Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 77 - 75: The Ruthless Doctor Xiao

"Well done."

Once the dust settled, Li Zheng smiled and gave Zhan Zhouzhou a thumbs up.

"You too, those last few shots were brilliant. Did you use your Genetic Ability?"

Zhan Zhouzhou approached with the Light Saber, retracting it as she handed it back to Li Zheng.

It was normal to guess that Li Zheng used his Genetic Ability.

When the M4 was in Xiao Siyuan’s hands, it couldn’t even scratch the outer armor of the mechanical giant.

But Li Zheng, using the same gun, broke through the mechanical giant’s defenses and blasted apart its Power Core.

Li Zheng took the metal rod and said with a pointed look, "I awakened before I met you."

"...Yeah, it’s quite a powerful Ability."

Zhan Zhouzhou recognized the implication in Li Zheng’s words, glancing at his bald head, noticing it was growing stubble like hers.

"Your sword is not bad either, more powerful than a Silver Level Ion Light Saber, starting at Gold Level?"

Li Zheng, of course, knew that Zhan Zhouzhou had long since awakened a Genetic Ability. His question was just a cautious play to avoid revealing his secret of being able to probe Player information.

"Gold."

Zhan Zhouzhou replied with equal depth, "I awakened it before meeting you too."

"..."

"..."

They locked eyes for a moment, both understanding what the other meant.

It was to tell the other that during their first meeting, they had held back.

Li Zheng knew full well, secretly smirking.

He not only knew that Zhan Zhouzhou had held back at the time, he even immediately saw that she harbored no ill intent toward him.

Otherwise, retrieving the Desert Eagle from the capsule residence to firing would take less than a second.

In such a short time, Zhan Zhouzhou would not have managed to use that Passing Swift move before facing Li Zheng with the Desert Eagle and Cold Ice Flame combined with Ice and Fire Attachment.

A Platinum Level Genetic Ability was synonymous with invincibility at that time, no matter how skilled Zhan Zhouzhou’s Swordsmanship, if Li Zheng was willing to go all out, raining a full cartridge of Snake Grass Needles down, Zhan Zhouzhou would surely be nothing short of dead.

A faintly strange tension spread between them, as if at any moment, they might draw weapons and fight a serious bout to prove who was really holding back.

"Oh~~~ Damn!!!"

"Xiao, can you make it?"

"Who performs surgery without anesthetizing the patient and just starts cutting?!"

Phoenix Mountain’s piercing screams came from afar, interrupting the "tender gaze" between Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou.

"Let’s go, see how he’s injured, if it’s not serious, we still need to figure out how to complete the last 10% of the exploration."

Li Zheng withdrew his gaze, heading towards Phoenix Mountain.

As if the earlier standoff with Zhan Zhouzhou never happened.

"..."

Zhan Zhouzhou’s eyes moved, pondering something, staring fixedly at Li Zheng’s back.

One hand hesitated twice before eventually giving up on forming the Electric Light Sword, stepping forward to follow behind Li Zheng.

"Stay still, don’t move your arm!"

Even before approaching, Li Zheng could hear Xiao Siyuan’s slightly complaining voice: "I’ve been practicing medicine for so many years, performed over a thousand surgeries and set countless bones.

I’ve dealt with my fair share of comminuted fractures, but man, you give me this powdery... I don’t even know if this qualifies as a fracture."

Phoenix Mountain lay on the metal floor, Yan Guang pressing down on his injured arm, assisting Xiao Siyuan in the surgery.

Xiao Siyuan wielded a small, sharp scalpel, cutting through the flesh of Phoenix Mountain’s arm with skilled precision, resetting the fractured bones and occasionally picking out useless bone fragments.

Every time Xiao Siyuan made an incision, Phoenix Mountain would tremble from the pain, teeth grinding audibly.

"You better bear with it, or if it affects my surgery, you’ll be the one suffering in the end."

Xiao Siyuan’s voice was calm, his hands steady as a precise machine in surgery.

"Damn!!"

Phoenix Mountain cursed incessantly, "Easy for you to say! Try having surgery without any damn anesthesia and see how it feels!"

Watching as the other cut into his arm, the scalpel moving deftly in the flesh, felt like torture by a thousand cuts.

That deep, soul-penetrating pain was such that cursing was already showing restraint.

"Anesthesia?"

Xiao Siyuan didn’t even lift his head, speaking blandly, "That’s for anesthetists to prepare, and I’m usually the chief surgeon, never stock that stuff."

"Rest assured, I’ll work as fast as I can to minimize your pain."

"Yes, I have a Medical Specialization. The Medical Equipment I use and surgery processes under my hand gain an enhanced Healing effect as a trait.

"I guarantee you’ll recover quickly, and there won’t be any scars after surgery."

While saying this, a pair of tweezers appeared in his hand. Without any sterilization, he directly probed into the wound and took out a small bone fragment.

"Also, you truly have to thank Li Zheng for publicly commissioning the Genetic Potion’s production. If I hadn’t drunk a few bottles of Genetic Potion and enhanced my control over my body, I wouldn’t have dared to perform this surgery on you..."

"Ahhhhhhh!~~"

Phoenix Mountain screamed in pain, face contorted, large beads of sweat streaming down his skin, pooling around his neck.

Li Zheng watched this scene and was reminded of the time he was treated by Xiao Siyuan, his heart filling with empathy.

Xiao Siyuan looked quite honest, with an unassuming appearance.

However, when treating others, his style was truly ruthless; he never considered whether the patient could endure such pain.

Because of this behavior, Li Zheng deeply doubted whether Xiao Siyuan was indeed, as he claimed, a doctor with a practicing license.

Watching Phoenix Mountain’s suffering, Li Zheng couldn’t help but say, "I previously gave Phoenix Mountain an orthopedic splint; it’s perfect for treating limb fractures. Why not use that?"

"Orthopedic splint?"

Xiao Siyuan took a moment to place a cylindrical tool next to him and said, "I have one too, but his bones are so thoroughly shattered that we must first perform surgery to remove the bone fragments inside.

Otherwise, using the orthopedic splint directly might ignore or expel the broken bone during the healing process. If it moves into flesh during activities later, we’d have to operate again.

It’s better to solve it now, avoiding future troubles."

"Is it that serious?"

Li Zheng thought Xiao Siyuan’s words were somewhat exaggerated.

After all, when he self-treated his limb fracture last time, he didn’t feel any bone fragments being expelled and moved freely.

"It’s definitely somewhat serious. This is my first time encountering such an injury like Xiao Feng’s. To describe it dramatically: if you hold his bone out and add hot water, it could mix into a paste like lotus root starch."

While performing the surgery, Xiao Siyuan continued explaining, without affecting the stability of his hands; his actions were very precise, "Actually, it shouldn’t have to be this troublesome."

Changing the topic, he said, "When I was browsing the trading hall today, I discovered a type of nanorobot specifically designed for bone damage.

Unfortunately, the player renting the equipment priced it too steeply, asking for a minimum of two Gold Level Genetic Ability development tools for eight hours of rental, which is unaffordable.

If we had that, little Feng wouldn’t have to endure this surgery’s pain." "That expensive? Who’s the seller..."

Li Zheng opened the trading hall, searched, and found that indeed, there was a nanorobot available for rent; upon viewing the attributes introduction, it turned out to be a rare Platinum Level equipment.

Unlike the one he rented last time, this nanorobot was specifically used for bone resetting.

No matter how minute the bone fragments, it can piece them back together!

Unless you grind the bones into powder with a millstone, there is no bone injury it can’t heal.

Upon seeing the seller, Li Zheng’s face immediately changed: "Why is it him again?"

William Houston!

This persistent Mickey, always appears at the most crucial moments to annoy him, utterly exasperating.

Out of sight, out of mind, Li Zheng changed the search term, using ten advanced components and one hundred grams of Titanium Alloy to trade for two tubes of anesthetic, placing them beside Xiao Siyuan.

"You should give him an injection; very few can endure surgery this way."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Siyuan solemnly shook his head, refusing Li Zheng’s suggestion, and said very seriously, "It’s best not to use anesthetic."

Without stopping, at this point, the treatment on Phoenix Mountain’s arm was nearing completion, only the final stitching and using splints to accelerate bone healing remained.

Taking out medical sutures, Xiao Siyuan skillfully stitched Phoenix Mountain’s arm wound, explaining while sewing: "Nowadays, it’s different from when we were on Earth. Back then, as long as you went to a hospital, even for a small cut, I could administer anesthetics before stitching.

But here, experiencing multiple battles daily, injuries like this will become routine in the days to come.

If one doesn’t get accustomed to this pain early on, there will come a day when they mentally collapse."

"To hell with you!"

Phoenix Mountain cursed through gritted teeth: "If you don’t give me the anesthetic now, I’ll damn well collapse for you right here!"

"Yeah, better give him an injection."

Picking up the anesthetic, Yan Guang seriously asked, "Dr. Xiao, before you administer the anesthetic, I have only one request.

Is there any way to let certain parts of his body still have sensation while under anesthetic?"

"...You mean give him a local anesthesia?"

Xiao Siyuan didn’t immediately understand her meaning.

Li Zheng showed a peculiar expression, thinking that this woman was targeting Phoenix Mountain even in such circumstances.

Truly ruthless.

"No, no, no."

Yan Guang shook her head, revealing neat, white teeth, and laughed: "On the contrary, I want him to be ’selectively’ conscious."

She emphasized the word selectively, her gaze lingering on the corresponding area of Phoenix Mountain’s body for a moment.

"Oh..."

Xiao Siyuan suddenly realized, considering whether to take the opportunity to fulfill a ’romantic’ favor.