Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Having seen a Snowmane feign death once before, Xia Hong naturally wouldn't be careless.

Playing dead isn't a simple matter.

Even in his previous life, it was nearly impossible for ordinary people to convincingly fake death.

Simply closing your eyes and lying on the ground isn't playing dead; it's acting.

To truly feign death, there are generally three steps:

First, you must stop breathing and your body must remain motionless—this is the foundation.

Second, you must control your internal organs. Even if the person is still, their blood vessels and pulse are still active. Control the internal organs to stop the heart from supplying blood, the stomach from moving, and the pulse throughout the body will also temporarily cease.

The final step is to hold back your aura.

Here, holding back your aura doesn't mean not breathing, but rather stopping the emission of your life force.

When normal creatures die, their bodies rapidly decompose, producing a foul odor generally referred to as corpse energy.

It's impossible to simulate corpse energy, but one must at least lock away the aura of a living person to deceive the opponent.

Xia Hong hadn't observed Snowmanes up close, but judging by the cunning and caution of Frost Wolves, to be able to fool them, Snowmanes must possess an extremely strong talent for playing dead.

Weren't the people at the Great Stone Camp cautious last time?

Which Lumbering Realm human isn't surviving on the edge? If they could be fooled by simple feigning death techniques, they would have died countless times already.

Just as Xia Hong suspected, the Snowmane was indeed playing dead.

The moment the Frost Wolf released its bite, the Snowmane's two stiff, unmoving pupils suddenly rotated, and two streams of rough air spurted from its nostrils, making its face even more ferocious.

Despite its left hind leg being reduced to bone, the Snowmane could still use it to support itself, then flipped over towards the Frost Wolf, crushing down with the force of Mount Tai.

Realizing it had been tricked, the Frost Wolf subconsciously opened its mouth to bite again, but the Snowmane didn't give it the chance, using its back to crush it.

The Snowmane's back was covered in barbs.

The consequences of the Frost Wolf opening its mouth were predictable.

Several barbs pierced directly into its mouth, no one knew how deeply into the flesh, and the Frost Wolf let out a painful roar, with dark green blood constantly spilling from its mouth.

The Frost Wolf struggled and twisted on the ground, trying to escape, but the Snowmane kept crushing it, following its twisting direction, giving it no chance.

Until the Frost Wolf's head was twisted all the way to its tail.

Being large certainly has advantages, but in a life-or-death struggle, any factor can be crucial to victory or defeat.

The Snowmane's size was too large, so it only used half its body to pin down the Frost Wolf. As the Frost Wolf twisted to its tail, its head finally had a chance to breathe.

The Frost Wolf suddenly turned its head and bit the Snowmane's tail below, the area on the left hind leg that had already been torn apart.

This solid bite caused the Snowmane to lose strength instantly.

The Frost Wolf quickly crawled out from under its body, then darted towards the depths of the dense forest.

It actually ran away without looking back.

The victor of this battle was the adult Snowmane.

Last time, the Frost Wolf won; this time, the Snowmane won.

It seems that, as low-level cold beasts, the Snowmane and the Frost Wolf don't have a significant difference in strength; their fighting styles are simply different.

The Snowmane is large, has a strong impact force, and is highly skilled at playing dead;

While the Frost Wolf is good at using the terrain, likes to strike unexpectedly, and is fast and agile. Most importantly, it knows when to run if it can't win.

Xia Hong watched the Frost Wolf disappear completely into the dense forest, then turned his gaze to the Snowmane, which was limping towards the small torch, and hesitated slightly.

But the hesitation lasted only a moment.

Xia Hong quickly looked around, pointed to two trees, and said to Yuan Cheng and Xia Chuan:

"Do you see those two trees? Once I engage the Snowmane, you each climb one, stay in the trees, and don't move unless I tell you to!"

After giving his instructions, Xia Hong immediately stood up from the snow, took the stone axe from his waist, and ran quickly towards the Snowmane.

He had to be fast; the Snowmane was about to reach the torch.

That torch could heal the Snowmane and make it stronger.

In the winter snow forest, scents aren't easy to distinguish.

In this silent forest, sound is the greatest tool for all creatures to identify enemies and their surroundings.

Even though they were fifty meters apart, the Snowmane noticed the moment Xia Hong spoke, but instinctively felt that the little crawler wasn't much of a threat, so it continued to move towards the torch.

Unfortunately, its left hind leg was too badly injured, so it was moving too slowly.

So slowly that Xia Hong had already arrived behind it. Sensing the danger, the Snowmane could only turn its head and glare fiercely at Xia Hong.

It was his first time facing a cold beast, and an adult Snowmane at that.

Although he knew that the other party had just experienced a life-or-death struggle and had lost seventy or eighty percent of its strength, Xia Hong was still a little nervous.

Calm down, calm down.

No matter what, it's still a beast.

Xia Hong took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then met the Snowmane's eyes directly, and a hint of ferocity gradually appeared on his face.

This little crawler dared to look him in the eye! The Snowmane was clearly enraged by Xia Hong's actions. Its pupils turned crimson, and it suddenly charged at Xia Hong.

Unfortunately, due to the severe injury to its left hind leg, it was too slow.

Xia Hong's gaze narrowed slightly. Facing the Snowmane charging towards him, he didn't choose to evade, but instead placed the stone axe in his mouth and bit down tightly, then spread his hands out horizontally.

He actually accurately grabbed the Snowmane's two giant, long tusks.

Even though the Snowmane's strength had been greatly weakened due to its severe injuries,

the sudden impact still knocked Xia Hong back five or six meters.

Bang… … … …

If he hadn't forcibly changed direction, braced his legs against a large tree behind him, and dissipated most of the force, he probably would have been pushed back even further.

"Sixty-four hundred pounds of force can't stop it! The impact force of a fully grown Snowmane in its prime is probably over ten thousand pounds! No wonder, no wonder you need to reach the Earth Excavation Realm to hunt it!"

Despite being pushed back, Xia Hong's hands still held onto the Snowmane's tusks.

The Snowmane raised its head and opened its bloody mouth towards Xia Hong in front of it.

Seeing this scene, Xia Hong's pupils constricted, and he suddenly released his right hand, grabbed the stone axe he was biting in his mouth, and then, using the force of the Snowmane's head shaking to the left, he leaned to the left.

Puchi… …

A five- or six-meter-long, sharp, ice-cone-shaped tongue suddenly flew out of the Snowmane's mouth. Xia Hong just barely dodged it, and the terrifying long tongue pierced straight through the large tree behind him.

It wasn't over yet. Missing with its attack, the Snowmane's tongue suddenly softened, and then the part that had pierced through the tree suddenly softened, then turned and wrapped around Xia Hong's neck.

The scene of the Great Stone Camp member with the broadsword having his head fly high into the air after being entangled by the Snowmane's tongue was still in Xia Hong's mind, and he certainly wouldn't let the Snowmane succeed.

In fact, Xia Hong had already reacted after catching the stone axe and dodging the long tongue.

The moment the Snowmane's tongue pierced through the tree, Xia Hong also released his left hand.

He held the stone axe with both hands, and his legs, which were already on the tree, suddenly kicked off, and his body leaped high, chopping down on the Snowmane's tongue.

Ci Ci… … … …

Compared to the arrows and knives of the Great Stone Camp, the stone axe was certainly not sharp enough.

But it depends on where you're chopping.

The tongue is basically one of the weakest parts of any creature's body, and the Snowmane is no exception.

You can tell from the painful roar the Snowmane let out after its tongue was cut off.

Strike while the iron is hot.

With its tongue cut off, the section behind the tree naturally lost its function.

Without any worries, Xia Hong swung the stone axe wildly at the Snowmane's open mouth. The terrifying force caused the Snowmane to retreat madly, but due to its leg injury, it not only retreated slowly but also erratically.

It was simply swaying left and right, dodging by instinct.

At the same time, Xia Hong roared at the trees:

"Come down and chop its right hind leg, quickly… …"

Two figures leaped down from the trees, jumping towards the rear of the Snowmane.

The cold light emitted by the stone axe flashed across Xia Hong's eyes, which were wide open due to exertion.

"Got it!"