Jiang You had given her plenty of anesthetic, but she could still feel the pain.
As ability users grew stronger, their drug and toxin resistance became completely different from that of ordinary humans.
As a result, many medicines were far less effective on ability users, and some users with special abilities were practically immune to them.
That was why Jiang You had only stockpiled a small amount of medicine back then.
Take Zhang Shuhui, for example. Her ability level was not particularly high, but her ability was quite special: defense.
An ability like that manifested directly inside her body.
Not only could she defend against external attacks when necessary, but her body also automatically resisted the effects of foreign substances.
Ability users like her were not easily infected by viruses, because their own bodily functions had extremely powerful defenses.
At the same time, however, their bodies also resisted outside drugs.
Once they were injured, ordinary medicine had almost no effect.
Back then, Da Zhuang had only collapsed after Bai Qingwei stuck him with a whole handful of anesthetic needles.
Now, a large pile of used needles lay on the floor.
Zhang Shuhui could still clearly feel the pain of her flesh being stitched together.
Both her feet were wrapped up like rice dumplings, and Jiang You had carried her to bed to sleep.
The snow outside had eased, and the temperature was no longer as bitterly cold as before.
When she pushed open the door that morning, Jiang You habitually looked toward the man-eating tree.
What she saw gave her a fright.
A swollen, round creature was stuck in the exit of Gu Ling's tree cage.
The thing was round, covered in irregular gaps, and looked like a deformed ball of flesh.
She moved closer. The ball of flesh struggled