CHAPTER 645: AMPUTATION (EXTRA FOR THE POST-80S GRANDPA)

Young Master Lan was also terribly frightened, stumbling to push a chair together for Gold Dominator, allowing him to lie down on it.

"Liu Chengkai, Liu Chengkai is not going to make it! He’s trembling, he’s bleeding so much! His blood just won’t stop!"

Just then, someone suddenly shouted. The crowd, illuminated by the furnace light, made way to look towards Liu Chengkai.

Jing Shu furrowed her brow. She had a slight recollection of Liu Chengkai, the former sports class leader. She remembered that in her previous life, when she had failed sports, he had reluctantly and secretly given her a passing grade.

"Cold, cold!" Liu Chengkai muttered, curling into a ball.

Jing Shu waved her hand. "First, move him closer to the stove to warm up." It was too hot near the stove to carry him.

So, the boys quickly and carefully moved Liu Chengkai over.

Jun Jia, on the display platform, had already arranged for the residential teachers of each floor to count the attendees. Wang Miao was also leading people to distribute porridge according to the headcount. Moreover, the medical team had begun treating patients. It would be a while before it was the turn of those in the private box.

The firelight cast on Liu Chengkai’s pallid face, making him appear so pale and powerless, his lips purple. He seemed to feel a bit better with the stove.

Jing Shu squatted down to inspect the wound, frowning as she asked, "Was his hand bitten?"

A short boy stepped forward, lowering his head. "It was Liu Chengkai who saved me. When the monster approached, Liu Chengkai pushed me away, and his hand accidentally brushed against the monster’s teeth. Just then the soldiers arrived, and we were saved. But for some reason, although his hand wound isn’t big, it keeps bleeding. I tied the area with a piece of clothing tightly, but it was futile."

Jing Shu looked at Liu Chengkai’s arm. The wound indeed wasn’t large, nor was it near an artery. It was just several inches up his arm and not deep—merely superficial. Yet, the blood kept flowing continuously.

He’s already lost a lot of blood. If this continues, he’s likely to go into shock. No, he’s already showing signs of shock, and he’s delirious, she assessed.

"Could Liu Chengkai die?"

"He looks so pitiful."

"We’ve already lost so many classmates, and Xiaoju isn’t here anymore either."

Jing Shu turned around, swishing open her black case. She took out a smaller case then quickly closed the larger one as fast as lightning.

Before anyone could see clearly, they heard two sounds: SNAP! SNAP! Jing Shu placed the small case on top of the black case and opened it. The small case had three layers; the first layer was filled with various tools such as knives, pliers, and needles, all glinting with a bright, cold sheen.

It was a complete set of surgical and other multifunctional tools.

Everyone, including Liu and Gold Dominator, was stunned. Damn, these tools are so complete!

Jing Shu then opened the second layer. This layer had many small compartments, each filled with tiny granules, some powdery, and even some liquids. No one knew what they were, but they looked very high-end.

From there, Jing Shu took out a black Wanzi and stuffed it into Liu Chengkai’s mouth. Then, she took out scissors to clean around the wound, cutting off the simple binding. This immediately resulted in even more blood flowing out, like a small fountain.

Jing Shu quickly cleaned the wound with iodine and sprinkled a powdery medicine over it. The blood seemed to slowly coagulate.

"Holy shit, Jing Shu is so awesome!"

"Carrying such professional and complete stuff with her, if you tell me she’s not from the Medicine Association, I won’t believe it."

Jiang Changke then excitedly jumped out. "I told you, the boss is the boss! The boss is President of the Pharmaceutical Association, and you still didn’t believe..."

"It’s useless. The bleeding won’t stop."

Just then, many people suddenly flooded into the room—residential teachers responsible for this area, people distributing porridge led by Wang Miao, and a medical team.

The speaker was Dr. Zhang from the medical team.

Wang Miao explained to Jing Shu with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This is Dr. Zhang, our team’s attending physician."

Dr. Zhang was completely bald but had a large beard. He was slightly overweight, a bit short, and somewhat arrogant. He led the team at the forefront, his lab coat flapping as he walked.

After entering, he first glanced at Jing Shu’s medical box and snorted. "Your tools are even more complete than ours." Then he turned to look at the patient’s wound and shook his head. "The wound isn’t deep, but it’s infected with too much saliva from the Dark Creatures, making it impossible to stop the bleeding."

Jing Shu raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean? Is the saliva of the Dark Creatures poisonous?"

Dr. Zhang sadly nodded. "The saliva contains a component that wouldn’t matter by itself. But if you have a wound, it’s problematic. The saliva prevents platelets from coagulating, ensuring the wound will never heal. Well, this was supposed to be confidential, but do you know what happened to those who were slightly injured during the first invasion of the Dark Creatures?"

Jing Shu shook her head—she really had no idea.

"Apart from the first one who died from losing too much blood, the others survived," Dr. Zhang said.

"Isn’t that pretty good? There’s still a way then." Jing Shu felt relieved. It wasn’t such a big deal after all.

Dr. Zhang sneered. "We could only excise all the surrounding tissue. The longer the delay, the deeper the saliva penetrates, and the more flesh has to be removed. The few who were injured earlier all ended up with amputated limbs. This one, having surpassed one hour, will also require amputation."

Jing Shu frowned, turning to Wang Miao. "Did everyone who was previously injured end up with an amputation?"

Wang Miao painfully closed his eyes and nodded. "We tried other methods; they didn’t work."

"We just took a count. Those willing to undergo amputation, please register quickly. One cut, and there’s a 90% survival rate. But with this bleeding, it won’t stop on its own. Of course, the amputation is free for now. Both the surgery fee and the on-site medication fee of five thousand Virtual Coins are reimbursed by the Township Government. However, there’s no anesthesia. You will have to pay for post-surgery Pain Relievers and infection prevention medicine yourself, which could cost about one thousand Virtual Coins total. Think it over."

Liu Chengkai regained consciousness and also heard this. He bit his lip. "I... I don’t have any money..." He feared pain, but he feared death even more.

"Brother, I’ll scrape it together for you! I’ll go borrow it! You saved my life, I will definitely get it for you!"

"I... I only have ten Virtual Coins saved. Here, take them."

The classmates became distraught; some started crying upon hearing about amputation.

At that moment, Jing Shu pointed to his arm and said, "Isn’t the bleeding stopped?"

So, was the amputation still necessary?

Everyone looked over, blinking at the arm. It seemed like the bleeding had indeed stopped.

Jing Shu felt somewhat contemptuous. The medicinal powder was grown in her special space; its efficacy was unbelievably good. How could it not stop the bleeding?

Dr. Zhang also widened his eyes and moved closer, peering at the arm. He looked puzzled and disbelieving; it really seemed to have stopped.

But just at that moment, the scab on the wound suddenly blasted off, landing on Dr. Zhang’s bald head.

Blood gushed out... SPLURT!