Chapter 760: The Doctor's Morbid Sense of Humor

The captive did not even lift his head, perhaps because he had already steeled himself and was no longer so afraid; his legs had stopped trembling, and he was only sweating coldly from the pain. He said very firmly, "Impossible. No matter what you say, I will not tell you anything. Just kill me; even if you want to eat me, that is up to you."

Seeing that this person was determined, Xiong could not be bothered to ask anymore. Now he was certain that a new tribe was living here. He had not seen them before, and Xi was also certain that this was the territory of the Jiangshui Tribe and no other tribe could survive here. Furthermore, the language he spoke was not that of the Jiangshui Tribe, which meant they had likely migrated here within the last two years, and their scale would naturally not be very large.

Obtaining intelligence would make their actions more efficient and save some trouble, but if the captive did not speak, it was not as if they could not find them. Their team was carrying hunting dogs; as long as they followed the tracks, they would certainly be able to find them. As for whether to use soft tactics before hard ones, or to simply befriend them without resorting to force, Xiong would have to observe the situation of this tribe before drawing a conclusion.

Huaxia was determined to have this land; it was impossible for any other tribe to exist on this territory. Seizing the population was also a strategic policy of Huaxia. Now that there was a tribe here, they should not let them go. Such a powerful team would have no trouble wiping out a small tribe.

Xiong said to the team doctor, "Treat his wounds; let him stay alive for now."

The team doctor had no objections to this and quickly brought his medicine chest forward. Several Soldiers immediately pinned the captive's arms and legs. The captive panicked, but he still gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. He now believed that these people were going to dismember him alive or use this to intimidate him into confessing.

The team doctor stepped forward and slowly removed the arrowhead, because the arrowhead had barbs, and pulling it out directly would cause greater damage.

Based on the team's observation and judgment, the bone might have been injured, or it might not have been; looking at the position, it should have just grazed it. But for such a penetrating wound, and from such a long distance, the arrow likely did not have enough power to pierce through the bone. Plus, this was not one of Huaxia's own people, so it did not matter if he was treated to death, so the team doctor acted quite casually; after all, more medical resources had to be saved for their own people.

The arrowhead was removed, and then, using force from the tail of the arrow, the arrow shaft was pulled out of the muscle. Because of the muscle spasms caused by the pain, the extraction process was not easy, and it felt very difficult to pull out.

During the extraction, the captive could not help but start screaming. He wanted to beg them to spare him and say he was willing to talk, but when the second wave of pain arrived, he suddenly lost consciousness.

Seeing that the captive was no longer howling, the team felt even more at peace. They touched his carotid artery with a finger; there was a pulse, he was not dead, so they continued to apply force until the arrow shaft was pulled out.

Hemostatic medicinal herbs were relatively easy to find. They simply found a cypress tree nearby, gathered some arborvitae leaves, roasted them over a fire, and after they became dry and brittle, ground them slightly and sprinkled them on the wound. By this time, a lot of blood had already flowed; given this captive's physical condition, if the bleeding had been stopped any later, he would likely have died outright.

Fortunately, the hemostatic effect of the arborvitae leaf charcoal was decent, and after a while, the bleeding gradually stopped. As for washing the wound or anything like that, simply rinsing it slightly with boiled water that had cooled was enough. The filth on his body was the greatest source of infection, but there was no helping that.

A few stitches with needle and thread were enough to make the wound look less terrifying; there was no need to be too meticulous. The wound was oozing a little blood? Apply another handful of arborvitae leaf charcoal.

The Soldiers felt that such a brutal treatment method was somewhat terrifying, but Xi and the others found it quite interesting and even wanted to observe from the side.

The stitching was finished, but the captive had not yet woken up. The Soldiers did not call him; he would wake up sooner or later anyway. At this moment, after seeing the team doctor's methods, they only felt it was terrifying, because if they were ever injured, they would certainly go through the same process. If it could make a person faint from pain, it must be incredibly painful.

So, several of them said to the team doctor with full smiles, "Hey, we say, if we get injured, when you treat us, can you be a little gentler? Your technique feels even more terrifying than those who skin animals. I don't want to faint from the pain."

The team doctor first revealed an evil, charming smile, which made the Soldiers tremble, before laughing and saying, "Hey, what are you afraid of? Treating you will definitely be different."

He opened his medicine chest, which contained a wooden box. He opened the wooden box to show them; inside, stuck diagonally into some Hemp Cloth, were needles of invisible length.

"These needles are good things, gold needles, though they should be mixed with copper. These are super precious; there aren't many in all of Huaxia. When you get injured, I will first use the needles to stop your pain and bleeding, and then..."

The team doctor opened another small box, which contained bright, shiny Small Knives that looked just like willow leaves.

The team doctor pointed at the Small Knives: "Then, I will use these knives to cut open your skin, cut open your flesh, dig out those useless things, and then sew you back up. I guarantee that even if I cut your intestines out, you won't feel any pain."

The Soldiers looked at the team doctor's small medicine chest for treating illnesses and saving lives, and instantly felt it was a torture Weapon box, wishing they could keep their distance. When Xi and the others heard this, they also felt their skin tighten and retreated repeatedly. It was even more terrifying than what they had heard about the Cannibal Tribe scalping people; after all, this was something they had actually seen, while the scalping was only something they had heard of—if they had seen that, could they even still be alive?

Just as the team doctor was rinsing his tools with Wine, putting them back into the medicine chest, and still talking glibly and calmly about his cruel methods, the captive was frightened awake again. The first thing he said when he opened his eyes was, "Don't cut my intestines, I'll talk, I'll talk!"

The team doctor grinned after hearing this, looked at Xiong, and pointed a finger at the captive.

The captive looked around in a panic, then checked his own body to see if anything was missing. The pain in his arm was still there, but it was not as severe. He wanted to lift it, but was immediately drenched in sweat from the pulling pain, and felt like he was going to faint again. However, he also discovered that the arrow in his shoulder was gone, and instead, his skin seemed to have been sewn together and was still oozing blood.

His movement just now also drew a scolding from the team doctor: "What are you moving for? If you don't want to die, don't move that arm of yours. I just finished sewing it up, and you're going to burst it open again."