This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!-Chapter 156 - Sorry Lucina

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Sorry, Lucina Chapter 156 -156: Sorry, Lucina Chen Ke removed the battery from his phone and then tossed both phones into a cup of water. This time, he truly wouldn’t need them anymore.

Chen Ke stood up and straightened his attire.

Lester’s henchman had delivered the suit an hour before, pressed perfectly flat and professionally dry-cleaned. It felt like a second skin when worn.

He adjusted his tie, strapped on his gun holster, checked the PPC’s magazine, and loaded a few more bullets into the not-full magazine.

Another pistol lay on the bed, Parker’s Spiritual Energy M1911A1, with just one last Punishment-attribute round left. He picked up the gun, chambered the round, and slipped it into the holster under his right armpit.

The small wallet with the zippered pocket was filled with all the Holy Diamonds Chen Ke had acquired to date. He stuffed the wallet into the inner pocket of his suit jacket and buttoned it up.

Most of the Holy Diamonds were of little use against humans, except for the shield that could automatically stand on its own, which could be used as cover.

Mainly because the Holy Relics he held weren’t of great quality. Most of the special effects attached to the Relics were meant for reducing damage from attributes, lacking any active offensive effects.

What Chen Ke needed now were better Holy Relics with stronger offensive capabilities, as well as more active Transcendent Skills. It seemed he would have to keep venturing into various Great Voids to farm for them.

With everything that could be useful packed, he lastly picked up the iPhone3G and dialed an unfamiliar number.

“Beep… Beep…”

Chen Ke waited patiently for the other side to answer.

“Beep… Beep…”

After a while, the person on the other end finally spoke.

“I knew you would call.” It was the hacker who had assisted with the bank robbery escape at noon today.

“I know this is sudden, but I need your help with a small favor right now,” said Chen Ke.

“We’ve only known each other for a brief ten-plus minutes. So, this favor won’t be free,” said the Hacker.

“I can pay,” Chen Ke replied with a smile.

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“It seems that score earlier was quite profitable,” the hacker laughed as well.

“Do you know the Bulland cookie factory?” asked Chen Ke.

“It’s hard not to know, Opportunity City only has that one factory, and it’s been deserted for a long time. Are you looking to buy it?” asked the Hacker.

“No… From your performance this afternoon, you can remotely control parts of the city’s circuits and traffic systems in some areas, right?” asked Chen Ke.

“Mm-hmm,” replied the Hacker.

“Good, I need you to turn off all the streetlights, houses, roadside billboards… everything that can light up near the factory tonight at ten minutes past midnight,” said Chen Ke.

“That’s not difficult, but I can only maintain it for 30 minutes,” said the Hacker.

“That’s enough, just make sure it’s dark enough inside the factory at that time,” Chen Ke said with a smile.

“I can’t control the moon,” said the Hacker.

…

Opportunity City at night was like a haunted city, with animals infected by Spiritual Energy that resided in various human-made wastelands. Occasionally, they let out a penetrating howl that echoed through the night sky for a long time.

Chen Ke walked leisurely with his hands in his pockets, moving through the quiet streets. Lamp after lamp cast a white light down onto the road, extending out in front of him.

The cookie factory wasn’t too far from where he rented, and he didn’t want to involve others in this incident, so he didn’t take a taxi but chose to walk instead.

At 11:59 p.m., Chen Ke arrived at the entrance to the Bulland Biscuit Factory.

Next to the factory was a large residential area, and opposite it stood an aging, large-scale shopping mall. Although it couldn’t be considered a shopping street, this large shopping mall was the only shopping center in this remote corner.

The factory’s big iron gate was slightly ajar, and even without stepping inside, he already felt tons of murderous intent rushing towards him. Since it was beyond the range of the Killing Aura Radar, Chen Ke’s eyes didn’t see any red outlines.

He sidestepped into the factory, patting off the dust that clung to his suit.

The biscuit factory wasn’t much different from the abandoned car factory he had visited at the beginning of his travels, in terms of architectural layout.

The factory wasn’t large, about the size of a school’s sports field. An office building stood isolated in the northeast corner, with four L-shaped connected workshops facing it across an open space.

Around the open space were nine decorative lamp posts for illumination, their hefty bulbs resembling fruits hanging from trees. Moreover, tonight, all these lights were actually on.

Chen Ke’s eyes emitted a faint blue halo. Centered on him, a blue pulse rippled out, revealing within a 100-meter radius, every human-shaped living creature.

Workshops, office building, and various potential hiding spots—all were filled with Yasla’s deformities, with their outlines slowly turning from blue to red.

Chen Ke counted them, nearly forty in total.

These freaks had never thought about trading, just as Chen Ke had predicted. He, too, had never considered using the Holy Diamond to exchange for people.

That green Holy Diamond was now lying in the delivery man’s safe house, well-guarded by Pihom.

He sighed, leaned against one of the lamp posts, waiting for the other party to appear. The white light struck him and cast a dark, twisted shadow upon the ground.

This was the first time Chen Ke had seen his shadow, it didn’t resemble a human form, but rather a cluster of burning black flames…

Suddenly, a mass of dark clouds covered the moon tightly above, darkening the surroundings considerably. The corners of Chen Ke’s mouth rose slightly—Heaven was indeed helping him.

He saw three red outlines leading a blue one emerge from the office building. Without guessing, he knew it was the Silent Witch and her subordinates, bringing Lucina with them.

Chen Ke glanced at the countdown in his eye. It took them nearly 2 minutes to reach his location, about 20 meters from Chen Ke.

Two oddities were clutching Lucina’s arms. From their posture, it seemed that Lucina couldn’t stay upright on her own.

“You came, I thought you would escape alone like a coward,” the Silent Witch mocked.

“I think you probably don’t understand that the thing used for exchange should be kept intact, otherwise it will infuriate the other party in the trade and lead to a failed transaction,” Chen Ke said as he looked at the battered Lucina, spreading his hands.

“Chen Ke… you shouldn’t have come…” Lucina said, looking at Chen Ke.

One of the oddities punched her in the stomach, silencing Lucina.

“Where’s the Holy Diamond?” the Silent Witch asked.

“Let her come over first,” Chen Ke said.

“If you don’t hand it over, we can still search your corpse,” the Silent Witch replied with a laugh.

Chen Ke shook his head and reached inside his suit. The Silent Witch’s smirk widened.

“What if I tell you that I actually didn’t bring the Holy Diamond?” Chen Ke said with a smile. What he pulled out wasn’t the Holy Diamond, but Parker’s Spiritual Energy M1911A1.

The witch clapped her hands, and the monsters hiding in the shadows came forth.

“Then, we’ll play a game. Until you bring the Holy Diamond, my minions will tear your little girlfriend’s flesh piece by piece, let’s see how long she can wait for you,” the witch said with a laugh.

The creature holding Lucina extended another hand from its sleeve, sharp as scissors, placing it on her cheek.

Chen Ke glanced at the countdown; 7 minutes had passed.

“Lucina, I’m sorry,” Chen Ke said, slowly raising the gun.