This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 194 - Parallel Universe

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Parallel Universe?

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Parallel Universe?

“You just stay here and help them load the bullets,” Chen Ke said to Ying Baiyi’s retreating figure.

Regardless of what Ying Baiyi knew, the problem at hand was a tangible one. The question was… Chen Ke’s life was about to run out…

The countdown at the corner of his eye reminded Chen Ke that he had only ten hours left before his time was up.

If he could have a stable night, Chen Ke would die while others dreamed, and following Ying Baiyi during the day meant there was virtually no chance to absorb murderous aura.

Their mission principle was to avoid combat, and even when a fight occurred, Ying Baiyi was the one to handle it. So, Chen Ke had no opportunity at all.

Of course, aside from the pressing need to extend his life, Diana and a room full of survivors were also in a rather grim situation.

Chen Ke wasn’t heartless. If he could help without jeopardizing his own interests and life, he was more than willing to lend a hand.

Diana was a tough woman, worthy of being an agent of the Administration Bureau. She didn’t scream in panic like other women when the subway crashed, nor did she whimper in pain despite her injuries; she even gave her arm sling to another injured person.

Most importantly, she was an agent of the Administration Bureau that Chen Ke had just managed to meet. Deepening their acquaintance could mean he might learn some information from her.

Chen Ke didn’t want such a woman to die in a place like this.

And then there were the innocent survivors. Although Chen Ke didn’t have much of a relationship with them, he wasn’t so cold-blooded as to ignore them completely. He wasn’t particularly interested in being a hero, but that didn’t mean he was a self-absorbed extreme egoist.

Ordinary people protect themselves but also have compassion. Chen Ke was just such an ordinary person.

Survivors assigned firearms suggested joining Chen Ke and his group, arguing that there was strength in numbers and more people could carry more back.

Although it made sense in theory, in many horror films, it meant that out of ten people who left, only the protagonist returned…

Chen Ke declined their kindness; he and Sam were enough.

After all, Sam was a Ranger with high combat proficiency, knowing when to keep quiet and when to resist the urge to pull the trigger, but the others did not have such strong mental fortitude.

Nevertheless, they still had their uses.

There were several convenience stores with simple structures near the hotel. Those food stores surrounded by glass windows posed very little danger and were close to the hotel. Sending Diana to scavenge some resources wasn’t too difficult a task.

Diana was happy to be of use. Although she’d essentially lost her combat capabilities, her experience and insights as an agent of the Administration Bureau were inspiring to the survivors.

After discussing it, they took some time to empty three magazine pouches and load several empty magazines with bullets, piling up the orange-yellow rifle cartridges into a small mound.

“Good luck, Chen Ke, Sam, and… Ying Baiyi has a point; you’d do well to heed his advice.”

Diana, symbolically carrying an M14 on her right shoulder, said goodbye to Chen Ke and the others outside the hotel, along with four survivors.

“I know, we’ll move quickly and try to get back before dark,” Chen Ke said.

After saying farewell to Diana, Chen Ke and Sam headed towards the hospital. Although Ying Baiyi refused to join them on this operation, he still gave them directions to the hospital in the end.

If it took an hour to walk, according to what Ying Baiyi had said, the continuous noise of a car’s engine would attract something, so Chen Ke and Sam decided to abandon driving.

Even though he didn’t know exactly what would be attracted, if even a Level 9 agent from the Administration Bureau dared not provoke it, then Chen Ke wasn’t keen on courting death either.

“That Level 9 agent, Chen Ke, I can tell that you don’t trust him,” Sam said on the way to the hospital.

Now that it was just the two of them, some things could finally be discussed.

“He’s hiding a lot of things. What’s more, he might be providing false information,” Chen Ke replied.

“He knows a lot but says little. What do you mean by false information?” Sam didn’t understand.

Chen Ke gestured for Sam to look at the abandoned cars filling the streets and to observe the desolate buildings surrounding them, as well as the omnipresent red dust.

Even the most naive person could grasp Chen Ke’s implication.

“Mirror World?” he asked.

“I don’t buy that this place is some kind of Mirror World. Look around, Sam. Whatever happened here, picture what kind of circumstances would cause such widespread vehicle abandonment and rear-end collisions on the streets…” Chen Ke said.

Sam furrowed his brow and nodded in agreement. He had participated in peacekeeping missions in some Gulf countries and had witnessed similar massive exoduses of civilians.

The long streets would be clogged with vehicles, with crowds of people, like an ocean between them, carrying their belongings on their heads, leading their wives and children, fleeing toward the edges of the city…

“Is this… possibly, a parallel universe?” Sam looked at Chen Ke, puzzled.

Chen Ke had no conclusion; he didn’t know exactly what this place was. Could there be a paradox not just with Parker but with the whole world? Was this the past or the future of Carefree City?

As he thought this, he remembered the large black pillar in the distance… What exactly was that? Ying Baiyi might know, but he wouldn’t tell Chen Ke.

Chen Ke shook his head, indicating he didn’t know what this place was, but he didn’t dismiss Sam’s speculation either.

Chen Ke had always thought the concept of a multiverse was absurd. If, after time traveling, one didn’t enter the past or future of their original timeline, but another world, how could that be called time travel?

Now, a person time-traveling to this timeline’s past was not actually going back; for him, it was the future. He had entered into the history of the world.

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For the world, that was a time in the past, but for the transmigrator, it was the future.

Of course, the universe wouldn’t change according to a person’s will. If timelines really equaled parallel universes, Chen Ke would have nothing to say. After all, in the face of the universe, humans are insignificant.

As a soldier, Sam had a good pace, and together with Chen Ke’s limitless stamina, they reached the hospital Ying Baiyi had mentioned in just over forty minutes.

This hospital should be considered among the top medical facilities in Carefree City, and according to Chen Ke’s understanding, it would definitely be a top-tier hospital in his home country. It occupied an entire block, like a vast park.

No matter when, hospitals were not places that could make one feel good, especially if you had to go in.

“Ready?” Sam chambered a round in his gun.

“Let’s go in, find the pharmacy. We need more bandages, painkillers, antibiotics, and some cotton balls…” Chen Ke said and then, activating his Spiritual Vision, he stepped into the hospital plaza with Sam.