While the compound could improve each individual's combat ability, the unstable essential qi was also a time bomb that would attack the meridians and the internal organs, killing them instantly unless they took the antidote punctually.

On the other hand, Charlie's pill had pure essential qi and a minor dose of Reiki, and both would quickly nullify that unstable essential qi as both elements worked against the other.

The unstable essential qi had long since become a shackle over the armed caval