’Fried mushrooms, with a sprinkle of cumin?’
’In a terrifying world where even mosquitoes have mutated to eat people, my own mutation must be the harmless, tasty kind, huh?’
Just then, the sound of footsteps approached from the distance. "Engineer Wang, don’t be too sad. Ye Fei didn’t suffer much when he died."
A short while later, a beam of light landed on Ye Fei.
"Holy shit!"
"He’s not dead!"
The two people who had come to pay their respects jumped in shock.
The one called ’Engineer Wang’ was a good friend of Ye Fei’s. They had been classmates in college, and after graduating, they both came to work as engineers at Mine 301. They went down into the shafts together, skipped work together, and even visited the third floor of the foot massage parlors together. They were very close.
Because of this, Ye Fei didn’t play dead. He tried hard to blink his eyes. For some reason, the two men didn’t react at first. Thankfully, he managed to struggle and twitch a finger, which finally alerted them that something was wrong.
Seeing that Ye Fei wasn’t dead, Wang Gang quickly helped him up and told the other survivor to get a doctor.
And just like that... amidst a flurry of panicked activity, Ye Fei was carried to an upper level of the mine. It was much drier here. There were blankets and a medical room. Compared to the level below, it was a warm paradise.
Mine 301 was a uranium mine. As the nation’s first discovered super-large uranium deposit, it had been in continuous operation for over 40 years. It was also a benchmark for the national mining industry, frequently undergoing inspections and interviews, so its facilities were quite comprehensive.
Of course, this also meant it had been dug very deep.
The place Ye Fei had been was at the very bottom of the mine, about 1,050 meters underground. They were now in ’Horizontal Tunnel 1,’ located 200 meters below the surface. A new horizontal mining tunnel was excavated for every 200-meter drop in elevation.
Ye Fei was now in the medical room receiving treatment. After being put on a glucose drip, his body began to recover quickly. The mushroom on his arm was carefully cut off by the mine’s resident doctor, who then thoroughly disinfected the wound with hydrogen peroxide, followed by alcohol.
The mine’s doctor was named Liu Ru. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman who had the air of a gentle older sister.
Under the dim light, Liu Ru disinfected the wound once, then disinfected it again.
Meanwhile, Ye Fei was sorting through the memories of this body’s relationships and analyzing "his" personality.
’I can’t let anyone notice anything is wrong, or they’ll dispose of me as a Mutant.’
Seeing that a lot of color had returned to Ye Fei’s face, Liu Ru asked with concern, "Ye Fei, how are your eyes feeling now? Can you see anything?"
Huh?
Ye Fei froze, staring at the woman in front of him.
’Wait... isn’t it obvious if someone’s blind? Can’t you see how freely my eyes are moving?’
’Was I blind before?’
Ye Fei immediately began to suspect he might be missing some memories.
But in that instant, Ye Fei realized something was wrong. ’How can I see her face so clearly in such dim light? I can even make out the single strand of hair stuck to Liu Ru’s lips.’
Seeing Ye Fei’s silence, Liu Ru’s expression filled with pity. She took a flashlight from her pocket and shone it into Ye Fei’s eyes. Ye Fei instinctively wanted to shut them, but he discovered the light didn’t bother him at all.
"Hmm... The problem isn’t too severe. It’s temporary blindness."
Liu Ru said in a gentle tone. She then picked up his medical chart and wrote on it: "Pupils non-reactive to light source, lens corroded and degenerated, optic nerve damaged... Permanent blindness."
Huh?
Ye Fei stared at the diagnosis Liu Ru was writing, completely stunned.
’Wait, lady, I can see perfectly fine!’
’You didn’t really get this doctor job through connections, did you?’
Ye Fei grumbled inwardly, wondering if he should tell her that he could see.
’After all, this is the apocalypse. A blind man... is a complete burden. My situation won’t be good if this sticks.’
’Besides, logically, even if Liu Ru is a complete quack, her diagnosis of my eyes shouldn’t be this outrageous, right?’
’Could it be... I really am blind, but I’ve awakened some kind of Superpower?’
At this thought, Ye Fei couldn’t help but get excited.
’Having a Superpower is definitely a good thing! My status in the Shelter would skyrocket.’
Just then, Liu Ru, who was still writing the diagnosis, frowned slightly. Then she lifted her coat and pulled down her pants.
?!
’So... so pale... wait, what the hell is she doing?’
Ye Fei was completely dumbfounded.
Next, Liu Ru took a sanitary pad out of her pocket and began to change it, as if no one else was there.
Snow-white, Crimson, black... The sight before him struck Ye Fei like a lightning bolt. ’Ugh~ so disgusting... No, so beautiful... That’s not right either, so much blood...’ His mind buzzed and then went completely blank.
"What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere else?"
Seeing Ye Fei’s strange expression, Liu Ru asked in her gentle voice. She leaned in naturally, about to examine him...
’I have to admit, she’s a competent, even excellent doctor, but... could you fucking put on your pants first?!’
’This is too much!’
Ye Fei was screaming internally.
"No, I just... feel like I can’t remember some things."
Liu Ru let out a sigh of relief. She glanced at the thermometer and said gently, "As long as you’re okay. It’s a real miracle you came back from the dead."
People died in the mine every day, and everyone had long since grown numb to it. As the only doctor here, she was under immense pressure.
When Ye Fei had been dragged back yesterday, his pupils were already dilated and unresponsive to light. He had a fist-sized puncture wound in his abdomen, had lost a lot of blood, and had no heartbeat. He couldn’t have been more dead.