Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1164: Chapter 397: Narrow Escape, Shock, Emergence of the Top-grade War Body

The moment the Advanced Golden Spot Tiger appeared, not only did Jiang Shouping’s expression turn to despair, but so did Xiao Hen and Yuan Bai’s, along with the rest of the Great Xia people they each led.

Although their abilities were decent, they weren’t arrogant enough to think they could handle an Advanced Golden Spot Tiger with a minimum strength of 15 manes.

"Didn’t the hunting journal from Bashang Town say that there were basically no Advanced Cold Beasts within forty kilometers? How did an Advanced Golden Spot Tiger suddenly appear?"

"A few days ago, over a hundred Advanced Teams came, and they only managed to hunt down seven Advanced Cold Beasts in total; our luck is really down."

"We’re certainly doomed now. Should we split up and run?"

"That’s the only option. Splitting up might save a few of us."

......

"Everyone shut up!"

Yuan Bai’s authority within the team was apparently much higher than Xiao Hen’s.

Seeing others starting to debate, and even come up with ideas, he immediately turned and angrily ordered everyone to shut up, then turned to Xiao Hen with a grim face and continued, "Xiao Hen, we can’t disperse. The Golden Spot Tiger is known for its speed; dispersing will only get us killed faster. Before I came, I already sent someone to notify Ji Hong. We have to hold on for a while; maybe there’s a way out!"

Having learned from Xiao Jing that there were over thirty Intermediate Golden Spot Tigers, Yuan Bai naturally wouldn’t recklessly bring his team over. There was also an exploration team nearby, led by Ji Hong. Before coming, he sent a team member to seek help from Ji Hong.

"Ji Hong, good, let’s team up and hold out for a while!"

Hearing Ji Hong’s name, Xiao Hen’s expression slightly lifted, immediately nodding, then turning to Jiang Shouping beside him and said, "Captain Jiang, we can only hold out for a while. If we hold out until reinforcements arrive, we might survive!"

Jiang Shouping was already panicking, hearing Xiao Hen’s words, he could only nod in agreement.

"Roar......"

While the group was discussing, the Advanced Golden Spot Tiger had gotten closer and closer. When it was only twenty or thirty meters away, it roared again.

A tiger’s roar echoed through the Snow Forest, making the surrounding trees tremble incessantly, and the snow on the ground scattered outward, leaving everyone in disarray. Not to mention resisting, even holding their weapons tightly became difficult.

"How can we hold out like this? It’s over!"

Xiao Hen’s expression grew extremely grim. The strength of the Advanced Golden Spot Tiger clearly exceeded his expectations. This was just a roar, and if the Golden Spot Tiger truly attacked, they probably wouldn’t last even a moment.

The Advanced Golden Spot Tiger’s muscles suddenly swelled while roaring, its body length rapidly growing from one meter to over thirty meters, its powerful limbs like gigantic pillars holding up the sky, its huge body crouching low while letting out a growl, its blood-red eyes fixed on them, and its long, razor-sharp white tusks quivering slightly, as if it was ready to pounce on them in the next second.

"The strength of an Advanced Golden Spot Tiger is judged by the amount of gold on its fur, and this one’s fur is almost completely golden. Its power is probably..."

Jiang Shouping’s voice of despair rang out again, but this time, he was interrupted by the actions of the Advanced Golden Spot Tiger.

To be precise, it was the action of the entire tiger group that interrupted him.

The thirty-meter-long Advanced Golden Spot Tiger’s blood-red eyes suddenly widened, and its ready-to-pounce movement abruptly stopped, suddenly turning its head to look northward.

Not only it, but the remaining twenty Golden Spot Tigers also made the same move. They seemed to sense something in the north, their eyes suddenly filled with an intense greed and desire.

"There’s fire, there’s fire in the north."

"What is that?"

"It’s fire. This tiger group seems to have been attracted by the fire?"

"It probably isn’t the fire attracting them, right? Is there something near the fire?"

.........

Jiang Shouping, Xiahou Qingqing, and the rest of Jiangxia quickly discovered a fire source a hundred meters away to the north, exclaiming in low voices, their expressions both joyful and surprised.

They weren’t the only ones to discover the fire source; Xiao Hen, Yuan Bai, Luo An, and the rest of the Great Xia also noticed it early on, but they seemed to know exactly what the fire source was, showing only joy in their eyes.

"Roar..."

"Beep beep beep beep beep beep......"

The Advanced Golden Spot Tiger let out a low roar, transforming into a golden wind as it quickly lunged towards the fire source, followed closely by the other twenty or so Golden Spot Tigers, galloping southward.

A series of rapid Bone Whistle sounds on the east side almost coincided with the low roar of the Golden Spot Tiger. Hearing the whistles, Yuan Bai’s face was suddenly filled with delight.

"Ji Hong’s team is here!"

"It must be them; don’t waste time, run!"

Xiao Hen reacted extremely quickly, first startlingly reminding everyone, then leading the charge to dash eastward, with the rest scrambling to follow.

They narrowly escaped death, hardly daring to waste a moment as they ran three or four miles east, not stopping until the firelight was no longer visible.

"Advanced Golden Spot Tiger, you two are quite courageous!"

Just as over fifty people were about to catch their breath under a tree, a team came running from the east. The lead figure, appearing about twenty-four or five, was burly, with an air of arrogance between his brows, and he approached the panting crowd to tease Xiao Hen and Yuan Bai.

Yuan Bai’s team members were chuckling bitterly, turning to Xiao Hen, while Xiao Hen, Luo An, and others wore similar expressions, their gaze shifting to Jiangxia’s group.

Jiang Shouping, still immersed in the ecstasy of a narrow escape, saw everyone looking his way, immediately walked up to Xiao Hen, full of gratitude, clasped his hands, and said, "Brother Xiao..."