55 Scholar 2 (1/2)
The combat area, which was extremely small between the two parties, was totally changed. After all, she was not a common farmer who lacked fighting skills, but a good gladiator.
Changgweon looked back with half closed eyes and murmured. ”Good.”
He even showed a smile, showing that he was feeling good about the situation. Ganghyuk pressed his wound with his hands and said. ”Sir, please wait!”
As he did so, red blood gushed through the gap between his fingers. Clearly, Yeoni's sword had caused a lot of damage: in one blow, his stomach, pancreas, and arteries were damaged.
There were no organs which were left totally undamaged.
'He is much better than the masked man though.'
The masked man was already dead. As the sword wend upward, he had his heart piereced as well.
”First of all, we need IV…”
Ganghyuk injected the needle in Changgweon's vein using his skillful handwork. As the latter's blood pressure was very low, he could hardly see the veins. However, it was not a big problem to him.
He could draw the anatomy of the arm with his eyes closed. Hence, he soon fixed the IV bag with gra.s.s and looked at the wound again.
'He would be hopeless even in the hospital in my previous world…'
Ganghyuk would do something if he had some supernatural powers. However, he could not do anything here without any facilities. The only thing he could do was pressing hard to lose less blood.
But, that would not help much.
”Sir, please gather heart.” He gave a meaningless encouragement as Changgweon's eyes became blunter. The latter probably could see nothing because the blood pressure went down too quickly. The IV inflow could not surpa.s.s the blood outflow.
'Goodness!' He could do nothing even though he was proud of himself as the best surgeon.
”Sir, I will help you.” At that moment, Yeoni ran to him while keeping her sword in the sheath. She probably had killed all of the remaining j.a.panese bandits.
”Good! Can you keep it open?”
”Yes, sir.”
Yeoni had a.s.sisted him for quite a long time, so she noticed something due of the experience—he could not survive.
”Give me the mosquito.”
”Yes.” Yeoni promptly handed over the small tweezers, with which, Ganghyuk tied the small blood vessels first. He did not dare to touch the artery first.
With that, the rate of bleeding was lowered.
Dududu!
While Ganghyuk and Yeoni were trying to stop the bleeding, the cavalry arrived. The men in the front line held b.l.o.o.d.y swords. It seemed they had killed a lot of j.a.panese bandits on the way here.
Ahead of them all were s.h.i.+n Rip and governor Kim Yungil, and the latter jumped down from his horse first.
”What is this?” He sighed with grief while watching Changgweon lying down there.
”Eu…” Chagngweon recognized Yungil, so said he slowly but clearly. ”I am sorry... I could not protect Haynggyo.”
As he mentioned, most of the scholars were dead, and the survivors were mostly farmers.
”No, no.”
”Euuu…”
Yungil could not watch him moaning in pain anymore, so he turned his head away and looked at Ganghyuk. He was wondering how Ganghyuk came here, but had had more important things to ask first.
”How is he?”
He felt that Changgweon could not survive. But, there was some expectation now that Ganghyuk was there. He was a person who made impossible things possible.
However, even Ganghyuk could not help in this situation.
”He…” Although he did not state it clearly, both of them knew of the reality. His facial expression and tone suggested a grim prognosis.
”Ok…”
”We need to reduce his pain.”
”Is it possible?” Yungil looked at Changgweon, who was moaning on the ground, feeling stuffy
”I can do that at least, sir.”
”Okay, that's good to hear…!”
With that, Ganghyuk took out all narcotic a.n.a.lgesics that he had in the bag. There were only three in total, but it was better than nothing.
”Yeoni, please press here.”
”Yes, sir.”
Yeoni blocked the hole that she had made using a gauze and her hand. Then, Ganghyuk gave some narcotic a.n.a.lgesic through IV.
”How do you feel?”
”I am Ok…. Good.”
Changgweon's eyes had lost their light. He probably was able to see nothing, not even Ganghyuk. The blood vessels to eyes are very tiny, and they were highly influenced by blood pressure.
”I survived thanks to you.”
”No… no.”
Changgweon had a smile on his pale face as he continued with a dry voice. ”You saved my daughter's life. You are the only son of my teacher…”
It was hard for him to continue because of the blood in his mouth. Changgweon coughed and opened his mouth again.
”I could not have let you die… ”
'Savior of his daughter'… Hearing this, Ganghyuk's face became pale. He did not know the life or death of Yeoju.
”Sir, Makbong has arrived!”
”Has he?”
Fortunately, Makbong, Dolseok, and Yeoju succeeded in escaping with the major troop. Then, they met the cavalry and marched here together. As they did not have horses, they arrived a bit late.
They saw each other only a day ago, but they felt like it had been ten years since they last met.
”Sir, you are alright?” Dolseok rushed to him, glad to see Ganghyuk seeming fine.
”Yes, I am alive.”
”Who is … Ah…!”
At that moment, Dolseok recognized the man on the ground. He had visited the latter's house following Ganghyuk, who used to be a regular visitor of Seungmun.
”He saved my life. We have a long story, but I think we need to call Yeoju first.”
”Yes, sir.”
Dolseok ran to Yeoju and brought her. Makbong a.s.sisted her in walking, as her feet had some problem.
”It's good that you are fine, sir.” Yeoju bowed to the extent she could. Ganghyuk greeted her in response and then took her to Changgweon.
”Here…”