[{"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-19":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},2266445,4425,"Chapter 19: Snow-Maned Beast Battle","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>As the sound of hooves rang out, Xia Hong and the other two immediately tightened their breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the west, a massive creature, two meters at the shoulder and over four meters in length, slowly approached the torch step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its back was covered with icy, dagger-like spines, and two tusks stood high and erect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its fierce eyes locked firmly on the torch, yet occasionally shifted to scan its surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its enormous size made each step send snow spraying in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden in the snow pit, Xia Hong’s heart thudded with every step it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An adult snow-maned beast—this one must weigh over a thousand jin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the juvenile they’d encountered last time, this snow-maned beast was clearly a full cycle larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from its cautious, probing steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was evident this adult snow-maned beast possessed far greater intelligence than the last one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast slowly approached the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the last one, it first sniffed the flame, sensing the warmth radiating from the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After only a few seconds, clearly recognizing the torch’s benefit, its pupils dilated and its movements grew lighter, more relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this system giving me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It heals cold beasts. It strengthens them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Xia Hong felt a quiet heaviness in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even this small torch had such an effect, what about the small bonfire at camp?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If cold beasts discovered it, they’d likely go mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before we have real strength, the bonfire must never be exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong reminded himself, then continued watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast stood before the torch for over a dozen breaths, growing increasingly excited, even resting its chin on the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its chin fur didn’t burn—it grew shinier instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong clearly felt the snow-maned beast’s aura had strengthened since it first approached the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid of startling the entranced snow-maned beast, Xia Hong dared not turn to look east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the frost wolf failed to appear, he began to wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could the frost wolf be afraid? Too scared to come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d already tested it—the torch burned for only fifteen minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly a third of that time had already passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this torch would be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was his first time—wasting one was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment this thought crossed his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a thunderous rumble erupted from beneath the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong turned his eyes east—but saw nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the disturbance beneath the snow was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast beside the torch clearly felt the tremor—its gaze turned vicious, its expression shifting from bliss to savagery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fixed its eyes on the source of the disturbance, its pupils slowly turning red, its towering tusks brimming with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssssssssssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, slicing sound tore through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a ring of spines erupted from beneath the snow at the snow-maned beast’s feet, lashing upward directly toward its most vulnerable belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how intelligent, the snow-maned beast never expected spines to burst from beneath its own feet. Though it reacted swiftly and dodged sideways, its belly was still slashed open by a wound over a meter long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the spines fully extended from beneath the snow, their master revealed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression froze when he saw the familiar cold beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t some special creature—it was the frost wolf he’d seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, in its adult form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spines that had just erupted from the snow to attack the snow-maned beast were the ones along its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This frost wolf not only knew how to burrow beneath the snow, but also how to approach silently, then strike with perfect surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong was stunned by the frost wolf’s intelligence, the wounded snow-maned beast moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssssssssssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greenish blood gushed from its belly. The snow-maned beast steadied itself and roared furiously toward the spines’ origin, its piercing cry shattering ice daggers from nearby trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes blazed with hatred as it stared at the frost wolf’s position, stomped its hind legs, then charged forward with full force—speed so swift it seemed to vanish and reappear in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frost wolf clearly sensed the snow-maned beast’s rage and avoided direct confrontation, retreating back beneath the snow, then sprinting straight toward the torch that had been knocked backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, it struck once and immediately targeted the core issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong saw it clearly—the frost wolf intended to snatch the torch and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enraged snow-maned beast saw it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to its belly wound, the snow-maned beast clearly valued the torch more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, it changed direction, lowered its head deeply, then charged straight for the torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong initially thought it lowered its head to gather momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he realized—it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast's tusks plunged directly into the snow, and as it charged forward with irresistible force, the entire layer of snow beneath it was ripped upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with its deliberate stomping and kicking as it charged, countless snow clumps were flung aside, exposing the bare ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deliberately preventing the frost wolf from burrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frost wolf, still beneath the snow, hadn’t reached the torch before being flung out by the snow-maned beast’s tusks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the frost wolf wasn’t large, the force of the impact sent it crashing into a Zhu Shuang tree behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the frost wolf rose instantly, its crimson eyes fixed on the snow-maned beast, baring its dense rows of sharp tusks, its ferocity surging to its peak, then lunging forward with a powerful leap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast feared nothing more than brute-force collisions. Facing the lunge, it didn’t retreat a single step, charging straight ahead in direct opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the frost wolf’s lunge was a feint. As it neared the snow-maned beast, it suddenly crouched low, dodging its body, then opened its mouth of dense tusks and bit down hard on its left hind leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssssssssssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frost wolf’s bite force was clearly immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast cried out in pain, rearing its head with a piercing shriek, then turned to bite the frost wolf. When that failed, it switched to butting, trying to shove the frost wolf away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once the frost wolf had its jaws locked on, it wouldn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using its agile body to dodge continuously, it held on without slackening, and soon the snow-maned beast’s left hind leg bled profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the frost wolf tore at the wound, the white bone beneath became faintly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast screamed louder in pain. When it realized it couldn’t shake the frost wolf loose, its pupils narrowed—and it deliberately rolled onto its side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a frenzy of rolling, its thousand-jin body and terrifying strength amplified by sheer survival instinct—within moments, the frost wolf was crushed, blood streaming from its nose and mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, it refused to release its grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast’s impacts numbered over a hundred—and kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the frost wolf refused to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether from blood loss or exhaustion, the snow-maned beast’s charges grew slower, weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the flesh on its left hind leg was torn from calf to thigh, nearly exposing the complete bone structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-maned beast finally collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it, dozens of meters of ground lay in ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xia Hong, fifty meters away, felt the tremors—had the snow pit not been dug far enough, all three of them might have been thrown out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though stunned, Xia Hong had seen it before—his face remained mostly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng stared in open-mouthed shock, their eyes exposed above the snow filled with awe and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d assumed that after breaking through the Woodcutting Realm, they might not be able to hunt cold beasts, but at least self-defense should be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they realized how wildly wrong they’d been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what happened next\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made them doubt their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1315,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","06e073d125a9978f3cba5c2e29a764a18f16736418af047d8f8232d865fceaab","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-20","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-18",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]