This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 200 - Stay Away from Him

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Stay Away from Him

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Stay Away from Him

“This is impossible…” Chen Ke thought the computer must have broken when he saw the time.

He had traveled through time before, returning to the lost history of humanity: the Fan Hede Kingdom.

Returning to the distant past, even when encountering paradoxical situations like meeting Parker who should have died, Chen Ke wasn’t too surprised.

The rise and fall of histories and dynasties, the presence of unknown disconnected histories were also not entirely impossible, but this time, the situation was completely different.

This time it was the much more recent year of 2006, when unknown entities had suddenly appeared, devastating humanity and bringing it to the brink of extinction.

But there was a very serious paradox here.

When Chen Ke had traveled to this world, it was the year 2009, and even if humanity had made a turnaround in 2006, it had already lost 70% of its population. How could it possibly recover in just under three years?

Moreover, he had never heard of this unprecedented disaster three years ago from news reports, the internet, or other sources.

Official news blackout?

Don’t be naive, a sudden disappearance of 70% of the population, with the rest dropping like flies, this level of trauma and its impact on the world would be clear to see, it couldn’t possibly be easily hidden.

Unless this major event hadn’t happened in Chen Ke’s world at all… but that would imply the existence of parallel universes.

As unnecessary as it is, do not multiply entities. Occam’s Razor made Chen Ke unable to agree with the concept of parallel universes.

Because, if you use parallel universes to prove that the Ash Event only happened in another world, you first have to prove that parallel universes actually exist.

And to prove the hypothesis of parallel universes, you inevitably have to explain what the Great Void is first…

This would go on forever…

“Dr. Jiu Lin, how much longer can I live?” Chen Ke asked.

“That depends on the rate at which Ash Element spreads in your body, based on your current blood pressure level… I estimate at best four months,” Jiu Lin said.

Will I turn into ash in four months? Chen Ke snorted, suppressing the urge to laugh out loud. How hard must he work to stay alive until he turns into ash?

“Back to the earlier question… that thing, the one that turns people into ash just by looking at it, what does it look like?” Chen Ke asked.

“I think it should be quite conspicuous, they probably… look like chopsticks used by people in the Fei Huang Republic, we once thought they were spiritual power weapons developed by Fei Huang to attack the Western world,” Jiu Lin explained.

“Do they move?” Chen Ke asked, referring to the two large pillars he had seen crossing paths before.

“They only circle around the spot where they appear, and they don’t destroy the ground they stand on when they move, how should I put it… it’s as if they don’t exist in this world at all, like an illusion, a ghost…” Jiu Lin recalled.

“Sounds like you’ve studied them thoroughly…” Sam interjected.

“Before the first batch of detection helicopters risked turning to ash flying towards those things, we hadn’t found a way to safely observe and retrieve samples, but after that, we found that indirect observation through monitors and screens was unaffected,” Jiu Lin said.

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“Hmm? So, watching videos and monitors won’t implant the memes?” Chen Ke asked.

With that in mind, it was quite normal for Diana to have only seen this thing through her own recorded videos; Chen Ke decided to quickly go back and remind her.

“Correct, there might be some people in this world not having Ash Element in their bodies, but how does that matter? Besides this thing… there are other things that lurk at night,” Jiu Lin shrugged.

“I understand, those birdmen…” Sam said, remembering the sensation of chopping off the waxy arm of a birdman.

“And what exactly are those birds that look like people?” Chen Ke asked.

“They’re simply monsters, plain and simple monsters,” Jiu Lin answered.

“It seems their threat is limited, at most they are just numerous, normal bullets and daggers suffice to drive them back, the Administration Bureau should be able to handle it,” Chen Ke assessed.

If they’re just ordinary monsters, then they are easy to deal with, what can be killed is not to be feared.

“You don’t understand, Mr. Wuming, those birds themselves aren’t hard to handle, but do you know, their numbers are limitless…” Jiu Lin shook her head.

“Limitless…? They breed quickly?” Chen Ke raised an eyebrow, wondering if they reproduced asexually, constantly regenerating.

“They are born from people’s fears, as long as there are people alive, those things will continuously spawn, you encounter one, get scared, and they become two, you keep being scared, two become four…” Jiu Lin explained.

Chen Ke gasped with astonishment… This world was indeed doomed to perish…

First, the giant black pillars turned most people to ashes, then these bird creatures followed up with a saturating assault… It was like a perfectly executed combination of punches, seamlessly coordinated.

It was almost as if someone behind the scenes was orchestrating everything…

“Alright…” Chen Ke sighed, knowing they couldn’t linger here. With the situation as grim as it was, fleeing quickly was paramount.

“Sam, are you sure you don’t want to get checked?” Chen Ke asked.

Sam and Diana had both seen it, and Sam had even stared directly at it, which meant that he was 99.9% likely to be affected. Checking was just for that 0.01% chance of luck.

“I don’t want to get checked, Chen Ke, if I’m going to die, I’d rather not know it’s coming,” Sam shook his head.

“Excuse me, gentlemen, your name is Chen Ke, and you are Sam, right?” Jiu Lin interjected at that moment.

Chen Ke and Sam both nodded.

“You… I can tell, you’re not from this world,” Jiu Lin smiled.

Chen Ke remained silent, knowing their ignorance about this world had exposed them, but it no longer mattered.

Sam looked at Chen Ke, unsure of what to do. Chen Ke nodded slightly, indicating that there was no need to hide anymore.

“You’re right, this place is very similar to where we stay, but it’s certainly not our world,” Chen Ke said.

“I knew it from the first moment I saw you. No one from this world has any hope of escape; too many have taken their own lives, others who endure are merely waiting to die…” Jiu Lin shook her head.

“You’re still hanging on, Doctor; those patients, you are protecting them,” Chen Ke shook his head.

“Me? My heart has long been dead… I too carry the Ash Element within me. I once led a team to study this terrible disease, but when all my colleagues turned into red ash, leaving only me, the problem remained unsolved…” Jiu Lin said.

Chen Ke did not know how to console her, as she did not seem to need consolation despite her utter despair.

“You are a doctor; you will find a way,” Sam said.

“This isn’t a medical issue, Sam. It has nothing to do with medicine. My team consisted of spiritual ability scholars; I am from… the United Federation’s Spiritual Ability Research Institute,” Jiu Lin said.

“Oh… I’ve heard of that… the forefront of spiritual ability research in the entire world…” Sam expressed in surprise.

“Dr. Jiu Lin, does the research at the Spiritual Ability Research Institute involve parallel universes? What is the Great Void?” Chen Ke asked.

“There are no parallel universes, Chen Ke, there is no research evidence that proves the existence of parallel universes; it’s still just a hypothesis,” Jiu Lin said.

“Then what are we…” Sam puzzled.

“This is the mystery we’ve yet to unravel. Tell me, from what year did you come?” Jiu Lin countered.

“2009, nothing this severe has happened in our world…” Chen Ke replied openly.

“Time… what exactly is time? We are facing extinction, while you, coming from the future, are still flourishing… It seems that time is not like a continuously flowing river but rather a chaotic vortex…” Jiu Lin mused.

“Can time interfere with itself? Like if a future me goes back and kills my past self… Then how will I…” Sam asked.

“We can’t study that unless someone can traverse time and space to observe. Without experimental support, all hypotheses and conjectures remain just that. We don’t have a definitive conclusion about what the Great Void is either; our research in this area has essentially been halted,” Jiu Lin shook her head.

“Does that mean we can’t go back?” Chen Ke spread his hands, though Ying Baiyi had mentioned that finding the subway could get them back, he couldn’t fully trust that claim.

“The way you came is the way back. Whether time can interfere with itself is still unknown, but entanglement phenomena can be observed. You must have just passed through a point where time began to tangle… We once experimented with transmitting messages to other timelines, but never received a reply,” Jiu Lin said.

It seemed Ying Baiyi hadn’t lied about that.

“By the way, have you seen any other survivors?” Chen Ke suddenly asked.

“This hospital used to be bustling, the largest survivor settlement in Carefree City, but everyone turned to ashes, and some left…” Jiu Lin sighed.

“Do you know a person named Ying Baiyi?” Sam took over the conversation.

Hearing the name, Jiu Lin looked at Sam, then at Chen Ke, and after a few seconds slowly spoke.

“If you’ve encountered him, stay away from him,” Jiu Lin said.