An F-Rank Veterinarian Physically Heals an S-Rank Magical Beast - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97
What Jin-hyuk drew on the floor with the scalpel was a simple diagram.
A circle. A single vertical line inside it. The circle represented the Reborn Entity, the vertical line its dorsal circulation channel.
“The circulation channel extends approximately 1.5 meters from the neck to the coccyx. We divide it into three sections.”
Jin-hyuk marked three horizontal points along the vertical line.
“Upper, middle, lower. Upper at cervical height, middle at mid-thoracic, lower at the lumbosacral junction. If we sever all three points simultaneously, the channel’s regeneration cannot keep pace with the coagulation response.”
“Simultaneously?”
Ma Dong-tak asked.
“Within a 2-second margin. Anything beyond that, and the first severed section begins coagulating.”
Namgoong Cheon spoke while gazing down at his blade.
“Within 2 seconds is feasible. However, that creature won’t simply expose its back to us.”
“That’s why Ma Director needs to hold the front for 3 seconds. Once I signal, the two of you will handle the upper and lower sections, and I’ll take the middle.”
Jin-hyuk looked at the Wudang Sect Master.
“Sect Master, please handle the upper section—cervical height. Since we lack a scalpel, use a focused blade technique with your sword to pierce and sever it.”
“You said focused blade, not broad sword energy?”
“A wide slash would wound the entire back. We must sever only the circulation channel—a single 2-millimeter-wide conduit.”
The Wudang Sect Master nodded.
“With Tai Chi focused blade, I could thread a needle. Leave it to me.”
“Namgoong Elder, the lower section—the lumbosacral junction. Below the waist, so your stance will be low.”
Namgoong Cheon spoke as he slung his sword across his back.
“Low-stance engagement is the Namgoong Clan’s specialty. No issue.”
“Gae Bang Bang-ju.”
“What’s my role?”
“Standby.”
….
“When it gets pushed back or rotates, you’ll need to buy time for the elders to reposition. If obstacles block the dorsal approach, clear them with palm strikes.”
“That’s simple enough.”
Gae Bang Bang-ju rolled up his sleeves.
Jin-hyuk stood and looked at the Reborn Entity.
The Reborn Entity watched from 10 meters away. Nearly two minutes had passed since the first circulation channel severance. The golden fluid erupting from the cut on the central back was diminishing. Coagulation had begun.
“We’re out of time. Moving now.”
Jin-hyuk looked at Ma Dong-tak.
Ma Dong-tak lowered the crowbar from his shoulder and gripped it with both hands.
“3 seconds?”
“3 seconds is enough.”
Ma Dong-tak charged.
The Reborn Entity reacted. Its crimson eyes tracked Ma Dong-tak’s movement as it raised its right arm to strike downward.
Ma Dong-tak read the trajectory of the downward strike and twisted his body to slip sideways. The Reborn Entity’s fist slammed the floor, shattering marble. Ma Dong-tak brushed past the creature’s forearm and drove the crowbar directly into its abdomen.
Thwack—!
The crowbar lodged in the abdominal muscle fibers. Not deep. But Ma Dong-tak wasn’t trying to pierce through. Using the embedded crowbar as leverage, he wrenched the Reborn Entity’s body forward.
The Reborn Entity’s upper body tilted forward.
Its back split open.
“Now!”
Jin-hyuk shouted.
The Wudang Sect Master moved first. He propelled himself through the air with a lightness technique and leaped toward the upper right of the Reborn Entity. Sword energy condensed on his index and middle fingers, gleaming needle-thin and brilliant.
Tai Chi Finger Sword.
He struck the circulation meridian at cervical vertebra height with perfect precision.
Crack—!
The vitreous surface shattered, and golden body fluid erupted.
Simultaneously, Namgoong Cheon scraped low across the floor. He passed between the Reborn Entity’s legs and reached the lower back, severing the circulation meridian at the lumbar-sacral junction with the tip of his blade in a surgical strike.
Crack—!
A second eruption.
Jin-hyuk struck the center. The middle point I had already severed once. Coagulation had begun, but the seal remained incomplete. I lifted my scalpel and incised through the coagulated membrane again.
Scrape—!
The third.
Golden body fluid erupted from all three points simultaneously.
Margin of error: 1.2 seconds.
Sufficient.
“GRRRRAAAAAHHHHH—!!!”
The Reborn Entity roared. This time, agony laced through it. With three circulation meridians severed at once, its internal energy circulation shattered. Body fluid gushed in three directions, drenching the Floor 20 surface in gold.
The Reborn Entity’s movements noticeably slowed.
Ma Dong-tak withdrew the crowbar he had driven into its abdomen and stepped back.
“Is it done?”
“The first phase.”
I adjusted my mask and observed the Reborn Entity.
[Real-time analysis: Three circulation meridians severed simultaneously confirmed.]
[Fluid loss rate: Approximately 60% per minute.]
[Target regeneration response: Simultaneous coagulation attempt at three sites. Fluid loss rate exceeds regeneration speed by approximately 1.8 times.]
[Current status: Energy circulation disruption. Muscular strength and reaction speed reduced by approximately 40%.]
Forty percent reduction.
It had slowed. It had weakened. But it had not died.
I knew this.
Severing circulation meridians was like draining blood. Severe hemorrhage weakens, but hemorrhage alone could not kill this Reborn Entity. As long as the core remained alive, it would regenerate body fluid, and the coagulation response of the meridians would eventually seal all three points.
I had merely bought time.
“Director. That thing doesn’t seem to be dead yet.”
Ma Dong-tak spoke, brushing body fluid from the crowbar.
“Correct.”
I opened my medical bag.
“Severing circulation alone won’t suffice. The core is still alive. To extract it, I need to open the thorax, but at that regeneration speed, it will seal itself the moment I cut.”
“Then what do we do?”
Jin-hyuk began pulling items from his bag.
Four small ampoules. Two syringes. And what he extracted additionally from his subspace inventory were three sealed glass bottles. One contained a green liquid, one a yellowish powder, and the last one was transparent but emitted a pungent, acrid odor.
Ma Dong-tak took a step back.
“Director. What is that?”
“I’m going to make medicine.”
Jin-hyuk sat down on the floor and arranged the materials in a line.
In the middle of Floor 20, barely ten meters ahead of where the three-meter Reborn Entity lay groaning and leaking bodily fluids, Jin-hyuk began compounding the medicine.
“Director! That thing is starting to move again!”
Namgoong Cheon raised his sword in warning.
The Reborn Entity was rising slowly. Weakened by fluid loss but not completely immobilized. Its blood-red eyes fixed on Jin-hyuk. It was only natural that it would target Jin-hyuk, who sat on the ground fiddling with something in this situation.
“Manager Ma. Elders. Please hold it off for just two minutes.”
“Two minutes again?”
Ma Dong-tak picked up the crowbar.
“This time, my beloved bat might take some damage.”
Ma Dong-tak charged toward the Reborn Entity. The Martial Arts Community elders flanked him on both sides, following close behind.
Jin-hyuk did not watch their backs.
He focused only on the materials before him.
The green liquid. This was residual gastric acid extracted from Behemoth on the 14th Floor. Most of it had been used to corrode the metal wall on Layer 19, but a small amount remained.
The yellowish powder. A neurotoxin refined from Mammon’s deadly venom. A toxin that penetrated organic cell membranes and blocked neural transmission.
The transparent liquid. A mana-adapted variant of a broad-spectrum disinfectant used in veterinary medicine. Jin-hyuk had personally formulated it to eliminate not only common bacteria but also otherworldly microorganisms based on mana.
“Chun-sam.”
“Yes.”
“Send me the analysis data on the Reborn Entity’s bodily fluid composition. Acidity and osmotic pressure.”
“Transmitting.”
[Bodily Fluid Composition Analysis Results:]
[Acidity (pH): 5.2. Weakly acidic.]
[Osmotic Pressure: Approximately 3.2 times that of human blood plasma.]
[Primary Composition: Otherworldly organism cellular metabolites, nanomachine metal particles, mutated Nectar residue.]
“pH 5.2—weakly acidic, so mixing with Behemoth’s gastric acid won’t cause an overreaction. Osmotic pressure at three times normal. If I inject high-concentration disinfectant, the osmotic pressure differential will cause cells to lose water, triggering cellular shrinkage that physically suppresses regenerative response.”
Jin-hyuk’s hands moved swiftly.
He filled one syringe halfway with broad-spectrum disinfectant. To it, he added just a trace amount of Mammon’s deadly venom powder. Then he dropped three drops of Behemoth’s residual gastric acid.
The liquid in the syringe transformed into a murky violet color.
It resembled the “Ultimate Parasite Purge” he had injected into the Outer God Demiurge in the Tower. That time, he had made it in drum-barrel quantities, but now he had only one syringe’s worth.
Yet Jin-hyuk knew a drum barrel was unnecessary.
This time, the circulation vessel was open.
Injecting directly at the severed circulation point would allow it to travel through the internal circulation pathway to the core. When regenerative response attempted to seal the severed surface, the sealing tissue would absorb the toxic drug together. The regenerative power would essentially draw the poison into its own body.
It was medication administered by weaponizing regeneration itself.
“Complete.”
Jin-hyuk held up the syringe and examined it against the light.
The violet liquid sloshed inside the syringe.
KUAAAAAANG—!
Ten meters ahead, Ma Dong-tak staggered backward, blood streaming from the Reborn Entity’s arm. Even weakened as it was, the creature retained enough strength at forty percent capacity to drive him back.
“Director! The crowbar is cracking! Please hurry!”
“On it.”
Jin-hyuk rose, gripping the syringe.
“Ma Dong-tak. I need the mid-section of the back where it was severed. The same place I cut before.”
“You want me to expose my back again?”
“This is the last time.”
“Understood!”
Ma Dong-tak clenched his teeth and drove the crowbar forward into the Reborn Entity’s chest. This time, instead of the abdomen, he aimed the lever’s tip at the sternum. The creature reflexively crossed both arms in front of itself to block.
A defensive stance.
With both arms forward, the back lay exposed.
“Elders! Clear the path!”
Namgoong Cheon fired a blade aura from the Reborn Entity’s right side to draw its attention. Gae Bang Bang-ju unleashed a palm strike from the left, tilting the creature’s body toward Ma Dong-tak.
The Reborn Entity’s back was completely exposed.
Jin-hyuk charged forward.
The mid-section severing point. Coagulation had begun, leaving a golden scab. Beneath it, the circulation channel’s severed end still gaped open.
Jin-hyuk scraped away the scab with his scalpel.
Scritch—!
He drove the syringe needle into the exposed circulation channel.
And pushed.
Purple liquid surged into the circulation channel.
“SCREEEEEEEEE—!!!”
The Reborn Entity reacted instantly. Its entire back convulsed in spasms. Jin-hyuk withdrew the syringe and leaped backward.
The creature spun and swung its arm at Jin-hyuk. Ma Dong-tak barely deflected the blow with his crowbar.
CRACK—!
The crowbar cracked again.
“Director! Is it working?”
“Wait.”
Jin-hyuk observed the Reborn Entity through his mask.
Ten seconds.
Twenty seconds.
At thirty seconds, changes appeared in the creature’s body.
The severing point of the circulation channel on its back. Coagulation had begun, and the sealing process was underway. Normally, golden body fluid would harden and reattach the channel.
But the color of the regenerating tissue was different.
Not golden, but a murky purple.
The regenerative response had absorbed the purple compound along with itself.
Jin-hyuk lowered his scalpel.
“It’s done.”
Ma Dong-tak retreated and asked.
“What do you mean? The circulation channels are reconnecting?”
“They are reconnecting, yes.”
Jin-hyuk pointed at the Reborn Entity.
“But as they reconnect, they’re absorbing the poison along with it.”
Ma Dong-tak examined the sutured area again. The violet-stained suture tissue was spreading up and down through the circulation channels. The Reborn Entity’s regenerative power was drawing the toxin toward the core.
“The more it regenerates, the faster the poison spreads?”
“Precisely. Regenerative responses concentrate energy and nutrients toward damaged areas. I’ve loaded the poison into that flow. The stronger the regenerative power, the faster the toxin spreads.”
Jin-hyuk removed his latex gloves as he spoke.
“This isn’t an attack. It’s pest control and sanitation for an illegal otherworldly organism.”
[System: Complex toxic compounds injected into the target’s body are spreading through circulation pathways.]
[Broad-spectrum disinfectant component: Dissolving the cell membranes of otherworldly organic cells as it spreads.]
[Mammon’s deadly venom component: Blocking neural transmission. The target’s motor functions are gradually deteriorating.]
[Behemoth’s gastric acid component: Corroding the inner walls of circulation channels and accelerating fluid loss.]
[Estimated time to core: Approximately 90 seconds.]
The Reborn Entity’s movements became markedly sluggish.
The speed at which it raised its arms had halved. Its legs were losing strength. With each step, the amount of body fluid pooling on the ground increased.
“Ugh… ugh…”
The Reborn Entity groaned and dropped to one knee.
Its crimson eyes fixed on Jin-hyuk. But those eyes held neither fear nor rage—something else entirely. A look of incomprehension. It could not accept that what was killing it was not swordsmanship, magic, or physical force, but a single syringe.
Jin-hyuk met that gaze and slipped his hand into his pocket.
“There’s no need for surprise. Administering anthelmintics to parasites is basic veterinary medicine, after all.”
[Estimated time to core: 45 seconds.]
Violet discoloration was spreading across the Reborn Entity’s back. It traveled up and down the circulation channels, then branched into capillaries, spreading throughout its entire body. The red muscle fibers on the skin’s surface were staining violet and beginning to stiffen.
Ma Dong-tak lowered the crowbar and watched.
“This is rather gruesome, isn’t it? It’s rotting from the inside while still alive.”
“It’s not rotting—it’s being disinfected.”
Jin-hyuk answered calmly.
“It’s a sanitation procedure for an illegal otherworldly organism.”
Namgoong Cheon sheathed his sword and observed the Reborn Entity.
“Director. Is that creature experiencing pain right now?”
“Since neural transmission is being blocked, it will progressively feel nothing at all.”
“I see.”
Namgoong Cheon turned his gaze away.
“Perhaps it’s more merciful than fighting with martial arts, after all.”
Jin-hyuk did not respond.
[Estimated time to core: 15 seconds.]
The Reborn Entity dropped to both knees.
Its arms hung limply. The light in its crimson eyes was fading. The muscle fibers across its entire body were discoloring violet and hardening. Regenerative responses had ceased. The coagulation responses in the circulation channels had ceased. All biological activity was slowly grinding to a halt.
[Core reached.]
[Complex toxic compounds have reached the target’s core.]
[System: Core outer wall corrosion initiated. Core energy output plummeting.]
The Reborn Entity collapsed.
Its three-meter frame crumpled forward, crashing into the Floor 20 surface. The ground fractured beneath the impact. Bodily fluids sprayed in all directions.
Yet it did not rise.
Thump. Thump.
The heartbeat was slowing. From sixty beats per minute to forty. Then to twenty. And then.
Thump.
It did not stop.
My eyes narrowed.
Five beats per minute. An agonizingly slow rhythm, yet it persisted—it did not cease entirely.
“Chun-sam.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Report on the core’s status.”
“The core’s outer wall has corroded approximately seventy percent. However, the inner nucleus is still alive. The drug has penetrated the outer wall, but the inner nucleus itself has formed a separate defensive barrier that blocks the drug.”
I approached the fallen Reborn Entity.
I scanned its chest cavity with the Eye of Divine Will.
[Core Inner Nucleus Analysis:]
[Outer wall corrosion rate: 70%. Inner nucleus defensive barrier intact.]
[Inner nucleus energy reserves: approximately 12%.]
[At the current state, there is a possibility that the core’s inner nucleus will maintain its defensive barrier and enter a dormant state using minimal energy.]
[Once dormancy is entered, it will not perish without external stimulation.]
“Dormancy.”
I clicked my tongue in frustration.
“The drug alone cannot kill the inner nucleus.”
Ma Dong-tak approached.
“Then it is my turn now, is it not?”
I pressed my finger against the fallen Reborn Entity’s chest.
The muscle fibers, discolored purple, had hardened rigidly. Regeneration had ceased. Now even an incision would not trigger any healing response.
“Director Ma.”
“Yes, sir.”
“I will open the chest cavity. Once the core’s inner nucleus is exposed, I ask for one final strike.”
Ma Dong-tak lifted the crowbar.
A single crack ran along its length. This tool had been with me for three years.
“This friend will deliver that final blow.”
I drew out my scalpel.
And I knelt upon the Reborn Entity’s chest.

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