Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Hemostasis with Aloe
In this battle with the Black Panther, Chen Wen was heavily wounded.
The most severe issue was the significant blood loss!
Although he could sit up now, his mind was foggy, and he even felt a bit dizzy.
"With my recovery ability, stopping the bleeding isn’t a problem, but with so much blood lost, how do I replenish it?"
Chen Wen furrowed his brows tightly, feeling concerned.
The consequences of blood loss were very serious!
Even though Chen Wen was badly injured, his strong external injury recovery ability from the entry[Stubborn Life].
It was just a mild blood loss.
The scratches on his body bled for only a while before turning into oozing blood, and had clotted by now.
The bleeding from the scratches was very limited.
Though most of the wounds were light injuries, there were also severe ones.
The place where he lost the most blood was the bite wound on his left arm.
Chen Wen now conservatively estimated that his blood loss should exceed 200 milliliters, maybe even approaching 300 milliliters.
If bleeding continued to 400 milliliters, he would become extremely dangerous!
He had already gone from feeling dizzy to beginning to feel cold.
His heartbeat had also become extremely rapid.
"No, I need to find a way to stop the bleeding!"
Looking at the wound that had dyed most of his clothes red, Chen Wen’s expression was serious.
Stopping the bleeding was a must; otherwise, he wouldn’t live to see the wound heal and would die from excessive blood loss!
Chen Wen knew how to stop the bleeding.
After all, he had learned some basic first aid on the fishing boat.
Chen Wen took out the remaining crew uniform, tore one of the pants into strips, and tightly bound it near the heart-end of the wound on his left arm.
Additionally, Chen Wen brought out some wolfberries.
Wolfberries.
This thing had some blood-replenishing effects.
Chen Wen remembered that in his previous life, a classmate of his used to drink wolfberry tea often due to anemia.
That classmate even got a nickname for it: "Kidney-Deficient Prince".
It was during that time Chen Wen learned about the blood-replenishing effect of wolfberries.
Of course, this effect was limited and slow.
But it’s better than not having it.
Chen Wen grabbed a handful of wolfberries and chewed on them continuously.
The taste wasn’t bad, even a bit sweet.
Chen Wen originally thought wolfberries might also trigger an entry.
But to his surprise, after swallowing the mouthful of wolfberries, there was no reaction at all.
"Damn, artificial wolfberries?"
Chen Wen couldn’t help but complain.
What he didn’t know was that the packaged wolfberries were all processed.
According to the system, they clearly didn’t count as natural creations.
After eating the wolfberries and applying the tourniquet,
Chen Wen felt the bleeding had slightly reduced.
Of course, it might also be psychological.
Chen Wen thought to himself silently.
After a while, the food was almost heated.
Chen Wen hugged the splendid lobster and roasted oysters, eating them in big bites.
He also ate the last apple in a few bites.
"Black Panther meat!"
Chen Wen picked up a branch on which Black Panther meat had been roasted.
Cats as large as Black Panthers; not to mention Chen Wen, ninety-nine percent of people in this world haven’t tasted it.
Nobody knows what it tastes like.
Chen Wen took a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed.
Because it was roasted very dry, there wasn’t much juice.
The taste was ordinary.
Neither was it delicious nor did it have any strange flavor.
Just a bit tough.
Soon, the system had a response again.
[Regarding natural creation—Indian Leopard (Blackened), plundering initiated!]
[Plundering... Plundering completed!]
[Please choose one of the following three entries]
[Fatigue (Purple): Your stamina is easily consumed, and you get tired more easily]
[Note: To achieve the fastest speed, you must pay a higher price—Indian Leopard (Blackened)]
[Sneak Attack (Gold): You are more adept at ambushes, gaining significant boosts in speed and strength when attacking from the shadows!]
[Note: Deceive! Ambush!—Indian Leopard (Blackened)]
[Shedding (White): Your hair will fall out for various reasons]
[Note: Middle-aged, unavoidable, being oneself amid baldness~—Indian Leopard (Blackened)]
[Please make a choice within one minute or forfeit! Failure to choose will result in automatically selecting the first entry!]
Another golden positive entry!
Chen Wen stared wide-eyed, his mouth slightly open.
The Black Panther meat nearly fell out!
"Holy shit! Another golden entry! It’s positive too!"
"Hahahaha! My luck, unbeatable!"
Chen Wen laughed heartily, feeling like even his injuries became much lighter.
He chose [Sneak Attack] without hesitation.
However, now wasn’t the right time to experiment with the entry; better to finish eating first!
...
After finishing his food, his stomach now full.
Chen Wen felt much better.
While resting by the campfire,
Chen Wen noted that his heartbeat was still rapid.
"The tourniquet works, the wolfberries are effective too, but the efficiency is still too low."
Chen Wen furrowed his brow, enduring the discomfort caused by blood loss.
If only there were some topical medication available.
This time, the wound was pretty serious, and Chen Wen was also worried about the wound getting infected.
While feeling troubled,
Suddenly, Chen Wen had a flash of insight.
"Aloe vera... seems like it can stop bleeding!"
Chen Wen couldn’t clearly recall when he saw a short video.
In it, they talked about the extract of aloe vera having various effects, touted as a miracle drug.
Of course, at the end of the video,
Chen Wen found out that person was selling aloe vera gel.
But Chen Wen had seen the comments section, where quite a lot of people mentioned that aloe vera had antibacterial effects.
"Should I give it a try? I remember the place where aloe vera grows isn’t too far, and it looks like the rain is easing up quite a bit."
Listening to the rain getting lighter, Chen Wen couldn’t help but feel tempted.
In the end, he decided to take the risk and go out once to gather some aloe vera.
...
"So Ding Decai didn’t go out? Instead, he stayed asleep at the camp?"
Yan Bian and Wang Zhi exchanged information, breathing a sigh of relief.
But at the same time, there was a bit of nervousness in his heart.
"If it wasn’t Ding Decai, then who could it be? Are there other people on the island?"
Wang Zhi frowned.
At this moment, Lu Heng suddenly chimed in: "Wang Zhi, remember that humanoid sand pit we discovered?"
"I remember, it was Wei Kun’s place."
Wang Zhi laughed.
"Don’t interrupt; I mean that humanoid sand pit might very well belong to the person who fought the Black Panther!"
Lu Heng also realized a few things: "I suspect that there might be hidden savages on the island! Or even more primitive humans!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Bian laughed and shook his head: "How could it be, where would primitive people get clothing?"
"Carried over by the sea."
Lu Heng said excitedly.
He had already imagined a complete story: "On this deserted island, there might very well be a primitive tribe surviving!"
"See, there are lots of caves on the island; they might be living in those caves!"
"The Black Panther might be a prey for them, and we might have been exposed to their view!"
Listening to Lu Heng’s continuous analysis.
The people really started to believe it a bit.
"I’m telling you, don’t you say!"
Yan Bian widened his eyes, making an equally excited guess: "Aside from these hunting-dependent tribe people, nobody else could take down the Black Panther!"
"And our exploration of the island isn’t very thorough; not discovering them is normal!"
Bai Yachuan also joined in on the discussion.
...
"Are there really wild people on the island?"
Off-camera.
The on-site director, Xiao Yong, was also flabbergasted.
He was flipping through the field investigators’ reports, which clearly stated that there were no traces of human habitation on the island.
But what Yan Bian and the others discovered that afternoon, Xiao Yong had also witnessed with his own eyes.
Were there really other people? Was the Black Panther dead?
All kinds of doubts intertwined in Xiao Yong’s mind.
...
Back to Chen Wen.
With an excellent sense of direction, he quickly found the aloe vera bush: "Here it is!"
Chen Wen blew on almost extinguished torch; the faint firelight allowed him to see the vegetation in front of him clearly.
Thick leaves with sharp thorns, though making one feel wary,
They were high-value plants.
Chen Wen carefully cut some leaves of aloe vera with a knife and clutched them in his hands.
While the torch still had some life left, Chen Wen swiftly returned to the shelter.