Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chi… … … …

“Close ranks and move forward, keep driving them north!”

Xia Hong had already plunged into the rear of the rat horde. Confirming that the rats in front were retreating, he cleaved a gnawing rat trying to escape into two pieces with a single stroke. Without even turning his head, he immediately issued the order.

The two groups of people separated to the east and west were already gradually converging southward. Hearing Xia Hong's command, they immediately slowed their arrow-firing speed and hastened their approach.

Above on the eastern cliff face, Zhao Long and his two brothers led the group, sliding directly down the slope of the stone wall. Although the summit was over a hundred meters above the ground, it posed no real threat to those in the Lumbering Realm.

After landing, they fired arrows while rapidly approaching Xia Hong's position.

On the west side, near Redwood Ridge, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan also led their people, continuously firing arrows to force back the gnawing rat horde while accelerating their approach towards Xia Hong's location.

Before long, the two groups converged.

Only a dozen meters separated them from Xia Hong at the very front.

Xia Hong charged too quickly. The dozen or so gnawing rats that had surrounded him had already been halved by his blade. Whether he was lost in the heat of the charge or still somewhat unsatisfied, he actually continued to pursue forward.

“Zhao Long, the three of you continue to lead the team, don’t get too close. Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, come with me, we'll assist the chief!”

Seeing Xia Hong had already caught up with the tail end of the gnawing rat horde and charged straight in, Xia Chuan finally couldn't stand by any longer. After shouting at the Zhao Long brothers, he pulled Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng beside him and immediately rushed forward to help.

Xia Hong was already mixed in with the rear of the rat horde, so those behind naturally couldn't shoot arrows in his direction anymore.

This meant that Xia Hong no longer had the cover of archer support.

Naturally, the three of them had to rush up to help.

The three of them believed they possessed Earth Burrowing Realm strength and didn't take the poisoned gnawing rats seriously. But when they truly entered the midst of the gnawing rat horde, they realized how naive they had been.

Xia Chuan, who charged in first, was about to get close to Xia Hong when the hairs on the back of his neck suddenly stood on end. A strong sense of crisis rose in his heart. Without a second thought, he immediately summoned his black saber, holding it behind his head.

Whoosh… … … …

Two streaks of crimson light, each about an inch long, suddenly attacked, colliding violently with the black saber.

Although the black saber blocked the crimson light, Xia Chuan's arm holding the saber trembled violently, and his body flew backward two or three meters. If Xia Hong hadn't come over in time to support him, he probably would have fallen directly to the ground.

“Be careful. This crimson light has extremely strong penetrating power, but the range is very short, at most only a meter or two. Use silk threads to disrupt them, and have Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan coordinate. The three of you working together shouldn't find it too difficult to kill them!”

“Understood, Chief!”

Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng also approached at this time, both with slightly embarrassed expressions. Yuan Cheng even had a wound on his arm, clearly having suffered no small loss from the gnawing rats' crimson light.

Before, they were too far away, and it was night, so the three of them hadn't seen at all that the gnawing rats poisoned by Teng Jiao's poison mist could release crimson light from their eyes.

Only now did they realize that Xia Hong, who had charged into the rat horde first and seemed to be slaughtering gnawing rats as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, was actually facing far more pressure than they had imagined.

“The chief’s strength is already very strong, and with that ceremonial saber in his hand, the attack range is both wide and long, perfect for dealing with gnawing rats. The three of us are a bit weaker, so we still need to honestly work together. I’ll disrupt, and you two will be the main attackers.”

“Alright!”

Xia Chuan's silk threads danced, entangling the nearest gnawing rat. Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng immediately followed up with their broadswords. Having learned from their previous mistakes, the gnawing rats' crimson light didn't gain any advantage against the three of them. Just as Xia Hong had said, the three of them working together could indeed kill gnawing rats without much difficulty.

There weren't many gnawing rats left here anyway. Most of them were being chased and killed by Xia Hong. The three of them only had to deal with a total of four or five.

While Xia Hong was communicating with the three of them, his movements didn't stop. In just a short while, three or four gnawing rats had already been separated from their bodies by his ceremonial saber.

After killing the nearest wave, seeing that the few gnawing rats at the rear of the horde had already run more than twenty meters away, Xia Hong's expression flickered slightly. He didn't pursue further, instead cleaning up the other slower gnawing rats nearby.

Behind him, Zhao Long glanced at the quiver on his back, then looked at the quivers of Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao beside him. Discovering that the three of them each only had six or seven arrows left, his brow furrowed slightly, and he loudly asked everyone:

“How many arrows does everyone have left? Report the number!”

“Seven arrows.”

“I have six arrows left.”

“I only have two arrows left.”

“Seven arrows.”

“Five arrows.”

“Six arrows!”

… … … …

As expected!

Hearing everyone's successive voices, Zhao Long's expression immediately became a bit solemn.

He had a general idea of how many arrows everyone had left.

Those who came tonight were mostly in the Lumbering Realm, with similar strength. Even the length of time they had practiced archery was roughly the same, so their archery skills were not much different.

Xia Hong had given the three brothers fifty arrows each, and their firing speed was twice as fast as the others. They only had six or seven left. Excluding a few with slightly stronger archery skills, the others also basically had six or seven left.

“We can stop for a bit. The gnawing rat horde is already retreating. Follow me, we'll chase forward a bit more, and be ready to continue shooting at any time.”

Xia Hong, who was not far away, had focused his attention over here after Zhao Long asked that question. Hearing everyone's answers, he immediately issued a new command.

Six or seven arrows could, at most, organize one or two decent rounds of attacks.

The gnawing rat horde had already begun to retreat. Since there was no possibility of keeping them all here, there was no need to shoot all the arrows. It was safest to leave some for unforeseen circumstances.

Hearing this, the people behind immediately stopped shooting. Then, led by the Zhao Long brothers, they quickly caught up with Xia Hong, who had deliberately slowed down.

Although the rain of arrows had stopped, the gnawing rat horde was still scurrying noisily northward.

Xia Hong led the group for nearly two kilometers before finally seeing a patch of frost-white bamboo forest in the distance. His expression brightened slightly, and he waved his hand, stopping everyone.

“That’s… Arrow Bamboo Forest, right?”

Xia Chuan asked softly. Xia Hong had already shown him the map that Luo Ming had left behind, so he recognized it at a glance.

Xia Hong nodded, his gaze shifting to the left side of the bamboo forest, where he saw a mountain path three or four meters wide. A glint flashed in his eyes.

According to what Luo Ming said before he left, taking this path through the Arrow Bamboo Forest would lead to the Pingxi Plains, where there was a giant camp called the Hive.

If all went well, Luo Ming should be there now.

“No wonder Luo Ming wanted to wait until the crystal fruit ripening period was over. This Arrow Bamboo Forest is almost connected to Redwood Ridge. There should be quite a few cold beasts entrenched inside.”

Luo Ming had said before that every year when the Ice Shuo Trees bore fruit, the cold beasts would burrow into the Arrow Bamboo Forest for three to five days. During this period, as long as one’s luck wasn’t too bad, it wouldn’t be too risky to pass through.

Being able to attract a large number of cold beasts to gather meant that this Arrow Bamboo Forest was definitely not simple.

If there really was any danger inside, driving this group of gnawing rats in would be just right.

“Continue shooting arrows, drive them in!”

Seeing that the gnawing rat horde was slowing down as it approached the Arrow Bamboo Forest, Xia Hong immediately gave the order.

They had to go in whether they wanted to or not!

Although there was no one blocking the cliff face on the east side, it would take time to climb up the cliff face. The gnawing rat horde, already panicked by the arrows, naturally didn't dare to run up the high mountain on the east side again.

The Teng Jiao toxin was still affecting them, and their burrowing efficiency was too slow.

More than a hundred people fired at the same time, and another wave of arrows attacked.

The gnawing rat horde had no choice but to enter the Arrow Bamboo Forest.

“Zhao Long, give me your bow!”

Seeing that a few gnawing rats at the very front were still hesitating, Xia Hong turned his head and took Zhao Long's bow.

Zhao Long handed him an iron arrow in passing.

Xia Hong took the iron arrow, nocked it on the iron-bodied bow, and looked at the gnawing rats at the very front. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands suddenly exerted force, pulling the bow to a full moon and then adding a bit more force, almost causing the bow to deform.

Thwack… … … …

Xia Hong released his right hand. The bowstring snapped with a loud bang, and the iron arrow shot out with terrifying speed, pulling the surrounding air along the way.

The distance of a hundred meters was almost instantaneous.

Puchi… … … …

The sharp arrow went straight into the head of the gnawing rat at the very front. The powerful force directly carried the gnawing rat forward three or four meters.

The arrowhead protruded from the back of its skull, directly nailing the gnawing rat to the ground.

That gnawing rat didn't even let out a miserable cry, not even a subconscious struggle of its body. After being nailed to the ground, it didn't move at all, dying instantly.

Everyone who was still shooting arrows on the side looked at Xia Hong at the very front, and their eyes were filled with reverence and fanaticism.

From so far away, a single arrow to kill.

Even the three Zhao Long brothers probably couldn't do it.

But the chief did it as easily as eating and drinking!

“Again!”

Xia Hong wasn't satisfied after killing with one arrow.

Hearing this, Zhao Long immediately handed him another arrow.

Thwack… thwack… thwack… thwack… … … …

Xia Hong shot four arrows in a row, all hitting the targets at the front of the rat horde. Although the force wasn't as strong as the first arrow, failing to kill with one shot, it still caused the group of gnawing rats at the very front to become restless and clearly panicked.

At this time, Xia Hong wasn't the only one shooting arrows. The others hadn't stopped either.

“Squeak squeak squeak… … … …

A gnawing rat at the very front, perhaps overly frightened, let out a shrill cry before rushing straight towards the Arrow Bamboo Forest.

And this movement immediately started a chain reaction. The two hundred or so gnawing rats behind it all moved along with it, fleeing frantically towards the north.

Xia Hong's last five supplementary arrows unintentionally became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The gnawing rat horde stampeded into the Arrow Bamboo Forest.

“Hoo… … … …

At this moment, Xia Hongcai truly relaxed, took a deep breath, and returned the longbow in his hand to Zhao Long.

"It's gone, the Gnawing Rat horde is gone."

"Hahahaha, needless to say, they were poisoned from so far away. Staying here would just make them sitting ducks; they had to escape."

"I just shot twenty-seven arrows, I think I only missed one, hehe!"

"What are you bragging about? I shot twenty-eight arrows, all hit."

"You two are nothing. I hit all twenty-five of my arrows, and seven of them hit the Gnawing Rats in the eyes. I just don't know if those few Gnawing Rats died or not."

"Stop comparing. I just saw that the three adults Zhao Long and the others killed at least a dozen of them. Your level is not enough to watch."

"The three adults, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yuan Cheng, are also very strong. They killed six or seven of them together just now."

"The leader is even more amazing. I didn't see him on the mountainside, but when he came down for a while, he killed a dozen of them with that long saber alone. Tonight, he probably killed the most."

"That's for sure. The leader charged straight into the rat pile. Who can compare?"

"The long saber in the leader's hand, the Gnawing Rats couldn't dodge at all, so powerful!"

"It's called an Yidao Saber. The leader said it himself just now. I heard it."

… … … … … …

As the Gnawing Rat horde all entered the arrow bamboo forest and disappeared, everyone's mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and many people even began to discuss the battle process just now, boasting about how many Gnawing Rats they had shot.

Faced with such an overwhelming victory, Xia Hong couldn't help but feel much more relaxed.

After all, this was nearly four hundred low-level Cold Beasts.

Under normal circumstances, let alone the hundred or so people present today, even if everyone in the Great Xia camp risked their lives, they wouldn't be able to defeat this group of Gnawing Rats.

Ninety-nine bows, more than three thousand iron arrows.

They actually solved this group of hidden dangers!

Xia Hong's heart was shaken. He looked back at the crowd, waved his hand slightly, and was about to tell people to clean up the prey on the ground.

But before he could speak, a slight tremor came from under his feet.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Xia Hong subconsciously thought that the movement under his feet was caused by everyone being too excited, and told everyone to be quiet.

But as soon as he spoke, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

With the hardness of the land in the Ice Abyss World, it was impossible for a group of Lumbering Realm cultivators to cause such a commotion.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

Xia Hong turned his head and shouted at the crowd, and then his body suddenly pounced to the side to dodge. He could feel very clearly that the movement was right under his feet.

The crowd, not knowing why, was taken aback, but out of habit, they quickly reacted and scattered in all directions.

No sooner said than done, Xia Hong pounced and the crowd scattered, all in an instant. Before they could finish their movements, a streak of red light, about an inch thick, suddenly burst out of the ground from the position where Xia Hong had just been standing.

The red light broke through the ground, arriving almost instantly.

Before Xia Hong could dodge to the side, it had already pierced through the sole of his foot and shot straight towards his head.

"I'm done for!"

A look of panic flashed across Xia Hong's face, and his pupils instantly became bloodshot. Although he had already reacted by tilting his head, the speed of this red light was too fast, and it was impossible to dodge it completely.

If his head was pierced, even if he was lucky enough not to die, he would probably lose half his life.

"Leader!"

At the critical moment, Xia Hong had no idea who was calling, he only felt a sudden bump in his body, and then the red light pierced through something with a 'poof' sound.

Xia Hong didn't care about his pierced foot at all. He turned his head sharply and found that it was actually Luo Yuan who had pushed him away.

Luo Yuan had already flown out more than ten meters, and a blood hole the size of a baby's fist had appeared in his shoulder. He fell directly to the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

What was even more deadly was that after the red light passed through Luo Yuan's shoulder, it actually flew forward for more than ten meters and pierced through the bodies of seven or eight more people, two of whom were unlucky enough to have their heads shot through, and they were definitely not going to survive.

"There's something underground, everyone spread out, Xia Chuan, go save Luo Yuan!"

Xia Hong roared at the crowd, dragging his injured leg. He looked back at the ground where he had just been standing, where there was an extra round hole the size of a baby's fist, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

This red light, whether in size, speed, or lethality, was completely different from the ones emitted by the previous Gnawing Rats.

Not to mention, it shot directly out from the ground!

Judging from the distance he had just felt the movement underground, the location where this red light was emitted was definitely five or six meters away from the ground.

That is to say, the attack range of this Gnawing Rat underground was also far beyond that of other Gnawing Rats.

"It's a Head Rat, it must be a Head Rat. These Cold Beasts really have a leader!"

Whether it was from the super-high intelligence of creatures like Cold Beasts, or from the experience of encountering Frost Wolf packs during the previous migration, Xia Hong had vaguely felt this, but after all, he had never seen it before, so he was not sure.

At this moment, he could finally be sure.

It's just that he confirmed it a little late.

Xia Hong glanced at his pierced palm. Although cold sweat was streaming down his forehead from the pain, he didn't care at all. He took out a handful of Golden Sore Powder from his arms and smeared it on it indiscriminately, and immediately turned his head to deploy.

"Everyone, stand where you are, don't move, don't make any noise!"

Since it was hiding underground to sneak attack, then no matter what strength the Rat King had, at least its temperament must be extremely cautious. If it didn't come out, it could only rely on hearing to judge people's positions.

The temperature in the Ice Abyss World was so low that even on the ground, the aura of species was extremely difficult to transmit, let alone this Rat King was still hiding underground, it was even more impossible to judge people's position through aura.

It can only rely on hearing!

As Xia Hong's voice fell, everyone immediately stopped their bodies, even Xia Chuan, who was carrying Luo Yuan, froze in place.

The previously noisy environment instantly became silent.

Sure enough, as everyone stood still, the movement underground also stopped abruptly, and no subsequent red light was emitted.

In the entire field, only Xia Hong was moving.

It wasn't that he didn't want to stop, it was that his previous sentence asking everyone to be quiet had already exposed his position.

Xia Hong clearly felt that the Rat King was constantly scurrying under the ground beneath his feet, sticking to him, obviously preparing to shoot a second red light.

"This vile creature, it's so fast even underground, I'm done for!"

The speed of the Gnawing Rats was already fast, let alone the one underground was a Head Rat King, and the other party was not affected by the Teng Jiao toxin. Discovering that no matter how he ran, the Rat King underground followed closely, Xia Hong felt a little desperate.

Judging from the penetrating power and speed of the first red light just now, he, with his injured foot, would definitely not be able to dodge it.

Once the second red light was shot out, he would undoubtedly die!

"Big brother, I'll help you!"

"Leader, I'll assist you."

… … … …

Just as Xia Hong was despairing, four voices suddenly came from the field in succession.

It was actually Xia Chuan and the three Zhao Long brothers.

Xia Chuan had already put the unconscious Luo Yuan on the ground, and kept shouting as he rushed towards Xia Hong; the three Zhao Long brothers were also the same, shooting arrows madly at the ground behind Xia Hong as they rushed.

Seeing the actions of the four, a touch of emotion flashed in Xia Hong's eyes.

Shouting and shooting arrows at the ground were obviously useless, how could Xia Chuan and the three Zhao Long brothers not know.

The four were using this method to attract the attention of the Rat King underground for him, how could he not know.

"Don't come over, I have my own way!"

Xia Hong's eyes swept over a big tree next to him, and a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind. He shouted loudly at the four, then bit the long saber in his mouth, endured the severe pain from his palm, and climbed up the tree directly.

"Since I can't dodge it, then I'll lure you out and see how strong you are, you vile creature!"

The attack range of the red light of ordinary Gnawing Rats was only one or two meters, extremely limited;

Although the Rat King was stronger than ordinary Gnawing Rats, judging from the first red light just now, it was at most just over twenty meters.

Standing on the ground, he naturally couldn't dodge it.

But once he got on the tree, it would be different.

Xia Hong gritted his teeth and climbed to a position more than twenty meters high in one breath, then put his ear against the big tree and concentrated on listening to the movement inside.

Seeing his actions, the four of Xia Chuan immediately reacted. Although they all stopped their bodies and continued to stand still, their eyes were still full of worry as they looked at Xia Hong.

Ka… … … …

The scene calmed down again. Xia Hong, who was lying on the big tree, heard a faint but rapid 'ka ka' sound, realizing that the Rat King was digging up from the bottom of the tree along the ground, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"I was just afraid you wouldn't come!"

In fact, without having to listen to the sound to distinguish, Xia Hong had already clearly felt the tree shaking when the Rat King dug up less than five meters.

The movement made by this Rat King digging a hole was actually so big, it wasn't even as strong as those ordinary Gnawing Rats.

Although Xia Hong was joking in his heart, the hands holding the Yidao Saber tightly had already burst out with veins, and the cold light in his pupils had also climbed to the extreme.

The Rat King seemed to have already decided on him, and was digging straight up like this. In four or five breaths, it had passed the middle section, leaving less than ten meters away from him.

Xia Hong held the Yidao Saber tightly, staring intently at the movement under the tree. He remained motionless throughout the Rat King's upward digging process.

Until the moment when the Rat King stopped suddenly at a position five or six meters away from him.

Xia Hong, moved!

He aimed at the position, jumped down from the treetop, used his uninjured foot to kick hard on a branch, used the reaction force to turn the Yidao Saber into a spear, and stabbed it with all his strength into the position where the Rat King had just stopped.

Xia Hong's basic strength was already 21,000 before. During the month of frantically making bows, he had never stopped eating the Cold Beast meat of Gnawing Rats and Teng Jiao, and he had been doing it according to the limit standard every day.

Although I didn't conduct a specific test, Xia Hong estimated that his basic strength was at least between 23,000 and 24,000. Not to mention mere tree bark, even if a pile of Cold Beast bones were placed in front of him, his blade could pierce through them steadily.

Puff…

The ceremonial blade pierced through the surface of the large tree without any suspense. The force was too great, and almost the entire 1.5-meter blade was inserted, leaving only the hilt held by Xia Hong outside.

Squeak…

An angry squeak came from inside the tree. Xia Hong was not afraid at all, but instead, a look of excitement appeared on his face. Then, he immediately let go and, while falling, turned his head and shouted at Zhao Long and the other two.

"Look at the position of my blade!"

Whoosh… Whoosh… Whoosh…

The tacit understanding formed through long-term joint hunting made Xia Hong's reminder unnecessary.

He had only said half of his words when the specially made iron arrows of the Zhao Long brothers had already cut through the air and steadily pierced the positions near the ceremonial blade.

Moreover, after the first wave of three arrows was shot, two more rounds followed, totaling nine specially made iron arrows, all of which were inserted into the big tree, with almost no tail left outside, showing the magnitude of their power.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak…"

The Rat King inside the tree, not knowing where it had been hit, let out a cry that was even more angry and carried a hint of shrillness than before.

Crack…

A giant tail, about seven or eight meters long, suddenly stretched out, splitting the big tree in half from the middle. A giant rodent, more than four meters long, was squeezed in the middle of the tree, head up and feet down.

As the big tree collapsed, the giant rodent also fell to the ground.

Unlike the silver fur of ordinary rodents, some of the fur on this Rat King's body had turned golden.

Its pair of small, scarlet eyes were staring intently at Xia Hong, full of hatred and resentment. Two giant rodent teeth exuded a chilling light, and the seven- or eight-meter-long, fleshy giant tail with barbs behind it was swaying from side to side, which was quite frightening.

Its size was actually four times that of ordinary rodents.

No wonder, no wonder it made such a big commotion in the tree just now.

Different from what others were paying attention to, as soon as the Rat King landed, Xia Hong saw a long cut under its armpit and four or five blood holes in its back.

Obviously, just now in the tree, his ceremonial blade and the arrows of the Zhao Long brothers had caused damage to the Rat King. Although it was not serious, it was at least injured.

Moreover, the Rat King's fleeting dazed expression when it came out of the big tree was noticed by Xia Hong. Combining the fact that the Rat King had not shown up before and chose to attack from underground, Xia Hong could easily guess the reason.

The poisonous mist of the Teng Jiao, its natural enemy, would affect even the Rat King.

"Everyone, gather together, raise your bows, aim at it, but don't shoot!"

The scattered people had already been gathering as the rodent broke out of the tree. Upon hearing Xia Hong's order, they immediately accelerated and gathered together, all drawing their bows and aiming at the Rat King at the same time.

Seeing that the Rat King's thin, pointed face was still full of ferocity and resentment, and that its body was still motionless, Xia Hong frowned slightly and directly raised his hand behind him.

"It's working!"

The Rat King's fleeting trace of fear at the moment of raising his hand, though subtle, was still captured by Xia Hong, and his heart was immediately filled with joy.

"Don't shoot it, just hold it like this and see if it dares to come!"

To be honest, although he hadn't fought the Rat King head-on, judging from the fact that his blade had only injured its armpit and the wounds caused by the Zhao Long brothers' arrows.

In all likelihood, they couldn't defeat the Rat King in its full state.

Although the Rat King had been forced out and poisoned by the Teng Jiao, they didn't know the extent of its strength being affected. A rash fight was likely to be a big loss.

It was even possible, to exaggerate, that the entire army would be wiped out.

His leg was seriously injured, and he couldn't exert his full strength either. Judging from its size and the red light it shot out just now, this Rat King was likely a mid-level Cold Beast that they had never encountered before.

God knows if it had any other abilities besides the red light.

Furthermore, the rodent swarm had already been forced back, and they didn't need to risk their lives against the Rat King at all. As long as they could safely force the opponent back, that would be the best outcome.

Kill the Rat King?

Xia Hong directly dismissed this idea. Among them, probably only six Earth-Digging Realm cultivators could injure the Rat King, and Luo Yuan was unconscious, so there was one missing.

The Zhao Long brothers had already run out of arrows, and it was obviously wishful thinking for the arrows shot by the remaining Lumbering Realm cultivators to injure the Rat King.

The problem was that the Rat King didn't know this.

The Rat King was unwilling to come out even when the rodent swarm had been slaughtered so badly before; even after the rodent swarm retreated, the Rat King couldn't help but hide underground and launch sneak attacks on Xia Hong and others; even at this moment, after being forced out of the big tree by Xia Hong's plan, it didn't attack immediately.

These three points alone were enough to show the character of this Rat King.

To put it nicely, it was cautious; to put it bluntly, it was afraid of death.

If it was afraid of death and smart, then it would be easy to deal with!

Just as Xia Hong had guessed, with hundreds of people raising their bows at the same time, the Rat King, aimed at by so many iron arrows, had a fierce expression on its face, but its feet remained motionless, and the dazed look in its eyes was becoming more and more intense, and even its tail had stopped swaying.

It was giving up the attack and planning to retreat!

At this moment, even if Xia Hong didn't speak, the others could understand his meaning. Everyone glared at the rodent with their bows and arrows, pretending to shoot the iron arrows in their hands at any time, not daring to make any movements.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak…"

"Squeak, squeak…"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak…"

…

However, a large wave of squeaks suddenly sounded from the north, casting a shadow over Xia Hong's heart in an instant, and a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.

Not only him, but the remaining ninety-odd people, including Xia Chuan and others, were the same.

The two hundred or so rodents that had just burrowed into the arrow bamboo forest had actually run out of the forest again, rustling.

Although they came out scattered, some of them were heading towards them.

Why did this group of rodents come out again!

At this moment, different from the hundred or so people in the Great Xia camp, was the Rat King's sinister, tyrannical, and extremely triumphant ferocious expression on its face.

It seemed to have already seen the fate of this group of people in front of it and was laughing.

However, the ferocity on the Rat King's face did not last for a few seconds.

The rodent swarm scattered from the north was obviously in a panic, similar to the state when they were driven in by Xia Hong and others just now.

Swish… Swish… Swish…

Dozens of iron arrows came swiftly from the arrow bamboo forest behind the rodent swarm.

This group of rodents did not come on their own, but were driven out by someone.

There were people in the arrow bamboo forest?

Everyone in the Great Xia camp, including Xia Hong, was stunned, and then they heard several voices coming from the bamboo forest, and immediately showed a look of ecstasy.

"Who drove this group of stinky rats into the forest? That's really immoral!"

"There are still many iron arrows stuck in their bodies. They should be people from other camps."

"Shouldn't there be only the Honeycomb camp nearby? Are there other camps?"

"The Honeycomb is in the Pingxi Plain north of the bamboo forest. This should be another camp."

…

A dozen figures slowly walked out of the arrow bamboo forest.

They were all holding strong bows, shooting the fleeing rodent swarm while walking. Unlike the people in the Great Xia camp, the arrows shot by these dozen people were extremely powerful, all killing with one arrow, just like the Zhao Long brothers before.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak…"

As soon as the dozen figures appeared, the Rat King immediately raised its head and made several sounds.

The originally chaotic rodent swarm quickly gathered to the east after hearing the sound, and then the Rat King turned into a silver light and rushed straight into the middle of the rodent swarm.

The rodent swarm, with only two hundred or so left, quickly turned into a silver torrent, rustling and scurrying towards the depths of the high mountains on the east side.

The Rat King actually fled so simply and neatly…

At this point, Xia Hong's mind was at ease. He turned his head to look at the group of people walking out of the arrow bamboo forest, and a look of gratitude appeared on his face first. Then, he slowly moved forward two steps, intending to thank them.

"There really are people here. Didn't Old Lu say that there is only one medium-sized camp called Rogge here, and several other small camps?"

"So many bows and arrows, this doesn't look like a small or medium-sized camp!"

The words of the two people at the head of the group walking out of the arrow bamboo forest revealed information that made Xia Hong's expression change slightly. He was about to introduce himself, but unexpectedly, another person spoke up.

"Was it you people who drove the rodent swarm into the bamboo forest?"

Hearing the obvious questioning and blaming tone in the other party's tone, and realizing that this was another group of people who were not easy to deal with, Xia Hong's expression suddenly sank. He first stood firm, and moved his injured right foot back a bit.

Then, realizing something, he signaled to Xia Chuan beside him with his eyes, and whispered two words to him.

"Torch!"

Xia Chuan understood and immediately took out a torch and lit it directly.