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Chapter 217: Chapter 217 Antidote
Zhu Changfu gave him an impatient look. Although he was very proud of his son, at the same time, the generation gap between them caused him much frustration. He waved the hand holding the grenade and said, "Of course we’re going to get the antidote!"
Zhu Chengzhi looked at him in shock, "...shouldn’t we be going quietly?"
"We don’t have that kind of time! We already alerted the research institute when we rescued you! Now we just barge in and grab it! That shapeshifter is already taken care of by us, what’s there to be afraid of?!"
While they exchanged these few words, everyone else was already prepared. Xiao Jian, growing impatient with the father and son catching up, honked the car horn.
Zhu Changfu turned and headed towards the car, without looking back he said, "Stay put! Don’t wander off!"
Zhu Chengzhi felt that storming the base to grab things was quite inappropriate, but even though he opened his mouth, he couldn’t utter any words to stop them and ended up saying somewhat dejectedly, "...Dad, be careful..."
He slowly turned back to see the two men staying behind helping Han Jiaojiao to load Han Yi into the car. Thinking how Han Jiaojiao’s brother got into trouble because of rescuing him, Zhu Chengzhi wanted to offer a hand, but he was too weak to be of any help, and before he could act, they had already lifted the person into the car...
Zhu Chengzhi looked at Han Jiaojiao, who was watching over Han Yi, and said with some discomfort, "...don’t worry too much, your brother will be fine."
Han Jiaojiao seemed not to hear his voice, her head hung low as she tightly held Han Yi’s hand, not responding to Zhu Chengzhi.
Zhu Chengzhi felt awkward, not knowing what to say or do, the joy of being rescued faded away. He paced back and forth near the car, occasionally looking towards the base, hoping his father would quickly bring back the antidote...
As he was thinking this, he suddenly heard gunfire from a distance in front!
That fast?!
Zhu Chengzhi immediately craned his neck to look in the direction of the gunfire, although he couldn’t see anything.
The sound of gunfire continued without stopping, even without Tian Xinyue’s superpower, everyone could tell it was a full-on assault!
This third-rate army gathered in a private base was nothing but a ragtag band, no match at all for Lu Changyuan and the others.
Not to mention each person was equipped with the finest weapons; just Yan Xiao’s Fire Ability alone was enough to drive back all those insignificant troops.
Lu Changyuan was quick to leave, and quick to return. It took less than half an hour for the round trip; he not only brought back a variety of colorful liquids but also captured a person, the very Professor Luo who had been impersonated.
A short and frail figure with greying hair; it was just unfortunate that no one had the time to observe the elderly with respect. Yan Xiao directly pulled him out of the car, threw him in front of Han Yi, and said in a stern voice, "Inject him with the antidote!"
As Professor Luo looked up and saw Zhu Chengzhi’s face beside him, he exclaimed in surprise, "Chengzhi?! You’ve been caught by them too?!"
Zhu Chengzhi didn’t know how to explain, and, forcing himself, said, "Professor, Mr. Han has been injected with an Ability suppressing drug..."
"Do you know the dosage?" Professor Luo asked.
Zhu Chengzhi handed over the syringe to Professor Luo, "It could be 30 milliliters, or maybe 20 milliliters... it was too chaotic at the time..."
Professor Luo furrowed his brow as he looked at Lu Changyuan, "The antidote needs to be proportioned according to the amount of drug administered; there can be no mistakes, or there will be severe side effects. I need to take his blood to determine the level of the drug in his system first."
It was dark and not suitable for blood testing here.
With a stern face, Lu Changyuan asked, "How long can he hold on in this condition?"
"There’s no certainty, everybody’s constitution is different, and their tolerance to drugs varies. Some of the Superpower Users sent to the research institute can hold on for a week, some only three to five days..."
Because of Zhou Yan’s connections, a set of medical equipment was left behind, and now it’s in the car, but this place isn’t suitable for a long stay.
Lu Changyuan made an immediate decision, resolutely saying, "Get in the car! As soon as we arrive, we’ll arrange blood tests!"
The sound of engines roared as one vehicle after another sped away.
They drove nonstop for four and a half hours, finally returning to the ancient city.
Upon arriving, Lu Changyuan didn’t even take the time to look around, he directly found a palace and had Han Yi carried inside. Illumination lamps, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, and medical equipment were successively moved into the room. Zhou Yan and Yu Wanxi brought over a long table from the center of the palace, performed a simple disinfection, and then arranged the blood testing tools one by one.
Yan Xiao and Xiao Jian wheeled in Professor Luo and Zhu Chengzhi saying, "Hurry up and start."
Professor Luo started preparing the antidote, shivering, with Zhu Chengzhi acting as his assistant. It was already four o’clock in the morning, and not a single person dared to rest. Everyone gathered quietly outside the palace, waiting for the results.
It wasn’t until everyone watched Professor Luo prepare a syringe of medicine and inject it into Han Yi’s body that Yan Xiao, after waiting for about half a minute, couldn’t help but ask, "Why is there no reaction?!"
Professor Luo wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, "It won’t be so fast. This is the first dose of medicine. There are two more, to be injected four hours and then eight hours apart, respectively. Once all three doses have been injected, wait another day and he will wake up..."
Zhu Changfu, half-believing, pushed his own son, "Son, is what your teacher is saying true?"
Zhu Chengzhi, with a face of gloom, replied, "Dad, it’s true..." Everyone has been taken here, if he were to deceive you, wouldn’t that be asking for death?
The anxiety of Han Yi’s coma overwhelmed them.
Lu Changyuan looked at Han Jiaojiao and said, "I’ll have someone guard outside, call us if anything happens."
Han Jiaojiao’s complexion turned pale, and she nodded slightly at his words, "Mhm, you should all rest too. With Cotton Candy and the others here, it’s very safe."
Everyone needed rest, for no one knew what tomorrow would be like; they could only recover their energy as soon as possible to face various situations.
Once they had left, only Han Jiaojiao and Han Yi remained in the palace. Han Jiaojiao left only one lamp on, then dipped a cotton swab in water from a bottle, carefully moisturizing Han Yi’s dry lips.
Han Yi lay on the sleeping mat, motionless. Han Jiaojiao watched, her heart souring, and tears fell once again.
"Brother, nothing will happen to you... You said you wouldn’t leave me, right?..."
"Brother, you have to wake up quickly, okay?... I’m scared when you don’t talk to me... Brother, can you hear me?"
Han Jiaojiao vigorously wiped the tears from her face, her voice choked, "...It’s so annoying, you’re not here to comfort me when I cry anymore... Do you not like me anymore..."
"I won’t cry anymore, I won’t cry... Anyway, no one will come to comfort me..."
Han Jiaojiao was trying to encourage herself, but her tears couldn’t be stopped, falling down like strings of pearls.
Outside, the others had already set up tents and lit outdoor stoves. Yu Wanxi boiled a pot of water and brought it to Han Jiaojiao with words of comfort, "You should sleep too. When four hours are up, I’ll call you."
Han Jiaojiao nodded slightly, "Wanxi, thank you... You rest as well, I’m fine... I don’t want to sleep yet."
Yu Wanxi sighed, gave up on further persuasion, and left after closing the door.
