This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 224 - : Restricted Containment

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Restricted Containment

“I thought you had limitless stamina, but it turns out you also need rest.”

When Chen Ke caught up with the team, Sam, who had been leading the group, deliberately stopped and leaned in close to speak to him.

Previously, since they had left the Rumi Hotel twice to look for weapons, ammunition, and medicine, Sam was thoroughly impressed with Chen Ke’s ability to carry heavy loads.

“She weighs much more than a bullet,” said Chen Ke.

Although Chen Ke was joking, both Sam and Diana seemed quite tense.

Sam was still blaming himself for losing control of his emotions earlier, and Diana hadn’t yet recovered from Chen Ke’s decision.

There were now tensions between them, and it was impossible to be as casual as before.

Chen Ke didn’t particularly mind; it was quite remarkable that ordinary people could even endure so long under such dire circumstances.

Moreover, compared to those staying back at the hotel, Sam was following Chen Ke and risking his life by venturing out, bearing even greater psychological pressure.

After arriving in this world, Chen Ke had no time to make friends.

The postmen Priskin and Hall had their own lives, and Chen Ke had come together with them purely by chance and mutual benefit; it was hard to really trust them with anything important.

Hainerd and Pihom, those old soldiers, also couldn’t be considered confidantes by Chen Ke.

The feelings between Chen Ke and Lucina were just starting to spark, but Chen Ke had many concerns—concerns about the postmen, what they did, his own place in this world, and Lucina’s intentions…

Chen Ke wasn’t one to love indiscriminately or act heartlessly; it was better to think things through before getting too involved.

From both personality and background perspectives, Sam and Diana were the best candidates for expanding his network.

Sam was enthusiastic and proactive, a retired cavalryman from the United Federation, with exceptional control.

From their time together so far, his character seemed solid.

Diana, on the other hand, was very principled. As an operative of the Administration Bureau, she adhered to her creed and would rather face death than deceive herself; she was a straightforward woman.

Both were suitable as friends. Sam’s capabilities could be very helpful, and sooner or later, Diana would become Chen Ke’s connection inside the Administration Bureau.

If possible, Chen Ke definitely had to save them both.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of Ying Baiyi at the front of the group…

Chen Ke couldn’t help but wildly speculate. If this world was a parallel universe, that would be one thing, but what if it wasn’t?

What irreversible cosmic-scale event might occur if this world’s Ying Baiyi entered Chen Ke’s world…?

The most pressing question was what exactly was the relationship between this year, 2006, and the 2009 Chen Ke was from?

If there was no such thing as parallel universes, this life-devastated 2006 might well be humanity’s last, which would mean Chen Ke’s 2009 couldn’t possibly exist.

If time truly was a single, unbranching line, then Chen Ke could only guess that, somewhere in this world, before it was completely devoured, someone had performed a monumental feat to alter the present situation.

But he absolutely didn’t believe that.

Even if someone managed to defeat a godlike foe and eliminate all the massive black columns spreading worldwide and all the birdmen spawned by the Daughter of Sorrow, it was impossible for the population to be restored to normal levels in just under three years.

Thinking of the relationship between the world Chen Ke had lived in before crossing over and the United Federation, he was more inclined to believe in parallel universes.

Daydreaming aside, if some major event really did happen, there were bodies like the Administration Bureau and national powers to face it.

Humanity’s ruling classes had better methods to handle such issues; human civilization had faced many challenges over more than ten thousand years, and everyone had managed to survive to the present without necessarily needing a few superheroes to form an alliance to fight back.

Sam temporarily ran out of things to say, so he fell back to the rear of the group, while Chen Ke carried Diana toward the front, having something to discuss with Ying Baiyi.

Chen Ke approached Ying Baiyi, who could tell his intent from his expression.

“Chen Ke, can you make your plan a bit more specific?” Ying Baiyi asked. “This world is slowly disappearing, where do you plan to go now to find the monsters…?”

“This is also what I wanted to discuss with you, actually, I don’t know where to find them…” Chen Ke spoke quietly, he didn’t want to extinguish the morale that they had finally boosted.

“This is going to be difficult… You see, it seems like we don’t have much time left…” Ying Baiyi shook his head.

Chen Ke stayed silent for a moment, now they could only follow the highway forwards, trying to head toward the city center, at least moving away from the godlike entity’s consuming radius.

The world seemed like a pie, with an invisible god starting to nibble from the edges, and Chen Ke and his group were like bacteria on the pie desperately running towards the center.

“Do you remember, after this thing escaped from the lab, where it has appeared?” Chen Ke asked.

“That’s hard to say, in fact, I’m not even sure we can find it in that small factory, I just simply think it might consider that place as its lair,” Ying Baiyi replied.

He thought for a moment, then said, “The ones we encountered in the city, it must have been Jiu Lin who led them there. They were driving a car, followed by a big group of those things.”

“Driving only attracts those that split off… Have you seen the Daughter of Sorrow? Do you know what it looks like?” Chen Ke pondered,

“Never seen it… Maybe it looks similar to those that have split off… you know… After all, it’s a split, not birthed, so it’s not incomprehensible that the original and its copies look alike,” Ying Baiyi explained.

“This really is absurd…” Chen Ke sighed, he was out of options. Searching for a monster in a city wasn’t an easy task.

“I can only try to bring the remaining people to the town ahead now, I’m not clear on the situation there, and after we arrive, I’ll be out of ideas, you know?” Ying Baiyi said.

“You were previously so confident about finding the subway…” Chen Ke nudged slightly.

“It sounds at least much simpler than finding a monster… Maybe you could consider my plan for now,” Ying Baiyi suggested.

“Do you know what to do after finding the subway?” Chen Ke countered.

“…Um… I don’t know…” Ying Baiyi shook his head.

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“Then listen to me, if we can find a strong enough monster and kill it, I can 100% guarantee to get you out,” Chen Ke said.

“Why didn’t you tell us earlier…” Ying Baiyi asked.

“Because I originally thought you could take us back, but then things seriously changed after I went out and came back,” Chen Ke said coldly.

Ying Baiyi pinched his nose, speechless.

“Help me find the Daughter of Sorrow, or some other creature of that caliber, then help me kill it, and you can leave here with us,” Chen Ke said.

“Hold on… Chen Ke… wait a moment… you’ve been talking about finding a monster… can you first tell me, does opening the door require a particular setting? Or a specific size of space… something like that?” Diana suddenly asked.

“There are no restrictions… Just kill a powerful monster,” Chen Ke replied.

“Then why not go to the Administration Bureau?” Diana asked.

At this moment, Ying Baiyi looked at Diana with a peculiar gaze.

“Administration Bureau…?” Chen Ke wondered.

“I know what you mean, Diana… You’re suggesting…” Ying Baiyi took a deep breath.

“The Mutated Individual Shelter of the Administration Bureau,” Diana said.