The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 258 - 253: Perfect

Chapter 258: Chapter 253: Perfect

The intense sorrow was diluted by a profoundly stirring and inconceivable victory.

But concerned about Li Yang, Gao Yuan hurried back only to have his joy in victory completely disappear at the sight of Li Yang covered in blood.

"How is he?"

Gao Yuan asked cautiously, barely daring to raise his voice for fear of disturbing Wang Ning, who was crouched on the ground.

Surgery is always a bloody affair, and now, with the extreme lack of medical facilities, the operation was seriously unsettling.

The sight was frightening indeed.

Wang Ning had blood only on his hands, but Liu Deguang and Lizhizi, who were assisting at the side, were covered in blood, leaving one to wonder just how much blood Li Yang had lost.

"He’s lost a lot of blood, and the wound on his neck is troublesome, but he’s not going to die."

Wang Ning didn’t look up as he picked up a pair of pointed tweezers from a plate on the ground and began suturing the blood vessels.

"We can’t move him now, you all must hold on for five more minutes, we absolutely need to hold on for five more minutes. After that, we can evacuate with him, but right now we are only temporarily out of danger. If we keep jostling him in the vehicle without better medical conditions, it won’t work; this kind of injury can’t be completely treated in the field."

Without looking up, Wang Ning spoke with incredible earnestness, "No matter what happens later, please persist for another five minutes, I beg of you, just five more minutes!"

He was able to speak and suture without delay, no matter how urgently he spoke, his hands remained steady.

"Doctor Wang, I came to tell you that we’ve defeated the enemy; they’ve all been captured. You don’t have to rush, take your time."

"How can I take my time? Any delay would mean certain death, with a rupture of the carotid artery the mortality rate is almost one hundred percent. If we weren’t close by, then... What did you just say?"

"We’ve won, no need to rush."

Wang Ning paused for a moment, and then he spoke in a heavy voice, "Hmm, understood, that’s good."

Wang Ning was performing surgery on Li Yang, who was laid on a waterproof cloth on the ground; conditions were that primitive.

After speaking, Wang Ning said no more, but Liu Deguang looked up at Gao Yuan, saying, "What did you say? We defeated the enemy?"

"Yes."

Liu Deguang was taken aback, but Wang Ning spoke quietly, "Stay focused, spray!"

With a small spray can in hand, Liu Deguang immediately sprayed over the wound on Li Yang’s neck when he heard Wang Ning’s command.

Gao Yuan whispered, "What is that? Sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt."

"This is hemostatic spray, to be precise, snake venom thrombin, its clotting effect is extremely strong. I have to be very careful handling the coagulated thrombus, as a clot entering the brain or heart can have serious consequences. It’s meant for external bleeding, but now it has to be used on the carotid artery."

Gao Yuan felt he shouldn’t disturb Doctor Wang, but Wang was willing to explain to him, and he was willing to explain in great detail.

Gao Yuan whispered, "Am I not distracting you by being here?"

Doctor Wang remained silent, but Lizhizi holding a pair of tweezers and a piece of gauze, looked up at Gao Yuan saying, "Haven’t you heard? If your lead surgeon is still laughing, there’s nothing to be afraid of. If the operating room suddenly falls into silence, then you should worry."

Recalling the joke he had read online, Gao Yuan murmured, "Taoist Priest, you go online too."

Lizhizi replied irritably, "I live on a mountain, not in a tree, and we do have mobile signal in the mountains, alright?"

Gao Yuan looked at the spray in Liu Deguang’s hand, then at Wang Ning, whose hands were still moving non-stop, and said, "What’s so magical about this thing?"

Wang Ning whispered, "Oh, it’s a newly developed hemostatic spray that hasn’t been clinically verified yet. I’m thinking about whether this new drug with such strong hemostatic effects could be applied to severe hemorrhagic injuries, rather than just for emergency use on external wounds. So, one of my research topics is the clinical validation of this new drug. I found that it has significant side effects, but its effectiveness in emergency situations is very good; it’s just that it poses a great challenge to the doctor’s skill level. As you see now, if you let porridge-like blood clots enter the brain, it could cause an exogenous cerebral infarction, so this kind of surgery isn’t something that most people could perform, and they wouldn’t dare to use this drug - it’s too much of a test of a doctor’s visual acuity and surgical skills."

Wang Ning usually didn’t talk much. All the way here, he had been like an invisible person, yet one who always managed to occupy the driver’s seat.

But now, Wang Ning not only showed why he could sit in the driver’s seat but also became a chatterbox.

Before Gao Yuan could think of what to ask next, Wang Ning continued, "The chemical composition of this drug should be extracted from a kind of venomous snake, with a powerful clotting effect. I looked at the molecular chemical formula, and it’s very similar to the previous snake venom thrombin, but the Americans enhanced the effect, making it very overbearing. On common wounds, it can quickly cause the blood to clot into a lump, which is why the drug is strictly forbidden to be used on wounds where there might be blood reflux. It’s very difficult for ordinary people to judge the dosage and application site of the drug."

Gao Yuan curiously asked, "Wait, it was researched by America?"

"Mmm. Li Yang’s carotid artery was ruptured, not severed, but the rate of blood loss was still fatally fast. I could only use this powerful drug to stop the bleeding first, but I need to control it all the time."

It sounded very impressive, but also completely incomprehensible.

Gao Yuan kept silent as Wang Ning went on, "I have to admit, the Americans are indeed very strong in certain fields."

"If this is an American drug, how did you get it?"

"It’s a copy," he replied.

Gao Yuan was silent for a moment before continuing, "Can this be copied?"

"There’s no patent; it was one of the spoils of war. Once we got our hands on it, of course we had to make a copy."

Gao Yuan’s curiosity grew. He asked in amazement, "Spoils of war? How was it seized? Where was it seized?"

"I don’t know about that," Wang Ning replied.

Wang Ning stopped his hands. He used a very small scalpel to tease out a few small blood clots, and blood immediately began to spurt out rapidly, but Wang Ning quickly sutured the remaining cut, and the blood immediately stopped flowing.

Li Yang’s neck was a blurred mess of flesh and blood, and Gao Yuan didn’t dare to look; even though he had killed many, he couldn’t bear to watch this.

Wang Ning took a breath, then nodded and said, "The suturing effect is perfect, blood loss is between six hundred and eight hundred milliliters, but the patient’s heartbeat is stable, vital signs are stable, the surgery was successful, perfect!"

Looking up, Wang Ning took a long breath and then turned to Gao Yuan, "It’s done; the surgery is over, we can evacuate."

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment, "It’s successful?"

"Successful," he affirmed.

"What’s next?"

As soon as the surgery was over, Wang Ning seemed to become mute again. After pondering for a moment, he nodded, "What follows is preventing post-operative infection."

"How do you prevent it?"

Wang Ning took another moment to think, then he methodically said, "It’s very complicated."

Very complicated, and then what? What’s next?

There’s no more talking after that. During the surgery, Wang Ning was responsive and thorough in his answers; now that the surgery was over, he replied to each question with minimal words, like a completely different person.

Wang Ning turned to look at Li Yang, observing his wound carefully before nodding again, "Perfect!"