N-M Chapter 3: Ga dan!
Chapter 3: Ga dan!
At this moment, the snow leopard seemed to notice Lin Ye's gaze, which was full of "sympathy" and "inquiry". It suddenly stopped eating, raised its huge head, and stared at Lin Ye with a fierce look.
Looking at its cubs behind it, then at the humans before it, it instinctively arched its back and let out an extremely fierce warning:
"Hiss—!" (The big cat hisses!)
Upon hearing that exhale, the tone of the comments section immediately shifted.
"Oh my! Snow Mountain is so old!"
[Pan Hong: Breathing on it? Send it here!]
Lin Ye did not laugh. Relying on his solid veterinary expertise, he keenly judged that the snow leopard's nerves had begun to weaken.
Based on what I just heard, this guy clearly realized that his days were numbered and was making a last-ditch effort.
Just then, Lin Ye's phone vibrated; it was the head of the medical team at the ecological observation station calling.
"Lin Ye! Listen to me, don't do anything rash! This snow leopard is severely injured and could die or injure someone at any moment due to stress. Our rescue vehicle has already left and will be there in twenty minutes at most. Keep it calm and let it eat the sheep; whatever you do, don't hurt it!"
"But!" Lin Ye wanted to say something more, but the phone suddenly hung up.
No!
It's too late!
This guy was already planning to run away.
Once the medical team arrives in a grand procession, this highly alert snow leopard will definitely endure the excruciating pain and flee with its cubs.
If it runs into the deep mountains, given its current level of infection, it will definitely die.
"We must stabilize it first, and it would be best to provide first aid!"
Lin Ye had no choice but to explain to the camera first.
He then quickly dismounted and began to exert the [Top-Tier Animal Affinity] granted by the system.
He tentatively took a step forward, trying his best to extend a harmless gesture of goodwill to the snow leopard.
Sure enough, under the influence of his affability, a hint of extreme human-like doubt flashed in the snow leopard's originally fierce eyes.
Its muttering voice immediately echoed in Lin Ye's mind:
"Huh? This two-legged creature... why does it give me such a comfortable and familiar feeling? Like the cleanest spring water in a mountain stream..."
It turned its head to look at the two cubs who were devouring meat, then looked at Lin Ye, and a bizarre impulse rose within it—
If I really can't hold on any longer, can I entrust these two little burdens to this two-legged beast?
But then it shook its head violently. No! It vaguely remembered seeing other animals suffer from "acute iron poisoning" (being shot) long ago when they were surrounded by several shabby-clothed two-legged creatures. A sense of instinctive vigilance made it retreat slightly.
Seeing that it was caught in a dilemma, Lin Ye made a bold decision. He took a small first-aid kit from the saddlebag on the horse's back, and while keeping a low profile, he soothed it in the gentlest voice:
"Don't be afraid, big guy, I mean you no harm. You're very sick, I'm here to help you."
Two meters, one meter, half a meter.
The ultimate affinity with nature played a miraculous role at this moment.
Although the snow leopard was still making uneasy growling sounds in its throat, its body remained stiff in place, and it did not launch an attack.
Lin Ye carefully reached out his hand, first avoiding touching its sensitive head and injured hind leg, and then gently stroking its back, stroke by stroke.
A miracle happened.
Under Lin Ye's soothing touch, the beast, which had been on high alert, gradually relaxed its muscles.
"My dear child, let me see your injury..."
As Lin Ye murmured, he boldly parted the fur at the base of its hind legs, which was congealed with blood.
This time, the condition of the wound was fully exposed.
The situation was ten times worse than he had imagined! The system was not exaggerating when he was on the verge of death!
"Brothers..."
Lin Ye turned to look at the live stream camera, his expression extremely grave. "This wound has developed a very serious purulent infection. What's worse, some of the surrounding tissue has completely turned black and necrotic! I just touched its back, and it was burning hot, like a furnace. This is a severe high fever caused by a deep infection, definitely a precursor to sepsis!"
The comments section immediately erupted in panic:
"What should we do, Brother Lin? Can it be stitched up?"
"Please save this big cat! It's funny that its eggs are broken, but it's heartbreaking to see it trembling like that!"
"Get the antibiotics done right away! Order the anti-inflammatory medication!"
Lin Ye took a deep breath and quickly opened the first aid kit:
"It's too late to use antibiotics to control the spread of the toxin. If the necrotic tissue isn't removed immediately, the toxin will spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, and it definitely won't survive the night."
"I'm all alone right now, and while it's still affectionate and relatively stable, I have to take a risk. If we wait for the main force to arrive with tranquilizer guns and it gets scared and runs away, then it'll be completely beyond saving."
Lin Ye gritted his teeth and said to the camera:
"Brothers, the conditions are limited, so I can only give it local anesthesia and remove the completely necrotic 'egg' on the spot!"
The live stream's popularity surged again instantly!
On the plateau, a wild, severely injured snow leopard was encountered, and the victim immediately began live-streaming the "egg-killing" scene!
This unprecedented gimmick caused the live stream's popularity to skyrocket!
Countless new viewers flooded in, and even other top anchors from the same channel came to check out the room.
"Good heavens! I just entered the live stream and saw someone was going to operate on a national treasure?! They're going to castrate a first-class protected animal right from the start?!"
[“Snow Leopard Doctor: I think I can still be saved! Can't you spare one of them?!”]
["I'm a graduate student majoring in veterinary medicine at an agricultural university, and the anchor's judgment is absolutely correct! The necrotic tissue must be removed immediately! But the risk is too great! Secondary infection is extremely easy to occur in the wild!"]
"Are you even capable of this, streamer? Please don't kill this 'jail-bound beast' while treating him, or we'll be in big trouble!"
Lin Ye ignored the questions raised in the live chat.
Since I've accepted the system's task, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and get on with it.
Moreover, he has a trump card!
Using his body as cover, he used his mind to exchange for a small bottle of [Life Spring Water] from the system space.
This stuff not only promotes plant growth, but when used to clean wounds, it has a rapid healing and antibacterial/anti-inflammatory effect comparable to a miracle drug.
He poured the spring water onto sterile gauze, treating it as a high-grade disinfectant, and quickly and gently pressed it around the snow leopard's wound.
The cool, clear spring water seeped into the snow leopard's skin, and the body that had been convulsing from the intense pain suddenly trembled. Then, it let out a comfortable sigh, and the hostility in its eyes completely disappeared.
Lin Ye seized the opportunity, decisively pulled out a syringe, and accurately injected a veterinary anesthetic into the snow leopard's hind leg muscle.
"Dude... what are you going to do to me...?"
"This water... feels so good... but my eyelids are so heavy... baby..."
With the increasingly faint, terrified voice echoing in its mind, the snow leopard's head slumped heavily onto the grass, and it fell into a deep coma.
Lin Ye took a deep breath, put on sterile gloves, and picked up the gleaming scalpel.
"Incision, dissection, locating blood vessels, ligating the spermatic cord, removing necrotic tissue..."
Lin Ye's movements were as fluid as flowing water, without the slightest hesitation. After all, he was a top student who had won a first-class scholarship in veterinary medicine back in the day.
The veterinarians in the live stream who were initially on tenterhooks were all stunned by the textbook-level skillful technique, and the chat was filled with comments like "I worship the master."
"Click—"
With the final, extremely crisp sound of the medical scissors.
Lin Ye expressionlessly picked up the two "tools of the crime," which had turned purple and black and were completely necrotic, and threw them into the medical tray next to him.
Then, Lin Ye deftly applied the top-quality anti-inflammatory medicine and began to meticulously and tightly suture the wound with a needle holder. To prevent it from tearing at the wound after waking up, Lin Ye finally wrapped the snow leopard's lower body tightly with a large amount of white bandage, and even mischievously tied a very conspicuous and pretty bow on its rear end!
The whole process took less than twenty minutes!
"Phew—" Lin Ye took off his blood-stained gloves, casually wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.
"The surgery was a success. His life has been saved. But from now on, the Qilian Mountains will probably have one more majestic 'Snow Leopard Grandpa'."