Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

As the sound of hooves approached, Xia Hong and the others quickly held their breaths.

From the west, a colossal creature, two meters at the shoulder and over four meters in length, slowly approached the torch step by step.

Its back was covered in icicle-like barbs, and two tusks pointed upwards.

Its fierce eyes were fixed on the torch, but they occasionally darted around, observing the surroundings.

Its massive size caused snowflakes to scatter with each step.

Hidden in the snow pit, Xia Hong's heart trembled with each footstep.

"A mature Snow Mane, it must weigh over a thousand pounds!"

Compared to the juvenile one last time, this Snow Mane was noticeably larger.

Moreover, judging by its cautious steps, this adult Snow Mane was clearly much more intelligent than the last one.

The Snow Mane slowly walked to the torch.

Like the previous one, it first approached the torch with its snout, sensing the warmth emanating from the light.

Within seconds, it clearly experienced the benefits of the torch, and the Snow Mane's pupils dilated instantly, its movements becoming lighter and more relaxed.

What exactly is this system giving me?

It can heal cold beasts, and it can make them stronger.

Xia Hong watched this scene with a slightly heavy heart.

If a small torch is like this, what about the small bonfire in the camp?

If the cold beasts discover it, they might go crazy.

"Before I have the strength, the small bonfire must not be exposed."

Xia Hong reminded himself and continued watching.

The Snow Mane stood in front of the torch for more than ten breaths, its movements becoming more and more excited, even resting its chin on the flames.

The fur on its chin not only didn't burn but became even shinier.

Xia Hong could even clearly feel that the Snow Mane's aura was stronger than before it approached the torch.

Afraid of disturbing the Snow Mane in its enjoyment, Xia Hong didn't dare to turn his head to look east.

But after waiting for a long time without the Frost Wolf coming, he felt a little doubtful.

"Could it be that the Frost Wolf is afraid and doesn't dare to come?"

He had already tried it before, and the torch only burned for fifteen minutes.

Now, almost a third of the time has passed.

It seems that this torch will be wasted today.

Well, after all, it's the first time, so wasting it is normal.

However, as soon as this thought emerged, a sound of earth-shattering tremors suddenly came from the snowy ground.

Xia Hong turned his eyes and looked east, but found nothing.

But the movement in the snow was real.

What's going on?

Beside the torch, the Snow Mane clearly felt the vibration, its eyes turning fierce, and its expression changing from enjoyment to violence.

It stared intently at the direction of the movement, its pupils gradually turning red, and its two high-raised tusks appeared extremely ferocious.

Chī lā… … … …

The sound of a sharp thorn piercing the air suddenly erupted.

A circle of barbs suddenly grew under the Snow Mane's feet, rising sharply from the snow and directly piercing the Snow Mane's most vulnerable abdomen.

No matter how smart, the Snow Mane couldn't have imagined that barbs would extend from under its feet. Although it reacted quickly and dodged to the side, its abdomen was still cut with a wound over a meter long.

As the sharp thorns fully extended from under the snow, their master revealed his true face.

Xia Hong's expression instantly froze when he saw the familiar cold beast.

It wasn't some special cold beast, but the Frost Wolf he had seen before.

Of course, it was an adult.

The barbs on its neck that had just extended from the snow to attack the Snow Mane.

This Frost Wolf not only knew how to burrow under the snow but also knew how to slowly approach without making a sound, and finally, launch a surprise attack.

While Xia Hong was shocked by the Frost Wolf's intelligence, the injured Snow Mane moved.

Cī cī… … … …

Dark green blood gurgled out of its abdomen. The Snow Mane steadied itself and roared furiously at the location of the barbs. The sharp sound pierced the night, shaking off many of the icicles on the surrounding trees.

Its eyes were full of hatred, staring at the Frost Wolf's position. It stomped its hind legs on the ground, mustered its strength, and charged forward with its head lowered, its speed so fast that it was almost instantaneous.

The Frost Wolf clearly knew that the Snow Mane was enraged and was unwilling to collide head-on with it. It actually shrank back into the snow again and then ran straight towards the torch that had just been knocked away.

Good fellow, if one strike doesn't work, immediately grasp the core contradiction.

Xia Hong could see that this Frost Wolf actually wanted to snatch the torch and run.

It wasn't just him who saw it.

The Snow Mane, which was in a state of rage, also saw it.

Compared to the injury to its abdomen, the Snow Mane seemed to value the torch even more.

Without the slightest hesitation, it quickly changed direction, deeply lowered its head, and then charged towards the torch.

At first, Xia Hong thought that it lowered its head to gather strength.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that it wasn't the case at all.

The Snow Mane's tusks directly inserted into the snow on the ground. As it charged past with the force of thunder, all the snow on the ground was lifted.

In addition, as it charged and collided, its limbs intentionally stirred, and countless snows were lifted, and the ground was immediately exposed.

This was deliberately preventing the Frost Wolf from burrowing into the snow.

The Frost Wolf under the snow was picked out by the Snow Mane's tusks before it even reached the torch.

The Frost Wolf's body wasn't large, but the violent force still directly knocked it into a Zhu Frost tree behind it.

Even so, the Frost Wolf quickly stood up, its scarlet eyes staring at the Snow Mane, baring a mouth full of fine tusks, its ferocity gradually rising to its peak. It suddenly kicked off the ground with its hind legs and pounced fiercely towards the Snow Mane.

What the Snow Mane feared the least was this kind of brute force collision. Facing the fierce pounce, it didn't dodge at all, confronting it head-on.

However, the Frost Wolf's pounce was just a feint. When it reached the Snow Mane's body, it suddenly lowered its body, avoiding the Snow Mane's body, opened a mouth full of fine tusks, and bit fiercely onto its left hind limb.

Cī cī… … … …

The Frost Wolf's bite force was clearly not low.

The Snow Mane felt pain, raised its head, and let out a sharp, ear-piercing scream. Then, it turned its head, wanting to bite the Frost Wolf, but after failing to bite, it changed to butting, wanting to push the Frost Wolf away from itself.

But since the Frost Wolf had already gotten its mouth, it wouldn't let go so easily.

While constantly dodging with its flexible body, it didn't loosen its mouth at all. Before long, it bit the Snow Mane's left hind limb until it bled non-stop.

Even as it made tearing motions with its mouth, the white bones inside were faintly visible.

The Snow Mane felt more and more pain. After realizing that it couldn't push it away, its pupils narrowed, and it directly fell to the side.

Then, there was a burst of frantic plowing of the ground. Its thousand-pound body, coupled with the terrifying power contained within its body and the blessing of its will to survive, crushed the Frost Wolf until it bled from its mouth and nose in just a few strokes.

But even so, it still bit down hard, not letting go.

The Snow Mane's impact was as many as hundreds of times, and it was still continuing.

But the Frost Wolf just wouldn't let go.

Whether it was due to excessive bleeding or exhaustion, the Snow Mane's impacts became less and less frequent, and the force also became less and less strong.

Until the flesh of its left hind limb had been torn from the calf to the thigh, and almost the complete leg bone could be seen.

That Snow Mane finally fell!

At this time, the area within dozens of meters was a mess.

Even Xia Hong, who was fifty meters away, was affected by the snow on the ground. If the snow pit hadn't been dug far enough, the three of them would have been shaken out.

Although Xia Hong was shocked, he had seen it for the second time after all, and his face could generally remain calm.

Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng next to him were now dumbfounded, their two eyes exposed in the snow were full of shock and horror.

They had thought that after breaking through the Lumbering Realm, even if they couldn't hunt cold beasts, they should at least be able to protect themselves.

Now, they realized that they were terribly wrong.

However, the scene that happened next made them dare not believe their eyes.