Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Luo Ming's spear was the longest, so it was the first to strike the wooden puppet ghoul.

However, the incomparably sharp spearhead stopped abruptly after hitting the wooden puppet ghoul's chest, unable to advance even an inch further.

But Luo Ming's face did not reveal any surprise.

Obviously, he knew that he could not break through the opponent's flesh.

At the same time, Li Hu's wild goose wing saber also slashed at the wooden puppet ghoul's legs.

Clang… … … …

Unfortunately, after striking, it only produced a sound.

It wasn't until the last long sword was about to slice across its body that the wooden puppet ghoul's face truly revealed a hint of fear. It first turned its head to dodge, and then the fingers of its right hand moved slightly.

Boom… … Crack… …

Suddenly, a sound of earth-shattering tremors rang out.

The tree closest to the four people began to tremble violently.

Then, the tree suddenly rose from the ground, as if it had come to life. The branches were like human arms, beginning to shake.

And immediately following, the second and third trees nearby, all the way up to the eighth tree, came to life. They all rose from the ground, and then used their branches to gain leverage on the ground, quickly converging towards the center.

The thousands upon thousands of branching twigs on the eight trees extended towards the three people like snakes and monsters. Not only were they incredibly fast, but they also surrounded the three people almost without leaving any gaps, leaving no room to escape.

Just now, it was the three of them surrounding the wooden puppet ghoul.

Unexpectedly, the offense and defense switched in an instant.

Luo Ming's face was a little flustered, while Li Hu was relatively calm, only turning his gaze to the young man with the sword, waiting for him to make a decision.

"It will be troublesome to be entangled, break through these trees first!"

Hearing the young man's words, Luo Ming and Li Hu responded immediately, one brandishing his long spear horizontally and vertically, the other hacking left and right with his long saber, instantly severing countless branches and vines.

The leading young man was even more extraordinary. Between flashes of sword light, he not only cut off vines and branches, but even directly cut off the main trunks of three or four of the larger trees.

However, the young man raised an eyebrow, realizing something. He quickly turned his head to look in the direction of the wooden puppet ghoul just now, his face instantly becoming extremely unsightly.

The wooden puppet ghoul, where was there even a trace of it?

"We've been tricked, these trees haven't been made into puppets yet!"

As if to confirm his words, the menacing trees instantly lost their spirituality. All the vines, forked branches, and twigs fell off one after another, collapsing to the ground with a crash.

Seeing Luo Ming escape, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered: "Chief Luo, don't be too happy too soon. Being able to control eight such large trees at the same time, this artisan ghoul is probably not far from intermediate level. Once it breaks through, the camps around Redwood Ridge won't have a way to survive."

Hearing this, Luo Ming's face suddenly became tense and confused.

Just as he was about to speak, Shi Qing led the four people and ran over.

Reaching the three people, the five of them immediately knelt down and prostrated on the ground:

"Little ones, Shi Qing of the Great Stone Camp, thank the two adults and Chief Luo for the life-saving grace, which we will never forget."

Luo Ming was no longer in the mood at the moment, but he had a good impression of Shi Qing, so he stepped forward to help him up and said softly: "Chief Shi, you are too polite. I am no match for that ghoul either. If you want to thank someone, thank the two adults from the North Shuo Camp!"

Remembering that Shi Qing didn't know the two of them, he then introduced their names.

"This is Lord Yang Ning, this is Lord Li Hu."

North Shuo Camp?

Shi Qing was a little confused when he heard this unfamiliar camp name, but he quickly turned with the four people and kowtowed three times to Yang Ning and Li Hu respectively.

Although he had already guessed that Luo Ming's status was below the two of them.

But hearing Luo Ming call the two of them 'adults' at this moment, Shi Qing couldn't help but feel shocked.

Luo Ming was the leader of the only medium-sized camp around Redwood Ridge, the Rogue Camp, and also the strongest Earth Burrowing Realm expert.

Even he called them 'adults,' what level was the North Shuo Camp that Yang Ning and Li Hu belonged to?

Large camp, giant camp?

After all, he had seen too little, and only these two guesses could come to Shi Qing's mind.

In fact, neither the five of them, nor Luo Ming just now, had noticed that when the word 'camp' was mentioned, Yang Ning and Li Hu both frowned slightly, and a clear look of contempt flashed across their faces.

But as if they disdained to do so, neither of them opened their mouths to explain.

"Two adults, Luo wants to ask, why is this wooden puppet ghoul called an artisan ghoul, and what does it want?

Why would our camps around Redwood Ridge have no way to survive if it breaks through to the intermediate level? I beg the two adults to solve my doubts."

After helping Shi Qing and the others up, Luo Ming finally couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

His question made both Yang Ning and Li Hu frown slightly.

Li Hu shook his head and opened his mouth with contempt.

"I don't know how you've lived for so long in the Ice Abyss, being so ignorant."

Yang Ning glanced around at everyone, including Luo Ming, and looked at the animal skin skirts they were wearing, a trace of sympathy flashed in his eyes, and he sighed:

"Living in such an environment, it can't be blamed on you. The word 'Ice Abyss,' this is also the first time you've heard it, right?"

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and the others all nodded slightly.

Indeed, they had never heard of the Ice Abyss, nor did they know what the Ice Abyss was.

Ice Abyss, this was indeed the first time they had heard of it.

Yang Ning and Li Hu looked at each other, and a look of 'as expected' appeared in their eyes.

"Ice Abyss is the name given to this world by the great lord Yang Zun, meaning the abyss of ice. This name has been jointly recognized by all humans in the nine towns of the southern foothills of Mount Mo'ao. You must firmly remember these two words from now on."

When mentioning the two words 'Yang Zun,' whether it was Yang Ning or Li Hu, their faces revealed incomparable respect, even piety.

The fact that two such powerful people could show this expression, in addition to shock, Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and the others felt even more curiosity.

"May I ask what the two adults are talking about, Yang... no, what are Mount Mo'ao and the nine towns?"

Luo Ming originally wanted to ask about Yang Zun, but as soon as he said the word 'Yang,' he was frightened by the fierce gazes of Yang Ning and Li Hu, and he abruptly took it back, instead asking about Mount Mo'ao and the nine towns.

"It is a capital crime in the Ice Abyss to directly call out the name without adding the prefix 'Great Lord.' Considering your lowliness and ignorance, I will spare you this time. But don't blame me for showing no mercy if you dare to commit this offense again!"

It was a capital crime to directly call out his name without adding the prefix 'Great Lord'.

Luo Ming trembled slightly. He could hear the killing intent in Yang Ning's tone, and quickly bowed down to the two of them:

"It was Luo's impudence and ignorance, I hope the adults will forgive me."

Seeing him apologize, Yang Ning did not pursue the matter, and continued to speak:

"The Mo'ao Mountains are the largest mountain range in the southern part of the Ice Abyss. No one knows how long it is exactly. What is currently known is that we humans live on its southern foothills.

As for the nine towns… …"

Speaking of the nine towns, Yang Ning paused for a moment, lowered his head to look at Luo Ming, and a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"It refers to the collective name of the nine largest camps on the southern foothills of Mount Mo'ao."

Nine, the largest camps?

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and the other few people all showed a hint of confusion on their faces.

Finally, Luo Ming tentatively asked: "Could it be that those nine are all giant camps with a population of over five thousand?"

"Hahahaha… …"

Luo Ming's words caused Yang Ning and Li Hu to burst out laughing.

Their laughter was full of contempt for Luo Ming's ignorance.

This made Luo Ming a little embarrassed, but he could only laugh awkwardly to the side.

Shi Qing, on the other hand, gave him a sympathetic look.

Although they felt uncomfortable in their hearts, they were still very curious about how large the nine largest camps that Yang Ning and Li Hu were talking about were.

Li Hu, who had finished laughing, cleared up their doubts.

"Each of the nine town-level camps on the southern foothills of Mount Mo'ao has a population of over one hundred thousand."

One… … hundred thousand?

Luo Ming, Shi Qing, and the other four people, upon hearing this number, their expressions instantly became dull, and a monstrous wave surged in their hearts.

"And we come from one of the nine towns, North Shuo Town!"

Seemingly very satisfied with everyone's reaction, Li Hu raised his head when he said this, his face full of pride, and his tone also full of self-importance.