American homeless people, surviving in the city

When Lin Qi suddenly discovered that there was another person lying in the grass not far from him, he was genuinely startled.

There's no way around it; on such a dark night, in such a deserted valley, if someone suddenly saw a blood-covered figure moving erratically in the firelight and the shadows of the dense forest appear beside you, anyone would be startled.

But he soon realized that he had simply been so focused on the burning wreckage of the car that he hadn't noticed the person lying in the grass.

So it seems he must be the unlucky guy who got thrown out of the car and accidentally smashed open the door.

...That's terrible.

Looking at the other person lying motionless on the ground, their life hanging in the balance, Lin Qi was filled with emotion, a sense of sorrow, like that of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox, welled up within him.

He staggered over, squatted down, and gently turned the face of the person lying on the ground with his right hand, which still had some strength left.

The firelight illuminated that familiar face.

Lin Qi never expected to meet an acquaintance under these circumstances, especially one he had never anticipated before.

That's Sylvia.

Sylvia's eyes were tightly closed, her face pale, and her expression pained. Her beautiful blonde hair was disheveled and stuck to her face. A horrific wound started on her forehead, ran through her brow and nose, and finally reached her cheek. Bright red blood was still gushing from the wound, making her look extremely frightening.

...How could it be her?

When Lynch realized that the person lying on the ground was Sylvia, he felt a little anxious and quickly put a finger on Sylvia's philtrum.

Fortunately, although the other person's breathing was weak, they were still breathing through their nose.

She's not dead yet!

Lin Qi felt a little relieved, but he couldn't bother to treat the minor injuries on his body that wouldn't endanger his life for the time being.

He tried to drag Sylvia's body to a brighter place, and drawing on his years of experience and medical knowledge, he immediately began to examine her injuries.

After a brief examination, Lynch came to a simple conclusion:

Considering the horrific state of the wreckage of the black sedan that crashed, Sylvia is fortunate to have only sustained injuries of this degree.

But in any case, Sylvia's condition was much worse than his own.

The most frightening thing about her face at first glance was the shocking wound, but if you disregard the possibility of disfigurement, it wasn't actually fatal. Although the wound was bleeding profusely, it wasn't deep. If she could escape the valley quickly, receive timely treatment, and avoid infection, the wound would almost certainly not be life-threatening.

In contrast, it was Sylvia's other injuries that worried Lynch more.

Her left arm was bent at an extremely unnatural angle, clearly broken, and due to the fall, the broken arm had been pressed under her own body, and now a large, obvious purplish-blue bruise could be seen at the break.

From the point where the bone is broken, you can even see the slightly raised outline of the fracture under the skin.

In addition, she had several larger wounds on her body, far deeper and longer than the one on her face, to the point that they required stitches at the hospital. One wound appeared to have damaged a major blood vessel, from which blood was flowing uncontrollably. If not treated immediately, she would likely die from excessive blood loss in a short time.

Lin Qi's heart tightened.

He knew he had to treat her wounds as soon as possible, otherwise, hemorrhagic shock could take her life at any moment!

However, this was, after all, just the desolate bottom of a valley. Apart from the howling night wind, carrying a damp chill, blowing down from above and relentlessly drawing away their body heat, there was nothing else to offer. Lin Qi had no medical equipment, and even the only source of light and heat was the burning wreckage of a car, strewn with pieces of flesh.

As the car wreckage burned, Lin Qi heard some ominous noises coming from it. He had reason to suspect that the terrifying heat source might explode at any moment.

Now that things have come to this, we must make the most of everything at our disposal. And then, get out of here as quickly as possible!

Fortunately, Lynch has a fairly rich experience in wilderness survival.

Although he possessed a wilderness survival system, this was the first time he had used his wilderness survival knowledge since arriving in America.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Qi began to take off his clothes.

To stop the bleeding from his wound, the only substitute for a bandage he could find was the loose-fitting garment he was wearing underneath his vest.

Although the clothes were soaked with sweat after a night of fighting and were far from clean, they were the only thing that could stop the bleeding in this environment; there was no other way.

Despite the excruciating pain from his left arm wound, Lin Qi used his strength to tear his clothes into strips.

He first used the strips of cloth to treat the injury on his left arm, and then, by the light of the fire burning nearby, he quickly bandaged up the most fatal wounds on Sylvia's body.

Under Lin Qi's skillful and professional bandaging, the bleeding from the wound slowed down significantly.

After treating his wound, Lynch searched the nearby bushes and found several sturdy, straight branches.

Using these branches and strips of cloth, he quickly made another simple splint.

He carefully straightened Sylvia's arm and used a splint to fix the broken area to prevent further injury to the tear.

He tried to be as gentle as possible with every movement, but it was still a rough orthopedic operation, and it inevitably aggravated her sore spot. Sylvia let out a low groan in her unconscious state, her brows furrowed, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

But she never woke up.

After doing all this, Lin Qi wiped away his sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.

After this treatment, at least for the short term, there's no need to worry about her dying from her injuries. But this isn't a long-term solution; to truly save both of their lives, they must escape this place as soon as possible.

However, more preparations are clearly needed to get through this dark forest.

Lynch's past wilderness survival knowledge once again proved to be his lifeline. He looked around and quickly settling his gaze on a tall pine tree.

Although this place is called Maple Valley, it's not just filled with maple trees; it's teeming with different kinds of trees. The appearance of this pine tree perfectly met Lynch's current needs.

He staggered toward the pine tree, where he found a relatively dry and thick pine branch, and collected some pine needles and resin flowing from the pine trunk.

Resin is glued to the top of the pine branch, and then pine needles and strips of cloth are tightly wrapped around the pine branch.

Finally, insert it into the burning wreckage of the car.

Using the flames from the wreckage, the pine branch quickly began to burn steadily.

A simple torch was thus made.

With a stable light source that he could hold and carry around, Lin Qi felt even more confident about escaping the dense forest.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that

Sylvia's eyelids twitched slightly.