This Spiritual Energy is Lethal!

Chapter 45: Chapter 045: All Turned into S

“How fierce and how big were the monsters you encountered before?” For safety, Chen Ke couldn’t help but ask.

“I don’t know, the manual doesn’t have this monster, definitely it’s not possible for a D-level investigator to handle them!” Yang Xiao said nervously.

Not in the manual? Chen Ke didn’t quite understand.

“You must have never flipped through the Monster Manual issued by the Administration Bureau… ss…” Sleery sighed and pulled out a rolled-up booklet from the fanny pack behind her and handed it to Chen Ke.

Taking the booklet, Chen Ke saw the cover labeled “Investigator Monster Manual—D Series,” thin and light in his hand, probably about twenty to thirty pages.

“This records all the D-level monsters, if it’s not here, then the monster surpasses the D-level,” Sleery explained, her wound seemed to be festering, and she squinted from the pain.

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While Chen Ke was flipping through the manual, he marvelled at the reliability of the Administration Bureau.

The Administration Bureau didn’t create a super-thick manual with all monsters listed, but instead made manuals based on the investigator level, so people didn’t have to memorize unnecessary information. It was much more generous than the horrifying Type catalog.

The quality of the paper in the manual wasn’t good; it felt like the cheap picture books sold at street booths. On average, each page listed two to three monsters in black and white prints with the Type catalog and Administration Bureau codes on the side.

Not all monsters had names, most were labeled with codes like “DA3X7C122291,” only a few “celebrity monsters” had a cool English name tagged alongside the code.

For instance, the “Human-faced Dog” that Chen Ke first encountered when he crossed over belonged to C-level monsters and wasn’t in this booklet, but there were other sinister creatures in this booklet with cool names.

Do monsters outside the Spirit Explosion Space also have files in the Administration Bureau? How does the Administration Bureau handle those entities infected by Spiritual Energy in the real world?

Would they kill them like he did, or capture them for research? Anything was possible. Never underestimate the power of a nation.

Chen Ke roughly flipped through the booklet, feeling that he could obtain more information when encountering monsters next time, and then returned the booklet to Sleery.

“This booklet doesn’t have it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t handle them. What kind of Spiritual Bullets do you all have?” Chen Ke asked.

“I have Punishment and Justice attributes, and Sleery brought Ice and Lightning… but dude, if these bullets were useful, we wouldn’t be in such a plight… These four types of bullets can harm them, but they can’t kill them quickly… Those things have too high resistance, just using a Spiritual Ability Pistol won’t do the trick,” Yang Xiao said.

“Is there a difference in the efficacy of the bullets? Isn’t it that attribute suppression can quickly kill them?” Chen Ke asked doubtfully.

Based on his experience of shooting monsters with Punishment bullets at least three times, Chen Ke concluded that if the attribute suppressed, it could instant-kill the monster.

Sleery shook her head while pressing on her wound and sighed deeply. Yang Xiao looked at Chen Ke with an incredulous expression.

“Are you living in a dream? It would be great if Spiritual Bullets were really so powerful! If attribute suppression could instant-kill, the Administration Bureau wouldn’t need to categorize investigators, big bro!” Yang Xiao said.

Chen Ke’s eyes narrowed slightly; he suppressed his emotions and didn’t tell them about the corpse of the dog in the next office. Yang Xiao’s sarcastic comment had unveiled a crucial piece of information concerning the Administration Bureau’s standards for categorizing investigators.

He made a valid point; if the efficacy of attribute bullets were so potent, would the classification of investigators merely denote a difference in experience and salary? It seemed there was more to it.

“Sleery, you make it hard for me to comment… You seem formidable, but it looks like you don’t even understand the most basic knowledge of an investigator…” Sleery said helplessly.

“The higher the level, the better the firearms that can be used. D-level can only use modified pistols, C-level can use newly manufactured light spiritual power weapons, such as SMGs or shotguns, B-level can use spiritual energy assault rifles and bolt-action rifles, A-level can use grenade launchers and heavy machine guns, S-level can use spiritual energy rockets, and so on… Some S-level investigators are even exceptionally granted permission to use Holy Relics, but essentially, aside from the Holy Relics, Spiritual Bullets have limited efficacy and can’t instantly kill those scraps, either you’re not an investigator, or… I don’t know… Lin Ke, where in the world are you from…?” Sleery shook her head, looking at Chen Ke.

“Now is not the time to talk about this, we must go down, otherwise there will be big trouble,” Chen Ke responded, speechless, but gaining critical information. He changed the subject.

The Punishment attribute Spiritual Bullets he held were so powerful, there might be a problem.

Parker was dead, he couldn’t tell Chen Ke where these bullets came from anymore, possibly Chen Ke would never know the origin of these bullets.

The killing intent in the corner of his eye was growing at a rate of one second per year, unfortunately, his limit was only 10 hours, otherwise, it would have been thrilling. Of course, now was not the time for thrills, he didn’t know where this unknown threat was, and if he were instantly killed at their first encounter, it would be a complete loss.

Chen Ke walked towards the double doors of the safety passage, trying to open them.

“Stop, stop! Don’t make things worse, we just encountered两个 those dogs earlier, and they got us like this, what if you provoke more, I’m afraid we’ll all be done for here!” Yang Xiao hurriedly came forward to stop him.

“If we don’t move, I guarantee we will run into bigger trouble,” Chen Ke said.

“It’s hard to believe that, Lin Ke… At least it’s safe here for now, isn’t it?” Sleery said.

“It’s only temporary…” Chen Ke said, and suddenly the whole building began to shake…

Sleery slid down and sat against the wall, while Yang Xiao knelt against the wall like a young girl, and Chen Ke slightly bent over, cautiously surveying the surroundings.

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The mysterious shaking lasted for several seconds, followed by dull explosive sounds from other floors, and then a heart-palpitating roar that shook one to the core, as if a steel nail had been hammered into the chest.

“Oh my God… what is that…” As soon as Yang Xiao spoke, his eyes rolled back, his voice trembled, and he curled up on the ground. Sleery was terrified and hugged her knees, shaking uncontrollably.

“Using lifespan in place of the lost sanity.”

“-30 minutes”

“-30 minutes”

“-30 minutes”

Chen Ke covered his head, that strange roar had almost torn his brain apart just now. In a daze, Chen Ke saw a distorted, huge, red humanoid silhouette wandering aimlessly below his feet.

That strange, soul-piercing scream came from this thing! And the killing intent that had been increasing its lifespan over the years also originated from it.

Judging by the size of the outline, Chen Ke guessed it was about three floors away from him right now. If it discovered him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Hey, we need to go… We can’t stay here any longer!” Chen Ke turned back to try to pull the two up.

But at this moment, Sleery seemed to be in some kind of trance, staring straight at the ground, hugging her knees, her gun lying beside her on the ground. She seemed to be on the verge of losing her sanity.

Yang Xiao curled up on the ground like a baby, his eyes unconsciously staring at the wall opposite.

Damn, they’re all incapacitated… It seems that the mental attack contained in the monster’s roar is too strong for ordinary people to withstand…

“Hey! Wake up! We need to go!” Chen Ke kicked Yang Xiao and then squatted down by Sleery, shaking her shoulders, but both only stared blankly at him, not speaking.

“Get up…” Chen Ke said, but suddenly heard a voice by his ear.

“You owe me a soul!”

The voice was so close, he looked back in panic but saw nothing. Through the floor, the red silhouette seemed to be fighting something, no, it was a one-sided slaughter…

“You owe me a soul!”

The voice kept repeating, and at the same time, the vortex mark on his chest also kept spinning.

“This is Patrick, are there any alive investigators? Please respond.”

The communication device carried by Sleery transmitted this message, and Chen Ke reached down and took it from her waist.

“This is Patrick, are there any alive investigators? Please respond…”

“This is Yang Xiao, what happened in the Black Box Space?” Chen Ke asked.

“Thank God, don’t go to the 6th floor, remember, do not go to the 6th floor, the Administration Bureau has already sealed the building, they will send someone soon!” Patrick said.

“What’s on the 6th floor? What exactly happened here?” Chen Ke asked.

“Never mind that, a Permian Effect just occurred in the Black Box Space, a Spirit Explosion occurred again in the Spirit Explosion Space… All the monsters have turned into S-rank… Do not come to the 6th floor!” Patrick yelled.

“Are you on the 6th floor? How do we get out?” Chen Ke pressed.

“Don’t come! Ah!! Do not come to the 6th floor!!! Ahhh!!!” Patrick screamed.

“Damn it, what’s going on, how do we get out? Patrick!” Chen Ke shouted into the communicator.

“…”

Silence on the other end.

“Patrick, are you still alive?” Chen Ke asked.

“You owe me a soul…” From the other end of the communicator, a chilling whisper permeated.