This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 215 - : Where There’s a Will, Theres a Way
Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
The line of nine people quietly moved through the shadows of the buildings, making as little noise as possible. From time to time, a flock of bird-like creatures skimmed across the sky, but they flew too high to notice Chen Ke and the rest.
Diana lay sprawled across Chen Ke’s back, her right arm encircling his neck and her left stuffed into the jacket, with her head resting on his left shoulder. Her curly, chestnut hair draped over Chen Ke’s left chest.
At first, she managed the occasional conversation with Chen Ke, but she soon drifted into deep sleep, her breaths coming in soft huffs.
Sam was terrified that Diana might just sleep to death, but Chen Ke wasn’t worried; the woman was tough and hardy, a few cuts on her muscles weren’t enough to kill her.
It was true that Diana had lost a considerable amount of blood and her body temperature was a bit low, especially since she was dressed rather lightly: the jacket was empty, with nothing beneath it but her underwear and bandages.
With no other choice, Chen Ke draped his own jacket over her to keep her warm.
No one asked where they were heading now, because even Chen Ke couldn’t say for sure. Finding a group of people in a modern metropolis like Carefree City was difficult, even now when it was deserted.
Chen Ke didn’t know where Ying Baiyi had gone. Diana and the survivors in the room hadn’t had time to consider Ying Baiyi’s whereabouts due to the urgent circumstances.
When Chen Ke left, he had instructed Diana and the remaining survivors not to look up at the distant sky, because the two huge black pillars were still there. He hadn’t told them what would happen if they did look.
Traveling aimlessly for a long time had worn away Chen Ke and Sam’s anger, and in its place crept a sense of bewilderment and despondency.
The moon was bright overhead, and the surroundings weren’t as quiet as during the day, but filled instead with the moans and wails that continually emanated from afar. The bird-like creatures hunted at night, preying on those who had not yet turned to ash.
Chen Ke couldn’t help but think, if all the bird-like creatures had split from the Daughter of Sorrow, then, was there such a thing as a mother creature?
He didn’t fully grasp the self-healing properties of the wax spheres, but from Jiu Lin’s emails, it was apparent that the Daughter of Sorrow’s splitting relied on the transmission of pheromones coupled with the power of the wax spheres themselves.
That is to say, the pheromones not only transmitted emotions but also some characteristic of the Daughter of Sorrow herself. Then, because it merged with the wax sphere, the wax sphere mistook the spread of the pheromones as the Daughter of Sorrow having lost her physical form…
It was a bit convoluted when explained that way. Simply put, the wax sphere took the emotions spread by the Daughter of Sorrow as a signal that there was a Daughter of Sorrow to replicate, using its healing power to reconstruct a body.
However, these bird-like creatures were not all identical. There were males and females among them, and their calls were varied and strange, feeling more like a group of distinct individuals.
Why that was, Chen Ke didn’t know.
Sam led the group into a coffee shop and suggested that everyone take a break. With no clear clues or direction, wandering aimlessly would only worsen everyone’s mood.
Chen Ke agreed with Sam’s suggestion and, along with the others, moved to a spot further inside the coffee shop. Everyone sat down with a sense of relief, the two children oblivious to the severity of the situation, while the adults looked worried and distressed.
He woke Diana and helped her over to a chair against the wall to sit. Diana rubbed her sleepy eyes, confused about what had happened.
“We can’t keep wandering aimlessly… Chen Ke, we need to come up with a plan,” said Sam as he closed the door of the coffee shop and turned to walk back toward Chen Ke.
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“Come up with a plan? Find Ying Baiyi or find a way out of here?” Diana asked at the moment.
“To me, it’s the same thing,” Chen Ke remarked, picking up a coffee cup from the table only to find it empty.
“Ying Baiyi knows how to get out of here. We need to find him and have him lead us out. But right now, we have no way of tracking him down; he could be anywhere in this big city…” Sam’s voice took on an urgent tone as he paced back and forth in front of the table, clearly anxious.
Chen Ke stood up, patted his shoulder, and pressed him back into his seat. Then he looked over at the coffee machine behind the counter.
“Who wants coffee? This machine might still work,” Chen Ke offered.
The two children looked at Chen Ke, “Uncle, can you make a latte?”
“Uncle might not know, but big brother does,” Chen Ke laughed.
“So, big brother, we want lattes,” the little boy implored with wide eyes.
“Sit tight and watch if I can learn to use a Starbucks coffee machine within 5 minutes…” Chen Ke chuckled as he walked behind the counter.
“We’ve hit the jackpot. We’ve got all the ingredients and can even boil water. Looks like instant coffee isn’t too hard to make. Anyone else want coffee?” After a while, he popped out from behind the counter and looked towards the others.
Sam paused, glanced at Diana, and the remaining survivors exchanged puzzled looks.
“If I could place an order, I’d like a cappuccino,” Diana said with a smile.
“I’m easy, just put in extra creamer,” Sam said.
The others also chose their desired coffees, and a few minutes later, fraught sounds emerged from behind the counter’s kitchen. Chen Ke then emerged with a tray carrying nine steaming cups of coffee.
“Look, this is a latte, and it even has a heart-shaped foam on top.” Chen Ke handed two lattes to the children first. Then, he passed the remaining coffees to the others, one by one.
In this absurd world, a small, abandoned cafe was filled once again with the aroma of coffee. In times of despair, a hot cup of coffee could provide a considerable measure of relaxation.
Clutching their coffee cups, everyone exhaled a long breath of warmth. The unique bitterness and rich aroma of the coffee, along with the feel of the paper cups in their hands, gave the illusion that they were still in the normal world.
“I’m sorry, Chen Ke… I was a bit anxious just now. I shouldn’t have been…” Sam said apologetically, holding his coffee cup.
“We’ll always find a way back,” Chen Ke said.
“You’re always so calm and optimistic, Chen Ke. You really should consider joining the Administration Bureau… Ouch…” Diana began, then set down her coffee cup, covering her abdomen and squinting her left eye.
“Is your wound still hurting?” Chen Ke asked.
“It’s always hurting… But I can bear it. At worst, I’ll just whimper a bit, as long as you don’t mind…” Diana responded with a wry smile.
“No problem. If I had your wound, I wouldn’t just whimper; I might even howl,” Chen Ke teased.
“Don’t make me laugh, Chen Ke… Shit… I can’t exert my abs right now…” Diana pressed her lips together.
“Do you have any ideas? Or even just a little thought about what we should do now…?” Sam asked.
“The Fei Huang People have a saying: ‘There will always be a way when you get to the mountain.’ You get what I mean, right?” Chen Ke laughed.
“I think I got it… You mean we should drive up into the mountains…?” Sam asked seriously.
“Um… something like that. You see, we have a plan; we just lack a vehicle,” Chen Ke said, sipping his coffee.
Sam looked enlightened and seemed to be pondering something.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Suddenly, a series of gunshots erupted outside the coffee shop. The sounds were different from an M14—those were from a Spiritual Energy M1911A1.
Everyone in the coffee shop tensed up, and Diana looked out the window, perplexed, while Sam grabbed an M14 and slowly headed towards the door.
“What’s happening?” Sam asked.
“Our ride is here,” Chen Ke said with a smile.
