Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Sun Chengwu stared at Jim's body for a long time until the Russians dug them out.

When the Hadza people saw that the Russians wanted to take away the bodies of their people, they immediately panicked, blocked the Russians' way, and pulled out bone knives.

Sun Chengwu shook his head at them and pressed it onto their hands that were holding knives.

They glanced at Sun Chengwu, ultimately choosing to believe him, but sided with Jim.

The meaning was clear: they were going to stay with Jim.

When his clansmen died, Sun Chengwu understood their plight and did not force them to accept it.

Separated from the others, Sun Chengwu, with Da Bai and Xiao Bai, continued their search along the trail of footprints leading northeast.

The bald man wanted to follow, and Sun Chengwu did not refuse.

The bald man called two of his brothers, who followed behind Sun Chengwu.

Night fell quickly, the temperature dropped, and there were no trees nearby, so they couldn't find anything to start a fire.

Fortunately, Sun Chengwu had some emergency tarpaulin in his backpack. He took some out, lit it, and boiled some water.

Drinking hot water warmed me up a little, but it still couldn't ward off the chill.

Sun Chengwu wrapped his bearskin coat tightly around himself, which barely kept out the cold wind.

He woke up after sleeping for less than two hours and continued on his way.

This really tormented the bald man. He had just fallen asleep when he heard the noise, opened his eyes, and saw that Sun Chengwu had already left.

He quickly followed.

During the polar night, the visibility is not much different between day and night, the only difference is the temperature.

The daytime temperature can be four or five degrees higher than the nighttime temperature.

Only in the afternoon, when the sun is very close, will there be a temperature difference of more than ten degrees.

It's already November, and the sun is almost nowhere to be seen. Only occasionally can you see a glimpse of the blue sky before dawn.

Ahead, Lao Ma and Su Wanqing followed the dog, continuing to walk forward.

The dog knows the way and can lead them back to the village.

But the journey would take three or four days, and none of them knew if they could make it.

After walking like this for two days, Su Wanqing couldn't take it anymore. No matter how hard she tried to persevere, she was, after all, a woman, and her physical strength was vastly different from that of men.

Old Ma noticed Su Wanqing's weakness, stopped, and glanced at the dog.

This dog must not be killed.

Otherwise they wouldn't be able to find their way back.

Old Ma hesitated for a moment, then took out a dagger, cut his wrist, and squeezed some blood onto Su Wanqing's lips.

Su Wanqing, who was almost unconscious, felt the warmth on her lips and subconsciously took two sips.

Seeing that the two hadn't followed, the dog returned and lay down next to Old Ma.

The dog hasn't eaten for the past two days and is starting to feel the strain.

Old Ma let out a long sigh.

He probably won't be able to keep his promise to Sun Chengwu.

He dug a snow pit on the spot and crawled in with the dog and Su Wanqing.

Su Wanqing lay in the dog's arms, using the dog's fur to keep her body warm.

Old Ma whispered to the dog, "You stay here and protect her."

After saying that, he crawled out of the snow pit, glanced at the night sky, and headed northeast.

Another half day passed, and suddenly Big White and Little White, who were leading the way, let out a howl and sped up, running forward.

Hearing their reminder, Sun Chengwu quickly quickened his pace and followed behind.

Big White and Little White ran to a snowy area and kept digging at the snow with their paws.

At this moment, the dog hidden under the snow heard the noise and let out a threatening growl.

Big White and Little White dug the snow even faster, letting out low growls as they went deeper into the snow.

As the two sides were locked in a standoff, Sun Chengwu arrived and saw the dog at the bottom of the snow pit, and Su Wanqing lying in the dog's fur.

"Big White, Little White, move aside!"

Sun Chengwu dug through the snow and called out, "Sister Su!"

The dog was protective of its owner. It wasn't familiar with Sun Chengwu; it only knew that there were wolves outside.

"Woof woof!"

The dog lunged at Sun Chengwu's arm.

Sun Chengwu didn't have time to stop and was bitten by the dog, making him grit his teeth in pain.

The dog's barking woke Su Wanqing. She opened her eyes groggily, and the first thing she saw was Sun Chengwu's concerned face.

Immediately afterwards, the dog bit Sun Chengwu's arm.

Su Wanqing exclaimed, "Let go! He's one of us!"

The dog hesitated for a moment, then released its mouth.

Blood dripped onto the snow. Su Wanqing quickly grabbed Sun Chengwu's arm and exclaimed in surprise, "You're injured!"

The dog whimpered pitifully, like a child who had done something wrong.

Sun Chengwu patted the dog's head, not blaming him, but praising him, "You did the right thing, thank you for protecting Sister Su."

He was wearing thick clothes, and the wound wasn't deep. Since it was a pet dog, there was no need to worry about it carrying rabies.

For dogs, the incubation period for rabies is only ten days; after ten days, a dog infected with the disease will die.

Before the onset of the disease, the probability of transmission through biting is extremely low.

Sun Chengwu rolled up his sleeves, quickly treated his wound, and asked, "Sister Su, where are the others?"

Su Wanqing looked around but didn't see Lao Ma. She became a little anxious. "Lao Ma protected me and helped me escape here. After that, I don't remember anything. I don't know where he went."

Sun Chengwu glanced around.

Because this was a plain, the cold wind howled, and the blood foam blowing on the ground even formed a blood mist more than a meter high, which covered their footprints in less than half a day.

Sun Chengwu patted Da Bai's head and pointed to the darkness ahead, "Da Bai, it's up to you now, take a sniff."

Big White and Little White sniffed for a long time, but couldn't find Old Horse's scent.

Su Wanqing suddenly remembered something, "I remember Mom saying to keep heading northeast, he must have gone to find a way to survive!"

Su Wanqing looked at the dog, "Let it lead you to it!"

Sun Chengwu took out some food and fed it to Dabai, Xiaobai, and Gouzi.

He asked Su Wanqing, "Sister Su, are you still able to walk?"

Su Wanqing tried to stand up, but she had no strength at all.

She gritted her teeth, not wanting to hold others back, and tried her best to stand firm.

But she collapsed as soon as she took a step.

Sun Chengwu reacted quickly and caught her, saying, "I'll carry you on my back."

For the rest of the journey, a dog and two wolves led the way, with Sun Chengwu and the others following behind.

Another day or so has passed. We're not far from the village now; it should only take a day or two to get there.

At that moment, the dog noticed something and barked warningly ahead.

Big White and Little White also cautiously lowered their front bodies and made threatening whimpering sounds.

Upon seeing this, Sun Chengwu quickly put Su Wanqing down, took out his bow and arrow, and nocked a titanium alloy arrow onto the bowstring.

The bald man, bewildered, asked in a panic, "What's wrong?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a person came running towards them quickly through the snow and mist in the distance.

Sun Chengwu recognized him clearly; it was Old Ma.