Mutombo from the Dark Sanctuary, at Tiffany's instruction, prepared to treat the Gustav father and son.
Boris was a very cautious man and did not easily trust people from the Dark Altar. Therefore, as per custom, Boris had Mutombo treat Mark first.
If the treatment was effective, he would then have Mutombo treat himself.
Mark Gustav lay on the treatment bed, his shirt removed. Mutombo extended his left hand, covering Mark's liver with his large palm.
Then, Mutombo extended his right hand and covered his own liver.
Immediately, a green light was released from Mutombo's hand, penetrating Mark's skin.
Mark could feel a coolness emanating from Mutombo's hand, seeping into his liver.
His liver, which had been feeling somewhat swollen and painful recently, actually felt relieved. The diseased focus had been transferred to Mutombo's hand.
The entire treatment process lasted over 20 minutes. Mark could feel that his liver felt much lighter, and the uncontrollable hunger seemed to have diminished significantly.
Mutombo withdrew his hand and spoke a few words to Tiffany, who then translated for the Gustav father and son.
"Mr. Mutombo said he has transferred the diseased focus from Mr. Mark's body.
However, due to the severity of Mr. Mark's condition, one treatment cannot cure it completely. It will require 2 to 3 treatments for a full recovery!"
"Then, when will the next treatment begin?" Boris asked eagerly, seeing hope.
"Mr. Mutombo needs about 1 to 2 days to kill the diseased focus transferred into his body. Once the focus is completely cleared, the next treatment can commence.
Please rest assured, although the parasites in your bodies develop rapidly, Mr. Mutombo has enough time to cure you."
"That's wonderful..." The Gustav father and son were nearly weeping with joy. They could finally reclaim their lives.
The Mayo Clinic did not object to their patients seeking treatment from other doctors, especially for such difficult and rare conditions. After all, any cat that can catch mice is a good cat.
On the contrary, the clinic was also very interested in the methods of other healers. Mark Gustav was immediately taken for a detailed examination. To the astonishment of the clinic's doctors, the number of parasites in Mark Gustav's liver had decreased by two-thirds!
This made Boris and Mark even happier. If Mutombo hadn't needed time to clear the diseased focus, Boris would have grabbed him for treatment right then.
Mutombo was arranged in an adjacent room and had a good meal. Afterward, Mutombo sat cross-legged, his hands crossed over his chest, his breathing becoming regular, as if he had fallen asleep.
The Gustav father and son, along with Dr. Southgate and others, watched the scene in the room on a large screen on the adjacent wall, finding it very strange.
Tiffany, standing nearby, explained to them that Mutombo was now activating his special ability to digest the parasites within him and required absolute quiet, undisturbed.
After watching for a while, they found it uninteresting and returned to rest. Only Tiffany and Dr. Southgate remained to converse. Doctors always had many common topics. Even an ability user like Tiffany dared not underestimate a top doctor like Southgate, who did not own a clinic.
Suddenly, a doctor intently watching the screen shouted out.
"Look quickly, what's happening!"
Dr. Southgate and Tiffany immediately leaned closer to the screen, seeing what the camera captured of Mutombo in the adjacent room.
Mutombo's face was contorted in pain, his forehead covered in sweat, and he was even rolling his eyes.
Soon, his body began to convulse, and then he collapsed onto the floor, frothing at the mouth...
The doctors on this side of the screen immediately recognized that the man was on the verge of death.
So, everyone rushed to the adjacent room and sent Mutombo to the emergency room. However, more than ten minutes later, Mutombo was declared brain dead!
The Gustav father and son, who had been so happy, were plunged from heaven to hell upon hearing this news. Their hopes had just been rekindled, but now, they were dashed!
Even Tiffany, standing nearby, was somewhat bewildered as to why Mutombo had died!
After communicating with the Mayo Clinic, they decided to perform an autopsy on Mutombo.
They first conducted medical imaging examinations on Mutombo's remains. The results showed that Mutombo's liver was enlarged and exhibited a honeycomb-like cystic structure.
Next was the dissection. When Mutombo's liver was removed, everyone present was shocked.
His liver was densely packed with various cysts. Upon cutting open the cysts, worms the size of驱虫 emerged.
These doctors had all seen Matthias's case and the autopsy photos of Matthias's remains. They discovered that Mutombo's liver after death was almost identical to Matthias's liver.
The cause was a ruptured hepatic artery. His artery had been gnawed through by the worms, leaving it riddled with holes. It was so severe that immediate rescue was impossible.
It turned out that Mutombo had successfully transferred most of the parasites from Mark's body into his own using his special ability.
Next, he was supposed to continue using his ability to strengthen his own immune system and kill the parasites within him.
However, the problem was that these were not ordinary parasites, but Gu worms meticulously selected and cultivated by the Gu King!
The terrifying aspect of Gu worms is their extremely strong adaptability and evolutionary capability.
It is known that the simplest method of selecting Gu worms is to place various poisons, including parasites, into a sealed container and let them kill each other.
These Gu worms would fight and even devour each other, and the one that survived would undoubtedly be the strongest!
Parasites like these were the same. Having survived battles with various poisons, they possessed extreme resistance to many drugs and treatment methods!
Mutombo concentrated his special ability on his liver, preparing to enhance his liver's detoxification capabilities and immune system. However, before his abilities could strengthen himself, they first strengthened the parasites.
The parasites within Mutombo were strengthened by his special ability, then began to ravenously absorb nutrients from Mutombo's body, leading to explosive growth in a short period.
The result was that his liver was hollowed out, and his hepatic artery ruptured!