Not only were they busy on the mountain, but the temporary medical station at the foot of the mountain was also extremely busy.
Cao Xue has already returned to work. Since she studied medicine, it's a relevant field. Because there wasn't enough medical staff here, she was also seconded to help.
The room was packed with wounded people. Apart from those who froze to death on the spot, those who were cut by sharp ice shards had almost all superficial injuries.
The worst off was that his face and body were covered in sores that he was lucky to be alive.
The old man who used to work for Miao Xin at the villa, a rich second-generation, was also seriously injured in this cold wave. It was only thanks to the bodyguard, A Ming, who risked his life to protect him that he was not seriously injured.
Cao Xue was assigned to change his dressing. Looking at his fat body, she felt disgusted and wondered how Miao Xin could have slept with him in the first place.
In these last days, people's hearts have changed. They'll give up anything for a bite to eat.
Because I didn't like him, I unconsciously hit him a little too hard.
"Ouch! Beautiful lady, be gentle! This is my thigh, not pork!"
Even in the apocalypse, the rich kid was raised in a very comfortable manner. He didn't suffer at all; you could tell just by looking at his fat body.
"Bear with it, changing dressings is never painless."
As Cao Xue spoke, her hands didn't stop moving at all. In a flash, she ripped off the old gauze, making him wince in pain.
Cao Xue was about to apply some iodine to him when she suddenly paused, staring at his bright red, writhing wound.
"What day were you injured?"
"It was the day the cold wave hit, so what?" the rich kid replied.
"Something's wrong with your wound. Is it infected with something?" Cao Xue asked instinctively.
"How could that be? After I was injured, Amin carried me to this medical clinic."
I'm covered in blood, and it hurts so much! But why won't this wound heal? It's been several days already!
The rich kid looked down at the gaping wound on his thigh and was somewhat puzzled.
Even if it's cold and healing is difficult, it shouldn't be like this injury has been going on for several days without any sign of improvement.
"You lie down first, I'll go find the doctor."
After Cao Xue finished speaking, she ran out quickly and returned shortly with a military doctor.
"What happened? Let me see."
The military doctor leaned over, lifted the quilt covering the rich second-generation, and was stunned when he saw the wound on his thigh.
The flesh at the wound site seemed to come alive, slowly wriggling like an earthworm or some kind of living insect, struggling to burrow into the thigh.
The wriggling motion was slow, but very rhythmic.
"Can you feel any pain in your wound right now?" The military doctor didn't dare touch it with his hand, but instead looked up at the rich second-generation and asked.
"It doesn't hurt, it's just a little itchy. I thought it was the wound healing."
"Perform surgery immediately and remove this piece of flesh. Are the other wounds like this too?" the military doctor asked, turning to look at Cao Xue.
"The bandaged area on my arm is normal; I haven't had time to check the other areas yet," Cao Xue replied immediately.
"Take him to the operating room. Xiao Liu, come here for a moment." The military doctor called over a nurse and showed her the condition of the rich second-generation's leg wound.
"Immediately check all the wounded, and isolate anyone with this condition."
"Yes," Xiao Liu was also startled. The wound clearly looked abnormal, so she quickly went to the tissue for examination.
Cao Xue originally wanted to help, but the army doctor kept her behind to assist him.
Before the rich kid could even react, he was wheeled into the operating room, given anesthesia, and soon knew nothing more.
As the medic, scalpel in hand, attempted to scalpel out the wriggling, red strip of flesh...
A horrifying scene unfolded: the meat strip burst open on its own upon contact with external force.
The ground was covered in blood foam and bits of flesh.
Immediately afterward, the wound on the rich kid's thigh began to rot at an incredible speed, and within just a few minutes, the stark white bone was exposed.
He's currently under anesthesia, otherwise he'd probably be screaming in pain.
The military doctor panicked too. When the blood splattered, he instinctively pulled Cao Xue back two steps to avoid being sprayed on. He didn't know if it would be contagious if it came into direct contact with her skin.
Cao Xue panicked. She turned around, picked up a lighter from the table, lit a piece of gauze, and threw it on the ground.
The blood, froth, and chunks of flesh sizzled and burned quickly upon contact with the open flame, filling the air with a stench.
"It's afraid of fire!" Cao Xue said, lighting another piece of gauze and throwing it onto the rich kid's lap. At this point, she didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to burn this strange thing to death first.
And you know what? That tiny flame actually stopped the rich kid's leg from rotting away.
The military doctor and the nurses nearby quickly grabbed lighters and burned everything scalable in the operating room. It was only with great difficulty that they managed to clean up all the blood and foam on the floor.
The three of them were almost oblivious to the rich kid lying on the operating table, unaware that he had slowly woken up at some point.
"What are you doing?" The voice sounded strange, as if the tongue wasn't quite obeying its commands.
Cao Xue looked up when she heard the voice and met his bloodshot eyes. She knew in her heart that something was wrong.
"Let's go!" He grabbed the medic and nurse and ran out the door.
The two quickly followed Cao Xue outside and watched as she pushed the door shut and braced it with her body.
He shouted anxiously, "Quickly find a lock and lock the door so the patient inside can't come out."
Although they didn't understand what was going on, the two knew the situation was urgent, but where could they find a lock at this time?
The nurse looked down and saw the shoelaces on her shoes. She quickly untied them, put them on the door, and tied them tightly.
Then she leaned against the door and asked Cao Xue nervously, "What did you just see? Wasn't he under anesthesia? How could he wake up so quickly?"
"Have you ever read zombie novels? I reckon he's been infected by some kind of virus."
I just saw his eyes were red, and he didn't seem to feel any pain at all. If he bit us, do you think the three of us would end up like him?
"Go and call a soldier with an gun. I'll watch this door and make sure he doesn't get out."
The military doctor thought Cao Xue's words made a lot of sense. Although he didn't read these strange novels, he had seen zombie movies.
Anything can happen in this apocalypse. Just in case, let's go call for backup.
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