blueteamnovel Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 9Work
She placed the toolbox on a nearby low shelf and opened it, revealing silver scalpels of various sizes along with an assortment of other tools. The largest item among them was a black plague doctor mask with a beaked mouth.
She took a deep breath and carefully removed each item, placing them neatly on the rack beside the dissection table. Then she took out a bottle of alchemical potion and, following the anatomical knowledge recorded in the Black Book, sterilized each tool one by one.
Preventing the enchanted organs from being contaminated by external bacteria or viruses was the most critical step in the dissection process.
Both the walls of the morgue and the dissection table had been treated with antibacterial techniques and inscribed with some sort of warding symbols to prevent contamination.
Only when the final No. 7 scalpel was fully sterilized did Lucy slowly exhale a breath of stale air.
At that moment, Karen's deep voice suddenly rang out from outside.
"A batch of corpses will be delivered in five minutes. Everyone, return to your assigned morgue."
Immediately followed the sound of hurried footsteps and the opening and closing of iron doors clearly, some of the apprentice trainees were still not mentally prepared.
Lucy paid no attention to the panicked trainees outside. Instead, she walked over to the iron gate of the dissection table. After taking a deep breath, she reached out and pulled open the man-high iron gate.
Beyond it lay a metal chute so deep that the bottom could not be seen. The chute’s walls were stained with patches of congealed blood and unidentifiable chunks of flesh.
Yet the odor was not as unbearable as one might expect; only a faint scent of blood wafted through the air. It was clear that the material used for this chute was no ordinary metal.
At that moment, a loud noise echoed from within the chute.
Clang clang clang
The sound of metal clashing approached rapidly.
Instinctively, Lucy stepped back. In the next second, a massive tray slammed against the protruding lower edge of the gate with a loud clang, nearly toppling its contents.
A large black cloth covered the tray, from beneath which a heavy stench of blood and decay began to spread. Along with it came the unmistakable presence of the Contamination Value belonging to an enchanted beast.he scalpel slid effortlessly into the corpse’s cheek.
A piercing, agonized scream burst from the female corpse’s mouth.
At the same time, the Contamination Value in the air surged uncontrollably. Even through the plague doctor mask, Lucy could feel the rapid spike in her own internal Contamination Value.
Lucy dared not hesitate. Her fingers tightened slightly on the scalpel, making a precise cut.
With a sticky, wet sensation, the scalpel carved an oval-shaped opening in the corpse’s face.
Instantly, a crimson eyeball slid out of the corpse’s face.
Lucy immediately used forceps to place it into a glass jar filled with organ preservation solution.
As the sealing ring snapped shut, the pervasive Contamination Value in the air instantly dissipated. The eyeball swayed left and right within the clear liquid for a moment before finally losing all vitality and dimming.
Having completed the task, Lucy felt her legs go weak and leaned against a nearby shelf to barely steady herself.
No wonder no one wanted to come to the anatomy lab both the work environment and the nature of the work itself could only be described as anti-human.
Looking at the now-still eyeball in the glass jar, Lucy gradually began to understand why some of the apprentice trainees would rather risk death escaping than be assigned to the West Tower.