Despite Ye Fei's warnings, the bald group showed no hesitation. "You can only progress if you fight for it. Let me go first!" they all declared, eager to be the first to enter the experimental box.
However, before any of them could react, Zimao had already opened the box and climbed in. "Boss, let's start. If anything happens to me, please take care of Yaya!" he said, his voice steady but serious.
Ye Fei felt moved once again. Even though they knew the risks, they still rushed to be first. Such loyalty and brotherhood were rare in this day and age.
"Don't worry, if anything happens to you, Yaya will live the best life possible," Ye Fei promised solemnly before sealing the box and powering it up.
Time passed slowly. Through the monitoring system Ye Fei had set up, everyone could see Zimao lying still inside, as if he were simply asleep. The group felt a mixture of relief and concern.
After over an hour, Zimao's eyes snapped open. Ye Fei quickly opened the box, helping him out.
Leaping from the box, Zimao exclaimed, "Boss, I feel like I have endless energy! Where's your steel pipe?"
Ye Fei pointed toward the steel pipe he'd discarded in the corner. Zimao ran over, grabbed it, and with both hands, twisted it. The already-bent pipe, which Ye Fei had twisted earlier, could no longer handle the force and snapped in two with a loud crack.
Tossing the broken pieces aside, Zimao laughed heartily. "Bald, come on! Let's spar!"
Seeing Zimao's newfound strength, Baldy hesitated, then dodged the challenge and instead hopped into the box himself. "Boss, it's my turn!" he declared confidently.
Once the sixth person emerged from the box, the bathroom door creaked open. Xiao Guang stepped out, his face filled with frustration and sadness. "Boss, I've really turned into a monster this time," he said, his voice low.
The group froze in confusion. By all appearances, the experiment had been a success. Everyone, including Xiao Guang, seemed perfectly healthy. Ye Fei asked, "Xiao Guang, what's wrong?" as he moved toward him to check.
Xiao Guang raised a hand to stop him. "Boss, you don't need to check. Physically, I'm the same as the others. But... I can't stand it up anymore."
Ye Fei was taken aback. "What do you mean? Explain clearly."
Looking embarrassed, Xiao Guang confessed, "I've read a lot of novels where the protagonists become incredibly strong, practically invincible in that aspect too. I wanted to test if I could be like that, but when I... tried... nothing happened. It didn't react at all."
Realizing what Xiao Guang was referring to, Ye Fei hurriedly examined him. Although his martial arts skills weren't on the same level as a master like Wu Qingfeng, Ye Fei knew enough to check the meridians using the weak true Qi he had cultivated. His study of medicine also helped in diagnosing physical conditions.
After a thorough check, Ye Fei was stunned. Xiao Guang's entire reproductive system had been completely destroyed, with no chance of recovery.
Deeply troubled, Ye Fei checked the rest of the group and found the same result. All six of them were now effectively eunuchs, their reproductive systems irrevocably damaged.
Ye Fei felt a wave of sorrow for his friends, but Baldy, ever the optimist, laughed it off. "Hey, look on the bright side. We just eliminated a major weakness. No one can use a honey trap on us now."
Though the others shared some disappointment, the power they had gained outweighed their loss. The purple-haired man even joked, "Boss, you didn't go through the box, right? So, a
re you like us? If so, I can't trust you with my sister!"