Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 286 - 160: Night Has Fallen, The Time Has Come_3

The pressure on the more than a hundred people holding the front door chains was suddenly reduced.

On the other hand, the support on Xia Chuan’s side wasn’t as effective.

In the center of the main hall, although there were over four hundred people, the four iron chains they were pulling were linked to the entire wooden house’s joints and bore much more impact than the hundred people at the main entrance.

Moreover, there was a large iron door on the west side blocking the way, and the wooden house’s structure hadn’t completely collapsed, so practically no Cold Beasts had broken in. However, the southeast and northern sides were not as fortunate.

The wooden house’s compartments were already empty, and once the Cold Beasts got in, their target was all more than four hundred people in the main hall. By the time Xia Chuan and others came down, three or four Cold Beasts had already begun their feast, which was the source of the screams Xia Chuan heard from the second floor.

Swish...

Before Xu Ning reached the scene, he shot an iron arrow at a Teng Jiao that was biting someone. The arrow was incredibly powerful, piercing through the Teng Jiao’s eyes and pinning its head to the ground.

Splash...

Xia Chuan arrived and beheaded the Teng Jiao with a swipe, then, along with Yue Feng, began to drive away Cold Beasts from the other directions.

"My lord, we can’t hold on any longer!"

At this moment, Mu Dong’s face was flushed, his chest stained with blood from the friction of the iron chains, coloring his shirt red. Despite telling Xia Chuan that they couldn’t hold on, both his hands still gripped the end of the iron chain tightly, not relaxing at all.

The other four hundred plus people in the Logging Realm, although they said nothing, all glanced at Xia Chuan with meaningful looks.

Clearly, Mu Dong’s words also reflected their current feelings.

Tonight’s Cold Beast tide numbered at least five hundred.

The wooden walls, iron spikes, Teng Jiao poison skins, poison sacs they previously set up, and their initial archery from the third floor indeed took down quite a few, but the total did not even reach a hundred, which was only about a fifth of the entire tide.

With nearly four hundred Cold Beasts charging simultaneously, plus the subsequent four Intermediate Cold Beasts, the fact that the wooden house could hold on without collapsing until now was largely thanks to the five hundred plus people in the Logging Realm on the ground floor.

Knowing that these five hundred people on the ground floor had reached their limits, Xia Chuan still gritted his teeth and hardened his heart, slashing the Snow Mane in front of him and saying:

"Hold on a bit longer. There are Wooden Mannequins fighting the four Intermediate Cold Beasts. As long as the wooden house doesn’t fall, and we contain these Low-level Cold Beasts, we can survive!"

Although some Cold Beasts had broken into the second floor, their numbers weren’t large. Luo Yuan and the others should be able to hold for a little while with no problem.

But if the ground floor was completely breached and the wooden house collapsed, it would be over!

"There are only a few minutes left until it’s completely dark. Once it gets dark, these Cold Beasts won’t be as strong. Hang in there a bit longer!"

We have to hold on.

What exactly are we holding on to?

"Lord Xia Chuan, where is the head leader? Is he outside dealing with other, stronger Cold Beasts?"

Among the people pulling the iron chains in the Logging Realm, one person suddenly asked loudly.

With that, everyone’s gaze instinctively turned to Xia Chuan, including Mu Dong.

More than an hour had passed since nightfall.

There were only a few minutes left until it was completely dark.

Yet, the head leader Xia Hong hadn’t made an appearance.

The wooden house was only so big. Xia Chuan could hear the commotion on the first floor from the second, and likewise, these people on the first could hear activities upstairs.

Indeed, from the beginning, they hadn’t heard Xia Hong’s voice.

In such a critical moment, why hadn’t the head leader Xia Hong appeared?

Was a breakthrough really this critical?

The wooden house was already in such disrepair, and Xia Hong was still secluded?

It didn’t seem possible!

A terrifying thought began to surface in the minds of some people.

As they looked at Xia Chuan, despair slowly filled their eyes.

Especially since Xia Chuan hadn’t said a word for so long, the despairing sentiment only grew stronger, spreading gradually among the crowd.

"The Great Xia has gotten to where it is today; you all know who the head leader is better than I do. Don’t overthink. If he’s not coming out, then it means it’s not yet time. We only need to do what we should. Whether we survive or not is up to us. If you don’t trust the head leader, and don’t trust Big Brother..."

An hour of tension also made Xia Chuan irritable. After reading what they were thinking from their eyes, his anger intensified. After saying his piece, he slashed at the Frost Wolf in front of him, pushed it back, and roared at the people behind him:

"Let go now and run on your own!"

At his words, everyone shook with emotion, recalling previous images of Xia Hong, including everything he had done for the camp: Cold Beast Meat, Wood Puppet Monster, Rodent swarms, and the Mirror Immortal Camp...

"The head leader is not that kind of person. He wouldn’t abandon us and run alone."

"That’s right, if anyone dares to distrust the head leader, I’ll be the first to not let them off."

"We’re in this deep now, yet let go? For all we know, the head leader is just a hair’s breadth from breaking through. Hold on, brothers! As long as we hang on until the head leader comes out, we’ll live!"

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Trust in Xia Hong ultimately prevailed. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

With each roar and shout, the crowd’s waning spirit quickly rallied, and the four iron chains actually pulled back inward a little.

Bang... Bang... Boom...

Several tremors could be heard around the wooden house. Xia Chuan looked up at the four corners and saw four Wooden Mannequins transformed into Thunder Kui, each facing a Cold Beast outside the house.

The Wooden Mannequins transformed to Thunder Kui due to Thunder Kui’s superior comprehensive strength.

It is said that even against the Intermediate Cold Beasts like Teng Jiao, Snow Mane, Demon Sheep, and Frost Wolf, a real Intermediate Thunder Kui should not suffer a loss against any of them.