Fang Yuqing, Wang Min, Sun Zhichao, and the others fled back like dogs that had lost their homes.

Once they returned to the house and closed the door, everyone was drenched in cold sweat, gasping for air.

The injured ones, in particular, were biting their teeth in agony, collapsing onto the sofa.

Zhang Yi's arrows had struck Sun Zhichao, Zhou Peng, and Ge Jialiang.

After all, they were the main attackers and had been closest to Zhang Yi's door.

Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining, having witnessed Zhang Yi's methods before, deliberately stood further back and avoided being hit.

As a result, of the seven who went, four men were either dead or struck by tetanus-infected bolts.

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Due to the extreme cold, they didn't initially feel the intense pain.

But once home, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and peel off their clothes.

Their faces turned pale when they saw their wounds!

Ordinary arrows would be manageable—pull them out, disinfect with alcohol, take some anti-inflammatory drugs, and you'd be fine.

But these arrows were covered in rust!

Without antibiotics, an infection in the current environment meant a slow and agonizing death.

"No, no! How could this happen!!"

Sun Zhichao's pupils constricted, understanding what this meant; the fear of death enveloped him in an instant.

"Slap!"

A crisp sound echoed as Wang Min, in a fit of rage, slapped Fang Yuqing across the face.

Her friends and family were the ones injured.

And it was all because Fang Yuqing had incited them to raid Zhang Yi's house.

How could she not be furious?

"Bitch, this is all your fault!"

"You said his house only had a sturdy door, right? Why were there arrows? Did you know all along, is that why you ran so far away? Why are you two unharmed?"

Wang Min was not petite; she towered over Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining.

Her slap left Fang Yuqing trembling with fear.

Fang Yuqing covered her face, tears streaming down in grievance.

"I didn't know! The last times we went there, he didn't use crossbow bolts against us."

Zhou Peng, with an arrow in his arm, saw the woman he loved being hit by his cousin and struggled to stand in front of Fang Yuqing.

"Cousin, stop it. I can vouch for Yuqing, she really didn't know!"

Wang Min, seeing her cousin's foolishness, was frustrated by his lack of fight.

Pointing at Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining, she sneered, "Then why are the two of you unscathed? Hmph, I saw you two hiding far away!"

Lin Caining, unhappy, muttered under her breath, "Aren't you also unharmed? And you have the nerve to talk about us!"

Wang Min cursed furiously, "That's just luck on my part. Now we're all suffering because of you two, get out!"

But Sun Zhichao stopped Wang Min with a hand and gave her a meaningful look.

"We're all injured now; we need someone to take care of us," he whispered.

He wasn't ready to die. They had to remove the arrows and pray for no infection to survive.

Wang Min's chest heaved with anger, but she glared at Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining.

"Come over and help now!"

Fang Yuqing and Lin Caining, heads bowed, eyes flashing with resentment, still went to tend to the injured.

Upon removing their clothes and seeing the power of the arrows, their faces instantly turned pale.

Zhang Yi's crossbow bolts were professional-grade, capable of hunting wild boars and coyotes.

Striking a person, they penetrated deeply.

Without professional medical personnel or equipment, they were helpless.

One wrong move could lead to a fatal hemorrhage.

After a moment of thought, Wang Min said, "We'll have to get Doctor Zhou to help!"

She was referring to Zhou Ke'er.

It was Zhou Ke'er who had saved Lin Xiaohu's life when his liver was ruptured.

Wang Min stepped aside to call Zhou Ke'er.

Soon after, Zhou Ke'er arrived.

Wang Min, emotional, grabbed Zhou Ke'er's hand.

"Doctor Zhou, our lives are in your hands!"

Zhou Ke'er, in a black knee-length down jacket, was wrapped up tightly but still couldn't hide her tall, slender figure.

She carried a metal medical kit on her shoulder.

After entering the house and assessing the injuries, her brow furrowed.

"Arrow wounds again?"

Wang Min blinked curiously, "Again? Who else has been shot by arrows?"

A flicker of discomfort crossed Zhou Ke'er's face.

"No, it was a patient at the hospital before."

Wang Min found it odd but had no time to ponder.

"Doctor Zhou, please check on them quickly!"

Zhou Ke'er didn't waste words and examined the injuries.

By now, their faces were frighteningly pale.

Unable to remove the arrows, they couldn't stop the bleeding, and at temperatures below minus sixty or seventy degrees, it was deadly.

Zhou Ke'er frowned and said, "Their injuries are too deep! Without professional equipment, I'm not confident about performing surgery."

Wang Min urged, "Doctor Zhou, it's come to this, please proceed! We trust you."

Zhou Ke'er shook her head.

"The arrows are rusty, which can cause infection."

"I can remove the arrows, but without antibiotics, there's a risk of infection. Then, I'm afraid..."

She left the rest unsaid, but everyone understood the implication.

Under these conditions, an infection meant certain death.

Tears streamed down Wang Min's face as Sun Zhichao and the others were her close friends, and Zhou Peng was her cousin.

In an apocalypse, people already felt incredibly insecure.

Losing so many loved ones and friends in one day could drive anyone to the brink.

"That Zhang Yi has a cruel heart! He must have done it on purpose; how could he be so heartless?"

"Even if we took his house, we wouldn't take his life!"

Wang Min cursed in grief.

"Zhang Yi?"

Zhou Ke'er, hearing the name, also recalled.

She had met Zhang Yi a few times, remembering him as a sunny and handsome man.

But due to her aloof nature, she hadn't interacted much with him.

"Anyway, without medication, just removing the arrows is still very risky. I hope you understand."

Zhou Ke'er spoke indifferently.

At this point, she no longer minced her words; in an apocalypse, everyone should be prepared to die at any moment.

Suddenly, Fang Yuqing seemed to remember something.

Excitedly, she said, "Medicine? I remember Zhang Yi's house has some!"