Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 837: Chapter 327: Beast Tide Showdown, the Wolf King’s Gambit, and White Dew Gu’s Last Stand

”Roar.....”

The Thunder Kui first let out an angry roar, looking like it was about to charge at Xia Hong, but in the next second, it turned and fled southward.

Xia Hong was momentarily stunned by this amusing scene, but soon noticed that the dozen or so other Cold Beasts were also starting to retreat.

”It’s calling its companions to retreat as well. These Advanced Cold Beasts indeed have considerable intelligence; they actually know how to advance and retreat together!”

However, those terrified of being killed were ultimately just a small fraction.

Since the start of the Beast Tide, Xia Hong had personally slain over twenty Advanced Cold Beasts. This number would be significant during normal hunting, but it was clearly nothing in the current situation.

There were nearly two hundred Advanced Cold Beasts that had just surged from the thick fog area in the south, and he had killed at most only a tenth of them.

Of course, others also had some minor accomplishments.

Xia Hong glanced across the battlefield, noticing that Li Xuanling, Li Tiancheng, and Hou Jing’s squads had also managed to bring down three to five Advanced Cold Beasts nearby.

”It’s good that they know fear. As long as the army holds, we can eventually kill them all!”

The army wasn’t just holding; it even showed signs of counterattacking the Beast Tide.

Although Xia Hong was focused on dealing with the Advanced Cold Beasts here, he intermittently kept an eye on the rear of the basin and was well aware of the army’s circumstances.

The first wave of feints from the Frost Wolf Clan at the left side didn’t even manage to break through the snow to reach the ground—they were all shot dead by the arrow formation.

Then, the second wave consisting of Intermediate and Advanced Frost Wolves came from the right side; the four squads reserved by Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao not only perfectly held them at bay with the arrow formation but persisted until the six forward squads finished off the first wave of feints and turned to assist them.

Xia Hong noticed that Peng Bo’s squad encountered a situation, so he immediately drew his blade and rushed over, still keeping aware of the army’s status.

At this moment, the army was facing not just the Frost Wolf Clan.

In the rear of the basin, hundreds of Snow Mane were also galloping from the snowy plains.

But they clearly didn’t grasp the timing well.

Over a hundred Intermediate and Advanced Frost Wolves hadn’t yet penetrated the army’s defenses, continuously suppressed by the arrow formation hundreds of meters away. When the Snow Mane Clan charged from the rear, it merely forced the army to allocate part of its forces to respond to them, somewhat relieving the pressure on the right-side Frost Wolves.

”Cloud Jiao Army, heed my command: Reconnaissance Camp and Mo Blade Camp, turn to suppress the rear.”

”Long Wu Army, heed my command: Reconnaissance Camp and Horizontal Blade Camp, turn to suppress the Snow Mane!”

As expected, Xia Hong had just reached Peng Bo when he heard Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao commanding the army.

”The appearance of the Snow Mane Clan is futile; this is the result of previous training. This mere three-digit Beast Tide, not to mention defeat, lacks any chance of breaking the formation of the Cloud Jiao Army and Long Wu Army!”

Bang.....

Peng Bo was being tightly coiled mid-air by a giant Teng Jiao over a hundred meters long; the other squad members were busy with other Cold Beasts, leaving no one available to help. He frantically twisted his body, barely escaping from Teng Jiao’s abdomen, but before landing, he was struck again by its massive tail.

This Teng Jiao’s strength was clearly far superior to his. As the giant tail struck, in desperation he raised his Ghost Head Great Saber to block but still was knocked away with his blade and thrown dozens of meters.

Pfft.....

A mouthful of reversed blood spewed out as Peng Bo felt several rays of golden light speeding toward him before he hit the ground. His face turned grave as he looked down and saw the body of a Golden-eyed Demon Sheep, a sense of panic instantly appearing in his eyes.

Whoosh...whoosh...

With the golden lights rushing in, realizing there was no way to evade, Peng Bo instinctively protected his head and chest, preparing to take the hit.

Clang...clang...clang.....

But a large hand suddenly caught him from behind.

Then a flash of blades passed before his eyes, intercepting all those dizzyingly rapid beams of golden light accurately with a blood-colored narrow blade.

”Thank you, Lord!”

Peng Bo naturally recognized the Cold Blood Blade and immediately breathed a massive sigh of relief.

”Don’t be careless; these Advanced Cold Beasts cooperate with each other!”

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s warning, Peng Bo first looked at the Teng Jiao that had just enwrapped him, then at the Demon Sheep that shot the golden lights at him, and quickly nodded, saying solemnly, ”Indeed so. However, they seem to cooperate in small groups. It seems these Cold Beasts, like us humans, also have their small circles.”

Xia Hong’s face immediately showed approval upon hearing this.

Clearly, both himself and people like Peng Bo have been observing all along.

Although the Cold Beasts appeared chaotic, careful observation reveals each squad was dealing with about twenty beasts.

This proves that these Advanced Cold Beasts, which erupted from the thick fog area, although appearing chaotic, are actually battling the Cold Resistance Level forces of Great Xia in small groups.

These Advanced Cold Beasts could transcend clan concepts, forming small groups regardless of species, similar to human socialization. This high degree of organization unquestionably indicates their intelligence far surpasses what humans imagine.

”If these Advanced Cold Beasts advance further, they could almost form a Cold Beast Kingdom. No, no—Redwood Ridge and Long Mountain are but the tip of the iceberg in this world, and the number of Advanced Cold Beasts in them is not much. Whether there are others elsewhere is truly uncertain.”

Cold Beast Kingdom!

These four words appeared in Xia Hong’s mind, and his expression immediately grew exceedingly grave.