Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

David's face turned green when he heard the word "amputation".

He pleaded, "Brother Wu, can't we avoid amputation?"

Sun Chengwu calmly replied, "Amputation or death, choose one."

David closed his eyes, making a difficult decision.

What seems like a simple choice actually requires a change of perspective. If you were to spend the rest of your life as a disabled person, especially in this kind of environment, even if you knew that amputation was the right thing to do, you would still hesitate.

Sun Chengwu did not urge him, giving him time to prepare mentally.

After almost three minutes, David came to his senses. "Brother Wu, I'll listen to you."

Sun Chengwu shook his head. "It's up to you to decide, not me."

Sun Chengwu was no one to him and could not be responsible for the rest of his life.

David gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint in his eyes, and said, "Amputation!"

Sun Chengwu nodded and said to the bald man, "Make the fire burn brighter, prepare more hot water, and boil the gauze in boiling water for at least ten minutes before use."

Sun Chengwu found a wooden stick, peeled off the bark, and boiled it in hot water to disinfect it.

There was also a knife.

The knife must be sharp, otherwise David will suffer even more.

We also need a stone to step on.

Watching Sun Chengwu's preparations, David's face gradually turned pale. He trembled all over, and fear almost consumed him.

Sun Chengwu noticed David's unusual behavior and asked, "Are you scared?"

David nodded. "Who isn't afraid of something like this?"

Sun Chengwu looked at Williams and said, "You'll help him with anesthesia in a bit."

Williams scratched his head. "Do we have any anesthetic?"

The bald man walked up behind David and suddenly chopped at David's neck.

David's blood flow was blocked, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted.

The bald man chuckled and said, "This is called anesthesia."

Sun Chengwu praised, "You've been surprisingly clever for once."

The bald man stared wide-eyed and said, "I used to be smart too."

Sun Chengwu ignored him and ordered, "Baldy, tie David up. You and Williams will hold him down to prevent him from waking up and struggling during the surgery."

Sofia, hot water needs to be supplied continuously.

Fang Wei, please wash the gauze for me whenever you need it; we'll be using a lot of gauze soon.

"Zhou Xiaolian, go and get some wood ash, preferably freshly burned and still glowing. That's the kind that's free of germs; we'll need to stop his bleeding later."

After everyone finished their preparations, Sun Chengwu absorbed the hot water.

When Sun Chengwu's icy hands came into contact with the hot water, he felt a sharp pain.

But he endured it and soaked his hands in hot water for a long time until they turned red and his blood circulation started again.

He moved his fingers to make sure they were ready for the upcoming surgery.

During this time, Richard and his team were also busy. They set up tents to block the cold wind and minimize the impact of the environment on the surgery.

Sun Chengwu picked up the knife that had been boiled and sterilized, and put it on the fire to heat it.

The purpose of heating the blade until it's red-hot is not to sterilize it, but to make it sharper. At the same time, the hot blade can instantly burn the cut blood vessels, preventing massive bleeding.

There aren't many major arteries on the toes, but cutting the entire toe off will still result in a lot of bleeding.

Stopping the bleeding is very troublesome.

Sun Chengwu, holding a red-hot knife, approached David.

The bald man held down his feet, Williams held down his chest, and a freshly whittled wooden stick was tightly pressed into his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.

Sun Chengwu looked at everyone and asked, "Is everyone ready?"

Everyone nodded solemnly.

Sun Chengwu held David down, and the red-hot knife landed on his three toes.

To be on the safe side, Sun Chengwu planned to cut it all at once.

David was only unconscious, not actually under anesthesia. He might not be able to withstand three consecutive incisions.

Cutting off three toes at a time, only causing him pain once, would be more humane for him.

But this was a real test for Sun Chengwu's skills.

Although he introduced himself as a doctor, only he knew that he was just an intern.

He had only observed the surgery remotely and had never performed it himself; he usually only communicated with pork.

He knew absolutely nothing about orthopedics.

But now, there are no better candidates, so he has to do it.

Sun Chengwu stared intently, finding the right angle, and forcefully slashed down with the knife.

To avoid failing to cut it completely in one go, Sun Chengwu also found a stone.

laugh……

The red-hot knife touched the skin, instantly producing a puff of white smoke, along with a strong smell of burnt pigskin.

David's body stiffened abruptly, and he sat up abruptly, the veins on his neck bulging, his face flushed, his eyes glaring, and he nearly bit the stick in his mouth, making a painful "hmm" sound in his throat.

Even the two burly men, Williams and Baldy, couldn't hold him down.

His legs were raised, but luckily Sun Chengwu was prepared and, together with the bald man, pinned David's legs down. At the same time, he looked at Sophia, who was standing to the side, completely terrified, and shouted, "Smash the back of the knife with a rock!"

He was suppressing David and didn't have time to pick up a stone.

Once the knife cools down, there will definitely be a lot of bleeding.

time does not wait.

Sofia grabbed the stone in a panic, a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

Just then, Fang Wei stepped forward, snatched the stone, and smashed it hard against the back of the knife.

Ding……

Accompanied by a stream of black pus and blood, three toes flew off.

As soon as the blood spurted out, the scorching knife burned it dry, making the burnt smell in the air even more pungent.

David was in so much pain that he was covered in sweat, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed.

Fearing he would go into shock, Sun Chengwu shouted to Williams, "Don't let him sleep, pinch his philtrum!"

At the same time, Sun Chengwu picked up a knife, scalded it in hot water, and then took a piece of gauze to wipe the charred flesh and blood off.

Then, seeing David's swollen, charred body, he plunged the knife in without hesitation.

Pus and blood gushed out.

David was jolted awake by Williams pinching his philtrum. The excruciating pain in his foot almost made him faint again. He trembled all over in agony, the piece of wood in his mouth crunching loudly.

Sun Chengwu squeezed the sides of David's instep forcefully, squeezing out all the pus and blood until bright red blood flowed out.

He examined the cut surface of the amputation wound. The bone had turned black, but fortunately, the frostbitten diseased tissue had been removed, and the rest depended on the subsequent recovery.

If the recovery is not good, his leg will need to be amputated again from the ankle.

However, Sun Chengwu guessed that David might rather die than be stabbed again.

He kept taking out clean gauze and wiping the wound.

Looking at Zhou Xiaolian, he said, "Wood ash."

Zhou Xiaolian waited for a long time before bringing over some wood ash with sparks.

Ignoring the heat, Sun Chengwu grabbed a handful of gauze and roughly rubbed it on the wound. Then he tightly wrapped and bandaged it with gauze.