Chapter 156: Terrifying Colors in the Dense Forest, Mirror Immortal

The Mirror Immortal camp, which possessed a population of over ten thousand and hundreds of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators.

Facing a mere medium-sized camp with a population of over a thousand, would they fall into trouble?

Although he still held an appreciative attitude toward Xia Hong, the moment the other side said this, Yu Wenhu still felt that this person must be crazy.

But soon, his thoughts changed.

The reason was Xia Hong's speed!

Xia Hong, who rushed to him first, arrived in front of him almost in an instant. After a look of suspicion flashed in Yu Wenhu's eyes, he hurriedly raised his broadsword to block.

*Bang*…………

The slender ceremonial blade didn't slash down as he had expected.

The moment Xia Hong reached his face, he actually withdrew the ceremonial blade and changed to a diagonal sweep with his foot.

Can a collision between a physical body and a broadsword have a chance of winning?

The answer lay in this loud noise.

*Pfft*...

The moment this diagonal sweep collided with the broadsword, Yu Wenhu only felt as if a giant mountain was crushing toward him. His web between thumb and forefinger burst, and the broadsword almost slipped from his hand.

He retreated a meter or two, the powerful potential energy causing the blood in his chest cavity to flow backward. If he weren't experienced in battle and knew not to let his breath out, he would definitely have spat out a mouthful of blood from this blow.

"It's only been a few days, his strength... how is this possible..."

This sweeping leg made Yu Wenhu's entire brain go blank.

"Father, be careful!"

It even took his son Yu Wentao's reminder for him to notice Xia Hong's next move. His pupils contracted violently.

Xia Hong hadn't withdrawn the ceremonial blade at all just now; it was just left behind. Waiting for the sweeping leg to knock him back, his body flipped, and holding the ceremonial blade with both hands, he slashed it toward his neck.

This kid's combat talent is terrifyingly strong!

Recalling the situation of the last confrontation, Yu Wenhu's heart trembled slightly. He held the broadsword horizontally in front of him and swept it violently at Xia Hong, trying to force him back.

*Whoosh*…………

Yu Wenhu's broadsword itself was very large, and combined with his strength, the fierce wind brought by the horizontal sweep instantly made Xia Hong's face ache.

Looking at the double-sided horizontal edge of the broadsword sweeping toward him, a sharp light flashed in Xia Hong's eyes. He gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and used his knees to thrust upward violently, forcibly tilting one side of Yu Wenhu's broadsword upward a bit.

One side of the broadsword shifted upward by an inch. What was slashing toward Xia Hong wasn't the sword edge, but the flat of the blade.

Xia Hong turned his body slightly, using his back to receive the sword, while the ceremonial blade tightly gripped in his hands still slashed toward Yu Wenhu's neck like lightning.

"This kid intends to trade injury for life!"

Seeing Xia Hong's intention, a drop of cold sweat oozed from Yu Wenhu's forehead. At such a critical moment, wanting to shift the sword edge back was already impossible.

He could only retreat!

But Xia Hong didn't even give him time to retreat.

*Whoosh*…………

The 1.5-meter-long, slender blade drew a weak but fatal light. The sharp sound of the blade poured into his ears like silver needles. Yu Wenhu felt the stinging pain coming from his neck, and his heart twitched violently.

Too fast!

Xia Hong's ceremonial blade was simply too fast.

Realizing that he couldn't dodge at all, a ruthless look also appeared in Yu Wenhu's eyes. He directly let go of the broadsword, lowered his head violently, first used his neck to jam the ceremonial blade, and then directly stretched out his hands to grab Xia Hong.

"Can you still turn the world upside down by yourself!"

Yu Wenhu drank in a deep voice, his hands tightly clamping Xia Hong's arms, not letting him move a fraction.

"Frost-Resistant Realm skin-membrane, I forgot about this!"

Seeing that although Yu Wenhu's neck was bleeding, the strength in his hands hadn't weakened in the slightest, Xia Hong immediately knew that his ceremonial blade hadn't caused him much damage.

That's right, his own skin-membrane remodeling progress was only at 56%, and the hardness was already this astonishing. And the Yu Wenhu in front of him was a genuine Frost-Resistant Realm expert who had completely remodeled his skin-membrane!

*Clang*... *crack*... *clash*...

Countless blades slashed onto Xia Hong's body, emitting the sound of metal clashing.

Yu Wenhu, who would rather have his neck injured than let go of Xia Hong, naturally wasn't doing it for no reason.

Among the hundreds of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators, the strongest group had long taken advantage of the clash between the two to get in front of Xia Hong.

They held blades or swords in their hands, all putting their full strength into slashing at Xia Hong's body.

However, unexpectedly, even though many of them had reached the 30,000-jin limit of their strength, and four of them had even begun to remodel their skin-membrane, with strength exceeding 30,000 jin.

Still, not a single person could break through Xia Hong's body.

"Everyone, disperse! Use bows! Shoot his eyes!"

Yu Wenhu roared angrily. The triumphant mood of having clamped Xia Hong instantly vanished without a trace after seeing this scene.

"Skin-membrane without luster, the remodeling stage isn't complete yet, how can he have such strong defensive power? It's only been six days—how can his strength and skin-membrane progress change so much!"

Ordinary Earth-Digging Realm cultivators simply couldn't break through his defense. Unless they used human lives to pile up, piling Xia Hong until he was exhausted, but such losses were something even the Mirror Immortal camp couldn't bear.

Yu Wenhu telling everyone to disperse could be said to be a very quick reaction.

But Xia Hong broke free from his hands at this moment.

"Just now, didn't you say that I had fallen today!"

Xia Hong's voice was incomparably deep. He not only broke free from Yu Wenhu's hands but also withdrew the ceremonial blade. His body turned violently and rushed directly toward the crowd that was dispersing.

Xia Hong, with a basic strength of 100,000 jin, rushed into the crowd like a fierce tiger pouncing into a sheep pen. The crowd that hadn't dispersed yet was like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

*Pfft*... *pfft*...

In the middle of the entire dense forest, a slaughter feast instantly arrived.

Xia Hong's murderous intent was thick, and he didn't hold back at all. Wherever the long blade passed, the dozen or so people who ran the slowest were instantly decapitated.

"Xia Hong, do you really want to fight to the death with my Mirror Immortal camp!"

More than a dozen died in the blink of an eye. Added to the four who had just died, Yu Wenhu finally couldn't help but roar angrily.

Hundreds of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators couldn't withstand such waste!

The key was that judging from the strength Xia Hong displayed at this moment, this encirclement tonight was destined to fail.

If this continued, even if they successfully killed Xia Hong in the end, many Earth-Digging Realm cultivators in the camp would definitely die. This result was not what he wanted to see.

Yu Wenhu could only pin his hopes on Xia Hong still having a trace of reason left.

It was a pity that the method he used was a threat.

"Hasn't it already started?"

Xia Hong kept waving the ceremonial blade in the crowd while asking Yu Wenhu back with a slightly panting, mocking voice.

"Arrogant! Kill him for me! I don't believe I can't kill you!"

Yu Wenhu's anger also rushed to his forehead. He dealt with the wound on his neck simply, raised his broadsword, and rushed directly toward Xia Hong.

It was said to be an encirclement by hundreds of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators, but in reality, the only ones who could truly get their hands on Xia Hong were the twenty or thirty people in the inner layer.

Although quite a few people had run not far away and raised their long bows, because Xia Hong relied on his movement technique to constantly hide behind the people of the Mirror Immortal camp, this part of the people were worried about accidental injury, so the arrows could only stay on the bows, and they didn't dare to shoot them at all.

The people of the Mirror Immortal camp weren't stupid either. They were all Earth-Digging Realm cultivators with rich combat experience. From the moment more than a dozen people were killed by Xia Hong just now, the twenty or thirty people in the inner layer kept rotating.

Clearly, this was an intention to drag him to death!

Xia Hong could naturally see their intention at a glance. He sneered twice, feeling the sufficient remaining strength in his body. The cold light in his eyes grew even stronger, and the speed at which he waved the ceremonial blade in his hand became even faster.

*Clang*…………

Feeling the fierce wind brought by the broadsword behind him, knowing that Yu Wenhu had already attacked at close range, Xia Hong's brow condensed violently. The ceremonial blade that his right hand had been waving toward the person next to him was suddenly withdrawn and placed behind him to block.

A spark burst out, reflecting on the face of the person who had luckily survived. He revealed a look of joy and immediately retreated, and another person quickly came up from behind to fill his position.

However, before the person who had just filled in could even raise his blade, Xia Hong's body rushed toward him like a cannonball.

Xia Hong actually took advantage of the force of Yu Wenhu's broadsword sweep and bounced back toward this side.

The speed was too fast, and the force was too strong. Although Xia Hong didn't have time to withdraw the ceremonial blade behind him, his left hand was empty.

In the gap of sweeping his fist straight at that person's face, Xia Hong saw that person's appearance clearly, his pupils condensed violently, and then his gaze raised slightly, seeing a circular hole at the center of that person's eyebrows.

As if confirming something, his face was instantly full of fear and confusion.

"This person... wasn't he killed by me!"

Xia Hong was terrified in his heart. He remembered very clearly that six days ago, when he killed the twenty-five people in He Meng's group, he had seen this person.

Not only had he seen him, the circular hole at the center of this person's eyebrows was clearly left after he had thrown the ceremonial blade to pierce through it before.

Pierced through the center of the eyebrows and still alive?

This... how is it possible!

Although he was terrified in his heart, the movements in Xia Hong's hands didn't stop at all.

His horizontal fist swept straight across, the terrifying force directly knocking that person's head away. Sensing that Yu Wenhu had followed up behind him again, Xia Hong this time swept his gaze around the surroundings and rushed rapidly toward another direction.

"Brothers, don't be afraid! Fight him! We have so many people, we'll tire him to death! With the leader here, we're not afraid even if we die!"

"That's right, his strength isn't as great as before! Charge!"

"Mirror Immortal people, not afraid of death! Fight this dog bastard! Ah!"

"Mirror Immortal people, not afraid of death."

"Mirror Immortal people, not afraid of death!"

………………

Back and forth, Xia Hong had already killed twenty or thirty. The psychological defense line of this group of people seemed to have reached a critical point. The fear on their faces disappeared completely after a burst of howling, leaving only ferocity and hysteria.

They all raised their butcher blades and surrounded Xia Hong again.

And Xia Hong, who had just rushed to another direction, had his hand just touch a person's shoulder. He pulled violently, turning that person around. When he saw that person's appearance clearly, his pupils condensed again.

Another one!

Another person who had been killed by him once before.

Xia Hong looked around, while resisting the blades slashed by the crowd, changed positions, and almost scanned the appearance of everyone.

"Three, four, five, six…………"

As he discovered more and more familiar faces, a terrifying speculation also emerged in Xia Hong's mind.

No, it wasn't a speculation.

It was a fact!

No wonder, no wonder the Mirror Immortal camp clearly knew the location of Great Xia's settlement, but for the previous six days, they didn't dare to come to the door to find trouble, only able to send people to stare around the valley and set up an ambush here to deal with him.

No wonder the people of the Mirror Immortal camp were so fearless of death.

If this was the case, then it could be explained! This Mirror Immortal camp was either controlled by strange monsters, or it had been infiltrated by strange monsters.

That's not right!

*Clang*...

In the gap of Xia Hong's pupils shaking, his right hand raised the blade to block Yu Wenhu's attack. While his body retreated, a new confusion emerged in his mind.

Resurrection from the dead was definitely impossible.

This part of the people were definitely strange monsters, or were controlled by strange monsters, just like the previous Wood Puppet Strange.

But the problem was, why weren't they afraid of the Condensing Fire Oil on his body.

Since the incident with Wang He happened, no matter who went out from the Great Xia camp, they would have a layer of Condensing Fire Oil on them, and he was no exception.

These people just now had all had physical contact with him to varying degrees.

But they had no reaction at all!

Moreover, unlike the people controlled by the Wood Puppet Strange before, this group of people in front of him, from Yu Wenhu down to any ordinary person, all had very obvious self-consciousness. They didn't look dull at all, nor did they show any signs of being controlled by strange monsters. Even when killed, they didn't reveal any flaws.

Only the point of not being afraid of death was the only performance that violated common sense.

Xia Hong looked around, thinking that these hundreds of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators were very likely all controlled by a strange monster, and his face was instantly covered with horror.

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Was it everyone, or just some people? Did they know it themselves?

What about that He Yuanhun? Or was even that He Yuanhun controlled?

"Leader Xia Hong, do you intend to have a good talk?"

Seeing Yu Wenhu misunderstand the horror on his face, Xia Hong didn't speak. He calmed his mood slightly, feeling that he was not far from his limit. He raised his head and stared at Yu Wenhu, not speaking for a long time.

He had dealt with Yu Wenhu twice before. In all fairness, setting aside his stance, he still appreciated this person himself.

But if this person was also controlled by a strange monster, that would be too terrifying.

This strange monster could even control Frost-Resistant Realm experts?

The key was that they were controlled and didn't know it—this was the scariest part.

Whether controlled or infiltrated by strange monsters, the final outcome of this Mirror Immortal camp would probably be very miserable!

In an instant, Xia Hong's hatred for this Mirror Immortal camp wasn't as intense as before. Recalling the disaster in Red Wood Ridge last year, he even felt a bit of sympathy for this group of people in front of him.

"Second Leader, this bastard killed so many of our people, why bother talking nonsense with him? We must kill him to avenge our brothers!"

"That's right, so many people died today, not killing him is not enough to vent our anger."

"Kill him! Flatten Great Xia!"

………………

Accompanied by some roars from the crowd, another wave of people rushed over.

A dim look appeared in the depths of Yu Wenhu's eyes. He knew that things had reached this point, and even if he wanted to make peace with Xia Hong, there was no hope.

And Xia Hong here didn't care about the content of what these people in the Mirror Immortal camp were saying at all.

What was there to talk about with a camp infiltrated and even controlled by strange monsters?

At this moment, everyone in the Mirror Immortal camp was no different from that Wood Puppet Strange in his eyes.

Xia Hong swept his peripheral vision slightly, drew his blade, grabbed a gap, and swept toward the east side, grabbing the corpses of Li Yun and Li Pingkai on the ground, and then fled rapidly toward the depths of Red Wood Ridge.

The thing he was most worried about had happened after all!

Yu Wenhu hurriedly led people to chase, his expression already gloomy to the extreme.

"But afterward, you Mirror Immortal camp will be in trouble."

The moment he realized Xia Hong's strength, he had already realized the meaning of the other side's sentence.

An unkillable Frost-Resistant Realm expert could cause immeasurable damage to the Mirror Immortal camp.

"Xia Hong, you can run, but over at the valley, where can the others in your Great Xia camp run to?"

Seeing Xia Hong running further and further away, Yu Wenhu roared sternly, directly stating the location of the Great Xia settlement, wanting to use this to threaten Xia Hong.

And it was precisely this sentence that caused Xia Hong, who was fleeing, to furrow his brow slightly.

Using the settlement location to threaten him, which means...

This Yu Wenhu probably hadn't had any contact with strange monsters yet.

"Yu Wenhu, check your own people well, and also that leader of yours, He Yuanhun. In the future, you will thank me!"

Xia Hong left this sentence and escaped directly into the dense forest.

Yu Wenhu, who had been chasing relentlessly behind, stopped his figure violently after hearing this sentence, a look of shock flashing in his pupils.

Not just him, many people following behind him also had a strange look flash in their eyes.

Especially Yu Wentao, who was closest to him; his expression was suspicious and uncertain, and he even couldn't help but speak softly to his father:

"Father, is he... seeing something?"

Yu Wenhu didn't answer, only turned his head and gave Yu Wentao a warning look, then looked at the circle of people around him and spoke in a low voice:

"This Xia Hong, I can no longer deal with him. I can only go back and report to the leader and ask him to make the decision."

The few people standing beside Yu Wenhu nodded upon hearing this.

And the vast majority of the others still stared angrily at the direction Xia Hong had fled, their faces full of ferocity and hostility.

And the Yu Wen father and son, who observed this scene, looked at each other, and their expressions also became somewhat complicated. 【164】 ………… 【165】 Sensing that no one was chasing behind, Xia Hong slowed down. 【166】 After walking for a long time, roughly to a depth of two miles, Xia Hong stopped. 【167】 Looking back at the eastern outer perimeter, although he couldn't see even a trace of Yu Wenhu and the others, his mind was still filled with the faces of those few people just now. 【168】 Those few people who had clearly been killed by him once, but had come back to life. 【169】 "He Yuanhun, He Yuanhun..." 【170】 Xia Hong stood on a tree, gazing at the north where the Mirror Immortal camp was located, pondered for a while, his brow locked tightly. 【171】 After so many conflicts, that He Yuanhun hadn't appeared even once. 【172】 Without accident, he himself was either a strange monster, or he had been controlled by a strange monster. 【173】 The Great Xia valley was certainly no secret to Mirror Immortal. 【174】 Since the other side didn't dare to come over until now, they must know about the Iron Smelting Furnace. Xia Hong could now basically be certain that the previous incident with Wang He was caused by the strange monster behind the Mirror Immortal camp. 【175】 "Wang He didn't know he was controlled at the time, exactly the same as the few I saw just now. But why was he afraid of Condensing Fire Oil, while these few weren't?" 【176】 Afraid of the Iron Smelting Furnace, not afraid of Condensing Fire Oil—Xia Hong could understand this. 【177】 Compared to the Iron Smelting Furnace, Condensing Fire Oil was just its derivative, and it was also a one-time consumable. It wasn't strange for a slightly more powerful strange monster to use methods to avoid it. After all, the description of the Iron Smelting Furnace was only to deter and kill low-level strange monsters. 【178】 Being able to infiltrate and control a giant camp like Mirror Immortal with a population of over ten thousand, that strange monster couldn't just be low-level; it should be medium-level, or even high-level. 【179】 "If it were just a territorial dispute, I could still rely on my strength to maneuver with them for a while, but involving strange monsters..." 【180】 Xia Hong only hesitated for a moment on his face, and soon shook his head to make a decision. 【181】 "Can't continue anymore. It's nothing more than temporarily ceding the territory. Saving one's life is the priority. At the very least, before confirming the strength of the strange monster behind the Mirror Immortal camp, I cannot take risks with my own body again." 【182】 Although he already had Frost-Resistant Realm strength, behind the Mirror Immortal camp might be a medium-level, or even high-level strange monster. 【183】 You have to know that the Wood Puppet Strange that brought a huge disaster to Red Wood Ridge before was only a low-level strange monster. 【184】 Strange monsters are simply too troublesome! 【185】 Abilities, strength, how the other side controls others... he knew absolutely nothing about everything related to that strange monster. 【186】 The only thing he knew currently was that the other side feared the Iron Smelting Furnace. 【187】 In this case, how could he fight? 【188】 Xia Hong even felt a trace of lingering fear in his heart at this moment. 【189】 This time it was just Yu Wenhu taking action with Earth-Digging Realm cultivators. Next time, if He Yuanhun, or even that strange monster itself took action, could he still run? 【190】 "The valley settlement has the Iron Smelting Furnace, so it's safe for the time being. I still need to accelerate the improvement of my strength, otherwise, once that strange monster thinks of a countermeasure..." 【191】 Strange monsters have wisdom, and it is very high. 【192】 Since it knows of Great Xia's existence, it must be thinking of ways. 【193】 Yu Wenhu's encirclement this time could be so smooth—perhaps it was its pushing, or even its direct command, it wasn't impossible. 【194】 A trace of urgency rose in Xia Hong's heart. He turned to look at the corpses of Li Yun and Li Pingkai on the ground, sighed after a moment of silence, shouldered the two, and returned directly toward the eastern outer perimeter. 【195】 "The camp is probably in an uproar now!" 【196】 ………… 【197】 "The leader is back!" 【198】 "The leader is fine! The leader is back." 【199】 "The leader is back! Hahaha, the leader is fine." 【200】 ………… 【201】 Just as Xia Hong expected, the valley camp was indeed in an uproar. 【202】 When he returned to the valley, from the old man in his forties to the child of five or six, almost everyone in Great Xia was gathered in the open space of the valley. 【203】 Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, along with the thirteen members of the hunting team, were standing at the very front with injuries, mobilizing the crowd. 【204】 Even if Xia Hong didn't hear the content, he knew what they intended to do. 【205】 Seeing Xia Hong return safe and sound, not just the hunting team, but everyone in the entire camp had faces full of surprise and excitement. 【206】 Some people even couldn't help but cry with joy. 【207】 Clearly, Xia Chuan had already told them everything that had just happened. 【208】 Since everyone knew, Xia Hong didn't say much, directly placing the two corpses in front of the crowd with a heavy expression. 【209】 The moment the corpses were placed down, six people immediately rushed out of the crowd. 【210】 Two adult women among them threw themselves onto the two corpses on the ground, their emotions directly out of control. 【211】 "My man, my man..." 【212】 "Pingkai, Pingkai, wake up, wake up!" 【213】 Three children, with an average age of no more than three or four, two knelt in front of Li Yun, and the other knelt in front of Li Pingkai. 【214】 All three children opened their eyes wide, their faces a bit dazed, seemingly not knowing what had happened, but seeing their mothers crying sadly, they soon followed with sobs and tears. 【215】 "Father, father..." 【216】 "Leader, my big brother..." 【217】 The only adult man among the six walked to Xia Hong, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, only remaining silent with red-rimmed eyes. 【218】 Xia Hong knew the man. 【219】 Li Longkai, Li Pingkai's younger brother. 【220】 Looking at the orphans and widows falling into despair on the ground, Xia Hong added a few more points of depression to his already heavy face. 【221】 (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 157 =====

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Sensing that no one was pursuing him from behind, Xia Hong slowed his pace.

After walking for a long time, reaching a depth of roughly two li, Xia Hong stopped.

Looking back at the eastern perimeter, although he could no longer see even a trace of Director Yu Wen Hu and the others, his mind was still filled with the faces of those few people from just moments ago.

Those few who had clearly been killed by him once, yet had come back to life.

"He Yuanhun, He Yuanhun..."

Xia Hong stood in a tree, gazing toward the north where the Mirror Immortal camp was located, murmuring slightly with his brows tightly locked.

After so many conflicts, that He Yuanhun had not appeared even once.

It was highly likely that he was either a strange monster himself or had been controlled by one.

The Does Da Xia valley was certainly no secret to the Mirror Immortal side.

Since the other party had not dared to come over until now, they must have known about the iron-smelting furnace. Xia Hong could now basically confirm that the previous incident with Wang He had been caused by the strange monster behind the Mirror Immortal camp.

"At the time, Wang He didn't even know he was being controlled, exactly the same as the ones I just saw. But why was he afraid of Condensing Fire Oil, while these ones are not?"

Being afraid of the iron-smelting furnace but not the Condensing Fire Oil was something Xia Hong could understand.

Compared to the iron-smelting furnace, Condensing Fire Oil was merely a derivative and a one-time consumable. It was not strange for a slightly more powerful strange monster to use methods to circumvent it; after all, the description of the iron-smelting furnace only mentioned deterring and harming low-level strange monsters.

To be able to infiltrate and control a giant camp like Mirror Immortal with over ten thousand people, that strange monster could not be merely low-level; it should be mid-level, or perhaps even high-level.

"If it were a simple territorial dispute, I could rely on my own strength to maneuver around them for a while, but involving a strange monster..."

Xia Hong hesitated for only a moment before shaking his head and making a decision.

"I cannot continue this. It is nothing more than temporarily giving up the territory; saving my life is what matters. At the very least, before confirming the strength of the strange monster behind the Mirror Immortal camp, I cannot risk my life again."

Although he already possessed Cold-Resisting Realm strength, behind the Mirror Immortal camp might be a mid-level or even high-level strange monster.

One must know that the Wood Puppet Strange that had previously brought great disaster to Red Wood Ridge was only a low-level strange monster.

Strange monsters are truly too troublesome!

Abilities, strength, how it controls others... he knew absolutely nothing about everything related to that strange monster.

The only thing he knew for now was that the other party was wary of the iron-smelting furnace.

With this, how could he fight?

Xia Hong even felt a trace of lingering fear in his heart at this moment.

This time it was only Director Yu Wen Hu bringing Earth-Digging Realm fighters to attack; next time, if He Yuanhun or even that strange monster itself attacked, could he still run?

"With the iron-smelting furnace in the valley settlement, it is safe for the time being. I must speed up the improvement of my own strength, otherwise, once that strange monster thinks of a countermeasure..."

Strange monsters have intelligence, and it is very high.

Since it knows of Does Da Xia's existence, it must be thinking of ways.

Director Yu Wen Hu's encirclement this time could be so smooth perhaps because of its instigation, or it might even have been directly commanded by it.

A sense of urgency rose in Xia Hong's heart. He turned to look at the corpses of Li Yun and Li Pingkai on the ground, remained silent for a moment, then sighed, hoisted the two of them up, and headed directly back toward the eastern perimeter.

"The camp must be in an uproar by now!"

…………

"The leader is back!"

"The leader is fine, the leader is back."

"The leader is back, hahaha, the leader is fine."

…………

Just as Xia Hong had expected, the valley camp was indeed in an uproar.

When he returned to the valley, from the elders in their early forties to the young children of five or six, almost everyone in Does Da Xia was gathered in the open space of the valley.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, along with the thirteen members of the hunting team, were standing at the very front, injured, mobilizing the crowd.

Even without hearing the content, Xia Hong knew what they were planning to do.

Seeing Xia Hong return safe and sound, not just the hunting team, but everyone in the camp had faces full of surprise and excitement.

Some even couldn't help but weep with joy and cry out loud.

Clearly, Xia Chuan had already told them everything that had just happened.

Since everyone already knew, Xia Hong didn't say much, simply placing the two corpses before the crowd with a solemn expression.

The moment the bodies were laid down, six people immediately rushed out from the crowd.

Two adult women among them threw themselves onto the two corpses on the ground, losing control of their emotions.

"Husband, husband..."

"Pingkai, Pingkai, wake up, wake up!"

Three children, with an average age of no more than three or four, two knelt before Li Yun, and the other knelt before Li Pingkai.

All three children opened their eyes wide, looking a bit dazed, seemingly unaware of what had happened, but seeing their mothers crying so sorrowfully, they soon began to sob and shed tears as well.

"Father, father..."

"Leader, my big brother..."

The only adult man among the six walked up to Xia Hong, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, only remaining silent with red-rimmed eyes.

Xia Hong recognized the man.

Li Longkai, Li Pingkai's younger brother.

Looking at the orphans and widows plunged into despair on the ground, Xia Hong's already heavy face added a few more shades of gloom.

(End of chapter)