Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Su Wanqing gripped Sun Chengwu's hand nervously and asked worriedly, "How are you?"

Sun Chengwu shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "It's alright, we need to get out of here quickly and find a way to get to land."

He pointed in the direction of the coastline.

Su Wanqing glanced at it and asked nervously, "It's so far... how are we going to get there?"

Sun Chengwu also looked troubled.

If they had clung to the fuel tanks, they might have made it to the other side, but only three people were rescued from the fuel tanks. Even if one tank could support the weight of two people, only six people could have been saved.

The cabin was sinking continuously, and the swirling seawater was pounding against the floating ice, causing more and more ice to break apart and sink.

As a result of this chain reaction, the ice floes are getting smaller and smaller, and it may not be long before they can no longer support their weight and break apart.

Time waits for no one, and he had no more time to hesitate.

Sun Chengwu gritted his teeth and said, "We'll swim across while holding onto the fuel tank."

Su Wanqing's face paled. "Do we want to go into the water?"

Sun Chengwu took off his outer coat and cotton-padded clothes to avoid them absorbing water and increasing in weight, which would cause them to sink to the bottom of the sea.

He grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it on his body to help it quickly adapt to the surrounding temperature.

Fortunately, it's daytime now, the sun is out, and the air temperature is only around minus twenty degrees Celsius.

Some people saw what Sun Chengwu did and followed suit.

Those who escaped all brought backpacks and suitcases with them, so at least they didn't have to worry about buoyancy.

The rest depends on who can withstand the 2-kilometer stretch of sea.

Sun Chengwu took out the food and distributed it to Su Wanqing and Old Man Xu, saying, "Eat more, eat as much as you can."

They mainly eat high-calorie, high-sugar foods, such as chocolate and wafer biscuits, which can quickly boost the body's energy and blood sugar.

However, most of the people on the ice floes had been starving for too long. Not to mention storing food, some of them hadn't eaten for two or three days.

In this situation, going into the water would be certain death.

Some people can't swim and are afraid to go into the water.

Four or five hundred people stood on the ice floe, and the sound of sobbing quickly spread out and merged into a continuous chorus.

Amid their cries, the cracks beneath their feet grew wider and wider, finally giving way and breaking in the middle.

In an instant, a large number of survivors fell into the cracks in the ice, their screams echoing throughout the area.

Caught off guard, someone choked on the water, their body froze, and they sank to the bottom without moving.

Some people, having just learned from Sun Chengwu how to rub their bodies with snow, had adapted to the low temperatures and still had the strength to struggle.

They swam to the backpacks and suitcases next to them and clung to them tightly.

Because it was so cold underwater, their lips had turned white, their faces had turned blue, and their bodies were trembling constantly.

Upon seeing this, Sun Chengwu immediately abandoned his plan to escape by jumping into the sea.

Underwater hypothermia is even more terrifying; it can take a person's life in a very short time, as fast as ten minutes or as slow as a few hours.

At this moment, Sun Chengwu saw someone throwing ropes down the ice floe, trying to get the people soaking in the water below to grab the ropes and then pull them up.

"John, grab the rope! Hurry!"

John was a white man in his twenties. His hair was frozen, and he clung to his suitcase tightly, refusing to let go.

He tried to grab the rope, but his hand was out of control; he raised it several times but couldn't get a grip.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and let out a hoarse roar that sent chills down your spine. After struggling violently for a while, his eyes slowly closed.

As his struggles lessened, his body gradually sank.

John froze to death.

The survivors split into two groups due to the ice breaking apart. Sun Chengwu's side only had about forty people, while the rest of the survivors were on the other side.

Sun Chengwu stared at the rope and shouted, "Everyone, gather your suitcases together and tie them together with this rope! If you don't have rope, use your clothes! Hurry!"

He thought of the Three Kingdoms period, when Cao Cao used iron chains to connect all his warships together.

Perhaps in this way, a floating vessel could be created to support a large number of survivors.

Sun Chengwu's shouts quickly drew a response from several clever people. They reacted swiftly, immediately opening their suitcases, taking out their clothes, tearing them into strips, and tying the nearby suitcases together.

Soon, a floating hull of more than 50 square meters was completed.

Success or failure hinges on this moment.

The cabin in the distance is still sinking, and it has already sunk more than halfway down. Once the air at the top is expelled, it will probably sink completely to the bottom of the sea.

At this point, there is still a chance to escape.

If the plane sinks completely, the resulting underwater currents can instantly suck up nearby ice floes and shred them into pieces.

The survivors had no chance of escaping this undercurrent.

Sun Chengwu shouted, "Everyone, push together! One! Two! Three!"

Splash...

The suitcase fell into the water and is now floating on the sea.

Sun Chengwu took a deep breath and jumped down. The suitcase under his feet swayed back and forth, but it did not sink.

Seeing Sun Chengwu go down, the others also jumped down onto the ice floe.

Just as Old Xu was about to jump, he saw Su Wanqing's face turn ashen, her lips trembling with fear, and she dared not approach.

Old Xu grabbed Su Wanqing's arm and pushed her down forcefully.

"what!"

Su Wanqing was not prepared at all and screamed in surprise.

Sun Chengwu caught Su Wanqing precisely from below, and then Old Man Xu also jumped down.

Zhou Xi and the others were on the opposite side of the ice floe because the ice floe had broken.

However, they reacted quickly. Seeing that Sun Chengwu's method was effective, they immediately began to connect the suitcases.

However, there are too many survivors on the shore, and many small groups. Some people have already imitated Sun Chengwu when he made his move, and now they have gone out to sea and are rowing towards the mainland.

Sun Chengwu looked up and saw Bai Zhan looking down from the ice floe opposite him.

From that moment on, their fates diverged.

Because the floating boats were of different sizes and the ocean currents they passed through were different, by the time Sun Chengwu and the other survivors reached the shore, there were no other survivor groups around.

Ahead of them was a vast glacier. Many people got wet as they floated, and some even stepped into the sea through the gaps when they jumped down. At this point, most of them huddled together, shivering.

Sun Chengwu looked up at the glacier, which was tens of meters high, but couldn't find a landing point.

The waves kept pushing them against the glacier, and it was impossible to leave this place using this floating boat.

Sun Chengwu stood up, looked into the distance, and saw an ice slope not far to their left, which they could climb onto land.

Judging by the distance, it should take less than ten minutes; they should be able to hold out.

He found his three suitcases, took out a dagger, cut the rope, threw them to Old Man Xu and Su Wanqing, and said to everyone in shock, "Jump into the sea."