This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 64 - 0 The Person Who Has Lost Hope and Interest
Chapter 64: Chapter 064 The Person Who Has Lost Hope and Interest
The church hall is the heart of every cathedral, the place where believers gather during worship services. The rectangular hall is flanked by benches, with pathways on the left, center, and right for the priests to walk through.
A semi-circular apse housed a statue of a goddess, a figure of a lady draped in a loose robe, holding a lantern, her face half-covered with a silk scarf.
Even with the knowledge he acquired from Giles, Chen Ke was unable to glean any additional information while observing the statue. He had no expertise in theology, let alone in the Great Void, so he had no way of ascertaining which faith this goddess belonged to.
Therefore, Chen Ke shifted his gaze to the rows upon rows of benches, estimating that if three people were to sit on one bench, with four benches in a row and eight rows in total, this place could seat 96 priests, not counting those who could be accommodated in the surrounding pathways.
Chen Ke couldn’t help but imagine that in this lost era, before the people here turned into charred undead, every Sunday, hundreds of priests, all somberly dressed and silent, would come to the church to offer solemn prayers to the nameless goddess, led by the Pope.
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The scene must have been both sacred and eerie. People are driven by herd mentality; when individuals become part of the group, their personal consciousness is submerged by the collective consciousness. This is what is called assimilation.
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Chen Ke was an atheist, but after witnessing monsters and Holy Relics, his old views started to waver slightly. Perhaps, in the mysterious darkness of the universe, there truly lurked many indescribable things, always peering at this small blue orb.
No, maybe he had just struck it big, having crossed over into a universe filled with mystery and magic, witnessing miracles that once only existed in movies and novels.
The small passage from which Chen Ke emerged was located to the right of the goddess statue, leading exclusively to the library. It seemed that the library was not open to everyone, otherwise, the entrance would not have been built in such a secluded spot.
Combining memories from Giles, Chen Ke surmised that the library likely stored historical records and various codes of law from the Fan Hede Kingdom, and it might also conceal many dangerous ideas.
Giles, as the grand instructor of the kingdom’s library, held knowledge that was surely unparalleled in the kingdom.
He descended the steps and strolled down the aisle lined with a red carpet trimmed with gold. The church ceiling featured elaborate frescoes, depicting a majestic king leading his brave Knight Order into battle. Their enemy defied description, like a mass of black sludge.
As he had surmised, the historical period of this place was similar to the Medieval era, yet the Medieval spanned a thousand years. In which specific time did the Fan Hede Kingdom exist?
From the 5th to the 15th century AD, many notable historical events occurred over these thousand years, such as the Black Death and the Crusades.
According to descriptions from later historians, this was a dark millennium where human development nearly stagnated, with endless noble and religious wars and the average lifespan of a commoner not exceeding 35 years.
It was not until the mid-14th century that the European Renaissance liberated human thought from religion, and at the end of the 15th century, the Age of Navigation began, propelling humanity’s historical journey forward once more.
Even in this world, the overarching direction of history and the divisions of eras remained unchanged. Where did the Fan Hede Kingdom in this Great Void come from? And what was the black sludge that the Knight Orders battled against?
Only after seeing the fresco on the dome did Chen Ke suddenly realize that the chandeliers hanging from the church ceiling were actually illuminated! The orange glow of the candles brightly lit up the windowless church, leaving only a few corners shrouded in dark shadows.
Following the orange candlelight, Chen Ke looked towards the church door, and on the steps near the corner, someone was actually sitting there.
Even Chen Ke could tell at a glance that this person, like himself, had crossed over from the outside world, because his clothing was even more modern than Chen Ke’s.
He was a Caucasian with orange hair, wearing something similar to a P.W.A.T combat suit, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed more advanced, likely a gelatinous one-piece combat suit, with armor-like plates on the chest and individual soldier equipment on his body.
A very science fiction-style sniper rifle leaned against the wall by his side. Chen Ke guessed that the rifle probably came from those weapon boxes with “HCP” letters on them.
Because the man was sitting in the shadows, and he didn’t say a word, Chen Ke didn’t notice him right away.
“Hey!” Chen Ke greeted the man.
The man lifted his head to look at Chen Ke, then lowered it again, staring blankly at the ground. Meeting a living person in the Great Void should have been exciting, but he seemed to be unsurprised by Chen Ke’s arrival.
Chen Ke approached him and greeted him again, “Are you from the Administration Bureau? It looks like neither of us has very good luck.”
When he got closer, he was able to take a good look at the man. The armor he wore didn’t look like something the United Federation could produce in 2009.
It was like a skintight battle suit with enhanced artificial muscles as seen in video games and also had a passive camouflage function. The color of the suit where the man was leaning against the wall and sitting adjusted itself from navy blue to blend with the floor and wall colors.
This man wore a wrist-guard device on his right wrist in a grey-black color with a small groove, beyond that, it was bare, and Chen Ce guessed it must have some special function.
The man had his arms braced on his knees, fingers intertwined in front of him, and he only looked up and assessed Chen Ke when he approached to say hello.
“Are you from the Administration Bureau?” Chen Ke asked.
The man did not answer, just glanced at the candlestick and broadsword in Chen Ke’s hands, sized him up, and then slowly said, “Oh… another person who has strayed off the path. Did you also come to this place to complete the cycle from your world? You’ll probably return without success like those before you. After all, those people were great heroes of their eras, and it’s only with the things they left behind that we are able to challenge the strange items here. How could we be their match? Hahaha…”
The man’s tone was very much like he was mocking Chen Ke but also like he was mocking himself, and his words left Chen Ke baffled.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, buddy…” Chen Ke shrugged.
“Ah, it looks like you really don’t know anything… Let me tell you some basic knowledge. This place is a fragment of time from the Fan Hede Kingdom. To end the cycle here, you must first unlock the secrets of this church,” the man explained slowly.
“You mean to say, the time here is different from the time below?” Chen Ke asked.
“No one can leave this church before the cycle of the church is unlocked. And I have to tell you some bad news; you can’t go back now. Anyone wanting to solve the mystery must be prepared to die in its midst. Do you have that readiness? Hahaha…” After saying this, the man began to laugh.
Chen Ke looked up around the church and, not believing in curses, ran to the door and tried to push it.
Sure enough, the door didn’t budge an inch, and when Chen Ke’s hands touched the door, he didn’t feel the sensation of wood but felt like he was touching a wall of air.
