[{"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-3":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},2266429,4425,"Chapter 3: The True and the False, Indistinguishable [Please Follow and Review!]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong couldn’t help but feel his heart race with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Xia Ding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the one outside fake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t panic. It’s the wraith trying to trick the door. Stay quiet. The wraith chases light—we haven’t lit a fire, so it doesn’t know anyone’s inside. It’ll leave soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xia Ding inside the cave seemed startled too; though he was reassuring everyone, his voice betrayed clear panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, what’s happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong was still dazed until Xia Chuan, who had quietly slipped beside him, called out his name, jolting him back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, thinking for a moment, then whispered to Xia Chuan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Father came back just now, did you notice anything unusual?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan realized the importance of this question, his face tightening with tension as he strained to recall the moment Xia Ding and the logging team returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after long thought, he still shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong exhaled. This was exactly what he’d expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been present when Xia Ding returned with the hunting team—and there had been absolutely no anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one inside the cave must be Father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment Xia Hong reached this conclusion, an unexpected event occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Xia Ding” outside began pulling aside the branches blocking the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dawn had not yet broken, the moment the entrance opened, a faint glimmer of light seeped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave remained unlit, pitch black; even this faint light was enough to reveal every face’s terror in full clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing the scene outside the cave, their terror multiplied many times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For standing outside the cave wasn’t just “Xia Ding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelve members of Xia Ding’s logging team stood there too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brothers Xia Hong and Xia Chuan were stunned, their pupils shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, it was they who had greeted the thirteen men returning from the logging team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now another identical group of thirteen appeared—how could they not be terrified?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Xia Ding” entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xia Ding inside the cave, accompanied by the twelve logging team members, hurried toward the entrance and blocked the way before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Xia Dings locked eyes—first, both simultaneously showed expressions of horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came fear and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, though silent, stared fixedly at the two Xia Dings and the men behind them, not daring to miss a single detail—even the faintest flicker of expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it was one hundred percent certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “wraith” of Hongmu Ridge stood before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the two Xia Dings, one must be the wraith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Xia Ding inside the cave, the Hongmu Ridge wraith killed by gaining trust—so if they could determine which was real, it might help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he painstakingly studied them under the faint light, searching every possible clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after repeated scrutiny, he realized in despair: there was no difference at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From appearance and clothing down to minute expressions and trivial details, both Xia Dings—and even the logging team members behind them—were utterly identical, indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was still analyzing, the two Xia Dings had each led their twelve logging team members into combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once spacious cave grew cramped under the struggle of over twenty men; the camp dwellers all retreated toward the rear of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong retreated too, but his gaze never left the two Xia Dings—he feared that if he lost sight of them even for a moment, he’d no longer be able to tell which was inside and which was outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, when the first Xia Ding returned, dawn was nearly here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sealing the entrance, extinguishing the fire, and now this fight—so much time had passed that the white light outside the cave had grown noticeably brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This white light carried a bone-chilling cold; those huddled deep inside the cave felt their fear deepen, their bodies trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Hong’s expression remained calm, his heart grew heavier by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, daytime temperatures were half as warm as nighttime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the day, cold beasts grew even more active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the cave entrance remained open like this, even if they somehow survived the cold, they’d likely attract a cold beast—and all of them would die together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to find a way. They had to find a way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was frantic with urgency, the two “Xia Dings” spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hong, Chuan—the sky’s about to break. Take everyone and seal the entrance first. I’m here; this wraith can’t harm you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you still pretend? Hong, Chuan—don’t listen to him. Help us drive it away first, then seal the entrance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, named in the call, instinctively lunged left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one on the left was the Xia Ding who had returned first to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Xia Chuan had also been watching the two Xia Dings closely—he could tell them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d barely taken two steps when a hand yanked him back violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t act rashly. Is he real? Can you be one hundred percent certain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xia Hong’s question, Xia Chuan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally favored the Xia Ding who had returned first to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that Xia Ding had not only helped extinguish the fire and seal the entrance, but had also warned them about the wraith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could he be one hundred percent certain? He dared not say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, whether the two Xia Dings or the two logging teams, their appearances, movements, and every tiny detail were truly identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their combat strength during the fight was indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wraith takes the form of someone you know, gains your trust, and once you fully trust it, it instantly turns you into a human stake, leaving you helpless to its slaughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words flashed through Xia Hong’s mind—his heart rose to his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the Xia Ding who returned first was real or not,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at least this line, Xia Hong now knew for certain, was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wraith had gone to such lengths to stage this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That proved it needed absolute trust from the camp dwellers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, there were two choices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One: obey the second Xia Ding’s order—seal the cave entrance first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: help the first Xia Ding defeat the second Xia Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this life-or-death moment, whichever choice they made would represent the camp’s absolute trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant: if they chose wrong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all of them would become human stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this realization, it wasn’t just Xia Ding who understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, and a few others in the camp, now wore tense expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many turned their gazes toward Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They placed their hope in him not only because he was the leader’s son,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but because, among everyone in the camp except Xia Ding and the twelve logging team members, Xia Hong was the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two groups fighting at the entrance clearly realized this too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Xia Dings showed urgent expressions, seeing that everyone had left the decision to Xia Hong—they immediately turned to Xia Hong and his brother, pleading their case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hong, I returned first—I’m real. Don’t believe him. If you trust him, we’ll all die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hong, I’m the real one. That wraith excels at deception. It first took my form, returned to the cave, and deliberately gave you information to make you trust him now—don’t believe him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hong, last month when you were knocked unconscious by an ice pillar, I was the one who applied the ointment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chuan, last night I sharpened a stone dagger for you—remember?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this only confused everyone further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both could recount details about Xia Hong and Xia Chuan—even their old, long-healed wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Xia Hong, upon hearing each claim their own unique memories with him and Xia Chuan, trembled slightly, his grip on Xia Chuan’s right hand tightening sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan turned back, puzzled, meeting Xia Hong’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Xia Chuan’s pupils also shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had realized something too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Which one’s real and which’s fake? Should be obvious, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1335,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dc55b040104e297ce6ffd42d9d8aaa8c1f03263006286b40b4629944587c9848","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-4","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-2",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]