Ye Chen nodded and hurried to the operating table. The Old Monster lay there with his eyes closed, his face pale and bloodless, his breathing so faint it was barely audible. Ye Chen was delighted. If I'd hit him a little harder back then, I could've sent him straight to his grave.
Ye Chen wanted to stab him a few times right then and finish the job. Suddenly, his eyes lit up with an idea. A Gu Worm shot onto Dr. Xide, the surgeon assigned to operate on the Old Monster. While Xide wasn't paying attention, Ye Chen secretly infected him with Madness Gu. As its name suggested, it caused its victim to behave wildly. Xide swayed from side to side and felt something like a mosquito bite on his neck. He paid it no mind at first and called to Ye Chen, "We need to close the patient's wound immediately, then give him a blood transfusion!"
Ye Chen nodded quickly, pretending he understood. Xide was about to stitch up the Old Monster's wound when his body suddenly jerked, and he drove the needle hard into him. The Old Monster's eyes flew open in shock. Before he could react, Xide snatched a large scalpel from the operating table and, before everyone's astonished eyes, plunged it into him. Everyone was terrified. Ye Chen could barely keep from laughing. Xide danced around like a madman, twisting his body and waving the scalpel. The Old Monster howled in pain and tried to rise from the table, but Ye Chen darted over and struck his Immobilizing Acupoint. Only his eyes could move. When Xide charged at him with the scalpel again, the Old Monster was scared out of his wits. Ye Chen watched calmly as Xide stabbed him again and again, swinging the scalpel