Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

66: Chapter 66: When one follows the way, one has many helpers; when one loses the way, help is scarce.

66: Chapter 66: When one follows the way, one has many helpers; when one loses the way, help is scarce.

If asked, on this thrilling night of battle with the Wood Puppet Monster, who was the most relaxed?

It definitely wasn’t the strongest, Yang Ning and Li Hu.

It was Xia Chuan, who had stayed outside the entrance of the valley.

The commotion inside the valley was so loud, especially towards the end, that the ground was shaking.

Even someone outside the passage, within a few hundred meters, could hear it clearly.

These noises echoed in Xia Chuan’s ears, worrying him deeply.

He was like an ant on a hot pan outside, anxious about Xia Hong and the safety of everyone at the Great Xia Camp, wanting countless times to rush in and help.

In the beginning, he had even taken a few steps into the passage a few times.

By a stroke of fate, one time he was ready to go in and check on the situation, a large pile of rubble fell from above and blocked the inner entrance of the passage, preventing him from going in.

When the passage opened later, Xia Chuan hesitated to go in again.

Remembering Xia Hong’s instructions before he went in, he ultimately gave up.

Whether it was Xia Hong, Luo Ming, or Yang Ning and Li Hu, their strength was all greater than his.

Rogel Camp and the other four camps, making a total of five camps, had plenty of Logging Realm combat power and didn’t need him.

Even if he went in, he probably couldn’t help much.

He might as well follow his elder brother’s advice and continue guarding the entrance.

If he rushed in and disrupted Xia Hong’s plans, it could cause more harm than good.

With this thought, even when the noise from the valley subsided later, Xia Chuan had no intention of going in and chose to continue guarding outside.

Until just now, when he sensed someone coming out of the passage, Xia Chuan immediately got alert, moved closer to the entrance, and became vigilant.

Coming closer to the entrance, he could also hear Xia Hong’s voice from inside.

He heard his elder brother instruct people not to walk out, and the three voices that followed conveyed the same message, and he instantly realized his responsibility.

As expected, when he saw all the shadows in the cave retreating into the valley, only one person sneaking toward the entrance, Xia Chuan became immediately prepared.

Unfortunately, the person hadn’t managed to feel happy at the exit when their foot inexplicably caught fire.

At the moment of ignition, Xia Chuan, hiding to the side, charged out without hesitation and swung the stone axe in his hand forcefully toward the person’s head.

Following Xia Hong’s earlier orders, he had already coated the exit with a layer of Solidified Fire Oil, causing anyone who stepped on it to catch fire, revealing the person’s identity.

“Little bastard, stop immediately!”

Before the stone axe could land, Xia Chuan heard Li Hu’s furious voice.

But Xia Hong had instructed earlier that no matter who came out, they should be attacked directly.

Moreover, he could determine that the one coming out was the Wood Puppet Monster.

Plus, he already disliked Li Hu.

With all these factors combined, there was no way Xia Chuan would stop.

The stone axe cleaved into the person’s forehead, and a dense black mist immediately spurted out of the wound.

Before Xia Chuan could withdraw, three beams of golden light shot out from the black mist and flew straight into his forehead, disappearing instantly.

The three beams of golden light embedded in his mind caused Xia Chuan intense pain, making him instinctively want to call out to his elder brother, Xia Hong.

But before he could make a sound, a fierce kick landed on his chest.

Bang…

Xia Chuan’s body was sent flying five or six meters back like a cannonball.

Already suffering from excruciating head pain, the kick made Xia Chuan instantly unconscious, lying on the ground, losing all consciousness.

“Stop, you filthy dog!”

Xia Hong, having just rushed out of the cave entrance, saw Xia Chuan was kicked five or six meters by Li Hu, and anger surged like a flame within him.

Xia Hong cursed angrily, hurling the large knife at Li Hu, then rushed to Xia Chuan’s side, lifting him up to check, and was relieved to find that Xia Chuan was still breathing, merely unconscious.

Li Hu casually deflected the knife thrown by Xia Hong, his face still full of rage, and even his gaze at Xia Hong and Xia Chuan held a hint of murderous intent.

Not only him, even Yang Ning beside him was staring intently at Xia Chuan, cold beams flashing continually in his eyes.

Sigh…

Xia Hong exhaled softly, looked up at the two, and said with a hint of mockery:

“Gentlemen, it seems the treasure was not meant for you.”

Despite being furious at Li Hu for just now, Xia Hong couldn’t deny that his heart was bursting with joy at that moment.

Who would have thought that Xia Chuan, who had done nothing and stood guard at the entrance the whole time, would end up receiving such a boon?

Judging by Yang’s and Li’s reactions, those three beams of golden light were incredibly precious, something beyond imagination.

After all, these two hail from Beishuo Town, with a population over 100,000, certainly having seen many luxuries.

Even they were coveting it, desperate enough, to risk their lives for it.

Xia Chuan must have stumbled upon an incredible fortune.

“Not meant for us?

Do you think you bunch of inept fools can stop me?”

Of course, he still had to deal with the immediate threat!

Perhaps irritated by Xia Hong’s mocking tone, Li Hu’s face turned icy, looking at Xia Hong and the four from Yuan Cheng behind him with contempt and disdain in his eyes, though his tone was eerily grim.

He even stepped forward.

Seemingly intending to act directly.

But Yang Ning, standing beside him, reached out to stop him at this time.

Yang Ning glanced at the unconscious Xia Chuan, his eyes flickering a few times as if making some decision in his heart, took a deep breath, then pointed at Xia Chuan, and spoke to Xia Hong, his tone irrefutable:

“Hand him over to me, I want to take him back to Beishuo Town!”

“Impossible!”

Xia Hong refused without thinking, leaving Yang Ning somewhat embarrassed since he had issued a command rather than a request.

Yang Ning stared at Xia Hong, his voice deep: “If you won’t let me take him, then I’ll just have to kill him.”

“Let me kill him, big brother.

These fools aren’t fit to have such a precious thing anyway; it will only get snatched by other deceitful monsters one day.”

Li Hu took another two steps forward.

He had long been displeased with Xia Hong, and since Xia Chuan and a few from Yuan Cheng had previously rebutted him at Redwood Ridge, he harbored a deep grudge, wishing dearly to take action against them.

A gleam of cold light flashed in Yang Ning’s eyes as he quietly withdrew his hand, which had been holding back Li Hu, seemingly no longer intending to stop him.

Li Hu’s face twisted into a menacing grin as he was about to step forward.

“Exterminating the monster this time was all thanks to the two adults’ assistance.

Luo is immensely grateful.

Now that the treasure has found a new owner, why insist on it?”

Luo Ming, who had been silent since coming out of the entrance, finally spoke.

Hearing his words, Li Hu and Yang Ning turned to look at Luo Ming and found that he, along with Shang Ping and three others, had already joined Xia Hong’s group, causing their expressions to change slightly.

Meanwhile, Xia Hong gently touched the wound on his shoulder, his expression somewhat easing.

Only now did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

“Luo Ming, you’re going to help them?”

Li Hu, addressing him directly with frustration, questioned fiercely, causing Luo Ming’s previously calm face to become rigid.

He raised his head to look at Yang Ning and Li Hu, his expression growing colder:

“If not for Leader Xia today, it’s uncertain whether we could have defeated the Wood Puppet Monster.

I deeply appreciate the help rendered by both of you, and should there be anything you need, please just ask as long as it’s within my means.

Before the Wood Puppet Monster self-destructed, you rushed ahead to seize the treasure, and neither Leader Xia nor I said anything.

But since the treasure was not fated for you and is now with someone else, you should accept that.

If you plan on using your power to bully, or even think about killing and seizing the treasure, then forgive me, for I cannot agree with that under any circumstances.”

Li Hu’s anger flared further after listening to Luo Ming’s words.

Seemingly unwilling to continue arguing, he took another step forward, appearing intent on attacking them directly.

But at that moment, Huang Yong, the leader of Huang Zhao Camp, and Hong Gang, the leader of Da Chuan Camp, also stepped up beside Xia Hong and looked straight at Li Hu:

“Leader Xia just saved our lives, and we won’t agree either!”

“Our Da Chuan Camp owes a huge debt to Leader Xia, and we won’t agree either!”

The other two camp leaders, Lu He and Chen Ying, alongside over a hundred ordinary people rescued from the Rogel Camp’s wooden house, gathered behind Xia Hong.

Some stood directly in front of him.

“If you lacked the ability to hold onto the treasure yourself, who else can you blame?

If you think you can bully Leader Xia, we won’t agree.”

“We won’t see Leader Xia bullied by you.”

“We disagree as well.”

“Just now, in the wooden house, Leader Xia saved me, and I won’t agree either.”

……..

Watching Li Hu, who stopped in his tracks, and Yang Ning behind him with a grim expression, Xia Hong slightly shook his head, and a phrase emerged in his mind.

Those who win support have many allies, while those who lose support have few.