Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Huang Shi was very grateful to Sun Chengwu for saving him. If it weren't for Sun Chengwu's spear, he might have been the one lying in the cave, cold and lifeless.

But when he thought of the look in Sun Chengwu's eyes when he thrust out the sword—so fast and so cold—he felt a little...unfamiliar.

Is this the same doctor who usually leads them to find food and try to survive?

Shouldn't doctors be saving lives and healing the wounded?

Huang Shi himself was confused. He couldn't tell whether he was afraid of this deadly place, or of Sun Chengwu's attack just now, or...

Is it because I'm afraid that one day I might end up like that?

Are you going to kill someone with your own hands?

Neither of them said a word, and they walked back silently.

In the end, it was Sun Chengwu who spoke first, "You don't need to tell Lin Can and Sister Su about this."

Huang Shi was still lost in thought when he suddenly paused, then realized what he was doing and agreed, "I definitely won't tell! I won't tell anyone about this!"

"Brother Sun, you did this to save me. Even if something happens to you, I'll take the blame for you."

Sun Chengwu knew that Huang Shi had misunderstood, but he was too lazy to explain.

When the two returned to the camp, Lin Can and Su Wanqing were not there. Only Zhao Na was sitting on the ground, constantly rubbing her broken leg.

There were two bundles of firewood next to her; her broken leg was swollen and bluish.

It looks like it's going to rot if it's not dealt with soon.

Seeing the two return, Zhao Na didn't dare ask any more questions, but only pleaded softly, "My leg hurts so much. I accidentally fell on the way back and hurt my leg again. Could you please take a look at it?"

Sun Chengwu glanced at the two bundles of firewood and nodded, "Okay."

Zhao Na was overjoyed. She only asked a question tentatively, but Sun Chengwu agreed without hesitation.

She was moved to tears, saying, "Thank you, Brother Sun, thank you, Brother Sun."

Sun Chengwu gestured to Zhao Na to roll up the pant leg of her injured leg.

Despite the excruciating pain, Zhao Na slowly tore the fabric stuck to the swollen area.

The exposed calf was swollen beyond recognition, the skin was taut and shiny, and it had an ominous bluish-purple color. There was a large lump at the fracture site, which was dark black in color.

The skin around the wound was worn raw and oozing yellow fluid due to the previous rough repositioning and fixation.

Sun Chengwu frowned as soon as he glanced at it.

The situation was worse than he had anticipated; blood circulation was significantly impaired, and the muscle tissue had likely already begun to die.

The simple immobilization he did before was just an emergency measure. Now it seems that if it's not treated quickly, the leg may really be lost, and it could even lead to a more serious infection that could endanger his life.

"Where are Lin Can and the others?" Sun Chengwu asked Zhao Na.

"I went to the beach," Zhao Na replied, enduring the pain.

Sun Chengwu said to Huang Shi, "Go and call them back."

Huang Shi didn't dare to delay and turned to run towards the sea.

While waiting, Sun Chengwu told Zhao Na to keep her legs flat as much as possible and added some more firewood to the fire to make it burn brighter.

He washed his hands repeatedly with snow water and prepared hot water in advance.

Zhao Na was in so much pain that her face turned pale and she was covered in cold sweat, but she bit her lip and dared not make a sound.

He could only watch Sun Chengwu's actions with wide eyes, filled with fear and a sliver of hope.

Not long after, Lin Can and Su Wanqing hurriedly returned with Huang Shi.

Lin Can gasped when he saw Zhao Na's leg: "How did it get so swollen?"

"We need to bleed him to remove the blood clots and necrotic tissue, otherwise we'll lose his leg and he'll be in danger."

Sun Chengwu spoke succinctly, took the military knife from Lin Can, and walked to the campfire.

He repeatedly heated the blade over the flame until the tip was red-hot.

Then he picked up a piece of cloth, boiled it in hot water to sterilize it, and gestured to Huang Shi and Lin Can: "Hold her down, don't let her move around."

Huang Shi and Lin Can immediately stepped forward, one holding Zhao Na's shoulder and the other holding her intact leg.

Su Wanqing felt a little reluctant and turned her head away.

Sun Chengwu didn't let Su Wanqing off the hook either, "Sister Su, boil some water and cook the bandages for me."

Sun Chengwu squatted down and quickly wiped the most swollen and darkest part of Zhao Na's calf with a damp cloth. Then, without any hesitation, he steadily stabbed down with the red-hot tip of the knife!

"Sizzle!"

A smell of burning flesh accompanied by white smoke rose up.

Zhao Na let out a heart-wrenching scream and struggled violently, but was held down firmly by Huang Shi and Lin Can.

Sun Chengwu remained calm and steady, his wrist as firm as a rock, as he used the tip of his knife to make a small cross-shaped incision.

As soon as the incision appeared, thick, almost black blood and tissue fluid gushed out.

Sun Chengwu squeezed the swollen area forcefully to expel more blood clots.

This process lasted for several minutes, and Zhao Na's screams never stopped.

Her cries gradually grew hoarse and weak, until finally only painful sobs remained.

Sun Chengwu only stopped when the blood that flowed out became brighter red.

He sterilized the knife tip by scalding it over a fire again, then took out a first-aid kit from his suitcase and retrieved an iodine swab.

"Bear with it, it might hurt even more than before."

He muttered something under his breath, then inserted an iodine swab into the freshly cut wound and carefully applied disinfectant.

"what!"

Zhao Na was in so much pain that her whole body convulsed, her eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted.

After disinfection was completed, Su Wanqing handed over the cloth strips that had been sterilized at high temperature.

Sun Chengwu took it and carefully bandaged the wound, making the bandage looser than before to allow for better blood circulation.

Throughout the process, he moved swiftly and precisely.

He had only tried operating these things in practical classes before, and the first time he tried them on a live organism, he didn't make any mistakes.

After doing all this, Zhao Na collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, her face deathly pale; only the rise and fall of her chest proved she was still alive.

The sky was getting dark.

That evening, everyone gathered around the fire to eat, while Zhao Na hid to one side, warming herself by the faint firelight, not daring to come closer.

Sun Chengwu took out a piece of dried seal meat, broke off about a third of it, walked over to Zhao Na, and handed it to her.

Zhao Na's previously unfocused gaze suddenly sharpened when she saw the dried meat.

She looked at Sun Chengwu in disbelief, then at the dark brown jerky, making a hoarse sound in her throat, and took it with trembling hands.

"For...for me?" Her face was full of disbelief.

"Hmm." Sun Chengwu responded coldly, "This is what you won. As long as you work hard, you'll have food to eat. It's fair."

Zhao Na eagerly took the jerky with both hands.

For Zhao Na at that moment, this was undoubtedly the most precious thing in the world.

She didn't eat it right away, but instead held the small piece of jerky tightly in her hand.

Suddenly, she broke down and wailed.

She cried so hard she could barely breathe, her face covered in tears and snot, as if she were trying to cry out all the fear, despair, and pain she had felt over the past few days.