Chapter 1158
Because the players had previously visited Pripyat's Medical Center, Doctor had taken the opportunity to gather a batch of medicines that might prove useful later—not only anti-radiation drugs like Potassium Iodide, but also anti-inflammatories and sedatives. Those medicines had finally come in handy.
About twenty minutes later, Doctor emerged from the room, drenched in sweat, leaving only Kratos and Bessonova, the two women, inside to look after Coconut.
"How is she?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Not very promising." Doctor took a cigarette from Mechanic and drew on it twice. "Her condition is deteriorating faster than I expected. Her temperature is holding at around thirty-eight to thirty-nine degrees Celsius. Hair loss, ulcers, swelling... but those are all minor issues. The real problem is that the radiation is destroying her immune system. From now on, any random bacteria floating in the air could be fatal to her."
Doctor paused, then asked Zhang Heng, "Did you come into contact with another radiation source when you went back this time?"
"There was radiation everywhere in the nuclear power plant, but we ran into someone from Civil Defense. He had a detector, and we followed him, avoiding the high-radiation areas as much as possible."
"I see. Then perhaps the radiation accumulated in her body was already substantial. In any case, her condition is terrible right now. I just tried to cool her down physically and applied ointment to her ulcerated wounds, but that will only make her a little more comfortable. From a doctor's perspective, I recommend taking her to a hospital. Given how her condition will develop, she needs a sterile ward, and she may need a bone marrow transplant if necessary. That won't save her life, but it could let her live a little longer. If she's lucky, she might survive until