Open!!
Accompanied by Victor's hoarse, lung-bursting roar.
Boom—!
A domineering pillar of white light descended from the heavens, accurately striking the muddy quagmire where he lay.
There was no deafening explosion, only the hum of surging energy.
The corpse wolf still mid-air was struck head-on, as if hit by a heavy truck traveling at high speed.
"Awoo—?!"
The tragic cry changed pitch the moment it left its mouth.
Its massive body, like a ragdoll, was violently sent flying over twenty meters. It smashed through a withered tree, splashing rotten meat and bone fragments everywhere.
The light was blinding; Victor instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes.
The world before him was restructuring.
Rotting wood turned into hard ironwood flooring, and rubble fused into smooth wall tiles.
The nauseating stench of decay rapidly receded.
In its place was a scent Victor was incredibly familiar with—one that even made his soul tremble.
High-concentration disinfectant mixed with the smell of alcohol.
It was the smell of a hospital.
【Clinic basic infrastructure generation complete.】
【Absolute defense barrier activated (Newbie protection period: 24 hours).】
【Spatial displacement in progress...】
A strong sense of weightlessness washed over him.
When Victor opened his eyes again.
The cold, damp wilderness was gone.
He was lying on a cold, hard, but absolutely clean stainless steel operating table.
Above his head were two cool-white shadowless lamps, illuminating every detail of the room.
Around him were walls covered in white tiles. A metal sink stood in a corner, and next to it was an empty glass medicine cabinet.
"Haha... cough cough!"
Looking at this crude yet familiar environment, Victor laughed out loud.
He had survived.
For a surgeon, there was no place more reassuring than lying on an operating table.
"System, report physical status."
Professional instinct allowed him to calm down quickly.
【Host: Victor Corvinus】
【Profession: Intern Surgeon (Not yet tenured)】
【Status: Heavily Injured (Repairing)】
【Comminuted fracture of the right tibia and fibula; system-level temporary fixation applied. It is recommended to consume high-calorie food as soon as possible.】
A tingling, warm current enveloped his right leg.
Victor looked down and saw a layer of pale blue light film covering the injury.
The piercing agony turned into a tolerable dull ache.
A miracle.
He gripped the edge of the operating table and tentatively stood upright.
"Since the clinic is open, I should at least have the tools of the trade, right?"
The room was empty.
Other than this operating table, there wasn't even a chair.
This was less like a god-level clinic and more like a black-market workshop for harvesting kidneys.
"System, where's the newbie gift pack? You can't expect me to perform surgery on patients with my bare hands, can you?"
【Ding! Newbie gift pack has been issued, please check.】
Three glowing icons floated before his eyes.
Filled with anticipation, Victor clicked the first one.
【Congratulations on obtaining: Indestructible Lab Coat (Bloodstained Edition)】
【Quality: Rare】
【Description: A doctor's uniform that looks like it has been through countless tragic surgeries. Comes with an indestructible attribute and self-cleaning (except for the original bloodstains).】
【Special Effect: In the eyes of any creature, wearing this will make you appear extremely professional (or extremely psychotic).】
A white lab coat appeared out of thin air in his hands.
Victor shook it out and looked, his lips twitching violently.
The material was indeed high-grade, feeling like silk to the touch.
But... this was way too filthy!
The pure white fabric was covered in dark red, old bloodstains. There were even several clear bloody handprints at the hem.
If he wore this out, who would believe he was a doctor who saved lives?
Calling him a psychotic serial killer would be an understatement!
"System, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word 'professional'?"
Victor complained, but he quickly put it on regardless.
His original noble robes had long since turned into rags.
The moment he fastened the buttons, a warm current wrapped around his body, and the cold and exhaustion instantly dissipated.
He checked his reflection on the polished surface of the operating table.
A pale face, sinister eyes, paired with this blood-stained coat...
Yeah, it was indeed quite terrifying.
However, in the place of exile, being terrifying was better than being bullied.
Victor clicked the second icon.
A weapon!
This was the highlight.
【Congratulations on obtaining: Rusty Saw of Redemption】
【Quality: Epic (Sealed)】
【Description: A surgical saw filled with the marks of time. Although it is rusty and might even give a patient tetanus, it is extremely sharp and can saw through most bones and armor in the world.】
【Special Effect: Requires no electricity, never jams. Possesses a rule-based judgment that guarantees the severing of "lesions".】
Clang!
A ferocious-looking chainsaw slammed onto the operating table.
Victor fell silent.
This thing looked exactly like a chainsaw used for logging.
The serrations were covered in dark brown rust, and the handle was wrapped in blackened tape, emitting a savage aura.
He gripped the handle and pulled hard.
Vroom—!!
The saw instantly let out a roar like a wild beast.
The high-speed rotating teeth kicked up a gust of wind, as if they could tear through the air.
"Good stuff!"
Victor's eyes lit up.
Whether sawing bones or sawing monsters, this kind of efficiency was exactly what he needed.
As for the rust?
As long as I cut fast enough, the bacteria won't be able to catch up with me.
Victor turned off the power saw and looked at the final reward.
【Congratulations on obtaining: Basic Life Operating Table (Deployed)】
【Description: Although it's a bit hard, as long as a patient lying on it has one breath left, the rate of life depletion is slowed by 50%.】
A set of god-tier gear was complete.
Armor (lab coat), weapon (chainsaw), and support (operating table).
While the art style leaned toward dark horror, this was indeed the capital for survival.
"Gurgle..."
His stomach growled at an inopportune moment.
"System, is there anything to eat? Even black bread would do."
【The system does not provide free food.】
【To obtain supplies and upgrade facilities, please treat patients as soon as possible. For every patient cured, you can earn points to exchange for everything.】
"Patients?"
Victor limped to the window and looked out through the bulletproof glass.
The mist-shrouded wilderness was dead silent.
"This is a human forbidden zone. There isn't even a ghost for a hundred miles. Where are the patients? Am I supposed to provide neurosurgery for zombies?"
Just then.
【Thud!】
A heavy, dull impact slammed hard against the clinic door.
The entire room shook, and dust fell from the ceiling.
Victor's gaze turned cold, and he grabbed the chainsaw in a reverse grip.
Someone was there?
No.
A human wouldn't knock so savagely, nor would they carry that kind of malice intended to shatter the door panels.
【Thud! Thud! Thud!】
The slamming grew more intense.
Accompanied by the ear-piercing screech of nails scratching the metal door.
"Screeech—"
A stench of rot so thick it was suffocating seeped through the cracks of the door.
That smell was a hundred times more pungent than a rat that had been dead for three days.
Victor frowned.
As a surgeon with a cleanliness obsession, this smell was practically a challenge to his bottom line.
"Whoever you are, you'd better have an appointment."
He walked behind the door and peered through the peephole.
The vision was distorted, but he could still clearly see the massive silhouette outside.
It was at least two and a half meters tall.
Its skin looked like it was pieced together from different colors of rotten meat, with thick sutures crawling all over its body like centipedes.
The most disgusting part was its stomach.
A large hole had been ripped open, and a section of grayish-white intestine dragged on the ground, covered in withered grass and mud.
With every slam against the door, that section of intestine rubbed back and forth on the ground, leaving trails of slime.
A stitched monstrosity?
Victor was stunned for a moment before a system prompt popped up.
【Potential patient detected!】
【Name: Nameless Stitched Corpse Puppet】
【Race: Low-level Undead】
【Preliminary Diagnosis: Severe skin laxity, multi-organ displacement, and burst suture syndrome.】
【Suggested Treatment: Full-body lift and organ repositioning surgery.】
【Accept patient?】
Looking at that flashing "Patient" tag, Victor fell silent for two seconds.
Then, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a smile that was a mixture of logic and madness.
So that's how it is.
This is the so-called "patient"?
Since the system says it's an illness, then it must be treated.
In a doctor's eyes, all living beings are equal.
Even if you're a pile of rotten meat, once you enter my door, I'll sew you up beautifully.
"Just right, I'll use you for practice."
Victor adjusted his blood-stained collar and carried the rusty chainsaw in one hand.
Click.
He suddenly pulled open the clinic door.
The stitched monstrosity outside was just raising a pus-filled hand to slam the door again.
The door opened so suddenly that a trace of blankness appeared on its crooked, ugly face.
It had originally expected to see a screaming human meal.
Instead, it saw a man in blood-stained clothes, holding a chainsaw, with eyes more savage than its own.
Before its sluggish brain could react.
Victor adjusted his non-existent glasses, his gaze fixed intensely on the section of intestine dragging on the ground. His tone was as severe as if he were scolding a disobedient patient:
"Who told you to take your intestines out? Don't you know that causes infection?!"
Vroom—!
The chainsaw roared to life.
"Come in! Lie down!"
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