The tip of the radiofrequency needle was made of metal. The high temperature generated by the radiofrequency increased the temperature of the tip to heat up the surgical site.
At this moment, Xie Yiman's trigeminal ganglion was being damaged by the 80-degree high temperature of the needle tip. She felt like she was being burned and her brain was exploding. Countless worms were biting and devouring her. Everything was writhing in pain.
Everyone turned to look at her. Gu Jun glanced at the time on the radiofrequency thermostat, there were 40 seconds left for the first round of coagulation.
They rarely felt that 90 seconds would take so long. The patient was suffering but her painful screams were tormenting them as well.
At that moment, Deng Ximei suddenly shouted, "Something's not right!" Before she finished, the rationality assessment stone in Xie Yiman's hand glowed faintly red. However, Si Kouxian and the rest did not feel anything. This was not like the mental assault of Nightmare Illness where it only affected the patient's own mental state.
Gu Jun's eyes narrowed. 'Is it coming? Great, this proves that the surgery is working!'
The people at the command central shared the same thought. There was a different kind of excitement in the surgery room.
The scariest thing was not the danger but the lack of reaction.
However, they could not tell whether this was a good or bad thing …
"Apply the Ancient Seal!" Gu Jun ordered calmly. Wu Shiyu led a team of Ancient Seal workers to apply the Ancient Seal on the patient.
Xie Yiman's screams became more intense. The mental corruption stopped but her blood pressure and heart rate continued to rise. Uncle Dan quickly reminded Gu Jun.
"Yiman, hang in there, there are still 10 seconds left …" Gu Jun held Xie Yiman's shaking hands. He frowned as he looked at the time on the thermostat. The numbers on one side were dropping while Xie Yiman's vital signs were rising. Si Kouxian said, "Prepare the anesthetic, 4 ml of propofol and 4 ml of sufen."
Even though the surgery was Gu Jun's final decision, Si Kouxian was still the main surgeon.
The surgeon had to make the decision on the spot. Therefore, Si Kouxian was the one who made the decision. This was agreed upon before the surgery.
"Five seconds, four seconds …" Gu Jun still did not want any anesthesia or sedation, but Xie Yiman's situation was indeed very dangerous.
Just when everyone's hearts were in their throats and the nurse was about to inject anesthetic into Xie Yiman, the heat condenser made a beeping sound. The first heat condensation had ended.
"Wait." Si Kouxian stopped the nurse, "Wait a little longer."
After the anesthetic was administered, the patient would definitely get a vague answer when questioned, and it would be difficult to judge the effect of the surgery.
They looked at the various indicators on the monitor screen. Fortunately, it did not continue to rise and was slowly falling back to the normal range.
"Ah …" Xie Yiman could finally catch her breath. Tears rolled down her cheeks. "Doctor Gu, I can't do it anymore. It hurts so much …"
"Do it!" Gu Jun patted her hand. "It hurts because it's effective. After doing this, the itch is gone."
After the patient calmed down, Si Kouxian and Zhang Jinsong came forward to inspect the right side of her face. They asked about the numbness. This surgery was to prevent the first ocular nerve from being damaged, the desired effect was to numb the face. Xie Yiman did not quite know how to answer. There was some numbness. It was not as painful but it was still itchy.
"I think I see many worms, they are crawling …" Xie Yiman choked on her tears. "Doctor Gu, they are going to crawl all over my body."
The swelling on the right side of her face worsened but the red skin was stable for now.
Would the surgery cause the lesion on her skin to expand? Si Kouxian and the rest could not say for sure because there were no physical worms inside the red skin.
They were a kind of mental worms, they did not know much about them.
"They are just scaring you." Gu Jun said. He suspected the worms were feeding on their host's despair. "If they were that powerful, you would be dead already."
However, there was no use trying to reason with her now. It was better to give her hope, to give her a reason to live. Gu Jun knew how much she valued her career as an actress and how much she wanted to star in a Phecda movie. He said, "Yiman, I've been wanting to make a movie for a long time. When I'm free, I want to make a movie for myself. Do you mind if I invite you to join me?"
The others heard him and knew that he was trying to console her. It was no secret that Gu Jun loved movies but he was an expert in scalpel.
"Do you mind if I join you?" Wu Shiyu asked. "I want to satisfy my craving."
"Of course, you can do it." Gu Jun nodded. His tone sounded like the movie was going to start the next day.
Gu Jun himself did not know when he meant 'when'.
If he really had that much free time to make a movie for himself, then the world would be perfect.
However, the discussion between the two greatly encouraged Xie Yiman. She could already see that day coming. "Of course, of course …"
After a short pause, it was time for the coagulation to resume.
The immense pain drowned Xie Yiman again, attacking her willpower and draining her spirit.
However, when she thought of the future that Gu Jun described for her and listened to their words of encouragement, she finally gathered her strength. Perhaps it was because the pain had reached its limit, or perhaps she was touched by their love, or perhaps she did not want to die even if she had to die …
"Ah …" Xie Yiman gritted her teeth, her eyes red. Come on, be it the pain or the itch!
"Hang in there." Gu Jun held her hand tightly. At this moment, he was even willing to share some of her pain.
This was because he did not want to see another person, a living person, die tragically in front of him.
This patient, he had to save her.
The tense atmosphere in the operating room almost froze. The second and third coagulation sessions were over. The needles were removed, the bleeding stopped, and the cold compress was applied. Half of Xie Yiman's face was swollen. The pain and touch in that area had disappeared. Other than numbness and itchiness, her teeth were as hard as rocks. The disfigurement surgery was a success.
The itchiness on that side of her face seemed to have decreased, but she could not be sure because it was still very itchy …
"Do the left side as well." Gu Jun nodded. He signaled for Si Kouxian and the nurses to continue with the surgery. They adjusted Xie Yiman's position and prepared to disfigure the left side of her face. Doing so much at once would increase the risk but her condition could not be delayed.
After the procedure was repeated, Gu Jun was about to press the start button on the thermostat.
"Captain Gu, wait, I think I see a shadow …" Xie Yiman suddenly gasped nervously. Her spirit was shaken again. "It … it's a woman, the woman with the peeling skin. I've seen her before … She's in my mind, she's looking at me …"
Gu Jun stopped to look around. Uncle Dan and Deng Ximei did the same. The rationality assessment stone did not show any reaction.
'Tian Yi is here? She's connected to Xie Yiman's mental world? '
By then, Cai Zixuan was the first to notice the change. Not wanting the patient to hear it, he whispered to Gu Jun, "The red skin is spreading!"
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