Chapter 91: A Bold Surgery, Complete Infection

Chapter 91: A Bold Surgery, Complete Infection

"I have to die for the patient to live?"

"What kind of twisted logic is that?"

Ji Yan's lips twitched.

The Forensic Doctor offered no further explanation, speaking impatiently: "Save or not? That's all I'm responsible for."

"The rest has nothing to do with me."

The Forensic Doctor glanced up at the wall clock: "Besides, time's almost up."

"Your so-called Teacher must be itching to come down for you."

"It knows you're fully infected with black hair—so to be precise, it's itching to come down and devour you!"

The Forensic Doctor let out a low, eerie chuckle.

It seemed eager to witness the bloody spectacle.

Ji Yan pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Give me five minutes to think, alright?"

"Take as long as you want."

"You're the one in a hurry."

The Forensic Doctor turned away to busy itself with other matters.

Ji Yan sat on a chair, taking deep breaths. Beneath his mask, sweat began to bead on his face.

Suddenly, he understood why the Goat Players had all died here. Truly, there seemed no hope of survival...

Yet— Whether it was the information from the [Zodiac Main Plot] or the hidden details of his Talent, everything indicated that this level had a way to clear it!

What method could both save the patient and free him from this infection?

Ji Yan looked at his hands, then turned to the mirror, catching sight of his reflection—the goat-bone mask, the fully grown horns protruding from his forehead.

Staring at himself now, it was almost as if...

His eyes flickered.

Suddenly, he recalled the main plot clue left by the [B11] patient:

"A deadly knot tightens around your neck—the more you struggle, the worse it gets, hastening your death."

"The only way to undo it is to find the one who tied the knot and resolve it at the root!"

Ji Yan's expression shifted.

A bold guess struck him!

If his speculation was correct, it would explain why the Forensic Doctor claimed the patient could only be saved by killing him.

His breathing grew heavier— The idea was far too audacious!

But if it worked, it could save both the patient and himself.

Ji Yan glanced at the patient on the stretcher, then retrieved the [Lies Parchment].

This plan was too reckless; he needed insurance.

And lies were his premium!

After scribbling a falsehood onto the tattered parchment, Ji Yan stood and approached the busy Forensic Doctor.

"Made up your mind?"

"If you run now, there's still time."

The Forensic Doctor spoke flatly without turning around.

"Why run? And where would I go?" Ji Yan asked.

"If you don’t, you’ll die when the time comes."

"All those little goats before you chose to abandon this mission, abandon this patient, to desperately purge their infections and avoid the Goat Supernatural Doctor's blackening."

The Forensic Doctor sneered.

Ji Yan echoed the cold laugh: "Yet without exception, they all died, didn’t they?"

"Proving that path leads only to death."

The Forensic Doctor narrowed its eyes: "So what will you do?"

Ji Yan unbuttoned his white coat and lay down on the other stretcher.

Ji Yan gazed calmly at the Forensic Doctor and said, "I want you to kill me. Remove all the organs from my body."

"Then, transplant all the organs from that patient into me!"

The Forensic Doctor's eyeball trembled slightly.

Yet, its voice feigned composure. "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"You're willing to trade your own life to save someone you've never met—the very culprit who infected you?"

The faint tremor in the Forensic Doctor's gaze, along with that barely detectable flicker of panic, was precisely caught by Ji Yan, further solidifying his conviction.

The corner of his lips curled up. "I'm very certain."

The Forensic Doctor spoke in a low voice, "There's no turning back from this."

"You can still take back this idiotic idea!"

Ji Yan's smile turned colder. "Mr. Forensic Doctor, you were the one who said you'd only perform the surgery without questioning. You were also the one urging me."

"So why, now that I've made my decision, are you hesitating like some timid woman?"

Ji Yan glanced at the time. "There's not much time left. My dear Teacher will come looking for me soon."

"Let's get started!"

The Forensic Doctor said nothing more. It retrieved a syringe of anesthetic and injected it into Ji Yan's arm. A heavy drowsiness washed over him, and Ji Yan collapsed onto the bed, quickly sinking into deep slumber.

The Forensic Doctor changed into a fresh mask and gloves.

Staring at the unconscious Ji Yan, it smirked faintly. "What a bold kid. Out of all the little Goats, you're the first to choose 'Seeking Life Through Death.'"

"It seems today, a long-sealed record will be broken!"

......

In the depths of his dreams, Ji Yan felt as though he had plunged into the abyssal sea, his entire body enveloped in icy cold. Seawater flooded his mouth and nose, suffocating him, making it impossible to breathe.

Then, he saw a pitch-black monster biting into his body, its razor-sharp teeth tearing through his flesh, devouring him bit by bit into its stomach...

Drip. Drip.

Blood continuously dripped from the stretcher, staining the floor crimson.

An unknowable amount of time later, Ji Yan slowly opened his eyes and sat up once more on the stretcher.

The room was dim, the lightbulb flickering erratically.

The Forensic Doctor was nowhere to be seen. The stretcher was soaked in unrecognizable blood. Ji Yan looked down at his own body...

He had been completely infected, with not a single trace of "humanity" left.

He touched his face— There was no face to touch. The Goat-bone mask was still there.

No, it wasn't just worn. It had fused with his face, impossible to remove!

Running his fingers along the mask's edges, he found skin and bone seamlessly merged.

He turned his head to look at the other stretcher.

The patient had been gutted, all their organs hollowed out and transplanted into Ji Yan's body. His own original organs, meanwhile, were now preserved in jars of Formalin...

The Forensic Doctor had upheld Medical Ethics impeccably.

Not only had it performed the surgery without any tricks, but it had also completed this absurd, unthinkable operation in just 20 minutes!

Thump. Thump...

Feeling the pulsating organs inside him, observing his jet-black nails and the glossy black wool covering his body, Ji Yan's shoulders shook.

Instead of breaking down, he inexplicably began to laugh.

The surgery was a success.

He hadn't died!

Which meant his guess had been right all along.

From the very beginning, this operation wasn't meant to save the patient's cold, lifeless shell—but the organs inside. And for those organs to beat again, they needed a fresh, living vessel.

This is the true method of "treatment."

That's why the Forensic Doctor said that to save the patient, the prerequisite was to kill him first!

It acted like an NPC performing the surgery, waiting here for Ji Yan, and left once the mission was completed.

Cuckoo—cuckoo— At that moment, the clock on the wall struck exactly 6:00 PM, and the wooden cuckoo popped out to chime the hour.

Ji Yan opened the Information Panel.

The mission time had just ended!

He had completed the task in time.

But now, the issue was no longer the mission—it was that he was completely infected.

The Goat Supernatural Doctor would arrive soon, and this full-body infection would inevitably cause it to blacken and devour Ji Yan...

Yet at this moment, Ji Yan's heart was as calm as still water.

Gripping his goat-like face, his eyes dark and icy, he declared:

"Alright, it's time for the main event!"