Chapter 4

The doctor frowned at them, his anger barely contained. "If someone gets bitten by a snake, you need to try to force out the venom right away. But never use your mouth to suck it out.

"That'll just poison the rescuer too. And once someone's been poisoned, they can't do any strenuous activity, or the venom will circulate even faster."

The doctor turned away. "A silver-banded krait bite can kill in four to five hours. It's already been two or three hours. There's barely any time left to save them."

It was a matter of life and death, and since…