Chapter 3

"What's the situation?"

Xia Hong couldn't help but feel terrified at this moment.

Two Xia Dings?

Is the one outside fake?

"Don't panic, that's the strange monster tricking the door, be quiet, strange monsters chase light, we didn't light a fire, he doesn't know there are people inside, he will leave soon."

Xia Ding in the cave seemed to be scared too; although he was comforting everyone, the panic in his tone was very obvious.

"Brother, what's the situation?"

Xia Hong was stunned, and only woke up suddenly when he was called by Xia Chuan, who had come to his side at some point.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then whispered to Xia Chuan:

"When Father came back just now, did you notice anything unusual?"

Xia Chuan realized the importance of this question, a look of nervousness appeared on his face, and he hurriedly recalled the situation when Xia Ding and the woodcutting team returned just now.

But after thinking for a long time, he still shook his head.

Xia Hong exhaled; this was already within his expectations.

When Xia Ding brought the hunting team back just now, he was also present, and there was indeed nothing unusual.

The one inside the cave should be Father, no doubt.

But just as Xia Hong made this judgment, an accident happened.

The "Xia Ding" outside the door actually pushed aside the branches at the cave entrance.

It wasn't dawn yet, but the moment the cave entrance was opened, a little bit of faint light still came in.

The cave was not lit, and in the pitch-black environment, even the faint light was enough to expose the fear on everyone's faces.

And seeing the situation outside the cave, everyone's fear was magnified several times.

Just because standing outside the cave was not just "Xia Ding."

The twelve members of the woodcutting team led by Xia Ding were also impressively among them.

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

The two brothers Xia Hong and Xia Chuan were even more shocked, their pupils contracting.

It was they who greeted the thirteen members of the woodcutting team outside the cave just now.

Now another identical thirteen people appeared, how could they not be shocked.

"Xia Ding" came in.

Xia Ding inside the cave led the twelve members of the woodcutting team and hurried towards the cave entrance, blocking in front of the crowd.

The two Xia Dings looked at each other, first showing looks of horror in unison.

Then came fear and rage.

Xia Hong in the crowd, although he didn't speak, stared fixedly at the two Xia Dings and the group of people behind them, not daring to miss any details of the two, even if it was just a subtle expression.

Now that it has come to this, it can be one hundred percent certain.

The "strange monster" of Red Wood Ridge is right in front of them now.

Of the two Xia Dings, one must be the strange monster.

According to what the "Xia Ding" in the cave just said, the strange monster of Red Wood Ridge kills by deceiving trust, so as long as the truth is distinguished, it will definitely be helpful.

So he tirelessly used the faint light, wanting to distinguish from all aspects.

It's just a pity that after looking again and again, he desperately discovered that there was absolutely no difference between the two.

From appearance and clothing to subtle expressions, and even various small details, the two Xia Dings, including the woodcutting team members behind them, were all exactly the same, with no difference at all.

And just in the gap of his distinguishing, the two Xia Dings had already led the twelve woodcutting team members behind them to fight.

The originally spacious cave suddenly became cramped under the fighting of more than twenty people, and the people in the camp retreated to the back of the cave one after another.

Although Xia Hong was retreating, his gaze had never left the two Xia Dings, for fear that if he lost sight of them, he wouldn't be able to tell which one was inside and which one was outside later.

Originally, when the first Xia Ding came back, it was almost dawn.

Sealing the cave, putting out the fire, plus this fight, so much time had passed, and the white light outside the cave entrance was becoming more and more obvious.

This white light was bone-chillingly cold, and the fear on the faces of the people in the camp hiding inside the cave deepened, and their bodies gradually began to shiver.

Although Xia Hong's expression was calm, his heart gradually grew heavy.

The daytime in this world is more than twice as cold as the night.

And during the day, the activities of cold beasts are also more frequent.

With the cave entrance open like this, even if they luckily survive the low temperature, it is very likely to attract cold beasts, and in the end, everyone will die together.

Must find a way, must find a way!

And just as he was burning with anxiety, the two "Xia Dings" spoke.

"Hong, Chuan, it's dawn soon, you take everyone together, seal the cave entrance first, with me here, this strange monster can't hurt you."

"Now that it has come to this, you are still pretending, Hong, Chuan, don't listen to him, take everyone together, help us drive him away first, drive him away before sealing the cave entrance."

Xia Chuan, who was named, almost subconsciously rushed out to the left.

The one on the left was the "Xia Ding" who returned to the cave first.

Obviously, Xia Chuan had also been staring at the two Xia Dings, so he could distinguish them.

It's just that he had only rushed out two steps when he was violently pulled back by a hand.

"Brother?"

"Don't act rashly, is he real? Can you be one hundred percent sure?"

Hearing Xia Hong's question, Xia Chuan was stunned.

What he leaned towards in his heart was of course the Xia Ding who returned to the cave first.

After all, that Xia Ding not only led the camp people to put out the fire and seal the cave entrance, but also told them the news about the strange monster.

But if he could be one hundred percent sure, he didn't dare to say.

After all, whether it was the two Xia Dings or the two classes of woodcutting team members, there was really no difference in appearance, appearance, or action details.

Even the strength they showed when fighting was exactly the same.

"That strange monster will change into someone you are familiar with, deceive your trust, and as long as you completely trust it, you will immediately become a human stake, at its mercy."

This sentence flashed through Xia Hong's mind, and his heart had already reached his throat.

Regardless of whether the Xia Ding who returned to the cave first is real or not.

At least this sentence, Xia Hong can now confirm is true.

Since that strange monster spent the effort to stage this scene in front of them.

It proves that it indeed needs to deceive the absolute trust of the people in the camp.

Right now, there are two choices:

One: Listen to the Xia Ding behind and go seal the cave first.

Two: Help the Xia Ding who returned first and defeat the Xia Ding who returned later.

The choice made at this life-and-death moment naturally represents the absolute trust of the people in the camp.

That is to say, once the wrong choice is made.

This group of people will all become human stakes.

Will die!

At this moment, realizing this point, it was not just Xia Ding.

Xia Chuan, and a few others in the camp, all became nervous.

Many people cast their eyes on Xia Hong one after another.

Everyone placed their hope on him, not just because of the identity of the leader's son,

Excluding Xia Ding and the twelve woodcutting team members, Xia Hong is the strongest in the camp.

And the two groups of people fighting at the cave entrance obviously realized this point too.

Both Xia Dings showed anxious looks, seeing that everyone had given the choice to Xia Hong, and hurriedly spoke to the two brothers Xia Hong to prove themselves.

"Hong, I returned to the cave first, I am real, don't believe him, if you really believe him, we will all die."

"Hong, I am the real one, that strange monster is best at bewitching people, he changed into my appearance first, returned to the cave, and deliberately revealed information to you, just to make you trust him now, you must not believe him."

"Hong, you were knocked unconscious by an icicle last month, I was the one who applied medicine for you."

"Chuan, I helped you grind a stone dagger last night, remember?"

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But in this way, everyone was even more confused.

Not only could both of them say things about the two brothers Xia Hong and Xia Chuan, but they even knew the old injuries on their bodies clearly.

Only Xia Hong, upon hearing the two separately say different things about himself and Xia Chuan, his body shook slightly, and his right hand pulling Xia Chuan also tightened violently.

Xia Chuan turned his head in confusion and looked at Xia Hong.

In just an instant, Xia Chuan's pupils also shrank violently.

Obviously, he also realized something.

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PS: Which one is real and which one is fake, it should be very obvious, right?

(End of chapter)