Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 699: Chapter 289: Crushing Victory, Buying Time, Ning Yuan Hill’s Decisive Win

From this, one can see that although Hou Hu has a domineering and unruly personality, he can put aside his pride at critical moments. With such adaptability, it’s no wonder he developed Zhaoyang into such a powerful entity under Long Mountain’s nose.

To some extent, Xia Hong had a bit of admiration for Hou Hu.

Of course, admiration is just admiration.

At this moment, Xia Hong had no intention of holding back!

So he didn’t give Hou Hu a chance to finish his sentence. He pressed forward, reversed his grip on the Dragon Sparrow Saber, and sliced from Hou Hu’s right shoulder to the left lower abdomen, carving a huge scar nearly seventy centimeters long and an inch deep.

Thud.......

The splatter of blood from the wound was secondary. The immense force generated by the diagonal sweep of the Dragon Sparrow Saber was taken entirely by Hou Hu, whose body flew backward several dozen meters, finally plunging into the snow and hitting the ground with a resounding crash.

Bang!

”Leader!”

”Leader...”

Hou Tong and the other six probably had never seen Hou Hu in such a state before. They stayed motionless for three or four breaths before reacting, fearing Xia Hong would take the opportunity to kill Hou Hu. The seven gritted their teeth and charged forward, launching a second frantic round of attack.

”Quite loyal, what a pity!”

Xia Hong naturally saw through their intentions.

He gave a cold snort, thick killing intent rising in his eyes, and first targeted the most powerful of the seven, Hou Tong.

Even though that slash hadn’t killed Hou Hu, it had cost him half his life, and he wouldn’t be a threat in the short term.

Since that’s the case, he would settle the others first.

”Eleven-maned strength; the other’s improvements are all between Level 2 and Level 3!”

Earlier, Xia Hong’s focus was entirely on Hou Hu. Now, carefully observing Hou Tong and the other six, he realized that their strength had also increased significantly.

It was unreasonably significant!

Hou Tong had previously been at Eight-maned strength, and in just over two months, he had improved by three levels. Xia Hong knew that even with an unlimited supply of Yangyuan Pills, achieving this would be almost impossible, let alone with Zhaoyang unable to produce Yangyuan Pills. Cold Resistance Level cultivation could only rely on Jade Bone Medicine.

Besides, Zhaoyang couldn’t possibly produce so much Cold Apple Jade Dew to refine Jade Bone Medicine and provide it to these people in unlimited supply.

So, how did these people improve so much?

As this perplexing thought flashed through Xia Hong’s mind, he moved swiftly. First, he used the Dragon Sparrow Saber to deflect the attacks of the other six, then suddenly charged forward, directly approaching Hou Tong, and with a powerful thrust, pierced his chest with the saber.

Thud.......

The Dragon Sparrow Saber, a Thousand Forged Level weapon, with Xia Hong’s enhanced power, easily broke through Cold Resistance Level skin and flesh, so the stab went through Hou Tong’s chest without suspense.

The moment the blade pierced flesh, Xia Hong’s left eye flashed with a subtle light, focusing on Hou Tong’s wound.

Even though it was just a moment, Xia Hong’s expression changed.

”As expected!”

The location where the blade pierced was filled with an extremely dense fiery red substance.

The reason Hou Hu’s group improved their strength so quickly was entirely due to that White Dew Gu’s doing.

It greatly increased strength without controlling the person.

What was this White Dew Gu trying to do?

And was it just Hou Hu’s group of Cold Resistance Levels, or did everyone at the Zhaoyang Camp have it in their bodies?

That doesn’t make sense; is this kind of strength enhancement on a small scale, or could it be applied indiscriminately? If it could enhance everyone’s strength while remaining hidden behind the scenes without exposure, then Zhaoyang’s future strength...

If it’s the same for Zhaoyang, what about Long Mountain?

Why did the two previously hostile groups suddenly form an alliance?

This question in Xia Hong’s mind suddenly had an answer at this moment.

Immediately, a terrifying speculation surfaced in Xia Hong’s mind...

Drive wolves to swallow tigers!

These four characters flashed across Xia Hong’s mind, causing his pupils to contract suddenly.

Hiss.......

He pulled out the Dragon Sparrow Saber, kicked Hou Tong’s body away, and immediately turned, taking the opportunity to pierce Hou Quan’s chest once more, then continued using the same method to pierce through two more cold-resistant bodies.

Indeed, they all contained the same thing, heavily indicating the presence of the Dewdrop Plague.

Just as Xia Hong had reached a conclusion in his mind, he noticed that Hou Tong and the others had already begun seeking opportunities to move towards Hou Hu, clearly intending to escape.

He certainly wouldn’t give them the chance, suddenly surged forward, quickly catching up to Hou Tong, stabbed through his chest’s collarbone, then kicked him over to Xia Chuan and the other three.

Hou Tong, Hou Quan, and the two other unnamed Cold Resistance Levels—all were already in a state of severe injury. Xia Hong’s targeted assaults left them with no chance to escape, and they were each sent beside Xia Chuan.

Of course, Xia Chuan and the other three understood Xia Hong’s intentions and swiftly restrained the four severely injured ones.

The remaining three Cold Resistance Levels, who weren’t significantly injured, had already rushed to Hou Hu’s side. Xia Hong turned and was about to pursue them, but as he did, his expression froze.

Hou Hu had actually risen from the snow........

The knife wound on his chest, seventy to eighty centimeters long, was still gushing blood, and deeper areas of his abdomen revealed visible organs and intestines spilling out.

The life force of Cold Resistance Levels was indeed tenacious, but to be injured so severely and still be able to stand by oneself seemed impossible.

Moreover, Hou Hu didn’t just stand. He was even fleeing north, supported by three other Cold Resistance Levels.