The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 360 - Chapter 360 359

Chapter 360: 359 Chapter 360: 359 As Yi Chen’s consciousness returned, the black curtain shrouding the hill also receded.

Moonlight pierced through the clouds almost immediately, singling out Yi Chen and casting a dim light over him for just a few seconds before vanishing as it was obscured by the mist.

Following closely,

several gentleman elites arrived one after another, accompanied by a formidable elite army that ascended the hill together.

The first to arrive was Teacher Zede,

who traveled from outside the mountain to the depths of the pit in less than three seconds, landing steadily beside Yi Chen and placing a cold undead hand on the heart area to check his physical condition.

The Aura was weak. If Yi Chen were to be treated as an ordinary person, such a physical state would have meant certain death.

However, Yi Chen whispered gently:

“Teacher Zede, I can barely carry on… You must rush Jin back to Zion urgently. Her body, bisected by an axe and simultaneously invaded by Death, may be in danger without prompt treatment.”

But Zede did not respond, instead, he helped Yi Chen to his feet and pointed towards a corner of the current pit.

There, a large living tumor was growing, expanding and contracting as though breathing.

The membrane of the tumor was stretched to transparency, allowing a clear view of a female form incubating within.

The half of the body erased by Death was reconstituting under the entwining roots of the tumor sac, and the Death Attribute that lingered inside the body had long been neutralized by the tumor.

It was even possible to vaguely see that precious “Swelling Record” embedded within the flesh.

It must be said that Jin’s regeneration was astonishing, and as a human outsider, to be bestowed with a Plague Book by the Cancer Palace spoke volumes of her potential.

Zede’s hoarse voice emerged from his throat, “I believe the one in the worst shape here is you. Come with me.”

Just as Zede was preparing to carry his student straight back to Zion,

a streak of starlight emerged before their eyes, and Principal Desline, stepping in her over-the-knee boots, descended through the air and landed with a special star Array already drawn.

From beneath the Crying Mask came a cold command, “Step into it.”

Hum!

The moment Yi Chen’s front foot stepped in, his entire body was swept into the Array, traveling through the Star River.

The next second, he landed right outside the entrance to the Inpatient Department of Hippocrates Hospital, startling two nurses who were eating takeout outside the door.

…

Within the pit, Principal Desline’s expression soured.

She risked being penalized by the Organization to lead a group of academy professors here. Despite joining forces with Yuri and the Power Station, they still couldn’t penetrate the Black Curtain and had to wait for it to lift on its own before they could enter.

Fortunately, all three were safe and sound.

“William always likes to stir up trouble for me! I must ask him after we get back exactly what he did to provoke the Original Tomb… If he angered that group of dead, Zion might lose a large number of gentlemen because of him, and the Organization could even be destroyed.”

At that moment,

a white owl flew overhead, and Professor Qian Bosen, wearing metal glasses, descended in a very gentlemanly manner,

“Principal, it’s been confirmed that the dead from Levinhome have all dissipated, and the entire city lies silent. We can be fairly certain that the entity they confronted here was the commander of Levinhome’s dead.

More likely, William has somehow come to an arrangement with the dead, preventing them from posing a direct threat to the Organization and even humanity.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Levinhome to completely withdraw without leaving behind a trace of Death’s residue.”

Qian Bosen’s words eased Principal Desline’s anxious heart,

while she flicked her five fingers to perform Divination on the truth of this matter,

“Hmm… If that’s true, then I might just forgive him. Although retaking Levinhome has no significance now, at least he has helped to remove the great threat of the dead to the Organization.

If it’s confirmed, that guy will probably be called to the Glory Hall again… Twice in one month, that’s quite interesting.”

“Alright! Leave the epidemic inspection and cleanup to the people at the research institute; we’ll head back to the school first.”

When Principal Desline floated back to the mountaintop,

the thin Reagan was surrounded by several institute personnel, connecting him to a large piece of equipment with cables plugged into his special electric spine for some kind of gentle human recharging.

At the same time, Reagan was also holding the food Jin had packed from Zion, continuously stuffing it into his mouth.

“Not bad, Reagan.”

Startled by the principal’s voice, Reagan hurriedly put down the food and nodded with a smile in response.

He really didn’t know what to say. After all, Principal Desline had been kind to him, even offering generous conditions to keep him at the school.

But Reagan’s mind was fully focused on Faye’s revival, directly severing all contact with the school and heading to the research institute alone.

“Don’t be nervous. I’m just giving you a simple compliment… Also, next time William gets out of line, try to persuade him a little, will you?”

“Sure, I understand.”

…

In the personal ward of the Inpatient Department

Yi Chen, who was lying in the hospital bed, was just receiving glucose intravenously without any medication, even still dressed in his gentleman’s clothes.

After examination by several doctors, including the deputy dean of the hospital, they reached a conclusion.

The best thing for Yi Chen’s current physical condition was to let him recover on his own. The only thing he needed was an absolutely quiet resting environment; the external assistance provided by the hospital could not have a direct effect.

One night,

Yi Chen’s closed eyes slowly opened, and his somewhat bewildered consciousness gradually condensed. As soon as his self-awareness was restored, he immediately sat up from the bed and rushed out of the ward in a state of anxiety.

“What’s the hurry, William?”

The gentle voice from the corner stopped William in front of the door.

Principal Desline, wrapped in a night-colored dress, stepped out from the shadows, long-legged and barefoot, not her usual public image, more akin to her office attire.

“Principal, you…”

“Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t been watching over you. I simply left a mark on you. Whenever you undergo significant behavioral changes or emotional fluctuations, I can sense it.

Don’t worry, there’s still five days until the First Gentleman selection.”

“Phew… Good, I was really afraid that if I stayed unconscious for too long, I’d miss the selection outright.”

“By the way, I’ve been keeping this for you, since it belongs to the deceased, and could possibly cause the direct death of many patients in the hospital.”

The principal took out a long, box-shaped gift from her dress, which contained Yi Chen’s hard-won war trophy, the Knight’s Spine of Balte.

The fully recovered Yi Chen couldn’t wait to touch the trophy,

and the moment his palm gripped the spine, it twisted wildly as if trying to escape Yi Chen, the stranger,

but then,

a drop of Black Liquid oozing from the tip of Yi Chen’s finger flowed into the crevice of the spine, suppressing, controlling, and completely dominating the Death Essence within, calming the now tamed, masterless spine.

As he gripped tighter… whoosh!

A pitch-black axe blade emerged from the end of the spine, the surface of the blade even wrapped in lingering thunder, immediately filling the ward with an Aura of Death.

Even Principal Desline reached out to pull back her dress, sensing a hint of danger.

While excited, Yi Chen also sighed slightly,

“This thing is indeed perfect, it’s just a shame that I couldn’t make Mr. Balte my student… and to be subjected to such belittlement and mockery, it’s a lowly and humble victory.

From now on, I need to devote more effort to ‘education’ so that situations like this don’t arise again.”