When Uncle Dan, Wang Ruoxiang, and the rest of the medical team walked into this single sickroom, Cai Zixuan was half lying in bed, watching the news on the television.
Seeing them enter, Cai Zixuan picked up the remote to lower the volume. "Uncle Dan, monitor, everyone is here."
"Zixuan, how are you today?" Uncle Dan walked over with a smile.
"I feel like the inflammation is improving. It's not as painful as before," Cai Zixuan said as he touched the rib strap around his chest.
During the defense battle at Eastern State Medical Department, several of his ribs had been broken. At the time, he thought he was going to die, but like many people who participated in this battle, he was rescued before he fainted. His girlfriend, Jiang Banxia, survived. The leader of the guardian unit, Zhang Hongfeng, needed ECMO, but at least he was out of danger for now.
Cai Zixuan underwent emergency surgery at Eastern State Medical Department. His condition stabilized after the surgery, so he was transferred back to Da Hwa City for post-surgery care.
"You are a lucky man." Uncle Dan inspected Cai Zixuan's ribs. "If this bone broke further and pierced into his heart, he would not have been able to be saved."
"The birds that fly back to the South are longing for the branches of the South. After surviving a calamity, one can only sigh in wonder." Cai Zixuan was both happy for his own survival and sad for his comrades who had sacrificed themselves.
The group could not understand the poetic meaning of Zixuan's recitation, but they could hear the sadness in his heart.
Even though from a numerical perspective, considering the scale of this disaster, the number of casualties was small, but every one of his comrades who had passed away was once a life.
It was the same for the first unit at the frontline in Sudan. Some of the members were heavily injured, lost limbs, or suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Some of the injured had suffered from petrification, like Chang Qianhang. Thankfully, it was the early stage, so the growth of the mutated bones was not too much. It did not result in total paralysis. However, multiple surgeries were needed to remove the mutated bones and then physiotherapy was needed.
The treatment plan for other people who had suffered from petrification was the same. This was not an ordinary injury or fracture. The recovery process could not be rushed.
Lou Xiaoning's situation was a little more complicated. In addition to the many abnormal bones in her body, she also had multiple fractures. With her injuries, she would not be able to go to the front line for a year and a half. She would need a long time to recuperate and might even have to bid farewell to the front line and transfer to logistics work.
This was because no one could say for sure what kind of postoperative effect the surgery to remove the foreign bone could achieve.
One possibility was that these people would not be able to recover their previous skills. Those with abnormal bone hyperplasia in their lower limbs might even be unable to walk normally for life.
This was a huge blow to the Spell Department and Phecda, who were already short of manpower.
As for Li Zhenjing, Lin Chengbo, and the others who had only suffered from delirium, their injuries were relatively light, and they were also recuperating.
Organizations like FBM, the Russian Security Bureau, and the British Security Bureau also suffered casualties on the frontline mission.
Even though everyone had their own agenda, compared to when they were at Dagon Island, this cooperation was already a huge improvement.
The lobotomy performed on Prof Lu Qiqing by Eastern State Medical Department was a success. After Prof Lu woke up, his mind and personality did not seem to have changed. He even claimed that the surgery had helped him quit smoking and drinking. He did not suffer from any side effects. However, the long-term effects of the surgery still needed to be observed.
"Zixuan, get some sleep and recover well." Seeing that Uncle Dan was done with his examination, Wang Ruoxiang said, "We'll be going to the other sickrooms."
Cai Zixuan nodded. He could not help but sigh when he saw the news. "It's easy for a person to recover, but it's going to take a long time for a world to recover."
The few doctors nodded silently. They turned to look at the television. The floods that ravaged the world were slowly receding. However, the damage caused by the floods would not be repaired immediately due to the collapse of the Little Ram Order and the disappearance of the power of the Black Goat. The people who had lost their homes would not be able to regain their homes immediately.
The Ten Plagues of Egypt had caused the world to be riddled with scars, which would be the beginning of other problems.
From a certain perspective, the Sandstorm Petrification Disease had appeared. Most of the patients with Petrification Disease needed surgery. This was not one patient, it was not one thousand patients. There were more than 50 million confirmed patients globally and more than 10 million of them needed surgery.
The global medical system could not cope. The various countries could only request aid from the Mysterium World through Tian Xuan's HQ. They needed a large number of surgeons.
Due to the fact that the two worlds had established a deeper cooperation, and the fact that they were interdependent, batches of Mysterium medical teams were crossing over to the other world.
Even so, the Mysterium World needed to conserve some strength to defend themselves, that was understandable. Furthermore, the recovery of the Phecda World was not something that could be helped easily. The economic downturn was inevitable, no one knew whether the people of this world were prepared for it or not.
The economy was a big problem but it was not the only problem.
Too many people from different countries did not believe in the theory of abnormal weather. They demanded the public to know the meaning of 'supernatural power'.
This was not something that Phecda could control. FBM had informed them, they would release more information to deal with the latest change in public sentiment.
Was this suitable? Would the dark forces have more chances to invade people's hearts? How would the current social order be restored?
There were too many questions to consider and investigate. At least everyone knew that the world could not withstand another tragedy. Be it the Little Ram Cult or R'yleh Cult, they had to kill these dark forces underground so that they would never be seen again.
As for other forces …
Wu Shiyu had escaped with Sofa and the Zoog in her black cat form. She could not be caught or controlled, she moved alone.
The crows, the crows, that was another problem, they had all disappeared.
Their activities were not restricted and they were only investigated once. The raven mark on Chen Jiahwa's right wrist did not fade, it seemed like he was a member of the Raven Flock. Therefore, he was temporarily imprisoned at the Spell Department's base, under the supervision of the Special Ops while awaiting further punishment from the organization.
They had no idea what the higher-ups were up to. Negotiation was Tong Ye's job.
"Zixuan, the most important thing for you now is to recover." Uncle Dan said, "The thing we need the most right now is a doctor."
Cai Zixuan agreed again. He really had to get better quickly before he could enter the operating room. There were so many patients with petrification who were waiting in line for him.
After Uncle Dan, Wang Ruoxiang, and the rest left the room, Cai Zixuan grabbed the remote to switch off the television. 'I need to get better soon. One more doctor means more strength.'
Even though they had won, the world was teetering on the brink of collapse.
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