Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1159: Chapter 396: Rescuing Lives, First Encounter with Qingqing, Twists and Turns

Though the sixteen people were split into three teams, they maintained a distance of less than half a mile between each other, so they could hear the bone whistle signal smoothly.

Xiao Hen led Luo An and the other five, quickly returning and searching through the snow forest following the whistle sound, soon finding Hong Ye whistling under a large tree.

At the same time, Xiao Jing’s team behind them also approached with tense expressions.

"What’s the situation, where are Xiao Lin and the other four?"

However, seeing no trace of tension on Hong Ye’s face, Xiao Hen and the others immediately relaxed and asked what was happening.

Hong Ye put down the bone whistle and responded in a low voice, "There’s something happening in the west, Xiao Lin and the other three are watching over there. Follow me!"

After speaking, he turned and headed west, with Xiao Hen’s eleven people following him, full of confusion.

Roar... Roar...

Swish, swish, swish......

After walking west about three hundred meters, a dense array of roars and arrow firing sounds came from nearby, causing Xiao Hen and the others’ expressions to change immediately.

It was obvious that someone was fighting with Cold Beasts, judging by the sound, there were probably quite a few beasts.

"Climb the tree to see!"

Hong Ye quickly found a large tree and took the lead in climbing up.

Xiao Hen and the eleven people had already seen Xiao Lin and the other four at the tree top, so they followed Hong Ye and climbed up without hesitation.

The trees in the Ice Abyss were robust, with trunks often measuring ten meters in diameter, and branches were two to three meters thick, so a dozen people standing on them was not crowded at all.

Xiao Hen climbed to the top of the tree and looked west, his gaze immediately hardened.

About two hundred meters away in the snow forest, more than thirty tiger-like Cold Beasts with golden spots were ferociously attacking a group of people.

The group, armored in iron, fully armed, numbered about twenty, clearly a standard hunting party configuration.

"It should be the Jiangxia Town hunting team!"

"Intermediate Golden Spot Tigers, their strength ranges mostly between 1 to 1.3 tufts, although not as powerful as Rock Armor Bears, they excel in agility and killing prowess, making them collectively stronger than Rock Armor Bears."

"They have only 23 people, though two are at Cold Resistance Level, their strength is quite average, seemingly not even reaching two tufts."

"The remaining 21 are all at the Earth-digging Realm Limit cultivation, their strength appears to be less than ours, they should be Jiangxia Town’s intermediate hunting team."

"Thirty-two Golden Spot Tigers, this is trouble; without reinforcements, they’ll all die!"

"Such bad luck, not even thirty kilometers deep and they’re running into a pack of Golden Spot Tigers."

......

Thanks to Lu Yang’s years of lurking in East Ridge, information on common Cold Beast species within the Moao Mountain has long been recorded in the Great Xia Cold Beast Record. Plus the exploration over the past month, Xiao Hen and the others had encountered Golden Spot Tigers before, so they could identify them at a glance.

As for encountering Jiangxia Town’s hunting team within the Moao Mountain Range, it wasn’t strange at all.

The agreement between the Nine Towns regarding the division of Moao Mountain hunting areas only imposed restrictions on the first fifteen kilometers. Beyond that, it’s up to capability; if you’re unafraid of danger, you can go wherever you want.

Where they stood now was about 23 kilometers deep into Moao Mountain, encountering Jiangxia Town’s hunting team was perfectly normal.

However, the fact that the opposite party was being besieged by Cold Beast groups was truly a coincidence.

"People are about to die, we need to help!"

Upon hearing Xiao Hen’s words, everyone showed a slight surprise.

But soon, Luo An was the first to nod in agreement: "Yes, we should take action; Jiangxia has a good relationship with us now. The hunting team conflict in July caused friction between the two towns. If we can help save this group, it will benefit the relationship between the two towns."

"I also agree we should help."

"Jiangxia Town is currently supported by our Great Xia; as descendants of Great Xia, it’s our duty to maintain the relationship between the two towns."

"Jiangxia might become like family with us in the future, let’s do it!"

"I agree too, but we need to come up with a foolproof plan. The Golden Spot Tiger pack isn’t weak, relying solely on us sixteen might not suffice."

......

Luo An, Zou Ping, Luo Cheng, and other dozens of young people, although young, as their fathers held certain positions in Great Xia, naturally grasped more information than the average person, and were well-informed about the current relations between the two towns.

Especially Liu Peng, who could say "Jiangxia might become like family with us in the future," obviously knew something from his brother Liu Yuan.

However, at this moment Xiao Hen wasn’t worried about this issue; he was a bit excited, as since the creation of his temporary team, such a scene had never happened before.

The full team unanimously endorsed his command for the first time.

This was clearly thanks to his recent change in exploration methods, causing Luo An and others to begin recognizing him as the team leader; indeed, making decisions with different perspectives and respecting team members’ opinions can gradually unite people as his father had taught.

For the first time receiving the team’s complete recognition, Xiao Hen’s confidence was boosted. He nodded and said gravely: "Lu Dong is right, the tiger pack is too large, we need a foolproof plan..."

He turned to look towards the west, seeing some Jiangxia members were already killed by the tigers, quickly pondering, he ordered Xiao Jing: "If I remember correctly, Yuan Bai’s exploration team is nearby. Second brother, you go find Yuan Bai, let their team come over to help quickly. The rest of you follow me, let’s first hold off the tigers for Jiangxia."