[{"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-76":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},2266502,4425,"Chapter 76: Light Hunting","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>Deep night, Hongmu Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind howled fiercely, blanketing everything in silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless towering trees, hung with long icicles, formed this silent, icy forest—save for the occasional crack of an icicle snapping under the wind and crashing to the ground, no other sound could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath a golden lin tree over seven meters in diameter, nine figures moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man leapt down from a tree beside the golden lin tree, wielding a large blade, and gave a few instructions to the nine beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine instantly pulled out several ropes from their bodies, laid them on the snow, covered them with fresh powder, then each gripped one end of a rope and hid behind nearby trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with the blade, seeing everyone in position, looked up and gave a hand signal to a tree on the left of the golden lin tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more than two breaths after the signal, an arrow shot through the air from the left tree, striking directly above the golden lin tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow flew at terrifying speed and force, snapping thick icicles along its path, before striking something with a clear, ringing clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following the arrow came a terrifying roar from a cold beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coiled above the golden lin tree was a four-meter-long adult snowmane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snowmane leapt from the tree, its four thick paws sinking over a meter into the snow, its two upright tusks glinting, its fierce gaze locked on the man standing below with the blade, its body tensing to charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the snowmane’s right cheek, about ten centimeters from its eye, stuck a black arrow—clearly the one fired from the left tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snowmane’s pupils turned crimson; it roared, pushed off the ground, and charged like a cannonball straight at the man with the blade. Its terrifying momentum lifted the snow in front of it into a towering white wave, sweeping forward in an instant to reach the man’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pull the ropes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with the blade remained calm, gave the order, and the nine hidden figures all yanked their ropes with full force at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ropes buried in the snow snapped taut, perfectly blocking the snowmane’s path of charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard, the snowmane’s legs tangled; though its momentum dragged the nine rope-pullers off balance, its own speed plummeted, its front limbs snagged, and its massive inertia nearly flipped it sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment the nine appeared, the snowmane’s pupils shrank—it sensed danger, stabilized itself, then abandoned its charge and turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think you can run? Not so easy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the snowmane nearly toppled, the man with the blade lunged forward in a single step, seized his blade with both hands, and brought it down hard onto the snowmane’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade sliced through the air with a sharp whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glint of the blade’s edge struck the snowmane’s eyes, igniting its fury—it turned, extended its tusks, and charged straight into the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snowmane was cunning, knowing to use its hardest tusks against the man’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man with the blade would not oblige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant the snowmane charged, the man twisted his body, dodged left, then swung his blade horizontally, timing it perfectly to drive the sharp edge like a sword straight into the snowmane’s right neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snowmane felt the blade pierce several inches into its neck; its pupils flickered with fear—but its own wild momentum was unstoppable, forcing it to keep charging forward, trying to shove the blade aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the man’s grip on the blade never moved an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riiip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had been only a few inches deep now tore cleanly from the right neck, slicing through the belly all the way to the tail—the wound widened from inches to over half a meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, when the snowmane collapsed, only half the blade remained outside its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plosch…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vivid green blood gushed from the wound; the snowmane twisted its head, opened its mouth to lash out its tongue in a final struggle—but as soon as its tongue emerged, the man yanked the blade free and severed it with one clean cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tongue split; the snowmane’s enraged, terrified pupils instantly dimmed. Its body twitched twice on the snow before falling still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man finally exhaled sharply, stared at the snowmane’s corpse, then looked down at his blade—his face broke into a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the snowmane down, the nine who had pulled the ropes gathered around, chattering excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, this Frost-Edge Blade is insane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The blade’s strong, but your strength is stronger. That snowmane’s charge was terrifying—if we’d held the blade, we couldn’t have stopped it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This snowmane was clever—it tried to run first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha! No more fumbling with little torches and luck hunting. With this blade, our Great Xia truly has hunting power now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group was none other than the Great Xia camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the blade was sharpened, night fell—Xia Hong wasted no time and led them straight to Hongmu Ridge to test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong was exhilarated; though he’d used a ten-forged blade back at Luo Ge’s camp, back then the enemies were guigai, and the real power came from the ninghuo oil and torches—the iron’s strength barely registered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea how effective this newly forged Frost-Edge Blade would be against cold beasts until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, staring at the snowmane’s corpse, he had his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ten-forged blade could pierce the defenses of low-tier cold beasts without issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it depended on the wielder’s strength—as Xia Chuan had just said, if they’d held the Frost-Edge Blade, even if they could pierce the snowmane’s hide, they couldn’t have withstood its terrifying ten-thousand-jin charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, even though the Great Stone camp had blades, they still relied on bows as their primary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the group chattered, a man leapt down from the left tree—he carried a bow, his right eye covered by a leather patch—and walked to the snowmane’s corpse. He pulled out the black arrow embedded in its cheek, then sighed to Xia Hong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, my archery’s still too weak—I couldn’t help much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong shook his head, patted Xu Ning’s shoulder, and smiled: “You’ve only trained for a day—this level’s already impressive. Train hard with Shi Qing and his son, and perfect accuracy is inevitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ning’s wound had long healed, but without his right eye, his strength was far diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been cooped up for too long and was growing desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xia Hong and the others returned yesterday and returned the bow to Shi Qing, Xu Ning immediately sought him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he needed Great Xia’s help, Shi Qing, upon hearing Xu Ning’s intent, gave him the bow his brother Shi Dong had used—and taught him archery on the spot: explaining everything verbally, demonstrating every motion through his son Shi Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Qing’s son Shi Ping and daughter Shi Lu both had exceptional archery talent; teaching a beginner like Xu Ning was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Qiu Peng was right—Xu Ning truly had great archery talent; even Shi Qing couldn’t help but praise him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That arrow was meant to strike the snowmane’s eye for maximum damage. Xu Ning missed—but only slightly; it hit the cheek, just ten centimeters from the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember: Xu Ning had trained for barely a full day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With time, he’d become a flawless marksman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough for tonight—we won’t cut trees. I’ll make a few saws in the next few days. You eight, carry the snowmane back. Chuan and Cheng, come with me to check on the Bingshuo trees at Great Stone camp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng and the other eight nodded, lifted the snowmane, and headed back to camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng followed behind Xia Hong toward the Bingshuo trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1304,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9c0e28b182e0f513897238b099a3927a488c392cf8e07aff44f4db7bb54a0349","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-77","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-75",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]