Golden with a Hint of Red and Green

(Thanks to "A Little More Stylish" for the donation bonus chapter, 2/2)

Li Qinwu's consciousness gradually returned. He found himself lying on an advanced medical bed.

A heap of life-monitoring devices was attached to him, while several Medical Servitors stood by nearby.

Li Qinwu blinked. Once he was fully awake, he realized this was the Astartes bunker. He was safe.

After a while, control returned to his body, and he caught a strong scent of blood.

He turned toward its source and saw Desai lying on another advanced medical bed beside him.

Desai's Power Armor had been removed. With only one arm and half a torso remaining, he was connected to a mass of tubes.

Li Qinwu glanced at the advanced medical bed's display. Desai's vital signs were shown there. This guy actually still had half a life left!

Li Qinwu sat up from the bed and shook himself. Other than feeling slightly dizzy, nothing seemed particularly wrong.

He walked over to Desai and clicked his tongue as he looked at the man who was only half left.

The severed end of Desai's abdominal cavity had been wrapped in artificial membrane. Several tubes connected to it, pumping in anti-inflammatory agents and nutrient solution while drawing out blood and bodily waste.

This life-support system had preserved Desai's life, but it clearly was not making his existence pleasant.

Li Qinwu could see copious pus leaking from where the artificial membrane joined the abdominal wound. It pooled on the bed, giving off a bloody stench.

Li Qinwu said to the Medical Servitors beside him:

"Clean him up."

"Yes, my lord."

The two Medical Servitors used their mechanically modified arms to grip medical instruments and clean the pus from Desai's wound.

The treatment seemed rather stimulating. Desai, with only half his body left, slowly