CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: COLD

Sitting by the campfire, he wiped the rainwater off his body with his clothes.

Chen Wen sneezed.

The combination of rain and blood loss made him feel very cold.

There was even a tendency towards hypothermia.

After roasting by the fire for a while, Chen Wen felt a little better.

He took out the aloe vera.

Chen Wen kept observing this plant.

To stop bleeding, they used the secretion from the leaves.

Therefore, Chen Wen shaved off the sharp edges of the aloe vera and then cut open the other side of the leaf.

Then he used a small knife to keep scraping the pulp of the aloe vera leaf.

Before long, a lot of sticky secretion appeared in Chen Wen’s hand.

Chen Wen applied these secretions to his wounds.

"It’s cool, doesn’t hurt much, I wonder if it’s effective."

Murmuring to himself, Chen Wen began to apply it to his back.

After using several pieces of aloe vera.

Chen Wen untied the bandage on his left arm and exposed the wound.

"Let’s wash it first, Black Panther’s mouth is definitely full of bacteria, and if it gets infected with some virus, we’re done."

He took out a bottle of clean water.

Chen Wen began to rinse the wound.

While rinsing the wound, the previously trying-to-coagulate wound cracked and bled.

"It really hurts! Black Panther’s teeth are so sharp!"

Chen Wen grimaced, enduring the pain.

His left arm was bitten several times by Black Panther, and the wounds were deep.

After cleaning, Chen Wen directly pressed the aloe vera secretion onto the wound.

Sizzle!

Chen Wen gritted his teeth, forcing the breath through his teeth, making a sizzle sound.

Sweat immediately oozed on his back.

It hurt terribly!

After applying the aloe vera, Chen Wen bandaged the wound again.

"Let’s wait for the health bar to regenerate slowly."

Chen Wen weakly lay down in the shelter.

The aloe vera application caused him pain while also greatly depleting his energy.

...

On the men’s side.

After an excited discussion, the men’s group confirmed that there was definitely a mysterious primitive tribe on the island.

They were certainly afraid of the beasts.

But if it’s primitive humans, they were much less fearful.

At this point, Yan Bian set the tasks for tomorrow.

"Tomorrow, Wang Zhi, you four continue to rest and work at the camp, Mr. Bai will pick two people to go fishing, and the rest will come with me to explore upstream along the creek."

"Let’s see if we can find the primitive people. Oh, and be sure to bring weapons! They might attack us!"

Upon hearing Yan Bian’s task allocation, everyone nodded, expressing no objection.

Shortly after, on the program team’s side.

Xiao Yong contacted Yan Bian via satellite phone.

Xiao Yong shared the program team’s earlier exploration with Yan Bian, letting him know that there were definitely no primitive humans on the island.

"The person who left traces might be a passing foreign fisherman. You can negotiate with them, trade for some food. If they are injured, we can also provide assistance. In any case, don’t rush to attack, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bian nodded.

However, he felt a bit disappointed inside.

So they weren’t primitive humans...

...

The women’s group.

Unlike the eventful survival life of the men’s group.

Things on their side were quite peaceful.

The trio who left the main group lived like they were going to work, repeating the survival routine.

However, Chen Yaoyao, with her romanticism, was crafting wooden sculptures at the camp, adding a touch of color to the monotonous survival life.

The survival of the main group’s seven members was rather arduous.

Constant bickering and low morale started to hinder survival progress.

Some tried to propose a leader election.

But there would always be voices forcibly opposing it, suppressing the matter of leadership.

The program team was helpless about this as well.

When selecting contestants, they only conducted a simple screening.

They didn’t have time to thoroughly check personalities.

In their helplessness, the program team could only continue to supply props.

...

On the fourth night of survival.

Chen Wen was shivering in the shelter, hit by hypothermia.

The men’s group lay scattered in the cave, snoring rising around them.

With fresh water, the men finally felt somewhat at ease and could fall asleep.

In the women’s trio, Hua Yun looked at the wooden sculpture, listening to the steady breathing of the other two as she slowly fell asleep.

The group of seven.

In the drizzling rain, the seven huddled under a waterproof cloth, waiting for the arrival of tomorrow.

...

On the fifth day of survival.

After an unsuccessful search westward.

The coast guard’s reinforcements arrived—the rescue helicopter came cutting through the sky.

The rescue helicopter would conduct targeted searches and screening on the nearby islands.

Once human traces were found, it would hover for confirmation.

On Chen Wen’s side.

He finally made it through the night.

In the morning.

Chen Wen huddled by the fire, shivering and sneezing.

Even with his health bar consistently recovering, the night’s cold and blood loss from the wounds left him struggling.

Chen Wen caught a cold.

Besides that, his body also entered a weakened state.

"Achoo!"

Chen Wen sneezed again, rubbing his nose.

The wounds should have healed a lot.

Chen Wen mused silently, looking at the food on the fire.

The food he ate last night was completely consumed.

He was now extremely hungry.

The greater the consumption, the faster the wound heals.

This was the conclusion Chen Wen had drawn from being injured twice.

Being hungry now indicated good wound recovery.

Eating more meat might completely heal in a couple of days.

Chen Wen pondered this, looking at his supplies.

Shark meat was currently the most abundant, followed by grouper and spiny lobster.

There wasn’t much left of other seafood like shellfish.

To speed up wound recovery, these supplies could be eaten freely, lasting about two days according to Chen Wen’s estimate.

If consumed normally, they could last four to five days.

There were also some remaining compressed biscuits, but not many.

Moreover, Chen Wen intended to save some as rations for going out to sea.

Oh, and there was Black Panther meat too.

Chen Wen remembered the Black Panther meat he hadn’t had time to bring back yesterday, licking his lips.

He wasn’t very eager to eat shark meat due to its strong taste.

Though Black Panther meat was tough, it had no strong flavor.

"After breakfast, I’ll bring back the Black Panther meat, or it might attract other things while laid out there."

"If this Black Panther didn’t appear on the island by accident, there might be other beasts, so I need to be more cautious."

Last night’s heavy rain lasted almost all night.

The rain would mask the scent.

Now that the rain stopped, the scent might drift out.

So, I need to act quickly!

Chen Wen thought, as he ate the shark meat in large bites.

After eating.

Chen Wen roughly checked his wounds, draped himself in clothes, and headed into the rainforest.

Despite the injuries, thanks to the support of the [Rainforest Shadow].

Chen Wen’s legs seemed to have eyes, avoiding obstacles in the rainforest.

The damp rainforest terrain felt like flat ground.

Gold-level abilities are strong!

In the rainforest, the guy felt like a bargain version of the Flash, right?

Feeling the boost in the rainforest, Chen Wen couldn’t help but think.

...

On the other side of the island.

The men’s group also began a new day of survival.

Resolving the fresh water issue greatly boosted the men’s group’s confidence.

Meanwhile, they began today’s task—to investigate the rainforest.

According to the program team.

In the rainforest, someone might have encountered Black Panther, and even got injured.

The program crew’s rescue team did not perform a search and rescue.

Partly, this wasn’t the rescue team’s responsibility, and they didn’t want to stir up additional issues.

Additionally, their manpower was already limited, taking care of both the men’s and women’s groups was already quite a struggle.

Furthermore, given the current situation with the women’s group, if the crew didn’t allocate more rescue personnel, on-site director Xiao Yong feared another fatal accident might occur.

Therefore, the men’s group decided to bring weapons and investigate upstream along the creek on their own!