Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

61: Chapter 61: 3-Inch Knife 61: Chapter 61: 3-Inch Knife Up until now, the iron weapons that Xia Hong had seen were basically all swords.

Among the warriors of Rogel Camp, like Da Shi’s Wang Ming, Luo Ming in front, and three other warriors in the Earth-digging Realm, only Li Baihe carried a bow, while the primary weapon for the three was also a sword.

This included Li Hu, from Beisuo, who also used a Yanling Saber.

Only Yang Ning used a sword.

There was a reason for this.

Firstly, compared to other weapons, the sword’s forging process is relatively simple.

Based on the required length and thickness, the raw iron shape is refined, and then with a single edge ground, paired with a wooden handle, it is complete.

Secondly, it’s about the characteristics of the sword.

The sword is like a fierce tiger, the leader of all weapons, known for slashing, slicing, and cutting with grand movements, it stands as the most courageous among all weapons.

Camp humans often face powerful creatures like the Cold Beast or the Deceitful Monster.

With the blessing of courage, it is undoubtedly more advantageous.

After all, when two strong parties confront, the brave win.

At this moment, among the seven in the field besieging the Wood Puppet Monster, five are using swords.

Under the grand and open sword attacks, the Wood Puppet Monster showed no signs of defeat.

With swift dodges, its right hand flicked lightly, and the bundle of transparent white threads seemed to come alive, swirling around its body, constantly deflecting and dissolving the attacks from the five swords.

Xia Hong sidestepped and jumped to avoid a white thread, channeling power through his fists, legs, and waist all at once.

Seizing the moment when Luo Ming and Shang Ping withdrew their swords, his pupils contracted, and with a fierce grip on his sword, he slashed from right to left.

Clang……

The sword didn’t strike the Wood Puppet Monster directly but was stopped by the web of dense, transparent threads.

Yet the terrifying force from the blade nearly pressed the threads onto the Wood Puppet Monster’s face.

The Wood Puppet Monster’s main focus was on dealing with Yang Ning’s Longsword, using only a small portion of the threads to engage with the other six.

Xia Hong’s face-to-face strike was too powerful, and it couldn’t dodge in time.

“Great opportunity, attack quickly……”

Even though they were astonished by Xia Hong’s strike, the Wood Puppet Monster’s restricted movements presented such a great chance, Luo Ming wouldn’t waste it.

With a fierce shout, he and Shang Ping attacked the Wood Puppet Monster with all their might, slashing horizontally from above and below.

The Wood Puppet Monster retreated madly, but Li Hu, already attacking from the rear, wouldn’t let it escape.

The Yanling Saber drew a gust of cold air in the sky as it sliced through the air toward its back.

Yang Ning, blocking its front, saw the Wood Puppet Monster constrained from three sides.

His silver Longsword swung continuously, creating nearly a curtain of sword aura that sealed off all its escape routes from above and in front.

Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…

Li Baihe was not idle either.

He was the only one among the seven using a bow.

Seeing the six of them had sealed off the Wood Puppet Monster from all sides, he withdrew from the battle circle, drew his bow, and aimed at its head, shooting three arrows consecutively in one breath.

Facing the three incoming arrows head-on was already challenging enough for the Wood Puppet Monster with Yang Ning in front.

Besides, there were three waves of attacks from its left, right, and behind.

The Wood Puppet Monster, clearly on the brink of desperation.

Everyone’s face showed a glimmer of hope.

However, this glimmer vanished in the next second.

The Wood Puppet Monster glanced around, raised the smallest knife in its left hand, which had remained unused, and slashed towards Luo Ming and Shang Ping on its left.

The small knife was merely three inches long, extremely petite, hardly justifiable even as a dagger.

Compared to Luo Ming’s sword, it was definitely not even as large as an average person’s palm.

What could such a tiny knife slash through?

Slice…

But in the next moment, everyone stood agape.

With a ripping sound, Luo Ming’s sword was sliced in half directly by that small knife.

Moreover, it was the blade part that was cut, with the break being ridiculously smooth.

This small knife was indeed sharp to such an extent!

The Wood Puppet Monster smirked sinisterly at everyone’s reaction.

As it eagerly sliced Shang Ping’s sword underneath like lightning, it immediately turned around to block the Yanling Saber coming from Li Hu.

“You think my Hundred-forged Yanling is the same as theirs?

Dream on!”

Li Hu immediately realized the Wood Puppet Monster’s intention, silently mumbled to himself, and his aura roared, making his sword momentum more powerful.

Slice…

But alas, his confidence evaporated as the Yanling Saber broke in unison, leaving him in utter disbelief and confusion.

With the encirclement on the left and rear lifted, the Wood Puppet Monster retreated smoothly.

Yang Ning at the front, naturally ineffective.

Xia Hong, the first to approach the Wood Puppet Monster, was also shocked by the small knife in its hand, but noticing the Wood Puppet Monster’s direct retreat, a distinct light flashed in his eyes.

It was natural for the Wood Puppet Monster to avoid Yang Ning’s sword, but instead of breaking through where he was closest, it chose the direction of Luo Ming, Shang Ping, and Li Hu.

The Wood Puppet Monster, feared him.

Of course, Xia Hong understood why the Wood Puppet Monster was afraid of him.

Putting away the distinct light in his eyes, he continued with the others, launching an attack on the Wood Puppet Monster.

“Leader, Shang Ping, Sir, catch the swords!”

Though Li Hu, Luo Ming, and Shang Ping’s swords were broken, others at Rogel Camp quickly fetched three new swords and threw them to the trio.

Rearmed, the three re-joined the battle, now much more cautious.

Knowing the sharpness of the small knife, none dared to directly confront the Wood Puppet Monster, changing their target the moment it raised the knife to attack other parts.

Even Yang Ning was no exception.

This way, the Wood Puppet Monster became more passive.

Though its strength was formidable, it could merely resist in the face of six attacking forces, especially while guarding against Li Baihe’s occasional arrows from the periphery.

An eternal truth that prolonged defense lead to failure.

The Wood Puppet Monster was no exception; under the concerted effort of the seven, Yang Ning finally seized an opportunity, thrusting his silver Longsword under its right armpit.

Seizing the advantageous position, Yang Ning mercilessly continued to drive the sword deeper.

Slice……

As the silver Longsword pierced the Wood Puppet Monster, rather than bleeding, a sound akin to hot water scorching skin erupted, and from the armpit wound, thick black smoke billowed incessantly.

The black smoke was intensely pungent, extremely discomforting, making everyone instinctively want to retreat.

But witnessing the painful expression on the Wood Puppet Monster’s face, realizing it was a crucial moment, they all braced themselves and continued their aggressive assault.

Contrasting the pain on the Wood Puppet Monster’s face were Yang Ning and Li Hu, whose faces lit up in immense delight upon seeing the black smoke, intensifying their engagement.

Xia Hong, on the right, was engrossed in the Wood Puppet Monster’s wound, oblivious to Yang Ning and Li Hu’s expressions.

But just as he found an opening to slash the wound, Xia Hong’s face abruptly changed, rapidly retreating while shouting to the group:

“Back away, there’s something odd inside it.”

The six, alarmed, didn’t hesitate in such peril, retreating promptly.

Boom……

Just as they hadn’t retreated far, the Wood Puppet Monster’s armpit wound suddenly exploded, resounding a loud blast, shocking them all.

The explosion of the wound by itself wouldn’t have altered their expressions.

The issue was, from the Wood Puppet Monster’s wound emanated countless white threads; its internal structure seemed woven of these white threads.

Upon the wound’s explosion, these transparent white threads scattered violently, fanning out into myriad filaments like silver needles, propelled by explosive ripples towards the six in mid-air.

The six frantically dodged sideways or dropped to the ground to evade.

After avoiding the threads, they didn’t follow up but continued flying beyond their bodies.

The prone Xia Hong realized something and swiftly looked back, his pupils contracting abruptly.

Astonishingly, the myriad white threads passing their bodies all aimed at those dismembered remains scattered on the valley ground.