21st Century Necromancer

When Chen Yu finished washing his hands and walked into the operating theatre, preparations for surgery were already underway, just as usual. However, what was different that day was the presence of a projection unit secured by a mechanical arm next to the operating table; this was the light sculpture projector and near-infrared camera that would be used in the surgery.

"Professor." The Glasses Doctor and Nakagawa Susumu by the operating table greeted Chen Yu promptly upon his arrival.

Since Doctor Higashiyama had other matters to attend to, the Glasses Doctor would be today's surgical assistant.

Chen Yu nodded at the Glasses Doctor while flexing his hands, acknowledging the greeting. With his current status as a professor, a bit of informality on his part wasn't going to elicit any comments.

Today's operation was an open surgery, which was easier to perform compared to the last one, although it involved extracting a tumor that had infiltrated the Inferior Vena Cava without opening the heart. Open surgery allowed for hands to be inserted into the abdominal cavity and other more convenient surgical instruments to be used, making the surgery not too difficult overall.

Moreover, with the latest light sculpture projection technology, the difficulty of this operation was a bit more challenging than a standard liver tumor resection, or in some sense, it might even be a bit simpler.

As long as an unexpected event like sudden cardiac arrest during surgery last time didn't occur, Chen Yu was fully confident in completing this surgery.

As for the possibility of accidents? Since a doctor's skills can't prevent them from happening, the methods of the Necromancer would eliminate such possibilities.

"We're now beginning the surgery to remove the large hepatocellular carcinoma that has progressed into the right liver lobe and the atrium, please take care." After Chen Yu spoke, his gaze turned towards Jounouchi Hiromi.

Feeling Chen Yu's gaze and despite her face being obscured by a surgical mask, Jounouchi Hiromi's eyes conveyed a gentle, smiling expression as she reported the old Dean's vitals, "Blood pressure 120/73, heart rate 65, sinus rhythm."

Chen Yu nodded after hearing the report and glanced at the Glasses Doctor and Nakagawa Susumu standing before him. Seeing they were ready, he gave a slight nod and announced, "The surgery is starting."

"Scalpel." Taking the surgical knife from the instrument nurse beside him, Chen Yu made an incision in the old Dean's abdominal skin.

"Professor, how can we remove the tumor that has invaded the Inferior Vena Cava without opening the heart?" Nakagawa Susumu, standing next to the operating table and unable to assist in the moment, was curious about the surgical technique Chen Yu was going to use, so he asked.

Chen Yu, who had already opened the old Dean's abdominal cavity, looked up at Nakagawa Susumu without stopping his work, and as he continued cutting with the Monopolar electrosurgical unit, he explained, "Not removing it, just pulling it out directly."

"Not removing?" Nakagawa Susumu and the Glasses Doctor let out a shocked exclamation, not understanding what Chen Yu was going to do.

"The abdomen is open; turn on the light sculpture projection," said Chen Yu. The technical staff in charge of the light sculpture projector started their work on the control computer as instructed.

The shadowless lamp above the operating table was turned off, while the light sculpture projector was turned on, and the lights in the operating room dimmed to avoid unnecessary interference that might affect the surgery.

"The tumor has been completely displayed, that's amazing!" Nakagawa Susumu, despite having performed several difficult surgeries with Chen Yu at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, had never seen such advanced technology like the light sculpture projection and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

"With this, we can precisely remove all tumors. The latest technology really is impressive!" The Glasses Doctor, watching the extent of the tumor projected on the liver's surface, also couldn't help but express his admiration.

"Alright, enough talk. Let's start the tumor resection," Chen Yu glanced at the Glasses Doctor and Nakagawa Susumu and redirected his focus to the surgery, "After a week's time, the patient's left liver lobe has doubled in size. This way, even after the removal of the right liver lobe, there will be sufficient remaining liver volume to meet the minimum standards for liver regeneration."

Observing the significantly enlarged left liver lobe, the Glasses Doctor couldn't help but admire Chen Yu's surgical plan; yet, noticing there were still projected shadows on the left liver lobe, he asked, "Professor, there are still tumor cells on the patient's left liver lobe, what should be done about that?"

"That's exactly why I wanted to use the light sculpture projection. The last laparoscopic surgery only removed the main tumor part on the patient's left liver lobe. The residual part couldn't be clearly identified and was left behind, so we must rely on the light sculpture projection for accurate removal," Chen Yu explained his intentions.

He then took the Monopolar electrosurgical unit from the instrument nurse and instructed the Glasses Doctor, "Cut along this boundary."

"Yes, Professor," responded the Glasses Doctor, quickly working with Chen Yu to begin the resection, "Tissue scissors."

As Chen Yu continued with the surgery, in the observation room diagonally above the operating theatre, Daimon Michiko was watching Chen Yu's surgery with a sullen face and murmuring, "Isn't visual confirmation enough? Why bother with this light sculpture projection... Why won't they let me do the surgery!"

"What are you talking about, Doctor?" Hearing Daimon Michiko murmuring, Zhao Min, who was also observing, couldn't help but glance at her curiously.

"It's nothing. I just said I could do this surgery even without the light sculpture projection," Daimon Michiko replied to Zhao Min and then looked at her curiously, "And who might you be?"

"Senior Brother Chen was a student of my father's," Zhao Min wasn't sure how to explain herself, so she simply mentioned her connection to Chen Yu, but that wasn't the point for her; she was more interested in what Daimon Michiko had just said, "But what did you mean when you said 'they won't let you do the surgery'?"

"The surgery going on now," answered Daimon Michiko, her face showing displeasure akin to a child deprived of candy, "I could have completed it in one go. With my skill level, I could have totally excised the tumor cleanly, without any need for light sculpture projection. But Doctor Chen just wouldn't let me operate, not even to assist him."

Hearing this, Zhao Min immediately understood and after a pause, she said, "Perhaps it's precisely because you're able to do that, Dr. Daimon, that Senior Brother Chen didn't want you involved in this surgery."

"Why? How could being skilled also be a reason?" Daimon Michiko looked at Zhao Min with her mouth agape, clearly baffled.