This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 223 - : Come and Find Me If You Dare

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Come and Find Me If You Dare

“Quick, Chen Ke, tell us, you just happen to have three!” Sam laughed.

Chen Ke indeed had several Blasphemous Daggers… but his plan was not to use these daggers to open the door, but to use his own ability. The dagger was just a decoy.

“Sam… I’m not trying to spoil the mood, but… the door this dagger opens does not lead to the normal world… It can only open a door to the Great Void in the world it’s used, allowing you to travel between the Great Void and this world… and…” Diana shook her head.

“What’s the Great Void?” Sam asked.

“It’s not a normal place either, but at least it won’t slowly disappear…” Ying Baiyi interjected.

“And each time this dagger opens a door, it kills a person… If it’s your first time opening the door, three people will have to die…” Diana said.

The uplifting mood that everyone had just started to feel instantly slipped away.

“Is that your idea…?” someone questioned Chen Ke.

“Let him finish… Folks, if that were the case, he would have used it already, why wait until now?” Ying Baiyi said.

Diana and the others looked skeptically at Chen Ke.

“A single one can also open a door, and even lead to our real world.” Chen Ke said.

“Impossible… Chen Ke, that’s not how this dagger is used… Ying Baiyi should also be aware of this.” Diana said.

Her statement made everyone present somewhat angry, people are open to hearing good news in times of crisis and dislike those who tell the harsh truth.

“If there’s a monster strong enough, using this dagger to kill it can open the door, but this function is only limited to the Great Void and non-real worlds…” Chen Ke said, hoping his explanation was clear enough.

Diana, having sensed she had provoked the crowd’s anger, did not continue to argue with Chen Ke, but looked doubtfully at Ying Baiyi.

“I choose to believe him, otherwise I have no other choice but to consider it suicide.” Ying Baiyi spread his hands.

“How strong does a monster have to be?” Sam asked.

“For example… the original forms of those bird people…” Chen Ke said.

“What he means is the Daughter of Sorrow; all the bird people started splitting from it.” Ying Baiyi supplemented.

Everyone hesitated; to ordinary people, encountering a single bird person was already a close call with death, and now Chen Ke was actually looking to find their original form?

“Can we beat it…?” someone asked.

“I don’t know… but this is our only chance, do you choose to sit here and disappear with this world, or fight for survival?” Chen Ke asked.

After Chen Ke finished speaking, he looked at the few people present.

Everyone was inspired by Chen Ke’s words, and now that the plan had been laid out clearly, and the target had been determined, hope rekindled in everyone’s hearts.

People reorganized their emotions and equipment and walked along the highway towards the small town. On the road, Diana leaned on Chen Ke’s shoulder, discussing quietly with him.

“Chen Ke… What if the Daughter of Sorrow has already disappeared… What then?” Diana whispered.

“This world is not lacking monsters, as long as we can find one that is strong enough before the entire world completely disappears, we have a chance.” Chen Ke replied.

“Let’s hope we get lucky… but I still don’t quite believe your plan… The Blasphemous Dagger doesn’t have that function… Its use has been deciphered by the Spiritual Ability Research Institute. If what you say works, then it’s impossible for so many Great Void exploration teams to be lost in Otherworlds unable to return…” Diana shook her head.

“Maybe it’s just because they’re using it wrong. Believe me, Diana, we can definitely get back. But… you have to help me keep this secret.” Chen Ke said.

“Tell me the truth, Chen Ke, where did your Blasphemous Dagger come from? Why do you have this thing… Are you a Spiritual Ability User?” Diana asked.

“It’s a very long story… and it’s not very interesting. I can save you or leave you behind. Plus, we’re not that close. I’m carrying you now because you’re injured and pose no threat to me. However, if you’re not willing to keep my secret, or if you plan to use your position at the Administration Bureau to issue a warrant for my arrest when we get back to the real world, I assure you, Diana, I will come for you myself, and I will make your death a very painful one.” Chen Ke spoke indifferently.

“Even if you say that… Chen Ke, I still can’t call you a cold-blooded man, hm… let’s be frank, I can help you keep a secret, but the condition is that you’re not the sort of big villain who poses a danger to society. If you can’t accept that, then put me down now, let me fend for myself here, or kill me yourself.” Diana stood her ground.

“Diana, those are your words.” Chen Ke said.

Diana hesitated for a moment, then clenched her teeth.

“Right, I can’t betray my conscience… Chen Ke, everyone has their own principles, and I didn’t become a special agent for the Administration Bureau just to make a living… You must have yours too.” Diana said.

“You are a foolish woman, Diana. You should have deceived me, at least until I got you out, until your wounds had slightly healed and you had regained your Spiritual Power, then as a Spiritual Agent, you could have started a fight with me,” said Chen Ke with a sigh.

“You didn’t wait when you were rescuing me,” Diana said with a bitter smile.

“You made a choice, Diana, and now it’s my turn. Do you have anything else to say?” Chen Ke spoke coldly.

“Chen Ke… if you truly have the ability, please try to do something good. I don’t know what you’ve done in the past… but in this world, I refuse to believe you’re a villain who does nothing but evil,” said Diana.

“Ability and responsibility have never been related. You can choose to give, but you can’t force others to do the same. It’s hard for me to tell you what I’ve done, but according to the laws of the United Federation, life imprisonment and execution by firing squad are the only two outcomes for me,” Chen Ke said calmly.

“Alright… Chen Ke… put me down, let me see how you’re going to deal with me,” Diana said coldly.

“Hey! Chen Ke, if you can’t carry me, I can help,” Sam looked back toward the lagging Chen Ke and Diana and shouted.

Chen Ke waved his hand, signaling them not to worry.

“Are you ready…?” Chen Ke asked.

Diana nodded.

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Chen Ke set Diana down from his back, and she lay on her side on the ground, propping up her upper body with her right arm, looking down at the ground, waiting for him to make his move.

At that moment, flashes of Diana’s 28-year life flickered before her eyes like a spinning zoetrope.

She saw herself at age five, standing in front of a glass window, trying to spell her name in the fog her breath made. Eight-year-old her was learning to ride a bike with the help of her father. Sixteen, rebellious with purple hair and punk clothes, dancing away at a rave, and at eighteen, excitedly and her sisters went to a bar after being admitted to the Spiritual Ability Police Academy and stayed out all night…

A sharp child’s voice pierced into Diana’s memories.

“Daddy lied to me… he said he knew Wonder Woman… he was always lying to me…” Morgan’s little daughter yelled at her.

Finally, the memories settled on a Wonder Woman doll in the cab of a car.

Tears slid down Diana’s cheeks; upholding justice needed strong power, and she had none.

…

…

Silence surrounded them, time seemed to have passed for a long while.

“Hey! Chen Ke! If you can’t carry her, I really can help you!” Sam called out to Chen Ke once more.

Diana looked toward Sam in the distance and then raised her head to see Chen Ke. He was rotating his arms and shoulders and constantly twisting his waist.

“What are you doing? Either leave or get on with it…” Diana said.

“Don’t get the wrong idea, Diana, I only put you down to stretch my muscles a bit,” Chen Ke said while stretching his arms and making his bones crack.

“You…?” Diana asked, puzzled.

“This is my choice, Diana,” Chen Ke said with a smile, picking up Diana’s right arm and again hoisting her onto his back.

Diana was somewhat dazed, not sure what expression to wear in front of Chen Ke.

“Get ready, girl, there’s another world waiting for you to save. A superhero can’t die to something like this,” Chen Ke said softly.

“Don’t regret it, Chen Ke… even if you save me, once we get back to the real world, I will find a way to uncover your past, and if it’s truly unforgivable, I will catch you myself, you can count on it…” Diana said.

“Every superhero has an arch-enemy. If you are really capable, come and find me, and I’ll keep playing with you,” said Chen Ke with a laugh.

“Wait and see… Chen Ke… just wait and see…” With her face flushed, Diana buried her head into Chen Ke’s left shoulder and spoke softly.

Chen Ke, carrying Diana, quickly caught up with the group ahead.