Ripples in the Northern Territory

From disinfection and surgery to suturing, the whole process took less than two minutes.

Not only were the hired workers stunned, but even the accompanying doctor stood there slack-jawed.

"Th-That's it?"

"Of course. What else?" Nini looked puzzled. "Wasn't the only difficult part of this surgery removing the rebar? All right, since everything's fine now, hurry back. I still need to write my report."

With that, Nini left on her own.

"Th-That's all it took?" Rebecca asked in disbelief. "It was that simple?"

"It wasn't simple at all." The doctor gave a wry smile. "She also drained the fluid and clotted blood from his abdominal cavity. When suturing him up, she stitched each layer of muscle separately. I couldn't have managed all that even if I spent an hour in an operating room."

"She... she's that amazing? She must be an incredible doctor, then?"

"No, she isn't a legendary doctor. She's just an ordinary doctor."

Rebecca's eyes widened. "Then how amazing would a legendary doctor have to be?"

"At the very least, they'd have to know Healing Fountain."

"???"

"All right, let's get back as soon as possible. Returning early is a good thing too—at least we can avoid Castel Syndrome... Vance, don't move around. I'll find you a bed. You just had surgery and need to rest."

Old Vance was still standing there in a daze. After a while, he suddenly let out a shout that startled everyone else.

"What is it?"

"What happened?"

"Father, are you all right?"

Old Vance stared at the people around him in terror. "A monster! There was a monster! A monster with six hands!"

He seized the doctor by the sleeve. "Doctor, did you see it just now? There was a monster!"

The doctor was about to say something, but Rebecca spoke first.