Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

The territories of wolves and brown bears overlap, and in the Arctic, the overlap is even greater, leading to constant conflict.

When wolves gather to breed, brown bears will ambush wolf cubs while the wolves are hunting.

At this time, brown bears have just awakened from hibernation and urgently need to replenish their fat and protein.

They would also drive away the wolves and steal their prey when they were hunting.

The struggle between wolves and brown bears has never ceased since ancient times.

When Curly Hair and his friends encountered this, it was truly a stroke of bad luck.

Upon seeing the brown bear and the wolf pack, his curly, jet-black face turned even blacker, like the bottom of a pot. Without another word, he abandoned Big Black and Little Black and turned to flee.

If you don't run now, you're just waiting to die.

Whether it's brown bears or wolf packs, they are beings they cannot afford to mess with.

Erhei looked at Dahei and asked, "Brother, should we run?"

Big Black cried because of his stupid younger brother, and dragged him along as they ran away behind Curly.

This created a peculiar scene.

The wolf pack chased the brown bear, while three curly-haired men in front of the bear struggled to escape. These black men were already athletic, and now, facing a life-or-death crisis, they all ran like Usain Bolt, their long legs reaching three or four meters in a single stride, moving with incredible speed even in the snow.

Annoyed by being chased by the wolves, the brown bear suddenly turned around and slapped one of the wolves hard.

The wolf nimbly dodged, while the other wolves rushed forward and bit down hard on the brown bear's rump.

These wolves are each nearly a meter tall at the shoulder and weigh over 100 kilograms, making them enormous among wolves.

Although brown bears weigh up to a ton, they are still inevitably injured when surrounded and attacked by a pack of wolves.

The brown bear, its tail caught in its jaws, roared and turned to swat at the gray wolf behind it.

The gray wolf dodged again, while the other wolves launched a sneak attack.

Under repeated attacks, the brown bear's injuries gradually worsened.

It was already injured from the attack by Sun Chengwu and others, and had only recently awakened from hibernation. Its strength was insufficient, so it had to give up its prey.

He abandoned the wolf cubs in the snow and fled into the depths of the forest.

The wolves didn't chase after the cub; instead, they circled around it and gently nudged it with their noses.

Unfortunately, the cub's eyes were already gray and it was motionless.

In the Arctic, reproduction is an extremely difficult task. Due to the lack of food sources, only the alpha female in a wolf pack is allowed to reproduce, while the other female wolves are only responsible for raising the offspring.

This year, the wolf king only had two cubs, one of which was killed by a brown bear, indicating that their pack is unlikely to expand this year, and may even suffer losses due to accidents involving other wolves.

If the wolf pack is not large enough, it will be even more difficult to compete with brown bears and polar bears for prey, and eventually they will fall into the killing line and gradually disappear from this forest.

Those wolves that escape will find a suitable place to find another wolf of the opposite sex, reproduce again, and develop their pack.

But many more wolves will become like the lone wolf Sun Chengwu encountered, slowly heading towards death.

In such an extreme environment, it is difficult to survive without a community or individual.

The wolves surrounded the cubs, raising their heads and howling mournfully.

Curly Hair and the others were terrified when they heard the wolf howl, and they ran away even faster.

Meanwhile, on the ridge, Sun Chengwu and Li Cha were preparing to set up camp.

Sun Chengwu had Richard walk in front, deliberately leaving himself alone so that whichever of them the beast was about to ambush would be attacked by the other.

However, Sun Chengwu, who is lagging behind, is more likely to become a target for lone wolves.

They searched the woods for almost a day, finding only some footprints in the snow, but no trace of the lone wolf.

As darkness approached, Richard stopped and waited for Sun Chengwu to approach.

Sun Chengwu asked, "Why have you stopped?"

Richard glanced at the sky and said, "It's going to get dark soon. It's dangerous to continue. The danger level increases exponentially at night. I'm not confident."

Sun Chengwu glanced at the time; it was almost 10 p.m.

It seems that beast deliberately waited until dark.

At night, the gray and white color of the snow blends into the color of the gray wolf's fur, making it even harder to spot.

Human eyes can only adapt to a portion of darkness at night, and cannot be compared with the vision of animals.

Sun Chengwu said, "If we go down the mountain now, we'll be followed anyway, so we might as well continue to lure it out."

I can't sleep well today if I don't kill it.

Richard was about to say something when Sun Chengwu interrupted, "Continue. You're in front. If the gray wolf appears behind you, I'll warn you. If it appears behind me, I'll call you to turn around immediately."

Richard pursed his lips and gave Sun Chengwu a deep look. "Be careful."

The two continued walking forward, one in front of the other.

Sun Chengwu followed behind Richard for almost two hours, and it was already midnight.

At that moment, he keenly noticed a very slight sound of footsteps on snow behind him, almost overlapping with his own footsteps. If he hadn't been highly focused, he would have definitely missed it.

Sun Chengwu tilted his head and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

The woods were dark, and with the help of the scattered moonlight, he scanned the surrounding woods.

It's invisible.

He didn't know where the gray wolf was.

But being able to hear footsteps meant that the gray wolf was nearby, very close.

Sun Chengwu whistled to remind Richard.

Ahead, Richard heard a whistle, slowed down, nocked an arrow, and kept a watchful eye on the movements behind him.

The two continued walking forward, and the wolf followed behind Sun Chengwu without launching an attack.

Sun Chengwu had to concentrate for a long time to hear it, which was very mentally taxing, especially at night.

Soon, he got tired and seemed to be hallucinating, feeling that the gray wolf was right next to him, but when he looked over several times, there was nothing there.

He could no longer distinguish his own footsteps from the gray wolf's.

Just as Sun Chengwu glanced back again out of the corner of his eye, he vaguely saw a gray patch, almost imperceptible in the darkness, but he could sense that something was moving at an extremely fast speed ahead.

Whether it was a hallucination or not, Sun Chengwu instinctively shouted towards Richard, "Behind you!"

Richard, who was walking ahead, suddenly turned around, his bow and arrow poised to fire. Just then, a gray wolf darted out from the woods.

Richard did not act rashly. If the arrow missed, the wolf would lose its deterrent and pounce on him instantly.

Using the cover of the woods, the lone wolf disappeared from their sight once again.

Sun Chengwu was somewhat frightened. He hadn't expected this beast to use a feint, following him all the way before circling around to the front to attack Richard.

Richard sat on the snow-covered hillside, warily watching his surroundings. He could hear nothing but the faint sound of the wind.

He glanced at Sun Chengwu behind him, and what he saw made him freeze instantly, his scalp tingling.