The man grabbed Ning Jing's slight, hundred-pound frame and lifted her as easily as a toy.
"Ugh!"
Ning Jing cried out in pain. Of course I was going to act. Bully someone I cared about right in front of me? Even drugged,
I wouldn't let them get away with it!
"Minister Song, you seem to have... underestimated me, Fang Yuxuan!"
I raised my hand and grabbed for the man. He reacted in an instant, using Ning Jing
as a shield in front of him. He
was fast, but compared with me at full strength, he was still half a beat too slow.
My arm swept around Ning Jing. I caught her waist with my left hand and drove my right fist into the man's chest!
Crack!
The sharp sound rang out. His body flew backward without slowing, sailing more than ten meters
before crashing into the mud.
"Argh!"
He lay there groaning and writhing. That punch had broken his ribs. The instant
my fist struck his body,
I felt bone give way beneath it and flesh spring back around the impact.
"Well, well."
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!
Minister Song began applauding.
"Not bad. Truly not bad. Perfect. Even after taking a dose that strong, you knocked
the last of the four most successful mutants in the XZ Military Region
flying with one punch. Impressive. It seems your reputation as the strongest mutant really is deserved."
"Oh? Minister Song, do you understand your situation? You still have the nerve to praise me? You're next."
I straightened and let Ning Jing go. A wave of dizziness was beginning to creep into my head. I didn't
know what drug they had used, but I could
make a guess: an anesthetic, a sleeping drug, or a sedative.
The dizziness seemed to confirm