Su Han noticed her uneasy expression and asked, "What happened?"
"The patient's condition has worsened, and Qilan can't handle it."
Yan Meiyu spoke while leading Su Han, recalling that during the battle at the research center, four people were injured, two of whom were relatively minor and their conditions had been mostly stabilized.
However, the remaining two were more seriously injured. Although they had been medicated, Bai Qilan was not a full-time doctor after all. There had been no improvement for three days, and by now, the situation had exceeded her capabilities.
Following Yan Meiyu, they reached Villa No. 8, where a room on the first floor had been converted into a temporary hospital ward. When the three of them entered, Bai Qilan was examining the patient on the bed.
"How are things?"
Upon entering, Su Han looked at the pale-faced patient on the bed and turned to Bai Qilan.
"It's not good. Even with a Contractor's stronger constitution, there's likely significant internal damage that requires surgery, something I can't perform."
She could help with simple wound treatment and fevers, but more specialized medical procedures were beyond her abilities.
The one lying in bed was an 'older person,' someone who had followed Su Han from the Happiness Community and was currently in a coma, clearly not in good condition.
"Do we need a doctor?"
Su Han's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he pondered for a moment, then said, "Coincidentally, I also need to go out. Have Old Guo go call Old Zhu to lead a team; today, I'll lead an expedition."
"I'll go right now."
Guo Gang hurried out, leaving only the three of them in the room.
Bai Qilan asked, "Are you planning to look for surviving doctors at the hospital?"
Su Han nodded. It was a battle-inflicted injury, not caused by cowardice or personal provocation, so they should and must be saved.
"The only hospital nearby is South City's First Hospital, just a few streets behind that grain and oil store."
Bai Qilan frowned slightly and said, "The hospital is so large, there should be survivors, but there might be a lot of monsters that have appeared. Some patients might have undergone further mutations."
Su Han remained calm and said, "We'll leave it to fate. If we can't do anything once we get there, then they'll just have to fend for themselves."
He had already planned to gather supplies, clear out monsters, and boost his strength, so venturing out was already in the plan.
Visiting the hospital was just incidental; if it was beyond his capacity, then he would simply have to apologize.
Guo Gang and Zhu Xiong moved quickly. A twenty-person supply search squad was quickly assembled, with two trucks, two jeeps, each person equipped with a crossbow, and clad in iron armor.
This was the standard configuration of the supply search team of the Shanhu Villa Camp and had been the standard for Zhu Xiong and his team on previous excursions.
Even without Su Han's involvement, they had managed to find quite a lot of food and gasoline, which they transported back.
"Su Han, everyone's here. Do we go now?"
"Straight to the First Hospital—I'll have the Scorpion Spider Demon clear the path."
Though he said it was incidental, once they left the gate of the Shanhu Villa District, Su Han directed Zhu Xiong straight toward the First Hospital.
Zhu Xiong understood the urgency and stepped on the accelerator, rushing the convoy toward the First Hospital.
Su Han had kept the Ancient Worm Tree in the Book of Blood Spirit as a precaution, and as he had said, he summoned the Scorpion Spider Demon to lead the way for the convoy.
Its massive body provided unparalleled strength, and no vehicle that lay across the street could block its path.
With powerful four-armed grabs, it tossed aside the vehicles, stacking them up along the roadside.
In just a short encounter, the Ancient Worm Tree had dealt with dozens of monsters, and for a moment, the tide of monsters was actually suppressed.
An endless stream of monsters was still coming, quickly reaching hundreds, but no matter how many they were, they couldn't break through the defensive line.
Gradually, the corpses of the monsters piled into a mountain, their numbers thinning, until thumping footsteps could be heard.
A tall figure emerged from inside the hospital, his heavy steps and enormous size frightening.
"Meat Mountain Demon!"
Zhu Xiong's eyes sharpened, and he shouted loudly, "Su Han, I'll deal with this one, let me try my hand."
Su Han nodded, and immediately, his Angel Envoy charged forward, the axe-hammer raised high, leaping with a jump.
Fwthp
The blade of the axe fell sharply, and as the Meat Mountain Demon tried to block with its arm, a large gash instantly appeared on its limb.
"Roar"
The Meat Corpse Demon bellowed in rage and charged towards Zhu Xiong's Angel Envoy.
With old strength faded and new strength not yet born, the Angel Envoy couldn't dodge in time and was sent flying off, staggering.
"Damn it, Power Burst!"
Zhu Xiong refused to take that hit lying down. Although smaller in size, he had skills.
The Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse quickly approached the Meat Mountain Demon, and the latter tried to repeat its move, aiming to bat it away with its thick limbs.
However, at this moment, the Angel Envoy's arm was already swollen as if inflated, muscles bulging like solid rock, brutally swinging the axe-hammer.
With a crack, one of the Meat Mountain Demon's claws was cleaved off, the sharp and heavy blade of the axe sliding across the demon's chest, opening a large wound.
Blood spurted out, and the Meat Mountain Demon went almost mad, attacking even more furiously.
While shooting, Zhu Xiong focused on controlling his own Angel Envoy in battle, his concentration at its peak; he faintly felt he was standing on the brink of a threshold.
This was his first time facing a High Grade monster alone, the first time he had come so close to a Meat Mountain Demon in combat. A thrilling sensation arose deep within him.
One after another, the crossbow arrows kept shooting toward the Meat Mountain Demon's body, burying deep, gradually staining the demon red with blood.
The Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse also continued to dodge, counterattack, and slash at the Meat Mountain Demon's body. The wounds increased, and the demon found it increasingly difficult to harm the Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse.
Su Han sensed that something was unusual with Zhu Xiong and was about to step forward when he suddenly saw the Book of Blood Spirit emit red light and enter Zhu Xiong's forehead.
'Is this Divine Initiation?'
As the Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse reached the High Grade threshold, information about the Divine Initiation Ritual flashed through Zhu Xiong's consciousness like a movie.
He suddenly woke up, his eyes full of excitement: "Su Han, my Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse has reached the threshold; I can perform the Divine Initiation Ritual now."
The Meat Corpse's upper limit was already not high, and Zhu Xiong's Angel Envoy's Meat Corpse, after undergoing mutation induced by injections, gradually improved to High Grade. But this was the racial bottleneck.
However, Zhu Xiong was now clearly ready for the Divine Initiation Ritual, with the Meat Mountain Demon as his target. Your journey continues with mvl
"I'll protect you. Be careful, though,"
Thinking quickly, Su Han caused countless tendrils of the Ancient Worm Tree to rise, separating the other monsters and encaging the Meat Mountain Demon with Zhu Xiong's Angel Envoy and Zhu Xiong himself in a tendril cage. All approaching monsters were ruthlessly strangled by the tendrils.
Zhu Xiong grinned and said, "Thanks, I'm starting now."