At that moment, the beast curers exchanged astonished looks with each other. Needless to say, they were beyond surprised when hearing that Rocky could pull the beast from death's grip.
"What the hell is he talking about? Master Yuri has already concluded that there's no way to cure the beast! If he says so, then it can't be wrong!"
"Master Yuri's Beast Curing Skill is well recognized in the entire Holy Dragon Empire. Moreover, I can vouch for his excellent study. In fact, he is so skilled that I never saw nor heard that he's ever made a mistake."
"What is he doing here? And why do we even have to stand here and listen to such nonsense? This is a waste! My time is precious, and I want to get back to my work!"
The beast curers began to discuss among themselves at that moment. However, their voices weren't that mellow that Mia and Rocky could hear them.
Yuri stood there quietly, not uttering a single word in his defense. He thought that he had made it clear enough since Mia was there as well. However, the arrogant expression on his face only showed that he firmly believed that his diagnosis would never be wrong.
"Uh, Guys..." Mia cleared her throat and interrupted all the whispering. At that moment, she was itching to say something to get the attention of these rude beast curers, and that Rocky didn't deserve that. Yet, Rocky waved his hand to her, signaling that she should drop the idea of calling them out.
"Okay, I know that you guys would not believe me until you see it right before your eyes. Like what they say, seeing is believing. Next, I'll show you how to treat a spirit-manipulated beast as gravely ill as this one. Please pay attention to what I am about to do next because this is what you're going to learn later," Rocky said calmly and gently as he swept his eyes over the judging crowd.
Soon after, he moved next to the spirit-manipulated beast that was at the brink of death on the operating table and took out his surgical tools. Right after he had finished preparing, he started to perform the operation on it under the watchful eyes of Mia and the beast curers.
On the other hand, all the beast curers in the room were stunned as they saw Rocky cut the spirit-manipulated beast's belly right open. He was the definition of perfection, as everything was happening as smooth as butter. Not once had he committed a single mistake as if he had already done this procedure at least a thousand times in his lifetime.
By then, an idea suddenly struck Mia's mind. "Is that... is that..." The word was on the tip of her tongue, but she was just unable to remember how to pronounce it.
"Actually, this spirit-manipulated beast is not as ill as it looks. As a matter of fact, it is the stone inside it that blocks the internal organs, therefore, also obstructing its blood supply. The moment I take the stone out, I am certain that this beast will recuperate in no time," Rocky explained in detail as he searched for the stone in the spirit-manipulated beast's body. Not long after, he took out a dark bronze, about half a finger long stone and presented it in front of Mia and the others as proof.
After the operation, Rocky sutured the wound of the beast swiftly.
As soon as Rocky was done with closing up, the beast, which appeared to be dying a moment ago, suddenly regained its vitality. In fact, it even had the energy to raise its head to thank Rocky, which was out of everyone's expectations.
At that moment, the beast curers who had doubted Rocky, including Yuri, presented a complicated expression on their faces—admiration and disbelief.
"I've never seen anything like this! What kind of beast curing skill is this? It's fantastic!"
"This is my first time to see such kind of skill!"
"I've never heard of it, let alone seen it before."
The beast curers began another round of whispering. Only that time, it was made up of nothing but subtle praises and words of astonishment. "Miss Mia, did you invite this master here to show us such an incredible skill?
It is such an honor to have him here. It greatly widened our horizon!" Yuri said to Maria in a surprising tone. The more he put his eyes on Rocky, the more he felt that this young man was too complicated to be understood.
"What? Invite him here? No, Master Yuri. He is Prince Crimson of our empire. I didn't invite him. He came on his own!" Mia shook her head and smiled. She made sure that her voice was loud enough for everyone in this room to hear.
At that moment, the beast curers realized how stupid they actually were. Immediately, they all straightened their backs as a gesture of salutation to Rocky, but before they could even say a word, Rocky stopped them.
"Your Royal Highness, could you please tell me what kind of Beast Curing Skill it is that you used a while ago?" Yuri asked with his utmost respect while cupping his hands toward Rocky.
"You mean, the one I performed just now? It is called surgery," Rocky replied as he wiped his hands with a clean cloth.
"Surgery? Is it the exclusive skill of the famous Xiao's beast hospital in the Wild Spirit Land?" a beast curer exclaimed as soon as he realized this.
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