Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 763: Chapter 306: Helplessness, Shifting Loyalties, Total Annihilation and New Territory (Part 4)

Upon hearing Meng Ying’s words, Li Xuanling quickly understood. Her face changed dramatically, looking at the Cold Resistance Level who had already started trying to put out the fire, her expression instantly turned extremely grim, and she sternly shouted, “It’s impossible to extinguish, quickly lead the army into the Wushuang Camp, hurry!”

Great Xia not only buried flammable materials on both sides of the tunnel, but they also spread them fifty to sixty meters on either side, so at this moment, the flames had spread over a hundred meters. Trying to extinguish it in a short time was impossible.

The key was the ground’s vibrations, which were growing more and more intense!

“Run, run……”

Li Xuanling turned and shouted urgently to the army.

Bang bang bang bang……

Several small beast silhouettes suddenly rushed in from four directions. Even though it was nighttime, the firelight at the tunnel exit was too bright, and more than forty Cold Resistance Levels of the Long Mountain, including some Longyou soldiers who had just broken through the tunnel, saw it all clearly. Their bodies trembled violently, and their faces turned deathly pale.

“Cold Beast, it’s Advanced Cold Beasts!”

“Not just that, look behind, so many Intermediate Cold Beasts…”

“It’s a Beast Tide, run!”

“How can there be a Beast Tide here? It’s only two kilometers from Wushuang, not Long Mountain. One fire, how could it cause a Beast Tide, how is that possible?”

“The Cold Beasts lured by the Beehive underground haven’t gone far yet.”

………

Eeek eeek eeek…

The soldiers’ exclamations were interrupted by a rodent that suddenly burrowed out of the ground. The rodent’s body was less than half a meter with a head width of over ten centimeters, dangling a half-meter-long meaty tail, its back covered in silky golden fur, and its bloodthirsty crimson eyes staring dead at the flames.

The rodent’s back still bore four or five sword wounds, with flesh gaping and bleeding from the cuts, apparently freshly inflicted.

“It’s injured, that’s the Advanced Rodent from earlier underground!”

Li Xuanling immediately recognized this rodent as the one that appeared while she was talking with Xia Chuan underground. Her mind flashed with countless thoughts, shock, regret, anger, frustration… various emotions intertwined, causing her body to tremble slightly with rage.

Eeek eeek eeek roar……

The rodent, having experienced something unknown, did not rush towards the flames this time. Instead, it turned to stare at the Longyou soldiers near the flames. After a few faint eeks, it suddenly roared.

During the roar, its originally small body rapidly swelled and expanded. In just three to four breaths, it transformed into a fifteen-meter-long golden-backed giant rat.

The beast’s two foreclaws alone measured half a meter long, together resembling six sharp short swords. It maintained a half-erect stance typical of rodents, with powerful, sinewy hind leg muscles supporting its fifteen-meter body, signaling the terrifying strength it contained. Its golden back fur stood on end like sharp golden spikes, causing a shiver down the spine.

“What are you all standing there for? Run, run!”

Seeing the numerous soldiers frozen in fear, Li Xuandu couldn’t help but shout sharply, signaling them to quickly run to the Wushuang Giant Stone Camp two kilometers northwest.

“Run, big brother, third brother, Meng Ying, all Cold Resistance Level, come with me to block the Cold Beasts, let the army run first!”

Li Xuanling had long since drawn her longsword and charged forward because the rodent, upon transforming into its combat form, began attacking the Longyou soldiers around the fire.

An army made up of Earth-digging Realm Limit, no doubt about its strength, but it depends on its opponent. If an Intermediate Cold Beast arrives, as long as the number isn’t huge, not only can they withstand it, but they can also wipe them out under skilled command.

But Advanced Cold Beasts, that’s a completely different story.

No need for many, even just one Advanced Cold Beast, and the army can only run.

The reason is simple: the combat form of Advanced Cold Beasts is too large, their defense capabilities are too strong, and a force just at the bristle level can’t damage them; plus, most Cold Beasts’ innate skills seem designed for large-scale killing, so encountering Advanced Cold Beasts, the army can only run, and the larger the army, the faster they need to flee.

Hunting Advanced Cold Beasts requires Cold Resistance Level. This is the reason why.

Just look at the Longyou soldiers in front of the rodent to understand!

That golden-backed rodent charged forward, knocking away a large group of soldiers. Its speed, power, and form utterly crushed the Longyou soldiers. Using both foreclaws and hind legs, numerous soldiers were instantly torn to pieces, scattering the several hundred Longyou Army who had previously exited the tunnel in just three to four breaths.

“Ah, save me!”

“Run quickly.”

“Run, head for Wushuang.”

“Can’t outrun this, the Cold Beasts have surrounded this area, run in any other direction, just escape.”

“Save me, leader, sir, save me.”

Poof… poof……

In an instant, the entire tunnel exit was in utter chaos, with the dispersed Longyou soldiers like headless flies, cries for help, wails, and screams filling the surroundings, coupled with the raging flames, the scene was completely out of control.

Whoosh… whoosh…

Though Li Xuanyan, along with a few Cold Resistance Levels, rushed to intercept, the rodent, having gone through unknown experiences, harbored intense killing intent towards them. Even blocked by Cold Resistance Levels, blood light shot from its eyes continuously, slaughtering the soldiers below.

“This rodent has gone mad, doesn’t it just want the fire? Why is it killing people?”

“No good, fourth brother, we can’t hold it.”

“Half of the people in the tunnel still can’t get out, the surrounding Advanced Cold Beasts have surrounded everything, and there’s a big wave of intermediate and lower Cold Beasts behind.”