Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

294: Chapter 162: Once and For All, Victory_3 294: Chapter 162: Once and For All, Victory_3 At this moment, Shi Ping extinguished the fire of the Iron Refining Furnace, and all the Low-level Cold Beasts were drawn to the large fire outside the western side of the valley and ran out.

Only the four Intermediate Cold Beasts remained unmoved.

Additionally, He Meng and He Gang appeared at this time.

These two events made Xia Hong completely certain that the deceitful monster was definitely nearby the valley.

Everything within the valley was clearly visible to him, so as soon as the fire of the Iron Refining Furnace went out, he immediately notified He Gang and He Meng to lead people into the valley.

Those four Intermediate Cold Beasts not only endured the fire of the Iron Refining Furnace for such a long time but also defied logic by not being attracted by the torches outside the valley.

This meant that from start to finish, the four Intermediate Cold Beasts were controlled.

But even after confirming it was near the valley, Xia Hong was still puzzled.

The marker stone could clearly sense any foreign being within a kilometer radius stationed there, and since He Gang and He Meng’s men could be detected, this deceitful monster could naturally be as well.

The base being in the valley meant the one-kilometer radius was merely a small area around Redwood Ridge, and Xia Hong searched it two or three times but found nothing.

At his most anxious moments, he was even ready to reveal himself directly.

He had always been concerned about the casualties at the camp.

He had seen all that Xia Chuan had done; the rest of the camp working together to reach this point far exceeded his expectations.

If finding the deceitful monster caused too many casualties, it would not be worth the cost.

Just when he was about to give up, he unintentionally glanced up at the top of the valley, where the north and south mountain bodies intersected.

It suddenly dawned on him that he had overlooked the most crucial spot.

The marker stone’s detection range of one kilometer includes the air and the ground below, but the intersection of the two mountains at the top of the valley is over two thousand meters high.

Sure enough, after Xia Hong quietly climbed up, he found Gao Yu dressed in white with silver glowing eyes.

The ambush succeeded, but he paid a price.

The wound on his left cheek, the crack in his left arm, and more than ten bloody holes in his chest were exchanged for the knowledge that the deceitful monster’s weak point was its eyes.

Or rather, the creature’s ability was closely related to its eyes.

…

Xia Hong’s moment of astonishment was fleeting; Gao Yu, who had been kicked into the mountain body by him, was buried by the dust shaken by the mountain.

Seeing Gao Yu remain silent for a long time, Xia Hong’s expression tensed slightly.

Holding the Yi Blade, he cautiously approached the mountain mass, just as he was about to step into the dust cloud.

Swoosh…

A streak of silvery mirror light suddenly pierced through the smoke, hurtling towards his face.

Xia Hong’s expression changed in shock, as he leapt back, hurriedly raising his blade to block.

Ting…

The mirror light struck the Yi Blade, producing only a ting sound.

But in the next second, the Yi Blade, made of Iron Ore, cracked like shattered mirror glass, with the fissures continuously expanding.

Crack…crack…crack…

Three seconds later, the Yi Blade, which had fought alongside Xia Hong for a long time, unexpectedly fractured with a crash, turning into debris that fell directly to the ground.

Xia Hong discarded the hilt in his hand, glanced at his own left arm with the crack, and his expression was grave, yet with a hint of relief.

“The same move, the second time, won’t work…”

The first hit on the mountaintop was essentially due to ignorance.

This deceitful monster’s strength, after all, was still inferior to his.

“Big brother, catch the blade!”

Just as Xia Hong lost the Yi Blade, Xia Chuan, by the side of the wooden house, noticed it.

With a loud shout, he tossed a long knife towards him.

Xia Hong raised his hand to catch it, seeing the slender silver-white Yi Blade in his hand, noticing the Hundred-forged pattern on the blade, his pupils instantly showed a hint of joy.

“Leader, I also have more!”

Mu Dong also tossed over two items.

Xia Hong likewise reached out to catch them; it was an Iron Core Bow and a quiver of Iron Arrows.

The Iron Core Bow also had a Hundred-forged pattern beside it, and the bowstring was translucent with a touch of white.

Xia Hong immediately recognized that the translucent part was made of Intermediate Teng Jiao Tendon, while the white part consisted of strands.

If he recalled correctly, it came from the time they killed He Meng.

Including the quiver of Iron Arrows, each one had a Hundred-forged pattern on it!

Xia Chuan, surprisingly, led people to forge three Hundred-forged Weapons for him.

It’s just the tension of the bowstring…

“Big brother, that bowstring is made with Teng Jiao Tendon and white silk intertwined, capable of bearing a tension of one hundred thousand jin.”

Upon hearing Xia Chuan’s words, Xia Hong hesitated no longer, immediately drawing the bow and nocking an arrow aimed at Gao Yu who had just emerged from the dust, shooting an arrow towards him.

“Ah…”

Gao Yu, who was fleeing towards the western side of the valley, was shot in the right eye, letting out a shriek.

The immense force caused his body to be flung over ten meters to the left.

Yet that’s not all; crucially, his right eye burst into flames.

“Having emerged, escaping now won’t be that simple!”

The moment Xia Hong touched the Iron Arrow, he knew the arrowheads had been pre-applied with Solidified Fire Oil.

After a cold sneer, he drew his blade and charged straight at Gao Yu.

“Leader, you escape first, we’ll hold him off!”

Unfortunately, before he could reach Gao Yu.

He Gang and He Meng, who had just tried to break through to Thunder Kui to save people, abandoned Thunder Kui and directly changed direction to block Xia Hong’s way.

“Brothers, we can’t let the leader get hurt; if the leader survives, the Mirror Immortal survives, we won’t die either!”

Not even only He Gang and He Meng, someone shouted loudly, and the Earth-digging Realm from the Mirror Immortal Camp being chased by Xia Chuan and others also gave up fleeing and rushed to Gao Yu’s side.

“Protect the leader, brothers.”

“If the leader lives, the Mirror Immortal lives.

We vow to protect the leader to the death.”

“Mirror Immortals, unafraid of death.”

“As long as the leader lives, we live eternally.”

“Fight the Great Xia, kill!”

…

Even many who had escaped the valley returned at this time.

Seeing the masses fervently rushing towards him, still yelling about defending the leader, Xia Hong’s face showed no emotion and was unlike his previous appreciation.

His eyes harbored only coldness, and intense killing intent!

“Stubborn fools, from the moment I emerged, the Mirror Immortal Camp was no longer necessary!”

Xia Hong took a light breath, raised the new Yi Blade he had just obtained, turned to Xia Chuan and others charging towards him, and waved gently.

“I’m enough by myself!”

Noticing on the other side that Gao Yu was already fleeing towards the western side of the valley, a gleam of dark light flashed in Xia Hong’s eyes, and he paid it no heed.