Chapter 476 - Little Tamer Doctor
The small mana crystals had finally disappeared completely from Ren’s mana vision.
He observed with satisfaction how the last crystallized fragments dissolved in Zhao’s circulatory system, converted back to their semi-ethereal state and absorbed by the processed tentacles.
The professor lay more relaxed now, his breathing less labored, the lines of tension in his face gradually softening.
The transformation was remarkable. Where before Zhao’s mana channels had been clouded with crystalline obstructions, now they flowed with unbelievable ease. Each dissolved fragment represented another step back from the brink of death.
"Phase two," Ren murmured, wiping his hands before reaching for the transparent gel they had obtained from amphibian tissues.
"Are you sure you know what you’re doing with those tissues from another species?" asked one of the experts for the third time, his voice tense with concern as he felt the internal changes with his Venus’s roots and observed the kid working.
Ren didn’t look away from his patient. "Yes, and even if he had any adverse or hypersensitive reaction we would just need to heal it in real time... I need to keep his mana pathways covered while the healers work. If more crystals form while we’re repairing the damage, the first step won’t have served any purpose..."
The crystallization process that had nearly killed Zhao would continue unless they could create barriers to prevent re-formation.
"It would be like repairing a ship while it’s sinking," Liora understood, her decent comprehension of the process surprising the doctors who felt they had forgotten and underestimated what it was to be children of that age.
The medical expert with the Parasitic Venus observed with growing fascination the patient’s interior while Ren injected the adaptable gel with the help of water elementals.
The process required the utmost care. Each injection had to be placed just on top of the mana circulatory system, creating a protective matrix around the mana channels to help with the natural healing processes.
"The micro-wounds are really sealing," he murmured, disbelief evident in his voice. "And there’s no adverse reaction... It’s not even scarring, it’s actually regenerating slowly. As if the gel were providing scaffolding for the original system to rebuild itself."