Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

120: Chapter 108 Long-tailed Rodent [3-in-1 Mega Chapter]_3 120: Chapter 108 Long-tailed Rodent [3-in-1 Mega Chapter]_3 “Their speed!”

The two silver figures were naturally the two rodents.

Although Xia Hong was shocked by their speed, his hands moved swiftly, holding a large blade as he quickly rushed to Luo Yuan’s side and ferociously slashed at the rodent descending from the sky.

Whoosh…

Xia Hong’s basic strength exceeded twenty thousand catties, and the force of his swing swept up the snow on the ground, showcasing its power.

The rodent pouncing towards Luo Yuan obviously sensed the threat of Xia Hong’s strike and abruptly shifted its body to the left in mid-air.

Xia Hong, unfazed by the miss, withdrew his blade in stride.

His intention with the strike was merely to assist Luo Yuan, not expecting to swiftly kill the rodent.

Whoosh…

However, just as Xia Hong was about to retract his blade, a sudden gust of wind reached his ears.

His heart constricted abruptly, and he swiftly turned, ready to block horizontally from the left.

The rodent, using the momentum from its body turning left, swung its over two-meter-long barbed tail towards Xia Hong.

Xia Hong’s reaction was swift, his side block was indeed effective.

But the rodent’s tail was soft and incredibly fast.

Snap…

Riiiip…

Amidst the sound of a whip and the tearing of flesh, intense pain registered in his mind.

Xia Hong turned to see four or five deep wounds on his waist.

Instead of anger, a gleam of joy flickered in his eyes.

The rodent had returned to the tree branches, standing alongside the other.

Their blood-red eyes filled with fierce menace as they glared down at the two below.

“Leader, they dug from underground to the heart of the tree and directly reached my side.

I couldn’t escape in time, and one of them bit my arm while another clawed at my chest.”

Luo Yuan, now safe, spoke with a pale face as he explained the situation to Xia Hong, taking out Golden Sore Powder from his pocket to apply on his left arm and chest.

Xia Hong also rubbed some Golden Sore Powder on his waist, stopping the bleeding.

He then looked at the tree where Luo Yuan had been hiding, noticing a large hole over a meter wide.

He glanced up at the two rodents on the branch, a chill passing through his heart.

They had burrowed over a hundred meters from afar, tunneling from the tree stump’s base to Luo Yuan’s side.

That entire process took merely seven or eight minutes without making a sound.

Luo Yuan was of Earth-digging Realm capability and had hunted with him for half a year, known for his extreme caution.

The fact that he didn’t notice the rodents until they were beside him said enough.

Moreover, these two rodents must have been attracted by the torches, but their sensing ability far surpassed the three previous Cold Beasts.

Not only did they detect Luo Yuan’s hiding spot, but they also knew to sneak up for an attack.

They are smart, cunning, united, possess tremendous biting and burrowing capabilities, exceptional sensory abilities, and tremendous speed, coupled with team cooperation.

The rodents’ only weakness is…

“Don’t be afraid, they may be fast, but their strength is quite ordinary!”

Despite having his waist scratched by the barbs on the rodent’s tail, Xia Hong was not alarmed but pleased, having discovered their strength wasn’t formidable.

Forget comparing them to Snow Mane, even Frost Wolf was stronger than these rodents.

As Xia Hong voiced his observation, the two rodents on the tree once again charged at him.

Their speed was blinding, moving like two silver flashes, arriving in an instant from the branch to right in front of him.

Aware of the blade’s threat in Xia Hong’s hand, the two rodents chose neither to use their claws nor to attack head-on.

Instead, they bared their sharp gnawing teeth, attacking Xia Hong from both sides.

Xia Hong swiftly swung his blade horizontally to block the left side, while Luo Yuan, with his injuries temporarily suppressed by the Golden Sore Powder, gritted his teeth and charged towards the right, lifting his blade to block the incoming rodent.

Clang…

The gnawing teeth and the large blade collided fiercely, emitting sparks, seemingly powerful in force, yet neither Xia Hong nor Luo Yuan, with their backs against each other, moved an inch.

Only their hands holding the blade trembled slightly.

“Their strength truly isn’t strong!”

Having been ambushed before, Luo Yuan was now reassured.

He could tell, despite the rodents’ speed, that their bite force only amounted to six or seven thousand catties – a power he had no fear confronting directly.

“Don’t be careless, check the blade!”

But just as he began to feel relieved, Xia Hong warned him.

Looking down at his blade, Luo Yuan’s expression shifted dramatically, his earlier ease swiftly turning tense again.

The blade of his weapon, which had just clashed with the rodent’s teeth, had developed a large nick, resembling teeth marks, with the edge curling over three to four inches beyond the dent.

“So hard, how is that possible!”

“Don’t get bitten, focus on dealing with them first.”

Xia Hong understood Luo Yuan’s shock.

Up to this point, the hardest material they had encountered was Iron.

Yet these rodents’ teeth were harder than Iron.

If it bit a person, it would be disastrous!

Xia Hong’s face displayed shock yet also a hint of joy.

But there was no time to think about it now.

“Squeak…”

The two rodents let out a low cry and lunged forward once more.

This time, they bypassed Xia Hong, targeting Luo Yuan instead.

More specifically, they aimed for Luo Yuan’s left arm and chest.

The two rodents coordinated an attack simultaneously at Luo Yuan’s already injured left arm and chest.