Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 111: I haven’t seen you for three months. Why have you become so inhuman?

For some reason, Garys had received first aid training in his previous life.

Among various emergency situations, pneumothorax is a very life-threatening condition. If it is not treated in time, the person involved will almost certainly die.

Pneumothorax is a medical emergency that occurs when air enters the pleural cavity, the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This prevents the lungs from expanding normally, seriously affecting respiratory function and potentially causing a variety of complications.

Generally speaking, pneumothorax can be divided into two categories: spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax.

Spontaneous pneumothorax is related to physical fitness, smoking and various lung diseases.

Traumatic pneumothorax can be roughly divided into two categories. One is blunt chest injury, which causes rib fractures to puncture lung tissue, leading to pneumothorax.

The other type is penetrating chest trauma, such as knife wounds, gunshot wounds and other trauma that penetrate the chest wall, which allows air to enter the chest cavity directly and cause pneumothorax.

Pneumothorax is a common trauma on the battlefield, both in ancient and modern times.

However, if it were left in later times, it would be easy to save the life by sending the patient to a hospital for treatment of pneumothorax; but if it were left in the wilderness of the Middle Ages, even if Garys encountered it, the patient would be in great danger.

What's more, there were people watching closely not far away. Just when Garys had just finished his diagnosis and determined that the injured man had pneumothorax caused by blunt chest trauma.

The knight over there came over on horseback.

After these people determined that Gellis and Simon were not Muslim Arabs, they shouted loudly: "We are here to hunt down the escaped slaves by the order of Lord Reynard!"

"There are no runaway slaves here."

While comforting the wounded, Garys raised his head and replied.

"Are you defying Lord Reynard's will?"

When Garys heard the knight on horseback mention Leonard, he suddenly thought of a dialogue in the movie "Kingdom of Heaven".

Leonard: I looted? Who said that?
Tiberias: The witness, all the people of Jerusalem, God, and me.

Reynard: The so-called witness is a lying Saracen?

Tiberias: Reynald, there will come a time when your power cannot last.

Leonard: Really? Someday. Someday all beings will be equal and the kingdom of heaven will come.

Tiberias: These knights were sent to plunder on your orders, and were put to death.

Leonard: If you have evidence, feel free to come see me in Karak.

See, isn't this a coincidence? Garys really came to Karak to find Reynard.

Moreover, there were actually knights who came to plunder on his orders.

Would Leonard mind leaving evidence? No.

That guy never cared about his bad reputation in the world, and even if the kingdom got more evidence, how could it punish him for such a small matter?

In this era, justice and law are nothing but empty words, and equality of all beings and the coming of heaven are scenes that do not even exist in dreams.

And he, Garys, wants to take everyone to dream together. It’s not certain whether it will succeed or not, but at least we have to dare to think about it.

"Simon, raise the flag!" Garys ordered Simon who was standing aside. Saving lives was like putting out a fire and there was no time to lose. Garys was in no mood to chat with those knights.

He didn't care about the feud between these Arabs and Knight Reynard.

But no innocent person should die without treatment in his presence!
He, Garys, is such a paranoid guy.

As the Arab looked at him in bewilderment, Simon took out the royal flag from the carriage.

The flag with a gold cross on a white background fluttered in the wind, shocking the five knights.

How come someone suddenly raised the royal flag out of nowhere?

Then, one of the five knights cried out: "Gallis! How are you still alive!"

Gellis had been stationed in Karak Castle before, so he was naturally familiar with these knights.

But even when he heard someone calling his name, Gailis still ignored the other person.

Instead, they checked other parts of the injured person to understand his overall condition and prepare for surgery.

He whispered to comfort her: "It's okay. No one can know the fate that God has determined. But you should know that when I am willing to heal you, even the devil will retreat."

Garys showed an unparalleled confidence, which greatly encouraged the wounded.

"Gallis! What does it matter if you are alive? These people are Lord Reynard's slaves, let them go immediately! Moreover, regarding you these days..."

The knight over there was mumbling something.

Looking up and seeing them coming towards him, Gailis knew that if he didn't deal with those people first, he might not be able to save anyone. "Don't be afraid. The kingdom has already made it clear that all pilgrims will be treated equally. I'll be back soon."

After Gellis uttered these words, the Arabs nearby found it difficult to understand the current situation.

In their opinion, since Gairis could fly the royal flag, he might be a powerful person in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. If Gairis was willing to come forward to protect them, they would surely be able to survive this disaster safely.

Just as the Arabs were guessing that Gellis was going to have a good talk with the knights.

Then Garys came among the knights. He raised his head and looked at the guy who was chattering about Leonard all the time.

Just when everyone thought Gailis was about to speak, a long sword appeared in his hand.

Then, there was a flash of sword light, and the warhorse under the crotch of the man who had been chattering before, fell to the ground with its head, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

The knight was so stunned that he fell off his saddle and his legs were crushed by the corpse of his own horse.

No, doesn't Garys have no sword in his hand?

No, just chop off the warhorse's head with a long sword?

"Ah? Where's my sword!" Another knight next to him suddenly realized that the sword at his waist was missing.

The atmosphere was a bit weird, and everyone found it difficult to understand what had happened before.

Then Gailis pointed the sword in his hand at the knight on the ground and said, "I don't want to waste time talking to you. I will go find him about Reynard."

Then Gellis turned around and faced the other knights.

By this time, the other knights had also reacted. Except for the one whose long sword was borrowed by Garys, the other three drew the long swords at their waists and pointed them at Garys.

Then, Garys' figure flashed, he flashed through the crowd, and then he saw a series of bizarre physical skills!

That Garys suddenly jumped into the air, first kicking out a circle of sweeping kicks in the air at an incredible angle, followed by two high kicks that went against common sense.

The four knights fell off their horses at the same time.
Only then did they realize with horror that if Garys had wanted to kill someone, they would not have been able to resist!
"For the sake of our past friendship, I will not kill you today. But don't leave in a hurry. I remember you mentioned that Reynard is nearby. After I take care of the wounded here, take me to see him."

As he spoke, Garys stepped on a long sword on the ground, causing it to jump up. He kicked it again, and there was a loud noise. The long sword actually shot straight into the distance, and with a click, it inserted into a rock beside the river.

The meaning of Garys's action was very clear: if you dare to run, he can stand still and kick you to death from a distance of 20 or 30 meters.

Those knights were all stunned and looked at each other in silence. How come after just a few months of not seeing him, Garys had already acted like a human being?
Even the legendary saint wouldn't do such a thing!
"Uh..." The frightened people stood up awkwardly, and were then pulled aside by Simon and put under surveillance.

And Garys was free, able to turn around and continue his surgery.

When the Arabs saw Garys's performance, they were all horrified and their jaws dropped.

Cut a horse with one sword and kick the sword into a stone?
"Are all Franks monsters?" someone whispered.

No wonder Muslims could not defeat the Crusaders for so many years and could not drive out the Kingdom of Jerusalem after fighting for decades.

No wonder Sultan Saladin, with his 30,000 troops, was pierced by dozens of Cricket's knights.

If those dozens of knights all had the same physical fitness as the Frank nobleman in front of them, no one would be afraid.

These Muslim pilgrims originally thought that Sultan Saladin lacked martial virtue and was too useless. Now they think that it is truly great that Sultan Saladin still has the courage to fight against the terrible Franks!
Gellis ignored the frightened Muslims and returned to the carriage.

He spread out a blanket and let the injured man lie down on the spot.

Theoretically, treating pneumothorax is not complicated. Simply put, you use a needle to make an incision in the chest cavity and expel excess gas by squeezing the chest cavity.

Afterwards, the broken ribs need to be put back in place and fixed with a bandage.

Throughout the process, the biggest problem was not theory, or even practice, but luck...

After all, there were no X-rays in the 12th century, so there was no way to know the specific circumstances of the shattering.

If the injury is minor, it's not difficult to cure. If it's hemothorax instead of pneumothorax, then it's really hard for even a god to cure it. Secondly, because of the lack of antibiotics in this era, it's not difficult to open a hole in someone's chest, but wound infection is another matter...

However, no matter what, Garys still completed a simple surgical exhaust under these simple conditions.

When everything was done, Garys' forehead was covered with sweat. He had no idea whether the wounded man could survive the postoperative recovery. He could only comfort himself by saying that he had done everything he could.

"There is no god but Allah. I swear by Allah that I have done my best to heal him, and you will surely be protected by the King of Jerusalem."

Gellis pointed to the flag fluttering in the wind, with five golden crosses shining brightly.

Because of the treatment that the wounded on the ground received, Garys' words were particularly convincing.

Then, Gailis turned his head and looked at the guys Simon was guarding: "Now, you should take me to find Leonard."

(End of this chapter)