238: Medicine Jar

As the murmur faded, another crisp "crack~" sound echoed.

Looking towards the source of the sound, the mirror door had indeed cracked, with the unknown egg at its center.

Then came the second, the third... In a few blinks, the mirror door was covered in dense cracks.

The girl on the other side of the mirror door was segmented into countless pieces by the cracks, but the despair emanating from her grew even stronger.

'So, what is she despairing about?'

'Because the coordinates were leaked?'

'But aren't they the ones who wanted to attack?'

Before Yang Dian could ponder further, the entire mirror door disintegrated into countless fragments with a final crisp shattering sound.

Countless mirror shards refracted brilliant and colorful light under the sun, slowly turning transparent, and finally vanishing.

The unknown egg, having lost its attachment, fell downwards.

But just as it was about to hit the ground, it suddenly disappeared.

Feeling the added weight in his pocket, Yang Dian raised an eyebrow.

'The weight increased?'

After a few fleeting thoughts, Yang Dian shifted his gaze to Su Ling, whose lips had turned extremely pale from excessive blood loss.

He took out the special healing medicine again, sprinkled some on her wound, and then continued to ask:

"How many Families were involved in preparing this ambush for me?"

"Over 30 Families, big and small," Su Ling leaned against Lin Xiyue, clearly having given up all struggle and resigned herself to her fate: "An innocent man is guilty only because of his treasure."

"You obtained the Divine Dao Inheritance, and you're unwilling to hand it over. Of course, those old men whose lifespans are nearing their end would target you."

Yang Dian frowned.

More people were targeting him than he had imagined.

He just didn't understand. Some Families didn't even have City-Level combat power. How could they target him?

After a moment of thought, he continued to ask:

"How many City-Level combat powers do you all have in total?"

"Also, why do I feel that, apart from Lin Sen, your strengths are a bit weak?"

Su Ling's breathing hitched, and she slightly turned her head.

Lin Xiyue cautiously raised her hand:

"I'm not very weak. I just Awakened a month ago and haven't had time to fully master my strength."

Qian Tao, standing nearby, rubbed the back of his head and grinned:

"Boss, your strength is abnormal. Compared to you, of course, we seem a bit weak."

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeve, revealing the dense needle marks on his arm:

"Also, this strength we have isn't entirely our own."

"Apart from Uncle Lin Sen and Sister Xiyue, I, Ling Feng, and Aunt Ling, are not truly City-Level."

"We have to take medicine on time to maintain the activity of the extraordinary power within us."

"If we miss a dose, the activity of the extraordinary organs and cells in our bodies will decrease. At that point, let alone City-Level, we might not even be able to unleash Street-Level strength."

Yang Dian's brows furrowed deeply:

"Taking medicine?"

"Your genetic technology has developed to this extent?"

"When was this developed? Why haven't I heard about this news?"

Qian Tao squatted down and pulled a lollipop from his pocket:

"Actually, it's not really genetic technology."

"Two years ago, we caught a mutated Moose in the forests of Norway."

"The mutated Moose's ability is amplification."

"In short, it selects a target and then bestows a buff upon it."

"After research, we found that without the Moose using its innate ability, simply extracting its blood essence and injecting it into oneself can also provide a strength boost."

"The purer the extracted blood essence, the higher the strength amplification."

"However, the Moose blood is limited. While ensuring the Moose's health, it can only allow three people to Break through from the Half-Step Legendary realm to the Legendary realm."

"Oh, Legendary realm is the City-Level in our country."

"I've been abroad for too long, so I'm used to saying it that way."

"My mother is in China, Ling Feng's sister is in China, and Aunt Ling's son is in China."

"We all have weaknesses, and our strength just happens to be Half-Step City-Destroyer. As long as we get another injection of Moose blood, we can exert City-Level combat power."

"So, we became the 'medicine pots'."

"As for Uncle Lin Sen and Xiyue, they purely rely on their own innate talents to improve."

Yang Dian's tightly furrowed brow relaxed.

This made sense.

If they had truly developed some genetic potion that enhanced strength, those Families wouldn't have such a small voice in the country.

After a moment of thought, Yang Dian continued to ask:

"Where is that Moose now?"

"It's being free-range in the primeval forests of Norway," Qian Tao answered everything he knew without reservation: "If it's confined to one place, it will refuse to eat or drink and self-mutilate."

"Even if force-fed, it will regurgitate, and besides that, the unknown energy contained in its blood will decrease."

"So, we can only let it roam freely and then periodically anesthetize it to draw blood."

"However, we here have failed, and we few have been captured by you, Boss. I don't know if they will move the Moose away over there."

Nodding to indicate understanding, Yang Dian prepared to take out his phone to operate something.

But just before sending the message, he thought of something else:

"By the way, besides you few, how many other City-Level combat powers do you have?"

"Which Awakened ones, and what abilities do they possess?"

"Which Ancient Cultivators, and what ancient methods do they cultivate?"

"Do you also know the information about Street-Level combat powers?"

Qian Tao nodded, then shook his head:

"I only know that besides us, there are two other City-Level individuals."

"One is an Awakened, and one is an Ancient Cultivator."

"The Awakened has Awakened water-element abilities, and the Ancient Cultivator cultivates ancient martial arts."

"However, these two are very mysterious. I only know of their existence but have never seen them."

"As for Street-Level combat power, my Qian Family still has 3 Street-Level combat powers abroad."

Yang Dian's gaze fell on Lin Xiyue.

Lin Xiyue shivered before timidly speaking:

"Our Lin Family has 8 Street-Level combat powers abroad."

Su Ling followed:

"The Su Family has 5."

Qian Tao added finally:

"Our few Families developed quite well in the past two years because we had City-Level combat power. Only by seizing many resources abroad could we cultivate so many Street-Level combat powers."

"Typically, a Family abroad only has one or two Street-Level individuals stationed there."

Yang Dian calculated in his mind.

Assuming each Family abroad has 1 to 2 Street-Level individuals, and Qian Tao and the others' Families average 5 each.

Over 30 Families would mean seventy to eighty Street-Level individuals abroad.

And these 30-plus Families were the ones who attacked him, not counting those who didn't.

"No wonder domestic Street-Level combat power is so scarce."

"You all reaped the early benefits of the Qi Revival. Later, seeing the tightening domestic policies, you all took your resources and ran abroad to continue living lavishly."

"It had to be you all..."