Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

Sun Chengwu cautiously approached the entrance of the cave.

As soon as he got close, he smelled an unbearable stench of decay. Sun Chengwu had only smelled this stench once before, and he would never forget it in his life.

It's the smell of a corpse.

The stench of a corpse is a direct attack on the mind; even blocking your nose won't help, as it will seep in everywhere.

Scientific literature suggests that the reason why the stench of a corpse is so unbearable is due to genes from the earliest period of humankind, which served as a warning to deceased companions not to approach the body, as there was danger nearby.

However, this is the Arctic.

The body was only a few days old; it's impossible for it to have decomposed.

Unless, of course, the temperature inside the cave is very high, or... a large number of bacteria are multiplying.

Either way, it indicates that there are living creatures inside the cave.

Sun Chengwu hesitated for a long time at the entrance of the cave, but finally decided to go in and take a look. It was better to check for danger in advance than to be caught off guard by danger.

He cautiously approached the cave and went inside.

The stench inside the cave was even stronger, accompanied by another kind of foul smell that Sun Chengwu couldn't quite place.

After walking ten meters forward, he finally saw Wang Yu's body.

At this point, Wang Yu's body was completely unrecognizable. His chest had been ripped open, the bones inside were chewed up, there were signs of tearing and biting on his flesh, and the flesh on his two thighs had completely disappeared.

The putrid smell was coming from Wang Yu's chest cavity, where the flesh was rotting and the bite marks were the most severe.

What terrified Sun Chengwu the most was that all his bones had been shattered.

Only brown bears can achieve this biting force.

Sun Chengwu did not continue forward. He was worried that the brown bear was asleep inside. In such a small space, even if he hit it, the brown bear would chase after him in a frenzy, and he would have nowhere to escape.

At worst, it would be mutual destruction.

But more likely, he will become food for brown bears.

Sun Chengwu slowly retreated, the wooden arrow already nocked on his bow, ready to strike at any moment.

Retreating to the cave entrance, Sun Chengwu suppressed his nausea and quickly fled into the distance.

Several hundred meters away from the cave, he leaned against a tree and began to vomit repeatedly.

I ate that little bit of food this morning, and I threw it all up.

Sun Chengwu leaned weakly against the tree and glanced in the direction of the cave.

Now he understands why the brown bear didn't show up today.

After they finish eating Wang Yu's corpse, the brown bear will come looking for them again.

The brown bears at that time were replenished and would only become stronger.

They don't have much time left.

Sun Chengwu took a deep breath and didn't linger. The smell of his exhaled substance was very strong and could be detected by brown bears.

If the brown bear catches up, he won't be able to escape.

Brown bears can travel at speeds of around 60-70 miles per hour, can climb trees, eat carrion, and playing dead won't help.

Most importantly, this brown bear has eaten people.

Having tasted human flesh, brown bears will undoubtedly continue hunting.

Human flesh, with its high body fat percentage, is a favorite food of wild animals.

Sun Chengwu returned to the camp.

When Su Wanqing saw Sun Chengwu's pale face, she brought over a pot of hot water and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Sun Chengwu shook his head, not revealing what he had just witnessed.

He planned to wait until everyone was present before continuing.

Huang Shi and Lin Can cut down a lot of wood, but it was still far from enough to build a shelter.

However, building a storage room is enough.

Sun Chengwu hollowed out a patch of snow near the tent, selected a few logs, cut the bottoms into sharp shapes, and hammered them into the ground with stones.

The ground was frozen solid, so they poured hot water on it and waited for the frozen soil to thaw before continuing to pound it.

Once the water had reached the appropriate depth, Sun Chengwu poured some hot water on it.

However, this time the purpose was not to soften the soil, but to allow the hot water to penetrate and freeze the wooden stakes and soil together, making them stronger.

This is only the initial stage.

Next, they spent nearly five hours hammering grooves into the wooden stakes to create the mortise and tenon structure.

Next, flatten both ends of the wooden stick, place it in the groove of the mortise and tenon, and hammer it down little by little.

The structure was very sturdy; Sun Chengwu tried to smash it with his tongue, but couldn't budge it an inch.

But he wasn't sure if he could stop the brown bear.

Brown bears are terrifying in both their bite force and the slapping power of their paws; they can even shatter a person's skull with a single blow.

The storage warehouse we've created should be harder than a skull, right?

Probably...

The storage box was completed in the early hours of the second day.

They added some more firewood to the woodpile, and while they were out, Su Wanqing, having nothing to do, built the wall around the fire wider and higher.

The blazing flames dispelled the surrounding chill.

They sat by the fire before they began to cook.

Sun Chengwu then took the opportunity to recount what he had seen in the cave and his own speculations.

However, he did not describe Wang Yu's horrific condition in detail to avoid frightening them, only saying that Wang Yu's body had bite marks.

After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhao Na.

Zhao Na bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with tears.

Regardless of whether she has turned over a new leaf or not, Wang Yu was, after all, her boyfriend. They had been together for five years and were about to get married.

As a result, a plane crash occurred, and now they are separated by death.

Sun Chengwu ignored Zhao Na, as if he were just talking about something ordinary: "We need to be wary of brown bears. They eat human flesh, so they must be very expensive and will attack us again."

Lin Can frowned. "We have bows and arrows now, is that not enough?"

Although Su Wanqing was worried, she was no longer as afraid as before.

Huangshi is even more eager to try.

It was only then that Sun Chengwu realized that these people had no respect for brown bears.

Just like when they went to hunt polar bears, they almost lost their entire army.

Without experiencing it firsthand, people often mistakenly believe that brown bears are just the cute, silly big guys on TV.

But you only realize how destructive this cute but clumsy big guy is when you actually face it.

Just as Sun Chengwu was about to give them a lesson, he suddenly noticed Lin Can, who was sitting opposite him, winking at him.

Sun Chengwu looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Canwei subtly raised his chin.

Sun Chengwu immediately understood what she meant and wanted to turn around to look.

Lin Can shook his head.

Sun Chengwu abruptly stopped his neck from turning back and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Lin Can lowered his voice without changing his expression and said, "There's someone in the darkness behind you. He was just lying on the ice by the sea. I only saw half of his figure because the seawater reflected the moonlight."

After hearing Lin Can's description, Sun Chengwu felt a chill run down his spine.

Su Wanqing's voice trembled slightly, "No...it can't be a wronged spirit..."

Sun Chengwu said calmly, "Don't overthink it. They didn't cause any trouble while they were alive. What kind of trouble could they possibly cause now that they're dead?"

"It's simpler if it's a ghost; it's people who are truly troublesome."