Denise

> *"Bring the wounded to me!"*
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Denise is a Neutral Survivor and INT type Support, who has the potential to be promoted to Mythical Grade.

## Background

“What happened?”
Out of breath, one of the men explained.
“We were working, and the wall fell.”
“When?”
“Around ten minutes ago. I tried to stanch the bleeding, but it was no use.”
Denise observed the man’s thigh. An inch up from the pipe, a scrap of torn cloth served as a tight tourniquet. She glanced at the man who had filled her in on what had happened, and she could see the missing bit of sleeve from his shirt that he had used in his attempt to stanch the bleeding.
“No, you did everything right. If you didn't wrap it around his leg like that, he could have died from hemorrhaging. Help carry him to the O.R., and I'll take it from there.”
They carried their wounded friend to the operating room as soon as she finished talking. Denise put her book down and followed them.
Calling it an operating room was not accurate, as it didn't have any of the necessities that were typically found in one. Except for a young man named Heath, she didn't have any nurses to assist her. Despite everything, she was relieved that they had tried to stop the bleeding and hadn't attempted to pull the pipe out. She assumed some of them in the field must have had some basic medical knowledge. Denise opened the wound around the pipe and had a surgical retractor hold the wound open. A significant amount of blood blocked her view of the wound. Thankfully, one of the few things that the clinic had was a suction pump. Having assisted her a few times before in the operating room, Heath brought the pump without being asked. When Denise put the pump to the wound and turned it on, it removed all the fluid. A short time later, however, the pumping sound decreased and eventually ceased. At the same time, the light went out.
“I think the generator is out.”
Heath added, trying to turn the pump back on. Electricity was scarce in Alexandria, but some of the essential places had generators for emergencies. However, because the clinic was decrepit and the person who had installed the generator died a long time ago, they had been dealing with these frequent outages. Denise had begun to get irritated by the situation. She was well aware that she should be somewhat grateful for a safe place from walkers and accept the scarcity of supplies, unlike the old days. Still, she couldn't stand that nothing had been working as she wanted here.
“What do you think?”
Denise looked at the patient's face. She injected anesthesia, but the patient would be dead soon if she didn't do anything.
If someone turned on the generator, the pump would function, but it would be too late. Also, the generator might not work right away. Cursing, Denise knelt and cut the tube of the pump with a surgical knife. She started sucking the blood out through the line with her mouth. Despite the unpleasant ironlike taste, she continued sucking and spitting. Heath checked on the man's wound. When he saw that there was less blood and fluid that had filled the wound, Heath grabbed Denise's shoulder and said,
“I got the rest. You can start the surgery.”
Without replying, she spat the blood out that she was sucking and checked the wound. The pipe went through the artery but thankfully only severed half of it. There, she saw a silver lining. If she removed the pipe and sutured the wound with a transfusion, he might be able to live. Their efforts could save him.
“Heath, help me pull the pipe out.”
Heath stopped sucking the blood and stood up. Inevitably disgusted, his frowning lips dripped some blood. At that moment, Denise felt that he looked ridiculous in that situation.
“That was crazy. How did you come up with the idea of sucking blood with the tube from the pump?”
Heath asked, standing beside the now stabilized patient.
“I just wanted to save him.”
Denise looked at the patient and the bloody floor.
“So, if you need to save people when I'm not around, all you need to do is find a way. If you search for the answer, you might be able to find it.”
Denise said, taking off her gown.
“Just make sure to clean up the operating room. Who knows when more people will come?”
Once Denise left, Heath checked the floor. He told himself that he had to wipe up the large amount of blood and throw it all away, along with the bandages, torn clothes, and iron pipe. The pump needed a new tube, and the generator required maintenance. With a sigh, he picked up a cloth, got on his knees, and started cleaning the floor.

## Skills

 61 | Emergency Surgery | Restores HP of the lowest HP comrade by 3% of Denise’s max HP every sec for 10 sec.

## Recommended Gear

Denise is a decent Survivor for the Combat Stages. It's recommended to leave her Personal Gear before level 10 or level 30 and give her the Asyl's Luxury Goods, Asyl's Bulletproof Vest or Asyl's Best Scope as Special Gear.