Chapter 805 - 16: Trap_3

Chapter 805: Chapter 16: Trap_3

But reason was constantly reminding him—

There might be such a possibility, but the probability of it happening is almost zero.

The minus sixty-five degrees temperature can indeed kill most challengers.

But previously, the lowest temperature was only about minus forty degrees, since they could huddle in caves and survive until now, then others certainly could too.

Not to mention, Bi Kai had mentioned that pair of suspected Africans, challengers who could tame the mammoth, were absolutely impossible to eliminate early.

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No signs of other challengers for a while, taking into account that he will have to fight one against two after supplies drop, Chen Zhou intended to make preparations early.

He first tried to dig traps in the snow.

But after breaking through the snow layer, the frozen soil beneath was so hard that even with his strength, he couldn’t dig a deep enough pit without the help of a metal pickaxe and shovel.

After abandoning this plan, he gained inspiration from the attack by the Japanese Ninja, cut a dozen sharp wooden stakes, and planted them in the snow.

The snow on the prairie was about 30cm thick, with the deepest parts exceeding 1m, while the snow layer directly beneath the beacon was thinner, mostly between 30~45cm thick.

After digging through the snow layer, Chen Zhou would use a torch to melt the bottommost snow, and then place the wooden stakes point-up in the snow water.

Since the temperature was still below zero, it wouldn’t be long before the snow water froze into solid ice, securing the wooden stakes firmly within the icy snow.

Once the wooden stakes froze completely, he would cover the traps with snow for concealment.

Knowing that it was inevitable for other challengers to find out he arrived first, Chen Zhou made no effort to conceal his footprints or the tracks left by his cart, intending to lull other challengers into a false sense of security.

Of course, the traces presented were insignificant; regarding his true movements, Chen Zhou dared not reveal them.

After creating a large number of footprints around the supply drop point, ensuring others couldn’t determine which direction he left in a short time, Chen Zhou began setting up the second trap.

If the wooden stakes were for injuring enemies, this trap was to create confusion.

Chen Zhou gathered a large amount of dry grass stalks and low shrubs, setting up several structures resembling shelters over an area of dozens of miles.

At first glance, these structures appeared to be shelters for resting, but they were actually solid, filled entirely with fine firewood.

At the time of the supply drop, if he still hadn’t grasped the other challengers’ movements, Chen Zhou would light these "shelters" one by one.

Then the entire area would light up with flames and sky-high black smoke.

The smokescreen, like tree trunks, would not only obscure others’ vision but also prevent anyone from determining which was real and which was fake, creating an opportunity for him to strike first.

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From morning till night, Chen Zhou took a whole day to fully set up the wooden stake traps.

The shelters intended to confuse required too much firewood, and firewood was precisely what this flat prairie lacked, despite hauling with his cart, he only erected three by nightfall.

However, the setup of the wooden stake traps went smoothly—

Having accumulated some hunting experience while living on the island, Chen Zhou’s choice of trap locations was quite cunning.

Some traps were less than 3cm away from his footprints, some were inside the snow raised between two rows of tracks, and some were even right below the footprints—

Even though the footprints had pressed the snow down, as long as there was a 15cm gap underneath, it was enough to hide sharp wooden stakes.

These were positions easily overlooked by enemies.

If a conflict arose, an unsuspecting enemy stepping on a trap during combat would face deadly consequences.

Even though the footprints had pressed the snow down, as long as there was a 15cm gap underneath, it was enough to hide sharp wooden stakes.

These were positions easily overlooked by enemies.

If a conflict arose, an unsuspecting enemy stepping on a trap during combat would face deadly consequences.