Chapter 458 The Price

Chen Ke spent some time looking for the black stone before finally leaving there.

Later that day, fires broke out across Longtown and became the talk of the town.

The cafe's patronage surged, with people discussing the cause of the fire and speculating on conspiracy theories.

However, the security station remained silent on these fires, especially the orphanage. No one mentioned it.

All events seemed to be deliberately hidden by a mysterious force.

Ms. Maria stood under the bell tower, leaning on a silver cane, looking towards the orphanage on the other side of the Thames River.

At the same time, Dean William was sitting on the balcony of his mansion, letting his rocking chair rock slowly, staring at the turbulent river in a daze.

"The moon knows everything, will it leak the secret?" William whispered, and then laughed self-deprecatingly.

At night, Chen Ke came to Liangshan Jinbei Hospital and found Jacob's ward. He covered his eyes and was leaning quietly on the bedside, with little Jack by his side.

The clock on the wall was ticking, and it was exactly 9:28 pm.

"I failed, Jacob." Chen Ke said.

"What did you find there?" Jacob asked.

"I ran into some trouble, and the place was burned to ashes." Chen Ke walked to the window and said helplessly.

"At least you tried your best. There were many fires in the city, and there would be no reason for this. It seems that things exceeded my expectations..." Jacob sighed.

Jacob was powerless when it came to matters at the transcendent level. He had thought that Chen Ke could help him, but it seemed that the danger of this matter had exceeded his expectation.

The two fell into silence for a while. Little Jack couldn't understand what they said, so he could only sit quietly on the chair.

Chen Ke looked at the wall clock. The minute hand just pointed to 6. It was 9:30 in the evening. He also sighed and stared at the moonlight outside the window in a daze.

He couldn't help but fell into deep thought, recalling the words left by another Chen Ke before leaving.

"...There is only red sand and the kingdom of gods. There are only gods and their families on the earth. There is no place for humans. That is the end of mankind..."

Chen Ke thought of that dream-like hallucination again.

A white creature on a horse, leading a deformed army, faced off against him on the red soil.

"I am the beginning and I am the end. I will give the sweet spring to those who are hungry and thirsty to drink..."

Another Chen Ke, has he seen such a scene? what does that mean?

Moreover, in that hallucination, Chen Ke clearly saw the black gun in his heart held in his left hand, and six green holy diamonds lying in the palm of his right hand.

It was a destined battle, like a fatal promise.

The question is, where did that big battle happen...? When did it happen?

Chen Ke closed his eyes and leaned against the wall. For a while, he felt sleepy again.

Not only was he sleepy, but a strong sense of suffocation came over him, as if his lungs were filled with water, and he felt as if he was being soaked in water.

He opened his eyes suddenly, trembled, and returned to reality. He felt that his body was wet, and his shirt was inexplicably wet. He unbuttoned the collar and wiped it against his collarbone, and his hands were covered with water.

"What did you find there?" Jacob asked.

"Ah?" Chen Ke was stunned and looked back at Jacob.

"Orphanage..." Jacob spread his hands.

"I...have told you before, right?" Chen Ke asked.

"Is there any?" Jacob asked.

Little Jack looked at Chen Ke with a confused expression on his face.

Chen Ke looked at the wall clock strangely. It was 9:28 pm...

He looked at the life countdown again, but did not make up for the two minutes that had passed because of this strange situation.

"Why are you wet?" Jack suddenly asked.

Chen Ke looked at Jack awkwardly, then looked down at his feet. There was a trace of water left where he stood, and the floor was wet, as if someone had peed there.

"I have a sweaty constitution..." Chen Ke explained.

"Oh." Little Jack nodded in relief. He didn't know if he really believed Chen Ke or if he didn't want to ask more questions.

"The matter is not over yet, Jacob. I need...your children to help me find someone." Chen Ke said.

"I hope the person you are looking for will not bring danger to them." Jacob said.

"An Asian, like me. He might be wearing a black suit, that's all I know." Chen Ke said.

Jacob was silent for a while.

Another Chen Ke asked Chen Ke to find him, but he did not tell Chen Ke where he would appear, but since he said so, he would not hide himself.

They briefly fought against each other during the day. In terms of pure combat power, the other Chen Ke could definitely defeat him.

"Xu Jing's intelligence is wrong, that Chen Ke... his combat power is not low, and he has many tricks..." Chen Ke said secretly.

Moreover, he also holds his own moonlight sword, which is extremely easy to use.

"The Foundation has killed that Chen Ke many times. It is impossible not to know his background, unless he accidentally gained some power this time..." Chen Ke thought.

"Chen Ke, my children can help you find him." Jacob said.

Chen Ke looked at Jacob and said nothing.

"You're right, Chen Ke. I can't defeat this era with a revolver. Maybe there are some things that have no answers." Jacob sighed.

"You've only been blind for an afternoon, how come you've turned into a philosopher?" Chen Ke shook his head.

"Because I found that I have never been so arrogant, self-reflecting and thinking in the dark." Jacob said.

"The Jacob I know is not like this." Little Jack jumped off the chair, a little bit unbelievable that his idol would say such a thing.

"I am not afraid of those monsters, Jack, but if I just get close to them and before I have time to see them, I will be affected by their power and become like this now, maybe the best way is to stay away from them." Jacob said.

"That is a supernatural power. It doesn't need to do anything to you to defeat you... part of it is like this." Chen Ke shrugged.

Alienated individuals with memetic infection capabilities and rational attack methods are opponents that ordinary people cannot match. Even an agent of the Administration like Diana will be affected without special protective equipment.

"You have never said such a thing before." Jack shook his head.

"That's because I have never encountered such a situation before..." Jacob sighed.

Jack had nothing to say, but Chen Ke could see that he was a little unhappy.

"I just stepped over the iron gate, walked in, and then lost consciousness. If Chen Ke was not beside me at the time, maybe you would only see me in tomorrow's Langdon Morning Post." Jacob said helplessly.

"But Chen Ke has that kind of power, doesn't he? There must be a way to make other people become like him, right?" Jack asked.

Jacob sighed. Children don't understand the world of adults. Even if they have it, how can others give it to you easily?

"You don't know what price you need to pay to get this power." Chen Ke shook his head.

"I'm willing to pay any price." Jack said.

"Give you this power, but you can only live for 5 hours. Are you willing?" Chen Ke asked.

Jack was silent.

"Jack, don't spy on that kind of thing. We have our own way of survival." Jacob advised.

Jack didn't speak and sat back in his chair. Then, Jacob told Jack to follow Chen Ke's words and mobilize the children to go to the streets tomorrow morning to find the Asian man.

Jack nodded, looked at Chen Ke again, and left the ward.

Looking at Jack's departing back, Chen Ke felt a little worried. He knew that Jack would not give up the pursuit of this power, because Chen Ke had also seen the look of desire for power in Jack's eyes in Balder's eyes.