Ebony Strings Grasshoppers

He Yinlei and Su Jinbao were both a little nervous because they did not know what counted as being affected.

Fortunately, Xi Xiu also relayed her own sensations over voice chat.

The moment she noticed the substance entering her nasal cavity and heading straight for her central nervous system, Xi Xiu used her Mental Power to draw it back out.

She did not let it invade her central nervous system.

Su Jinbao was the first to experience a sweet aftertaste in his throat. He sent Xi Xiu a message saying he had been affected, then bit down on the capsule hidden in his mouth without the slightest hesitation.

Because he had discovered that his heartbeat had suddenly sped up completely beyond his control, so much so that he nearly thought his heart was about to burst out of his chest on its own.

Su Jinbao's eyes widened. His body leaned slightly forward, his legs bent, and he nearly collapsed.

Then he found that his limbs were beginning to stop obeying him.

Sweat fell like pearls...

He knew that if he hesitated any longer, he would lose his chance to bite through the capsule.

Because his mouth and teeth would soon be completely beyond his control. He would be forced to feel his heartbeat accelerate without being able to stop it, and then—explode and die.

Thankfully, the medicine released from the broken capsule took effect very quickly.

Only about three seconds had passed in total.

His heartbeat gradually slowed again.

By then, Su Jinbao was drenched in cold sweat.

He quickly opened the outer protective mask, turned the circulation system and oxygen controls to maximum, then gulped in air.

He knew that his forehead and neck were already soaked, so he activated the drying function as well.

Before long, his entire