"Oh, let’s dissect then."
Seeing Rosemary so undaunted and seemingly relaxed, the captain of the Sumrfield University team gave her a cold look.
"Bring it up," he said.
He had assud the sight of the frosty scalpel and the live rabbit would scare Rosemary out of her wits.
However, Rosemary’s expression remained as aloof as ever, as if she were above it all.
The Sumrfield University team thought she was just putting on a brave front, probably terrified inside but not showing it.
"Oh my god, dissecting a live rabbit? I can’t breathe."
"That competition is terrifying."
"That is beyond our knowledge scope at Westerly University. It’s off the syllabus."
How could freshn possibly have hands-on experience with dissections—let alone, they’re from the neurology major at Westerly University, who have only been exposed to theoretical knowledge right now?
In that competition, Westerly University was bound to lose.
"Using a scalpel to dissect a rabbit?" Rosemary’s eyes sparkled with interest as she looked at the Sumrfield University team.
The captain of the Sumrfield University team smirked.
"Dissection is done with a scalpel. You wouldn’t be afraid of carrying it out on a live subject, would you? Realizing your fear now? Too late!
If you’re not up to it, admit defeat now. Acknowledge that Westerly University is inferior to Sumrfield University, and from that day forward, refrain from participating in any competitions organized by our universities. Keep your tail between your legs."
Watching their arrogant behavior, Rosemary smirked.
"I an, dissecting small animals is so boring. Doesn’t the d School at Sumrfield University have cadavers specifically for practice? Bring one up—"
Upon hearing that, the faces of the Sumrfield University team froze!
Even the spectators widened their eyes in disbelief.
What was that straight-A student saying??
Was she saying she didn’t want to dissect a rabbit—but a human body instead??
This was absolutely hair-raising.
"If you’re not up to it, admit defeat now. Acknowledge that Sumrfield University is inferior to Westerly University. From this day forward, refrain from participating in any competitions organized by our universities. Keep your tail between your legs."
Rosemary threw their own words back at them.
The captain of the Sumrfield University team’s face turned ashen. He and one of his team mbers had only ever dissected small animals; they had never had the chance to work with a cadaver.
Now, they were being put in a tight spot by her.
"She’s just trying to intimidate us!"
"Even if she’s brave enough, her lack of professionalism will be a laughingstock once she makes the first cut. After all, freshn are not exposed to professional dissection training."
"We should accept the challenge and see what she’s up to!"
The captain of the Sumrfield University team looked at Rosemary’s inscrutable, confident deanor, torn between accepting the challenge and the fear of what if.
What if she really knew what she was doing?
"Are we doing that or not?" Rosemary had been standing on the stage for a while now and asked impatiently.
The teammates standing behind her couldn’t help but feel excited.
"Rosemary’s so cool! Rosemary’s so badass!"
Indeed, only Rosemary could keep them in line.
Sumrfield College’s team captain was stuck between a rock and a hard place, but he ventured to ask:
"How many of us do you want to compete with?"
Rosemary’s eyes scanned each of them, her tone casual.
"All of you. Together."
Her statent was audacious, causing many of the Sumrfield College students in the audience to anticipate her humiliation.
"Fine, you asked for it," thought the Sumrfield College team captain.
Surely, they—a team of four—couldn’t lose to a girl who often skipped classes.
Soon, two cadavers were brought onto the stage.
They were covered with white sheets and laid on gurneys. Just the sight of it was enough to send chills down the spine of many in the audience. So even got up and left their seats.
Those bodies, donated for teaching purposes, were rapidly frozen to -22°F within eight hours of death and then preserved properly.
When needed for teaching, they would be thawed to 39°F, ensuring the freshness of the cadavers and allowing students to simulate surgical procedures on actual human bodies.
At that mont, the two cadavers were perfectly thawed. Rosemary, looking at the audience, kindly advised:
"Those who are scared can leave first."
After all, not everyone could handle such a scene.
More people left their seats.
Yet, even more stayed. So were curious about Rosemary, and others wanted to witness the outco of the competition.
Rosemary made a respectful bow to the cadavers, then unveiled the sheet from one of them.
Many in the audience shrieked and left their seats.
After all, that was a real dead body.
"The deceased was about 5’9", in his early 30s, fit, with a thick layer of abdominal fat, muscular, no bullet holes in the back of his head, limbs intact. This suggests he wasn’t an executed criminal or a victim of a car crash," Rosemary comnted, expressionless.
She put on gloves, picked up the scalpel, and made a clean incision on the deceased’s skin.
"There’s a hard mass in the lungs, filling the chest cavity, eroding the normal lung and blood vessels, leaving only about one-third of the normal lung."
Rosemary remained calm, making her conclusion.
"The deceased died of lung cancer. I’d like to take this opportunity to advise the male students to quit smoking. It’s harmful to your health."
Not just the Sumrfield College team but all the students of Sumrfield College in the audience were stunned.
She was so cool, so professional!
She wasn’t scared at all by the fresh corpse in front of her but could rationally analyze the cause of death.
What was even more unbelievable was that she could perform autopsies!
Her movents were effortless and proficient, no different from seasoned surgeons at the hospital.
A freshman could perform an autopsy so well.
Rosemary pointed out so characteristics of the deceased, then sewed up the incision, restoring the cadaver to its original state.
Her suturing skill was astonishing. Two of the judges from the panel stood up involuntarily, as if seeing the next dical prodigy!
Rosemary removed her gloves and sanitized her hands, then turned her gaze back to the Sumrfield College team.
The team seed glued to their seats, motionless. They studied late into the night, sponging up dical knowledge and even receiving private tutoring from renowned doctors.
But now, they couldn’t even match up to a girl studying neurology.
The team captain didn’t know how long he was stunned until the audience’s urging brought him back to his senses.
He lifted the sheet off the other cadaver with trembling hands, only to throw up on the spot at the sight of the disfigured body.
The other three mbers of the Sumrfield College team also bent over, retching at the sight.
Many in the audience scread.
Because the sight of this cadaver was truly
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