Kong Tai glanced at Libo without a word.
The spatial domain was activated instantly.
He looked at Ba Da and said, "If you feel any discomfort, don't resist. Just relax and leave it to me."
With that, he pushed his domain to its limit.
An invisible space appeared around Kong Tai's body, completely engulfing Ba Da and Libo.
From the outside, it looked as if Kong Tai was surrounded by another dimension, where everything was frozen.
It was as if time had stopped.
Kong Tai then swiftly drew his blade and slashed at Ba Da's chest, precisely reopening his gunshot wound.
"Father."
Seeing Kong Tai draw his sword, Li Ya couldn't help but take a step forward. However, as soon as she moved, she was frozen in place.
"To be able to do this."
Indigo's pupils contracted rapidly. He looked at Li Ya, then turned to stare at Kong Tai, his eyes filled with shock.
As for Gu Yina and the other three, they were much calmer.
They had seen it before.
When Li Ya rushed in, Kong Tai blinked but remained unfazed.
Li Ya was too weak.
If it were a stronger opponent, it would have been troublesome.
His domain could halt the flow of anything, but it depended on the object's strength.
The stronger a person, the more vibrant their life force, and the harder it was to keep them still.
So, he would only use this move as a last resort.
Nebulae swirled in Kong Tai's eyes as he focused on Ba Da's wound. A large, rusty bullet, five centimeters long, slowly rose from the wound.
It then stopped in Kong Tai's hand.
Kong Tai stared at the bullet in his palm and was taken aback.
No wonder this fellow looked like he was dying. Judging by the bullet's appearance, it would have corroded and exploded within the blood soon!
And this guy's wound…
"Amazing!"
Kong Tai looked down at the wound on Ba Da's heart and clenched his fist.
*Poof!*
The bullet exploded in his hand, but without a sound.
He then tightened his grip even further and squeezed.
Not even a speck was left.
He cast a glance at Indigo and slowly retracted his domain.
"Indigo, come here."
"Oh!"
Indigo hurried forward. As Indigo approached, the space around Li Ya began to flow again, allowing her to move instantly.
Her thoughts were still caught in the previous moment, so as she regained awareness, she instinctively lunged forward.
However, this time, Gu Yina grabbed her hand.
"If you don't want your father to die, stand still and be quiet."
Hearing Gu Yina's stern words, Li Ya's forward-leaning body trembled, and she quickly stopped.
She looked anxiously at Ba Da lying on the operating table, tears finally welling up and falling.
She quickly covered her mouth.
Afraid of making a sound that might disturb the three people at the operating table.
Libo had also woken up by now. He had no idea what had just happened. In a blur, the chest of Ba Da lying on the operating table had been opened, and the bullet inside had disappeared.
Indigo approached and looked down at the wound on Ba Da's chest, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
"It's a miracle he's survived this long."
It turned out that when the bullet was shot into his chest, it hadn't lodged outside the heart as they had imagined, but the front half of the bullet had penetrated the heart.
He couldn't imagine how this man had endured the constant, piercing pain and lived for these three years.
Looking at the wound on Ba Da's chest, Indigo quickly turned to Libo.
"Do you have thread and medicine for stitching wounds here?"
"Yes, yes!"
Libo quickly went to the table where the medicine was kept and bent down to retrieve an iron box from under it.
They might not have many other medicines here, but they had plenty for treating external injuries.
Indigo looked at Libo, took the box he handed over, and opened it.
Peering inside, it was quite well-equipped.
He took out a needle and thread, disinfected them with a chemical agent hidden in his glove, and then looked at Ba Da.
Just as he was about to proceed, his hand stopped mid-air.
He quickly turned to stare at Kong Tai.
Kong Tai looked at Ba Da's chest and slowly released the suppression of his spatial domain.
The space on the operating table distorted for a moment, then began to flow.
And Ba Da, who had been completely still, suddenly started to beat.
Then, blood began to gush out like a fountain.
Indigo, with his quick reflexes, pressed down. The entire process took less than a second, and in a flash, he stitched up the hole in Ba Da's chest.
His speed moved even Kong Tai.
This was the first time he had seen Indigo in action.
As expected of one of the top doctors in this world, his surgical suturing skills were superb.
"Don't move."
Seeing Ba Da's eyeballs twitch,
Indigo quickly shouted, "Halt!"
A wound in the chest wasn't something that could be simply stitched up.
A ball of pale green flame emerged from his hand, resembling a will-o'-the-wisp, emitting a faint, cold glow.
After halting Ba Da, Indigo pressed the green light in his hand onto Ba Da's chest.
Blood vessels began to grow rapidly over the wound, and soon, they covered the exposed heart.
Then Indigo withdrew his hand, completely sealing Ba Da's chest wound.
Everyone watched Indigo, especially this move, the flame healing method, which truly opened their eyes.
"We've really struck gold."
The green flame earlier was likely a plant-based chemical agent that could rapidly heal wounds.
Only in this world, which was full of miracles, could such wondrous medical skills exist!
Kong Tai looked at Indigo, his eyes lighting up, and a smile spread across his face.
Indigo put away the needle and thread, closed the lid of the medical box, then clapped his hands and looked at Ba Da.
"Alright, you can get up now."
"Although I've healed the wound on your heart with a chemical agent, it's newly formed and not yet strong. So, you can't exert too much physical strength for the next few days."
Saying this, he turned to look at Kong Tai.
When he saw the admiration in Kong Tai's eyes, he couldn't help but puff out his chest.
He was a world-class doctor, after all. Did they think he was just a nobody?
Ah Hua and the other two looked at Indigo with even brighter eyes.
This was their ship's doctor!
He could actually make a hole in someone's chest heal so quickly.
And his dazzling suturing technique had left them dumbfounded.
He was the most skilled doctor they had ever seen.
Indigo walked towards Ah Hua and the other two with his head held high.
Surely they wouldn't think of me as a mere performer now!
"Hahahaha!!"
Kong Tai looked at Ba Da and burst into laughter.
"We'll head out first. Your wound has just healed, so you should rest slowly!"
"But remember to gather at the dock tomorrow morning. We won't wait for latecomers!"
Hearing Kong Tai was leaving, Ba Da quickly got out of bed and looked at Kong Tai with gratitude.
He felt a sense of lightness all over his body. Although his chest still ached faintly, compared to his past injuries, it felt as if he were unharmed.
Although he didn't know how Kong Tai had removed the bullet from him, he figured it must have been no simple feat.
He looked at Kong Tai, his lips moving, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't know what to say.
For a moment, he stood there, stunned.
Kong Tai looked at Ba Da, chuckled softly, and patted his shoulder.
Without another word, he turned and left with his companions.
They needed to return to the Free Will now.
They couldn't leave the Free Will alone in a harbor surrounded by pirates!
Ba Da watched Kong Tai's retreating back, his lips trembling, and finally, he bowed deeply towards Kong Tai's retreating figure.
"Thank you, thank you for giving me a new life."
He touched his chest and felt a vitality he hadn't experienced in years. Tears could no longer be held back and fell, drop by drop, onto the ground.
"It's so good to be alive!"
At this moment, he was filled with hope for the future.