Volume 9: Molten Mine Chapter 436: Park Sang-woo Awakens
That would be troublesome...
Ke Lan couldn't help but frown.
As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge a spear but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark...If there are really a few people in the Undead Crew who are determined not to let him live, even if he can complete this first assessment task, the difficulty of the following tasks will only increase.
It's not that Ke Lan has never thought about reporting to the undead crew, but the problem is that this view is entirely based on his speculation and there is no solid evidence to support it. Besides, since the assessment task can be sent to him, it means that other members also recognize the difficulty of this task.
This is really a difficult situation...
Just as Ke Lan was sitting in front of the computer in a daze, Ivan's voice rang out in the team's communication channel: "The survivor has regained consciousness!"
Park Sangyou is awake?! Ke Lan was slightly stunned, then quickly stood up and walked quickly to the front of the carriage.
Park Sang-woo, who was only half breath away, actually opened his eyes at this moment. Although his eyes were still confused and his consciousness was probably still in a chaotic state, judging from the readings on the vital signs monitoring device next to him, his physical condition had returned to stability and had not deteriorated further.
"He can actually wake up? Could it be a last gasp?" The Hound said in surprise, leaning against the car window.
"He had undergone body modification before," Ivan explained. "The level was not high, probably around level two or three, but it was a physical enhancement procedure, so he woke up so quickly."
Physical enhancement is also a popular transformation route. Unlike the "biochemical transformation" and "cyborg transformation" that pursue destructive power and want to turn oneself into a humanoid weapon, most people who choose physical enhancement want to gain stronger disease resistance, better physical fitness, and more comprehensive environmental adaptability...
Some wealthy people also choose to strengthen their bodies. Their purpose is more pure. Some want to prolong their lifespan, some want to improve their body shape... Some even want to improve their combat effectiveness in certain aspects...
Of course, they all chose one or two level transformation surgeries with relatively mature technology and a success rate close to 100%. The failure rate of the eighth level physical enhancement that Marshall underwent was even higher than that of biochemical and prosthetic transformation.
The most intuitive ability brought by physical enhancement is a significant improvement in physical fitness. The reason why Park Sang-woo was able to wake up so quickly is because his physical fitness is far stronger than that of ordinary people who have not undergone transformation.
"No wonder this guy was able to roam around in the wilderness for several years. If it were an ordinary person, even if he could come back alive, he would probably have contracted a bunch of diseases." The hound said, smacking his lips.
Ke Lan glanced at Park Sangyou's file again, and sure enough, there were records of the body modification surgeries he had undergone - a total of four surgeries, with two levels of enhancement... But what made Ke Lan speechless was that the money this guy used for the surgery was all embezzled money.
Because of the rich people, low-level physical enhancement and genetic modification surgeries are much more expensive than equally low-level biochemical and prosthetic modification surgeries, and it is also difficult to apply for loans. Few ordinary people can afford the high cost of surgery, and the same is true for Park Sang-woo, who has just worked in the research institute for a few years.
As for biochemical transformation and prosthetic transformation surgery, special loans can be applied for, because most of the people who undergo such transformations are combat professions such as mercenaries and hunters. They usually sign mortgage agreements and use the mission rewards to repay the surgery loans. Even if they unfortunately die in the mission, the pensions issued by the government and organizations will be used first to offset the unpaid loans.
"Fortunately, this guy embezzled the money and was willing to invest in his own body. Otherwise, by the time we found the lifeboat, the light on it would have been red," said Layton.
"I really don't know whether this kid is lucky or we are lucky." The hound also sighed.
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"Water... water... give me water..." As Park Sang-woo gradually regained consciousness , the first thing he felt was a burning pain in his throat. He tried to raise his hand, but found that his body had completely lost all perception. He couldn't even turn his head.
He vaguely heard the unique beeping sound of the life monitoring equipment coming from his ear, and he subconsciously thought that he was rescued by the Ark's search and rescue team, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"You can't drink water in your current condition. I will give you fluids through intravenous drip." Ivan said in a very calm tone.
"Are...are you a doctor?" Park Sang-woo turned his eyes towards the source of the voice with some difficulty, but due to the limited angle, he could only see the blood-stained sterile surgical towel hanging on Ivan's chest instead of a white coat, but he could not see Ivan's face at all.
"I'm a doctor," Ivan answered.
"...Doctor...where...is this?" Park Sang-woo looked around in a daze . The narrow space in the car, the cracked glass windows, and the dark red light outside the window, he could not connect this place with the operating room or ward he had imagined.
"This...isn't this...the Ark?"
"No, we are still in the Molten Mine Area." After getting Ke Lan's permission, Ivan answered truthfully .
"Molten Mine?! We - we are still in the mine?" Park Sang-woo was stunned at first, then immediately became excited, and even his body, which was tied to the folding stretcher with cable ties, began to struggle slightly.
"Please don't move!" Ivan immediately stretched out his hand, pressed down his body, then inserted a sedative into the injection port of the catheter and pushed all the medicine in.
According to conventional medication standards, it is forbidden to use excessive amounts of sedatives on seriously injured people like this. However, Park Sang-woo is a physically enhanced cyborg, and his body's tolerance is much stronger than that of ordinary people. This powerful sedative only calmed him down a little.
"The mining area... the mining area is very unsafe... we must... leave immediately... a heretic sect has invaded... who... who are you?" Park Sang-woo spoke incoherently, but when Ivan leaned out to get the medical kit, he immediately saw the power armor Ivan was wearing, which instantly focused Park Sang-woo's attention on the identity of the doctor in front of him.
"You... you are not a member of a heretical sect... are you?" he asked.
"No, we are the search and rescue team sent by Ark. We found your lifeboat in the mining area and gave you emergency rescue." Ivan said to him.
