The explosives contaminated with various Mutant Poisons exploded, erasing their tracks around the ruins and forming a large poisonous cloud of complete contamination, which also mixed in a considerable portion of the ash residue from destroyed alchemy items by the Dissociation Technique, enough to mislead the pursuing Ether Chosen Ones for a while and save Xu Guan a lot of trouble.

Silence filled the journey.

The vehicle traveled for a while before stopping in a corner of the ruins. Ji Liu got out of the car and covered it with a camouflage cloth, almost blending into the pile of rocks.

It was only now that Tong Shan slowly let out a breath.

A sigh of relief.

"Is it safe here?" Tong Shan asked.

"Mhm, after the latest change and the fork in the road that appeared overlapping with last time, one can only get in through a specific track," Xu Guan said. "It hasn't been reported."

Tong Shan nodded lightly, and then his tense body slowly relaxed, as a chilling crackling sound emerged from the silence.

On the skin, crimson cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb.

Before the others could speak, Ji Jue, with quick reflexes, stabbed in.

The Bone Knife pierced the heart.

The cracking sound stopped abruptly, and even the rapidly paling face revealed a hint of color.

Forcing the situation to stabilize.

Tong Shan's mouth curled up slightly: "After you stabbed Big Liu in the butt last time, did you disinfect it?"

"Don't speak."

Ji Jue waved his hand for everyone to step back as Mercury tentacles sprang from his back, quickly clearing a space in the car. Only after laying Tong Shan down and wiping the sweat from his brow did he carefully start to remove the protective suit.

On the back, the through-and-through crack, once deprived of telekinesis for healing, was finally exposed.

"When did you get injured?" Ji Xue asked in astonishment, "Were you stabbed at the end?"

Tong Shan just smiled without saying a word.

Ji Jue let out a sigh, as if realizing something:

"... Right from the beginning, right?"

At the moment when the Burning Star Phase emerged, the Evil Cult detonated the explosives in the ruins, and Ling Zhi launched the first attack from behind...

Between his teammates and himself, he chose to protect his teammates first.

Then, he found a gap to counterattack fiercely, turning what had happened into a trap.

From beginning to end, he acted as if nothing had happened, actually deceiving the enemies.

"Before we start, let me ask, aside from me, are there no other surgeons?" Ji Jue, holding onto a shred of hope, looked around at everyone and received the inevitable result.

"You do it," Tong Shan said. "I'll cooperate with you."

"Whether you'll cooperate is another matter, but stripping away the contamination is a lot of trouble."

Ji Jue sighed, "Can I ask for a raise?"

"Are you underestimating the Security Bureau, or the Tong family?" Tong Shan said with a smile, unconcerned.

He didn't care about the money, nor did he think Ji Jue would raise the price at this time. If he really had to pay, Jiang Xuan might not know, but Tong Shan would be aware of the cost. The few minutes he enjoyed would be enough to work for Ji Jue until next year.

"Be serious, this is my first time, you know."

Ji Jue pulled out disinfectant from his toolbox, sprinkled it into the air where it naturally aerosolized under the slight power of telekinesis for sterilization. Then, with the assistance of his third Spiritual Hand, he put on sterile gloves.

Keep it simple, just disinfect for the sake of it. If you're still alive when you get back, then you can take antibiotics.

He pulled out the Bone Knife, as many surgeons' experiences and insights came to mind and flowed from his chest. Under his direction, everyone carefully turned Tong Shan over, exposing the dark wound on his back.

Shadow Poison circulated, lingering like a vengeful spirit.

"Hmm, Slaughter, Absolute Abyss, and a bit of... Shadow Sun."

Ji Jue picked a bit and discerned it at his fingertips, sighing in relief, "Good, I've dealt with most of it before."

Luckily there was no White Hall. Even if he had contact with the Undying Disease before, the toxicities of White Hall's strain were not limited to one type. Just looking at the hospital's infectious disease threat ranking revealed its richness.

If there had been any random strain, Ji Jue could only have offered Tong Shan a stabilizing cut and a placebo.

Back penetrating wound, heart and left lung damage, Mutated Pollution, as well as numerous fine cracks and bruises all over the body, even severe trauma to the soul, likely a backlash from exceeding limits while unleashing the Rebirth shape.

Most were within the scope of surgical solutions.

For the Mutated Pollution and for non-essentials, they were dealt with aggressively; for vital organs, they used the attraction among Evil substances, drawing out high-purity Mutant Poison to attract and then remove the contaminated parts. If it penetrated deep into the bone marrow, they would temporarily use the Spiritual Circuit to block it.

Aided by the Security Bureau's medication and the various Spiritual Medicines contributed by Mr. Lou, the Mutated Pollution was cleaned up, leaving a negligible remainder that was no threat.

A rush job surgery took only half an hour, assisted by Heavenly Skill and with high efficiency. Finally, after hooking up the Ancient's Mouth and two other Blessing Equipment to accelerate healing, the emergency treatment was complete.

"Sorry, that's the extent of my skills," Ji Jue said as he discarded the blood-stained gloves into the material box. "Trauma to the soul and Matrix aren't things that can be repaired in a short period, only a hospital and specialized craftsmen can deal with that.

"I can only stabilize your condition and prevent it from worsening."

"Enough."

Tong Shan, with a straw stuffed in his mouth, gulped down from a water bottle Ji Xue held, and with the replenishment of sugar and medication, his originally pale face regained some vitality.

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