Project Blackout: The Forest Lab

Chapter 11 Rescue

"Uncle and Auntie, take your time, just follow this path and you'll be able to reach the top of the mountain. I'm going ahead," Lan Wei said apologetically after emerging from the woods, glancing at Zhang's father and the other three who were severely out of breath. The terror of the Green Skinny King Snake is far beyond that of an ordinary Green Skinny Snake, and once the optimal treatment time is missed, the consequences can be fatal. Upon reaching the foot of the Grass Mountain, the path became easier to navigate than in the woods, and there was much less danger. "Okay, you go ahead," Zhang's father nodded. "Be careful of snakes," Lan Wei said, then immediately dashed off, climbing the mountain nimbly. Although his physical fitness was not as good as Wang Hao's, he was after all a child who grew up in the mountains, and he had done plenty of farm work, so his physical fitness was naturally not bad. He quickly made his way towards the top of Grass Mountain, which was named for its short grass. Lan Wei's appearance immediately caught the attention of Wang Hao's classmates. "There are a few more people coming..." "This person is running much slower than Wang Hao."

"Perhaps it's because Wang Hao's physical fitness is too terrifying..." The classmates in Wang Hao's class began to discuss among themselves, amazed by his terrifying speed. They had never imagined that he could run so fast without those explosive muscles.

"Ma Ye is fine now..." Seeing Lan Wei's figure appear, Wang Hao also breathed a sigh of relief. A clever housewife cannot cook without rice, and at this moment, he was empty-handed. He could only suppress the spread of Ma Ye's poison, but did not have the ability to cure and resolve the poison.

Because his current medical skills were only at level four, he had only bought a few medical books out of curiosity and read them for a few days. Although level four medical skills seemed low, it was equivalent to someone who had been immersed in the medical field for several years.

The books he read were all about traditional Chinese medicine, mostly on herb identification. He had a certain level of expertise in the use of herbs, so it was not difficult to resolve the poison from the green snake. However, this was only possible if he had the herbs.

Now, in order to save someone, he asked Lan Wei to fetch some herbs first. In Lan's village, surrounded by mountains and with rugged roads leading out, only someone with Wang Hao's extraordinary physical fitness could arrive from the outside world in half an hour. Others who wanted to reach the Grass Mountain, which was closer to Lan's village, would probably need more than three hours, including rest time.

There were many snakes in the mountains, and although there were no wild beasts like tigers, wild boars were not uncommon. The living environment was not good, and could even be described as harsh, and there was no electricity.

After Lan Wei went up the mountain, she glanced around and immediately spotted Wang Hao, then quickly walked over.

"Teacher, the herbs."

Blue Sky handed over a large handful of herbs he had gathered. He had come in a hurry because he knew that the green snake venom could not be delayed. Anyway, he had taken some of every herb that could be used. 'Do you remember the knife on your keychain?' Wang Hao nodded, took the herbs, picked out a few, and immediately started rubbing them and applying them to Ma Ye's back. 'Wang Hao, do I have a chance?' Ma Ye's eyes revealed an extremely strong desire to survive. His whole body was numb, and he felt that his body was no longer under his control. However, as Wang Hao applied some herbs to his back, he suddenly felt some pain. 'It will be fine soon.' Wang Hao actually admired Ma Ye a bit. Facing life and death, he could still maintain such calmness, which was not bad for someone of his age. Ma Ye looked somewhat tired, as if Wang Hao's words had a strong calming effect, and his complexion gradually settled down. 'Wang Hao, how is Ma Ye's condition?' Ma Ling also said with a concerned face. Ma Ye had a good relationship with her. They were from the same village and had the same surname, so they usually got along well, and naturally, she was more concerned about Ma Ye. 'It's the poison of the green snake. Fortunately, we came early, otherwise it would be hard to say.'

As Wang Hao rubbed the medicinal herbs and applied them to Ma Ye's back, he let out a light sigh. After speaking, Wang Hao didn't say anything more, but took the keychain from Lan Wei's hand, which also had an ordinary folding knife attached to it. He stopped his movements and, holding the folding knife, glanced at the Green Skinny King Snake that Fang Bing had brought back, then took it. Wang Hao gently slashed the snake's belly with the folding knife, and immediately some blood flowed out. 'Ah...' Ma Ling was about to speak again, but seeing Wang Hao's calm demeanor, she watched unflinchingly as he pulled out a bloody object from the corpse of the Green Skinny King Snake. She immediately screamed, and the faces of the other female students also turned somewhat pale, suddenly unable to control their shock and even the male students looked at Wang Hao's indifferent expression, feeling as if although they had been in the same class for three years, it seemed like this was the first day they really knew Wang Hao. Teacher Zhou's complexion was a bit pale, but she was more curious, curious about Wang Hao's skilled methods. The bloody organ was none other than the snake gall from the Green Skinny King Snake, and she was indeed shocked by Wang Hao's calm attitude, but even more so by his skilled technique. 'Where's the water? Take this to wash it off,' Wang Hao said calmly, holding the snake gall from the Green Skinny King Snake, addressing Fang Bing. 'Brother Hao, why do you always make me do such disgusting tasks?'

Fang Bingyuan glanced at the snake gallbladder oozing blood, but still took it to wash it with water. The other students watched Fang Bing walk out as if he were a ferocious beast, uniformly avoiding him. Fang Bing looked speechlessly, shaking his head with a wry smile. It wasn't his first time doing such work, so his face didn't show much change. He walked over to the barbecue grill and directly rinsed it with water. 'Hao Ge, here.' Fang Bing brought over the cleaned snake gallbladder and handed it to Wang Hao. Wang Hao nodded, took it, sat down beside Ma Ye, and softly said to him. 'Take these herbs, they can detoxify.' Wang Hao said softly. But Ma Ye's face turned bitter, looking at the herbs in Wang Hao's hand, which had already been crushed after being handled by Wang Hao. However, thinking about it and feeling some sensation slowly returning inside his body, he still trusted Wang Hao's words and slowly opened his mouth. Ma Ye's face suddenly contorted; the taste of swallowing herbs raw was not pleasant, and the pungent flavor made him feel that he would never have an appetite again. But Wang Hao's next sentence made his face even more distorted. 'Come... take this too... and your poison will be cured.' Wang Hao took out the snake gallbladder that Fang Bing had cleaned earlier. 'Can I not take it...' Ma Ye's face changed drastically, saying weakly. 'The ones before were just the decoction, this is the main medicine. If you don't take it, your poison won't be cured and will continue to spread. I can't control it either.' Wang Hao said calmly. 'I'll take it...' Ma Ye said through gritted teeth.

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