Dr. Lu, have you started Well, it's already started.

Among Lu Yuan's many patients, Li Lin was undoubtedly fortunate.

Because Liu Yuan ultimately gave her anesthesia.

But Li Lin was also tragic, because as an Elf, the anesthesia was ineffective on her.

Last time it worked was because she had taken a human form.

At this moment, Li Lin lying on the operating table, Lu Yuan and Liu Yuan standing beside it, all three were stunned.

Li Lin asked with a mixture of crying and laughter: "Dr. Lu, what, what should we do about this?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment, he had one more method.

Only this method would be quite taxing for him.

Once, Lu Yuan had made an ability user who had secretly snuck into his clinic wander around for over ten minutes with a surgical knife stuck inside his body, without even realizing it.

If Lu Yuan hadn't appeared, that person might have bled out without noticing.

Neural delay.

A special ability derived from a young lady who got double eyelid surgery.

Lu Yuan placed a timer beside the operating table, instructing Liu Yuan to remind him every fifteen minutes.

To be on the safe side, he applied the neural delay to Li Lin first and pinched her twice.

After seeing Li Lin had no reaction, he hung a curtain around her neck and began the surgery.

The sharp scalpel cut open Li Lin's tender chest as easily as slicing through tofu.

Above the curtain, Li Lin stared blankly at the overhead light, unaware of what Lu Yuan was doing to her body behind the curtain.

Hearing the rustling sounds, Li Lin asked: "Dr. Lu, have you started?"

"Yes, I've started."

"Um, I, I don't feel anything at all?"

"Because I used a little trick beforehand to make you less sensitive."

"Oh......"

Lu Yuan then focused intently on the surgery.

The "two minus one" surgery to remove something was no simpler in complexity than adding something.

Especially for a sentimentalist like Li Lin, who surely wanted not just physical changes, but a comprehensive inner and outer transformation.

Soon, the first fifteen minutes were up.

Lu Yuan reapplied the neural delay to Li Lin.

In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed, the removal was successful, but the surgery wasn't over.

Two more hours went by.

Lu Yuan had been working intensely for four hours, during which he not only had to stay completely focused, but also periodically reapply the neural delay to Li Lin.

For Lu Yuan, even the most grueling battle at the Pollution Source didn't compare to this surgery.

In the fifth hour, Li Lin's surgery preliminarily concluded, but Lu Yuan's work wasn't done.

For Lu Yuan, the crucial part had just begun.

But this step was relatively short, taking only about half an hour.

When Li Lin's Elf body structure was fully exposed before Lu Yuan, at that moment, he felt the nearly six hours of effort had been worth it.

"Here is the heart......"

"What's this? Elves don't have a liver, do they not need to detoxify?"

"These blood vessels are so much more flexible than humans'!"

"The lung tissue is so intricate, as expected of Elves......"

"Hmm, indeed, even the most beautiful species needs to excrete."

Suddenly, Li Lin spoke at this point, "Dr. Lu, I think......"

"I've already noticed, just wait twenty minutes."

"Oh......"

......

After an in-depth, meticulous examination and study, came the suturing.

At this time, Liu Yuan softly said: "Dr. Lu, shall I take over?"

Lu Yuan slowly shook his head.

Whoever took it apart reassembles it - Dr. Lu was a principled, ethical doctor.

For an observational, educational live dissection, suturing was one of the steps.

Without this step, the dissection wouldn't be considered a success.

When the final stitch was made, Lu Yuan felt transcended.

The physical exhaustion was nothing, the key was the immense mental toll from continuously using his abilities.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan felt like his temples were about to explode!

The previous bouts of dizziness vanished completely!

Replaced by an immense, boundless flow of information!

Lu Yuan knew new knowledge had emerged.

And from the looks of it, quite a substantial amount.

In an instant, Lu Yuan saw stars, and the operating table he had just finished suturing Li Lin on flipped over his head!

Poof -

Lu Yuan, who had just finished suturing Li Lin's last stitch, passed out and collapsed to the floor.

......

When Lu Yuan woke up, night had fallen.

Still his own bedroom, still small nurse Liu Yuan sitting beside him playing on her phone.

It seemed like last time too, but Lu Yuan couldn't remember why he had passed out last time.

"Boss, you're awake?"

Lu Yuan didn't respond, as he needed to process the flood of information surging through his mind.

Five minutes passed, ten minutes, half an hour......

Liu Yuan became worried.

Seeing Lu Yuan motionless sitting on the bed, she waved her hand in front of him, "Boss?"

"Boss, don't scare me like this......"

Liu Yuan squatted on the floor, eyes brimming with tears as she tugged at Lu Yuan's bedsheets, "Boss, you, you're not really going to become a vegetable, are you?"

Seeing Lu Yuan still unresponsive, her hands slowly embraced his arm.

The previous tone of near-crying gradually became calm: "Huh? Boss......"

"Suddenly I realize, if you really did become a vegetable it might not be so bad."

"At least I could hug you whenever I wanted......"

Slap!

Lu Yuan smacked Liu Yuan's hand away, "Get off!"

Liu Yuan pouted, "Couldn't you have played along for a bit to make me happy?"

"Phew -"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, muttering to himself: "Damn, my brain just gained an entire encyclopedia......"

"Observations on Dissecting Fantastical Creatures' Limbs......"

"Is this telling me to bring all those dragons, demons, chimeras and such into this world or what......"

Leaning against the headboard, in just a few minutes, Lu Yuan fell asleep again.

This time he slept through the entire night.

He was woken up by a phone call.

Finally able to get some good rest, Lu Yuan was naturally extremely unhappy.

Answering the call, Lu Yuan's voice was clearly laced with anger: "Who is it?"

"Good morning, dear Dr. Lu! It's your dearest friend -"

"If you have something to say, say it. If not, wait until you're back so I can skin you alive."

On the other end, The Clown cleared his throat awkwardly, saying: "Dr. Lu, last night we sent the people from Starlight Group to the S Region."

"Mmhmm, and then?"

"Then something not so great happened, this morning Starlight Group called to say they want to cancel the deal with us."

Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment, during which The Clown didn't dare let out even a breath on the other end.

Until snoring could be heard from Lu Yuan's side, The Clown tried calling out: "Dr. Lu?"

"Dr. Lu?"

"Dr. Lu?"

After the third call with no response from Lu Yuan, The Clown hung up.

At the border between Region X and the S Region.

Beside a pile of corpses as large as a small hill, The Clown sat in the car, putting away his phone and looking at Huang Ming in the passenger seat.

"What did Dr. Lu say?"

"Dr. Lu didn't say anything, but I've guessed his intention."

"Don't beat around the bush, just say it."

"Why do you think Dr. Lu sent us here?"

"To ensure the deal goes smoothly."

"Exactly, now the deal isn't going smoothly, so what should we do?"

"Find a way to make it go smoothly."

"Well said! That's exactly what I mean!"

After saying that, The Clown pulled the handbrake of the car and floored the accelerator!

Vroom——

An armored SUV roared into the desolate S Region.