This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!

Chapter 186: Chapter 186: The Mirror World?

Chapter 186: Chapter 186: The Mirror World?

“FPI…? Do you have identification?” Diana asked.

Ying Baiyi pulled out a wallet from the inside of his somewhat worn brown jacket and showed the Administration Bureau’s credentials to Diana.

Inside the transparent lining of the wallet was a magnetic card with a photo, a white background adorned with a blue wide stripe for decoration, and the English acronym for the Spiritual Ability Investigation Bureau written on it. There was also a hexagonal star badge on the other side of the wallet, similar to that of the County Police.

Diana couldn’t find any flaws and handed the wallet back to Ying Baiyi.

“You guys look… a bit dirty, and your condition doesn’t seem very good… What happened?” Chen Ke asked.

He noticed that this FPI agent, as well as the dozen or so survivors behind him, were all very dirty, covered in a good deal of red dust, and each of them looked exhausted with dry lips, as if they hadn’t had water in a long time.

“He’s like us, a victim too; there was an issue with the subway that brought them here,” Sam interjected from the side.

“Oh? Which station did you come from?” Chen Ke asked.

“I came from 37th Avenue station; many people died, only we survived,” Ying Baiyi said, patiently sensing Chen Ke’s caution.

“You led them here? Just by yourself?” Chen Ke was still somewhat cautious, after all, this wasn’t a place where one could apply common sense.

Such a vast and eerie city suddenly sprouting a group of survivors would make anyone suspicious.

“Actually, if he really were a Level 9 agent, he would be capable of it,” Diana said from the side. She gestured to Ying Baiyi, signaling him to show some of his spiritual ability.

“I don’t want to frighten you but… Miss Diana, are you a CPA agent? You should also possess spiritual energy,” Ying Baiyi asked.

“I just… exhausted my energy, and I’ve got a work-related injury, now I’m no better than a normal person,” Diana sighed.

“Exhausted your energy?” Chen Ke suddenly looked at Diana, not understanding what she meant.

“Ah… that’s how it is. Then, you don’t have a Holy Diamond on you now?” Ying Baiyi asked.

“Of course, I think we shouldn’t be discussing this here,” Diana cautioned.

“It’s alright, Diana. In this world… under these circumstances, there’s no need to be so formal. The main thing now, is to get out,” Ying Baiyi said.

As he spoke, his right hand hovered in the air as if holding something invisible, and with a whoosh, a burst of purple light suddenly appeared. It quickly formed into a four-meter-long staff-like object, and after a dazzling flash, an ancient spear appeared in his hand.

“Purple…?” Chen Ke murmured to himself in secret.

“Purple!” Diana’s eyebrows raised as she said it out loud.

“Wow, wow! Hahaha!” Sam, having never seen the use of Holy Relics, was like a child entering an amusement park for the first time, shouting and laughing simultaneously.

In fact, aside from spiritual agents, even investigators rarely saw the Holy Diamond being summoned into a physical form, as that entailed engaging in a life-threatening battle with monstrous creatures.

And such an opportunity was hard to come by for many investigators, as the strength of the creatures in the Black Box was strictly controlled.

Of course, the incident at the West Gold Building was an exception…

For the common public, they might not even know that something like the Holy Diamond exists, let alone witness it transforming into a weapon.

This was the first time Chen Ke had seen a purple Holy Relic. Without having it in his hands, he couldn’t check its attributes through his life countdown.

So far, he had seen blue, white, orange, and gold Holy Relics. The color of a Holy Relic doesn’t indicate its strength or weakness; it simply represents different types.

White and blue Holy Relics came with some substantial effects, such as causing wounds that never heal, dispelling certain ranges of Illusion Techniques, and the like, while gold Holy Relics could enhance Transcendent Skills.

As for orange, he had only seen the Blasphemous Dagger, and clearly, the dagger’s effect was functional.

What would purple be?

Chen Ke was very curious but couldn’t ask Ying Baiyi to borrow it to check, as that would reveal the fact that he too could use spiritual energy.

“This is the first time I’ve seen the Administration Bureau use this kind of… thing,” Sam curiously examined the spear, attempting to touch it, but when his fingertips were about to touch the weapon, they mysteriously passed right through.

Chen Ke smiled without a word. In the Fan Hede Cathedral, Parker also tried to pick up his Fire-igniting Broadsword, and the outcome was the same as Sam’s – for him, the sword might as well have not existed.

This is one of the summoning principles of the Holy Relics,

When the Holy Relics are in diamond state, anyone with sufficient Spiritual Energy can summon them into physical form.

After becoming physical, the ownership of the Holy Relics depends on who last summoned them.

This means, if Chen Ke summoned a shield and he held it in his hand, and another Spiritual Ability User touched the shield, that person wouldn’t be able to revert the shield back into a Holy Diamond using their will, but they could attempt a forceful snatch.

And once a physical Holy Relic loses control from its original summoner, it will immediately turn back into a small diamond, waiting for the next summoning.

To ordinary people without Spiritual Energy in their bodies, they can’t lift the Holy Relics, but they are still able to pick up the Holy Diamonds.

The surrounding survivors had seen Holy Relics for the first time as well, and the novelty briefly offset their unease and fear. In their eyes, Ying Baiyi seemed to bring a sense of safety more than Diana did.

Ying Baiyi retracted his spear and looked back at the dozen or so survivors he had led, then he turned to Diana and asked, “You must have tried contacting the Administration Bureau, haven’t you?”

“There’s no signal. Can’t reach them. What about your side, does FPI have any information?” Diana shook her head.

“We better not count on finding rescue because it’s pointless,” Ying Baiyi said.

“Hey buddy… It sounds like you know a lot. Tell us, what’s going on here? What weird things did you encounter on your way here with the survivors?” Sam asked.

Ying Baiyi glanced at the surrounding survivors, tilted his head, and gestured for Chen Ke, Sam, and Diana to follow him.

The three exchanged glances, with Diana stepping forward first and Sam and Chen Ke quickly following.

The four of them moved to one side, and Ying Baiyi showed a helpless expression.

“You’re a level 9 agent, that’s the highest clearance I know of outside the Administration Bureau. You must know what’s going on here, so spill it,” Diana said, raising her eyebrows.

“You’re an agent of the Administration Bureau, but what about them two?” Ying Baiyi asked.

“I am a United Federation Ranger, from the 42nd Squadron, though that was a year ago, I’m retired now…” Sam spread his hands.

“I… am a businessman,” Chen Ke said with a smile.

“Good, given the special circumstances, I don’t care about confidentiality agreements anymore. Any information you hear next, don’t tell anyone, understood?” Ying Baiyi asked.

All three nodded together.

“Let me speak plainly, this isn’t the world you know, not the place where you’ve lived. It’s the Mirror World,” Ying Baiyi said.

“Mirror World…?” Chen Ke looked at Diana and then at Sam.

“You’re saying, there are two worlds essentially – one is here and the other is where we live… and somehow… we’ve fallen into the mirror?” Sam scratched his head and asked.

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“Exactly, this here is the Mirror World. We want to escape from here and go back to where you all live,” Ying Baiyi said with a smile.

“But things here are not the same as we’re familiar with… you see… have you ever seen those tall pillars in the distance?” Chen Ke was somewhat skeptical.

“Of course, the Mirror World isn’t as simple as a mirror, but take a look. Why is it empty? Because life cannot be mirrored, only Spiritual Energy and matter can be,” Ying Baiyi explained.

“Sounds reasonable,” Sam nodded, though he was also half in the dark. It’s indeed difficult for someone who’s never encountered Spiritual Energy to understand matters of this category.

Chen Ke looked towards Diana, feeling the notion of the Mirror World was a bit far-fetched.

“He’s a level 9 agent. I believe what he says is trustworthy. Many things about Spiritual Energy are indeed hard to understand,” Diana said.

“Yes, that’s what I’m getting at. This place is not suitable for a long stay, and you all have no clue either. Any answer can be viewed in isolation, but if you made me start from scratch, that would be like having to reveal all of the Administration Bureau’s secrets,” Ying Baiyi said.

“Alright, since you keep saying we need to go back, you must know how to go back, right?” Chen Ke asked.

“Of course I know. Just need to find the subway you all took here, and we can go back,” Ying Baiyi said with a laugh.