Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 574: Chapter 246: White Dew Gu and Cold Apple Jade Dew, Hanqiong’s Sinister Smile_3

He shouted bravely, but his heart was full of regret.

”If only I’d known earlier, I shouldn’t have stood by just now. Either I should have helped Li Xuanling kill Xia Hong or helped Xia Hong. Now I’ve offended both, and I’m in big trouble!”

Hou Tong felt a bit bitter in his heart, believing that his previous actions had no problem. After all, it was a conflict between Long Mountain and Great Xia, and standing by was in Zhaoyang’s interest.

”If it weren’t for Xia Chuan and his group showing up, even if Xia Hong had been successfully killed, the Longyou troops would have suffered heavy casualties, and the feud between Long Mountain and Great Xia would have deepened, allowing Zhaoyang to better ally with Great Xia, but...”

Who would have thought that over a thousand Longyou troops, plus those Cold Resistance Level with Li Xuanling, would still let Xia Hong escape.

Having betrayed Xia Hong once, Great Xia was hoping Long Mountain would wipe out Xia Hong and his Hanqiong people, and they would never help.

Li Xuanling seized the opportunity, and as soon as Xia Hong fled, she immediately led her people to continue attacking Hanqiong.

”The strength of the Longyou army is too strong; there’s no way to fight. The leader is at White Abyss and can’t come to support. If we want to escape, we must break through on our own!”

Hou Tong, wielding a giant hammer, swept aside three or four Longyou soldiers in front of him. As he watched his own people fall continuously, his expression grew more serious. He exchanged a glance with several Cold Resistance Level companions beside him, eyes showing determination.

”Brothers, follow me to charge the gate; it’s the only way out!”

With Hou Tong’s angry roar, a large number of Earth-digging Realm immediately followed.

Realizing that this was truly the only way out, they all rushed toward it, fearless even as Longyou troops blocked their way, all shouting as they began charging the gate.

”Swish...”

An Iron Arrow suddenly shot down from the top of the head. Hou Tong quickly dodged, but his shoulder was pierced. He didn’t dare to look for the shooter, only kept moving forward with his hammer.

”Whether Hanqiong or Zhaoyang people, surrender and you will not be killed. I, Li Xuanling, will keep my word, but there’s only this one opportunity. If anyone remains stubborn, it won’t be just you who will be held accountable!”

Li Xuanling’s voice echoed in the battlefield, prompting many Hanqiong Earth-digging Realm members to exchange a glance and actually start laying down their weapons.

Not just Hanqiong’s, even Zhaoyang’s people seemed tempted.

”Do not be deceived by her! Defeat means only death!”

This scene made Hou Tong’s face tense. He turned and smashed down another Longyou soldier, trying to cover the battlefield’s sound.

Surrendering now would spell doom for those few Cold Resistance Level individuals.

”Only over a hundred meters left; follow me, charge out...”

Whish...

Before Hou Tong could finish his words, a silver sword light suddenly swept across his neck. Although his reaction to retreat was swift, a long wound was still carved across his chest.

Judging by the length of the blood spray, the wound was evidently deep.

”Your chance is gone!”

The owner of the silver longsword was none other than Li Xuanling.

Slashing at Hou Tong was just the beginning. She moved like a giant wild goose, gracefully landing as the heavily fortified people wall formed by Zhaoyang’s army had already been torn open by the Longyou troops. She went straight to Hou Tong and the others, attacking them fiercely with her longsword.

Not just Li Xuanling, but Li Xuandu, Li Xuanyan, Meng Ying, Zhou Yuan, and other Cold Resistance Level from Long Mountain were also there.

In Hou Tong’s eyes, a flicker of despair appeared.

With Li Xuanling and others so close, hopes of escape were slim.

”Things are growing from these corpses on the ground!”

”No, you have it on you too.”

”There’s something on your wound too; what is it?”

”Everyone has it, all around the wounds.”

”I don’t have wounds, yet it’s grown on me too.”

”There’s a lot on me; what are these dewdrops?”

.........

However, just as Li Xuanling was about to kill Hou Tong and the others,

Frightened voices suddenly erupted from Hanqiong’s defenders, and soon, it wasn’t just them; the Long Mountain people started too.

”I’ve got a lot on me too, and it’s heating up.”

”What’s happening?”

..........

Li Xuanling, holding her longsword and each strike aimed at Hou Tong’s vital points, was about to hit during a close moment when her eyes inadvertently swept over Hou Tong’s chest wound, causing her pupils to sharply contract.

A large cluster of white dewdrops had grown on Hou Tong’s chest!

Boom...

A fierce blue flame suddenly erupted from a building within the canyon’s rear, followed instantly by intense shrieks.

”Ah...”

”What is this, what kind of fire, what kind of fire is this?”

”Ah... save me, save me!”

”Run, run, many people are on fire, run now.”

”Ah... help, help!”

.........

A crowd surged out from Hanqiong’s building. Strangely, they were all enveloped in blue flames; many even appeared as blue fireballs themselves, and before running a few meters from the building, they were reduced to ashes.

This terrifying scene immediately halted many on the battlefield in astonishment.

Everyone stared in horror at the building, or more precisely, at those running blue fire people.

”Something’s not right, the Deception Detection Jade is reacting...”

Li Xuandu pulled out the scalding Deception Detection Jade from his chest, about to speak quickly to Li Xuanling, only to find she was already holding a piece.

”Where’s Wu Xiong?”

Li Xuanling surveyed the crowd, her expression suddenly turning grim as she asked softly.

Li Xuandu immediately reacted upon hearing this, and after a quick search, his expression also turned bleak.

They all recalled what Xia Chuan’s words were when saving Wu Xiong that morning.

”Hehehehe...”

Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom...

Amidst the valley came Wu Xiong’s eerie laughter while four more cabins burst into blue flames, followed by even more terrifying screams.

”That Xia Chuan didn’t deceive us!”