away, four small torches were steadily shifting westward. His expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no intention of living—they were luring these men deep into Redwood Ridge. Recalling the man just killed, and now seeing these four, He Meng’s chest burned with hotter rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Great Xia people truly had fire in their bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill them all. No prisoners. Redwood Ridge isn’t that big. Keep searching—we’ll find Great Xia’s encampment eventually!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss… sssss… sssss…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had He Meng finished speaking than the archers’ rate of fire surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty-plus Earth-Burrowers, each with a bow, against ten Woodcutters—if they hadn’t needed live captives to extract the location of Great Xia’s encampment, they’d have finished this long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssshhh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+shu_ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, one of the four ahead was struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they no longer needed prisoners, the group stopped holding back. Seeing the man pinned to a tree, they fired four or five more arrows—each striking vital points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Biiii… biiii… biiii… biiii…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he died, the man summoned his last willpower and blew one final bone whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssshhh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight only stoked He Meng’s fury—he loosed an arrow that pierced straight through the man’s mouth, silencing the whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over, Captain Hong! They’re killing without mercy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven dead already. We won’t make it either…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three still fleeing ahead, now certain the pursuers had switched to lethal force, saw their panic vanish—replaced by ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Hong Mu, who dodged an iron arrow behind a tree, then sprinted straight into the deeper western reaches of Redwood Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we die, we’ll make them pay. Give me all the torches—gather them together. We’re already inside five hundred meters. If we can lure even a few mid-tier Cold Beasts, dying won’t be in vain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men on either side immediately hurled their torches toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Great Xia Woodcutters went out, they carried only one torch each—along with their coating of fire-oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Mu bundled the three torches together, held them high, and pressed deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the first arrow was fired, Hong Mu had realized: every one of them was an Earth-Burrower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father, Hong Gang, was also an Earth-Burrower in the hunting squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Mu had seen his father’s arrows—he knew these pursuers’ strength likely surpassed his father’s, and with their numbers, they might be stronger than Great Xia’s entire hunting team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn’t seen their faces, Hong Mu was certain: these were the men from Mirror Immortal Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct confrontation meant suicide. Without their leader present, no one in the camp could match them. So from the start, Hong Mu had blown four bone whistles—to warn all those out tonight to flee immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The others should’ve escaped by now. We’re dead anyway. Even if the leader hears, he’s too far to arrive in time. Only by luring Cold Beasts is there a sliver of hope!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Mu didn’t know the torches’ true power—he’d never used one outside. He’d only heard his father Hong Gang warn: these torches attracted Cold Beasts with terrifying intensity. Never light them unless absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, he had no confidence. With iron arrows growing denser behind him, and only two men left alive, and no Cold Beasts appearing, his face twisted with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a Cold Beast’s roar came from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On any other day, such a roar would be a death knell—but now, to Hong Mu, it sounded like celestial music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart instantly eased; even his face broke into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This area… this sound—it’s definitely a mid-tier Cold Beast. Hold on a few more breaths—maybe we still have a chance to live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it felt like an eternity, from the moment the pursuers decided to kill to now, only twenty breaths had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this beast arrived quickly—or another came…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pssshhh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the men on the left was pinned to a tree by an iron arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Mu’s face darkened with grief. His team of ten had worked together for years—deep bonds had formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just this short time, eight were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he and one other remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still trying to run? Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows from behind suddenly paused. Hong Mu thought his fallen comrades had bought him a few more breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until He Meng’s roar rang in his ear—he realized: He Meng had caught up. The rest of Mirror Immortal Camp had stopped shooting because he was now in direct pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold edge of a blade struck his back. Hong Mu’s pupils shrank—death’s chill surged into his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His plan had been perfect—the torches had drawn the Cold Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d simply never accounted for how weak he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely put: the gap between Woodcutter and Earth-Burrower was too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, He Meng and the others hadn’t killed outright—that was the only reason they’d escaped this long. Even now, dodging behind trees for over twenty breaths had pushed him to his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cold Beast was too far. No one could save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hong Mu closed his eyes to die, an iron arrow shot from the east—striking He Meng’s blade dead-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal clashed. The blade veered slightly—but He Meng still pressed his cut toward Hong Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he sensed reinforcements from Great Xia had arrived, He Meng’s eyes blazed with murderous intent—he refused to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss… sssss… sssss…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first arrow deflected, more iron arrows came in rapid succession—each aimed squarely at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng snarled, yanked his blade back, and dodged sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could ignore the first arrow aimed at his weapon—but these arrows aimed at his body? He couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d begun remolding his skin—but he was far from being able to shrug off Earth-Burrower arrows. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have lost his ear to that dying man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss… sssss… sssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss! Lots of them are coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relentless rain of arrows surged from behind. Not just He Meng—all of Mirror Immortal Camp turned to look back, their scalps prickling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the trees behind them stood at least a hundred men, furiously loosing arrows at their twenty-plus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng hadn’t killed Hong Mu—and he seethed. But seeing Great Xia’s hundred-odd archers, and the Cold Beast rapidly approaching from within, he regained his sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirror Immortal Camp’s men scattered immediately, fleeing north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hong Mu, drop the torches and come this way—hurry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan’s voice rang from afar. Hong Mu immediately dropped the torches and sprinted east with the last surviving man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive creature thundered toward them from afar—the ground shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mu’er, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Gang rushed forward, catching his son in his arms. Seeing Hong Mu’s battered state and multiple arrow wounds, his face burned with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Mu first reassured his father, then, with a somber expression, turned to Xia Chuan: “My lord, Mirror Immortal Camp came straight across. At first, they only wanted to find our encampment’s location, so they didn’t kill. But when we didn’t cooperate, they started slaughtering. My team of ten—eight are dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They crossed the border into the south to kill? He Meng dares be this arrogant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those bastards killed our men!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When our leader led patrols north, we never killed them—but they dare slaughter us outright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you hear? They're still trying to probe our base's location—they're clearly aiming for a fight to the death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know, but the hunters understood exactly why He Meng and his group had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had snatched three of their kills; He Meng and his men were certainly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected this kind of reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They killed outright—and tried to find the location of Great Xia’s base!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly showed they didn’t respect Great Xia at all, treating it as unequal to Mirror Immortal Camp, and coming here to demand answers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventeen members of the hunting team, including Xia Chuan, instantly erupted in blazing rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too many people have come out—everyone else, return to base first. The hunting team, follow me north to see if anyone’s still alive. Everything else waits until the leader awakens!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan stared northward, fists clenched tightly; though his eyes burned with killing intent, he forced down his fury and signaled the others to return quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he held a poor opinion of Mirror Immortal Camp, Xia Chuan had to admit their strength still surpassed Great Xia’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with Xia Hong absent—this was even more true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Timber-Cutting Realm members had returned to base; Xia Chuan led the sixteen hunters of the hunting team, following the trail left by Hong Mu’s escape, searching northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As each horrifically mutilated corpse was discovered, Xia Chuan and the others’ expressions grew increasingly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His chest was stabbed over ten times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His head was severed—he still had an ear clenched in his teeth. He must’ve been interrogated by He Meng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was nailed to a tree with arrows first, then tortured—his head and body battered severely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Bai Wuting’s younger brother, Bai Wufan—he only broke through last month!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These bastards of He Meng's!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they found the headless corpse—their fury surged to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at the headless body on the ground, chests heaving, fists clenched tight, eyes filled with icy hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take all the bodies back. Wait until the leader emerges from seclusion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, now beyond control with rage, immediately picked up the corpse on the ground and rushed back toward the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight Timber-Cutting Realm members lost at once—this is the first time Great Xia has suffered such a blow. When Brother arrives, he’ll surely be furious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan led the group back to base, his fury lingering on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong surely never imagined He Meng’s temper would flare so violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after their three kills were stolen, he immediately crossed the border south to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he kill—he tried to pinpoint Great Xia’s base location directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he known this would happen, he never would’ve used beast blood to enter seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3426,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0503c0a6fc22960697c0541dda9f3fff3ced0244d7f54e964a9813fce216d5e4","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-149","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-147",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]