Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 324 Surgery
Lin Lin stared in disbelief at the enormous body lying quietly before him. Just moments ago, when his hand touched the scales of the other body, he had suddenly felt a strange sensation.

"This guy……"

Lin Lin quickly took out the Bond Stone from his prop bag and held it tightly in his palm, concentrating all his attention on sensing it.

A moment later, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Jin Leigong...is it still alive?

Lin Lin squatted down and placed his hand in front of Jin Leigong's nostrils to carefully feel it. Although the frequency was extremely slow and the breathing was extremely weak, there was indeed breathing.

Lin Lin stood up, took two steps back, and took in Jin Leigong's entire body.

Despite being covered in fatal wounds, with almost no good flesh left on its body, Jin Leigong was still barely clinging to life, whether due to its incredible resilience or the power of the bonds that had been placed upon it, and was in a state similar to suspended animation.

However, if it doesn't receive treatment and continues to lie there for a while, its apparent death will soon turn into a real death...

"Brother Lin Lin?"

Ye Zi tentatively asked, "Could there be a chance things might turn around?"
"Yes, it's not dead yet."

Lin Lin nodded, his brows furrowed as he pondered how to pull his comrade-in-arms back from the brink of death.

"Shall we use more healing potions?"

Ye Zi took out a bottle of recovery medicine G and tried to pour it into Jin Leigong's mouth. However, given Jin Leigong's current state, it was impossible for him to swallow on his own. The medicine that Ye Zi poured in leaked out from the other side of his mouth.

That does not work……

Healing potions are mainly used in emergencies during battle, but Jin Leigong's condition at this moment is beyond saving by these potions.

Lin Lin circled the Golden Thunder God's body several times, carefully examining its numerous wounds, his brows furrowing more and more.

This creature had already been torn to shreds by the wind blades of the Azure Dragon in the previous close combat, leaving almost no part of its scales intact. Now, the vine-woven platform beneath it was stained crimson with the blood flowing from its body.

The last wave desperately rushed into the huge storm stirred up by the Lanlong. The sharp rocks carried by the gale, amplified by the high speed, were no less powerful than a crossbow bullet. The large patch of rotten flesh on Jin Leigong's body was studded with countless fragments of stone at varying depths.

The only feasible way to save the other party is probably to activate the other party's body's self-healing ability and rely on the monster's tenacious vitality to survive this period of weakness.

These deep-seated stones severely impaired Jin Leigong's self-healing ability, easily triggering adverse reactions such as inflammation. Coupled with the weakness caused by massive blood loss, its self-healing power was weakened to an extremely low level.

Having thought of this, Lin Lin had a general idea. He turned to Ye Zi and earnestly asked:

"Yezi, I'm planning to have it operated on. Could you please help me prepare some things?"

surgery?

Ye Zi was taken aback. "Brother Lin Lin, just tell me what you need, and I'll get it for you."

"It doesn't need to be too complicated, just nutrients and life dust will do, but the amount needed may be quite large."

"No problem! I have some in my prop bag right now, Brother Lin, you can use these first, I'll go get the rest!"

Ye Zi made a gesture, tossed the prop bag in her hand to Lin Lin, and then flew away again with the flying insect, disappearing from Lin Lin's sight in the blink of an eye.

Taking the prop bag from Yezi, Lin Lin took a deep breath, suppressed the warmth surging in his chest, and tried to remain calm as he looked at Jin Leigong's body lying on the ground.

"Shh!"

He set up the barbecue grill, pulled out his small peeling knife, and used the flames of the grill to singe the blade.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't use the small knife for skinning materials, he just used it as a scalpel. Besides, Jin Leigong's body was almost completely destroyed by Lanlong, so there was nothing left to skin except raw flesh.

Lin Lin circled around and finally chose the most festering wound on Jin Leigong's back, then swung his knife.

The reason for choosing this place to start the surgery was mainly because he had little surgical experience and was unsure of the outcome. At least for Jin Leigong, the back was not a particularly fatal area, and even if the surgery failed, it wouldn't make his situation any more dangerous.

One cut, two cuts...

Blood seeped out little by little, soaking his hands, but Lin Lin was used to this bloody scene. He simply focused on using the tip of his knife to pick out the stone embedded in his flesh and carefully cleaned the half-meter-deep wound.

Time passed second by second. After repeatedly confirming that he had finally cleaned the wound, Lin Lin breathed a slight sigh of relief and then opened Ye Zi's prop bag.

Please, it has to work!

Lin Lin grabbed a small handful of life powder and sprinkled it onto the wound in front of him. The pale green powder landed on the flesh and blood, and was quickly stained red by the blood.

Is there any sign of healing and hemostasis? It seems so, but it's still extremely slow, at least not visible to the naked eye.

Lin Lin couldn't quite tell, so he took out another bottle of nutrient solution and poured it onto the wound.

Recovery from injuries requires energy, and nutrients can provide that energy. However, as previously attempted, it was impossible to administer the medicine until Jin Leigong regained consciousness and the ability to swallow. Lin Lin had no choice but to resort to this last resort, hoping that the cells in the wound could also absorb the energy from the nutrients.

The flesh and blood at the wound site seem to be wriggling?
There are signs of recovery?!

Lin Lin quickly pressed down on both sides of the wound with his hands, piecing them together in the middle, and held this position without daring to move—this was the postoperative suturing method Lin Lin came up with under the condition of having no needles and thread to stitch it up.

Activate the monster's self-healing ability, and then let the monster's self-healing ability act as an invisible suture to stitch the wound back together!
A moment later, feeling the pulling force resisting him from both sides of the wound gradually weaken, Lin Lin slowly released his hands. The wound reopened, but this time the extent of the reopening was far less than when it was cleaned earlier. Even now that Lin Lin had released his hands, the wound was still shrinking at a visible rate.

Become!

Lin Lin was greatly encouraged. Ignoring his exhaustion, he quickly moved to the wound on Jin Leigong's chest. The wound there was huge, almost tearing his entire chest apart. It was the most fatal wound on his body and the one that needed to be treated first.

Having learned from his first experience, Lin Lin worked much faster when treating this wound. However, the wound was simply too large, almost half the size of him. After carefully cleaning the wound, Lin Lin felt dizzy and disoriented.

Was he too tense and exhausted? Sleepiness washed over him like a tide, and Lin Lin shook his head violently, trying to banish it. The surgery wasn't over yet; he couldn't just fall asleep here!

Following the same method, Lin Lin sprinkled life-giving powder and nutrients onto the wound. Watching the wound slowly shrink as the flesh writhed, Lin Lin took a deep breath and stood up again.

That's not all yet; this guy still has many wounds waiting to be treated...

Lin Lin swayed as soon as he stood up, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. His vision blurred, and before he could even take a step, the world spun around him, and he collapsed to the ground.

However, Lin Lin felt that the ground wasn't as hard as he had imagined; instead, it was warm and soft...

"Ugh……"

With one hand supporting Lin Lin's back, Ye Zi reached down with the other hand, hooked Lin Lin's legs, gritted her teeth, and with a burst of strength, lifted him up horizontally.

"Hmm... Brother Lin Lin is a bit heavy..."

Holding Lin Lin in a princess carry, Ye Zi didn't go too far. Instead, she placed him on a small platform with dense and sturdy vines nearby. At least that way, any monsters attracted by the smell of blood wouldn't come looking for him.

After a pause, Yoko seemed to feel that this was not appropriate enough, so she took out a camouflage net and covered the other person with it, which could not only keep them warm, but also add another layer of concealment.

"Have a good sleep..."

……

When Lin Lin opened his eyes again, he felt refreshed and invigorated. The warm sunlight fell on him, bringing him a sense of comfort.

Ah... after being used to the gloomy skies under Lanlong's brutal rule, such clear weather is so refreshing...

Lin Lin blinked blankly for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening.

Wait, how long have I been unconscious?

He sat up abruptly, recalling everything that had happened before he fainted.

In order to avoid Lanlong escorting the professor and the others down the mountain, he deliberately waited until midnight to leave under the cover of darkness. However, he was still discovered by Lanlong and was chased and killed all the way.

After Lanlong finally retreated, he took a look at the sky. The sun was directly overhead, like a small furnace, so it must be noon.

At that moment, the sun was directly overhead, and it was still noon. Could it be that I hadn't actually been unconscious for very long?
Lin Lin rubbed his temples and assessed his mental state for a moment. He felt incredibly energetic, even more so than before. Given his severely depleted mental state before losing consciousness, how could he recover to this extent in just a few minutes?
I'm afraid a day or even more has already passed, right?
What was I doing before I passed out?

Lin Lin was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically:

"Boohoo!"

He suddenly stood up and began searching for Jin Leigong's location, only to find that he was not at the spot where he had fallen before losing consciousness, but on another small platform. However, this small platform was not far from the platform where Jin Leigong had fainted. Lin Lin looked around and quickly found the dim golden figure.

Lin Lin's heart tightened, and he immediately sprinted towards the platform, while tightly gripping the sky-blue bond stone in his hand.

"Ok?"

Judging from the connection and sensing of the bond, Jin Leigong's condition has not only not worsened, but has actually improved quite a bit? Could it be that healing only those two wounds has had such an effect?
Lin Lin's confusion didn't last long. When he arrived at Jin Leigong's side, he discovered a huge package piled up not far away, with a figure quietly leaning against it, seemingly resting.

Night Child?

Seeing the other person's slightly haggard face, Lin Lin couldn't help but slow down his pace again.

However, Ye Zi did not seem to be in a deep sleep. After noticing the movement, she immediately opened her eyes alertly. When she saw Lin Lin's figure, the sharpness in her eyes turned into joy.

"Brother Lin Lin, you're awake!"

Lin Lin nodded and took a few steps closer. "Just woke up. How much time has passed?"

Ye Zi stood up, twisted her waist, glanced at the sky, and smiled slightly:
“Brother Lin Lin, you’ve slept for at least twenty hours.”

After stretching a few times, she turned back to the large package and bent down to search for something:
"By the way, Brother Lin Lin, you must be hungry after sleeping for so long, right? It's going to be hard to find meat around here for a while, so let me make you some soup to warm your stomach!"

Seeing that she was about to get busy, Lin Lin quickly called out to Ye Zi:
"Wait a minute, I saw you were resting, I'll take care of it! Don't overwork yourself..."

Ye Zi felt a surge of joy and turned back around. "Brother Lin Lin, the rest is up to you!"

Lin Lin hummed in agreement, then turned to look at Jin Leigong beside him. Although Jin Leigong was still unconscious, his injuries were much better than before, when he was covered in blood and gore. "By the way, Yezi, what... what happened to it?"

Ye Zi mimicked Lin Lin's "hmm," but drew out the last syllable, making it sound somewhat playful:

“Brother Lin, you were so focused on treating its wounds that you didn’t even notice when I came back and watched for a while. After you fell asleep, I followed your technique and treated some of its remaining wounds.”

"But this guy is just too big, and he has a lot of injuries. I only had time to treat the more serious ones... Heh~ This job is really tiring. I'll go and rest now."

Lin Lin smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Zi took two steps, then suddenly turned back:

"By the way, Brother Lin Lin, after you rescue this big guy, don't forget to go back to that temporary camp and take a look. Da Kong, Tiao Tiao, and Bref are all there!"

Is Brave here too?

Lin Lin was slightly taken aback. He had thought that only Ye Zi Yezao and his master had come to rescue him this time. So Bref was also there? He didn't seem to have seen him on the main battlefield...

But this guy is really loyal; he's willing to take such a huge risk to rush into the ancient dragon's territory for me!
Lin Lin grinned and nodded vigorously, "Got it!"

(End of this chapter)