Shi Jia Zhu paid no attention to Old Master Xie's words.
After extracting the 'Qi' from the glass bottle, he slowly approached Zhou Yu.
As he walked, Shi Jia Zhu said, "Don't worry, I'll be quick. I guarantee you'll feel the sensation of increased strength."
"A sixty percent chance of success. Doctor Zhou, you mustn't disappoint me!"
At the time of the transaction, An Ying had given Shi Jia Zhu several vials of 'Qi'.
Initially, Shi Jia Zhu had planned to save them for when the Shi family recruited new martial artists.
He hadn't expected to encounter Zhou Yu like this.
Zhou Yu was someone who could cure Old Master Xie and accelerate the research and development of longevity medicine!
If this 'Qi' could transform Zhou Yu, then the transaction wouldn't be a loss.
The more he thought about it, the more excited Shi Jia Zhu became.
Looking at Zhou Yu now, his gaze was as if he were looking at a hen that could lay golden eggs.
Zhou Yu stood perfectly still, waiting for Shi Jia Zhu to approach.
The distance between them grew shorter and shorter.
Meanwhile, Xie Yu and the others were even more anxious!
"Doctor Zhou, you're being foolish! Hurry and leave, go get reinforcements!"
"Exactly, this old scoundrel is completely unreasonable. Even if you inject the 'Qi', he won't let us go!"
Zhu Ling Er even struggled frantically.
She wanted to use brute force to break free from the ropes binding her, so she could save Zhou Yu.
However.
Zhu Ling Er wasn't even considered a martial artist, so how could she break the ropes so easily?
It was all in vain!
Just as Shi Jia Zhu's syringe was about to pierce Zhou Yu's skin.
And was about to inject the serum.
Suddenly!
Bang—
A loud noise.
Shi Jia Zhu, holding the syringe, was inexplicably sent flying.
Following that.
The 'Qi' that Shi Jia Zhu intended to inject into Zhou Yu was instead injected into his own body.
The entire vial of medicine had been absorbed!
"You!"
Shi Jia Zhu's eyes widened. Before he could say anything, veins began to bulge on his face.
He looked as if he had been poisoned!
Now Shi Jia Zhu finally understood.
Despite injecting Zhou Yu with the inhibitor and restraining his hands and feet, it had been useless!
The only reason Zhou Yu had stood still, waiting to be injected with 'Qi',
was actually waiting for Shi Jia Zhu to get close!
Unfortunately, it was too late now.
The 'Qi' began to circulate within Shi Jia Zhu's body along with his blood.
Like steel needles, it wreaked havoc wherever it passed!
Before 'Qi' transforms a human body, it first causes destruction.
And that forty percent failure rate came from this very process!
Shi Jia Zhu no longer dared to be distracted. He immediately ordered his subordinates to kill everyone from the Xie family.
Then, he sat down cross-legged, enduring the pain!
Everyone present was a 'Qi' martial artist.
They were originally people with flesh and blood.
But after the transformation, they became mere machines that only obeyed orders.
As soon as Shi Jia Zhu gave the order,
the 'Qi' martial artists immediately surrounded everyone from the Xie family!
Even though Zhou Yu's strength was not weak,
the Zhu and Xie families had too many ordinary people who needed protection.
Zhou Yu was spread too thin!
Fortunately, Old Master Xie was also a martial artist and could hold his own for a while, giving Zhou Yu time to breathe.
"It's over…"
Xie Yu said despairingly.
He had originally thought that with the cooperation of the Zhu and Xie families, plus the Dragon Group,
defeating the Shi family would be a sure thing.
But who could have imagined that
the Dragon Group would not show up,
and the number of Shi family's 'Qi' martial artists would far exceed their expectations!
The 'Qi' martial artists' attack became more ferocious, even injuring Xie Shishi.
At a critical moment.
Patriarch Zhu stepped forward, "Run! You few, hurry and leave!"
"I'll hold them off!"
Saying this,
Patriarch Zhu took out a long sword and stood in front of Zhu Ling Er.
Facing hundreds of 'Qi' martial artists, he was ready to die!
"Dad!" Zhu Ling Er screamed and tried to pull Patriarch Zhu back.
But she was pushed back by Patriarch Zhu's elbow.
He looked at his daughter with a complex expression, suppressing his reluctance, and instructed, "After escaping this danger, remember not to return to the Zhu family. Go find your maternal grandfather and recuperate!"
Because Zhu Ling Er was a daughter.
Who knew how many ambitious vultures there were in the Zhu family, eyeing the position of family head!
If Zhu Ling Er returned now, she would likely be torn apart!
"Dad! Let's escape together!" Zhu Ling Er, tears streaming down her face, shook her head violently.
If her father was gone, she didn't know what meaning her own life would have!
Patriarch Zhu shook his head, "Without protection in the future, be careful. Doctor Zhou, I entrust my little daughter to you!"
Patriarch Zhu gave Zhou Yu a final deep look, then charged forward with his long sword!
Zhu Ling Er gritted her teeth in anger but could only weakly reach out, grasping at empty air…
"Now is not the time to be sad, let's go!" Seeing this, Old Master Xie immediately pulled Zhu Ling Er and Xie Shishi back.
Then he pushed them towards the back door of the hall.
The current situation was that anyone who could escape was a victory!
Even if the Zhu and Xie families were wiped out,
as long as someone survived, they could eventually rise again!
After pushing the two women away,
Old Master Xie also wielded his long sword, fighting side-by-side with Patriarch Zhu!
With the addition of the two fearless fighters, the pressure on Zhou Yu suddenly eased.
Just as Zhou Yu was about to say something.
Old Master Xie sharply pulled him back and said solemnly, "Doctor Zhou, you go with them!"
"I'll hold them here!"
Zhou Yu's eyes widened.
With so many 'Qi' martial artists here, under normal circumstances, Old Master Xie couldn't even defeat one.
Now he intended to hold off so many?
Could it be…
"Old Master, we leave together!" Zhou Yu said resolutely.
It seemed that Old Master Xie and Patriarch Zhu intended to sacrifice themselves to protect their families and escape!
Old Master Xie forced a wry smile and, while fending off an attack, shook his head, "Thank you for your life-saving grace, Doctor Zhou, but it seems this old man can only repay you in his next life by being a cow or a horse."
With that said.
Old Master Xie gathered his energy, pushed Zhou Yu forcefully towards the back door, "Go!"
Caught off guard, Zhou Yu was indeed pushed to the door.
Seeing this, Zhu Ling Er and Xie Shishi, with tears in their eyes, grabbed Zhou Yu and pulled him to run.
Before they could even get out.
Bang bang bang—
Suddenly, outside the hall, fire erupted!
The armored vehicles of the Dragon Group had surrounded the entire hall.
Following that, led by Leng Xue,
countless Dragon Group soldiers, fully armed and carrying weapons, began to approach the hall!
Da da da—
Gunfire echoed incessantly.
The martial artists in the Dragon Group, relying on their internal energy, rapidly closed in and engaged in combat with the 'Qi' martial artists inside the hall.
"The Dragon Group… the Dragon Group is here!"
Zhu Ling Er cried tears of joy.
She immediately stopped trying to escape and quickly returned to Patriarch Zhu's side.
To help Patriarch Zhu defend!
In just that short moment.
Despite their caution, Patriarch Zhu and Old Master Xie had not sustained fatal injuries.
However, they had already suffered numerous wounds.
On the surface, the injuries were horrific, staining their clothes red!