Chapter 46: Doctor, Do You Have No Heart?

Previously, the appearance of the Xenomorph embryo was like that of a lance fish, but now it has taken on a spider-like form and grown larger.

After clearing his throat, Dr. Ryan organized his thoughts and said, "It's obvious that it's undergoing some kind of unexpected change, or rather, it's evolving towards a new form."

Peter, frowning, looked at the image in front of him and said, "According to my previous speculation, it should have temporarily grown safely inside the host's body, absorbing new genetic material and completing its growth in a very short time. Why does its absorption and growth seem endless?"

Dr. Ryan took a breath and said, "That's just one assumption you've made. My guess is similar to yours, but I believe its growth will not take just a few days or even weeks, but a long time."

"I don't know what has happened to your body recently, but it may have absorbed something that caused this evolution."

As he spoke, he took out the CT scan image Peter had brought last time to compare.

"I mentioned before that it might enter a new stage, and it seems this is its new stage."

He added, "It's truly an astonishing existence!"

Peter fell silent for a moment, then asked him, "So you're saying it could still burst out of me, but you think it won't happen soon, right?"

"Yes."

Dr. Ryan nodded. "I can't guess the timing, but I still hold the view that you may have a symbiotic relationship rather than simply being seen as a host."

That's because you haven't seen how the facehugger bursts out of its host.

Peter shook his head and said to Dr. Ryan, "But you can't gamble, can you? If you fail, death awaits me."

Ryan opened his mouth, but ultimately sighed helplessly. "Yes, I can't be sure either."

"If..."

Peter paused for a moment, then asked seriously, "If I asked you to perform this surgery to remove it from my body, could you do it?"

"Me?"

Dr. Ryan blinked, then shook his head frantically. "No! I can't. It's already tightly integrated with the organs inside your body."

"Is it?"

Peter walked to the table, picked up a fruit knife placed on it, and then cut his palm in front of Ryan's astonished eyes.

Blood gushed out instantly!

Peter clenched his fist, preventing any blood from flowing out, keeping it contained within his palm.

Putting away the fruit knife, Peter slowly approached Ryan.

"What if I told you I have some sort of self-healing ability?"

Then, in front of Ryan's shocked eyes, he opened his palm.

The wound covered in blood gradually healed visibly to the naked eye, although the wound was not large, it was healing.

"This!"

Dr. Ryan stepped back in horror.

"As you can see, Doctor, with my self-healing ability, how high is the likelihood of the surgery's success?"

This was the ability he discovered during the incident on Line 7 of the subway.

After the Xenomorph embryo absorbed Frank's genes, not only did its exoskeleton fuse and evolve, its body could also shoot corrosive silk, and Peter himself gained a strong self-healing ability.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how his body almost collapsed after pulling the helicopter and yet bounced back to life in less than a day.

Dr. Ryan looked at Peter like he was seeing a monster, his mind in turmoil.

His employer was not only not an ordinary person but also possessed mysteries and powers far beyond his imagination.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Dr. Ryan? Have I become the villain in a comic book or turned into some kind of monster?"

With a cold gaze from Peter, Dr. Ryan quickly regained his senses.

"No, I'm just a little shocked."

Suppressing his inner turmoil, Dr. Ryan calmed himself down.

Realizing he had been a bit out of line just now, he apologized to Peter, "Sorry, I was a bit out of line just now."

Regardless of who Peter was, their current relationship was that of a doctor and a patient, and he couldn't possibly harm him.

With countless thoughts swirling in his mind, Ryan took a few deep breaths and organized his words, saying, "Even so, it's still very difficult, and such surgery is filled with many uncertainties. Even if you have a self-healing ability, it can't guarantee that there won't be any problems."

"And this kind of parasitic existence is connected to many organs and even nerves. If surgery is necessary, there are few people in this world who dare to do it. Perhaps..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Perhaps Dr. Strange is one of the possible candidates."

"Dr. Strange?"

Hearing this name, Peter frowned and looked out the window.

...

"Dr. Strange, a Mr. Murdoch was looking for you just now in the common lounge. He said you had an appointment."

Dr. Strange had just walked out of his office when a nurse approached him and informed him.

"Got it, thank you."

After thanking the nurse, Dr. Strange headed for the common lounge.

"Dr. Strange, please save our daughter!"

He had just taken a few steps when a couple intercepted him.

The couple seemed familiar to him, as if they were the parents of the girl he had operated on last time.

"Please, you're our only hope. She... she has been fighting so hard to live, and it's unreasonable for it to end like this now."

The couple hoped that Dr. Strange would perform surgery on their daughter.

Dr. Strange hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I have other matters to attend to."

As he was about to leave, his hand was quickly grabbed.

"Dr. Strange, isn't it a doctor's duty to heal and save lives?"

The husband asked him excitedly.

"Yes, it is a doctor's duty, but with countless surgeries waiting for me every day, and patients who have been fighting against illness longer than your daughter, fathers who have little time left before their children are born, and athletes whose careers are coming to an end..."

"You're asking me now, out of mere sympathy, to disregard them. I'm sorry, I can't do that."

Maintaining an almost absolute calm demeanor, Dr. Strange even seemed a bit indifferent.

Ignoring the angry glances from the couple, he walked quickly towards the lounge.

Little did he know that as he approached the elevator, a masked man emerged from it.

Dressed in a black trench coat, the man swiftly approached Dr. Strange upon seeing him.

The sound of his footsteps grew louder, and at the same time, he pulled out a dagger from his coat.

Unaware of the danger, Dr. Strange and the masked man drew closer, and the tension escalated.

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